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Here’s the viral Handforth Parish Council meeting reimagined as a musical and an indie song
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...
Nipsey Hussle’s estate launch new visual album celebrating 10 years of ‘The Marathon’
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...
Trivium’s Matt Heafy shares ‘Ascendancy’ acoustic EP
Trivium’s Matt Heafy has released a new acoustic EP that features reworked songs from the band’s 2005 album ‘Ascendancy’ – listen to it below. Read more: The anthropology of heavy metal – meet the academic challenging the metalhead stereotype with actual hard research The frontman, who shared the four-track project yesterday (February 5) on YouTube, has promised that there will be an acoustic EP released for each one of the band’s records except for 2020’s ‘What The Dead Men Say’. The ‘Ascendancy’ acoustic EP tracklist is as follows: Advertisement 01. ‘Rain’ 02. ‘Dying In Your Arms’ 03. ‘Suffocating Sight’...
Marilyn Manson reportedly dropped by longtime manager following abuse allegations
Marilyn Manson and his manager of 25 years, Tony Ciulla, have reportedly parted ways, following allegations of abuse levelled at the musician by multiple women. Ciulla began representing Manson — real name Brian Warner — in 1996. He joins record label Loma Vista and booking agent CAA in severing ties with the shock rocker. In their time working together, Ciulla stood by Manson through several controversies, including multiple lawsuits, as well as allegations that Manson’s music incited the Columbine High School massacre of 1999. However, Rolling Stone reports that Ciulla, who also manages Rob Zombie, First Aid Kit and...
Watch H.E.R. perform Golden Globe-nominated single ‘Fight For You’ on ‘Colbert’
H.E.R. appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert this week to perform her new single ‘Fight For You’ – watch the performance below. READ MORE: The biggest talking points from the Golden Globes 2021 nominations The track, which features in Shaka King’s new film Judas And The Black Messiah, was nominated for a Golden Globe on Wednesday (February 3) alongside songs from Netflix movie The Trial of the Chicago 7, The Life Ahead, One Night In Miami and The US v. Billie Holiday. Stopping by Colbert to deliver a live rendition of the new track on Thursday (February 4), H.E.R. began...
Machine Gun Kelly to release graphic novel based on his ‘Hotel Diablo’ album
Machine Gun Kelly is set to release a new graphic novel based on his 2019 album ‘Hotel Diablo’. The NME Big Read cover story – Machine Gun Kelly: “I’ve been jumping up and down on the table, believing in myself, for-fucking-ever” The novel, also called Hotel Diablo, is described as a horror anthology that’s “a waystation for the soul”. It was co-written by Kelly (real name Colson Baker) alongside Eliot Rahal and Ryan Cady. A synopsis describes the new project as “a place where your deeds in life are the keys to your eternity in the afterlife. And it’s Lidia Lopez’s...
Coldplay reportedly working on new album called ‘Music Of The Spheres’
Coldplay have reportedly been working on a new album called ‘Music Of The Spheres’. Read more: Coldplay – ‘Everyday Life’ review: a confounding experiment from a deceptively forward-thinking band According to The Sun, a source close to the band has confirmed that they have been recording new music throughout the coronavirus lockdown which is set to feature on what will be their ninth studio album. “Chris and co. have been dropping hints for a while but now it’s finally getting off the ground,” the source said. “They’ve been busy working on new music during lockdown and it’ll all culminate in the...
Watch Foo Fighters cover Tom Petty at SiriusXM concert
Foo Fighters played a special gig for SiriusXM yesterday (February 5) – watch the performances, including a Tom Petty cover, below. READ MORE: Foo Fighters: “Our connection is beyond music” The performance came to mark the release of the band’s new album ‘Medicine At Midnight’, and was broadcast on the band’s own radio station on the network, which launched last month in the run-up to the album. Along with a version of Petty’s ‘Honey Bee’, Dave Grohl and co. performed ‘Medicine At Midnight’ track ‘Cloudspotter’ and Foos classic ‘Best Of You’. Advertisement Watch the performances below: Foo Fighters Radio...
Ariana Grande, Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion hint at ‘34+35’ remix video
Ariana Grande, Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion have been dropping hints on social media at a potential music video for their remixed version of ‘34+35’. The three artists each shared similar selfies to their own Instagram accounts earlier today (February 6), decked out in lacy, lingerie-esque outfits. Grande also posted a photo of the trio watching a television featuring themselves on the screen. Their captions for the posts give little away, with Megan simply writing “Thee cuties” alongside the photo, while Grande captioned hers with a heart and Doja an hourglass. Advertisement Have a scroll through the posts below: View...Recent Posts
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