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Ex-Sugarcubes member on Björk trying out ‘Human Behaviour’ with the band

Former Sugarcubes drummer Siggi Baldursson has spoken of his time working with Björk, including the time she tried out the song ‘Human Behaviour’ with the band. Björk enjoyed international success with the Icelandic post-punk band before they disbanded in 1992 and she went on to release her first solo album ‘Debut’ in 1993. That album’s lead single ‘Human Behaviour’ started life when she wrote the melody in her younger years, and later brought it to sessions with The Sugarcubes. Speaking to Uncut for a wider cover interview with Björk for their November issue,  Baldursson recalled his years of working...
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Former IZ*ONE singer Lee Chae-yeon set for solo debut in October

Ex-IZ*ONE member Lee Chae-yeon has been confirmed to debut solo next month. READ MORE: Kwon Eun-bi reflects on her career in K-pop: “I might have taken a different path and not become a singer” South Korean news publication News1 reported earlier today (September 15) that the K-pop idol is slated to make her anticipated solo debut with her first album sometime in October. Lee’s agency, WM Entertainment, confirmed the news in a brief statement to TV Report shortly after. “Lee Chae-yeon is preparing for her solo album with the aim of an October release,” the label wrote, as translated by Soompi. Specifics about...
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R. Kelly convicted on six counts of child pornography and sexual abuse

R. Kelly has reportedly been found guilty by a federal jury in Chicago on six of 13 counts on child pornography and sexual abuse. These include charges of producing child pornography, conspiracy to produce child pornography, conspiracy to receive child pornography, enticing of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity and conspiracy to obstruct justice. Per reports from Rolling Stone and The Guardian, on Wednesday (September 14) Kelly was convicted of three counts of producing child pornography and three counts of enticing minors to engage in sexual activity. Each child pornography charge carries a sentence of up to...
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Cardi B donates £87,000 to her old school during surprise visit

Cardi B made a surprise visit to her old middle school to announce a $100,000 donation (£87,000) for after school activities. READ MORE: New doc ‘Queens Of Rap’ reinforces the importance of ‘WAP’, more than a year on Sharing footage of her visit to the Alexander Macomb School in Morris Heights on Instagram, Cardi can be seen suggesting the money be spent on “something fun, maybe a music program”. “This school means a lot to me, more than any school I’ve ever been to. The decisions you make now are very pivotal,” she continued. Advertisement Writing alongside the clip,...
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Billie Eilish speaks on becoming more outgoing since rise to fame: “I’m more comfortable in it”

Billie Eilish has revealed that she’s become more outgoing, following a period during which the singer was “scared to step outside.” READ MORE: Billie Eilish: “I owe it to everyone to put on a good Glastonbury show” Eilish shared the revelation in an interview with Australia’s Nova Network yesterday (September 14). The popstar recounted the times when she “used to go out and walk around”, but admitted that she ultimately didn’t “do that as much because life is a little different.” Referencing the difficulties that come with being out in public, Eilish said there was a time when she...
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Watch Louis Tomlinson perform coming-of-age anthem ‘Bigger Than Me’ on ‘Corden’

Louis Tomlinson appeared on The Late Late Show With James Corden earlier this week to perform latest single ‘Bigger Than Me’ – check it out below. READ MORE: Welcome to Away From Home, the indie festival hosted by Louis Tomlinson Tomlinson released ‘Bigger Than Me’ earlier this month as the first track from upcoming second album ‘Faith In The Future’, which is out November 11. Speaking about the track, Tomlinson said: “It was my first moment of excitement making this record, and where it felt we were on to something which honours the live show.” Advertisement Check out the...
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Paul McCartney pens letter requesting immediate aid of abused Indian elephant

Sir Paul McCartney has penned a letter requesting immediate action be taken to aid an abused Indian elephant. McCartney – a long-time PETA supporter – sent an urgent letter to Indian Union Cabinet Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, requesting immediate action be taken to send an abused elephant named Jeymalyatha (also known as Joymala) to a rescue centre for her recovery from psychological trauma. Joymala has been held captive the Srivilliputhur Nachiyar Thirukovil temple in Tamil Nadu. In a viral video, the animal can be seen being beaten with weapons and controlled using pliers. Advertisement...
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Check out Bikini Kill’s rescheduled 2023 tour dates

Bikini Kill have announced details of their rescheduled tour dates for 2023 – check out the new dates below and buy tickets here. READ MORE: A brief history of Riot Grrrl – the space-reclaiming 90s punk movement The reunited riot grrrl stars were originally set to play a host of North American shows across June and July this year, but had to postpone them due to a positive COVID case in their touring party. After a set of Pacific Northwest tour dates wrap up this week, the band will return to the road in March 2023 for a host...
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Ghost fans crash Spotify Live servers forcing cancellation of band’s Q&A

Fans of Ghost crashed the Spotify Live servers as they waited for a special Q&A session with the masked rock band, forcing the event to be cancelled. READ MORE: Ghost – ‘Impera’ review: Swedish metallers go bigger than ever A special appearance and Q&A session with Ghost was due to take place on September 13. Due to overwhelming demand, however, fans crashed the Spotify Live servers, forcing the platform to cancel the event. Both Spotify Live and Ghost confirmed in tweets that fans were indeed responsible for the widespread outage. Advertisement Spotify Live said “overwhelming demand” had caused “technical...
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Lars Ulrich’s sons’ band Taipei Houston announce debut album ‘Once Bit Never Bored’

Taipei Houston – the band comprising Myles and Layne Ulrich, sons of Metallica drummer Lars – have announced their debut album. The Ulrich brothers announced the formation of their band in the summer of 2021, and played their first gig together in Long Beach, California last September. On November 4, they will release debut album ‘Once Bit Never Bored’ via C3 Records. Today (September 14), it is being previewed by new single ‘The Middle’. Advertisement The track follows the band’s debut single ‘As The Sun Sets’, which was shared earlier this year. Of their new band, the brothers said...