Alex Turner serenaded a couple during their first dance at their wedding this weekend, alongside a star-studded band. The Arctic Monkeys frontman led a band including Queens Of The Stone Age and Mini Mansions’ Michael Shuman, Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa, and former Wires On Fire frontman Evan Weiss. READ MORE: Arctic Monkeys live in Brooklyn: their next era has truly begun The wedding was that of Zach Dawes, bassist for Mini Mansions and The Last Shadow Puppets, and his partner Molly. In videos posted on social media, Turner and the band can be seen performing from a stage as the couple...
Established London-based British songwriter and producer Ronny Shome is shooting a fresh new track on the airwaves titled “Change.” He follows-up to his latest drops; the singles “Breakthrough,” “Summer Dreams,” “You’re The One,” “Get Up,” and “Want You To Know.” From pop to electronic dance music, Ronny Shome’s music transcends genres and stereotypes, as he fearlessly taps into whichever musical style fits the intuitions he has in a specific creative moment. Shome learned to master playing the piano at eight years old, and he’s always been grateful for his parents suggesting he learnt an instrument as child. Until this...
Suede have already started working on a “much more experimental” new album, the band have revealed in a new interview. The band released their latest album ‘Autofiction’ last week (September 23), their ninth record in their career so far. READ MORE: Suede: “I’d love to think that our most daring work is ahead of us” Speaking to NME for the latest In Conversation video, Suede revealed they had already begun working on the follow-up. Asked if their latest record marks the start of a new era for the band, frontman Brett Anderson said: “I don’t know. The next record that...
Phoenix have discussed the “synchronicity” they feel with Vampire Weekend, whose frontman Ezra Koenig features on their new single ‘Tonight’. READ MORE: Phoenix: “We’ve had fun breaking the rules throughout our career” Speaking to NME for last week’s Big Read cover story, the band discussed the making of their upcoming new album ‘Alpha Zulu’, which was recorded at Paris’ Musée des Arts Décoratifs in the Palais du Louvre. They also spoke of their kinship with Vampire Weekend, and how the collaboration with Koenig came about. On ‘Tonight’ being a duet, guitarist Laurent Brancowitz said that he was initially hesitant of the format. Advertisement...
We Are Scientists have announced details of new album ‘Lobes’ and a new UK and European tour – find all the details below and buy tickets here. The duo’s eighth studio album and follow-up to last year’s ‘Huffy’ LP, will come out on January 20, 2023. A first single from the album, ‘Operation Error’, was released last week. READ MORE: We Are Scientists look back on ‘With Love & Squalor’: “It’s been a rollercoaster ride, in that we’ve been throwing up a lot” Discussing the new album, frontman Keith Murray said: “Lobes is the name of a cereal of black...
Ian Brown fans have shared their anger after the Stone Roses singer played his sold out Leeds gig last night (September 25) with no band. Brown began his first UK headline tour in a decade at the city’s O2 Academy on Sunday night, with dates running through the next two weeks and ending with a Brixton Academy show in London on October 7. After the Leeds show, fans took to social media to share their disappointment at the set, with one describing it as Brown “ karaoke and his own tunes.” Advertisement Alongside footage from the gig, the...
The War On Drugs have shared two previously unreleased songs, ‘Oceans Of Darkness’ and ‘Slow Ghost’ – scroll down the page to listen to them now. The tracks have been given an official release as part of a new deluxe edition of ‘I Don’t Live Here Anymore’, which was originally released last year. READ MORE: The War On Drugs live in London: a big-hearted, loosely spun rock’n’roll night out Both tracks were cut from the original tracklist, but now have arrived on streaming services for the first time. They are also available as part of a limited edition seven-inch and...
Adora has finally released her debut mini-album, ‘Adorable REbirth’, led by a brand-new single titled ‘Magical Symphony’. READ MORE: ADORA: “I feel like my accomplishments look nicer from the outside” On September 26 at 6pm KST, South Korean producer and singer-songwriter Adora unveiled her debut mini-album ‘Adorable REbirth’, along with the whimsical music video for its title track ‘Magical Symphony’. In the new visual, Adora enters a vibrant new world through a magical portal, spreading joy to its inhabitants and she skips and dances across the streets. “The chandelier moonlight brightens the night / The lights dancing as their...
Mel C has given her view on comments made by her bandmate Geri Halliwell in 1996 in which she dubbed Margaret Thatcher “the first Spice Girl”. Halliwell told the Spectator 26 years ago: “We Spice Girls are true Thatcherites. Thatcher was the first Spice Girl, the pioneer of our ideology – Girl Power.” READ MORE: Melanie C – ‘Melanie C’ review: a celebration of self-acceptance from one of the queens of girl power However, Mel C has now denied that the whole band felt the same way as Halliwell about the divisive figure. “Abbbbbsolutely not!” Sporty Spice told the Independent....
All four members of South Korean band Day6 have renewed their contracts with longtime agency JYP Entertainment. READ MORE: Day6 (Even Of Day): “Whenever we listen to songs in different languages, there’s still emotions that we can feel” On the morning of September 26, JYP Entertainment told Sports DongAh that all four members of the act — Sungjin, Young K, Wonpil and Dowoon — had renewed their exclusive contracts with the agency. “We plan to continue our meaningful journey together based on the foundation of deep trust between Day6, a group with a signature sound, and JYP Entertainment, which...