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Jimmy Page says coronavirus pandemic made him think about a return to performing live
Led Zeppelin‘s Jimmy Page has said that the coronavirus pandemic made him think about making a return to performing live. Read more: Led Zeppelin – Rank the albums Speaking in a new interview, the legendary guitarist, who has been planning a live comeback for the past few years, revealed that being in lockdown inspired him to think about getting back out on the road. “When we first went into lockdown I thought, ‘Right, now’s the time to start thinking about coming back at some point and being able to perform’,” he told GQ in its December print issue. Advertisement He...
Listen to Justin Bieber cover ‘Rocking Around the Christmas Tree’ for Amazon
Justin Bieber has covered ‘Rocking Around the Christmas Tree’ for Amazon Original’s festival season. Read More: Justin Bieber: The Full NME Cover Story Speaking about his cover of the Brenda Lee classic, Bieber said: “‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ has always been one of my favourite songs to celebrate the holidays and I’m excited to team up with Amazon Music to share my own version, with my fans.” You can listen to the song via Amazon now. As part of Amazon’s seasonal festivities, Jess Glynne also covered Donny Hathaway’s hit ‘This Christmas’. Advertisement Speaking about her choice, Glynne said: “I chose ‘This Christmas’...
Lil Uzi Vert hints at retirement after two more albums
Lil Uzi Vert has hinted again that he may retire in the near future. Read More: The artists who dramatically retired… and then came back again Yesterday (November 13), the rapper tweeted that he intends to release two more albums before implying that he would retire soon after. Whilst the Tweet was eventually taken down, it initially read: “I’m dropping 2 more albums then I’m out.” Advertisement Back in 2019, the rapper announced his retirement for the first time, telling fans that he wanted to step away from music for good. “I’m done with music…” he wrote in an...
Watch Dizzee Rascal’s lively new video for ‘Body Loose’ with Ella Eyre
Dizzee Rascal has shared a video for his new single ‘Body Loose’ featuring Ella Eyre – you can watch it below. Read more: Dizzee Rascal: “This album is making a statement – I’m a fucking serious rapper” Taken from his new album, ‘E3 AF’, the Splurgeboys-produced anthem samples garage classic ‘Body Groove’ which was put out in 2000 by Architechs and singer Nana. The track’s chorus hears the grime legend rap: “Get your body loose/ I might just tip a little juice/ I might just call up my masseuse/ Get loose, get loose/ I gave the whip a little spruce/ Come like I got...
New invention beams music directly into your head, no need for headphones
A new device has been invented that can beam music into your head without any need for headphones. As reported by the Associated Press, Noveto Systems has invented a device called a ‘SoundBeamer’ which reportedly works by creating a “sound bubble” for the user with music from an album, movie or video game. The device filters in natural sound around the user meaning listeners experience surround sound without the need for headphones. Advertisement To make the technology work, the device uses a 3D “sensing module” to both locate and track the position of the user’s ear. It then sends...
Dave Grohl says new Foo Fighters album doesn’t all sound like single ‘Shame Shame’
Dave Grohl has said the upcoming new Foo Fighters album won’t all sound like new single ‘Shame Shame’. Read more: Dave Grohl tells us about Foo Fighters’ ‘Medicine at Midnight’: “This is our Saturday night party album” The band debuted the song on last week’s post-election episode of Saturday Night Live, and they also announced details of their 10th album, ‘Medicine At Midnight’. Showcasing an eccentric, funk-driven side of the band, Grohl has now insisted in a new interview that it’s not a representation of the album’s sound as a whole. Advertisement “We wrote a lot of these songs to...
Biffy Clyro’s touring guitarist Mike Vennart shares new album ‘In The Dead, Dead Wood’
Biffy Clyro‘s touring guitarist Mike Vennart has released a new album called ‘In The Dead, Dead Wood’ – you can listen to it below. Read more: In Conversation with Biffy Clyro: “We’ve already got a sprawling new sister record coming” The Manchester-based axe man, using the stage name Vennart, shared the eight-track project last week (November 6), and Biffy have urged their fans to take a listen. “Our fast-fingered live guitarist @Vennart has released a killer new record,” the Scottish rock giants tweeted. “Check it out.” Our fast-fingered live guitarist @Vennart has released a killer new record. Check it...
Post Malone almost featured on new Fleet Foxes album ‘Shore’
Post Malone almost appeared on Fleet Foxes‘ new album ‘Shore’, according to the band’s frontman Robin Pecknold. Read more: Fleet Foxes: “In this moment, pre-election, there can be some optimism in the air” The rapper’s love for the Seattle indie band is well documented. In 2015, he tweeted: “if you don’t like flee foxes then fuck you.” Later that same year, he added: “fleet foxes is the only group that i love every single song of.” Now, speaking in a new interview, Pecknold talked about his relationship with Posty and how he almost featured on Fleet Foxes’ latest album....
US retail giant Guitar Center reportedly preparing to file for bankruptcy this weekend
US retail giant Guitar Center is reportedly preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this weekend. As reported by Bloomberg, the chain and its private equity owner Ares Management are in the process of finalising bankruptcy terms with support from most of its creditors. This could see the company apply for pre-packaged bankruptcy protection as early as this weekend. Under a Chapter 11 filing the company would undergo a restructuring. During this process, Guitar Center would be able to keep operating its 300 US stores and be given a break from having to make debt repayments. As per Bloomberg,...Recent Posts
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