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World’s most expensive guitar Kurt Cobain’s iconic ‘MTV Unplugged’ D-18E donated to London Royal College Of Music
The guitar Kurt Cobain used in Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged performance, which was the most expensive guitar ever sold at auction, has been donated to the London Royal College Of Music. The guitar in question is the rare Martin D-18E, an electro-acoustic model that was modified for the grunge icon’s left-handed playing style. He famously played it during the iconic MTV Unplugged set in November 1993, and according to Courtney Love, it was the last guitar he played before his took his own life in 1994. Advertisement After his death, it was passed on to his daughter, Frances Bean Cobain,...
Watch Porridge Radio play last ever show in Glasgow
Porridge Radio played their final show in Glasgow on Sunday (December 7) – check out some of the footage from the gig and the other shows on their final tour here. Read More: The Big Read – Porridge Radio: “I’ve always known that we’re the best band in the world” The Brighton band first announced their split in January, sharing the goodbye single ‘Don’t Want To Dance’. Their final EP, ‘The Machine Starts To Sing’, arrived the following month, and they announced a farewell tour in April. Advertisement They said upon announcing their split: “This band has been our life,...
Watch Sigrid’s new DHL FAST-TRACK documentary
In partnership with DHL Sigrid and DHL FAST-TRACK have unveiled a new mini-documentary that follows the Norwegian pop star as she plays two very special, stripped-down gigs. Earlier this year, Sigrid returned to Bergen, the city where she lived as a teenager and first began seriously writing music, to join fans on a misty walk through Fløyen Park before she performed an acoustic gig at the gorgeous Skomakerstuan Café. Two weeks later, Sigrid visited the Japanese city of Osaka for the very first time where she took fans along the Minoh Falls trail ahead of a stripped down set...
Frank Sinatra “loathed” Donald Trump, says daughter Nancy
Nancy Sinatra has revealed that her father, the legendary singer Frank Sinatra, “loathed” Donald Trump. She made the comment on X (Twitter) as part of a series of posts condemning the US president’s administration and the ongoing ICE raids across the country. “This is not my father’s America. He would be devastated. Trump is so wrong in so may ways,” she wrote, quoting a video of an alleged ICE raid. Advertisement Another X user replied, “Your Dad would have loved Trump,” prompting Nancy to say, “Do some homework before you make a fool of yourself. My dad LOATHED Trump.”...
Ghetts pleads guilty to causing death by dangerous driving
Ghetts has pleaded guilty to death by dangerous driving following a fatal crash in London. The 41-year-old Mercury Prize nominee, real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, allegedly failed to stop after hitting a 20 year-old man in Ilford on October 18 around 11:30pm (as per BBC News). Today (Monday December 8), he appeared for a hearing at the Old Bailey via videolink from Pentonville prison. He pleaded guilty to driving dangerously in various parts of the city before the fatal collision. This included incidents in Camden, Islington, Hackney, and the Bloomsbury area of central London. Ghetts has been in custody...
‘The Fate Of Ophelia’ becomes Taylor Swift’s longest-running UK Number One single
‘The Fate Of Ophelia’ has become Taylor Swift’s longest-running Number One single in the UK after topping the Official Singles Chart for a seventh week. The lead single from Swift’s latest album ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’, it was released on October 3, the same day as the album, and first got to Number One on October 16, knocking Olivia Dean’s ‘Man I Need’ off the top spot. It spent three weeks there before being replaced by ‘Golden’ from Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters, as performed by fictional K-pop group Huntr/x, which Swift then replaced again after two weeks. Advertisement...
Watch Trump present KISS, George Strait, Gloria Gaynor and more Kennedy Center honourees with medals in Oval Office
Donald Trump has presented this year’s Kennedy Center honourees with their medals. Watch the moment below. The list of honorees selected by the Trump administration this year included KISS, Sylvester Stallone, Gloria Gaynor, country star George Strait and stage and sitcom actor Michael Crawford. Advertisement The prize is awarded to figures in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture. Trump personally presented the honorees with their awards yesterday (December 6) during a ceremony at the Oval Office, hailing them as “perhaps the most accomplished and renowned class” ever assembled. The president said they are a...
Judge denies Cardi B accuser new trial after the rapper tossed a pen outside of court
A Los Angeles judge has sided with Cardi B and denied Emani Ellis, the security guard who unsuccessfully sued the rapper for assault in September, a new trial. READ MORE: Cardi B – ‘Am I The Drama?’ review: overstuffed and underwhelming Ellis previously alleged that Cardi had assaulted her in a hallway of a Beverly Hills obstetrician’s office, which the rapper attended while attempting to conceal a pregnancy in 2018. Months ago, Cardi told jurors she made an effort to hide the medical visit because she didn’t want to announce she was expecting her first child with Migos and solo...
Divorce share wistful new single ‘Antarctica’ featuring Marcus Mumford
Divorce have shared a new version of their single ‘Antarctica’ featuring Mumford & Sons‘ Marcus Mumford. Check it out below. READ MORE: The NME Cover: For alt-country stars Divorce, home is where the art is Last month, Mumford told NME that he had discovered Divorce through their NME The Cover interview, saying: “I would like to thank NME for introducing me to the band Divorce. They’ve just become one of my favourite bands in the world. Advertisement “We invited them out on tour with us,” he continued. “I saw them on an NME cover. I’d never heard of them, but now...Recent Posts
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