Phoebe Bridgers has revealed that she was “in bed with a migraine” when she received the news of her Grammy nominations this week. The Los Angeles singer-songwriter is nominated in four categories at next year’s ceremony: Best New Artist, Best Rock Performance (‘Kyoto’), Best Rock Song (‘Kyoto’) and Best Alternative Music Album (‘Punisher’). The NME Big Read: Phoebe Bridgers: “I definitely feel a lot less apologetic than I did before” Following the announcement, Bridgers was asked by The New York Times how she found out about the prestigious nods. “I was in bed with a migraine – these things...
Blur have announced that they will release a limited edition split vinyl of ‘The Great Escape’ to mark the 25th anniversary of the seminal album. The band’s fourth record arrived in September 1995 to widespread acclaim, featuring tracks such as ‘The Universal’, ‘Charmless Man’ and ‘Country House’. Announcing the new vinyl release on Twitter today (November 26), the band shared a video of the coloured blue and white vinyl alongside the classic back cover – which sees the band posing as suited city workers. Advertisement You can buy your copy here. To celebrate it's 25th anniversary, @parlophone are releasing...
Cardi B has revealed that Offset owns over 3,000 pairs of sneakers, while branding his excessive collection as “ridiculous”. Cardi confirmed last month that she was no longer divorcing the Migos rapper, having begun proceedings to officially separate in September. The pair secretly tied the knot back in 2017. Read More: The good, the bad and the Biffy: the five most, erm, interesting ‘WAP’ covers In a video shared to her Instagram Stories feed yesterday (November 25), Cardi took her followers inside a room home to thousands of her husband’s trainers. You can watch the video below. Advertisement “This...
Keith Richards has taken up gardening after finding some unexpected downtime during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more: The Rolling Stones’ new song ‘Living In A Ghost Town’ is a rushed and half-baked comment on our current predicament The Rolling Stones icon explained that he took up the hobby to keep him occupied during the first lockdown, leading to a “more normal way of life” after years as one of rock’s most notorious hell-raisers. He told Goldmine Magazine: “I saw the garden grow – really quite unbelievable. Advertisement “I spent the whole summer actually admiring the garden and also doing...
Bombay Bicycle Club are set to play their debut album ‘I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose’ in full in a new live-streamed gig next month. The gig comes as the band prepare to release a new live album on December 11, recorded at their Brixton Academy gig last year where they played the 2009 debut in its entirety. READ MORE: Bombay Bicycle Club: “We sold all our instruments. To all intents and purposes, we had broken up” For the livestream, the band will return to London’s Konk Studios on December 15, where they recorded the debut album...
Oasis fans have recalled the time when Diego Maradona threatened to shoot Liam and Noel Gallagher when they met him in a bar in Argentina. The colourful story has resurfaced in the wake of Maradona’s death yesterday (25 November) at the age of 60. The Argentine footballing legend passed away after suffering a heart attack at his home in Buenos Aires. In a 2018 interview with VICE, Liam recalled how he and Noel were relaxing in an Argentinian bar when a large entourage entered. Advertisement “We were going ‘Who the fucking hell’s that?’ We found out it was Maradona,”...
The Rolling Stones have launched a new global e-commerce shop following the opening of their London flagship store, RS No.9 Carnaby. Read more: The Rolling Stones’ new song ‘Living In A Ghost Town’ is a rushed and half-baked comment on our current predicament Complete with a fully immersive, 360-degree virtual shopping experience, the online version of their Soho store allows customers to step inside the shop from anywhere in the world. Situated at 9 Carnaby Street in London, the shop stocks a wide range of Stones records and memorabilia, including “an exclusive mix of collections and collaborations for fans of all ages”...
Taylor Swift has spoken about the process of re-recording her old music, calling it “an amazing adventure”. Last year, Swift confirmed her plans to re-record songs from her first six records in a bid to take control over her music once again after music manager Scooter Braun and his media holding company, Ithaca Holdings LLC, acquired Swift’s old label, Big Machine Label Group, back in June 2019. The story has hit headlines again this week after Swift confirmed that the ownership of her back catalogue has changed hands again for the second time within two years. READ MORE: What does...
Finneas is ready to dive into the holiday spirit, announcing that he’ll be dropping his first-ever Christmas single early next week. Taking to social media to tease the single, the producer unveiled that the song will arrive next Tuesday (December 1). The song will be his first standalone single since he released ‘Where The Poison Is‘, calling out Donald Trump, earlier this month. Christmas song on Tuesday ♥️ — FINNEAS (@finneas) November 25, 2020 Advertisement It’s been a busy week for Finneas, with the songwriter earning himself another three GRAMMY nominations for his work with his sister, Billie Eilish....
Rina Sawayama has shared the track ‘Lucid’, which will appear on the forthcoming deluxe version of her debut album ‘SAWAYAMA’. See the full list of new additions below. ‘Lucid’ is produced by BloodPop, a collaborator of Lady Gaga, Vampire Weekend and Haim. In a statement, Sawayama said ‘Lucid’ has been two years in the making. Advertisement “Me and Lauren Aquilina wrote this together on the floor of my tiny rented living room back in early 2018. BloodPop sent us the beat and the melody flowed out so easily that I remember at one point I started hoovering cos i...