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Declan McKenna tells us about his new album and working with Sigrid at Glastonbury 2022
Declan McKenna spoke to NME backstage at Glastonbury 2022 about a “crazy” unreleased song he wrote with Sigrid a couple of months ago. Watch our video interview above. READ MORE: The story of Glastonbury 2022 in glorious photos Earlier this year, the pair hit the studio with producer and vocalist Sam Tsang – who works under the moniker Congee – to work on material for McKenna’s forthcoming third album. The result was “wild”, as McKenna explained: “I wrote a tune with Sigrid recently, which I don’t think is going to be on the album, but afterwards we were left thinking,...
Oli Sykes launches new alt night GREEBO at his Sheffield venue, Church
Oli Sykes has launched a new alt club night called ‘GREEBO’ at his Sheffield venue, Church, Temple of Fun. READ MORE: Bring Me The Horizon on stepping up for the scene: “Things are better when you’re not the only one” The night will launch on July 9 and will feature a line up curated by Sykes. A press release explained: “With a line up completely curated by him showcasing some amazing artists, you can expect a night full of live music and DJ sets, including himself and Mat Nicholls, returning to the decks following their night in Malta last...
Joy Crookes on Glastonbury 2022, new music and working with the England Lionesses
Joy Crookes caught up with NME backstage at Glastonbury 2022, where she gave us the lowdown on what it was like to make the jump to Pyramid Stage, as well working with England football squad, The Lionesses. READ MORE: The story of Glastonbury 2022 in glorious photos While upset that she was “still in a tent” while staying at the festival, the 23-year-old singer was proud to have made the jump to the main stage. “I played at the Pussy Parlour in 2019 before the pandemic and it’s mad I’m on the Pyramid stage this time,” she told NME.” When asked...
Porcupine Tree on course for this week’s number one album
Porcupine Tree look set to earn the first number one album of their career this week with new album, ‘Closure/Continuation’. READ MORE: Porcupine Tree share video for ‘Rats Return’ and tell us: “We’re the quintessential cult band” It’s the band’s eleventh album of their career, plus their first since going on hiatus in 2009. While the physical sales are strong, the band face tough competition from Harry Styles and Drake, streaming sales for their recently released albums are high according to The Official Charts. Advertisement Elsewhere in the chart, new entries look set to appear from Chris Brown, Luke...
Pet Shop Boys announce summer 2023 UK tour dates
Pet Shop Boys have announced details of their summer 2023 UK arena tour. The duo, who headlined The Other Stage at Glastonbury 2022 last weekend, will continue their ‘Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live’ tour next year. READ MORE: Pet Shop Boys live in Hull: four decades of holding pop to a higher standard The new tour dates will kick off with a show at London’s OVO Arena Wembley on June 17, 2023, with dates following in Aberdeen, Liverpool and Leeds. Advertisement Tickets for these shows are on sale now from here, and you can see details of Pet Shop...
Machine Gun Kelly details near-suicide attempt in new documentary
Machine Gun Kelly has detailed a near-suicide attempt in his new documentary, Life In Pink. In the film, Kelly recounts the moment by describing it as a paranoia-induced suicide attempt, an experience that he says eventually led to his sobriety from drugs. READ MORE: Machine Gun Kelly: “I’ve been jumping up and down on the table, believing in myself, for-fucking-ever” “I wouldn’t leave my room. I started getting really, really, really dark,” MGK explains of his paranoia in the film. “I started getting this really wild paranoia. Like, I kept getting paranoid that someone was gonna come and kill me.” He...
U2’s Bono reveals how he first discovered he has a half-brother
U2 frontman Bono has opened up about the moment in 2000 when he first learned that he has a half-brother. The singer spoke about the family discovery in a new interview with BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs. READ MORE: U2’s 10 best albums, ranked “I have another brother, whom I love and adore, who I didn’t know I had,” he told host Lauren Laverne, before explaining that his mother Iris, who died in 1974, did not know her husband had had a child with another woman. Advertisement “It’s a very close family,” Bono said. “And I could tell...
Selena Gomez says men “need to stand up” against Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion
Selena Gomez has addressed the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade, calling on men to speak out against the ruling. On Tuesday (June 27), while appearing on the red carpet for the season two premiere of Only Murders in the Building, Gomez used her platform to criticise the decision, while addressing what Hollywood can do to protect American women’s constitutional right to have an abortion. Speaking to Variety, Gomez said: “It’s about getting men – men needing to stand up and also speak against this issue. It’s also the amount of women that are hurting. I’m...
Travis Scott’s first major show since Astroworld tragedy to take place in London
Travis Scott will perform in London later this summer, marking his first major solo show since the 2021 Astroworld tragedy. A crowd crush at the Houston festival, which is run by the rapper, left 10 people dead last October. Since the tragedy, Scott has performed on a handful of occasions, including a private pre-Oscars party in March and a private Coachella afte-rparty the following month. He also appeared at the Billboard Music Awards 2022 in May. It’s now been announced that Scott will be playing at London’s The O2 on August 6. Tickets for the event go on sale this...Recent Posts
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