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Glastonbury 2024: English Teacher on the “classic, timeless” power of Richard Hawley’s music
English Teacher have spoken to NME about their love for Sheffield songwriter Richard Hawley and his Standing At The Sky’s Edge musical – watch the interview above. Speaking at Glastonbury 2024, vocalist Lily Fontaine, alongside guitarist Lewis Whiting and bassist Nicholas Eden, told us about their experience of seeing the show, which is currently playing in London’s West End. The production interpolates a slew of tracks from across Hawley’s discography, including 2006’s Mercury-nominated ‘Coles Corner’ album. “After our recent New York show, I went outside and a guy came up to me and said, ‘I really enjoyed the set. I...
Glastonbury 2024: recap the biggest headlines from Saturday
Day 4 of Glastonbury 2024 (Saturday, June 29) has come to a close – from Coldplay’s record-breaking headline set to Kasabian’s secret show at Woodsies, these are the biggest headlines from the day. Advertisement Fat White Family’s Lias Saoudi threw a jab at IDLES’ Joe Talbot during their set at Woodsies. Before playing the song ‘I Am Mark E Smith’, Saoudi dryly announced: “This is a song about my feminist zeal – it’s called ‘I am Joe Talbot’.” In IDLES’ Glasto set the day before, Talbot had led a chant of “Fuck the King!” In Fat White Family’s set,...
Glastonbury 2024: Fat White Family mock IDLES’ Joe Talbot
Fat White Family’s Lias Saoudi laid into IDLES’ Joe Talbot during a riotous set at Glastonbury‘s Woodsies stage today (June 29). READ MORE: Glastonbury 2024: check out the stage times and full line-up Saoudi, sporting skin coloured mesh tights, poked fun at IDLES’ set on the Other stage last night (June 28), during which Talbot led a chant of “Fuck the King!” and inadvertently took part in a Banksy-assisted protest. Before a rendition of ‘I Am Mark E Smith’, Saodui dryly announced: “This is a song about my feminist zeal – it’s called ‘I am Joe Talbot’”, and later acknowledged...
Glastonbury 2024: here are the biggest headlines from Friday
Glastonbury 2024’s first full day of performances (Friday, June 28) is at an end – from the likes of Damon Albarn and Kevin Parker making guest appearances to SEVENTEEN’s historic performance, here are the day’s biggest headlines. Early in the day, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker stoked rumours he’d appear on stage with Dua Lipa – whose latest album ‘Radical Optimism’ he had many production credits on – when he confirmed a surprise DJ set at Silver Hayes’ Firmly Rooted Soundsystem at 1am. Advertisement Paul Heaton and Norman Cook – better known as the DJ Fatboy Slim – were bandmates...
Glastonbury 2024: PJ Harvey starts set with Mariana Abramović speech and seven-minute silence
PJ Harvey began her fifth Glastonbury performance in an unconventional way this year, enlisting artist Marina Abramović to deliver a speech to the crowd before encouraging them to participate in a seven-minute silence. Abramović told the crowd she was “terrified” and “honoured” to open Harvey’s set, saying “I never in my entire life saw this kind of audience.” She then asked that fans take part in a performance piece she’s titled ‘Seven Minutes of Collective Silence.’ “What I’m proposing is something that’s never been done in any of the festivals of music’s entire history,” she said. “I am proposing...
Glastonbury 2024 liveblog: all of Friday’s action as it happens
Finally: Glastonbury 2024 is here. It’s a sweltering summer weekend, perfect weather to see Coldplay, Dua Lipa, SZA, Shania Twain and so many more fantastic artists take over Worthy Farm. If you’re reading this from the festival, here’s some crucial information: the full line-up, set times and stage splits – plus the worst set clashes this year. Check out the merchandise being sold at Glastonbury 2024, plus the festival’s bar prices. And last but not least, here is the weather forecast for the weekend. And if you’re playing along at home, you’re in luck: Coldplay and Dua Lipa’s headlining...
Clairo, Blood Orange, King Krule and more lead lineup for Mustafa’s London Edition of Artists For Aid Benefit Concert
Clairo, Blood Orange, King Krule and more have been announced as performers for Mustafa‘s London Edition of his Artists For Aid Benefit gig. The concert will focus on benefitting humanitarian efforts in both Palestine and Sudan. Other acts set to perform include Bint Mbareh, Daniel Caesar, Earl Sweatshirt, Nicolás Jaar, Ramy Youssef, and Yasiin Bey. The Artists for Aid show will take place at the Troxy in London on Thursday July 4. The gig is in partnership with War Child UK and follows the first edition that took place in New Jersey at the beginning of this year. Visit...
Shweta Harve’s “Who Are You?”: A Profound Journey into Music and Self-Discovery
Shweta Harve, the talented founder, lead vocalist, and guitarist of the indie band HridayaSheela, has launched their latest single, “Who Are You?” This track dives deep into themes of self-reflection and the pursuit of true happiness, drawing inspiration from the teachings of Advaita Vedanta. The song’s intricate mix of musical styles and profound lyrics highlights Harve’s commitment to creating music with significant depth and meaning. In a recent interview, Shweta elaborated on the motivation behind “Who Are You?” She explained that the song was conceived from her contemplation of the human desire for lasting happiness in a perpetually changing...
EXO’s Chen, Baekhyun and Xiumin file criminal lawsuit against two SM Entertainment executives
EXO members Chen, Baekhyun and Xiumin have filed a criminal lawsuit against SM Entertainment‘s Chief A&R Officer and one of its co-CEOs. According to reports by The Korea Times and Korea JoongAng Daily, Chen, Baekhyun and Xiumin – also know as EXO-CBX – filed the lawsuit against SM Entertainment’s Chief A&R Officer Lee Sung-soo and co-CEO Tak Young-jun. The Korea Times reports by the trio has reported the two SM Entertainment executives to the police on fraud charges, while Korea JoongAng Daily added that the lawsuit accused the duo of violating South Korea’s Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes...Recent Posts
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