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Harry Styles has helped over 54,000 Americans to register for voting
Harry Styles has teamed up with non-profit organisation HeadCount to encourage his American fans to register for voting ahead of the country’s midterm elections. Billboard reports that the singer’s campaign has seen over 54,000 people register as part of HeadCount’s ‘Good To Vote’ initiative, with nearly 30,000 registrations taking place within its first 24 hours. With this, Styles has broken HeadCount’s record for the most successful campaign headed up by a musician. His campaign came as part of a sweepstakes, where every new voter that was registered via HeadCount would go into the draw to win tickets to the...
Natalie Imbruglia discusses “shocking” media treatment in the late ’90s: “I was called difficult”
Natalie Imbruglia has opened up about her treatment by mainstream media in the late ’90s, describing it in a new interview as “shocking”. READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Natalie Imbruglia Speaking with The Forty Five to promote the 25th anniversary of her debut album ‘Left Of The Middle’, Imbruglia fielded a question pertaining to TFI Friday presenter Chris Evans. The radio and television personality once lambasted Imbruglia on air for the fact that her hit single ‘Torn’ was not written by her; the song was originally written and performed by American band Ednaswap in 1995. Imbruglia explained that he had...
Hear Turnstile’s ‘Holiday’ soundtracking a new Taco Bell commercial
Turnstile have furthered their push into the mainstream in a rather unexpected way, soundtracking a new Taco Bell commercial with their 2021 single ‘Holiday’. READ MORE: Turnstile live at Brooklyn Mirage — 12 powerful photos from their rain-drenched set The song’s synth-percussion intro and belting lead riff can be heard throughout the 30-second promo, which follows two young women dashing through a Taco Bell drive-thru in pursuit of nacho fries. A shortened version of the ad debuted earlier this month on TikTok, while the full clip made it to national television in the US, airing on NBC during last week’s Sunday...
Jello Biafra pays tribute to “unforgettable” Dead Kennedys drummer D.H. Peligro
Former Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra has penned a eulogy for the band’s late drummer, D.H. Peligro, who passed away over the weekend. The singer took to the website of his label, Alternative Tentacles, to share the tribute on Sunday night (October 30). In it, he described his longtime bandmate as “unforgettable” and “gifted”. “Even behind the drum kit, he had presence,” Biafra wrote. “All animal instinct, he never played anything quite the same way twice. He was a born showman.” Advertisement He went on to recall his first encounter with Peligro, watching his band SSI play at defunct...
Jack White delivers surprise cover of ‘Van Lear Rose’ at Loretta Lynn tribute show
Jack White made a surprise appearance at a Loretta Lynn tribute show last night (October 30) and performed a cover of her song ‘Van Lear Rose’. READ MORE: Loretta Lynn – A trailblazer for women in country music who did it her way The soloist and former The White Stripes singer and guitarist wasn’t initially listed for the tribute concert to Lynn, who died earlier this month at the age of 90. But White made a last-minute appearance with his rendition of the title track from the late country singer-songwriter’s 2004 album. Advertisement He produced the late star’s 42nd...
Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers cover Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
Red Hot Chili Peppers have covered Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit‘ – watch footage below. READ MORE: Red Hot Chili Peppers – ‘Return Of The Dream Canteen’ review: an overwhelming feast The band played a benefit concert for the Silverlake Conservatory of Music on Saturday (October 29) and covered the grunge classic for the first time during their set. Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis sang the first verse with his shirt pulled over his face, before guitarist John Frusciante took on singing the song’s iconic chorus. Advertisement The Red Hot Chili Peppers toured with Nirvana in 1991. Bassist Flea...
Taylor Swift becomes first act to claim entire Top 10 of Billboard’s Hot 100 song chart
Taylor Swift has become the first act in history to land 10 tracks in Billboard‘s Hot 100 song chart. READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘Midnights’ review: a shimmering return to pure pop The pop star has scored one of the most historic weeks in the 64-year history of the US song chart with the feat, surpassing Drake who logged nine of the Hot 100’s Top 10 songs for a week in September 2021 . All 10 songs in the US chart feature on Swift’s 10th album ‘Midnights‘, which was released on October 21 and has since gone on to break...
Check out footage from the ‘Meet Me In The Bathroom’ New York City premiere
Last night (October 30), Meet Me In The Bathroom premiered at New York City’s Webster Hall with performances from Adam Green and Wah Together as well as a conversation with the people behind the documentary. View footage and check out moments from the film discussion 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, Lizzy Goodman’s 600-page oral history detailing the ’00s New York music scene was released in 2017. The film version of the book, directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace...
Rihanna made her return to music “for Chadwick Boseman”
Rihanna has said that she wanted to return to music to honour the late Chadwick Boseman READ MORE: Rihanna’s Super Bowl show will be an exhilarating reminder of her all-round brilliance The pop star, who released ‘Lift Me Up’ last week, was enlisted for a soundtrack contribution to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the upcoming 2022 sequel to Black Panther (2018) which saw Boseman star as T’Challa, the king of Wakanda. Director Ryan Coogler said at a recent press event that Rihanna wanted to contribute to the soundtrack “for Chad”. Advertisement Coogler said: “Look, Rihanna has given us a...Recent Posts
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