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Pendulum announce second London show for March 2023

Pendulum have announced details of a second London show that they’ll play in March 2023 after their first gig sold out. The Australian drum & bass band initially announced a one-off show at O2 Academy Brixton on March 5, 2023, which has since sold out following an “overwhelming demand” for tickets. READ MORE: Enter Shikari’s Rou Reynolds talks Pendulum’s “killer” remix of ‘Sorry You’re Not A Winner’ Pendulum have now confirmed that they will play at the same venue on the following night, March 6, 2023. Advertisement Tickets for the second Pendulum date are on sale now from here....
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Super Junior’s Siwon and Lee Da-hee to star in ENA’s new romantic-comedy K-drama

Super Junior’s Siwon and actress Lee Da-hee are set to star as the leads of ENA’s upcoming romance K-drama, Icy Cold Romance (literal title). READ MORE: Mark Tuan – ‘The Other Side’ review: vulnerable but homogenous solo debut from the GOT7 member Icy Cold Romance follows two close friends who start to develop feelings for each other after an unexpected meeting on the set of a reality dating show. According to South Korean media outlet TenAsia, Siwon will be playing Park Jae-hoon, a plastic surgeon who signs up to star in the reality show Kingdom of Love as a...
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BTS’ ‘Permission to Dance on Stage: LA’ Concert can now be streamed on Disney+

To celebrate Disney+ Day, the streaming service has announced that BTS’ Permission to Dance on Stage: LA is now available to stream exclusively on the platform. READ MORE: J-hope talks ‘Jack In The Box’, headlining Lollapalooza, and what’s next for BTS Permission to Dance on Stage: LA is a concert film recorded during the septet’s four-day residency at the SoFi Stadium on November 27 and 28, and December 1 and 2, 2021—a show that went on to become the biggest single venue concert engagement by any act in almost a decade, after selling 214,000 tickets and grossing US$33.3million (£25million). Advertisement...
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Blood Orange shares new single ‘Jesus Freak Lighter’, announces upcoming ‘Four Songs’ EP

Blood Orange has announced a new EP titled ‘Four Songs’ that is set to arrive later this month. READ MORE: Blood Orange – ‘Negro Swan’ review Upon its release on September 16, ‘Four Songs’ will mark Blood Orange’s — real name Dev Hynes — first project with his new label, RCA Records. Contributors on the forthcoming EP include Eva Tolkin, Erika de Casier and Brooklyn singer-songwriter Ian Isiah. Hynes has previewed ‘Four Songs’ by sharing the EP’s self-produced opener, ‘Jesus Freak Lighter’. The largely instrumental track features only a repeated refrain and closing lyric, sung in airy high notes...
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PJ Harvey announces 59-track ‘B-Sides, Demos and Rarities’ collection

PJ Harvey has announced an expansive, 59-track box set of rare songs titled ‘B-Sides, Demos and Rarities’. READ MORE: PJ Harvey — The evolution of an icon The compilation, which will be available in a three-CD or six-LP format on November 4, catalogues nearly five dozen archival cuts from the singer-songwriter, 14 of which have never previously seen the light of day. See the full tracklist below. To coincide with the announcement, Harvey has shared three of the songs that will feature on the upcoming compilation. Those tracks are previously-unreleased demos of ‘Dry’ and ‘Missed’, along with the song...
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LOONA’s Yves sits out of Amsterdam concert due to health concerns

LOONA member Yves was absent from the recent Amsterdam stop of the group’s ‘LOONATHEWORLD’ world tour. READ MORE: LOONA – ‘Flip That’ review: an understated but subtly addictive return According to a statement issued by concert organisers MyMusicTaste yesterday (September 8), Yves did not participate in the group’s Amsterdam show and its subsequent meet and greet, which took place at ​​AFAS Live, after reporting symptoms of a fever. “Once again, we thank the fans who have long waited to see LOONA in Amsterdam, and we ask for your kind understanding,” MyMusicTaste wrote in its statement. <IMPORTANT NOTICE?> Regarding 2022...
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Arcade Fire gig at The O2 to go ahead this evening following news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death

Arcade Fire‘s show at London’s O2 tonight will go ahead tonight (September 8), despite the announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II hours before. The Queen of the United Kingdom, who succeeded to the throne in 1952 aged 25, passed away today. “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” The Royal Family shared in a statement at 6:30pm BST. “The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.” The news of Arcade Fire’s gig was shared via The O2’s social media. In a statement, they said: “The O2...
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Mercury Prize 2022 ceremony postponed following death of Queen Elizabeth II

This year’s Mercury Prize ceremony has been postponed following the announcement that Queen Elizabeth II died this afternoon (September 8). READ MORE: Mercury Prize 2022: why each nominee deserves to win The red carpet for the event had previously been cancelled after Buckingham Palace issued a statement earlier today, which said that “doctors concerned for Her Majesty’s health” and had “recommended she remain under medical supervision”. The 2022 Mercury Prize ceremony was to be hosted by Lauren Laverne and broadcast on BBC Four from 9pm-10.15pm BST and on BBC Radio 6 Music from 7pm-midnight. “In light of the sad...
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BBC team up with TaP Music again to select Eurovision 2023 entrant

The BBC will be teaming up with TaP Music once again to find the UK’s entrant for Eurovision 2023. This follows their success with last year’s entrant Sam Ryder, who finished in second place, scoring an impressive 466 points overall with his song ‘Space Man’. READ MORE: Sam Ryder on his debut album and life after Eurovision: “Who knows what will happen next?” Ryder was personally chosen by the management firm and gave the United Kingdom its best Eurovision result since 1998. The track is also the highest-charting UK entry in over a quarter of a century (it peaked at...
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The Joker’s real name revealed to be Jack White, real Jack White responds

DC Comics character The Joker’s real name has been revealed to be Jack White and the former White Stripes frontman Jack White has responded. READ MORE: Jack White – ‘Entering Heaven Alive’ review: his richest and most satisfying solo era yet The supervillain’s real name was featured in the Flashpoint Beyond comic series, a sequel to Flashpoint, which sees the Batman storyline taking place in an alternate reality. In it, Martha, who is that universe’s Joker, asks a character called Psycho-Pirate to reveal everything he knows about the DC universe, including the original Joker’s true name. White has called the Joker’s real...