James Blunt has shed light on his experience living with the late Carrie Fisher in LA. The singer moved in with the Star Wars actress in 2003 when he went to LA to further his career and happened to meet her when he was dating a girl whose family were friends of hers. “I was invited to the restaurant 192 in Notting Hill. I was going out with a girl whose parents were family friends of Carrie’s and I sat beside her at lunch,” he told The Guardian. “I had just got a record deal and was moving to LA. Carrie’s...
Duff McKagan has shared his hopes for there being a guitar band one day that has the same impact as Guns N’Roses. In a new interview with Classic Rock, the bassist addresses the subject of rock’n’roll’s future and he reveals his view of things remains optimistic. “Man, I hope so,” he said. “I see these young people coming out to Guns show, and I’m, like, ‘Man, it’s cool you’re coming to see us, but there should be a band that’s 21 or 22 that you’re fucking losing your shit to.’ I don’t know if it’ll be the same, but I...
The former president of the Screen Actors’ Guild has criticised SAG-AFTRA’s policy on what Halloween costumes its striking members are allowed to wear. The union has warned its members against dressing up as characters from film or television shows this Halloween on the basis that any such costumes would promote content made by the studios that the actors are in dispute with. Instead, they should “choose costumes inspired by generalised characters and figures (ghost, zombie, spider, etc)”. SAG-AFTRA, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, began its strike on July 14 over an ongoing labour dispute...
Cher has reflected on her son Chaz’s transition, which she says was “difficult” for her as a parent. The iconic singer was discussing her “difficult, challenging, exciting, interesting” experiences of parenthood in a new interview with the LA Times, which included Chaz coming out as transgender in 2009. “When Chaz went through the transition, that was difficult for me,” she said. “It shouldn’t have been because, you know, I’ve had gay friends forever. I just met some beautiful trans chicks and we have an affinity. Now I’m totally fine,” she continued. Advertisement She later explained that the “hard thing for me”...
Keith Richards has said that The Rolling Stones were prompted to make their new album, ‘Hackney Diamonds’, partly because of drummer Charlie Watts‘ death. Watts passed away from throat cancer in August 2021, at the age of 80. However, he still plays on two songs from the record, ‘Mess It Up’ and ‘Live By The Sword’. Richards has pinpointed that in a new interview as one of the things that compelled him and Mick Jagger to get back into the studio. He also mentioned that another reason for them doing so was how “seamlessly” replacement drummer Steve Jordan slotted...
YouTube is working on a new AI tool that would allow users to create videos that use the voices of well-known musicians. READ MORE: In the age of AI Oasis, there’s no point being ordinary Billboard reported that the company is currently in talks with record labels to negotiate permission for the use of artists’ intellectual property. If it goes ahead, the beta version of the tool would allow a “select group of creators” to use the voices of the artists that agree to participate to create new video content on the platform. Advertisement However, it is reported that conversations...
Madonna took a moment to address the current Israel-Hamas conflict while on stage at The O2, expressing her exasperation at how human beings are capable of “being so cruel to one another”. The artist urged the crowd to “remember we are human beings here” because “we cannot lose our humanity” and to make a difference by bringing “light into the world”. Madonna had addressed the conflict briefly in the early shows of her four-night run of ‘Celebration’ shows at the London arena, saying on the opening night that “watching what’s happening in Israel and Palestine” breaks her heart. On...
Keanu Reeves has revealed that he once received a lesson in bass guitar from Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The John Wick star, who also plays bass in the Los Angeles grunge band Dogstar, spoke about the encounter in a video posted to Fender’s YouTube channel. “I remember one time I was doing a film, and Flea was in it, or I was in a film with Flea,” he said. “And I remember there was a house, and there amps and instruments and stuff like that.” Advertisement “And I was like, ‘Hey, Flea, can...
Pearl Jam have announced a reissue of their second studio LP ‘Vs.’ in celebration of its 30th anniversary. READ MORE: Pearl Jam – ‘Gigaton’ review: one of the biggest rock bands in the world return to semi-brilliance The physical release of the album will feature a 2xLP ‘Dreamsicle’-colored vinyl as well as a clear cassette via the band’s official fan club named “Ten Club”. A Clear 1xLP will also be available via Target in the US and other international retailers as well as a classic 2xLP black pressing. Fans can pre-order the album here. The ‘VS.’ 30th-anniversary reissue is set...
Fatboy Slim – or rather, a holographic likeness of him – performed a surprise show at Alexandra Palace on the world’s biggest holographic stage last night. The gig was organised by EE and saw the DJ behind the decks in the form of a huge hologram, created using cutting-age technology and streamed on the mobile network’s Instagram. The 50 metre tall holo-gauze is the same height as the leaning tower of Pisa, and suspended from two cranes. Last week, fans were invited to submit videos of them dancing to the DJ’s hit ‘Praise You’, unaware that they would end up...
