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Robbie Williams says he’s “Bruce Wayne in Los Angeles and Batman everywhere else”
Robbie Williams has said he chooses to be “Bruce Wayne in Los Angeles”, while he is “Batman everywhere else”. The singer is preparing to release his 13th studio album ‘BRITPOP’ on February 6, after delaying it to avoid a clash with Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ last October, and in a new interview, he has opened up about his career, reflecting on his different levels of profile in the US and UK. Advertisement Speaking to The Scott Mills Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2 today (January 12), he was asked about his inability to “break America” “I gave up on it very quickly,” Williams said. “I got...
DIIV’s Zachary Cole Smith one year after LA’s wildfires: “It feels like swimming in trauma”
Now 12 months on from having his family home destroyed by wildfires in Los Angeles, DIIV frontman Zachary Cole Smith has spoken to NME about spending a year “swimming in trauma”. The musician’s house was burned down in the Eaton wildfire that destroyed a substantial part of the city’s Altadena neighbourhood last January. Smith spoke to NME about how the experience would “probably take the rest of our lives to process” but also praised the resilience of his local community in the aftermath. Advertisement The fires, which started on January 7, 2025, ended up being the deadliest and costliest...
Members of Foo Fighters, The Linda Lindas and Minutemen team up on ‘We Are LA!’ wildfires benefit single
Members of Foo Fighters, The Linda Lindas and Minutemen are among those to team up on ‘We Are LA!’, a benefit single for the LA wildfires. An extensive group of punk and punk-adjacent musicians are involved in the recording, which has been made to support the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, who provide assistance to musicians and music industry professionals affected by the devastating fires in the city early last year. Advertisement Rami Jaffee of Foo Fighters, Mike Watt of Minutemen, Eloise Wong of The Linda Lindas, Jane Weidlin of The Go-Go’s and Jonny Two Bags of Social Distortion have all played on the song and appear in its accompanying video. There is also an...
Nova Twins, Brògeal and Eve Goodman announce gigs to celebrate Independent Venue Week 2026
Nova Twins, Brògeal and Eve Goodman have been announced as ambassadors for Independent Venue Week 2026. The seven-day celebration of the UK’s live music spaces has been running since 2013 and will be held this year from January 26 to February 1. 236 venues are participating, hosting exclusive shows around the country at a time of year that is traditionally quiet for independent venues. Advertisement Nova Twins have been named as 2026 Artist Ambassadors for the event and will be returning to their South London home patch for a one-off show at the 300-capacity Amersham Arms on January 27 –...
Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir dies at 78
Bob Weir, rhythm guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, died on Saturday (January 10). He was 78. A statement on Weir’s official social media accounts shared that he had “succumbed to underlying lung issues” after a battle with cancer. “He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could,” it read. The beloved musician was diagnosed with cancer in July 2025, the statement notes. Weir “began treatment only weeks before returning to his hometown stage for a three-night celebration of 60 years of music at Golden Gate Park”. Those Dead & Company...
Salt-N-Pepa’s lawsuit against Universal Music Group over master recordings dismissed
Salt-N-Pepa‘s lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) over the ownership of their master recordings has been dismissed. Last May, the legendary rap duo, made up of Cheryl ‘Salt’ James and Sandra ‘Pepa’ Denton, filed the suit in New York federal court, accusing the label of refusing to honour the duo’s legal right to reclaim control of their music’s intellectual property. Advertisement They had cited the 1976 Copyright Act, which they claimed ought to have allowed them to take control of their work 35 years after its publication, but instead they argued that UMG were holding their music “hostage” and “depriving their fans...
ICE are no longer running ads on Spotify
Spotify have confirmed that a controversial ICE recruitment advertisement campaign on their platform has ended. The streamer was widely criticised for running recruitment ads for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in late 2025 as part of President Donald Trump administration’s $30 billion investment in hiring at least 10,000 more deportation officers by the end of the year. Advertisement ICE is partially responsible for carrying out Trump’s policy for the mass detention and deportation of undocumented immigrants. There have been multiple reports of abuse and mistreatment of detainees in ICE facilities, including of pregnant women and children (via The Guardian). US Senator...
Joe Keery calls out Donald Trump and ICE: “Zero human decency”
Joe Keery has called out President Donald Trump for defending ICE after an officer fatally shot a US citizen. On Wednesday (January 8), a 37-year-old poet and mother of three was shot dead behind the wheel of her car by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. Advertisement The incident happened on a residential street in Minneapolis and, soon after, the president was quick to defend the actions of the ICE agent, writing on Truth Social that he had reviewed footage from the moment and concluded that the officer was acting “in self-defence”. “The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional...
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