Travis Scott has announced his latest entrepreneurial endeavour — a brand of seltzer, Cacti. Scott took to Instagram on Friday (December 18) to tease the first official shots of the product. The accompanying caption said, “ remember me and the gang use to sneak my pops drinks out the back of the crib. I Remember my first night pure rage with the squad!!” View this post on Instagram A post shared by flame (@travisscott) Advertisement The same post goes on to explain that the ‘Antidote’ rapper has been working on the range for some time, with the first...
Fiona Apple has revealed that she thought about boycotting the Grammys over Dr. Luke being nominated at next year’s ceremony. Read more: Fiona Apple – ‘Fetch The Bolt Cutters’ review: an intoxicating and excoriating listen that will cut deep Speaking in a new interview with The Guardian, Apple discussed the Recording Academy’s decision to nominate the producer (under the pseudonym Tyson Trax) despite Kesha’s allegations that he sexually assaulted her. “I’m bringing up the Grammys and that’s really something that I shouldn’t be doing, but really, Dr. Luke is nominated?” Apple said. “They had up there singing ‘Praying’ and now they’re...
The Distillers are gearing up to release their fourth studio album sometime next year, and already they’re planning its follow-up. READ MORE: Fuck yeah, why it’s awesome that The Distillers are back The punk veterans reunited in 2018, before dropping two new songs ‘Man Vs Magnet’ and ‘Blood In Gutters‘ and embarking on a run of acclaimed festival shows – including a glorious set at Reading Festival 2019 (marking their first UK gig in 15 years). After teasing that a new album was due in 2019 – their first since 2003’s ‘Coral Fang – frontwoman Brody Dalle earlier this year suggested that...
Black Midi have shared two new Christmas covers to raise to raise funds for The Windmill in Brixton. Read more: How you can do your bit to help save the future of live music The band have reworked Bobby Helms’ 1957 classic ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ and ‘What Christmas Means To Me’, which has been released by a number of artists including Stevie Wonder. All proceeds from the songs will go to The Windmill’s crowdfunder to help keep the venue open. It has suffered financially during the coronavirus pandemic. Advertisement “We recorded a couple of covers of our favourite Christmas tunes...
Chemical Brothers have shared an exclusive new mix for the festive holidays – listen to it below. Read more: The Big Read – The Chemical Brothers: “Dance music has always been the sound of Glastonbury” The electronic duo – comprised of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons – took to social media earlier today (December 18) to reveal they had put together a new mix. “Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Chemical HQ!” the duo’s official Twitter account tweeted. “Tom and Ed have delivered an exclusive new mix for you to enjoy! Keep on Reaching.” Advertisement You can...
Paul McCartney has admitted that he didn’t recognise his own guitar when he first heard his ‘FourFiveSeconds’ collaboration with Kanye West and Rihanna. Read more: Paul McCartney – ‘McCartney III’ review: an unpredictable quest of musical evolution The 2015 track, which has been covered by everyone from Drake to James Bay, peaked at Number Four on the US Billboard chart, and it helped McCartney set a record by ending the longest break between Top 10 singles on the chart. Speaking on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday (December 17), McCartney said that he didn’t even know he was...
Serj Tankian says he wants to recreate System Of A Down songs in a classical music format in the future. READ MORE: System Of A Down’s new anthems of rebellion are arena-ready calls for justice The band returned this year with their first new music in 15 years, ‘Protect The Land’ and ‘Genocidal Humanoidz’. The songs were released as a way to raise awareness and funds for the conflict between Artsakh and Azerbaijan. Though the band have openly shared their struggles to write new music, Tankian told Rolling Stone in a new interview that he’d like to incorporate his work...
The Music Venue Trust have thanked everyone who has supported them this year, and vowed that all venues can be saved in 2021 with more “people power” and with gigs look set to return in the spring. The MVT has continued to work to protect and preserve live music in the UK during the coronavirus pandemic, which has forced gig spaces across the country to close their doors. Last month, the organisation launched a campaign to save 30 UK venues that were still in danger of being lost forever in the wake of coronavirus restrictions after not being eligible for the...
David Byrne has told NME why there “probably won’t” be a Talking Heads reunion in the future. READ MORE: David Byrne: “I have a little bit of hope. Not every day, but some days” Byrne was speaking as part of this week’s Big Read cover feature, promoting the release of his new concert film American Utopia. Asked whether he’ll ever play with the band again, Byrne replied: “Probably not. There’s a lot of differences that haven’t entirely gone away. And I think, as is evident in film, I’m having a pretty good time doing what I’m doing.”...
Pharrell Williams has shared his thoughts on the recent dispute between Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun, after the latter notoriously purchased the singer’s former record label and the master rights to her first six albums. Read more: What does the resale of Taylor Swift’s old masters mean for the musician and her music? Braun’s Ithaca Holdings LLC acquired the Big Machine Label Group back in June 2019, giving the company the rights to six of Swift’s albums from her 2006 self-titled debut through to 2017’s ‘Reputation’. The singer signed with Republic Records, who are owned by Universal Music Group, in...
