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Hawkwind co-founder and saxophonist Nik Turner has died aged 82
Hawkwind co-founder and saxophonist Nik Turner has died aged 82. In a post on his Facebook page, a spokesperson for the musician revealed that he died peacefully at home on Thursday evening (November 10). We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Nik Turner – The Mighty Thunder Rider, who passed away peacefully at home on Thursday evening,” the post read. “He has moved onto the next phase of his Cosmic Journey, guided by the love of his family, friends and fans. Watch this space for his arrangements.” We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Nik...
Bruce Springsteen scrapped “entire record” before making ‘Only The Strong Survive’
Bruce Springsteen has revealed that he scrapped an “entire record” prior to recording his new soul covers album. READ MORE: Bruce Springsteen – ‘Only The Strong Survive’ review: a joyful ode to the greatest soul songs The Boss’ last album of originals came in 2020 with ‘Letter To You’, and yesterday (November 11) he shared new album ‘Only The Strong Survive’, an album which sees him cover soul classics from his youth. Speaking to Edith Bowman for a new interview, Springsteen revealed that he made an entire record first, but the songs “didn’t feel quite right”. Advertisement He said...
Joni Mitchell announces new live album of comeback Newport Folk Festival performance
Joni Mitchell has announced plans to release her comeback Newport Folk Festival performance as a live album. Earlier this summer, Mitchell performed a surprise set at the legendary music festival – which she last appeared at in 1969 – delivering a 13-song “JONI JAM” set that featured Carlile on the tracks ‘Carey’, ‘A Case Of You’ (for which Marcus Mumford was also welcomed out) and ‘Big Yellow Taxi’. In a new rare interview with Elton John on his Rocket Hour radio show for Apple Music, Mitchell revealed that plans are in place to release the performance as an album. Advertisement John...
Anita Baker announces first tour for nearly 30 years
Anita Baker has announced she will be touring in 2023 for the first time in almost three decades. The tour will take in fifteen arenas across North America, kicking off in Hollywood, Florida, in February, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of her debut album ‘The Songstress’. “Looking forward to some crazy, lovely, hang time with my fans,” rejoiced the eight-time Grammy winning singer songwriter in a press release. “Gonna bring some new music & special guests, too.” Advertisement Tickets will go on sale on November 17. You can buy your tickets here. 2023 Coming Straight to YOU? This...
Lizzo and Kane Brown among artists covering Christmas classics for Amazon Music
Amazon Music announced yesterday (November 10) that a selection of artists including Lizzo, Maisie Peters, Kane Brown and Sam Ryder will be releasing covers of classic Christmas songs exclusively onto the streaming service throughout the festive season. Lizzo will be covering Stevie Wonder‘s ‘Someday At Christmas’, while Brown will be putting his own spin on Elvis Presley‘s ‘Blue Christmas’. Meanwhile, Maisie Peters and Sam Ryder will be taking on ‘Together This Christmas’ and ‘Jingle Bells’ respectively. READ MORE: Lizzo – ‘Special’ review: joyful superstar uplifts with self-assured, self-empowering bops (nme.com) “I chose to cover ‘Someday At Christmas’ not just because...
Julian Casablancas calls Elon Musk a “bottom-line hungry super-villain”
In a now-deleted Instagram post, Julian Casablancas called out Elon Musk’s recent Twitter turmoil. The social media platform recently rolled out its Twitter Blue paid subscription, which allowed users to pay for blue verification badges and resulted in multiple accounts impersonating public figures. READ MORE: The Strokes’ world-changing ‘Is This It’ at 20: “They had a ‘last gang in town’ mentality” The Strokes frontman, who also changed his Instagram bio to “Fake Twitter Julian”, posted a photo and caption falsely attributed to Ryan Gosling in his Elon call-out. “PS dear Rober Baron asshole who makes butt ugly ass cars and...
Mahalia debuts tender new track ‘Bag Of You’
Mahalia has returned with a brand new single, titled ‘Bag Of You’. The song, produced by JD Reid and Max Pope, is the Leicester singer-songwriter’s first release since her EP, ‘Letter To Ur Ex’, which was released earlier this year. READ MORE: Mahalia on her “epic” Brixton show and reflective new material “This song is one of my favourites so far. ‘Bag Of You’ is all about that sweet spot in a relationship when everything is just lovely, where the idea of being without that person – even just for a second – is too much to bear,” Mahalia said....
Brooklyn post-punks Dead Tooth crash a DIY show in their new video for ‘Sporty Boy’
Brooklyn post-punks Dead Tooth have shared the video for their latest single ‘Sporty Boy’. See it first on NME below. In the video for the track which dropped last week, the band steals a car and kick-flips their way into a DIY garage show. The visuals also show the band’s frontman, Zach James, going on a grand theft joy ride through Bushwick, with drummer Ginno Tacsiat and saxophone player John Staesco stitching off the back of the car, culminating in what the band called “a jam-packed, skater boy lark.” Advertisement The single follows the release of their latest EP,...
Paul Cook on if Sex Pistols might ever reunite again
Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook has shot down any hopes that the band could reunite, saying “there’s absolutely no chance of that happening.” “I wouldn’t want to do it anyway, especially after the Pistol court case last year, which was a shitshow. Being in the High Court was the last place I wanted to be, with guys in wigs grilling you,” Cook told NME in an interview as part of the ‘Does Rock N’Roll Kill Brain Cells?‘ series. “It was a horrible experience.” READ MORE: ‘Pistol’ review: fast-paced biopic captures the Sex Pistols story “I would have preferred to...Recent Posts
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