The Sleeping Souls — Frank Turner‘s touring band — have debuted their first single, titled ‘Liar Lover’. READ MORE: Frank Turner on losing Scott Hutchison and finding “acceptance” on his new album The four-piece outfit released the track on Friday (October 14), featuring Turner’s guitar technician Cahir O’Doherty on vocals. It’s a tender acoustic cut that captures a soft rock sound, with lyrics that reflect on a relationship breakdown. “We lie to ourselves and each other as easy as drawing breath,” the band commented in a statement. “Every lover lies. Liar Lover is about that moment in the breakdown of...
Sharon Osbourne has shared opened up about husband Ozzy Osbourne‘s Parkinson’s disease diagnosis, saying: “Suddenly, your life just stops — life as you knew it.” Osbourne made the comment during a recent interview with broadcaster Jeremy Paxman — who also suffers from the disease — for his ITV documentary Paxman: Putting Up With Parkinson’s. READ MORE: Ozzy Osbourne – ‘Patient Number 9’ review: a fizzing piece of hard-rock magic Speaking about the family’s experience, Osbourne said: “I just think of my husband who was very energetic, loved to go out for walks, did a two-hour show on stage every...
Mount Westmore have announced a new album called ‘Snoop, Cube, 40, $hort’. READ MORE: Ice Cube interview: “You can change the law faster than you can change people’s hearts” The West Coast rap supergroup comprising Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, E-40 and Too $hort will release their record on December 9 via Mount Westmore/MNRK Music Group. To build excitement the group have shared a teaser of the album’s upcoming single ‘Too Big’ featuring rapper P-Lo, which you can watch further below. Advertisement Mount Westmore were expected to drop their debut album in 2021 after several hints. However, the group instead shared...
Neil Young has announced the 50th anniversary reissue of his 1972 album ‘Harvest’. READ MORE: Neil Young & Crazy Horse – ‘Barn’ review: rugged and rural beauty, with a sense of hope The veteran folk star will celebrate half a century of his seminal fourth album with a deluxe reissue that’s released on December 2 via Reprise (pre-order). Included in the reissue is a documentary called Harvest Time, from which Young has shared a previously unreleased live recording of him performing ‘Heart Of Gold’ for the BBC. Available on 3xLP or 3xCD, the box set will come with the...
Primal Scream have collaborated with Aida Celtic FC and fashion brand A Number Of Names* (Anon*) for a new shirt to help fundraise for the refugee camp football team. READ MORE: ‘Screamadelica’? I was at the centre of the cyclone The Scottish band have unveiled the “Palestinadelica” shirt, the title of which is a play on the group’s third album ‘Screamadelica‘ (1991) and Palestine, the territory where the Aida Refugee Camp is based. All proceeds from the sale of the shirt, which features the ‘Screamadelica’ artwork on the right hand shoulder and chest, will go towards helping train Aida...
Tom DeLonge has said that Blink-182‘s forthcoming album contains some of the “most progressive” music of their career so far. READ MORE: Blink-182 – ‘Nine’ review: the spiritual follow-up to the classic ‘Untitled’ The co-vocalist and guitarist, who recently rejoined the pop-punk band after seven years, added on Twitter today (October 15) that the new record has some of the band’s most “elevated” songs. He wrote: “The new @blink182 album has some of the most progressive, and elevated music we‘be ever had. In honesty, I am holding my breath for you to hear these other songs. Edging is fun, and...
Syd Barrett is to be the subject of a new documentary titled Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett And Pink Floyd. According to Deadline, the upcoming film was co-directed by Roddy Bogawa and the late graphic designer Storm Thorgerson. The latter was the co-founder of Hipgnosis, the London-based firm that specialised in creating album cover art for rock acts. READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason The company made the iconic artwork for Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ (1973), ‘Wish You Were Here’ (1975) and more. Thorgerson had known Barrett –...
The 1975 have shared an official live performance of ‘Oh Caroline’ – check it out below. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – The 1975: “I’d rather be a pretend supervillain than some pretend hero” The song appears on the Manchester band’s fifth album ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’, which came out yesterday (October 14) via Dirty Hit. To mark the record’s arrival, Matty Healy and co. have released the first of three exclusive performances in partnership with Vevo. Advertisement The suave clip begins with ’75 frontman Healy sparking up a cigarette with an ‘Oh Caroline’-branded match. We...
Blink-182 have added an extra London show to their 2023 UK and Ireland tour – tickets will be available here. READ MORE: Blink-182 – ‘Nine’ review: the spiritual follow-up to the classic ‘Untitled’ On Tuesday (October 11), it was revealed that the band had reunited with Tom DeLonge to release new music and embark on a huge world tour. The trio released the single ‘Edging’ yesterday (October 14), with a full album also in the works. Next September, Blink-182 will hit the road in the UK/Ireland and Europe with The Story So Far appearing as their support act. The UK and...
Stormzy has spoken about the “beautiful” and “spiritual” experience of recording his new album on a secluded island. The rapper is due to release his third studio record ‘This Is What I Mean’ on November 25 via 0207 Def Jam (pre-order/pre-save here). It’s already been previewed by the single ‘Hide & Seek’. READ MORE: Stormzy live at Reading Festival 2021: festival return is another rockstar moment During a recent interview on Capital XTRA, Stormzy opened up about the collaborative process of making the album on Osea Island in the Blackwater Estuary near Maldon, Essex. Advertisement “That was the most beautiful,...