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Declan McKenna shares new banjo-filled cover of Paul McCartney’s ‘Heart Of The Country’
Declan McKenna has shared a new Paul McCartney cover – listen below. The singer, who released his second album ‘Zeros’ last month, took on a version of 1971 track ‘Heart Of The Matter’. Read more: Declan McKenna: “There is a time for understanding – and that time is now” The new cover, posted to Soundcloud, sees McKenna donning the banjo for a lo-fi version of McCartney’s track, which appeared on his ‘Ram’ album alongside his then-wife Linda McCartney. Advertisement Listen to Declan McKenna’s version of ‘Heart Of The Country’ below. Declan McKenna released new album ‘Zeros’ on September 4,...
Pearl Jam share new song ‘Get It Back’ on streaming services
Pearl Jam have shared their new song ‘Get It Back’ on streaming services – hear it below. The track was previously only available on ‘Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy Vol. 2’, a recent Bandcamp charity compilation shared to support voting rights in the US. Read more: Pearl Jam – ‘Gigaton’ review: one of the biggest rock bands in the world return to semi-brilliance Arcade Fire, David Byrne, Phoenix, Fleet Foxes, Jenny Lewis, The War on Drugs, Little Dragon and more were also among the host of artists featuring on the new compilation, which was made available on Bandcamp for only...
Watch Fiona Apple play ‘Fetch The Bolt Cutters’ songs live for the first time
Fiona Apple has given live debuts to three tracks from ‘Fetch The Bolt Cutters’ in her first live performance for three years – watch footage below. Apple played a virtual festival held by The New Yorker last night (October 10). Read more: Fiona Apple – ‘Fetch The Bolt Cutters’ review: an intoxicating and excoriating listen that will cut deep Joined by a full band, the singer played the album’s first three tracks – ‘I Want You To Love Me’, ‘Shameika’ and its title track. Advertisement Watch the three-track set below. The livestreamed event also saw Apple discuss the album...
FKA twigs has written a whole new album in lockdown
FKA twigs has written an entire new album during lockdown, the singer has revealed. Her third album will follow last year’s ‘MAGDALENE’ LP, which NME crowned the sixth best album of 2019. Read more: FKA twigs – ‘Magdalene’ review: an unstoppable force of nature rolls out her enormously ambitious vision With the album only a year old, twigs has revealed that she’s “just finishing” its follow-up now, having experienced a burst of inspiration during the coronavirus-enforced lockdown period this year. Advertisement Speaking as part of the GRAMMY Museum’s new series Programs at Home, the singer said that during lockdown...
WizKid is leading mass protests against Nigerian police brutality in London
Protests have been taking place in London today against Nigeria’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The #ENDSARS protests featured a speech from Nigerian singer WizKid. The rapper had previously called out the country’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, over his silence regarding the prevalence of SARS in Nigeria recently. The SARS unit has become notorious in Nigeria, and have carried out stop and search missions, being accused of police brutality in the process as well as extortion. The #ENDSARS hashtag has begun trending on Twitter recently, with calls from Nigerians for the unit to be disbanded intensifying. “For Nigerians youths, don’t let...
John Lydon says he’s voting for Trump because Biden is “incapable” of leading America
John Lydon has said he’s voting for Donald Trump in the upcoming US presidential election because he feels Joe Biden is “incapable” of leading America. Speaking in a new interview, the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd frontman discussed empathising with the US president because he too has been called a racist. Lydon, who previously backed Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, said he supports Trump because of the economy. Advertisement “I’d be daft as a brush not to,” he told The Observer. “He’s the only sensible choice now that Biden is up – he’s incapable of being the man at the...
Pearl Jam to celebrate 30th anniversary of first live show with streaming event
Pearl Jam have announced a special streaming event to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their first ever live performance. Read more: The story of grunge in 15 classic albums The band, who made their debut at Seattle’s Off Ramp on October 22, 1990, will be marking the occasion by streaming their April 29, 2016 concert at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center. The three-hour, 32-song Pearl Jam set opened with a performance of classic album ‘Ten’ in its entirety, with covers of Pink Floyd, Neil Young, The Who, and more featuring towards the end of the show. Advertisement This is the first...
Miguel shares stylish new music video for ‘Funeral’
Miguel has revealed details of a new instalment of his ‘Art Dealer Chic EP’ series, as well as sharing a new video for recent single ‘Funeral’. Read more: Miguel interview: From teenage preacher to California R&B star “I took a long hiatus from the business of music to reassess my objective as a creator,” the singer said in a statement. “The Art Dealer Chic EPs have always been reserved for freedom, self-curation and honest expression without the influence of music industry politics. I’m excited to introduce my fans to a very different world in my creative expression, and that...
Van Halen streams increase by over 1,300% following Eddie Van Halen’s death
Van Halen‘s music streams in the US have increased by over 1,300% since the death of the band’s guitarist Eddie Van Halen, figures have revealed. Read more: Eddie Van Halen, 1955 – 2020: a colossus who turned guitar solos into a firework display Eddie’s passing was confirmed on Tuesday (October 6) by his son, Wolfgang, who revealed that the 65-year-old had lost his long battle with throat cancer. “I can’t believe I’m having to write this, but my father, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, has lost his long and arduous battle with cancer this morning,” he said in a statement...Recent Posts
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