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John Cooper Clarke announces ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ UK tour for spring 2021
John Cooper Clarke is set to head out on a UK tour new spring – see the dates below. The tour, billed ‘I Wanna Be Yours’, shares the name of the poet’s new autobiography, which is set to come out next week (October 15). The tour dates begin in mid-May at the De Montfort Hall in Leicester, include a date in London at the Hammersmith Apollo, and finish in May in Manchester. Advertisement Tickets for the shows go on general sale next Friday (October 16) at 10am BST. A bit of news from John… grab your tickets from Friday...
Juice WRLD’s mother pens emotional letter for World Mental Health Day: “There is help. There is a way out”
Juice WRLD‘s mother has penned a new open letter to mark World Mental Health Day today (October 10). The Chicago-born rapper died in December 2019 from an accidental overdose at the age of 21. Read more: Juice WRLD, 1998-2019 – the NME obituary “Jarad and I were always close,” Carmela Wallace wrote. “We liked to play pinball together. We had long conversations about his future and about the world in general. But like any mother and son, we had our issues. Jarad came from a family where academics were the highest priority, so I wanted him to focus on school,...
Jack White to perform on ‘SNL’ with guitar Eddie Van Halen designed for him
Jack White is the musical guest on Saturday Night Live tonight (October 10), and will use a guitar designed for him by the late Eddie Van Halen for his performance. The White Stripes frontman was announced as the last-minute musical guest for this week’s show yesterday, replacing country artist Morgan Wallen, who was removed from the line-up earlier this week after video emerged of him not wearing a mask while attending a crowded house party. Read more: Eddie Van Halen, 1955 – 2020: a colossus who turned guitar solos into a firework display White has now announced that he is...
Alice Cooper will read you scary stories this Halloween for new Airbnb experience
Alice Cooper has partnered with Airbnb for a new event where he will read scary stories to fans ahead of this year’s Halloween. ‘Spooky Story Time with Alice Cooper’ will take place on October 21 at 4pm PT (12am BST). Read more: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Alice Cooper Speaking of the new event, Cooper says he will “take my penchant for terror to the scariest place I know – the internet”. Advertisement Inviting fans to “join me for a kid-friendly spooky story hour,” Cooper added that 100% of proceeds from the event, which costs around £80...
Killer Mike has launched his own digital banking platform for Black and latinx people
Killer Mike has launched his own digital banking platform for Black and latinx people. Greenwood is the creation of the Run The Jewels rapper alongside former mayor of Atlanta, Andrew J. Young, and Bounce TV network boss Ryan Glover. READ MORE: Run The Jewels: “The world’s gonna reset and then we’re gonna burn that motherfucker down” “Today, a dollar circulates for 20 days in the white community but only six hours in the Black community,” Mike said of the new venture in a press release. “Moreover, a Black person is twice as likely as a white person to be denied...
BABYMETAL announce new best of album to celebrate 10 years as a band
BABYMETAL have announced a new best of album to celebrate a decade as a band – get all the details on ’10 BABYMETAL Years’ below. The new album, out at the end of the year, will come in 10 different editions. READ MORE: BABYMETAL interview: “‘Metal Galaxy’ is the first step to the future of metal…” The greatest hits album is out on December 23. All 10 versions will include a standard edition of the album, alongside a special additional disc. Advertisement The additional discs include a blu-ray disc of the band’s music videos, a version comprised of album artwork,...
Madonna shares support for “intelligent, compassionate” Kamala Harris
Madonna has shared her support for “intelligent, compassionate” Vice President nominee Kamala Harris. Harris is running alongside Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden in the upcoming US Election, which takes place on November 3. Read more: The Big Read – Madonna: “People pick on me. That’s just the way it is” “Kamala For President,” her message began, which was shared alongside a compilation of Harris criticising Donald Trump’s running mate Mike Pence for repeatedly interrupting her in the Vice Presidential debate on Wednesday (October 7). “If Kamala were a man no one would make comments about her facial expressions. Do...
Willie Nelson and sons pay tribute to John Lennon with ‘Watching The Wheels’ cover
Willie Nelson and sons Lukas and Micah have paid tribute to John Lennon on his birthday with a cover of ‘Watching The Wheels’ – you can watch it below. Read more: The Beatles’ split 50 years on: the best songs from the solo careers Yesterday (October 9) marked what would have been the Beatles legend’s 80th birthday and among the celebrations were numerous tributes by fans and fellow artists. The Nelson family, joined by Promise of the Real’s Anthony LoGerfo, Corey McCormick, Logan Metz, and Tato Melgar, performed the ‘Double Fantasy’ track, which was released as a single in 1981 after...
Tiña’s Joshua Loftin on the importance of ‘Positive Mental Health Music’
As the first band to have a full-length release on London’s hottest label Speedy Wunderground (the Dan Carey-run imprint known for bringing you singles from the likes of Squid, Black Midi, Black Country, New Road), Tiña could be about to make history with their debut album ‘Positive Mental Health Music’. Despite this landmark moment and its loaded title, frontman Joshua Loftin is keen to downplay the potentially profound nature of the LP. “I wouldn’t call it a concept record,” he tells NME. “We didn’t even come up with the title. A friend came to a show at the Five...Recent Posts
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