System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian has responded to a viral video of Nigerian wedding guests rocking out to the band’s 2001 hit ‘Toxicity’. The short clip features revellers headbanging and singing along to the track, which soon caught the attention of both Tankian – who described the footage as “simply awesome” – and Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello. “Today I learned that Nigerian weddings and me cleaning my house have the same soundtrack and energy,” one Twitter user joked. Watch the energetic video below. There’s hope!! https://t.co/UI82QPzUjr — Tom Morello (@tmorello) June 20, 2020 Advertisement Today I...
Hamilton Leithauser has performed a special new edition of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series. Held today (June 21) to mark Father’s Day, the gig sees the former frontman of The Walkmen playing outside a barn at his home, with help from his children on backing vocals. The five-song performance saw Leithauser share songs from his most recent solo album ‘The Loves Of Your Life’, which came out back in April. Advertisement Watch the full gig below. NPR have been hosting a series of ‘At Home’ versions of the lauded Tiny Desk Concert during lockdown. Most recently, Haim performed a...
Shame have launched a new YouTube series called Shamestation – watch them interview Spice Girls‘ Mel B for the latest segment below. The new series comes in support of the ongoing Love Record Stores campaign. Read more: Here’s a map of all the UK record stores doing home delivery during lockdown During the chat, the band discuss rider requests and best live shows ever with the Spice Girl. It follows previous editions of Shamestation with The Chats and Black Midi frontman Geordie Greep. Advertisement Watch the latest episode below. Love Record Stores Day took place yesterday (June 20) in place...
K-Pop fans online seemingly registered hundreds of thousands of fake tickets for a Donald Trump rally in Oklahoma this weekend. Trump held a gathering in Tulsa yesterday (June 20), reporting before the event that a million people had registered for tickets. The event was poorly attended, though, and as the New York Times report, the discrepancy of ticket requests to attendees likely came from an undercover campaign by K-Pop fans to sabotage the event. kpop stans really ruined trumps rally… i LOVE this song pic.twitter.com/sZXYUO5EtM — lily⁷ (@lilynotlilly) June 21, 2020 Advertisement The report says that K-pop fans and TikTok...
Tom Petty‘s estate has issued a cease and desist order to Donald Trump‘s election campaign after Petty’s 1989 song ‘I Won’t Back Down’ was used without permission at a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 20. A statement posted to social media by Petty’s family after the rally said, “Trump was in no way authorized to use this song to further a campaign that leaves too many Americans and common sense behind. “Tom Petty would never want a song of his used for a campaign of hate. He liked to bring people together.” Read the full statement below. pic.twitter.com/mxToRoHWNn...
Kurt Cobain‘s legendary ‘MTV Unplugged’ guitar has broken the record for most expensive guitar ever sold, selling for US$6million at auction, a rough equivalent of £4.85million. The 1959 Martin D-18E used in Nirvana‘s iconic ‘MTV Unplugged’ performance in 1993 was originally expected to sell for somewhere between $1 and 2 million as part of the ‘Music Icons’ sale at Julien’s Auctions on June 19 and 20. Bidding had reached $1 million before the auction’s official opening. The winning bid of $6,010,000 (from a total of just seven bids) was made by Peter Freedman, founder of RØDE Microphones. The previous...
Thurston Moore has announced he’ll release a new solo album titled ‘By the Fire’ on September 25 via his own Daydream Library Series label. To coincide, Moore has shared the first song from the record, ‘HASHISH’. According to a press release, the song is “an ode to the narcotic of love in our shared responsibility to each other during isolation”. The new single is accompanied by a music video made up of footage from a European Thurston Moore Group tour, along with clips from home during COVID lockdown. Advertisement Watch it below: The single is set to be released...
Greater Manchester Police are attempting to prevent more illegal raves from taking place tonight (June 20) following incidences last weekend. Read More: NME Investigates: the rise of illegal raves 6,000 people attended two illegal raves in the area last Saturday (June 13) , during which a man died of a suspected overdose, a woman was raped, and three people were stabbed. One of the stabbings left an 18-year-old man with life-threatening injuries. Greater Manchester Police’s Assistant Chief Constable Chris Sykes subsequently explained why the raves weren’t stopped, saying: “It’s not about what we allow, it’s about how we respond to...
Cult US band Secret Machines have posted cryptic images on Twitter and Facebook, sparking hopes that the group are teasing some sort of return. Formed by Josh Garza and brothers Brandon and Benjamin Curtis in Dallas, Texas in 2000, the group are are on record as one of David Bowie’s favourite bands. Secret Machines released three critically-acclaimed albums before going on hiatus in 2010, ‘Now Here Is Nowhere’, ‘Ten Silver Drops’ and a self-titled record. Advertisement Benjamin Curtis left the band in 2007 to work with School Of Seven Bells. He tragically died in 2013 after a battle with T-cell Lymphoblastic...
The German government has announced that the country’s coronavirus-enforced ban on large events will be extended until November. Read More: UK festivals talk social distancing, cancellations and what the future may hold The restriction was currently due to expire on August 31, but following a meeting with the Premiers of the country’s 16 states earlier this week Chancellor Angela Merkel has extended the ban – which applies to events such as festivals and fairs – until October 31. The extension does allow for some exceptions, however, for events that are able to track infections and comply with hygiene rules....