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The Haçienda announce one-dayer at London’s Tobacco Dock

Iconic club The Haçienda have announced a one-dayer at London’s Tobacco Dock for Easter 2021. READ MORE: – Peter Hook on the legacy of Florian Schneider: “We ripped off Kraftwerk as soon as we were able to” FAC51 The Haçienda became legendary in the ’80s and ’90s as an integral part of the Factory Records story, as a central point of the Madchester scene, and with the rise of acid house and rave music. Originally conceived by Rob Gretton, the club was famously mostly financed by the income of New Order and was driven by the ingenuity of Factory boss...
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Tributes paid to Simeon Coxe of electronic duo Silver Apples, who has died at 82

Simeon Coxe, founding member of the electronic duo Silver Apples, has died at the age of 82. According to the musician’s obituary on AL.com, Coxe died on Tuesday, September 8 in Fairhope, Alabama. “He was an artist and a news reporter-producer for WKRG, TV, Mobile, AL in the 1970’s, as well as other out of state TV stations in the 70’s and 80’s,” the obituary reads. “He is famously best known worldwide for his seminal work in electronic music with his band, Silver Apples.” Advertisement “He is survived by a brother, David S. Coxe (Foster); a nephew, Aaron Coxe...
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The Cure’s Robert Smith shares teaser clip for new Gorillaz collaboration

The Cure‘s Robert Smith has shared a teaser clip for his new collaboration with Gorillaz. Read more: “There are so many misconceptions about The Cure”: an exclusive interview with Robert Smith It will be the latest instalment of their ‘Song Machine’ series and follows the release of ‘PAC-MAN’, which features  ScHoolboy Q and was co-produced by Remi Kabaka Jr and Paul Edward Huston, aka Prince Paul. Smith shared a brief clip of the collaboration on Twitter last night, which sees his vocals being contrasted against a video of the cartoon band performing in space. pic.twitter.com/C2bkUUV1Nh — ROBERT SMITH (@RobertSmith) September...
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Watch Declan McKenna’s tender rendition of Dua Lipa’s ‘Hallucinate’

Declan McKenna gave a tender rendition of Dua Lipa‘s ‘Hallucinate’ for BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge last night (September 8). Read more: Declan McKenna: “There is a time for understanding – and that time is now” Playing an acoustic guitar, McKenna performed the stripped-back take on Lipa’s major disco bop accompanied by piano and electric guitar. His delivery was a combination of tender sentiments and lustful vocal bursts. Watch the performance below: Advertisement McKenna is NME‘s latest Big Read artist. In his interview, he spoke of his current success and his battles with imposter syndrome, saying, “I’ve just been...
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Music legends Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle announced for next Verzuz instalment

Music legends Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle have been announced as the next artists to square off in the next instalment of live-streamed series, Verzuz. The soul icons will be pitting their hits against one another at 1am BST on Monday September 14 (8pm EST, Sunday September 13). It’ll be available to view on Verzuz’ Instagram page or on Apple Music. With a discography that spans over a century between them, the two artists have collaborated on a selection of songs in the past, including ‘I Don’t Do Duets’ and ‘Superwoman’ alongside fellow legend Dionne Warwick. Advertisement Announcing the...
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BLACKPINK announce new Netflix documentary ‘Light Up The Sky’

Netflix has today (September 9) announced the forthcoming premiere of a new documentary on K-pop superstars BLACKPINK, Light Up The Sky. Taking to social media to make the announcement, the streaming giant described the forthcoming feature as “an all-access documentary about one of the world’s most popular groups”. Upon the film’s release on Wednesday October 14, pictures of the group’s members – Lisa, Rosé, Jisoo and Jenni – will also be made available as profile icons on Netflix. BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky — an all-access documentary about one of the world's most popular groups — premieres in your area...
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Gatherings of more than six people banned in England from next Monday

Gatherings of more than six people will be against the law in England from Monday (September 14) due to the continuing rise in coronavirus cases. According to the BBC, the new rule applies to social groups meeting anywhere indoors or outdoors – apart from schools, places of work and COVID-secure weddings, funerals and organised team sports. Those who fail to comply with the rule could face a £100 fine, which will double on each further repeat offence up to £3,200. Advertisement Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to officially announce the new restrictions at a Downing Street news conference...
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Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta launches ‘Jasta Pasta’ brand

The frontman of Connecticut metalcore band Hatebreed has a new side hustle – selling pasta. Jamey Jasta has launched ‘Jasta Pasta’, a pasta that uses flour “sourced from North Dakota where some of the highest-quality Durum Semolina wheat is grown”. Each bag will set customers back $6.99 (£5.38). Read more: Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta’s tweets about Chvrches prove male metal elitism is alive and kicking At the time of writing, ‘Perseverance Penne’ is listed on the Martyr Store alongside death metal and deathcore merch including shirts, beer mugs and more . Advertisement In an Instagram post announcing the news,...
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Suede to live-stream 2010 reunion show on YouTube later this week

Suede are set to broadcast a series of past live performances online over the coming weeks, following on from their recent Love & Poison stream. Watch: Suede take us deep inside the dark and terrifying world of new album ‘The Blue Hour’ The group shared a “newly remastered” version of the 1993 concert film via their official YouTube channel last Friday (September 4), and have announced today (September 8) that there’s more to come. “Love & Poison was such a success, we thought we’d bring you more live performances from the vault in the coming weeks,” Suede wrote on Instagram....
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This is what Slipknot would sound like as a pop punk band

A YouTuber has posted what he thinks Slipknot would sound like if they veered into pop punk territory. The musician, who hosts a channel called SugarpillCovers, wrote a lengthy description in his reimagining of the metal legends’ style and sound, which you can watch below. Advertisement “It was 2008, Slipknot had yet to begin work on their follow up to Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses). Corey turned to Clown and said, ‘Yo Joe, this metal shtick sucks. Let’s eat some pizza and think about how we can change our sound.’ Corey then added, ‘Ya know, my parents just don’t...
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