Jimmy Eat World and Thrice have been confirmed to appear as headliners at next year’s 2000 Trees festival. Read More: Jimmy Eat World tell us about conquering doubt for new album ‘Surviving’ Both acts were set to appear at the 2020 event along with AFI before it was postponed in April due to the coronavirus pandemic. “We’ve tried for as long as possible to stay optimistic and keep the dream alive, but unfortunately we’ve been forced to take the incredibly tough decision to postpone 2000trees until July 8-11, 2021,” a statement from organisers read at the time. “After 13 years,...
Faroe Island punks Joe & The Shitboys have announced details of their debut album – ‘The Reson For Hardcore Vibes’ will come out next month. In addition to the album announcement, the band have shared a new video for the album’s lead single, ‘If You Believe In Eating Meat Start With Your Dog’, and shared rescheduled UK and EU tour dates. Read more: Iceland Airwaves 2019: Joe and Shitboys are the fearless, funny punks from the Faroe Islands The band’s debut album will come out on October 23. Watch the video for ‘If You Believe In Eating Meat Start...
Declan McKenna is already working on his third album, his manager has revealed. Read more: Declan McKenna: “There is a time for understanding – and that time is now” The singer released second album ‘Zeros’ earlier this month, narrowly missing out on the UK chart top spot to The Rolling Stones. “He’s already sent me five demos,” manager Tara Richardson told Music Week in a new interview. “He’s got a studio in his house and if Declan’s got spare time, he writes songs, he doesn’t veg out or go out. Advertisement “Obviously lockdown has been helping with the enforced...
Skepta has shared a video for his new single ‘No Stress’, featuring Essie Gang members L3 and Michael Phantom. The bass-heavy track, produced by the rapper, follows his recent video collaboration with JME – ‘Nang’. You can watch the video below. Read more: Skepta – ‘Ignorance Is Bliss’ review Skepta also recently appeared on ‘Hospital’, a track from JME’s second album, ‘Blam!’ and the Gorillaz track ‘How Far?’. Advertisement He is currently producing Octavian’s forthcoming debut album which is set to drop later this year. Recent single ‘Famous’ dropped last month. Meanwhile, a three day online music event will...
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has pledged a £450,000 emergency fund to help London grassroots venues “devastated” by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. READ MORE: Music venues warn: “There’s no guarantee we’ll all see funding or re-open” Khan has said the cash injection will help up to 141 venues across the capital. He wrote on Twitter: “London’s world-leading music venues have been devastated by the impact of COVID-19. That’s why I’m giving £450,000 to support 141 grassroots venues across our city, tailored to their unique needs, such as rent disputes, local council discussions, or direct financial aid.” London’s...
Haim have added an outdoor show in Leeds to their forthcoming UK arena tour in 2021. Read more: Haim – ‘Women In Music Pt. III’ review: experimental and emotionally charged album is their best yet The trio had already announced they will be hitting the road for ‘The One More Haim Tour’, taking in dates in Manchester, Nottingham, Glasgow, Cardiff and London’s O2 Arena next June. Now, they will also play Leeds Millennium Square on the final date of their jaunt on June 24. Tickets go on general sale from 9am on Friday (September 25) here. Advertisement The band...
Last month, ahead of their staggering set of wins at the 2020 VMAs, BTS broke down their latest smash, “Dynamite,” to MTV News. “It’s a really fun disco-pop track about doing what we can do, even when things don’t work out as planned,” RM said. But even as 2020 has been the year of things not quite working out they way we planned them, BTS has continued to thrive. “Dynamite” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The group picked up four VMAs, including one for Best Pop. And now, even if they can’t rock stadiums with their...
Cardi B has opened up about why she has decided to divorce Offset after almost three years of marriage. It was reported last week that the rapper had filed for divorce in court documents in Georgia. The two married in secret on September 20, 2017, which was followed by an onstage ‘proposal’ a month later, making the news public. Advertisement Their relationship has been plagued by rumours of Offset’s cheating, and they announced a split in December 2018 before they reportedly got back together the following year. Cardi B talks about divorce with Offset: "Nothing crazy out of this...
Liverpool Sound City have announced the first batch of names for their 2021 festival. Read more: “Rejjie Snow is dead” – the Irish hip-hop prodigy on his plans for total reinvention Rejjie Snow, The Murder Capital, Working Men’s Club, The Snuts, The Mysterines, The Lathums, Abbie Ozard, Red Rum Club, Jamie Webster, Thomas Headon, Lanterns On The Lake, Louis Berry and more have been confirmed for the event from April 30 to May 2. Originally due to take place from May 1-3, 2020, organisers announced back in March that the city festival would initially be postponed to September due...
The Cribs have debuted new track ‘I Don’t Know Who I Am’, which sees the Wakefield trio joining forces with Sonic Youth‘s Lee Ranaldo. The latest track to emerge from their forthcoming eighth album ‘Night Network’, was recorded at Dave Grohl’s 606 Studios in Los Angeles before Ranaldo layered his guitar over the top at his own studios in Hoboken, New York. Describing the melancholic new track, they said: “‘I Don’t Know Who I Am’ (although ultimately quite different) came together in much the same way as Be Safe did back in 2006 – we had a recording of...
