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Watch Circa Waves cover The La’s ‘There She Goes’ from lockdown
Circa Waves have shared a new cover of The La’s classic ‘There She Goes’ from lockdown – watch it below. The performance came as part of the Love Record Stores 24-hour virtual in-store event held on Saturday (June 20). Across the day, the likes of Fontaines D.C., Laura Marling, Mystery Jets, Craig David, Hinds and John Grant played livestreamed gigs, while Tim Burgess served as an ambassador for the event. Advertisement As well as performing ‘There She Goes’ for Love Record Stores, Circa Waves have also recorded the track and made it available to stream – watch the performance and stream the track below. Love...
Camila Cabello shares emotional ‘First Man’ video
Camila Cabello has shared an emotional music video for her 2019 single ‘First Man’, featuring home videos of herself with father, Alejandro. The release today (June 21) coincides with what is recognised as Father’s Day in America. The video features the father-daughter duo watching old home movies of them growing up together, as Cabello sings “you were the first man that really loved me.” Advertisement Cabello first shared a snippet of the video on Instagram in a heartfelt post where she thanked him for loving her “unconditionally, ferociously, and constantly.” “doesnt matter if I fail or succeed, doesn’t matter...
Grateful Dead announce organic deodorant line
The Grateful Dead have teamed up with body care company North Coast Organics to release five uniquely scented deodorants. “I have been a Dead Head since 1999,” North Coast Organics founder Nathan Morin said in a statement. “The music and spirit of the Grateful Dead have influenced my company’s core principles of service, veganism, and organic agriculture. The Grateful Dead have inspired us to stay true to our main mission of social responsibility. We took care in creating special essential oil blends that reference the Grateful Dead’s music.” Advertisement Each deodorant is USDA-certified organic and handmade in small batches...
Noname apologises for release of ‘Song 33’: “My ego got the best of me”
Noname has taken to Twitter to apologise after the release of her new track, ‘Song 33’, which was widely speculated to be in response to J. Cole‘s latest single, ‘Snow on tha Bluff’. READ MORE: Forget the beef with J. Cole – here’s why Noname is such an essential voice The rapper tweeted today (June 22) that, after “thinking a lot about it,” she is “not proud” of how the situation was handled. “i tried to use it as a moment to draw attention back to the issues i care about but i didn’t have to respond,” she said. Advertisement...
Watch Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl and more play ‘When The Saints Go Marching In’ for Preservation Hall show
Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, and a host of other famous musicians united to perform with New Orleans’ Preservation Hall Jazz Band to raise funds for their foundation. The ‘Round Midnight Preserves livestream event featured a mix of previously recorded footage and live shows, headed up by a rousing performance of ‘When the Saints Go Marching In’ – led by McCartney on trumpet. Read more: The show must go online: inside the rise of virtual gigs during the coronavirus crisis Irma Thomas, Dave Matthews, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, and Nathaniel Rateliff also contributed to the rendition – watch it below....
Pink teases Donald Trump over thousands of empty seats at campaign rally
Pink has mocked Donald Trump on social media after a spectacularly poor turnout at his re-election campaign rally in Oklahoma. The event took place in Tulsa yesterday (June 20), with Trump previously claiming that one million people had registered for tickets for the rally. But photographs and footage of the 19,000-capacity BOK Center clearly show thousands of empty seats across the venue – prompting Pink to compare the event to one of her past gigs there. Advertisement “I think I sold that same place out in five minutes. #donkeyshow,” the ‘So What’ singer tweeted. After one person suggested that...
Serj Tankian responds to viral clip of System of a Down fans at Nigerian wedding
System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian has responded to a viral video of Nigerian wedding guests rocking out to the band’s 2001 hit ‘Toxicity’. The short clip features revellers headbanging and singing along to the track, which soon caught the attention of both Tankian – who described the footage as “simply awesome” – and Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello. “Today I learned that Nigerian weddings and me cleaning my house have the same soundtrack and energy,” one Twitter user joked. Watch the energetic video below. There’s hope!! https://t.co/UI82QPzUjr — Tom Morello (@tmorello) June 20, 2020 Advertisement Today I...
Watch Hamilton Leithauser and his children play NPR Tiny Desk gig for Father’s Day
Hamilton Leithauser has performed a special new edition of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series. Held today (June 21) to mark Father’s Day, the gig sees the former frontman of The Walkmen playing outside a barn at his home, with help from his children on backing vocals. The five-song performance saw Leithauser share songs from his most recent solo album ‘The Loves Of Your Life’, which came out back in April. Advertisement Watch the full gig below. NPR have been hosting a series of ‘At Home’ versions of the lauded Tiny Desk Concert during lockdown. Most recently, Haim performed a...
Watch Shame interview Mel B for new YouTube series ‘Shamestation’
Shame have launched a new YouTube series called Shamestation – watch them interview Spice Girls‘ Mel B for the latest segment below. The new series comes in support of the ongoing Love Record Stores campaign. Read more: Here’s a map of all the UK record stores doing home delivery during lockdown During the chat, the band discuss rider requests and best live shows ever with the Spice Girl. It follows previous editions of Shamestation with The Chats and Black Midi frontman Geordie Greep. Advertisement Watch the latest episode below. Love Record Stores Day took place yesterday (June 20) in place...Recent Posts
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