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Listen to Thundercat’s cover of Ryuichi Sakamoto’s ‘Thousand Knives’

Thundercat has recorded a cover of Ryuichi Sakamoto‘s ‘Thousand Knives’, the title track from the Japanese composer’s 1978 solo debut – listen to it below. READ MORE: Thundercat – ‘It Is What It Is’ review: versatile superstar mediates on life and death with tribute to Mac Miller The cover is part of a new compilation that pays tribute to Sakamoto,in celebration of his 70th birthday. ‘A Tribute To Ryuichi Sakamoto: To The Moon And Back’ is due out on December 2 via Milan Records. Thundercat’s bass-laden take on ‘Thousand Knives’ is about half the length of Sakamoto’s vocoder-heavy original, with...
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Watch new footage of The Strokes and Yeah Yeah Yeahs in ‘Meet Me In The Bathroom’ trailer

A new trailer has been released for Meet Me In The Bathroom, the documentary based on Lizzy Goodman’s book of the same name. Watch the preview of the film below. READ MORE: The Strokes, LCD Soundsystem and the New Golden Age of New York music: an interview with Lizzy Goodman Meet Me In The Bathroom, Goodman’s 600-page oral history detailing the 00’s New York music scene was released back in 2017. The film version of the book, directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace – who made LCD Soundsystem‘s Shut Up And Play The Hits documentary and concert movie...
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Listen to new Anti-Flag ‘Modern Meta Medicine’ featuring Killswitch Engage’s Jesse Leach

Anti-Flag have shared a new song titled ‘Modern Meta Medicine’ which features Killswitch Engage frontman Jesse Leach on guest vocals – listen below. The track arrives ahead of the release of the band’s 13th studio album ‘Lies They Tell Our Children’, which is due on January 6 and follows 2020’s ’20/20 Vision’. The new album has been previewed by three previous singles: ‘Laugh. Cry. Smile. Die’, which features Silverstein’s Shane Told; ‘The Fight Of Our Lives’ featuring Rise Against’s Tim McIlrath and Bad Religion’s Brian Baker; and ‘Imperialism’ which includes Ashrita Kumar of Pinkshift. Advertisement The raucous ‘Modern Meta...
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Rihanna says she’s “nervous” but “excited” about Super Bowl Halftime Show

Rihanna has said she is “nervous” but “excited” about headlining the Super Bowl 2023 Halftime Show. Announced late last month, the forthcoming performance will mark the pop star’s first live appearance since 2018. Rihanna’s eighth and most recent studio album, ‘Anti’, came out in 2016. READ MORE: Rihanna’s Super Bowl show will be an exhilarating reminder of her all-round brilliance Earlier this week, TMZ asked Rihanna how she was feeling about making her Super Bowl debut. “I’m nervous but I’m excited,” she replied. Pressed on whether her partner A$AP Rocky could appear as a special guest, the singer responded:...
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Iron Maiden announce 2023 UK and European dates for ‘The Future Past Tour’

Iron Maiden have announced the first UK, Ireland and European dates of ‘The Future Past Tour’ 2023. The English metal band will kick off their six-date UK run of shows in Glasgow (June 26), stopping off in Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham and Birmingham, before finishing up at London’s O2 on July 7. READ MORE: Iron Maiden – ‘Senjutsu’ review: an imaginative instant classic Advertisement The band has also announced five European shows, starting in Krakow, Poland on June 13, with stops in Zurich, Amsterdam and Antwerp, rounding up in Italy on July 15. The tour will feature previously unperformed songs...
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Hot Hot Heat announce 20th anniversary edition of ‘Make Up The Breakdown’

Hot Hot Heat have announced a 20th anniversary edition of their debut album ‘Make Up The Breakdown’. READ MORE: 10 of 2002’s best debut albums Released in 2022, the acclaimed first full-length project from the Canadian band was produced by Jack Endino (Nirvana, Soundgarden, Sonic Youth) at Vancouver, BC’s Mushroom Studios. NME hailed ‘Make Up…’ as “joyously bold emotionally rounded” in a glowing review. It added: “It’s a record that shakes all preconceptions from the tree, and should be talked about in hushed tones by self-congratulatory, music aficionados 20 years from now.” Advertisement Now, Hot Hot Heat have...
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JAY B announces first details of his sophomore mini-album as Def., ‘abandoned love.’

JAY B has announced the first details of his forthcoming sophomore mini-album under the pseudonym Def., titled ‘abandoned love.’. READ MORE: JAY B: “These days my burden is growing, so I try to instil the mindset of enjoying it all” The GOT7 member and soloist took to his Twitter page on October 5 to announce his next project as Def., revealed to be titled ‘abandoned love.’. JAY B has released and produced music under the pseudonyms Def. and Defsoul, which he first adopted as a stage name prior to his career as an idol. According to JAY B’s announcement,...
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Kanye West reiterates ‘White Lives Matter’ message: “They do”

Kanye West has issued another response following backlash over him wearing a “White Lives Matter” shirt this weekend, insisting: “They do.” The rapper faced controversy after he wore the shirt emblazoned with the slogan when he introduced his latest Yeezy line after making his catwalk debut at Balenciaga’s Paris Fashion Week show. Earlier this week, Ye doubled down on his views, writing on his Instagram Stories that the Black Lives Matter movement “was a scam”. He added: “Now it’s over…you’re welcome”. Advertisement Now, he has responded with a new Instagram post which featured a picture of the long-sleeved tee in question:...
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Kanye West wants Jamie Foxx to play him in a biopic

Kanye West has revealed that, should a film based on his life ever be greenlit, he’d want Jamie Foxx to star in the lead role. READ MORE: First look: jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy review – the awakening of Mr West The controversial rapper touted Foxx as his “pick” for the prospective role – which is, for now at least, purely hypothetical – in a new post on Instagram, asking fans who they wanted to see play West in a “Ye movie”. West called Foxx “one of the greatest geniuses”, but many fans seemed to disagree with his viability for...
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Mel C says Spice Girls are “always working” on a reunion with Victoria Beckham

Mel C and her Spice Girls bandmate Mel B are pushing for the group to start performing again, and are attempting to convince Posh Spice – aka Victoria Beckham – to rejoin the fold as well. READ MORE: Spice Girls’ ‘Wannabe’ at 25: what we’ve learned from the iconic girl group since In an interview with Extra to discuss her new memoir The Sporty One: My Life As A Spice Girl, Mel C – aka Sporty Spice, aka Melanie Chisholm – said that while she doesn’t see the other members of the girl group as much as she’d like, they “stay in...