Travis frontman Fran Healy has revealed that he was the victim of an attempted carjacking outside his studio in Los Angeles. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Travis’ Fran Healy The Scottish musician, who now lives in Los Angeles, recounted the tale on Twitter today (July 25): “Almost got carjacked inside the parking facility of my studio. Man! That was close. Huge guy tried to pull me out my car window. Managed to get away. DTLA is mental. “As the adrenaline dissipates, my right hand is hurting like I punched a wall. I hooked the guy really...
OneRepublic have announced they’ll be heading to Australia and New Zealand next March for their ‘Live In Concert’ tour. The American pop-rock band will be joined by Sydney rapper Masked Wolf for the run of Australian shows, kicking off on March 10 at Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena. They’ll play Sydney’s Super Aware Theatre the following night, wrapping up at Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall on March 14. They’ll then fly to Auckland to perform at Spark Arena on March 16, finishing in Wellington on March 18. Advertisement Registered fans can access pre-sale tickets from 11am AEST this Wednesday (July 27)...
Ed Sheeran made a surprise guest appearance during Snow Patrol‘s headline set at Latitude 2022 tonight (July 24) – check out the footage below. READ MORE: Ed Sheeran – ‘=’ review: the millennial Lionel Richie indulges his saccharine streak The Northern Irish–Scottish band – which features Sheeran’s longtime co-writer Johnny McDaid – closed the Suffolk festival with a 14-track performance on the main stage, per Setlist.FM. Towards the end of their main set, Snow Patrol surprised the crowd by bringing out Sheeran to play a joint rendition of his hit ‘=’ single ‘Bad Habits’. The singer-songwriter then returned to...
Phoebe Bridgers was joined on stage by Maggie Rogers and Rina Sawayama during her set at Latitude this weekend. READ MORE: Phoebe Bridgers live at Glastonbury 2022: a triumphant – and powerful – victory lap The ‘Punisher’ singer-songwriter played a 12-track headline slot on the BBC Sounds Stage at the Suffolk festival on Friday night (July 22). Footage has since emerged of Rogers and Sawayama – who were both also playing at Latitude that same day – contributing to a live airing of ‘I Know The End’, which served as the final song of Bridgers’ show. Advertisement Elsewhere, the LA artist shared...
Writer, director and producer Bob Rafelson has died at the age of 89. Rafelson passed away of natural causes last night (July 23) at his home in Aspen, Colorado, per The Hollywood Reporter. Along with his late partner Bert Schneider, Rafelson co-created the classic NBC sitcom The Monkees, which premiered in 1966. The pair had been inspired by The Beatles‘ 1964 film A Hard Day’s Night, and they decided to develop a TV series about a fictional band. Rafelson served as a producer and later executive producer on the show, and also directed several episodes. The Monkees ran for...
Blossoms covered The Human League‘s classic single ‘Don’t You Want Me’ during their headline set at Truck Festival earlier this week – check out the footage below. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Blossoms: “We don’t see a limit to what we can achieve” The Stockport band topped the bill at the four-day Oxfordshire event on Thursday night (July 21). Towards the end of their 18-track set, Blossoms treated the crowd to their own spin on the 1981 anthem ‘Don’t You Want Me’ and have since shared footage of the cover on Instagram. “Crowd was boss!!!” they wrote in the...
Pearl Jam have cancelled a third consecutive live show due to frontman Eddie Vedder‘s ongoing vocal issues. On Wednesday (July 20), the band scrapped a scheduled performance in Vienna after Vedder’s throat was damaged by the “heat, dust, and smoke from the fires” at Lollapalooza Paris last Sunday (July 17). READ MORE: From the archives – Pearl Jam rock for freedom and equality in the free world at Mad Cool 2018 “He has seen doctors and had treatment but as of yet, his vocal cords have not recovered,” Pearl Jam wrote in a statement at the time. “This is brutal...
Tom Morello was inadvertently tacked by a security guard during Rage Against The Machine‘s show in Toronto last night (July 23) after a crowd member stormed the stage. The band were performing at the Scotiabank Arena in the Ontario capital as part of their ‘Public Service Announcement’ North American tour, which began on July 9. Prior to this current run of gigs, Rage hadn’t played live since 2011. READ MORE: Tom Morello: “In the past, I’ve wanted to use music as a battering ram for social justice” As fan-shot footage shows, one fan managed to make it up on stage...
Kanye West appeared at Rolling Loud festival on Friday (July 22) having cancelled his headline slot there less than a week earlier. Kid Cudi replaced Kanye West on the bill at the Miami event when West, who is now known officially as “Ye”, “decided that he no longer be performing”. It marked the ‘DONDA’ star’s second festival cancellation of 2022, following Coachella. Despite this, West turned up at the event to join Lil Durk for their recent Cardi B collaboration ‘Hot Shit’. They also performed ‘Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1.’ Advertisement You can see the moment here: Meanwhile, Kid Cudi,...
Sam Fender was last night (July 23) joined on stage by Shaun Williamson – who played Barry in Eastenders – at Truck Festival. Check out footage of the moment below. READ MORE: Sam Fender live in London: a special celebration of the Geordie star’s heroic ascent The musician headlined Truck Festival in Oxfordshire on Saturday night and surprised fans by being joined on stage by Williamson to sing ‘Getting Started’ early in his set. Fender described the moment as “one of the highlights of our career” for him and his band. Advertisement Williamson is best known for playing the character of Barry in Eastenders...