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Acclaimed play featuring music by Arctic Monkeys, Jarvis Cocker and more now streaming online
The Band Plays On, an acclaimed play featuring music by Arctic Monkeys, Jarvis Cocker and other Sheffield legends, is now available to stream online. READ MORE: We looked good on the dancefloor! Arctic Monkeys’ chaotic early gigs remembered by fans From writer Chris Bush, the play comprises five monologues – all told by women – about people whose stories connect with events from the city’s history, each accompanied by a song by a Sheffield artist. “An Olympic hopeful. A political car crash. The fallout from a fictional nuclear winter. Join us for stories of solidarity and survival from the Steel City,...
Lil’ Kim congratulates Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion on historic Grammy wins
Lil’ Kim has congratulated Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion on their history-making wins at the this year’s Grammys. READ MORE: The Grammy Awards 2021: the biggest talking points Beyoncé took home the most awards at the Los Angeles ceremony on Sunday (March 14), picking up four out of her nine nominations. The star also broke the record for the most Grammy wins by a female artist or any singer, male or female (she now has 28 Grammys overall). Together, Beyoncé and Megan became the first-ever pair of women to be awarded the Best Rap Performance gong in Grammys history...
Government hearing discusses concerns that festival uncertainty could lead to more drug deaths
A government hearing has discussed concerns that the uncertainty surrounding this summer’s festivals could lead to more drug deaths. READ MORE: UK Festivals on COVID testing and vaccination passports this summer: “Safety is all we think about” The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMS) has been taking evidence this morning (March 16) on drug safety testing and reducing drug-related harm ahead of this summer’s festival season. Those speaking at the hearing were Deputy Chief Constable Jason Harwin, the National Police Chiefs’ Council Lead for Drugs, Assistant Chief Constable Justin Bibby, who has direct experience of policing festivals, and...
Ben Howard announces live-streamed show from Goonhilly Earth Station
Ben Howard has announced a special live-streamed show for next month – see the details below. The London singer-songwriter is set to release his fourth album ‘Collections From The Whiteout’ next Friday (March 26) via Island. READ MORE: Ben Howard – ‘Noonday Dream’ review Today (March 16), Howard has revealed details of a “global transmission” from Goonhilly Earth Station on Cornwall’s Lizard Peninsula. Advertisement Marking his first UK performance since 2019’s four-night billing at Brixton Academy, the musician will play new tracks live for the first time from the unique setting. Fans will be able to tune in at 8pm...
Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja is “livid” over live industry’s response to climate change
Massive Attack‘s Robert Del Naja has criticised the live music industry’s response to climate change, saying “one band not touring doesn’t change a thing”. READ MORE: Extinction Rebellion – “This is not the end” The artist – aka 3D – said he was “pretty livid” over the industry not meeting pledges to reduce its carbon footprint, highlighting Coldplay’s decision to stop touring until they could make it “environmentally friendly as possible”. “I understand their frustration. It’s frustration all bands have been feeling for a long time,” he told the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMS) today (March 16)...
Watch ‘It’s Always Sunny’ actors star in new Imagine Dragons video
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia stars Rob McElhenny and Kaitlin Olson have appeared in the new Imagine Dragons music video for ‘Follow You’ – check it out below. The actors and real-life couple – who play Mac and Dee in the hit sitcom alongside Danny DeVito, Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton – feature in the video starring as themselves. READ MORE: The absolutely definitive list of the best ‘It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’ episodes In the video, Olson has prepared a surprise private birthday concert for McElhenny featuring his favourite band, before revealing she had in fact booked her own...
Imagine Dragons And Rob McElhenney Are Shirtless Pros In ‘Follow You’ Video
Being in a band is tricky. When you start out, you can’t take yourself too seriously or you won’t be flexible enough to deal with the inevitable challenges. And when you do get big — which almost never happens — you want to be taken seriously, but if you’re too serious, you risk alienating people. That’s why Imagine Dragons’s goofy as hell new video for “Follow You” is such a feat. It’s relentlessly self-ribbing, but it also showcases the band doing what they do at the top of their game. It also has major help from two extremely funny...
The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas on blues rock: “Please, no more of that”
The Strokes‘ Julian Casablancas took the band’s Grammys win as an opportunity to share his distaste for blues rock. The band won their first ever Grammy on Sunday night (March 14), picking up the Best Rock Album award for their 2019 album ‘The New Abnormal’. READ MORE: The Grammy Awards 2021: the biggest talking points After giving a delightfully awkward virtual acceptance speech, Casablancas spoke to journalists in the Grammys’ press room, and spoke about the state of rock music today. Advertisement “I kind of always make fun of rock’n’roll so I think it’s kind of funny, or cool,...
Elon Musk is planning to sell song about NFTs as an NFT
Elon Musk has announced plans to take advantage of the current NFT (Non Fungible Token) craze by selling a song about that very thing. Non-Fungible Tokens, as NME’s Mark Beaumont recently noted, are essentially digital gold bars with a changing value of their own. READ MORE: WTF is an NFT? Kings Of Leon’s weird non-fungible token thing – explained! Once purchased, owners are essentially able to use them as a digital currency to buy and trade other commodities. Advertisement Posting on Twitter, the Tesla founder shared a brief snippet of a pounding dance track alongside visuals showing a rotating golden...Recent Posts
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