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Pavement are like “a tiger let out of the cage” on reunion tour
Pavement have reflected on their latest reunion, saying they feel like “a tiger let out of the cage” now they’re back on the road. The indie legends initially announced a reunion tour in 2019, which was then delayed due to COVID and eventually kicked off in Los Angeles in May, where they played their first gig in nearly 12 years. After headlining Barcelona’s Primavera Sound the following month, the band are currently on a North American headlining run, and will play a host of UK shows later this month. Advertisement Speaking to the BBC about the tour, frontman Stephen...
Lil Nas X responds to Andrew Tate criticism: “Never gonna let you smash, loser”
Lil Nas X has taken to Twitter to ask controversial internet personality Andrew Tate to “please stop mentioning me”. READ MORE: Lil Nas X – ‘Montero’ review: ‘Old Town Road’ prankster makes his case as a Serious Artist Tate has previously called Lil Nas X “dangerous” and recently did an interview where he claimed he wasn’t “the worst influence out here. You have Lil Nas X twerking on the devil in music videos which our children are digesting, you have drill artists rapping about stabbing people to death in the middle of a knife crime epidemic. “You have all...
Ed Sheeran performs surprise gig outside Ipswich Town Hall
On Friday (October 7), Ed Sheeran performed a surprise hometown gig on the steps of Ipswich Town Hall – see footage and reaction below. Fans in the Suffolk city were surprised to see Sheeran, who sponsors the town’s football club, rock up in the centre of town to perform his debut album track ‘The A Team’. “I’ve played so many shows here and have such love for this place,” he told the large crowd who had gathered. “I’m so happy to be back here.” Advertisement According to reports from the Ipswich Star, Sheeran performed with an acoustic guitar he...
Taylor Swift organises her lyrics into three “dorky” pen-themed categories
Taylor Swift has revealed one of the secrets behind her songwriting process, saying how she sorts her lyrics into one of three “dorky” pen-themed categories. READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’ review: a retread of heartbreak During her acceptance speech after winning NSAI’s Songwriter-Artist of the Decade Award, Swift said how she’s “never talked about this publicly before because, well, it’s dorky. But I have secretly established genre categories for the lyrics I write. They are affectionately titled Quill Lyrics, Fountain Pen Lyrics and Glitter Gel Pen Lyrics.” She continued: “This sounds confusing but I came up...
Watch Eddie Vedder cover The Cure’s ‘Just Like Heaven’
Eddie Vedder performed a cover of The Cure‘s ‘Just Like Heaven’ at a solo show this week – check it out below. On Friday night (October 7), the Pearl Jam frontman played a gig with his band The Earthlings at the Dolby Live at Park MGM venue in Las Vegas. During the gig, Vedder explained how he and his family would host COVID dance parties at home during lockdown, and that ‘Just Like Heaven’ was on the playlist. Advertisement “I will always have great memories of those incredible dance parties,” he told the crowd. “The kids would come in...
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Japanese Breakfast and The Linda Lindas join forces to cover Kim Wilde’s ‘Kids In America’
To kick off the encore at their LA show on Thursday (October 6), Yeah Yeah Yeahs welcomed out The Linda Lindas and Japanese Breakfast – both of whom opened the show – to perform a cover of Kim Wilde’s 1981 hit ‘Kids In America’. READ MORE: Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ 10 best songs Yeah Yeah Yeahs are currently touring in support of their recent fifth album, ‘Cool It Down’. The LA gig – one of two special shows announced back in May – took place at the 17,500-capacity Hollywood Bowl, and opened with the band inviting Perfume Genius out to perform...
Kanye West makes Twitter comeback after Meta restricts Instagram account
Kanye West has reportedly been banned from Instagram, leading him to make a comeback on Twitter after two years away. READ MORE: With his “White Lives Matter” stunt, has Kanye West finally hit the point of no return? NBC News confirmed that the rapper was barred from the social photo-sharing platform, with a representative for Meta – the company that owns Instagram – saying he was restricted from posting, and had content removed by a moderator, after violating the rules and guidelines. It was not specified exactly what posts were removed by Meta, but as NBC noted, one deleted...
Liam Gallagher shares emotive post about new video for ‘Too Good For Giving Up’ and mental health
Liam Gallagher has today (October 8) shared an emotive post about his new, upcoming video for ‘Too Good For Giving Up’ and mental health. READ MORE: ‘Am I depressed?’ – help and advice on mental health and what to do next Gallagher shared a clip of both the song – which appears on his latest album, ‘C’mon, You Know‘ – and its new video on social media today. It was accompanied by a post that explained how he’d teamed up with ‘Talk Club’ for the release. Talk Club is an organisation that works to help support male mental health....
Pulp drummer Nick Banks responds after seeing original ad that led him to join band
Pulp drummer Nick Banks has responded after a music photographer on social media shared a copy of the original advertisement Pulp shared in a local Sheffield newspaper for a drummer. READ MORE: JARV IS live at Glastonbury 2022: forward-looking set proves nostalgia doesn’t own Worthy Farm The advertisement, which appeared in the Sheffield Star in the 1980s was shared by a Kevin Wells today (October 8) who asked Banks directly if it was this advertisement that he replied to and subsequently led him to join the hit Britpop band. The ad, which featured in the paper’s ‘wanted’ section read: “Pulp are...Recent Posts
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