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Aluna pens open letter calling for more inclusivity in dance community
Aluna has penned an open letter calling for there to be more inclusivity in the dance community. The AlunaGeorge frontwoman’s statement challenges the dance music industry’s “long standing racial inequalities” and the way in which the music is labelled on digital service platforms, as well as educating people on the genre’s history. Read more: NME Recommends: the best mixes and dance albums for your big lockdown night in “As a member of the Black Music Action Coalition and a Black woman in dance music, I need to challenge the ‘dance music industry’ on its long standing racial inequalities,” the...
Spoon announce special reissue of their back catalogue
Spoon have announced that they are reissuing much of their back catalogue as part of their new ‘Slay On Cue’ retrospective series. A number of the band’s classic records are set to be released worldwide on both vinyl and CD for the very first time as part of the campaign. Read more: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Britt Daniel, Spoon ‘Slay On Cue’ will see the reissue of eight of Spoon’s first records in their original editions, starting with 1996’s ‘Telephono’ and the ‘Soft Effects’ EP before continuing with ‘A Series Of Sneaks’ (1998), ‘Girls Can Tell’...
Watch the first episode of The Libertines’ new puppet show ‘Skint And Minted’
The Libertines have launched their own online puppet show – watch the first episode of Skint And Minted below. In the new show, Pete Doherty and Carl Barat tell the story of how the band formed and when they signed their first record deal with Rough Trade. The five-minute episode, complete with canned laughter and voiceovers from the band, begins with drummer Gary Powell, self-described as “the main one from The Libertines,” introducing the show. Advertisement After Barat says he quits the puppet show, Powell assures the audience that “quitting is some of us Libertines’ favourite hobbies,” adding: “Luckily,...
Stefflon Don leads line-up for Wireless Festival’s virtual ‘Wireless Connect’ festival
Stefflon Don is among the major names who will take part in Wireless Festival‘s virtual ‘Wireless Connect’ festival this weekend. ‘Wireless Connect’ will be hosted online from this Friday to Sunday (July 3-5) as part of Wireless’ new partnership with MelodyVR, and is being held in place of this year’s cancelled festival. Stefflon Don is among a number of acts — which also includes Mist, Steel Banglez and JAY1 — whose pre-recorded performances will be broadcast for free this weekend. Fans will be able to access ‘Wireless Connect’ either in 360° virtual reality on the MelodyVR app, or on...
Dingwalls to reopen under ownership of veteran promoter Vince Power
Camden venue Dingwalls is set to reopen after coronavirus under the ownership of veteran promoter Vince Power. Power, who ran promotions firm Mean Fiddler until 2005, has taken over operation of the intimate venue from Enhanced Hospitality, the Camden New Journal reports. The 500-capacity venue first opened in 1973 and has previously played host to intimate shows from the likes of Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Strokes and Foo Fighters. Advertisement Confirming plans to open next year, Power told the New Journal: “There are still some things we have to work out – how we manage the lockdown situation and what...
Sunburned Hand of the Man’s Marc Orleans has died
Marc Orleans, an acclaimed guitarist and pedal steel player who was a member of the experimental Boston collective Sunburned Hand of the Man, has died. Writing on Twitter last night (June 28), Ela Orleans confirmed that Orleans died on Thursday (June 25) at the age of 52 and paid tribute to “the guitar genius… grand chess player, painter and fly-fishing master, the person who gave me my surname and first guitar”. I would like to confirm, that Marc Orleans- the guitar genius (Sunburned Hand of the Man, Juneau, Enos Slaughter to name a few), grand chess player, painter and...
Becky Hill launches new podcast on rave culture with Pete Tong, Roni Size and more
Becky Hill has announced her own podcast, which is set to discuss the history of rave culture. The Art Of Rave will launch next week (July 6) and feature guests from Pete Tong to Roni Size and Groove Armada. Read more: Greg Cochrane’s Podcasts For The People #16 – 10 new podcasts for your enduring isolation “My love for dance music started when I was a child,” Hill says of the new project in a statement. “Some of my earliest memories are hearing Trance music in the charts and later being heavily influenced by the eclectic tastes of my...
Funko Pop! unveil ‘Danger Days’-era figure of My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way
Funko has unveiled its latest figure for My Chemical Romance fans — an impressive take on Gerard Way’s appearance during the band’s ‘Danger Days’ era. The album, fully titled ‘Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys’, was released in November 2010 and saw the band fully leaning into pop-punk for the first time. The figure features Way’s likeness during the string of worldwide shows that accompanied the album, complete with a multicoloured motorcycle jacket and his recognisable red hair. Advertisement Announcing the figure, which is exclusive to Hot Topic, Funko said: “The future is bulletproof. The aftermath...
Fontaines D.C. announce European tour dates for 2021
Fontaines D.C. have announced an extensive run of European tour dates for next year. It follows the band’s recently announced UK tour in support of their upcoming second album ‘A Hero’s Death’. Read more: Fontaines D.C.: “We weren’t really eating and we were burning the candle at both ends” The band’s next European run will begin in early March 2021 and finish a month later, before they head out across the UK in May. Advertisement View the new dates, which begin in Madrid at La Riviera on March 10, below. View this post on Instagram EU Tour March 2021,...Recent Posts
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