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Lucy Dacus debuts new song at Julien Baker’s Brooklyn show
Lucy Dacus has debuted a new song while performing live in Brooklyn with Julien Baker. READ MORE: Boygenius on the enduring power of ‘The Record’: “We feel as good as we ever hoped to” On October 8, Lucy Dacus was revealed as the “special guest” performer for Julien Baker’s rescheduled concert in Brooklyn, New York. The show was meant as a replacement date for Baker’s October 6 set, which was cut short due to the singer falling ill. During the October 6 show, Dacus appeared onstage to wild applause, only to break the news to the audience that the gig...
Olivia Rodrigo announces recheduled Manchester gigs just after Glastonbury 2025
Olivia Rodrigo has announced new dates for her rescheduled Manchester shows, and they’re just after Glastonbury 2025. READ MORE: Olivia Rodrigo: “It’s important for me to be taken seriously as a songwriter” The singer has announced that she’ll be playing Manchester’s Co-op Live arena on June 30 and July 1 next year, and tickets purchased for the original shows will be transferred to the new dates automatically. Glastonbury is set to run from June 25 to 29, meaning that Rodrigo’s Manchester shows will begin a day after the festival ends. Though none of the headliners for next year’s festival have...
Streams of K-pop music jump over 300 per cent in five years
Streams of K-pop music on a global scale has seen a jump over 300 per cent in the last five years, according to new Spotify data. According to Spotify data cited by Yonhap News Agency, streams of K-pop music have surged 362 per cent in the global market over the past five years. The largest increase was recorded in Southeast Asia, with a 423 per cent jump, while the US recorded a 182 per cent rise. However, the US has emerged as the country with the most K-pop listeners. It is followed by Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan, Mexico, Thailand,...
Sam Fender shares live version of new song ‘People Watching’ as he continues to tease new album
Sam Fender has continued to tease his new album, this time by sharing a live version of his as-yet-unreleased song ‘People Watching’ with fans – three years to the day his last album came out. Read More: Sam Fender on the cover: “This album is probably the best thing I’ve done in my life” The North Shields singer posted a link on his Instagram Stories which takes fans to a web page where they’re asked for their phone number. Fans then receive a text containing a link to a YouTube video of his performance of ‘People Watching‘ at Boardmasters in...
Coldplay share new collaborations with Matty Healy and Jon Hopkins on deluxe edition of ‘Moon Music’
Coldplay have released the deluxe edition of ‘Moon Music’, now dubbed ‘Moon Music (Full Moon Edition)’, which features new collaborations with Jon Hopkins and The 1975‘s Matty Healy. READ MORE: Exclusive: Coldplay: “When things appear overwhelmingly positive, that’s often because it’s what the singer needs most” Yesterday (October 7), just three days after releasing the standard edition of ‘Moon Music’, Coldplay have dropped the ‘Full Moon’ edition, which now comes with 10 additional tracks; including several live recordings. Included among the 10 new songs are a collaboration with The 1975 frontman Matty Healy and two new tracks with Jon Hopkins....
Here’s what went down at NOFX’s mammoth final-ever live show
NOFX wrapped up their final live tour with three shows over the weekend in San Pedro, California, as part of their Punk in Drublic Festival. Their last ever live concert on Sunday (October 6) had 33 songs on the setlist and featured special appearances from Foo Fighters’ Chris Shiflett, Rancid’s Tim Armstrong, Bad Religion’s Brett Gurewitz and Jay Bentley. The American punk-rock band formed over four decades ago, and announced the stacked lineups for their final shows earlier this year. Each of the three shows had festival-style lineups, starting with performances in the early afternoon. Sunday’s agenda featured Fishbone,...
Converge release new live album to raise funds for Hurricane Helene relief
American hardcore veterans Converge have released a new live album to raise funds for Hurricane Helene relief efforts. READ MORE: NME – The Cover: Heriot are ready to raise hell This past weekend, the band took to social media to announce the album, titled ‘Live in Orlando, FL 03.14.22’. The album was recorded at The Abbey in Orlando, Florida in March 2022 and consists of 18 tracks including ‘Under Duress’, ‘I Can Tell You About Pain’ and ‘Concubine’. The album is out now via Bandcamp – you can donate to the cause and listen to the album here. Per the...
‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ scores record low audience score for comic book movie
Joker: Folie à Deux has had a tough opening weekend at the box office, and has registered the lowest CinemaScore audience score for any comic book film ever. As noted by The Hollywood Reporter, it is the first Hollywood comic book movie adaptation to have earned a ‘D’ score from the market research firm CinemaScore, indicating that many audiences are not enamoured with the sequel. The new movie is a sequel to 2019’s Joker and was released in cinemas on Friday (October 4), after receiving its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival last month. It catches up with Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck,...
Listen to raucous cover of Iron Maiden’s ‘The Trooper’ by The Hu
Mongolian metal band The Hu have released their cover of Iron Maiden’s ‘The Trooper’, ahead of joining the iconic band on their Future Past tour. The Ulaanbaatar band played their first show opening for Iron Maiden in San Diego, California on Friday (October 4), and are set to continue on the road with them around North America throughout October and November. To commemorate their inclusion on the tour, the band have also shared their version of Maiden’s 1983 single ‘The Trooper’, originally released on their fourth studio album ‘Piece Of Mind’. Check out the video for the raucous, adrenaline-fuelled...Recent Posts
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