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Rejjie Snow and The Murder Capital lead Liverpool Sound City’s line-up for 2021
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 join forces with Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo’ on new track ‘I Don’t Know Who I Am’
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...
Billie Eilish launches new toy collection inspired by her music videos
Billie Eilish has launched a collection of toy figures inspired by the videos for hit singles ‘Bad Guy’ and ‘All The Good Girls Go To Hell’. READ MORE: Every single Billie Eilish song ranked in order of greatness Made in partnership with Playmates Toys and Bravado, the line launches on October 15 on Eilish’s official website. The ‘Bad Guy’ doll stands 10.5 inches tall and features a life-like sculpture of the singer in her yellow sweatsuit and comes in a box that transforms into a backdrop inspired by the music video. Advertisement The ‘All The Good Girls Go To Hell’...
AC/DC “confirm comeback” in new photos posted online
AC/DC have seemingly confirmed their return with singer Brian Johnson and drummer Phil Rudd in a series of photos which were posted online. According to a Brazilian AC/DC fansite, photos showing the band’s returning line-up were briefly posted on the AC/DC website last week before quickly being removed. They appear to have been taken during a video shoot and show drummer Phil Rudd playing with guitarist Stevie Young for the first time – with the fan site claiming that the footage was shot in the Netherlands earlier this year. Advertisement But the most interesting detail for fans is the return of...
Tyler, The Creator confirms he didn’t appear in Tupac video as a child
Tyler, The Creator has denied that he appeared in a video featuring the late Tupac Shakur when he was a toddler. It comes after a recently resurfaced 1994 episode of BET’s Rap City showed Tupac playfully confronting a toddler on the street alongside seminal director John Singleton In the video, Tupac is seen taking a stroll in Los Angeles alongside Singleton when he spots the child staring at him and proceeds to jokingly confront the youngster. Advertisement “What you gon’ do, man?” Tupac asks. “You just be walking and somebody just be looking at you, mean-mugging, you know what I’m...
Slowdive drop hints that album number five is on the way
Shoegaze greats Slowdive have recently been dropping hints that album number five is on the way. The outfit have been sharing photos from in the studio, both on their official Instagram and that of vocalist Rachel Goswell, captioning them with the hashtag “#slowdivelp5”. The first photo originally appeared on Goswell’s socials five days ago, featuring the band’s drumkit. It was followed by an image of Nick Chaplin on his bass, and most recently, Neil Halstead playing guitar. Read more: The 10 best shoegaze albums ever Advertisement Check out the photos below. View this post on Instagram ??? #slowdivelp5 A...
Taylor Swift’s live performance of ‘Betty’ at Academy of Country Music Awards hits streaming services
Taylor Swift‘s live performance of ‘Folklore’ cut ‘Betty’ at the Academy of Country Music Awards has hit streaming services as part of her latest ‘chapter’ playlist for the album. The performance took place last week on September 17, and it now serves as the opening track on Swift’s ‘folklore: the yeah I showed up at your party chapter’ which was published today (September 21). Listen to the full playlist below: Advertisement She performed the song on the stage of Nashville’s legendary Grand Ole Opry with an acoustic guitar and harmonica. It marked her first appearance at the ceremony in seven...
BTS announced as next guests on NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk Concert’
BTS have been announced as the next guests to play a selection of songs as part of NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk Concert’ series. NPR announced the performance with a tweet tagging BTS that simply said “It’s happening”. The performance will premiere later today (September 21) at 2pm BST on NPR Music’s YouTube. Advertisement It’s been a busy year for the K-pop superstars, who recently released their hugely successful English-language single ‘Dynamite‘. The song made the band the first-ever international and Korean group to debut at Number One on the Billboard Hot 100, and the video now holds the record for...
Pamela Hutchinson, member of The Emotions, has died
Pamela Hutchinson, a member of influential R&B group The Emotions, has passed away at the age of 61. The band confirmed the news on Facebook overnight (September 20), revealing that Hutchinson had passed away on Friday September 18. “In loving memory, we are saddened to announce the passing of our sister, Pamela Rose Hutchinson, on Friday, September 18, 2020,” the band wrote. Advertisement “Pam succumbed to health challenges that she’d been battling for several years. Now our beautiful sister will sing amongst the angels in heaven in perfect peace.” OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: In loving memory, we are saddened to announce...Recent Posts
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