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Radiohead share apocalyptic-themed digital greeting cards
Radiohead have shared a series of customisable digital greeting cards via their online “public library”. Fans can personalise their own card to send to their friends, with drop-down menus allowing the card to be modified. As per the band’s MO, both text and art options are appropriately cryptic and apocalyptic-themed. “Outside text” options include “FA LA LA”, “LA-LA” and more (which correspond to different Radiohead-themed card artwork), while interior text options include “EVERYTHING IS ROSY”, “IN LIEU OF EMPTINESS”, “SUNLIT UPLANDS STILL AWAIT” among more selections. Advertisement Radiohead also noted no data whatsoever will be stored when using their...
Wolfgang Van Halen says Van Halen will never return without his father
Wolfgang Van Halen has ruled out the prospect of Van Halen ever returning without his father, Eddie. READ MORE: Eddie Van Halen, 1955 – 2020: a colossus who turned guitar solos into a firework display Wolfgang had played bass in the band since their 2007 reunion until Eddie’s death in October at the age of 65, following a long battle with cancer. Replying to a since-deleted Tweet from one of many people asking whether he would reform the band, Wolfgang said: “I can confidently say I will NEVER replace my father in Van Halen and tour around the world disrespecting...
Idlewild announce retrospective book marking their 25th anniversary
Idlewild have announced a new book, released next year to mark the band’s 25th birthday. READ MORE: Idlewild – ‘Interview Music’ review In The Beginning There Were Answers – 25 years of Idlewild will be published next February, and is written by the band’s frontman Roddy Woomble. The band shared images of the book, which they say they’ve been working on for “the past few years”, in social media posts announcing its publication. Advertisement “The 225 page book charts the story of the band from its formation in the autumn of 1995 in Edinburgh, through the early years of local...
Reverend & The Makers’ Jon McClure offers private performances for fans spending Christmas Day alone
John McClure of Reverend & The Makers has offered to perform private one-on-one shows for fans who will be spending Christmas Day on their own due to new coronavirus restrictions. Read More: Your New Year’s Eve 2020 party playlist: songs for a self-isolated shimmy The musician first made the offer via Twitter on Saturday (December 19) following Boris Johnson’s decision to scrap relaxation of coronavirus rules for Christmas and introduce Tier 4. The government’s new restrictions have forced millions to alter or abandon their Christmas plans, leaving many isolated over the festive season. Advertisement “Are any Rev fans genuinely...
US Congress approves $15billion relief package for independent venues and cinemas
The United States Congress has allocated $15billion (£11.3billion) of funding to independent music venues and move theatres. Part of a wider $900billion (£668billion) stimulus plan agreed by US lawmakers yesterday (December 20), the relief package for venues reportedly incorporates the ‘Save Our Stages’ act. READ MORE: How you can do your bit to help save the future of live music The legislation was introduced by Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota in June. According to a press release at the time, it offers six months of financial support to “keep venues afloat, pay employees, and preserve...
Dave Grohl joins The Bird And The Bee for a live cover of ‘Little Drummer Boy’
Dave Grohl joined The Bird And The Bee for a live cover of the festive classic ‘Little Drummer Boy’. Take a look below. READ MORE: Dave Grohl tells us about Foo Fighters’ ‘Medicine at Midnight’: “This is our Saturday night party album” The band, which consists of Inara George and Greg Kurstin, enlisted Grohl for their performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night, with the Foo Fighter playing percussion in keeping with the track. A recorded version of the song features on The Bird And The Bee’s festive album ‘Put Up The Lights’, and was revealed back in October. Advertisement The...
The National are “starting to talk about making music,” says Aaron Dessner
The National could soon begin work on their ninth studio album, according to the band’s guitarist Aaron Dessner. Read More: The National – ‘I Am Easy To Find’ review, lush, profound, experimental, and also much more than that Speaking to Billboard, Dessner said his current project is the next album by Big Red Machine, his collaboration with Bon Iver‘s Justin Vernon, but that The National are beginning to discuss their first music since 2019’s acclaimed ‘I Am Easy To Find’. Asked about his plans for the future following his work on Taylor Swift‘s acclaimed 2020 albums Folklore and Evermore, Dessner said he...
My Chemical Romance reflect on huge reunion show, one year on
The members of My Chemical Romance have reflected on their hugely anticipated reunion show in December 2019, one year on from the event. The emo icons played their first show in seven years on December 20, 2019 at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles, grossing a record $1.5million – the most in the venue’s history. Marking the anniversary on Instagram, guitarist Frank Iero remembered it as the last live show he played before the pandemic, and posted a tattoo marking the occasion. Advertisement “throughout 2020 i have been incredibly fortunate to be able to play a...
David Byrne on a post-Trump America: “I want to see real change happen”
David Byrne has shared his hopes for a post-Donald Trump America, though admits it is “too early to celebrate”. Byrne was speaking as part of last week’s Big Read cover feature, around the release of his new Spike Lee-directed concert film American Utopia. READ MORE: David Byrne: “I have a little bit of hope. Not every day, but some days” “For me Trump was not so much a shock; we knew who he is,” Byrne told NME. “He was around New York before that, in the reality show , we knew what kind of character he was.” Advertisement He...Recent Posts
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