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Chip takes aim at Stormzy again on new single ’10 Commandments’
UK rapper Chip – fka Chipmunk – has taken aim at Stormzy once more, dissing the artist on his new single ’10 Commandments’. The song, released on Friday January 15, sees Chip go on the attack, taking a scathing approach to sharing his sentiments about Stormzy, as he raps lines like, “Yo, one minute you’re on home invasions / Next minute you’re at strangers, paintin’” and “One minute it’s ‘F*ck the government, f*ck Boris’ / Next minute you’re tellin’ people ‘vote.’” The track dropped just hours after Stormzy shared his new collaborative effort with Ghetts, ‘Skengman’. Advertisement Check out...
Sheer Mag return with electrifying rock track ‘Crushed Velvet’
Philadelphia rock band Sheer Mag have returned with ‘Crushed Velvet’, their first song since the release of their 2019 album ‘A Distant Call’. ‘Crushed Velvet’ was released as part of the soundtrack for Hulu’s original film The Ultimate Playlist of Noise, released on January 15. The film’s storyline follows Marcus (played by Keean Johnson), an avid audio fan who records a playlist of sounds before he loses his hearing to brain surgery. The song comes complete with powerful vocals from frontwoman Tina Halladay, as well as snarled backing lines and punchy rock guitar. Advertisement Listen to Sheer Mag’s new...
Watch The War On Drugs perform ‘Arms Like Boulders’ on ‘Colbert’
The War On Drugs appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert last night (January 15), where they performed their 2008 track ‘Arms Like Boulders’. Read more: Like Kurt Vile and War On Drugs? Night Flight’s new EP is for you In November, the Philadelphia band released a 10-track live album entitled ‘LIVE DRUGS’ comprised of concert recordings selected from 40 hard drives-worth of show recordings that were made during the band’s past six years of touring. Supporting the new LP with the remote performance of ‘Arms Like Boulders’, the track originally appeared on The War on Drugs’ debut album,...
Former Black Crowes guitarist Marc Ford says he turned down joining Guns N’ Roses twice
Former Black Crowes guitarist Marc Ford has revealed that he was asked to join Guns N’ Roses on two different occasions. Read more: Guns N’ Roses – Rank the albums Speaking in a new interview, Ford discussed being asked to join the band after Izzy Stradlin abruptly left in 1991, and again in the early 2000s when frontman Axl Rose was looking to retool the GnR lineup. “I got asked to join that band a couple of different times,” Ford said on the Black Crowes-themed State Of Amorica podcast. Advertisement “Once when Axl was still finishing that record that was taking...
Run The Jewels team up with Mexican Institute Of Sound for ‘Ooh La La’ remix
Run The Jewels have teamed up with Mexican Institute Of Sound for a remix of their 2020 single ‘Ooh La La’ – listen below. Read more: Run The Jewels – ‘Run The Jewels 4’ review: a modern protest classic and their best work yet The original version of the DJ Premier-featured track appears on the duo’s critically acclaimed album ‘RTJ4’, which NME awarded Album Of The Year, calling it “a punch to the face and a shot of tequila from your reckless best friend”. Camilo Lara, the Grammy-nominated artist and producer behind Mexican Institute Of Sound, said of the remix:...
Andy Nicholson taps up former Arctic Monkeys bandmate Matt Helders for new lockdown EP
Andy Nicholson, the former Arctic Monkeys bassist, has tapped up his old bandmate Matt Helders for a new lockdown EP. Read more: Former Arctic Monkeys bassist Andy Nicholson tells us about life after the band and going solo as Goldteeth Nicholson (aka Goldteeth) is currently putting together a project entitled ‘Alone Together’, which will see him remotely collaborate with a variety of artists “of any skill level”. Taking to social media earlier this month, Nicholson asked any musician who wanted to be a part of the project to get in touch. “Let’s make some music,” he wrote on Instagram. “This...
Nirvana’s ‘Bleach’ is getting red cassette reissue for Valentine’s Day
Nirvana‘s debut album ‘Bleach’ is getting a limited edition, red cassette reissue for Valentine’s Day. Read more: Why Nirvana’s ‘Bleach’ doesn’t deserve to sit in the shadow of its massive follow-up albums The Sub Pop Records release, which features the singles ‘Love Buzz’ and ‘Blew’, was released on June 15, 1989, and is the album that kicked everything off for the grunge giants whose next album was the game-changing classic ‘Nevermind’. Limited to 500 copies, the ‘Love Buzz Red’ cassette version of ‘Bleach’ arrives February 14 and will be sold through Tapehead City – get it here. Advertisement A description...
Kanye West’s Yeezy brand sues intern for breaking NDA
Kanye West‘s apparel brand Yeezy is suing one of its summer interns after they posted confidential photos on Instagram. Read more: Inside the West Wing: What sort of president would Kanye West be? It comes after the intern, Ryan Inwards, signed non-disclosure agreements that contained a $500,000 liquidated damages provision, according to a complaint filed Friday (January 15) in LA County Superior Court (per The Hollywood Reporter). The NDAs prohibit disclosing or disseminating confidential information on social media, but Yeezy has claimed their intern shared non-public images on Instagram and hasn’t removed them even after the West’s company sent multiple...
Neil Young announces new live album and concert film ‘Way Down In The Rust Bucket’
Neil Young has announced a new live album and concert film ‘Way Down In The Rust Bucket’ – listen to a performance of ‘Country Home’ below. The collection was recorded at a 1990 show Young played with Crazy Horse in Santa Cruz, California shortly after the arrival of ‘Ragged Glory’, the musician’s 18th studio album. READ MORE: Neil Young – ‘The Times’ EP review: classic protest songs reworked to reflect the current chaos Set for release on February 26 via Reprise, ‘Way Down In The Rust Bucket’ captures the debut performances of tracks from that album, which came out...Recent Posts
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