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FKA twigs, Denzel Curry and Marianne Faithfull join Musicians For Palestine pledge
FKA twigs, Denzel Curry, Marianne Faithfull and more have joined the Musicians For Palestine pledge, calling on their peers to add their names in “refusing to perform at Israel’s complicit cultural institutions”. Blonde Redhead, Arca, UB40 and Sean Kuti are also among more than 900 artists who have now signed up to the initiative. See the full list of 2022 signatories here. It was launched last May following last year’s conflict between Israel and Palestine. Advertisement At the time protests took place around the world, with people taking to the streets to show their support for the Palestinian people. Many...
Depeche Mode tease announcement for next week
Depeche Mode are teasing something new for next week. READ MORE: Forget the singer – take a moment to appreciate your favourite band’s secret weapons The surviving members of the band posted a photo of a studio on Instagram this evening (September 27) with the date: 4.10.22. It is unclear what the announcement will be at this stage but singer Dave Gahan and the band’s main songwriter Martin Gore were recently pictured in the studio working on new music. Advertisement “Finding stability in what we know and love, and focusing on what gives life meaning and purpose,” they wrote at the time....
Erykah Badu to mark 25 years of debut album ‘Baduizm’ with Royal Festival Hall shows
Erykah Badu has announced a pair of shows at London’s Royal Festival Hall to celebrate 25 years of her debut album ‘Baduizm’. The US singer-songwriter will perform at the Southbank Centre hall on Saturday, November 5 and Sunday, November 6. Tickets go on general sale this Thursday (September 29) at 10am BST here. Badu’s two shows are her only UK dates scheduled for the remainder of the year. This summer, she played an exclusive set at Love Supreme festival. Advertisement Released in 1997, ‘Baduizm’ debuted at Number Two on the US Billboard charts and won the Best R&B Album...
Frightened Rabbit drummer and Scott Hutchison’s brother Grant becomes full-time member of The Twilight Sad
Grant Hutchison has become a full-time member of The Twilight Sad. READ MORE: Scott Hutchison’s family on the rallying cry to support youth mental health The former Frightened Rabbit drummer and brother of the band’s late singer and guitarist Scott Hutchison has played a number of live shows with the Scottish band since the departure of their original sticksman Mark Devine in 2018. Another touring drummer, Sebastien Schultz, has also played with the band in recent years. Hutchison took to his Instagram over the weekend to announce that he is now a full-time member of the band. Advertisement “And so...
The 1975 to hold signing session at London’s Rough Trade East
The 1975 are set to make an appearance for a signing session at London’s Rough Trade East. READ MORE: The 1975 live at Reading Festival 2022: “It’s. Just. Fucking. Bangers” The band will drop into the record store from midday on Sunday, October 16, two days after the release of their new album ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’. You can purchase tickets for the special signing here now. You can also pre-order/pre-save their fifth studio album. Advertisement The news comes after the band recently shared their new single, ‘All I Need To Hear’. JUST ANNOUNCED@the1975 SIGNING at Rough Trade East...
Aqua song ‘Barbie Girl’ will not feature in Margot Robbie’s ‘Barbie’ movie
Aqua‘s 1997 hit ‘Barbie Girl’ will not feature in Greta Gerwig’s upcoming Barbie movie, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. The Danish-Norwegian group, who have now been together for 25 years, recently commented on the song’s omission from the film, making it clear that they were far from surprised. Speaking to Variety, Lene Nystrøm suggested that using ‘Barbie Girl’ would be too on the nose and “cheese on cheese,” while Søren Rasted appeared to find the whole situation amusing. Advertisement “We should say we turned it down, he joked. “Ryan Gosling is not good enough!” The did admit, however,...
Stereophonics guitarist Adam Zindani announces debut solo single ‘What About Love’
Stereophonics‘ Adam Zindani is set to release his debut solo single ‘What About Love’ next month. READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Stereophonics’ Kelly Jones The track is released on October 14 on his own label Voice Of Vega Records via Absolute. You can pre-save the song here. It will feature on Zindani’s forthcoming debut solo LP, which he wrote during lockdown and is releasing in early 2023. Advertisement “The original premise was nothing more than being creative,” Zindani said in a statement. “And suddenly there was all this time. I’ve got...
London’s Oval Space licence under review after alleged shooting
The licence of London venue Oval Space is under review after an alleged shooting on the premises last month. READ MORE: Independent Venue Week 2022 – “Now more than ever, small venues need to be shouted about” As reported by Mixmag, the club is under threat of closure after “a serious incident” occurred when a firearm was discharged within the venue on August 30. Tower Hamlets council has a document detailing the allegations in full here. The grounds for the review are as follows: “That in the opinion of a senior police officer of the Metropolitan Police the above premises...
Disturbed announce new album ‘Divisive’, share new single ‘Unstoppable’
Disturbed have announced details of their new album ‘Divisive’ as well as sharing new single ‘Unstoppable’. Check it out below. The bands eighth studio album and follow-up to 2018’s ‘Evolution’ is due for release on November 18 and will include previous single ‘Hey You’, alongside title track ‘Divisive’ and new track ‘Unstoppable’ – described by frontman David Draiman as “a bombastic animal” and “truly the fight song” of the record. Speaking about the meaning behind the new record, which analyses society’s behaviour and aims to serve as a call to arms, Draiman said: “Partisan tribal warfare has become a...Recent Posts
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