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Noel Gallagher to launch signature electric guitar with Gibson

Noel Gallagher is set to launch his own electric guitar model in partnership with Gibson. READ MORE: Noel Gallagher live at Glastonbury 2022: how The Chief owned the Pyramid Stage The former Oasis musician teased a new signature version of his Gibson ES-355 on social media back in May, writing that it’d be arriving at some point in “August 2022…”. It came after Gallagher joined forces with the US-based instruments manufacturer to release the ‘Noel Gallagher J-150’ acoustic guitar last year. Advertisement Today (August 23), the singer-songwriter shared an official image of himself holding his beloved ’60s Cherry Red Gibson...
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Former Cradle of Filth guitarist Stuart Anstis has died aged 48

Former Cradle of Filth guitarist Stuart Anstis has died aged 48, it has been confirmed. The news was broken by another former member of the band, guitarist Richard Shaw. “Rest in peace, Stuart. It was an honour performing your music,” Shaw wrote in an Instagram post. He added: “Thoughts are with his friends and family at this difficult time.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Richard Shaw (@richardshawguitarist) The band’s vocalist Dani Filth also paid tribute, writing: “It is with a deeply saddened heart that I have heard of the passing of my former guitarist Stuart...
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Here are the stage times for The National at All Points East 2022

The National will return to London on Friday (August 26) to headline All Points East 2022 – check out the full stage and performance times below. It will mark the band’s first show in the city since 2019, where they will be joined by a stellar cast of support acts including Mogwai, Fleet Foxes, Lucy Dacus, Kurt Vile and more. READ MORE: All Points East 2021 review: generations collide to end the summer in fervent style Across seven stages, the day also sees performances from Parcels, Tune-Yards, Perfume Genius and Rae Morris. Advertisement The performance comes just a few days after The National unveiled their...
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Tim Burgess shares “old-school” new single ‘Sure Enough’ with stop-motion video

Tim Burgess has shared a new solo single called ‘Sure Enough’ – scroll down to listen to it below. The song will appear on the Charlatans frontman’s upcoming double album ‘Typical Music’, which is due for release on September 23 via Bella Union (pre-order here). Burgess has already previewed the 22-track project with its title track and ‘Here Comes The Weekend’. READ MORE: The best things we’ve learned from Tim Burgess’ Twitter ‘listening parties’ This morning (August 23), Annie Mac gave ‘Sure Enough’ its first play during her show on BBC Radio 6 Music. It arrived with an official stop-motion video...
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Listen to Danny Brown’s first solo single in three years, ‘Winter’

Danny Brown has shared his first solo single in three years – listen to ‘Winter’ below. READ MORE: How Danny Brown called time on pill popping and returned with an extraordinary new album As Consequence Of Sound notes, the Detroit-born rapper and comedian premiered the track during the latest episode of the Your Mom’s House podcast last Wednesday (August 17). Later, he quietly uploaded ‘Winter’ to SoundCloud and posted a brief note note about it on his Twitter profile. “Produced by me as well,” Brown wrote of the atmospheric two-minute-30-second new cut. Advertisement Brown has since shared a link that...
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Ladytron announce 20th anniversary edition of ‘Light & Magic’

Ladytron have announced a 20th anniversary reissue of second album ‘Light & Magic’ and shared a previously unreleased video for the record’s title track. The anniversary edition of ‘Light & Magic’ – the original of which arrived in 2002 – is due out September 17, with the band promising to release a series of unseen material to go alongside it. The first of those releases is the music video for the title track, which can be seen below: Advertisement Speaking about the clip, the band said that “when we released ‘Light & Magic’ it was expected that the title...
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Diddy clarifies his recent declaration that “R&B is dead”

Diddy has clarified his recent declaration that “R&B is dead”. Last Wednesday (August 17), the rapper – real name Sean Combs – asked his followers on Twitter: “Who killed R&B?” Many responded by stating that the genre was still very much alive. Diddy later participated in an Instagram Live broadcast alongside the likes of Mary J. Blige, Kehlani and Timberland in which he asked each of them to share their thoughts on the current state of R&B. Advertisement During the debate, Diddy double down on the view he’d expressed in his earlier tweet. “R&B is muthafuckin’ dead as of...
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Beastie Boys release ‘Sabotage’-inspired action figures

Beastie Boys have teamed up with toy designers Super7 for a series of ‘Sabotage’-inspired action figures. READ MORE: Special relationships: iconic American bands’ explosive, early UK shows The trio of toys sees Ad Rock, MCA and Mike D dressed as their alter-egos from the 1994 music video for ‘Sabotage’. The Spike Jonze-directed visuals saw Beastie Boys play fictional movie stars in a ‘70s crime drama, with MCA playing Nathan Wind playing Cochese, Ad-Rock playing Vic Colfari playing Bobby, ‘The Rookie,” and Mike D playing Alasondro Alegré playing ‘The Chief’. Super7 has made some official ReAction Figures paying homage to...
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Harry Styles says ‘My Policeman’ shows “tender and loving” gay sex

Harry Styles has said My Policeman will feature “tender and loving” gay sex scenes. The singer and actor will soon be starring in the period romance film, directed by Michael Grandage, which follows a 1950s married British policeman who has an affair with a museum curator. READ MORE: Harry Styles live at Coachella: spectacular showman makes a bid for rock god status Styles plays the policeman opposite David Dawson as the curator, while The Crown star Emma Corrin plays Styles’ wife. Advertisement “I think everyone, including myself, has own journey with figuring out sexuality and getting more comfortable with it,” Styles...
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Janet Jackson’s single ‘Rhythm Nation’ causes old laptops to crash

Janet Jackson‘s 1989 single ‘Rhythm Nation’ is said to have the power to cause older laptops to crash. In a recent blog post (via Hot New Hip Hop), Microsoft’s principal software engineer, Raymond Chen, explained: “The song contained one of the natural resonant frequencies for the model of 5400 rpm laptop hard drives that they and other used.” READ MORE: Janet Jackson at Glastonbury: a pop megamix, a stadium production and the making of a new ‘legends slot’ Chen claimed that the frequency caused laptops from around 2005 to crash after playing the audio. The issue...
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