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Secret Machines are teasing something with cryptic social media images
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...
Germany extends ban on large events until November
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....
Only 36 per cent of British gig-goers feel it’s safe to return to live concerts
A survey by the Music Venue Trust has revealed that the majority of music fans do not currently feel confident to return to live gigs. Read more: Live after lockdown — venues on the idea of gigs with social distancing The survey was launched last week as a continuation of the organisation’s ‘Save Our Venues’ campaign, which has been running since April, and saw 28,640 respondents. The results show that while 89 per cent of respondents said they were eager to return to gigs, only 36 per cent of them think it would currently be safe to attend a show....
Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson are releasing a new song together
Snoop Dogg has confirmed that he and country icon Willie Nelson are set to release a new song together. Read more: The 20 best songs about smoking weed The pair have collaborated previously in 2009 on ‘My Medicine’ and the latest, which Snoop confirmed in an interview with Ebro Darden on Beats 1, is coming in “a couple of weeks.” “That’s my big brother, Willie Nelson. The reason we’re gonna make this record is because black and white matters right now. The love we have for each other,” Snoop said. Advertisement You can see the full interview here. Recently (June...
Alexandra Burke says she was told to “bleach” her skin to be more successful
Alexandra Burke has shared a stark new message about her experiences in the music industry. Taking to Instagram, Burke spoke of how she was told she was “gonna have to work ten times harder than a white artist because of the colour of your skin.” Stating that she “experienced micro-aggression so many times,” Burke said: “This isn’t a video to bash anyone, this isn’t a negative video, this isn’t that kind of thing at all. Advertisement “This is simply me speaking about what I’ve been through in the past 11 years and finally feeling like… no I’m nervous about...
Tom Meighan opens up about Kasabian’s next album in new interview: “We need a seventh baby”
Tom Meighan has opened up about Kasabian‘s next album in a new interview. Read More: Kasabian tell us about their huge homecoming show and next album: “The aim is to transcend” Speaking to Sky News, the Leicester band’s frontman said the group are hoping to make a new record as soon as they’re able to post-lockdown and that Serge Pizzorno was already writing songs for their next album. “We need a seventh baby,” Meighan told Sky News. “We’re going to try and make a new record as soon as we can but we can’t really do anything while we’re...
Queen and Adam Lambert to stream special highlight reel show this weekend
Queen and Adam Lambert are set to stream a special live show on YouTube this weekend. Tomorrow (June 21) would’ve marked the end of the band’s huge ‘Rhapsody’ UK arena tour with a show at The O2 in London. To mark the occasion, the band are hosting a “tour watch party” on YouTube at 8pm BST (12pm PDT, 3pm EDT), a compiled show featuring highlights from previous tours. Advertisement Once aired tomorrow, the show will remain on YouTube for 24 hours. It will stream tomorrow at the link below. The description of the video reads: “Queen + Adam Lambert...
Concerts could reopen with fans walking through “disinfectant mists” according to venue bosses
Bosses at some of the UK’s biggest music venues are asking the government to consider a range of new measures to ensure gig-goers can safely attend gigs this autumn. Read more: Why your local venue needs you, but not as much as you need it Craig Hassall, Chief Executive at the Royal Albert Hall, spoke to Mirror Online about a range of strategies that could be implemented to ensure fans can attend concerts safely, saying lessons could be learned from South Korea, where venues were able to continue to operate during the pandemic. Hassall told Mirror Online: “We’ve asked the government to look at...
Toro y Moi to release instrumental version of debut album ‘Causers of This’
Toro y Moi has announced he is set to release an instrumental version of his debut album. The new re-work of 2010’s ‘Causers Of This’ will come out on June 27. In addition to the new release, Chaz Bear has also shared a new cover of 1967 Latin soul track ‘Ordinary Guy’ by Joe Bataan, featuring The Mattson 2. Ordinary Guy (feat. @themattson2) – out now! 100% of @Bandcamp sales for this track today will go to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) – we will be donating all our proceeds as well.https://t.co/beeYsfB8mT pic.twitter.com/DY2ulQAReN — Chaz B. (@ToroyMoi) June...Recent Posts
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