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Ozzy Osbourne says Donald Trump is “acting like a fool” with coronavirus response
Ozzy Osbourne has criticised Donald Trump‘s response to the coronavirus crisis, saying the US President is “acting like a fool”. Speaking in a new interview with Rolling Stone, Osbourne questions why Trump ran for President in 2016, before criticising his response to the ongoing pandemic. “If I was running for president, I would try and find out a little bit about politics,” he said. “Because the fucking guy you’ve got in there now doesn’t know that much about it, I don’t think. Advertisement “It’s not like anyone could be a fucking heart surgeon and just go in with a...
Watch Bruce Springsteen, Josh Homme and more take part in Joe Strummer tribute livestream
Bruce Springsteen, Josh Homme, Albert Hammond Jr, Tom Morello and more all participated in a special livestream in tribute to Joe Strummer last night – watch the entire thing below. The livestream was organised to benefit the #SaveOurStages campaign, which is aiming to raise money for independent venues across the USA affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Read More: Musicians and bands on why they love The Clash Dubbed ‘A Song For Joe’, the two-hour event aired on YouTube on Friday (August 21) to mark what would have been the late Clash frontman’s 68th birthday. Advertisement Joining the aforementioned artists onscreen...
Disclosure on new album ‘Energy’: “We didn’t make it intentionally for a pandemic, but it does work well”
Disclosure have opened up about releasing their new album ‘Energy’ during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Read More: Disclosure – ‘Settle’ Review In a new interview with The Guardian, the dance duo – comprising brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence – said after multiple delays to the album release, they decided to still share the album this summer because of its “positive messages.” Guy Lawrence said: “It does feel strange to make an album of club music when all the clubs are closed. Advertisement “…But after a few months of delaying we realised this was a perfect time to release an album...
Watch The Killers bring ‘Blowback’ to US television with ‘Colbert’ performance
The Killers brought their new album to US television this week – watch them play ‘Blowback’ on Colbert below. The track appears on the now-trio’s new album ‘Imploding The Mirage’, which came out yesterday (August 21). Read more: The Killers: “Music made it possible for me to dream” ‘Imploding The Mirage’ was delayed from its planned April release date due to the coronavirus pandemic, but has finally arrived. Advertisement Watch Brandon Flowers and co play ‘Blowback’ below. In a five-star review of ‘Imploding The Mirage’, NME wrote: “In continuing ‘Wonderful Wonderful’’s atmospheric experimentation with canyon rock enormity, The Killers...
Listen to Sia’s new song ‘Riding On My Bike’ from Save The Children compilation
Sia has shared a brand new song – listen to ‘Riding On My Bike’ below. The new track appears as part of ‘At Home With The Kids’, a new charity release from Atlantic Records. ‘At Home With The Kids’ features 23 children’s songs, both classics and new original material, with all benefits going to Save the Children. Advertisement Alongside Sia, the likes of Tove Lo, Chromeo, Portugal. The Man, Midland and more are also contributing to the album, which comes out digitally next Friday (August 28). Listen to Sia’s new song ‘Riding On My Bike’ below. See the tracklisting...
Listen to Luna’s dreamy cover of Television’s ‘Marquee Moon’
Luna have shared a cover of Television’s classic track, ‘Marquee Moon’. You can listen to it below. Read More: Record Store Day 2020 shares new list of releases for socially distanced three-date event The cover also saw the return of Luna’s founding bassist, Justin Harwood, who left the band in 2000. Recorded remotely, the cover saw ex-Galaxy 500 founder Dean Wareham sing and play guitar from Los Angeles while drummer Lee Wall took part from Texas. Sean Eden played guitar from San Fransisco, and Harwood joined from Aukland, New Zealand. Advertisement Britta Phillips, who replaced Harwood following his departure, doesn’t...
A rare Ella Fitzgerald live recording is being released for the first time
A rare Ella Fitzgerald live recording is getting its first ever release this October. Read More: 20 of the best jazz songs A recording of the concert, which took place at Berlin’s Sportpalast in 1962, were discovered unopened within the private collection of Verve Records founder and Fitzgerald’s manager, Norman Granz. The concert was recorded two years after Fitzgerald’s iconic release, ‘Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife’ and sees Ella performing alongside a trio comprising pianist Paul Smith, bassist Wilfred Middlebrooks and drummer Stan Levey. Advertisement The new live recording, titled ‘The Lost Berlin Tapes’, will be released on October 2...
Halsey teases fifth anniversary celebrations for ‘Badlands’
Halsey is teasing an upcoming celebration for the fifth birthday of her debut studio album, ‘Badlands’. ‘Badlands’ turns five on August 28, and the singer has been referencing songs and lyrics from the album in a series of recent Instagram posts. Read more: Halsey: 2015’s Most Exciting New Pop Star On One Direction Fandom, Taylor Swift And Being ‘Kind Of An Asshole’ Over the past weeks, Halsey has been sharing holiday photos on Instagram, complete with captions including ‘Badlands’ lyrics, including “All we do is drive,” from the album’s track ‘Drive’. View this post on Instagram ? All We...
Red Hot Chili Peppers pay tribute to former guitarist, Jack Sherman, who has died
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have paid tribute to their former guitarist, Jack Sherman, who has died aged 64. Sherman first joined the group in 1983, replacing founding guitarist Hillel Slovak. Sherman played on the band’s self-titled debit in 1984 and their first US tour. He also co-wrote several songs on their follow-up 1985 album, ‘Freaky Styley.’ Sherman left the band when Slovak re-joined soon after. He reunited with the group in 1988 after providing backing vocals on ‘Higher Ground’ and ‘Good Time Boys’ from the band’s ‘Mother’s Milk’ album. Advertisement The group confirmed Sherman’s passing in a statement...Recent Posts
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