Death Row Records founder Michael ‘Harry-O’ Harris has thanked Donald Trump for pardoning his jail sentence during the final days of his presidential term. Harris was given a sentence of 25 years to life for drug trafficking and conspiracy to commit murder, and spent more than 30 years in a California jail. After a combined lobbying effort from former Death Row signee Snoop Dogg and multiple justice reform campaigners, Harris was freed. Speaking to the Daily Mail, Harris said he was grateful for the pardon, having sought similar treatment during the Obama Administration. He also expressed regret for his...
Atlanta noise punk duo ’68 have confirmed that their third album is on its way. The record, ‘Give One Take One’, is due for release on March 26 via Cooking Vinyl. To celebrate the announcement, the band have shared lead single and album opener, ‘The Knife, The Knife, The Knife’, along with its accompanying music video. The clip begins in comedic fashion, with frontman Josh Scogin trying to speak to the camera before laughing to himself and reattempting. Watch the music video below: Advertisement In a press statement, Scogin said that ’68’s forthcoming record “holds some of my favourite...
Tom Jones has released a cover of Malvina Reynolds’ ‘No Hole In My Head’ in the lead-up to the release of his forthcoming album. ‘No Hole In My Head’ is the second single lifted from Jones’ covers LP, ‘Surrounded By Time’. While the original track was written by the late Reynolds as a folk-blues tune, Jones has reimagined the song as an upbeat pop-rock piece. The accompanying music video sees the singer and a number of others interrogated by an anonymous figure. Listen to Jones’ cover of ‘No Hole In My Head’ below: Advertisement “This song is powerful...
Taylor Momsen, the frontwoman of The Pretty Reckless, has recalled her final conversation with the late Chris Cornell in a new interview. Speaking to Los Angeles radio station 95.5 KLOS, Momsen explained that she was one of the last people to see Cornell alive. On the night he passed away, Cornell and Soundgarden had played the final show of their tour with The Pretty Reckless. “ tended to leave right after the show, so I was kind of waiting by the back door knowing that it was the last night of tour, and I wanted to thank him for...
Tekashi 6ix9ine is painted as a supervillain in a new trailer for upcoming Showtime docuseries, Supervillain: The making of Tekashi 6ix9ine. The trailer for the series – released today (January 28) – tracks the controversial rapper’s rise to one of the most fascinating figures in hip hop culture today. READ MORE: What I learned about Tekashi 6ix9ine from making a documentary of his life The clip of just over two minutes also touches on the increase of 6ix9ine’s affiliation with gang members, which resulted in his arrest and prison sentence on racketeering and firearms charges, his testimony leading to...
Arlo Parks has shared a new track called ‘Hope’ – you can listen to it below The NME Big Read: Arlo Parks: “I feel like I’m 10 and 100 at once” Premiering on BBC Radio 1 tonight (January 27) as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record In The World, the song follows on from ‘Caroline’, ‘Hurt’, ‘Green Eyes’ and ‘Black Dog’ in previewing the London singer-songwriter’s debut album ‘Collapsed In Sunbeams’, which arrives on Friday (January 29). “The song surrounds isolation, being present in your pain and knowing that you’re not the only one on the planet feeling low,” Parks explained....
MICHELLE have released FYO’, their first new music of 2021 – listen below. Read More: MICHELLE: New York indie-pop collective emerges from the city’s thriving teen music scene The New York indie collective, who are signed to Transgressive, self-released their debut album ‘HEATWAVE’ last year before landing in The NME 100 – our round-up of the essential artists to look out for in 2021. Premiering on Matt Wilkinson’s Apple Music 1 show today (January 27), new single ‘FYO’ deals with MICHELLE’s experiences of growing up with mixed-race identities. Advertisement “‘FYO’ is about belonging to different worlds but feeling rejected...
Papa Roach have teamed up with TikTok star Jeris Johnson for a reloaded version of their classic 2000 anthem ‘Last Resort’ – listen to it below. Read more: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Jacoby Shaddix, Papa Roach Released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the nu-metal band’s global hit, the new remix was first teased back in November when Johnson shared a behind-the-scenes video of him and Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix in the studio together. “It was amazing to hear that Jeris connected with the track the same way people all over the world have,” Shaddix...
Halsey has announced that she is pregnant with her first child in a new post on Instagram. Read more: Halsey – ‘Manic’ review: stream-of-consciousness musings on family, love, and fame The ‘You Should Be Sad’ hitmaker, whose real name is Ashley Frangipane, took to the platform earlier this evening (January 27) to post a series of images of herself sporting a baby bump in front of a white and purple backdrop. “Surprise!” she captioned the post, along with emojis of a baby bottle, a rainbow and a baby. She also credited Sam Dameshek as the shoot’s photographer. Advertisement Halsey also...
Mel C has discussed potential plans for the 25th anniversary of the Spice Girls‘ first single ‘Wannabe’. Read more: The Spice Girls: their 10 best songs, ranked Speaking in a new interview, the pop star (aka Sporty Spice) talked about what the group’s celebrations could look like for the song which topped charts across the world after it was released on July 8, 1996. “It’s high on the agenda for us girls,” Mel C told the Pop Shop Podcast. “I mean, since we did the tour in 2019, I have just been like, ‘more shows, more shows!’ And, you know,...