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Download Festival boss on gender-balanced festival line-ups: “All festivals need to look at how diverse they are”
Earlier this week, Download announced the 2023 event would be headlined by Slipknot, Bring Me The Horizon and Metallica playing two completely different sets on two different nights. The likes of Ghost, Evanescence, The Distillers, Placebo and Architects were also confirmed to be appearing at Donington Park alongside 50 other acts. READ MORE: Download Festival 2022 review: metal’s fearsome energy rages on the smaller stages Fans were quick to call it the best Download lineup ever and, speaking to NME, festival boss Andy Copping said: “I’m definitely not going to disagree. I’m very happy with the lineup. We’ve been...
Esports organisation Fnatic debuts new music label with a lofi album
Esports organisation Fnatic has announced the launch of music label Fnatic Music, and released the label’s first album today (November 9). READ MORE: Best Nintendo Switch games: What are the best Switch games in 2022? In a statement, Fnatic shared that the album “has been curated as the perfect accompaniment for gaming” and is available on streaming services from today (November 9). Titled ‘Fnatic Island Vol. 1’, the 31-track album features over 40 lofi artists including No Spirit, Louk, Cassio and Hoogway. Advertisement “We chose the lofi genre for our debut album because of its already intertwined relationship within...
Slowthai returns with new single ‘I Know Nothing’: “Let’s lift each other up”
Slowthai has returned with a brand new single – listen to ‘I Know Nothing’ below. READ MORE: Slowthai – “I want a day where everyone can be free of their stresses” The track is being shared in conjunction with Beats By Dre’s new ‘Defy The Noise’ campaign, which focuses on the criticism and pressure levelled at footballers, as well as abuse from social media. ‘I Know Nothing’ focuses around these themes, with Slowthai explaining: “‘I Know Nothing’ is a fight back against those people who are so quick to put the blame on the younger generation. In a world full...
Dream Wife on their “unapologetic” new single ‘Leech’: “I’ve had it with being polite”
Dream Wife have returned with their “unapologetic” new single ‘Leech’. Check it out below, alongside our interview with the band. ‘Leech’ is the first piece of new music Dream Wife have shared since the release of 2020’s second album ‘So When You Gonna…’. Speaking to NME, vocalist Rakel Mjöll said it is “definitely kickstarting a new era” for the trio. READ MORE: Dream Wife – ‘So When You Gonna…’ review: the swagger of Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the sneer of riot grrrl “It was really important that ‘Leech’ was the first song we shared because it’s such a heavy statement,”...
Black Honey announce third album ‘A Fistful Of Peaches’ with new single ‘Heavy’
Black Honey have announced their third album ‘A Fistful Of Peaches’ – listen to new single ‘Heavy’ below. The Brighton band are due to release the 12 track record – the follow-up to last year’s ‘Written & Directed’ – on March 17, 2023 via FoxFive Records. You can pre-order/pre-save it here. READ MORE: Black Honey live in Kingston: despite the setbacks, the Brightonians are a band unleashed Arriving this week, the grunge-y and anthemic ‘Heavy’ sees frontwoman Izzy Phillips delve into “the parallels between grief and depression”. It also references Artax’s traumatic death scene in The NeverEnding Story (“Serotonin let...
Judge Judy says Justin Bieber is “scared to death” of her
TV personality Judge Judy has revealed that there was a time when her former neighbour Justin Bieber was “scared to death” of her. In a new interview with Access Hollywood promoting her new Amazon Prime Video show Judy Justice, Judge Judy Sheindlin spoke about how comments she made concerning Bieber led to him avoiding her at all costs. In 2014, after a series of incidents including Bieber being charged with assaulting a limo driver, Sheindlin told CBS Los Angeles in an interview that the pop star was “doing a very good job of making a fool out of himself.” Advertisement “Being a...
Nick Cave says death of his son Arthur inspired Earl Cave to pursue acting
Nick Cave has opened up about how the death of his son Arthur led to the latter’s twin brother, Earl, finding a “sense of purpose” through acting. Arthur Cave tragically died after he fell from a cliff in Ovingdean, East Sussex in 2015. He was 15 years old. READ MORE: Earl Cave: “I’d love to play Neil Young in a film” For the latest entry into his Q&A site Red Hand Files, Cave replied a letter from a fan, Madeline, who spoke of the “pain, anxiety and sadness” they’re experiencing due to their twin brother being terminally ill. Advertisement In...
‘Island’: ASTRO’s Cha Eun-woo, Lee Da-hee and more star in intense new teaser
TVING has dropped the first teaser for its upcoming fantasy K-drama Island, starring ASTRO’s Cha Eun-woo, Lee Da-hee, Kim Nam-gil and more. READ MORE: Curtain Call review: a compelling pauper-turned-prince tale Island is a titular adaptation of a webcomic and focuses on a group of people as they attempt to fight off evil forces hellbent on global annihilation, set on Jeju Island. Pan (One The Woman’s Kim Nam-gil) is an immortal monster hunter who has been protecting the world from evil demons for thousands of years, while Mi-ho (Search: WWW’s Lee Da-hee) is a conglomerate heiress who is unaware of a power she...
Jessie Ware shares new Melanie C remix of ‘Free Yourself’
Jessie Ware has shared a new remix of her single ‘Free Yourself’. READ MORE: Jessie Ware – ‘What’s Your Pleasure?’ review: future-facing production and heady ‘80s sounds The track, which was co-written with Coffee Clarence JR and British producer Stuart Price, was originally released in the summer. Now, Spice Girl Melanie C has put her own spin on the track, turning the song into a club banger. You can listen to it below. Advertisement The track was previously billed as a teaser for Ware’s upcoming fifth studio album. Her previous album 2021’s ‘What’s Your Pleasure?’ received a four-out-of-five star review from NME with...Recent Posts
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