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Listen to Mykki Blanco’s powerful new song ‘Steps’
Mykki Blanco has today (August 10) shared a new song, ‘Steps’ – check it out below. READ MORE: Mykki Blanco – ‘Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep’ review: a bold and brilliant step forward The song features MNEK and Saul Williams and is taken from Blanco’s upcoming new album, ‘Stay Close To Music’, which arrives on October 14 via Transgressive records. Speaking of their new single, Blanco explained, “I think a song like ‘Steps’ is a testament to what can happen when three very unique artists are given time to create a meditation together – to respond to one another when...
Street in Missy Elliott’s hometown to be renamed in rapper’s honour
A street in Missy Elliott’s hometown is being renamed in her honour. Portsmouth, Virginia, has decided to rename a portion of a street ‘Missy Elliott Boulevard’ after a unanimous vote by the City Council on Tuesday evening (August 9). Missy Elliott herself responded to the news when it was shared by a reporter.”I am forever grateful,” Elliott tweeted, which you can see below: I am forever GRATEFUL?? P-TOWN?? VA #757 LOVE? — Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) August 10, 2022 Advertisement Elliott recently gave advice to artists working on their second album, encouraging them to take risks and not allow themselves to...
Yeah Yeah Yeahs drop fiery dance floor ready single ‘Burning’
Yeah Yeah Yeahs have released a new single, ‘Burning’. Listen the dance floor ready track below. READ MORE: Yeah Yeah Yeahs live in Manchester – indie sleaze icons triumphantly kick off ‘Cool It Down’ era Produced by Andrew Wyatt and featuring lyrics and inspiration from The Four Seasons‘ track, ‘Beggin’, Karen O said the fiery track was also inspired by an actual inferno. “Back when I was 19 living in the east village, one night a roommate dragged me out of the apartment for an impromptu drink across the street, I left a votive candle burning on a plastic yaffa...
Mariah Carey pays tribute to Olivia Newton-John: “I was obsessed”
Mariah Carey has paid tribute to the late Olivia Newton-John. Following the news of the iconic singer and Grease star’s death at the age of 73, Carey took to social media to pay her respects, sharing images of the two of them performing together. READ MORE: Olivia Newton-John – 1948-2022: girl-next-door who lived her best life to the end “I first fell in love with Olivia’s voice when I was a little girl and heard ‘I Honestly Love You,’” Carey tweeted on Monday. “Songs like ‘Magic,’ ‘Suddenly’ and ‘Have You Never Been Mellow’ showcased her beautiful airy tone and signature...
UNKLE share new track ‘The Way Back Home’ from ‘Rōnin II’ mixtape
UNKLE have shared a new track called ‘The Way Back Home’ – you can listen to it below. The song serves as the first taste of ‘Rōnin II’, the second instalment in a two-part mixtape project, which is due for release on August 31 (pre-order here). READ MORE: UNKLE: “There’s a lot of tension on the streets – we need clubbing to release that” “I recorded this over lockdown,” explained UNKLE’s James Lavelle in an official statement. Advertisement “I always intended the ‘Rōnin’ project to be two different mix tapes; the first being more like a club DJ set...
Listen to Broken Bells’ dreamy new single, ‘Saturdays’
Broken Bells have today (August 10) shared an upbeat new single called ‘Saturdays’ – check it out below. READ MORE: Broken Bells – ‘After The Disco’ review The band, made up of James Mercer of The Shins and Brian Burton – aka Danger Mouse – have also shared details of their upcoming new album, ‘Into The Blue’. The duo’s first full-length project in eight years, ‘Into The Blue’ will be released October 7 via AWAL. Advertisement A press statement describes the new album as “a genre and decade-hopping ode to the duo’s shared musical influences, from The Beatles to Pink Floyd,...
Bright Eyes announce three new “companion” reissues of early albums
Bright Eyes have announced the next wave of their Companions project, which will see the band reissue their back catalogue, accompanied by new recordings. Earlier this year, the trio shared “companion” records for ‘A Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997’, ‘Letting Off The Happiness: A Companion’, and ‘Fevers And Mirrors: A Companion’. READ MORE: Bright Eyes – ‘Down In The Weeds Where The World Once Was’ review: legends return after almost a decade This new set will see 2002’s ‘Lifted or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground’, and 2005’s ‘I’m Wide Awake, It’s...
Listen to Alvvays’ reflective new single ‘Easy On Your Own?’
Alvvays have shared their brand new single ‘Easy On Your Own?’ – you can listen to it below. The song is the second to be previewed from the Canadian band’s forthcoming third studio album ‘Blue Rev’, which is due for release via Transgressive on October 7. READ MORE: Alvvays’ Molly Rankin on Oasis, MGMT, and ‘Antisocialites’ Following on from the arrival last month of the LP’s lead single ‘Pharmacist’, Alvvays have now shared ‘Easy On Your Own?’. Advertisement You can listen to the track in the below visualiser. You can see the tracklist for Alvvays’ ‘Blue Rev’, which has...
Events start-up Pollen enters administration after raising £124m
Pollen, a taxpayer-backed events start-up, is reportedly on the brink of collapse just months after raising $150million (£124m) in fresh funding. According to Sky News, the company – which had secured the money through the UK government’s Future Fund – has been seeking a rescue deal for weeks. The outlet said yesterday (August 9) that Pollen could go into administration as early as today (August 10) if it failed to do so. Sky News cited city sources who claimed that the hopes of securing a buyer had diminished in recent days. Tech business website UKTN has since reported that...Recent Posts
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