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Steven Wilson apologises to Wolfgang Van Halen following Eddie Van Halen criticism
Steven Wilson has apologised to Wolfgang Van Halen after he criticised his late father Eddie Van Halen‘s guitar playing style in a recent interview. Wilson faced a backlash earlier this week after telling FaceCulture in an interview that the Van Halen guitarist’s death last year “didn’t , because I was never a fan”, adding: “I know an extraordinary musician, and it’s always sad when an extraordinary artist dies, I was never a fan of the so-called shredder mentality. And I think in many ways, was the father of that whole kind of...
Billie Eilish shares progress update on new music: “Almost done”
Billie Eilish has shared another update on the progress of her new material. The singer is currently at work on new music, having suggested earlier this week that as many as 16 songs are in contention to feature on her upcoming second album. Read more: Every single Billie Eilish song ranked in order of greatness Eilish’s latest in-the-studio update arrived overnight, with the singer posting an image of herself looking up at a screen showing a piece of music-making software in operation. Advertisement Posting on Instagram, Eilish appeared to hint that whatever piece of new music – or perhaps...
Lil Uzi Vert gets $24million pink diamond pierced into his forehead
Lil Uzi Vert has stunned the internet today after he revealed that he had a pink diamond, worth $24million USD (£17.6million), pierced into his forehead. READ MORE: The story of SoundCloud rap in 15 seminal songs He showcased a video of him with the diamond in his forehead on Instagram, with the caption “beauty is pain”. On Twitter, he explained that he has been paying off the $24million diamond since 2017, having just finalised the last payment. Advertisement Elsewhere on Twitter, he said that the diamond, which is “10 almost 11 carats”, is the most expensive purchase he’s ever...
Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino calls for weed legalisation in new op-ed
Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino has penned an op-ed in The Independent calling on the Biden Administration to legalise the use of cannabis. Cosentino’s article draws on her experience as a white woman using cannabis and publicly discussing it without consequences. At one point she mentions how she used Twitter to ask fans to bring her weed while she was touring. Though Cosentino had a medical marijuana license, she questions whether the same lack of ramifications would be applied if a Black person were to do the same thing. Advertisement “It never even dawned on me that cannabis was illegal...
New petition launched to name planet after SOPHIE
A new petition has been launched to name a planet after SOPHIE following the musician’s death last weekend. Read more: SOPHIE, 1986 – 2021: the “icon of liberation” who changed pop forever The 34-year-old was confirmed to have died during a “sudden accident” in Athens on Saturday (January 30), where the DJ and producer was living. The petition is calling for the planet TOI 1338 b, which was discovered in 2019 by a 17-year-old NASA intern, to be named after the late musical visionary. Advertisement “SOPHIE was a highly influential singer, songwriter, and producer who was an source of great inspiration...
Elton John says visa-free touring is “not on the cards” after meeting with Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden
Elton John has met with Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden over the ongoing visa-free travel row in Europe. READ MORE: “It’s going to be devastating” – here’s how Brexit will screw over British touring artists The singer said he had “very positive” talks with Mr Dowden about EU travel for UK musicians, but said visa-free touring is not currently “on the cards”. “It’s much more difficult for young artists to get this together because of all the red tape,” John told BBC arts editor Will Gompertz. “Every country has these different rules, there’s so much procedure to go through. Advertisement “People...
Macklemore recalls time he won Grammy over Kendrick Lamar: “I was conflicted”
Macklemore has revisited the time he won a Grammy over Kendrick Lamar, admitting that he felt conflicted about the situation. Read more: Grammys Awards – 19 most controversial moments of all-time At the 2014 Grammy Awards, Macklemore and his production partner Ryan Lewis took home the Best Rap Album award for ‘The Heist’ ahead of Lamar’s ‘good kid m.A.A.d. city’, which many thought was going to win. Speaking in a new interview, the rapper talked about how he still thinks about the controversy seven years later. Advertisement “It wasn’t just the Grammys that we won. I’m looking at the...
China rejects Canada’s apology over ‘Wuhan’ T-shirt using Wu-Tang Clan’s symbol
China has rejected the Canadian embassy’s apology and explanation after a diplomat created a custom-made T-shirt appearing to make fun of the coronavirus crisis. The offending shirt contained the word Wuhan, the Chinese province in which the virus originated, emblazoned on the ‘W’ bat-like symbol of Wu-Tang Clan and it prompted an official complaint from China. Canada’s foreign service later apologised for the t-shirt, telling Reuters that the logo didn’t deliberately represent a bat, and is instead meant to be the letter W. Advertisement “We regret the misunderstanding. The T-shirt logo designed by a member of the embassy shows...
Miley Cyrus teases potential new cover of Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Head Like A Hole’
Miley Cyrus has teased that she might be getting ready to release a new cover of Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Head Like A Hole’. Read more: Miley Cyrus: her best rock cover songs, from Blondie to Nine Inch Nails It wouldn’t be the first time that the ‘Plastic Hearts’ singer has covered the track. In 2019, Cyrus – as Ashley O for the fifth season of Black Mirror – reworked it into a lighthearted jaunt called ‘On A Roll’. “I’m stoked on ambition and verve/ I’m gonna get what I deserve“, she sang, as opposed to Nine Inch Nails’ original lyrics:...Recent Posts
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