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Bruce Springsteen says Black Lives Matter movement is one of “tremendous hope” that “history is demanding”
Bruce Springsteen has spoken about the resurgent Black Lives Matter movement, calling it one of “tremendous hope” that “history is demanding”. Widespread protests have been held around the world under the movement’s banner since May when George Floyd was killed while in police custody in Minneapolis. Read more: How to support Black Lives Matter and anti-racist organisations beyond protests Springsteen discussed recent political events in America including BLM in a new interview. “White supremacy and white privilege have gone much deeper than I thought they did,” he told Rolling Stone. Advertisement “I think my feeling previously to the past...
Legendary London rock bar The Crobar is closing its doors
Legendary London rock bar The Crobar is closing its doors due to issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic, it has been announced. The bar opened in Soho in 2001 and was loved by bands and music fans alike, with Dave Grohl a frequent visitor who hired out the space to host a Foo Fighters’ Wembley Stadium after-party there in 2008. The bar’s owners made the announcement on Facebook earlier today (September 20), confirming that The Crobar would be “unable to re-open at its current location”. Advertisement “If the insurance companies had paid out, we could have paid the rent...
Producer Paul Epworth opens up about working with Adele in new interview
Music producer Paul Epworth has opened up about his work with Adele over the years in a new interview. Read more: Everything we know so far about Adele’s new album Epworth, who co-wrote ‘Rolling in the Deep’ and the Oscar-winning Bond song ‘Skyfall’ with Adele, told The Times that working with Adele brings new pressures as a result of the early success the pair enjoyed. “Every time there’s a little bit more pressure,” Epworth said. “It comes from the fact the first f***ing thing we did was ‘Rolling in the Deep.’ Advertisement “There’s more expectation from her and from me. And...
Selena Gomez issues plea to Facebook to stop platform sharing “hate, misinformation, racism, and bigotry”
Selena Gomez has shared a private message she sent to Facebook executives. Read More: Selena Gomez – ‘Rare’: the quietly confident star wrestles back her own narrative Posting on Instagram Stories yesterday (September 19), Gomez called on executives to do more to stop the alleged spread of hate and misinformation on the site. “We have a serious problem,” Gomez began, adding: “Facebook and Instagram are being used to spread hate, misinformation, racism, and bigotry.” Advertisement She continued: “I am calling you both to HELP STOP THIS. Please shut down groups and users focused on spreading hate speech violence and misinformation....
Patti Smith opens up about loss of Sam Shepard: “I miss him terribly”
Patti Smith has opened up the loss of Sam Shepard in a new interview. Read more: Patti Smith reveals stunning new photobook – and stands up for youth on-the-march – at Chicago event Smith opened up about the loss of her life-long friend, who died in 2017 at the age of 73, in a new interview with The Observer. Asked about Shepard, Smith said: “I see Sam looking at me with a wry smile – he knew me so well – I miss him terribly. Advertisement “Sam was very protective, though he understood I’m pretty tough and can handle myself. We went...
A Day To Remember’s Jeremy McKinnon lends vocals to ‘League Of Legends’ competition theme
A Day To Remember frontman Jeremy McKinnon has lent his vocals to the theme for Worlds 2020, the biggest competition in the League Of Legends calendar. Read more: A Day To Remember on new album ‘You’re Welcome’: “We didn’t make you wait for no fucking reason” Worlds 2020 marks the conclusion of the 2020 esports season for the team-based strategy game where two teams of five powerful champions face off to destroy the other’s base. This year’s competition hears McKinnon team up MAX and Henry for the hard-hitting theme ‘Take Over’. Advertisement Last year’s theme, ‘Phoenix’, featured Against The Current’s Chrissy Costanza,...
Watch The Replacements’ new vintage-themed video for ‘Can’t Hardly Wait’
The Replacements have released a new video for ‘Can’t Hardly Wait’ – you can watch it below. The video features never-before-seen footage of the group from 1987 which was originally intended to accompany a music video for the track ‘The Ledge’. However, the footage was never used after MTV banned the song because of its content. The band instead recycled the footage for ‘Alex Chilton’ but much of the original footage was left unused. Advertisement Now, the black and white imagery can be seen in the visuals for ‘Can’t Hardly Wait’. Watch the video below. In October, the group...
David Bowie photography exhibition to open in Brighton next month
A new David Bowie photography exhibition is due to open in Brighton next month. Read more: David Bowie – Rare photos from his early years The images set to be displayed were captured by Geoff MacCormack, a childhood friend of Bowie who, in the early 19070s, was asked to join the expanding lineup of his band, the Spiders From Mars. MacCormack was selling advertising space for a construction paper at the time he was asked to join Bowie and the Spiders. After agreeing to be a part of the group, he set off on a three-year tour playing in...
Ludwig Göransson wins first Emmy Award for ‘The Mandalorian’ score
Ludwig Göransson has won an Emmy Award for his work on the score to Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian. Read more: ‘The Mandalorian’ season 2: release date, plot, trailer and everything we know so far Göransson, who has worked with Childish Gambino on ‘This is America’, has previously earned acclaim for his work on the Black Panther score. In 2019, he won the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for Black Panther, along with an Oscar for Best Original Score for the same film. Last night (September 19), Göransson earned an award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series...Recent Posts
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