Post Malone, Katy Perry and J Balvin are set to feature on a special anniversary record for the Pokémon franchise, titled ‘Pokémon 25: The Album’. Balvin, Colombia’s “Prince of Reggaeton”, confirmed the news in an interview with Rolling Stone, revealing that the 14-track compilation album will be released this autumn via Capitol. Balvin, Perry and Malone are three of 11 Universal Music Group artists creating songs for the record, to celebrate a quarter-century since Pokémon was launched. The trio and one other yet-to-be-revealed musician will also be releasing music videos to accompany their songs. Advertisement “We’re gonna come up...
Lana Del Rey has shared another teaser of her forthcoming single, ‘White Dress’. In a new post on Instagram, the singer has shared a 20-second video of her rollerskating in the sun. In an extra video, she is talking about how she would love to collaborate with “somebody who actually knows how to make videos like John Waters or David Lynch”. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey) Advertisement The clip follows similar images shared earlier this month of Del Rey in rollerskates, suggesting ‘White Dress’ will be her next single to arrive....
A new Van Halen and Stevie Wonder mashup has been released – listen to ‘Van Wonder’ below. Read more: Eddie Van Halen, 1955 – 2020: a colossus who turned guitar solos into a firework display Blending together Van Halen’s ‘Unchained’ with Winder’s ‘Uptight’, YouTuber Bill McClintock’s mashup features Wonder singing over the top of the chugging Van Halen riff. The rock band’s instrumental might lay the base of the mashup but there’s still some soulfulness deep within the heavy backdrop. ‘Unchained’ initially appeared on Van Halen’s fourth studio album, ‘Fair Warning’ in 1981, while ‘Uptight’ first appeared on Wonder’s 1966 album Up-Tight. Advertisement...
The Who have announced that they’re releasing a super deluxe edition box set version of ‘The Who Sell Out’. Read more: The Who – ‘WHO’ review: 13 years since their last album, this stands up alongside their classics Due to arrive on April 23 via UMC/Polydor, the seven-disc reissue celebrating the band’s 1967 album will feature 112 tracks in total, including 46 that have never been released. The release will also contains an 80-page colour book full of rare photos, memorabilia, track by track annotation and new liner notes by Pete Townshend, along with replica posters, inserts and newsletters from the year...
Rare footage of Deftones performing on Public-Access TV in 1992 has surfaced online – you can watch it below. Read more: Deftones: “Even in our worst moments, we persevere” Sourced from a filmed broadcast on the Sacto Active Rock community-access TV show, the clip sees the band perform a song called ‘Answers’ during their formative years. The pre-‘Adrenaline’ track has more of a dub/reggae vibe in comparison to the heavier alt-metal sound that they’re known for. Advertisement Shared by a Deftones fan channel, the clip sees the band with a different lineup, with John Taylor behind the drum kit in...
L.A. Reid once told Kanye West that he should “stick to making beats”, according to Lupe Fiasco. Read more: Kanye West on The Joe Rogan Experience: the big talking points, from coronavirus to running for President in 2024 Speaking on The Coda Collection with Andrew Barber, Lupe recalled a time Arista Records executive Antonio “L.A” Reid told West he wasn’t a fan of his rhyming ability before he signed to Jay-Z‘s Roc-A-Fella Records. “We brought Ye into Arista to showcase for L.A. Reid before Roc-A-Fella,” Lupe said. “Stack Bundles was sitting there. Imagine it’s me, Stack Bundles, Kanye, and L.A....
The White Stripes have shared a vintage performance of ‘Hotel Yorba’ from Later… With Jools Holland – you can watch it below. READ MORE: The White Stripes: every single album ranked and rated Shared to celebrate the release of The White Stripes Greatest Hits, the performance was recorded in 2001 and was Jack and Meg White’s first appearance on UK television. Announcing their Greatest Hits album in a statement, Jack White’s Third Man Records wrote: “We get that the idea of ‘Greatest Hits’ may seem irrelevant in the era of streaming, but we also wholeheartedly believe that great bands deserve...
Architects have shared their desire to collaborate with Phoebe Bridgers and Hayley Williams in the future. The metal band released their ninth album ‘For Those That Wish To Exist’ yesterday (February 26). READ MORE: Architects: “People will recoil in horror at this record – and then find they actually like it” The new album features collaborations with Royal Blood’s Mike Kerr and Biffy Clyro frontman Simon Neil, and the band’s Sam Carter has discussed the idea of more collaborations in the future. Advertisement “It doesn’t just have to be 15 tracks of me trying to do 15 different types of vocals,”...
Tom DeLonge is continuing to tease the new Angels and Airwaves album via his Instagram account. Having released a string of singles – ‘All That’s Left Is Love’, Rebel Girl’ and ‘Kiss & Tell’ – DeLonge revealed earlier this month (February 1) that the band were back in the studio working on their long-awaited sixth LP. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Tom DeLonge, Angels & Airwaves Angels and Airwaves’ last full-length record came in the form of 2014’s ‘The Dream Walker’. Since then, they’ve shared three EPs: ‘…Of Nightmares’ (2015), ‘Chasing Shadows’ (2016) and ‘We Don’t Need to Whisper Acoustic’ (2017)....
Alice Longyu Gao has shared new track ‘She Abunai’, which features Mura Masa and German-Canadian singer Bülow. The new track, which is Gao’s first release of 2021, comes complete with its own video. READ MORE: The Big Read – Mura Masa: “If you’re smart right now, you’re making guitar music” “Bülow is the reason I could’ve gone through some serious dark times in quarantine,” she wrote on Twitter of her new collaborator. “I admire you and I adore you so much I know u know but I am still gonna say it here. Advertisement “I am the biggest fan girl...