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Metallica donate £54,000 to assist victims of Texas storms
Metallica have donated £54,000 (US$75,000) to aid victims of the winter storms which swept Texas last month. Through their non-profit organisation, All Within My Hands, Metallica pledged the funds to Feeding America’s Feeding Texas campaign, which is working to assist those impacted. Per The Washington Post, last month’s storms left 4 million Texans without power, 15 million without drinkable or running water and at least 30 dead. Advertisement “The winter storm that struck Texas last month was beyond anything the state’s residents could imagine preparing for,” Metallica said in a statement through All Within My Hands. “As temperatures dropped...
Watch Big Sean pay tribute to Nipsey Hussle in ‘Deep Reverence’ video
Big Sean has paid tribute to the late Nipsey Hussle in the video for his single ‘Deep Reverence’ – watch it below. Read more: Big Sean: “God has taken away all these special people – there has to be a reason I’m still here” The track, which is taken from Sean’s latest album, ‘Detroit 2’, hears him collaborate with Hussle over a booming slice of Hit-Boy production. In the Sergio-directed video, Sean salutes Hussle through a series of shots of a painting of the late rapper and a couple of murals placed throughout Los Angeles. The Detroit rapper is also seen cruising around...
Stefflon Don joins Saweetie and Doja Cat on ‘Best Friend’ remix
Stefflon Don has joined forces with Saweetie and Doja Cat for a remix of ‘Best Friend’ – listen to it below. Read more: Stefflon Don on what it’s like to have your house on MTV Cribs Originally released in January, Saweetie’s ‘Best Friend’ marked her first song of 2021 and her first collaboration with Doja Cat. “My UK fans are so important, I wanted to give them a special treat with my Best Friend Stefflon Don,” Saweetie said of the new remix. “I can’t wait for everything to open back up so I can perform this remix for my UK Icy...
Tom DeLonge’s Boomer character from Blink-182’s ‘First Date’ video is getting its own doll
Tom DeLonge has announced that he’s releasing a talking doll based on his Boomer character from Blink-182’s ‘First Date’ video. Read more: Blink-182 – ‘Nine’ review: the spiritual follow-up to the classic ‘Untitled’ The band’s former frontman took to Instagram yesterday (March 4) to share a clip of the limited-edition doll which will be released by DeLonge’s own To The Stars company. It is described as “10 inches of pure Cali vibes” and comes with “detachable beer and skate accessories”. “Squeeze his beer belly for a variety of dumb audio clips that could only come from the premiere idiot savant,” the plushie doll’s...
Rage Against The Machine won’t play socially-distanced shows: “We’ll never be sellouts”
Rage Against The Machine will never consider socially-distanced gigs, the band’s bassist Tim Commerford has said. READ MORE: How it feels to play a socially distanced drive-in gig Discussing Rage Against The Machine’s planned 2020 tour dates, all of which were postponed due to coronavirus, Commerford said that “musicians got kicked to the curb” during the pandemic. “It’s stressful for me, just because I look at Rage and go, like, ‘Fuck, we rely on an audience,’” he told TooFab. “You go to Rage shows to see the audience as much as to see the band, and we need that....
Yungblud teases new single ‘Patience’ with KSI and Polo G
Yungblud has teased a new single called ‘Patience’, which will see the Doncaster musician team up with KSI and Polo G. READ MORE: KSI: “A YouTuber doing music leaves a sour taste in people’s mouths. They despise it” Sharing an image of himself in medieval armour alongside KSI in a space-suit on Instagram, Yungblud said ‘This is a fookin mental journey. Ready?’ KSI also shared the visuals, and revealed that the track will be released next Friday (March 12). View this post on Instagram A post shared by YUNGBLUD (@yungblud) Advertisement View this post on Instagram A post shared by...
Liam Gallagher helps to save Glasgow venue The Priory
Liam Gallagher has teamed up with Glasgow venue The Priory to help it raise vital venue-saving funds. Read more: Liam Gallagher live in London: rants and a wide-ranging set on a cruise down the Thames The former Oasis frontman has donated a number of items to a special prize draw, which is aiming to raise money to help ensure the survival of the influential Scottish venue which has been impacted by the coronavirus crisis. “A vital beating heart on Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street, The Priory has become recognised as a hotbed of the latest and greatest sounds coming out of Scotland’s...
Kings Of Leon on #MeToo in music: “This shit doesn’t fly anymore. And it never should have”
Kings Of Leon have discussed the #MeToo movement, and the ongoing dialogue about sexual harassment in the music industry. READ MORE: Kings Of Leon: “We’re happy and we love each other” Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read, the band discussed parenthood, with Nathan Followill saying that cliches of rock and roll hedonism “hits home a lot harder, being the father of a daughter.” Addressing the way that the industry has been forced to re-examine past behaviours by the #MeToo movement, his brother Caleb added: “A lot of stuff has gone on for a long time, and people weren’t punished...
Architects secure UK Number One album, edging out Maximo Park
Architects‘ ninth album ‘For Those That Wish To Exist’ has become the Brighton metal band’s first UK Number One, beating Maximo Park to the top spot. Read More: Architects: “People will recoil in horror at this record – and then find they actually like it” Maximo Park’s ‘Nature Always Wins’ lost out by just 550 sales, despite having led in the midweek charts, and has debuted at Number Two as their first Top Ten album for seven years. Celebrating the news, Architects’ vocalist Sam Carter paid tribute to their late bandmate Tom Searle, who died in 2016. Advertisement “I cannot...Recent Posts
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