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Liam Gallagher calls for Oasis reunion in New Year message to Noel
Liam Gallagher has called for an Oasis reunion in a New Year message to brother and former bandmate Noel. Read more: Oasis – every album ranked and rated The Brit pop giants famously split in 2009 when ongoing tensions between Liam and Noel reached their climax during a festival show in Paris. Since then, Liam has expressed his desire for the band to reunite on several occasions, including in March last year when he asked Noel if he would consider getting the band back together for a one-off charity gig once the coronavirus crisis ends. Advertisement Liam told NME during his Big Read...
The KLF add music to streaming services for very first time
The KLF have added a number of tracks from their back catalogue to streaming services for the very first time. Read more: The KLF return: all of the rules of their bizarre book ‘signing’ The British electronic duo (made up of Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty), who scored a series of global hits in the late 80s and early 90s, famously walked away from the music industry in 1992. Their departure from the business followed an appearance at that year’s BRIT Awards, during which they fired machine gun blanks into the audience and then dumped a dead sheep at the...
Tim Burgess is hosting a listening party for MF DOOM’s ‘Born Like This’ later today
Tim Burgess has announced that he’ll be hosting a special tribute listening party for MF DOOM‘s ‘Born Like This’ album this afternoon (January 1). READ MORE: The best things we’ve learned from Tim Burgess’ Twitter ‘listening parties’ It comes after it was revealed last night (December 31) that the legendary rapper and producer (real name Daniel Dumile) had died two months ago at the age of 49. His wife Jasmine confirmed that he passed away on October 31, 2020. His cause of death has not yet been confirmed. Advertisement “To Dumile. The greatest husband, father, teacher, student, business partner,...
Watch the ‘Rocky’ inspired video for Justin Bieber’s new single ‘Anyone’
Justin Bieber has kicked off the new year by sharing a new single called ‘Anyone’ – watch the video below. READ MORE: Justin Bieber kicks off another ‘new era’ with vaguely ‘Holy’ new song The singer debuted the new track during his “arena sized” New Year’s Eve performance last night (December 31), which was his first full-length, live concert since 2017. “I can’t think of a better way to close out 2020 and kick off 2021 than celebrating with my fans all over the world and sharing this new music with them,” Bieber said of releasing ‘Anyone’. Advertisement “Music has gotten us...
Lupe Fiasco pays tribute to MF DOOM with new freestyle
Lupe Fiasco has paid tribute to MF DOOM with a new freestyle – listen to it below. The legendary rapper and producer (real name Daniel Dumile) died on October 31, but the news was only confirmed by his wife Jasmine last night (December 31). Posting on his Instagram account, she revealed that DOOM (real name Daniel Dumile) passed away on October 31, 2020 – but broke the news last night. His cause of death has not yet been confirmed. Jasmine wrote: “To Dumile. The greatest husband, father, teacher, student, business partner, lover and friend I could ever ask for....
Foo Fighters share new single ‘No Son Of Mine’ and unveil album tracklist
Foo Fighters have shared the second single from their forthcoming new album ‘Medicine At Midnight’ – listen to ‘No Son Of Mine’ below. Read more: Dave Grohl tells us about Foo Fighters’ ‘Medicine at Midnight’: “This is our Saturday night party album” The ear-ringing new track – which follows ‘Shame Shame’, the first preview of the band’s 10th studio album – was teased earlier in the week when the band shared a snippet on social media, accompanied by the caption: “New year. New music.” Drawing on familiar Foo Fighters influences, ‘No Son Of Mine’ features nods to Queen‘s ‘Stone Cold...
MF Doom has died, aged 49: “The world will never be the same without you”
Legendary rapper MF Doom has died at the age of 49, his family have confirmed. Posting on his Instagram account, his wife Jasmine revealed that the rapper (real name Daniel Dumile) passed away on October 31, 2020 – but broke the news tonight (Thursday December 31, 2020). His cause of death has not yet been confirmed. Jasmine wrote: “Begin all things by giving thanks to THE ALL! “To Dumile “The greatest husband, father, teacher, student, business partner, lover and friend I could ever ask for. Thank you for all the things you have shown, taught and given to me,...
MF Doom, Prolific Masked Underground Rapper, Dead At 49
Daniel Dumile, the hip-hop artist who performed in a metallic mask under the moniker MF Doom for decades, has died, his family announced on Thursday (December 31). According to a note posted to his social media accounts, Doom died on October 31; no cause was given. His wife, Jasmine, penned the statement that began, “Begin all things by giving thanks to THE ALL!” and was addressed to “Dumile.” “The greatest husband, father, teacher, student, business partner, lover and friend I could ever ask for,” it reads. “Thank you for all the things you have shown, taught and given to...
Andrew Watt says Ozzy Osbourne is “like a family member now”
Andrew Watt has spoken about his relationship with Ozzy Osbourne, saying that the metal icon is “like a family member now”. Read more: The Big Read – Ozzy Osbourne: “This album saved my life” Speaking in a new interview, the Grammy award-winning LA songwriter/producer discussed his working relationship with the Prince of Darkness since collaborating with him on his recent album ‘Ordinary Man’. “With Ozzy, I’m such a fan of his. I’ve seen every interview and listened to every album of his… there’s nothing about him that I don’t know,” Watt told Guitar.com. “I approached his music completely different as a...Recent Posts
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