Jade Bird has shared a stirring new breakup song called ‘Houdini’ – you can listen to it below. Read more: Jade Bird on the “community” of her new single ‘Headstart’ and making an album in a pandemic Taken from her forthcoming second album, which is due to arrive next year, the singer-songwriter’s new track was produced by Dave Cobb and follows on from the recently released ‘Headstart’. Using famous magician and illusionist Harry Houdini’s name as a metaphor, Bird recounts the disappearance of someone from her life, revealing that she always knew they would leave without having a reason....
Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard has paid tribute to his friend and former collaborator Chris Cornell. Read More: Chris Cornell: his 10 best songs In a new interview, Gossard discussed the former Audioslave and Soundgarden frontman, who died by suicide aged 52 in 2017. Speaking to Kerrang! about seeing a young Cornell performing “punk rock screaming shows,” Gossard said: “He elevated himself in a way that everyone dreams about. Advertisement “It was like becoming a superhero or something, in terms of that voice and where it came from and how it was able to be so sensual and so...
Miley Cyrus and Joan Jett have joined forces on new track ‘Bad Karma’ – you can listen to it below. Read more: Miley Cyrus – ‘Plastic Hearts’ review: pop superstar reborn as a freewheeling rock’n’roller The track, which is lifted from Cyrus’ new album ‘Plastic Hearts’, released earlier today (November 27), follows previously shared tracks ‘High’, ‘Midnight Sky’ and new Dua Lipa collaboration ‘Prisoner’. In addition to Jett, Cyrus’ rock-influenced album also features Billy Idol and Stevie Nicks. Not stopping the rock royalty there, the album’s cover was shot by famous photographer Mick Rock, known for working with David...
Cher is making her way to Pakistan to help save Kaavan, the “world’s loneliest” elephant. Read more: Cher’s 2019 UK tour is ludicrously good fun. Give her the Glastonbury legends slot immediately! The elephant, who has spent 35 years in a zoo, lost his partner in 2012 and has become obese due to a poor diet. He also suffers with behavioural issues, shaking his head back and forth for hours, reports Sky News. However, Kaavan is now being relocated thanks to the help of Cher, which comes after the battle to have him moved began back in 2016. Advertisement...
Yungblud has shared his new single ‘Mars’, along with a dramatic new video, ahead of next week’s much anticipated release of his new album. Read more: The Big Read – Yungblud: “I wanna be the rock star of the 2020 generation” The video features Yungblud and a number of other people staring straight into the camera, applying makeup as they lip-sync to the track, before they’re attacked by figures just off-screen. Yungblud explained that the track was inspired by the story of a trans woman he met while playing on the 2018 Warped Tour. Advertisement “She told me how...
Eric Clapton will join forces with Van Morrison on a new song, the fourth track in the latter’s current series of anti-lockdown songs. Read more: How you can do your bit to help save the future of live music Morrison recently shared three anti-lockdown protest songs, in which he accused the government of being “fascist bullies”. ‘No More Lockdown’, ‘Born to Be Free’ and ‘As I Walked Out’ were written in opposition to the government’s coronavirus restrictions. Now, he and Clapton have announced ‘Stand and Deliver’, a track written by Morrison and performed by Clapton that continues Morrison’s protests...
Top Dawg Entertainment’s Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith has got fans speculating that a new video from either Kendrick Lamar, SZA or Ab-Soul could be on the way. Read more: Kendrick Lamar – ‘DAMN.’ review The CEO posted an Instagram Story yesterday (November 26) that appeared to show a film crew wrapping up a video shoot. As people applauded a voice could be heard in the background congratulating everyone on set. Top Dawg captioned the clip: “IT’S A WRAP! GOOD JOB…” Advertisement While it’s not clear as to who the shoot was for or what it entails, it’s been a while since...
The xx‘s Romy Madley-Croft has spoken about the process of embracing sexuality on her forthcoming debut solo album. Read more: Romy shows her true colours with new solo song ‘Lifetime’, a masterclass in pandemic pop The singer, who released her debut solo single ‘Lifetime’ back in September, told The Guardian: “I came out when I was 15, and my dad was really cool about it, and I’m very grateful for that. “But I didn’t feel ready when we put out that first xx album, when we were about 20, to be really, really open about my sexuality.” Advertisement She added:...
Liam Gallagher says he and Noel are “both the problem” in their ongoing Oasis feud. Earlier this year, Noel denied Liam’s claims that he turned down £100million to reunite the band. READ MORE: The Big Read – Liam Gallagher: “An Oasis reunion’s gonna happen very fucking soon” Appearing on The Jonathan Ross Show on ITV, which airs tomorrow (November 28), Liam referenced the reported offer, saying: “When someone offers you 100 million pounds to do a few gigs and that man, you’re going to go, ‘Alright then yeah…’ there was a lot of money knocking about. Advertisement “It was...
Spotify has been hit by technical issues, with users reporting that they cannot listen to songs or that they are skipping mid-track. The streaming service tweeted this morning (November 27): “Something’s not quite right, and we’re looking into it. Thanks for your reports!” In a follow-up statement, they said: “We’ve made a few tweaks backstage, so everything should be back to normal. Need more help? Let @SpotifyCares know!” Advertisement Despite the clarification from Spotify, many users claimed to be experience outages – with songs pausing shortly after the start. Other say that the iOs app is failing to play...