Garbage’s Shirley Manson has paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, recalling the impact a photo book from the coronation had on her as a child. The Queen died yesterday (September 8) at her Balmoral estate in Scotland at the age of 96. She served as the monarch for 70 years. In a post shared on Garbage’s Instagram page, Manson recalled the first time she saw images from the coronation, which took place in 1953. “My parents insisted I attend Sunday School as a child,” she wrote. “One day, alongside my favourite mischief maker – Miss Elfrieda Harrison –whilst up...
Paul McCartney recalled the first time he met Queen Elizabeth II when he was 10 years old in an interview in 2021. The Queen died yesterday (September 8) at her Balmoral estate, aged 96, bringing her 70-year reign to an end. McCartney shared the memory of his first meeting with the monarch during an interview with CBS last year. “Because the coronation was approaching, there was a competition for all the schools in England,” he recalled. “You had to write an essay on the monarchy and I liked that idea.” The Beatles star’s essay described the incoming royal as...
Lewis Capaldi has shared his new single ‘Forget Me’ – you can listen to the track below. The song is the Scottish singer-songwriter’s first new original material since the release of the extended edition of his 2019 debut album ‘Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent’. READ MORE: Latitude Festival 2022 review: pop and rock rebellion at the politest festival around In a statement written by Capaldi himself, the singer wrote: “I’m back. My new single is called ‘Forget Me’, and let’s just be honest here, lyrically it covers a lot of the same ground as before. I meet lady, lady...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
