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Phoebe Bridgers shares stirring version of ‘Kyoto’ from upcoming ‘Copycat Killer’ EP
Phoebe Bridgers has announced a new EP featuring re-workings of tracks from her latest album ‘Punisher’ – listen to a new version of ‘Kyoto’ below. READ MORE: Phoebe Bridgers: “I definitely feel a lot less apologetic than I did before” Bridgers released her acclaimed second record, the follow-up to 2017’s ‘Stranger In The Alps’, back in June. The LA singer-songwriter is now set to release ‘Copycat Killer’ via Dead Oceans on November 20, which will present ‘Kyoto’, ‘Savior Complex’, ‘Chinese Satellite’ and the ‘Punisher’ title track as new string arrangments. Advertisement The four tracks were re-recorded alongside Grammy-winning arranger Rob...
Hans Zimmer leads tributes to Ennio Morricone on late icon’s 92nd birthday
Hans Zimmer has shared a tribute to legendary composer Ennio Morricone on what would have been his 92nd birthday. Reflecting in a new mini-documentary, which remembered Morricone and celebrated his first posthumous album ‘Morricone Segreto’, Zimmer described the composer as being “at his most imaginative, daring, yet charming”. Read more: Ennio Morricone – 1928-2020: the legendary film composer who changed music forever Celebrating Ennio Morricone: The Secrets Behind His Genius captures the reunion of the famed composer’s closest collaborators at his studio in Rome, on what would have been his 92nd birthday. Advertisement The reunion included five musicians who...
Foo Fighters to play live stream show at Los Angeles’ The Roxy this weekend
Foo Fighters have announced that they’ll make their full live return with a show from Los Angeles’ The Roxy weekend. Marking the announcement of new album ‘Medicine At Midnight’, the band will play the intimate show this Saturday (November 14) from 5pm PST (1am GMT), with fans able to purchase a $15 livestream ticket here. READ MORE: Dave Grohl tells us about Foo Fighters’ ‘Medicine at Midnight’: “This is our Saturday night party album” Ticket holders will also have access to replay the full stream for 48 hours from the start of the show. Advertisement A portion of proceeds from...
‘Modern Witches’ GFRIEND And The Magic Of Collaboration
By Tássia Assis Though witches have received a positive wash of public relations in recent years, with shows like Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and the rise of #WitchTok, the word itself — “witch” — has historically held negative connotations. It has often been used to attack women whose confidence and intellect defy the norms, from the Salem trials in the late 1600s to accusations hurled at progressive congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez today. But for K-pop girl group GFRIEND, the magical being is less vindictive and more an empowered symbol of individualism, and in her, they have found a generative subject for their latest album,...
Watch Peter Hook & The Light perform his Gorillaz collaboration ‘Aries’
Peter Hook & The Light have performed a new version of ‘Aries’, Hook’s recent collaboration with Gorillaz — you can watch their take on the song below. The original version of the track, which also features Georgia, recently featured on Gorillaz’s album ‘Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez’. Read more: The best Gorillaz collaborations, from Vince Staples to De La Soul (and Shaun Ryder, of course) Getting together remotely with his band — David Potts (vocals/guitar), Jack Bates (bass), Paul Kehoe (drums) and Martin Rebelski (keys) — for the performance, Hook has now released his take on ‘Aries’ on...
Chuck D and ‘The Matrix”s Lilly Wachowski sign NYT ad calling for Trump to leave office immediately
Public Enemy‘s Chuck D and The Matrix director Lilly Wachowski are among the names who have signed a new advert demanding that President Donald Trump and VP Mike Pence leave the White House immediately. The full page advert, which was posted in the New York Times, comes as Trump continues to refuse to concede election defeat to Joe Biden, who will become the 46th President of the United States in January. Designed by artist Shepard Fairey, the advert warns that Trump is attempting to “steal” the election as he begins a series of legal challenges in an unlikely bid...
Drake says he expects some people will “hate on” his new album ‘Certified Lover Boy’ like they did with ‘Views’
Drake has acknowledged that he expects some people will “hate on” his forthcoming new album ‘Certified Lover Boy’ like they did with his 2016 album ‘Views’. Set for release in January 2021, ‘Certified Lover Boy’ will be the follow-up to June 2018’s ‘Scorpion’. During an interaction with his fans on Instagram Live on Sunday night (November 8), Drake responded to a comment from one fan who told him that ‘Views’, which received lukewarm reviews upon its release four years ago, “be hittin’ different” in 2020. Advertisement “They hated on ‘Views’ just like they will CLB but...
Damon Albarn on Joy Division: “There’s nothing like it, no one else sounds like them”
Damon Albarn has spoken of his love for Joy Division during a guest appearance on the new Joy Division and New Order podcast Transmissions: The Definitive Story. Launched late last month, the official podcast is an eight-part series which includes interviews with members of the two bands and a number of special guests, such as Bono, Johnny Marr, Liam Gallagher and Radiohead‘s Jonny Greenwood. READ MORE: “It felt like we were changing the world”: inside New Order’s seminal ‘Power, Corruption & Lies’ Albarn is another one of the guests who features on the Transmissions podcast, during which he spoke about his enduring...
Watch mxmtoon, Stephanie Poetri, Day6’s Jae play ‘Among Us’
American musician mxmtoon recently steamed herself playing viral sensation Among Us with a couple of her musician friends. READ MORE: mxmtoon: alt-pop star examines the light and dark of modern living on duelling EPs On November 10, the singer hosted a three-hour-long livestream of her playing the popular multiplayer survival game with Indonesian pop star Stephanie Poetri, K-pop idol Jae Park from the band Day6 and singer-songwriter Keshi, all of whom also simultaneously streamed the game on their individual channels. During Poetri’s stream, she noted that the Among Us session was her fifth time livestreaming on Twitch, after first...Recent Posts
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