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Trent Reznor, Billy Corgan and more to play David Bowie tribute livestream
Trent Reznor, Billy Corgan and more are set to mark David Bowie‘s 74th birthday in a special tribute livestream in January. Bowie, who died just three days after his birthday in 2016, would have turned 74 on January 8 next year. READ MORE: David Bowie: before he was Ziggy ‘A Bowie Celebration: Just for one day!’ has been organised by long-time Bowie pianist Mike Garson, and is set to see Bowie’s collaborators from across his career cover and interpret his songs. Advertisement Garson said of the event: “What we’re planning is an amazing show with the most talented musicians...
Linkin Park share unseen footage of the making of ‘One Step Closer’
Linkin Park have shared behind-the-scenes footage of the making of their classic video for ‘One Step Closer’. Read More: ‘Hybrid Theory’: a celebration of Linkin Park’s iconic, life-changing debut album The footage, which was shared to mark the 20th anniversary of their seminal album ‘Hybrid Theory’ last weekend, sees the then-youngsters anticipating the arrival of their debut record – with Chester Bennington recalling how he joined the group. The late singer then goes on to explain why ‘One Step Closer’ is the lead single from the album, stating: “The song itself is a very good representation of the group...
Tenacious D enlist Phoebe Bridgers, Karen O, Elizabeth Warren for all-star ‘Time Warp’ cover
Tenacious D have shared a new cover of ‘Time Warp’, with an all-star cast of guests. Phoebe Bridgers, Karen O, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democratic Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg and more all join the cover of the Rocky Horror Picture Show theme. The new cover, which will see all proceeds given to Rock The Vote ahead of the US election on November 3, comes in place of Jack Black and Kyle Gass’ planned US tour, which would’ve taken them through swing states ahead of election time. Advertisement A press release says: “For The D, there’s a particular message in putting...
Joni Mitchell says she’s “still struggling to walk” following 2015 aneurysm
Joni Mitchell has discussed her ongoing recovery from a 2015 brain aneurysm in a rare new interview. Mitchell was hospitalised in Los Angeles in March 2015, after being found unconscious at her home. Later that year she was said to be “making good progress”. READ MORE: Happy Birthday Joni Mitchell – NME Writers Choose Their Favourite Songs Speaking to the Guardian in a new interview, Mitchell spoke of her ongoing recovery. “I haven’t been writing recently. I haven’t been playing my guitar or the piano or anything,” she said. Instead, she’s “just concentrating on getting my health back. You know...
Rage Against The Machine, Foo Fighters members cover Eurythmics with Afghan group Miraculous Love Kids
Members of Rage Against the Machine, Foo Fighters and more have been enlisted by Afghanistan outfit The Miraculous Love Kids/Girl With a Guitar on their cover of the Eurythmics‘ ‘Sweet Dreams’. Foo Fighters’ Rami Jaffee, Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello and the Go-Go’s’ Kathy Valentine and more all contribute their talents to the cover, appearing in an accompanying, socially distanced music video. The cover sees The Miraculous Love Kids/Girl With a Guitar turn the classic eighties pop anthem into a stirring ballad that slowly moves its way from hauntingly sombre to relentless and powerful. Advertisement Watch the rendition...
Ty Dolla $ign spoofs reality dating shows in ‘Nothing Like Your Exes’ video
Ty Dolla $ign has given his spin on reality dating shows in the new music video for ‘Nothing Like Your Exes’, taken from the artist’s latest album, ‘Featuring Ty Dolla $ign’. In the video we see a group of potential suitors arrive at a mansion to contend for the affections of Nicole “Hoopz” Alexander, a former winner of VH1 series Flavor of Love. Flavor Flav himself also makes a cameo. As the men try wining over Alexander with romantic gestures, shots of Ty rapping in a black suit and holding a rose are interspersed throughout. Advertisement Watch the video...
Musicians Union launches ‘Justice at Spotify’ campaign demanding higher artist rates, greater transparency
The United Musicians and Allied Workers Union (UMAW) have started a new campaign titled ‘Justice at Spotify’ which, among other goals, is demanding that the platform raise its average streaming royalty from $.0038 USD to a penny per stream for all artists. “One of Spotify’s core goals is to give ‘a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art’. Yet, to generate a single dollar on the platform, a song needs to be streamed 263 times,” organisers explained on the campaign’s website. “To put that in perspective, it would take 786 streams to generate enough revenue to...
50 Cent backpedals on Trump support, claims that he “never liked him”
50 Cent has backpedalled on his support for US President Donald Trump, following a social media grilling from comedian and ex-girlfriend Chelsea Handler. The rapper caused a stir earlier this month when he said that Biden voters in New York City were “out of fucking mind”. “I don’t care Trump doesn’t like black people,” 50 Cent — real name Curtis Jackson — wrote in a social media post. View this post on Instagram ?WHAT THE FUCK! (VOTE ForTRUMP) IM OUT, ?♂️?FUCK NEW YORK The KNICKS never win anyway. ??♂️I don’t care Trump doesn’t like black people 62% are...
Lil Pump endorses Trump for upcoming election on social media
Lil Pump has endorsed Donald Trump for the 2020 US election in a number of posts on his social media. The rapper shared a photo on Instagram yesterday (October 26), featuring his face photoshopped onto former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shaking hands with Trump. “THE DAY I MET TRUMP,” Lil Pump wrote in the caption, followed by the hashtag #trump202022020. View this post on Instagram THE DAY I MET TRUMP ? #trump202022020 A post shared by Lil Pump Jetski (@lilpump) on Oct 25, 2020 at 9:58pm PDT Advertisement READ MORE: Don’t know Lil Xan from Lil Pump? Here’s a...Recent Posts
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