SG Lewis has announced his long-awaited debut album, ‘Times’, which is set to arrive early next year. Read more: NME take SG Lewis for a ride on Mad Cool’s Ferris wheel and try to have a serious chat about music Due out February 19 via EMI Records, the songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist shared news of the new LP on social media earlier today (October 27). “This album is an ode to the present moment, and the finite chances we have to celebrate it. It’s an exploration of escapism and euphoria, and the memories attached to those experiences,” he wrote...
Abbey Road Studios has launched a music scholarship programme that will help two Black students complete an advanced diploma in music production and engineering. Read more: The Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’ at 50: 10 perfect moments that give you goosebumps London’s famous recording studios announced the scholarship, which will also see the students take on a year-long engineering apprenticeship at Abbey Road, earlier today (October 27). Set to begin in 2021, the programme, which is the first-of-its-kind, will see Abbey Road cover the full cost of the course fees and contribute towards living expenses for two Black British students annually to study...
James Dean Bradfield has revealed that Manic Street Preachers have been working on a new album during lockdown. The NME Big Read – Manic Street Preachers: “Tech companies scare me more than politicians” Speaking to Radio X, the frontman said that the band’s 14th studio effort, the follow-up to 2018’s acclaimed ‘Resistance Is Futile’, won’t contain any references to the coronavirus crisis, as it would be like “adding insult to injury”. “Myself and the Manics, we’ve been demoing in the last month or so, but obviously that stopped again,” he told Johnny Vaughan, in reference to Wales’ current “firebreak” lockdown. Advertisement “So the...
The trailer for Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan has just been released – check it out below. The new film, directed by Julien Temple, explores the life and career of founding member of the Pogues, poet and musician Shane MacGowan. Read more: The Pogues – How we wrote ‘Fairytale of New York’ Crock of Gold, produced by Temple, Johnny Depp, Stephen Deuters, and Stephen Malit, and is set to include new interviews and unseen archive footage, as well as specially commissioned animations from industry icon Ralph Steadman. Advertisement The film will map MacGowan’s childhood in Ireland...
Paul McCartney has hailed Peter Jackson’s upcoming documentary Get Back for providing an authentic portrait of The Beatles‘ final years together. The new film from the Lord Of The Rings director captures the making of the band’s final album, 1970’s ‘Let It Be’, which is set to challenge the popular narrative that the group constantly clashed during their later years. When asked about his early reactions to the film, McCartney told BBC 6Music’s Matt Everitt: “I love it”. Advertisement He also admitted that he originally questioned why Jackson wished to make the film – which draws from material originally...
Producer Andrew Watt has marked his thirtieth birthday by hosting what he describes as the best jam session of all time – featuring the likes of Post Malone, Foo Fighters‘ Taylor Hawkins, Metallica‘s Rob Trujillo and Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith. In a series of photos posted to Watt’s Instagram account, Posty is seen shredding it on guitar, while the likes of Rob and Taylor assume their natural positions on bass and drums, respectively. “DIRTY 30… best jam of all time,” Watt captioned the snaps. View this post on Instagram DIRTY 30… best jam of all time @postmalone...
Trent Reznor, Billy Corgan and more are set to mark David Bowie‘s 74th birthday in a special tribute livestream in January. Bowie, who died just three days after his birthday in 2016, would have turned 74 on January 8 next year. READ MORE: David Bowie: before he was Ziggy ‘A Bowie Celebration: Just for one day!’ has been organised by long-time Bowie pianist Mike Garson, and is set to see Bowie’s collaborators from across his career cover and interpret his songs. Advertisement Garson said of the event: “What we’re planning is an amazing show with the most talented musicians...
Linkin Park have shared behind-the-scenes footage of the making of their classic video for ‘One Step Closer’. Read More: ‘Hybrid Theory’: a celebration of Linkin Park’s iconic, life-changing debut album The footage, which was shared to mark the 20th anniversary of their seminal album ‘Hybrid Theory’ last weekend, sees the then-youngsters anticipating the arrival of their debut record – with Chester Bennington recalling how he joined the group. The late singer then goes on to explain why ‘One Step Closer’ is the lead single from the album, stating: “The song itself is a very good representation of the group...
Tenacious D have shared a new cover of ‘Time Warp’, with an all-star cast of guests. Phoebe Bridgers, Karen O, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democratic Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg and more all join the cover of the Rocky Horror Picture Show theme. The new cover, which will see all proceeds given to Rock The Vote ahead of the US election on November 3, comes in place of Jack Black and Kyle Gass’ planned US tour, which would’ve taken them through swing states ahead of election time. Advertisement A press release says: “For The D, there’s a particular message in putting...
Joni Mitchell has discussed her ongoing recovery from a 2015 brain aneurysm in a rare new interview. Mitchell was hospitalised in Los Angeles in March 2015, after being found unconscious at her home. Later that year she was said to be “making good progress”. READ MORE: Happy Birthday Joni Mitchell – NME Writers Choose Their Favourite Songs Speaking to the Guardian in a new interview, Mitchell spoke of her ongoing recovery. “I haven’t been writing recently. I haven’t been playing my guitar or the piano or anything,” she said. Instead, she’s “just concentrating on getting my health back. You know...