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Music Venue Trust’s ‘The Writing Is On The Wall’ initiative opens new Camden Market gallery
The Music Venue Trust have opened a new gallery displaying the gig posters featured in their ‘The Writing Is On The Wall’ campaign, which aims to raise funds for music venues that have been affected by the coronavirus crisis. Read more: Campaign to save hundreds of UK venues from “closing forever” is working – but it still needs support The initiative saw the MVT team up with TCB Merchandise and live agent/promoter Neil O’Brien to sell high-quality reproduced wall posters from classic past shows. Various venues across the UK contributed tour posters for artists such as The Killers, Foals, PJ...
Terrell Hines enlists Vince Staples for new version of ‘Get Up’
As he prepares to release his debut mixtape ‘Portal One: The Mixtape’, fast-rising Georgia artist Terrell Hines has shared a new collaboration with Vince Staples. Read More: Vince Staples – ‘FM!’ review You can watch a lyric video for the pair’s new track ‘Get Up’ below, which is a remix of Hines’ 2019 track of the same name. Advertisement “It’s always good to get a vision out with other artists who want to live in a created space outside of the design we are currently in,” Hines said. “I couldn’t have gotten a better collab than Vince Staples. I’ve...
New UK planning laws will not put grassroots venues at risk of demolition, Music Venue Trust confirm
Following concerns over the British Government’s recent radical shake-up of UK planning laws, the Music Venue Trust have received confirmation that grassroots venues will not be put at risk. Read more: Primal Scream’s Simone Marie Butler on the #LetTheMusicPlay campaign: “We need you all to come together” Last Tuesday (June 30), Boris Johnson unveiled his economic recovery plan for the UK after the coronavirus crisis, and confirmed new proposals that will allow developers to demolish and rebuild vacant and redundant commercial buildings if they are rebuilt as homes. Dubbed “project speed”, the proposals will also allow a wider range of commercial buildings...
UK rapper Black The Ripper’s cause of death confirmed
UK rapper Black The Ripper’s cause of death has been confirmed by his family. The North London artist, whose real name was Dean West, died at the age of 32 earlier this year. Today (June 7) a statement was posted on West’s official social media channels from his family, who confirmed that an autopsy had now been carried out. Advertisement “Our beloved son Dean died from a sudden heart attack,” they wrote. “The family would like to thank you for the patience at this tragic time. We appreciate your support and hopefully we can start to find some closure...
Justin Timberlake says statues of Confederate leaders “must come down”
Justin Timberlake has called for statues of Confederate officials to be pulled down in the wake of renewed conversations about racial justice in the US. “When we protest racism in America, people think we are protesting America itself. Why is that the reaction? Because America was built by men who believed in and benefitted from racism. Plain and simple,” Timberlake wrote on Instagram. “If we plan to move forward, these confederate monuments must come down.” Advertisement Timberlake’s post was a reaction to an Independence Day tweet from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) which noted that a statue celebrating...
Glastonbury lights up Pyramid Stage in support of live music sector
Glastonbury‘s Pyramid Stage was among the many UK venues to be lit up red last night in support of the #LetTheMusicPlay campaign. Read More: Primal Scream’s Simone Marie Butler on the #LetTheMusicPlay campaign: “We need you all to come together” On Sunday evening (July 5), the UK government unveiled plans to inject £1.57billion into the nation’s arts, culture and heritage industries in order to help them “weather the impact of coronavirus”. Following the announcement, the Association Of Independent Festivals (AIF) told NME that they had been unable to get reassurance that festivals will be able to access this money, calling...
Paul McCartney and Pete Best lead well-wishers on Ringo Starr’s 80th birthday
The Beatles‘ original drummer Pete Best and singer Paul McCartney have led well-wishes to Ringo Starr on his 80th birthday. Best, who was replaced by Starr in 1962 before the band achieved global fame, wrote on Twitter: “Thought about it and thought why not. Happy Birthday Ringo. It’s a special one. Have a good day.” McCartney made reference to Starr’s 2018 knighthood, writing: “Happy birthday SIR RICHARD alias RINGO. Have a great day my long time buddy! – Paul.” Happy birthday SIR RICHARD alias RINGO. Have a great day my long time buddy! – Paul pic.twitter.com/qVMxQ1J3hq — Paul McCartney...
Elton John confirms rescheduled dates for UK and European farewell tour
Elton John has announced the rescheduled UK and European dates for his ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour’ – check them out below. Read More: Coronavirus: every cancelled gig, festival and tour – and how to get your ticket refund The iconic musician had been due to perform farewell shows in London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Leeds throughout November and December this year. Today (July 7), John posted a statement on his official website to confirm that the concerts have now been pushed back until 2021 due to the coronavirus crisis. Tickets purchased for the original dates will...
Harry Styles to read bedtime stories for fans on Calm app
Harry Styles has teamed up with the meditation app Calm to narrate upcoming sleep stories for fans. The meditation app teased the collaboration on Sunday with a tweet that featured a string of emojis, including a watermelon, z’s, a book, the word “soon” and a bed. They added: “This Wednesday.” In a follow-up tweet, they shared a teaser video which ended with Styles introducing himself in an appropriately low-key manner. Advertisement The stories narrated by the former One Direction star, titled “Dream with Me”, will be available on the platform from Wednesday 8 July. Wednesday. #DreamWithHarry pic.twitter.com/nOfvhLjc9B — Calm (@calm) July...Recent Posts
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