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Phoebe Bridgers, Mac DeMarco, Angel Olsen and more to play Planned Parenthood gig

Phoebe Bridgers, Mac DeMarco and Angel Olsen are among the artists set to play a virtual fundraiser for Planned Parenthood this month. The event, billed as ‘Village Of Love Planned Parenthood’, will be held online on October 25 and also feature a raffle, auction and more, all benefiting Planned Parenthood in Los Angeles and New York. Read more: Angel Olsen: “I’m just as lost as everybody else” Also playing the event will be Margo Price, Devendra Banhart, Brittany Howard, Ezra Furman, Perfume Genius, Weyes Blood, Tenacious D and lots more, all promising performances of their own songs as well as a...
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How Linkin Park’s Hybrid Theory Design Helped Define The Band

It’s an image of contrast: a soldier with dragonfly wings rendered in bleeding graffiti sprays, the personification of the title Hybrid Theory. On the cover artwork of Linkin Park’s masterful, ground-moving debut, the entire concept is there: loud guitars with hip-hop beats, rap verses between screaming melodic choruses, a test of duality. A hybrid theory. Supplemented with a street-art logo, the cover came to define the visual part of Linkin Park’s breakthrough era as much as it echoed the sound of the music itself. Released in October 2000, Hybrid Theory became the best-selling album of 2001, capitalizing on the freight...
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Streams of mental health playlists on Spotify have doubled in 2020

Spotify have revealed that streams of mental health playlists have doubled this year. Gathered to mark World Mental Health Day, which takes place tomorrow (October 10), the data shows a dramatic rise in playlists and podcasts related to self-care during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more: Pet Sounds: Spotify is making playlists for your furry friends – but do they care? As reported by The Independent, the new data collected by Spotify shows that playlists related to ‘mindfulness’, ‘calm’, and ‘self-care’ have been streamed 57 per cent more in 2020 than they were last year. Advertisement Podcasts related to self-help...
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Matt Bellamy confirms that he has started writing a new Muse album

Matt Bellamy has confirmed that he has started working on a new Muse album. The frontman said that the early stages of the follow-up to the trio’s 2018 album ‘Simulation Theory’ have been inspired by “the protests and all the chaos” that have “kicked off” around the world in 2020. Read More: Matt Bellamy tells us about going solo, Muse’s next move and “embracing the simple life” of lockdown “I’ve started writing a new Muse album,” he told The Sun. “I started writing when all the protests and all the chaos were kicking off. It’s a weird thing to...
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Watch Arlo Parks discuss the importance of self-care in Channel 4 special ‘The Whole Truth’

Arlo Parks has spoken about the importance of self-care of her own mental health in a preview clip from tonight’s Channel 4 special The Whole Truth (October 9). The programme, which is hosted by Jordan Stephens and also features Kojey Radical and Che Lingo, will air tonight on Channel 4 and All4 at 11:05pm, and has been recorded to mark this weekend’s World Mental Health Day. READ MORE: The most beautiful lockdown performances, from churches and gardens to Glasto The Whole Truth will see each artist perform one of their own songs (Parks will perform ‘Hurt’) before they join Stephens to openly discuss their...
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Watch Tom Grennan come out fighting in the cinematic video for his latest single ‘Amen’

Tom Grennan has shared the cinematic visuals for his latest single ‘Amen’ — you can check out the clip below. The gospel-inspired song is taken from his forthcoming new album ‘Evering Road’, which is set for release on March 5, 2021 via Insanity Records. Read more: Tom Grennan calls his upcoming second album a “thank-you note” The video for ‘Amen’ was directed KC Locke, who has previously worked with the likes of Stormzy, Ed Sheeran and Aitch, and it sees Grennan “grappling with his own emotions in a fight for redemption”. Advertisement You can watch Tom Grennan’s video for...
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Watch Mick Fleetwood surprise TikTok ‘Dreams’ star Nathan Apodaca during BBC interview

Fleetwood Mac‘s Mick Fleetwood surprised TikTok star Nathan Apodaca during a BBC interview yesterday (October 8) as Fleetwood showed his gratitude for the clip helping the band’s song ‘Dreams’ earn its biggest ever week on streaming services. Apodaca (AKA @420doggface208) has shot to fame around the world since posting his viral clip on TikTok on September 25, which saw him longboarding to work while sipping from a bottle of Ocean Spray cranberry juice and singing along to ‘Dreams’. @420doggface208 Morning vibe #420souljahz #ec #feelinggood #h2o #cloud9 #happyhippie #worldpeace #king #peaceup #merch #tacos #waterislife #high #morning #710 #cloud9 ♬ Dreams...
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Listen to CupcakKe’s new single ‘Elephant’

CupcakKe has shared new single ‘Elephant’, her fourth for the year thus far. The namedrop-heavy new cut sees the Chicago rapper reference the likes of Nicki Minaj, (“Man Nicki ain’t won a Grammy yet? That ain’t sittin’ right, that’s hate“) and Tory Lanez, (“They all wanna flex in they shitty clothes/ Whole time money shorter than Tory Lanez on his tippy toes”) among others. Stream ‘Elephant’ below: Advertisement ‘Elephant’ follows CupcakKe’s previous single ‘Discounts’, which arrived back in June. A month earlier, the rapper shared the track ‘Lemon Pepper’ to benefit the Minnesota Freedom Fund, with proceeds from the...
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Hear Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Actress remix Soccer Mommy

Soccer Mommy has shared two new remixes of tracks from ‘color theory’ – this time by Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Actress. Unknown Mortal Orchestra reworked ‘circle the drain’, adding his signature glitchy drums over a filtered and sped up version of the track. Actress turns ‘crawling in my skin’ into a brooding synth pop number. Hear both new remixes below. Advertisement Following the release of her second album ‘color theory’ in February, Soccer Mommy ran the Soccer Mommy & Friends Singles Series. It featured cover versions and remixes from her and friends, including MGMT singer Andrew VanWyngarden, Jay Som...
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Smashing Pumkpins share new songs ‘Anno Satana’ and ‘Birch Grove’

Smashing Pumpkins have shared two more new singles ahead of forthcoming double-album ‘Cyr’ arriving next month. ‘Anno Satana’ and ‘Birch Grove’ will both appear on the band’s 11th studio album, which is due for a November 27 release. Stream the new songs below – ‘Anno Satana’ is accompanied by an animated music video that serves as the third episode of the band’s five-part animated series, In Ashes. Advertisement ‘Anno Satana’ and ‘Birch Grove’ are the fifth and sixth tracks the band have previewed ahead of ‘Cyr’ dropping. The alt-rock icons returned in August with the album’s title track along...
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