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Michael Bublé is a huge fan of Deftones’ new album ‘Ohms’
Michael Bublé has emerged as an unlikely Deftones superfan, sharing his love for the band’s new album ‘Ohms’. Deftones released ‘Ohms’ in September, and Buble took to Instagram to share his new merch from the band. READ MORE: Deftones – ‘Ohms’ review: filthy metal anthems packing serious emotional clout “Thank you @deftones for the swag!” Bublé posted on his Instagram story, alongside a video of him jumping for joy while wearing one of the band’s hoodies. Advertisement The post comes with the music tag of the album’s title track, and Bublé also tagged each member of the band separately....
#SaveThe30 campaign to rescue UK venues reaches 10% of target but much more help is needed
A campaign to save 30 of the UK’s most at risk music venues from permanent closure has reached 10 per cent of its fundraising target, but organisers stress that “there is still much much more to do.” Earlier this month, the Music Venue Trust launched the #SaveThe30 campaign to highlight the plight of the spaces left in the cold from the government’s £1.57billion Cultural Recovery Fund, in a bid to raise money and awareness to stop them from being lost forever. Organisers have said that support has been overwhelming as they edge closer to their £1,750,000 target, while urging...
Perfume Genius releases Pig Man-starring music video for ‘Some Dream’
Perfume Genius has released a surreal music video for his track ‘Some Dream’, focused on a human-pig hybrid creature. The video, directed by Charles Grant and Hunter Ray Barker, stars a creature credited only as ‘Pig Man’ performing manual labour, using a laptop, hanging out with friends and interacting with his pig brethren. Pig Man is played by actor Marc Leblanc. ‘Some Dream’ is taken from Perfume Genius’ album ‘Set My Heart On Fire Immediately’, which arrived in May. Advertisement Watch the clip for ‘Some Dream’ below: In a statement – as reported by Pitchfork – singer Mike Hadreas...
Bad Bunny cancelled his AMA performance after testing positive for COVID-19
Bad Bunny has tested positive for coronavirus, cancelling his appearance at the 2020 American Music Awards (AMA) on Sunday November 22 as a result. Bad Bunny – real name Benito Martínez Ocasio – had been scheduled to perform his hit song ‘Dákiti’ (his collaboration with Jhay Cortez) live for the first time at the AMAs. According to his publicist, Sujeylee Solá, who contacted several media outlets on Monday November 23, “the artist tested positive for COVID-19, which forced him to cancel the presentation”. Advertisement Speaking to The Associated Press, Solá said Ocasio wasn’t showing any major symptoms as of...
Cloud Nothings, The Beths appear on Carpark Records’ new covers compilation
US label Carpark Records are celebrating their 21st anniversary with a new compilation, ‘No Cover’, which sees Carpark artists, affiliates and alumni covering their labelmates’ songs. Some standouts from the 21-track collection include Sad13 (Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz) covering ‘Psychic Trauma’ by Cloud Nothings, who in turn deliver a rendition of ‘Villain’ by Speedy Ortiz. Elsewhere on the eclectic compilation are contributions from the likes of The Beths, Dan Deacon, Johanna Warren, Skylar Spence, Popstrangers, Ed Schrader’s Music Beat and many more. Advertisement Stream ‘No Cover: A Carpark Records Compilation’ below. You can purchase it digitally or pre-order...
Kylie Minogue to join Dua Lipa’s ‘Studio 2054’ livestream
Kylie Minogue will reportedly join Dua Lipa‘s special livestream event, Studio 2054, this Friday (November 27). Per The Sun, Kylie will duet with Lipa during the show, broadcast from a warehouse filled with custom-made sets. “I am beyond excited to reveal that the legendary Kylie will be performing with me,” Lipa told the newspaper. Advertisement “She is one of my all-time heroes and female artists and the idea of collaborating with her is what pure dreams are made of. I adored her headlining show at Glastonbury and can’t wait for her to join us at Studio 2054.” It comes just...
Barn On The Farm announces Alfie Templeman and more for 2021
Barn On The Farm have announced the first batch of names for the festival’s 2021 edition. Read More: Alfie Templeman – ‘Don’t Go Wasting Time’ EP review: teenage everyman shows there’s life in normcore yet The Gloucester event, like almost every other 2020 festival, did not take place this year, but hopes to return between July 1 and 4, 2021, coronavirus permitting. The festival announced the first acts for next year’s edition in the form of sixteen artists the festival declared “The Music of Tomorrow”. Advertisement They include Alfie Templeman, KennyHoopla, Holly Humberstone, Baby Queen, Thomas Headon and more....
King Princess shares dynamic new single ‘PAIN’
King Princess has shared her latest single in the form of the dynamic and driving track ‘PAIN’. Take a listen below. READ MORE: King Princess: Meet the gay icon-in-waiting who’s come to wreak glorious havoc on pop The single was co-produced with Mark Ronson, who teased on Twitter that an “incredible” video will be coming soon, along with a clip of himself dancing to the track. Advertisement “King Princess put out an amazing song today called “pain”. I co-produced it too. She also made an INCREDIBLE video coming soon but for now please enjoy this video of me dancing...
Watch Punkband’s video for wild new single ‘Abcabcabcabcabc’
Punkband are back with a wild new single called ‘Abcabcabcabcabc’ – you can listen to it below. Read more: The story of post-punk in 15 classic albums The latest offering from the London two-piece (made up of Toby Ergatoudis and Alex Cook) is a frantic Friday night anthem that follows the release of early tracks ‘Kick It Up’ and ‘Businessman’. Accompanied by a set of visuals, the amusing video features a plethora of high profile names such as Charlie Sheen, Rodney Trotter and Rebecca Black (albeit in flashcard form). Advertisement Watch the video for ‘Abcabcabcabcabc’ below: Punkband, who were...Recent Posts
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