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The Wombats’ Murph announces debut solo album as Love Fame Tragedy
The Wombats’ Matthew “Murph” Murphy has announced his debut solo album under his Love Fame Tragedy moniker, entitled ‘Wherever I Go, I Want To Leave’. The new record contains 17 tracks, combining his two EPs ‘I Don’t Want To Play The Victim, But I’m Really Good At It’ and ‘Five Songs To Briefly Fill The Void’ with seven new tracks. Read More: “It’s somewhere between Gorillaz and a solo project”: Murph from The Wombats explains his new semi-supergroup, Love Fame Tragedy To celebrate the announcement, Murphy has released a new single, entitled ‘5150’. Listen to it below: Advertisement The...
Alison Mosshart announces solo spoken word album ‘Sound Wheel’
The Kills frontwoman Alison Mosshart has announced the release of her first solo spoken word album, ‘Sound Wheel’. READ MORE: Alison Mosshart shares solo song ‘It Ain’t Water’ and tells us what’s next for The Kills The new album is a companion piece to her book Car Ma, a collection of paintings, photographs, short stories and poetry. Mosshart has shared the first taste of ‘Sound Wheel’ with ‘Returning The Screw’, alongside a self-directed music video. The song, albeit austere, is still mostly sung rather than a spoken affair – watch it below: Advertisement Per a press statement, both the...
Khalid and Victoria Monét announce new song to “highlight and celebrate Black joy and love”
Khalid and Victoria Monét have announced a new collaborative single with a social media statement, prospectively titled ‘Experience’. The song will arrive on June 19 and is produced by SG Lewis. READ MORE: Victoria Monét interview – how ‘Ass Like That’ is finally putting the ‘Thank U, Next’ co-writer in the spotlight “To be honest, we’ve gone back and forth about releasing this song because of the disgusting and confusing state of the world,” the statement reads. “After a lot of thinking and feeling, we decided to continue with the plan to put it out, so we want to...
Black Sabbath reveal ‘Black Lives Matter’ shirt based on ‘Master of Reality’ design
Black Sabbath have unveiled their own ‘Black Lives Matter’ t-shirt with a design based on the album art of ‘Master of Reality’, a week after Tom Morello was seen wearing one in an Instagram post. All proceeds from the shirt’s sales will go directly to Black Lives Matter. View this post on Instagram #BlackLivesMatter 100% of the proceeds to @BlkLivesMatter https://blacksabbathapparelshop.com/ A post shared by Black Sabbath (@blacksabbath) on Jun 16, 2020 at 9:24am PDT Advertisement The shirts are selling for US$25 each. They can be ordered from anywhere in the world and will ship from mid-July from the...
Check out My Chemical Romance’s rescheduled US tour dates for 2021
My Chemical Romance have announced the rescheduled dates of their postponed US reunion tour – check them out below, along with the official statement. Read More: Coronavirus: every cancelled gig, festival and tour – and how to get your ticket refund Gerard Way and co. were initially due to kick off the stateside stint in Detroit, Michigan on September 9, with shows continuing throughout the month and into mid-October. Due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, however, these dates have been pushed back 12 months. The US tour will now begin on September 8, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Advertisement In...
Iceland Airwaves “back in business” as Daði Freyr joins 2020 lineup
Eurovision star Daði Freyr has joined the lineup for Iceland Airwaves 2020, with the event still set to take place amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Read More: UK festivals talk social distancing, cancellations and what the future may hold The Reykjavik festival will welcome the previously announced acts Metronomy, Courtney Barnett, The Murder Capital, Squid and more between November 4-7. Earlier today (June 16), organisers confirmed that they were “back in business” while announcing the new addition of Freyr to their bill. This comes after Iceland re-opened its borders yesterday (June 15) having sufficiently tackled the COVID-19 outbreak. Advertisement Taking to...
Spotify to celebrate Juneteenth by featuring black artists only in its flagship playlist
Spotify has announced it will celebrate Juneteenth and Black Music Month by featuring black artists only in this Friday’s (June 19) edition of its flagship playlist, ‘New Music Friday’. Read more: How to support Black Lives Matter and anti-racist organisations if you can’t protest The weekly playlist is one of the most streamed on the platform with over 3.5 million followers. It updates every Friday at midnight EST/Thursday 9pm PST. In addition, Spotify’s ‘New Music Friday’ billboards in Times Square will be dedicated solely to black artists on June 19. The date is also known as Juneteenth, which commemorates...
IDLES announce new album ‘Ultra Mono’ and share first track ‘Grounds’
IDLES have announced their third album ‘Ultra Mono’ and shared its first single ‘Grounds’ – listen and find details of upcoming live-streamed shows below. Read More: The Big Read: Idles on new album ‘Joy As An Act Of Resistance’ and the positive punk revolution Following on from 2018’s acclaimed ‘Joy As An Act Of Resistance’, the 12-track record will arrive on September 25 via Partisan. Arriving today (June 16), lead track ‘Grounds’ was previewed during IDLES tour late last year. It has been described by frontman Joe Talbot as “a song that embodied self-belief, and gave us self-belief –...
Kanye West to launch new range of wellness and beauty products
Kanye West is reportedly set to launch his own range of wellness and lifestyle products. The rapper has filed a trademark for Yeezy Beauty, with a line of products including makeup, fake eyelashes, face masks, moisturisers, nail polishes, body oils, bath gels and shaving creams, according to TMZ. He is also set to branch out into haircare products, perfume, toothpaste, deodorant, scented pinecones and aromatherapy pillows. Advertisement Kanye previously attempted a venture into the beauty world in 2017, when he filed documents which unsuccessfully sought to trademark the rights to DONDA cosmetics – named after his late mother. However, the...Recent Posts
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