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Kacey Musgraves is selling a Ted Cruz diss shirt for Texan charities
Texas-born songwriter Kacey Musgraves has begun selling a new T-shirt design that takes a swing at Texas senator Ted Cruz. It comes after news broke of Cruz fleeing the state to fly to Cancun with his family for a vacation, amid a devastating winter storm crisis in Texas that has left millions of residents without access to electricity or clean water. The ringer tees read “Cruzin’ for a Bruzin’”, and are available now via Musgraves’ webstore. Profits from the shirt’s sale will “directly support Texans affected by the storm and also to homeless immigrants seeking shelter and food,” Musgraves...
Richard Ashcroft covers John Lennon’s ‘Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple)’
Richard Ashcroft has today delivered a stirring rendition of John Lennon‘s 1973 protest song ‘Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple)’. READ MORE: Richard Ashcroft – a legend returns The release of new music from Ashcroft was teased earlier this week, and the cover has arrived with a new music video as well. The visuals see Ashcroft perform the song in the studio, with footage of Lennon performing occasionally superimposed. In addition, “Free the people”, written in various languages, appears across the screen throughout the video. Advertisement Watch it below: ‘Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple)’ marks the first musical output...
Prince Markie Dee of the Fat Boys dead at 52
Mark “Prince Markie Dee” Morales of pioneering hip-hop group Fat Boys has died at the age of 52. The news was confirmed on social media earlier today by Dee’s longtime friend and colleague Louis Gregory. No cause of death has been announced. “Forever in my Heart. Prince Markie Dee was more than a rapper; he was one of my very best and closest friends. My heart breaks today because I lost a brother,” Gregory wrote on Twitter. “I’ll always love you Mark and I’ll cherish everything you taught me. Tomorrow is your birthday, swing my way big bro.” Forever...
Watch Big Thief debut new song ‘Simulation Swarm’ on Instagram
Big Thief have shared a working version of a new song, ‘Simulation Swarm’, to their Instagram. The track is played in full on acoustic guitar by frontwoman Adrianne Lenker, and was recorded in March 2020 according to the caption. It also notes the band are “still working on this one”. The arpeggiated acoustic guitar has a hypnotic, knotty quality to it, while Lenker sings the chorus refrain: “From the 31st floor of the simulation swarm“. READ MORE: Adrianne Lenker: “Writing feels like a loving gesture towards myself” It’s the first hint of full-band material since the release of ‘Love...
The Beach Boys sell the rights to their intellectual property
The Beach Boys have sold the rights to their intellectual property, becoming the latest artist to hand over their copyright to another party. In recent months, the likes of Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham have all sold off the rights to their back catalogues. READ MORE: 20 things you didn’t know about ‘Pet Sounds’ The Beach Boys have now sold the rights to their entire brand to music industry veteran Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group. The amount Azoff has paid in the deal has not been made public at present but, in return, he now owns...
King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard share ‘Pleura’ with music video filmed and uploaded in one day
The dizzyingly prolific King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard have shared their latest single ‘Pleura’, with a music video they filmed, edited, and uploaded to YouTube all yesterday (February 18). The clip, directed by Chunky Shrapnel mastermind John Angus Stewart, is a straight-forward one, seeing six cameras capture each member playing the song live simultaneously. It’s another microtonal instrumental, similar to that heard on their album ‘Polygondwanaland’, with fantasy lyrics about a necromancer puppeteering the undead. READ MORE: King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard: “It’s cool how divisive we are” Watch it below. Advertisement ‘Pleura’ is the third cut to...
Watch Phoebe Bridgers, Philip Glass and more play orchestral ‘Kyoto’
Phoebe Bridgers has teamed up with Philip Glass, Scorchio Quartet and Jackson Browne to perform an orchestral version of ‘Kyoto’. READ MORE: How guitar-smashing badass Phoebe Bridgers is putting the anarchy back into music The special rendition of the ‘Punisher’ track came as the musicians performed for Glass’ annual Tibet House benefit last night (February 17). The event is usually held at New York’s Carnegie Hall, but was held virtually this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Eddie Vedder, Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, The Flaming Lips, Brittany Howard also performed on the night. Advertisement Bridgers, Glass, Browne and Scorchio Quartet...
Kings Of Leon share dramatic black and white video for latest single ‘Echoing’
Kings Of Leon have revealed the video for their latest single ‘Echoing’, which sees the band delivering a passionate live performance. READ MORE: Kings of Leon’s ‘Only By The Night’ at 10: how ‘Sex On Fire’ ripped the soul out of the band Filmed in black and white, the clip follows a teaser released last week along with the audio, which featured grainy footage of the same performance. You can watch it below. The Nashville outfit will release their eighth album ‘When You See Yourself’ on March 5, following on from 2017’s ‘Walls’. It was produced by Markus Dravs,...
LA County Sheriff’s Department reportedly set to investigate Marilyn Manson abuse claims
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is reportedly set to investigate the abuse allegations that have been made against Marilyn Manson. Earlier this month (February 1), Evan Rachel Wood and several other women accused Manson of sexual abuse, grooming and manipulation. The musician has denied the claims, saying that all of his “intimate relationships have always been entirely consensual with like-minded partners”. Now, TMZ reports that the authorities are planning to meet one of Manson’s alleged victims. The publication cites law enforcement sources, claiming that the Sheriff’s office wants to ascertain whether or not a crime was committed and,...Recent Posts
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