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Rudimental announced for London’s South Facing Festival 2023
Rudimental have been announced for next summer’s South Facing Festival, where they will celebrate 10 years of their 2013 album ‘Home’. READ MORE: 5 things you didn’t know about South Facing festival The collective will play an open-air show at the London festival on Saturday, August 5 2023. Also announced today, David Rodigan & Outlook Orchestra will return to London for a show on August 6, with special guests including Maxi Priest, Eek-a-Mouse, Sister Nancy, Eva Lazarus and more. The festival is held at the capital’s Crystal Palace Bowl, and debuted in 2021 with a line-up including Supergrass, The Streets, Sleaford Mods and Max Richter. 2022’s...
Maya Hawke announces US tour dates, shares video for single ‘Luna Moth’
Maya Hawke has announced the US dates for her 2023 ‘Tactless Tour’ – find the full list of dates and ticket details below. READ MORE: Maya Hawke – ‘Moss’ review: a stylish return to heady school days The singer is due to perform four dates, starting in Brooklyn in March and finishing up in Minneapolis later the same month. Pre-sale starts this Wednesday, November 9, and fans can sign up for early access to tickets via her website. General sale starts this Friday, November 11 – find tickets here. Advertisement In addition to the news of the tour, Hawke has...
dEUS return with first album in over 10 years and share new single ‘Must Have Been New’
dEUS have announced their first album in over 10 years and shared new single ‘Must Have Been New’. The Belgian band, who are renowned as an influence on the likes of Muse, Radiohead and Elbow, are set to release their eighth studio LP ‘How To Replace It’, on February 17, 2023, via Recordings. It is their first album since 2012’s ‘Following Sea’ and it will be released on CD, vinyl, which includes a limited coloured version, and on all digital platforms. You can pre-order it here. Advertisement They have also shared the first taster from the record ‘Must...
Christine And The Queens has worked on an album with Kanye West producer Mike Dean
Christine And The Queens has revealed that he has worked with producer Mike Dean on an as yet unannounced upcoming album. READ MORE: Christine and the Queens – ‘Chris’ album review The French singer-songwriter – who is performing as the character Redcar for his current project – will be releasing new album ‘Redcar les adorables étoiles’ on November 11. Speaking to The Guardian about the new album and becoming Redcar, Chris revealed that he got an invitation to work with Dean in 2021. The producer is known for his work in hip hop and with the likes of Kanye West, Drake,...
Sam Smith on homophobic experiences: “I thought I’d become a pop star and never get a bad word said to me again”
Sam Smith has opened up about their experiences of homophobia. READ MORE: Sam Smith – ‘Love Goes’ review: pop balladeer leans even further into heartbreak than before The pop star said in a new interview that once they found fame and success, they thought any abuse against their sexuality would stop. But Smith says even now, they still encounter homophobic discrimination. Advertisement “It’s still hard to be queer. There’s still backlash,” they said to Zane Lowe on his Apple Music show. “I still get things said to me on the street, even now. The weirdest thing is you can be...
Pavement say it would be “total cringe” if they recorded new music
Pavement have said it would be “total cringe” if they recorded new music following their reunion tour. READ MORE: Pavement on ‘Harness Your Hopes’ going viral: “It breathed new life into the band” Back in 2020, frontman Stephen Malkmus told told NME they wouldn’t be writing new music ahead of their reunion tour, because they wanted it to be “like the 1990s.” “It’s pretty much just pure nostalgia in my mind, but I want to try and get that right,” he continued. Advertisement After their “jubilant” headline show at London’s Roundhouse last month, guitarist Scott Kannberg and Malkmus sat...
Japanese Breakfast on collaborating with Jürgen from ‘The Great British Bake Off’: “We made a home on the road through him”
Japanese Breakfast has spoken about her recent team-up with much-loved 2021 Great British Bake Off contestant Jürgen Krauss. READ MORE: Japanese Breakfast: “There’s freedom and creative growth in not having anything to prove” Krauss joined Michelle Zauner as a special guest on trombone for ‘Slide Tackle’ at the Kentish Town Forum in London last month. The baker also made matcha white chocolate shortbread for the band. Now, Zauner has explained to NME why the collaboration came about in this week’s The Big Read. Advertisement Amidst the relentlessness and isolation of pandemic touring, Zauner and her band developed a tradition of watching Bake...
Stormzy has “made peace” with the idea that no one may like ‘This Is What I Mean’
Stormzy has spoken about his upcoming third album ‘This Is What I Mean’, saying he’s “made peace with the idea that no one may like it.” READ MORE: Stormzy live at Reading Festival 2021: festival return is another rockstar moment The follow-up to 2019’s ‘Heavy Is The Head’, ‘This Is What I Mean’ is due out November 25 and was previewed by lead single ‘Hide & Seek’. Speaking about the new record in an interview with Rick Rubin for i-D, Stormzy explained how he finds it “impossible to figure out what people want from me.” Advertisement “This idea of...
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes named Music Venue Trust patrons: “Those small venues define artists”
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes have been named as new patrons of the Music Venue Trust, joining the likes of Sir Paul McCartney, Tom Grennan, Nova Twins, Frank Turner, Tim Burgess and more. Speaking to NME, Carter discussed the importance of showing support for smaller spaces in the live music industry and the band’s upcoming residency at London’s 500-capacity The Underworld venue. READ MORE: Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes on getting sweets from James Hetfield and their card game Halves “Anyone that says supporting grassroots venues isn’t important is a fucking arsehole, basically,” Carter said of rallying around small venues....Recent Posts
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