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Circa Waves’ Kieran Shudall launches “experimental” solo project, Ven
Circa Waves frontman Kieran Shudall has launched a new solo project, Ven – listen to first single ‘H8 Lovin’ below. Read More: Circa Waves on surprise EP ‘Sadder Happier’: “I was quite pissed off when I wrote these songs” Taking to Twitter this week (November 24), Shudall told fans he’d been “writing lots of really personal and electronically experimental music” since the release of Circa Waves’ surprise EP ‘Sadder Happier’ in May. “I finally feel like now is a good time to put it out,” he said, “and I’m SO f*ckin excited to show you all. It’s called VEN.”...
Nils Frahm shares footage from his new live album and concert film ‘Tripping with Nils Frahm’
Nils Frahm has announced a release date for his forthcoming live album and concert film Tripping with Nils Frahm. Read more: Tickling the ivories – 30 of the best ever piano songs The German contemporary composer’s double release is set to be premiered in Australia and New Zealand cinemas later this month. But it will be available to purchase worldwide from December 3. The concert film was created using only handheld cameras by director and friend Benoit Toulemonde, and was recorded across his multiple Funkhaus Berlin shows in 2018 as part of his ‘All Melody’ album world tour. Advertisement He...
Phoebe Bridgers was “in bed with a migraine” when she received Grammy nomination news
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 release limited edition split vinyl of ‘The Great Escape’ to mark 25th anniversary
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 shows off Offset’s 3,000-pair sneaker collection: “This is ridiculous”
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 during pandemic: “I got into a more normal way of life”
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 to play debut album in full on livestream next month
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...
Diego Maradona once threatened to shoot Oasis after meeting them in a bar
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 launch new e-store with immersive shopping experience
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”...Recent Posts
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