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Music venues can stay open past the 10pm curfew as long as the show has already started
Music venues in England are able to stay open after the new 10pm curfew imposed by the government as part of the latest coronavirus restrictions, provided that the performance has already started. READ MORE: Music venues warn: “There’s no guarantee we’ll all see funding or re-open” As part of new rules that could last up to six months, yesterday (September 22) it was announced that pubs and restaurants in the UK would have to be closed by 10pm in a bid to stem the spread of COVID-19. While it was confirmed that theatres and cinemas would be exempt from these...
Anna Meredith on her Hyundai Mercury Prize nomination: “It’s taken me a while to have the balls to write like this”
Before the winner of this year’s Hyundai Mercury Prize is announced, acclaimed Scottish composer Anna Meredith spoke to NME about what went into her nominated album ‘Fibs’. Watch our video interview above. READ MORE: NME writers make their case for this year’s Mercury Prize nominees Famed for work as the former composer-in-residence with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra as well as producing soundtrack music for titles such as the movie Eighth Grade and Netflix’s Living With Yourself, Meredith had a mainstream breakthrough this year when her bold and experimental third album ‘Fibs’ was nominated for a Mercury against the likes...
Hudson Mohawke’s ‘Chimes’ soundtracks new Joe Biden campaign video
Hudson Mohawke‘s track ‘Chimes’ has been used as the soundtrack to a new Joe Biden campaign video – you can watch it below. Read More: The best anti-Trump anthems Lifted from the Scottish producer’s 2014 EP of the same name, the song plays over footage of the Democratic presidential frontrunner as a number of his high-profile supporters urge viewers to vote. The clip was posted to Biden’s official Twitter profile yesterday (September 22) to mark National Voter Registration Day, and was subsequently brought to the attention of HudMo by some of his followers. Advertisement “The last four years come...
Watch Michael Sheen star in new Kelly Lee Owens video ‘Corner Of My Sky’
Kelly Lee Owens has shared a video for her new John Cale collaboration, ‘Corner Of My Sky’ – you can watch it below. Read more: Kelly Lee Owens: “I want my music to give people the strength to not feel afraid of being alone” Taken from the producer/musician’s stellar new album, ‘Inner Song’, the track’s video sees a mundane toaster, armed with mystical capabilities, brought to life. Directed by frequent collaborator Kasper Häggström and shot in the Brecon Beacons mountain range of South Wales, it stars fellow Welsh talent, Michael Sheen, who has been a fan of Owens’ for a...
Tim Burgess announces new EP ‘Ascent Of The Ascended’, shares first single
Tim Burgess has announced that he’s releasing a new EP called ‘Ascent Of The Ascended’ – you can listen to the first single below. Read more: Tim Burgess on listening parties with Oasis’ Bonehead and Blur’s Dave Rowntree: “They’re a distraction” Set to arrive November 27, The Charlatans frontman’s new EP follows his recent album ‘I Love The New Sky’, which NME called “an autobiographical beaut that skips along to gorgeous melodies” in a four-star review. The 6-track EP, which was part recorded in New York City and features a new version of The Charlatans classic ‘The Only One I...
KSI announces 2021 UK tour: “The shows are gonna be insane”
KSI has announced a UK tour for 2021 – and has promised that “the shows are gonna be insane”. You can see the full schedule below. Read More: KSI: “A YouTuber doing music leaves a sour taste in people’s mouths. They despise it” The London rapper – who’s also known as a YouTuber, boxer, actor and author – released his debut album ‘Dissimulation’ back in May, and has today (September 23) confirmed a run of headline shows in support of the project. Kicking off in Birmingham on May 13, the tour will also include shows at London’s O2 Kentish...
iDKHOW debut ‘Razzmatazz’ video and tell us about their debut album: “A lot of artists treat art like a product”
When iDKHOW’s 80’s emo pop banger ‘Razzmatazz’ was released last week, it was meant to come with a music video. As with everything in 2020 though, plans change and quickly. Now, one week later, you can see the video below exclusively on NME below. While the visuals for previous single “Leave Me Alone’ were heavy on the P.P.E, the title track to their debut album is accompanied by a video that takes influence from old school films made with shoddy green screen technology. Sure, it leans into the fictional world that surrounds iDKHOW (“A band from 30 plus years...
Spotify UK to launch music and news podcasts in personalised playlist
Spotify UK has announced that it’s launching its first playlist featuring music and news all in one location. Read more: Spotify – we see your crazy music genres and we raise you Flixpop, Trumpstep and Trollwave Spotify’s Your Daily Drive, which launched in the US in 2019, provides curated playlists that combine updates from reputable news sources. The short-form podcasts draw from news sources including The Times, TalkSport, The Economist, Evening Standard, and more. Advertisement “At Spotify we believe in providing access to personalised content that our users love,” said Tom Connaughton, Spotify UK’s Managing Director (via Music Week). “That’s why...
Tom DeLonge responds to ‘Great British Bake Off’ cake shaped like his face
The Great British Bake Off returned last night, and it featured the unlikeliest of sights – Tom DeLonge immortalised as a cake. Read more: Tom DeLonge: the hardest working UFOlogist in pop-punk on his new album, films, shows, comics, books and cache of declassified UFO videos On the first episode of Season 11, contestants were asked to kick off the showstopper challenge by creating a cake in the form of a 3D bust of their hero. Step forward, Dave from Hampshire, who decided to create his ‘Three Flavours of DeLonge’ cake – which consisted of a strawberry and mint...Recent Posts
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