Phoebe Bridgers will serve as the musical guest on tonight’s (February 6) episode of Saturday Night Live, but she won’t be writing a song for guest host Dan Levy. The Schitt’s Creek actor and creator and the singer-songwriter are both making their debut appearances on the long-running US comedy show. Read more: Phoebe Bridgers – ‘Copycat Killer’ EP review: glorious strings send ‘Punisher’ songs skyward In a video promo for the episode, Levy and Bridgers appeared alongside SNL cast member Aidy Bryant. “Phoebe, since we’ve been bonding this week, I wonder if you could, like, maybe write a song about...
Evan Rachel Wood has accused Marilyn Manson of antisemitic abuse and using racial slurs during their past relationship. The actor and four other women made allegations of abuse, grooming and manipulation against the musician on Monday (February 1). Manson denied the claims, writing in an Instagram post: “My intimate relationships have always been entirely consensual with like-minded partners. Regardless of how – and why – others are now choosing to misrepresent the past, that is the truth.” Now, Wood has made further allegations against Manson, with whom she was in a relationship between 2007 and 2010. In a series...
Morgan Wallen has seen a surge of album sales after a video of him saying a racial slur spread online earlier this week. The country star has faced strong consequences since the clip surfaced, with his label Big Loud dropping him and radio stations removing his music from their playlists. Despite this, sales in his albums increased in the 24 hours after the video initially emerged. According to MRC Data, Wallen sold 22,500 copies of his albums in the US on February 3 – a 339 percent increase from the day before. Advertisement The musician’s latest album ‘Dangerous: The...
Foo Fighters have shared a new live version of ‘No Son Of Mine’ – scroll down the page to watch it now. The original version of the track features on the band’s latest album ‘Medicine At Midnight’, which was released on Friday (February 5). Read more: Foo Fighters: “Our connection is beyond music” The new live video for ‘No Son Of Mine’ was directed by Danny Clinch and, unlike typical music videos, features audio that was recorded live. The clip sees footage of the band interspersed with animation created by Bomper Studio. Advertisement The additional elements follow a man to...
Corey Feldman has accused Marilyn Manson of “decades long mental and emotional abuse” and grooming him. Manson has been accused by a number of women, including actor and his ex-partner Evan Rachel Wood, of abuse, grooming and manipulation. The musician has denied those claims, writing in a statement posted to Instagram: “My intimate relationships have always been entirely consensual with like-minded partners. Regardless of how – and why – others are now choosing to misrepresent the past, that is the truth.” Feldman shared his claims in a post on his Instagram page yesterday (February 5). “The night @marilynmanson tried...
Fucked Up have shared new album ‘Year Of The Horse’ – listen to its 19-minute first track below. READ MORE: Get in the pit: the best hardcore albums of all time ‘Year Of The Horse’ is the latest in the band’s Zodiac series of albums, released periodically to coincide with the Chinese new year. In recent years, they’ve shared ‘Year Of The Dragon’ (2014), ‘Year Of The Hare’ (2015) and ‘Year Of The Snake’ (2017). Advertisement As of now, ‘Year Of The Horse’ is only available to purchase on Bandcamp, but its first song – a 19-minute behemoth –...
The Roots have announced that they’re gearing up to reissue their acclaimed second album, ‘Do You Want More?!!!??!’. Read more: The 30 best reissues ever The deluxe re-release of the 1995 LP boasts multiple unreleased tracks, remixes, and alternate versions of songs, including a “Street Mix” version of ‘Silent Treatment’, which you can listen to below. The updated version of the much celebrated rap-jazz album includes four other remixes of ‘Silent Treatment’ which have never before been released digitally; two of these were done by The Roots’ own Questlove and Black Thought. Advertisement Among the reissue’s many unreleased tracks are ‘The Ultimate...
Kodak Black has shared a new song on which he discusses his post-prison lifestyle – listen to ‘Every Balmain’ below. Black’s 46-month prison sentence for federal weapons charges was commuted last month by former US President Donald Trump. The rapper shared a new song called ‘Last Day In’ immediately after his release from prison, in which he addressed the pardon, and has now shared more new material. Advertisement “Feel like the feds be watchin’ me everywhere I go, I’m paranoid,” he raps on the new song, before referencing a reported sighting of the rapper at a Super Bowl party: “Still keep a...
The viral Handforth Parish Council meeting has now been reimagined as both a musical and an indie song. The meeting, held over Zoom in December, went viral on social media this week, owing to the chaotic nature of its arguments and discussions over town planning. See the original video below: i’ve never missed in person meetings more than i did watching this parish council meeting descend into chaos pic.twitter.com/I75zi1fIK5 — janine (@janinemas0n) February 4, 2021 Advertisement In response to the new viral craze, Twitter user Michael Fry has given the meeting an indie makeover. “The Handforth Parish Council Zoom...
The estate of late rapper Nipsey Hussle has shared a new visual album, celebrating 10 years of his mixtape ‘The Marathon’. READ MORE: Nipsey Hussle, 1985-2019: a musician who gave a voice to the voiceless and changed the face of indie rap The tape, which celebrated the milestone last December, was re-released yesterday (February 5) with a 75-minute film featuring previously unseen content and interviews from around its 2010 release. Announcing the visual album last December on the 10th anniversary of ‘The Marathon’ (December 22), a post on Hussle’s official Instagram account said: “Today marks 10 years since the release...
