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Elvis Costello rings in 2021 with new song ‘Farewell, OK 2020’
Elvis Costello has welcomed the new year with a fresh tune titled ‘Farewell, OK 2020’. The singer-songwriter, who released his 31st studio album ‘Hey Clockface’ last October, bid goodbye to 2020 with an experimental, disconcerting track that runs at just over a minute. “Farewell, OK 2020”, the musician tweeted with a link to the song on YouTube, which was released yesterday (January 1). Advertisement Costello first teased something called ‘Farewell, OK’ on Sunday (December 27) which – judging by one fan’s reaction to the singer’s “Farewell, OK 2020” tweet – sounded markedly different from the finished product. “Wait wtf...
Kiss’ Gene Simmons doubles down on “rock is dead” remarks
Gene Simmons has doubled down on previous comments he made about the state of rock music. READ MORE: Kiss – five times the glam titans gave rock ‘n’ roll to us all In 2014, the Kiss bassist accused record labels of failing to adequately support rock artists and declared the rock genre to be “finally dead”. Simmons doubled down on the claims in a new interview, saying there are popular bands but that doesn’t mean they’re “iconic and legacy and for all-time”. Advertisement “Rock is dead. And that’s because new bands haven’t taken the time to create glamour, excitement and...
Hayley Williams reassures fans that Paramore aren’t breaking up
Hayley Williams has said that Paramore will not be calling it quits. READ MORE: Hayley Williams: “Women’s rage has been such a catalyst for beautiful things” The band’s singer, who released her debut solo album last February, confirmed to fans on Twitter that Paramore have no plans to disband. Confusion arose when Williams shared a link to a collection of essays written by fans of her debut solo album ‘Petals For Armor‘. Advertisement “Long read, especially if you’re not a fan of me/my solo album lol,” part of Williams’ comment read, to which a fan responded: “Omg I thought paramore...
Watch Miley Cyrus’ TV debut of Stevie Nicks crossover track ‘Edge Of Midnight’
Miley Cyrus performed ‘Edge Of Midnight’ – a mash-up of her single ‘Midnight Sky’ and Stevie Nicks’ ‘Edge Of Seventeen’ – for a New Year’s Eve broadcast. READ MORE: Miley Cyrus: her best rock cover songs, from Blondie to Nine Inch Nails The singer helped ring in the new year with a three-song performance on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve programme on (Thursday) December 31, which she did so remotely from Los Angeles. It was the television debut of the crossover song, which appears as a bonus track on Cyrus’ new album ‘Plastic Hearts’. Advertisement Nicks, best known as...
London Grammar announce new single ‘Lose Your Head’
London Grammar have announced they’ll release a new single called ‘Lose Your Head’ next week. READ MORE: London Grammar – ‘Truth Is A Beautiful Thing’ Review The band, who are gearing up to release their new album ‘Californian Soil’ on February 12, 2021, shared two new songs last year – ‘Baby It’s You’ and the album’s title track. In a tweet posted yesterday (January 1), London Grammar shared a brief clip of what appears to be the singer Hannah Reid standing on a ship’s mast, complete with sea sounds. Advertisement “New year, new music, new video,” London Grammar captioned the tweet....
Vanilla Ice performs to largely maskless crowd at Donald Trump’s New Year’s Eve party
Vanilla Ice played a New Year’s Eve set at Donald Trump‘s annual party, which the US president failed to attend. READ MORE: What a Joe Biden victory means for you Ticketholders – most of whom didn’t wear masks – paid up to $1,000 (£731) for a sit down dinner and live performances by Ice and Berlin at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Thursday (December 31). But Trump and the first lady, Melania, made a last minute decision to not attend the annual bash. That’s according to CNN, which reports that the couple decided to return to Washington early...
Watch Gwen Stefani revisit some iconic outfits in ‘Let Me Reintroduce Myself’ music video
Gwen Stefani returned with a new single titled ‘Let Me Reintroduce Myself’ last month, and has now followed up with a music video to match. Premiering on YouTube yesterday (January 1), the clip for ‘Let Me Reintroduce Myself’ sees Stefani revisit some of the most iconic outfits of her 35-year career. The singer heralds looks from her early No Doubt-days with the polka-dot dress she wore in the ‘Don’t Speak’ music video, as well as a crop top tracksuit from the ‘Just A Girl’ clip in 1995. Fans will also be able to spot fashion choices from the ‘Love Angel...
Listen to Grimes’ new remix album ‘Miss Anthropocene (Rave Edition)’
Grimes‘ new remix album ‘Miss Anthropocene (Rave Edition)’ has landed on streaming services just days after the musician announced it. The hypercharged record arrived yesterday (January 1), and comprises reworkings of tracks from the original version of ‘Miss Anthropocene’, which the alt-pop artist released in February last year. Read more: Grimes – ‘Miss Anthropocene’ review: an iconoclast continues to march to the beat of her own drum It features contributions from BloodPop, Channel Tres, Julien Bracht, Richie Hawtin, Modeselektor, ANNA and more, as well as two remixes that Grimes premiered in a recent DJ set for Apple Music. Advertisement Listen...
Flying Lotus reveals he was working on an EP with MF DOOM before the rapper’s death
Flying Lotus has revealed that he and MF DOOM were working on an EP together before the rapper’s passing. Read more: MF DOOM, 1971 – 2020: world-building rap hero who styled himself as a supervillain News of DOOM’s death was confirmed last night (December 31) by his wife Jasmine, who posted a tribute on the legendary rapper and producer’s Instagram account. She revealed DOOM (real name Daniel Dumile) passed away on October 31, 2020. His cause of death has not yet been confirmed. Advertisement Flying Lotus, who had worked with DOOM previously, was one of the first musicians to take...Recent Posts
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