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Music industry issues official advice on how festivals can go ahead next summer
A wide selection of music industry bodies have joined forces to issue official advice on how festivals can take place next year, after COVID-19 forced their widespread cancellation this summer. The new planning framework is led by the Association of Festival Organisers (AFO), the Events Industry Forum (EIF) and Attitude Is Everything, alongside additional guidance from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) and Public Health England (PHE). Covering eight key themes, the document includes the suggestion that festival-goers could be forced to wear face-masks in a bid to curb the spread of the disease. Advertisement Under...
London’s Lexington “still in serious peril” after receiving only 40% of the funding they applied for
London venue The Lexington say they are “still in serious peril” following yesterday’s Cultural Recovery Fund announcement (October 12) after they were only awarded 40% of the funding they applied for. Over 1300 music venues, theatres, museums and cultural organisations in England will receive funding from the £257 million grant, which is part of the UK government’s £1.57 billion bailout fund to help the country’s various cultural industries during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more: UK live music industry say workers are being “ignored” by Rishi Sunak’s new job support scheme The Lexington were among the beneficiaries of the Cultural...
Street artist turns New York City subway station into ‘Van Halen Avenue’ in tribute to Eddie Van Halen
A street artist has paid tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen by briefly turning the Van Siclen Avenue subway station in Brooklyn, New York into ‘Van Halen Avenue’. The late guitarist passed away last week at the age of 65 following a battle with cancer. Read more: Eddie Van Halen, 1955 – 2020: a colossus who turned guitar solos into a firework display Street artist Adrian Wilson paid a unique tribute to Van Halen over the weekend by creating a stickered station sign in the style of the New York subway system and placing it on a wall...
BTS face widespread backlash in China after Korean War comments
BTS have faced a widespread backlash in China following a comment they made regarding the Korean War. In a recent speech, band leader RM spoke of South Korea’s shared “history of pain” with the US that stems from the conflict. The war lasted from 1950-53 and saw the UN, with large support from the US, backing South Korea in their fight against the North – who were backed by China and the USSR. Advertisement Accepting an award which recognised the relationship between the two countries, RM said: “We will always remember the history of pain that our two nations...
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘WAP’ reportedly won’t be a contender at next year’s Grammys
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion‘s collaborative single ‘WAP’ reportedly won’t be in contention at next year’s Grammy Awards. Released back in August, ‘WAP’ clocked up the biggest-ever first-week streaming figures for a single track in the US and went to number one in both the US and UK. Read more: The good, the bad and the Biffy: the five most, erm, interesting ‘WAP’ covers It now appears that ‘WAP’ will not be put forward for consideration at next year’s Grammys. Pitchfork reports that the song will instead be submitted this time next year for the 2022 Grammys ceremony...
Watch classic footage of Green Day performing in 1996 on the ‘Insomniac’ tour
Green Day have shared archive footage from their 1996 European tour to celebrate 25 years since the release of their album ‘Insomniac’. The record, which was their fourth studio album and featured such songs as ‘Brain Stew’, ‘Jaded’ and ‘Walking Contradiction’, reached the milestone on Saturday (October 10). Dipping into the archives over the weekend to celebrate ‘Insomniac’ turning 25, Green Day shared nearly 21 minutes of classic footage from a show they played in support of the album in Prague back in 1996. Advertisement “It’s the ‘Insomniac’ 25th Anniversary!!” the band wrote in the video’s accompanying caption. “So...
Tupac’s family criticise Trump campaign for using rapper’s name in jibe at Kamala Harris
The family of the late Tupac Shakur have criticised Donald Trump‘s re-election campaign after it used the late rapper’s name in a jibe at Democratic vice presidential hopeful Kamala Harris. Before last week’s vice presidential debate between Harris and Vice President Mike Pence, a ticket to the event with Tupac’s name on it was made available in a thinly veiled swipe at Harris after she mistakenly claimed that Tupac was “the best rapper alive”. Read more: Watch Tupac slam Donald Trump in rare 1992 interview “I can confirm that we have left a ticket for Tupac Shakur, who as...
Omar Apollo releases new track ‘Want U Around’ featuring Ruel
Omar Apollo has shared a new track, ‘Want U Around’, featuring Australian pop singer Ruel. ‘Want U Around’ is the fourth track lifted from his forthcoming project, ‘Apolonio’, set for release this Friday (October 16). Listen to ‘Want U Around (feat. Ruel)’ below: Advertisement In a statement, Apollo said the new track “is about missing someone who doesn’t feel the same way”. “After you try everything and it’s still not enough, you know you should give up on that person – but something holds you back from giving up on the idea of being together one day,” he said....
Watch Angel Olsen perform new 11-minute track, ‘Time Bandits’
Angel Olsen has premiered a new track, ‘Time Bandits’, on her social media. The previously-unheard song comes a month and a half after the arrival of her LP ‘Whole New Mess’. Watch Olsen perform ‘Time Bandits’ below: View this post on Instagram I wrote this after I came home from St. Louis a few weeks ago…against better judgement I’ve decided to put new songs up, it’s a business but it’s my business. The feeling takes over at first it’s surprising But then I surrender no longer in hiding I’m having a hard time not falling in love with The...Recent Posts
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