Toyah Willcox and her husband, King Crimson founder Robert Fripp have shared a cover of Billy Idol‘s ‘Rebel Yell’ – check it out below. READ MORE: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp’s 10 best lockdown covers – ranked! The clip is the latest in their long-running ‘Sunday Lunch’ series which was launched in 2020 due to Fripp missing playing out live as a result of the coronavirus lockdown. In recent weeks, they’ve covered Red Hot Chili Peppers’ ‘Can’t Stop’, The Cranberries’ ‘Zombie’, Radiohead’s ‘Creep’, Garbage’s ‘I Think I’m Paranoid’, Rage Against The Machine’s ‘Killing In The Name Of’ and Foo Fighters’ ‘All My Life’. Last week the pair took on...
As they gear up to release their 10th studio album, ‘Asphalt Meadows’, Death Cab For Cutie have started performing a brand new song from it titled ‘Here To Forever’. READ MORE: Ben Gibbard on his new Fender signature guitar – and how it’s influencing the new Death Cab For Cutie album Thus far, the band have performed ‘Here To Forever’ on every date of their current summer tour, with the first show having gone down in Newport, Kentucky on Thursday (July 7). They’ve also been performing the album’s lead single, ‘Roman Candles’, which until this week, had only been done...
Footage has emerged of Taylor Hawkins’ son Shane playing drums on ‘My Hero’ as a tribute to his late father. READ MORE: Taylor Hawkins, 1972 – 2022: Foo Fighters drummer who always stole the show Hawkins died in Bogotá, Colombia on March 25 at the age of 50. Foo Fighters announced the news in a statement on social media. Now, a clip has been shared of Hawkins’ son Shane playing drums on the band’s 1997 hit, ‘My Hero’. “When Taylor Hawkins’ son gets on the drums and dedicates the song ‘My Hero’ to his dad,” the caption on the post read....
Irenegarry has discussed her upcoming debut EP telling NME we can expect to hear it later this year. Watch our video interview above. Speaking to NME at Mad Cool 2022, confirmed that the EP would “come out in September if everything goes well,” adding: “It’s called ‘Mandona’, which means bossy.” READ MORE: Irenegarry shows us around Madrid ahead of Mad Cool Festival The NME 100 alumni revealed that the project has been in the works since last December, and that she’s been working with London-based producer Jamal Hadaway. Advertisement The Madrid-based artist has put out three songs this year,...
Kayne West made a surprise appearance in LA on Friday (July 8), joining The Game to perform their recent joint single ‘Eazy’. READ MORE: On the scene at Kanye West’s ‘Donda 2’ event in Miami: “It felt like a cult convention” As he’s known to do in recent times, West appeared onstage clad entirely in black, wearing a mask and gloves to conceal his face and hands. After performing ‘Eazy’ with him, The Game spent a minute gassing West up onstage. “This is the first time that I’ve been on my stage with my brother,” he told the crowd....
Arlo Parks has cancelled her appearance at today’s (July 10) Mad Cool festival. READ MORE: The story of Mad Cool Festival 2022 – in beautiful photos The musician announced the news on her Instagram Stories early this afternoon, saying that it was due to a COVID outbreak in her team. Parks wrote in a statement: “Madrid! I am so sorry to announce that because of the covid outbreak within my team, we are forced to pull out of our show today at Mad Cool. Advertisement “We’ve been looking forward to playing this one for years, it’s so frustrating to...
Panda Bear seems to be teasing that new music is on the way soon. READ MORE: Animal Collective – ‘Time Skiffs’ review: adventurers get back on the right track On Twitter, the Animal Collective musician, real name Noah Lennox, shared a 13-second clip of what appears to be a new song, along with the caption: “somethin’s coming round the bend…”, which is also the lyric he sings in the teaser clip. Panda Bear’s last album was 2019’s ‘Buoys’. Advertisement Check out the new music clip here: somethin’s coming round the bend… pic.twitter.com/adKoTOR7T9 — Panda Bear (@pandabear) July 5, 2022...
Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis has clarified what happened at TRNSMT festival after rumours emerged of a rift with The Strokes following a row with their tour manager – and the manager has now responded. READ MORE: Foals on fanboying over Deftones and Dan Carey remixing their album Both artists were appearing at the festival in Glasgow and at one point, a tweet from Philippakis’ official Twitter account led fans to think that a disagreement had taken place between the two bands. “Hey one of the 5 unnecessary tour managers of @thestrokes come meet me in catering & eat my...
Waterparks have shared the second preview of their forthcoming fifth album: a punchy, pop-leaning rager titled ‘Self-Sabotage’. READ MORE: Waterparks’ Awsten Knight: “Maybe I’ll leak our unreleased demos” True to its title, the song explores themes of anxiety and self-hatred, as frontman Awsten Knight sings with a bruised tone in its pre-chorus: “What the fuck is wrong with me?” It’s a quintessential inclusion in the Waterparks catalogue, with sharply produced, synth-flourished verses leading into an explosive chorus driven by loud guitars and thrashing drums. Have a listen to it below: Advertisement Have a listen to ‘Self-Sabotage’ below: Waterparks are...
Fans of The Strokes have expressed concerns online about frontman Julian Casablancas’ well-being following his performance at Scotland’s TRNSMT festival last night (July 9). READ MORE: The Strokes’ world-changing ‘Is This It’ at 20: “They had a ‘last gang in town’ mentality” Fans commented on his “worrying” behaviour on stage, saying they felt he needed an “intervention” claiming that he appeared to be heavily intoxicated. One fan said he feared he’d “just witnessed the end of The Strokes” with “Casablancas genuinely looking like he needs help.” The fan added that “the man looked unwell.” Some fans commented on how...