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Robert Plant says the idea of reuniting Led Zeppelin doesn’t “satisfy my need to be stimulated”
Robert Plant has discussed playing Led Zeppelin songs live and the idea of reuniting the band, saying it wouldn’t “satisfy my need to be stimulated”. READ MORE: Led Zeppelin – rank the albums The legendary band split up in 1980 following the death of drummer John Bonham. They have since reunited several times, most recently in 2007, but only for one-off gigs. At his solo shows, Plant often performs Zeppelin songs though. Speaking to The Los Angeles Times in a new interview, Plant, who released a new collaborative album with Alison Krauss this year, discussed revisiting the songs and one...
Government warned: “Without immediate action, energy crisis will close more venues than COVID”
A stark warning has been released that the impending energy crisis could pose a greater threat to UK grassroots music venues than the COVID pandemic unless the government takes immediate action. Earlier this week, five organisations representing the UK hospitality sector penned an open letter to the UK government, highlighting “rocketing energy prices” that are forecast to become “a matter of existential emergency” later this year – and demanding that the government act soon to prevent a catastrophe to UK culture. In the hospitality sector, operators are facing average annual bill increases in the region of at least 300...
Loyle Carner announces forthcoming third album ‘Hugo’
Loyle Carner has announced his third album is on its way, sharing a release date and tracklist for the forthcoming ‘Hugo’. READ MORE: Loyle Carner: “All the best things about me come from my ADHD” The English-Guyanese rapper shared the news yesterday (August 19) with a teaser video, in which he spraypaints the release date — October 21, 2022 — on a ‘Hugo’ poster. Advertisement The ten-track record will feature his recently released singles ‘Hate’ and ‘Georgetown’, the latter of which was produced by Madlib and samples a performance by the Guyanese poet John Agard of his acclaimed poem Half-caste. “John...
Watch Lorde’s serene music video for ‘Oceanic Feeling’
Lorde has returned with a serene new music video for her ‘Solar Power’ cut ‘Oceanic Feeling’, one year on from the album’s release. READ MORE: Lorde: “I feel like I can see my world and myself a lot clearer now” The singer made a rare appearance on her Instagram stories to announce the video, which was released earlier today (August 20). She said the clip — directed by herself and Joel Kefali — is the last video to come from ‘Solar Power’, following previously released clips for ‘Mood Ring’, ‘The Path’, ‘Fallen Fruit’, ‘Secrets From A Girl (Who’s Seen...
Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley sells publishing and recorded music catalogue to HarbourView
Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley has sold his publishing and recorded music catalogue in a new deal with equity fund, HarbourView Equity Partners. READ MORE: Sum 41: “We’re not ashamed of anything, we’re not afraid of anything – we just do what we do” Whibley has served as the Canadian pop-punk outfit’s lead singer and primary songwriter since their inception in 1996. Their 2001 breakout album ‘All Killer No Filler’ boasted the hit single ‘Fat Lip’, which landed at Number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100. To date, Sum 41 have released seven studio albums, the latest being 2019’s...
M.I.A. coaches her artificial doppelganger in the music video for ‘Popular’
M.I.A. has released an official music video for her single ‘Popular’, the most recent taste of her forthcoming album ‘MATA’. Directed by Arnaud Bresson (Kanye West, Beabadoobee), the ‘Popular’ music video sees M.I.A. direct her artificial doppelganger – referred to in a press release as an “influencer-bot-in-training” called M.A.I. – in how to walk, talk, move, dance and inspire just like M.I.A. does. Watch it below: Advertisement ‘Popular’ was released on August 12 with the accompanying video following the next day. Coinciding with the single drop was the news of the artist’s forthcoming studio release, ‘MATA’, set to be...
Listen to Stefflon Don and Spice’s carnival-inspired new single, ‘Clockwork’
Stefflon Don has shared a new song with Spice today (August 19) called ‘Clockwork’ – check it out below. READ MORE: Stefflon Don on what it’s like to have your house on MTV Cribs The carnival-inspired song is the first from Stefflon Don’s upcoming debut album, ‘Island 54’. No release date has yet been announced but it is promised to arrive “later this year”. The new song was produce by Beam, and the song’s video, which you can see below, features choreography from Parris Goebel. Advertisement Check out the song and its video here: Speaking about the single, Stefflon Don...
Elton John and Britney Spears share cover art for new collaboration
Elton John and Britney Spears have shared the cover art for their upcoming collaboration, ‘Hold Me Closer’. Check it out below. READ MORE: Controlling Britney Spears review: toxic conservatorship back under the microscope Last week, reps for both artists sent out a release stating the pair had worked on a joint track together. The confirmation followed multiple claims that the pair were “secretly recording” a new version of John’s 1972 single ‘Tiny Dancer’. The single is available for pre-save here. Now, the release date of that project has been confirmed as August 26, and the artwork for the collaboration has now also...
Listen to PJ Harvey’s haunting cover of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Who By Fire’
PJ Harvey has shared a haunting new cover of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Who By Fire’ – listen to it below. READ MORE: Sharon Horgan: “I still give a shit – but way less of a shit than I used to” The song was recorded with composer Tim Phillips for the new Apple TV+ series, Bad Sisters. The first two episodes of Bad Sisters are available on Apple TV+ now, with new episodes debuting each Friday until October 14. Advertisement In a press release, Harvey said of the cover: “It was a very enjoyable day spent recording the version of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Who...Recent Posts
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