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Shakira denies tax evasion allegations: “I’ve paid everything they claimed I owed”
Shakira has responded to the charges of tax evasion that have been levelled against her by the Spanish government. READ MORE: Shakira on the movie of her ill-fated El Dorado tour: “I knew someday I’d lose my youth or my beauty, but I never thought I would lose my voice…” Authorities are seeking an eight-year prison sentence for the singer on the allegation that she made widespread use of shell companies to conceal her income between 2012 and 2014. Now — in her first response since the claims became public — Shakira has professed her innocence and deemed the...
Polaroid announce expansion into music with speakers, radio and app
American camera company Polaroid has announced a surprising new expansion of their brand, launching Polaroid Music with several new products and an accompanying app. The company has launched four speakers: P1, P2, P3 and P4. The first is a small, square shaped player, while the second is wider and oval-shaped. P3 sees the model of P2 adapted to include a handle, similar to the design of the boom-box, while P4 is the largest speaker and can be mounted on a stand. All four speakers will be available in multiple colours. Watch the new ad for Polaroid Music below: View...
Watch Courtney Barnett perform ‘Turning Green’ on ‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’
Courtney Barnett made an appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers this week, tailing her just-finished North American tour with a performance of ‘Turning Green’. READ MORE: Courtney Barnett – “I was trying to retrain my brain to not get hung up on certain things and to see the beauty in those moments” The song appears on Barnett’s recent third album, ‘Things Take Time, Take Time’, which arrived last November via Mom + Pop. She performed it with her current backing band of bassist Bones Sloane, drummer Dave Mudie and Warpaint‘s Stella Mozgawa – with whom Barnett recorded ‘Things...
Watch Florence + The Machine receive a fake severed hand on-stage during show
Florence + The Machine frontwoman Florence Welch received a unique gift during a recent show, with a fan throwing a fake severed hand on-stage. READ MORE: The most awe-inspiring moments from Florence + The Machine’s set at Mad Cool 2022 The humourous incident took place while the band was performing at Madison Square Garden in New York City, as part of their ongoing ‘Dance Fever’ world tour. In a video posted to the band’s TikTok account, Welch is seen remarking at the gift – which has seemingly been thrown up alongside a bouquet of flowers. “It’s a beautiful bloody severed hand,”...
Alice Glass shuts herself out on melancholic new single ‘Lips Apart’
Midway through her ‘Trauma Bond’ tour of North America, Alice Glass has shared the studio version of ‘Lips Apart’, a song she’s performed on all dates of it thus far: READ MORE: Alice Glass: “I never thought I would be talking openly like this… about anything” The song was co-produced by Matt Radd and Jupiter Io, the latter of whom also largely co-wrote and produced Glass’ debut solo album, ‘PREY//IV’. It marks the first new music that Glass has released since the album was released back in February, however it predates much of the material that made it onto the album...
Liam Gallagher says he’s been “walloping the brandy” ahead of gigs over the last year
Liam Gallagher has said that he has been swigging “half a bottle of brandy” before he goes on stage over the last year. READ MORE: Oasis – every album ranked and rated The former Oasis frontman, who turned 50 today (September 21), said he had been drinking brandy with honey and hot water to warm up his voice. Speaking to Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music 1, he discussed his recent pre-show ritual but said he had attempted to “chill out” his drinking at his last few gigs. Advertisement “It’s half a bottle of brandy before I go on,” Gallagher...
Leftfield announce intimate UK tour dates, share new track ‘Accumulator’
Leftfield have shared a high-octane new single, ‘Accumulator’, and announced a run of “intimate” UK tour dates ahead of their new album ‘This Is What We Do’ in December. A press release describes ‘Accumulator’ as “a combination of skin and circuits, old and new,” as well as “an instinctive nod towards classic rave sounds”. It was also the first track written for the album, and was tested early on by Neil Barnes – who has led the project since the band’s initial split in 2002, when he and band member Paul Daley decided to pursue separate projects – during...
SG Lewis announces new album and shares single ‘Vibe Like This’ featuring Ty Dolla $ign and Lucky Daye
SG Lewis has announced a new album and shared the first single from the record featuring Ty Dolla $ign and Lucky Daye. READ MORE: SG Lewis – ‘times’ review: kitchen disco bangers that ache with nostalgia ‘AudioLust & HigherLove’ is set for release on January 23 via PMR/EMI Records and is the follow up to his 2021 album ‘times’. He has also shared a new double single ‘Infatuation’ and ‘Vibe Like This’, the latter of which features Ty Dolla $ign and Lucky Daye. You can view the video for ‘Vibe Like This’ and listen to ‘Infatuation’ below. Advertisement “The album...
Fontaines D.C. share bittersweet video for ‘The Couple Across The Way’
Fontaines D.C. have released a video for their latest single ‘The Couple Across The Way’. READ MORE: Fontaines D.C.: “People are looking to me for answers. What the fuck do I know?” Taken from their new album ‘Skinty Fia’, which debuted at Number One on both the UK and Irish Official Albums Charts, the track’s lovelorn video was directed by Polocho and conceptualised by frontman Grian Chatten. The clip sees the frontman playing accordion and singing on a windowsill, while the camera pans between an arguing couple and a younger, lovestruck couple. Advertisement Explaining the track and video, Chatten said:...Recent Posts
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