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R.E.M. to reissue their debut EP ‘Chronic Town’ to mark its 40th anniversary
R.E.M. are set to reissue their 1982 debut EP ‘Chronic Town’ in August to celebrate its 40th anniversary. The band’s first EP featured five songs – ‘Wolves, Lower’, ‘Gardening At Night’, ‘Carnival Of Sorts (Boxcars)’, ‘1,000,000’ and ‘Stumble’ – and was originally released on August 24, 1982 as the follow-up to their 1981 debut single ‘Radio Free Europe’. READ MORE: R.E.M.: every single album ranked and rated R.E.M. will now reissue ‘Chronic Town’ as a CD, picture disc and cassette on August 19 via I.R.S./UMe. Advertisement It will be the first time that the record will be available to...
Sole surviving assailant of 2015 Paris terrorist attacks sentenced to life in prison without parole
Salah Abdeslam, the sole surviving assailant of the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris in which almost 130 people were killed, has been convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The attacks, which took place on November 13 throughout parts of Paris, included suicide bombings outside the Stade de France, attacks on cafes and restaurants, and a massacre at the Bataclan theatre during a concert by Eagles of Death Metal that left 90 people dead and hundreds more injured. On Wednesday (June 29), presiding judge Jean-Louis Peries found Abdeslam guilty of murder and...
SXSW to make international debut in Sydney in October 2023
The annual South By Southwest festival – better known these days as SXSW – will expand to Australia next year, marking the first time in the event’s 36-year history that an international edition will be held. READ MORE: SXSW 2022: the most exciting artists we caught at the returning Austin festival Since its launch in 1987, SXSW has grown exponentially; this year’s edition, for example, ran for 10 days across March 11-20. It’s long called Austin, Texas home, but the team behind it have held spin-off events – like North By Northwest (NXNW) in Portland, North By Northeast (NXNE)...
Broken Bells announce first new album in eight years, ‘Into The Blue’
Broken Bells have announced a brand new album, ‘Into The Blue’ – listen to lead single ‘We’re Not in Orbit Yet…’ below. READ MORE: Broken Bells – ‘After The Disco’ review The duo – comprising Brian Burton (aka Danger Mouse) and The Shins frontman James Mercer – put out their last album, ‘After The Disco’, back in 2014, following the release of their debut self-titled LP in 2010 and the ‘Meyrin Fields’ EP in 2011. Broken Bells – who are often joined by Dan Elkan and Jon Sortland when performing live teased a return to music back in 2018, and later shared...
Halsey responds to fans that left gig during abortion rights speech
Halsey has responded to reports that some fans walked out of their recent concert in Phoenix during a speech about abortion rights. READ MORE: Halsey: “I’ve always been driven to reinvent myself and reinvent my genre” At Sunday’s (June 26) show, Halsey encouraged fans to take a stance on reproductive rights, delivering a powerful speech about the need to be active following the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion ruling. “This has been happening for a very long fucking time,” Halsey said to approximately 20,000 concert-goers at the Ak-Chin Pavilion. “I know that we...
Calvin Harris confirms release date and guest artists for new album ‘Funk Wav Bounces Volume 2’
Calvin Harris has confirmed the release date and guestlist for his new album, ‘Funk Wav Bounces Volume 2’. READ MORE: Calvin Harris live at Glastonbury 2022: Fans amplify the hit-fueled Arcadia set Back in April, Harris announced that he’ll be releasing a new album “this summer” but didn’t elaborate further on the release date at the time. Now, Harris has confirmed the release date on his website as August 2, and shared a full list of its featured artists. Besides Dua Lipa and Young Thug, who appeared on the single ‘Potion’ released last month, hip-hop artists who will appear on...
R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking
R. Kelly has today (June 29) been sentenced to 30 years in prison, following his conviction last year on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. The R&B singer (real name Robert Sylvester Kelly) stood trial last summer for racketeering, bribery and violating the Mann Act last year, which criminalises the transportation of any woman or girl across state lines for “immoral” purposes, such as illegal sexual activity. He was found guilty on nine accounts. Prosecutors initially sought a 25 year sentence for the singer while lawyers for Kelly said he should receive no more than 10 years. “In light...
Travis Barker reportedly hospitalised for pancreatitis following procedure
Travis Barker has reportedly been hospitalised with pancreatitis following a hospital procedure. READ MORE: jxdn – “Working with Travis Barker is like winning the lottery” According to TMZ, Barker was rushed to hospital with the condition, which is inflammation of the pancreas, following a recent hospital procedure for a colonoscopy. The Blink-182 drummer was pictured on a stretcher outside Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles with his wife Kourtney Kardashian at his side. Just hours before the news broke of his hospitalisation, Barker tweeted, “God save me.” It’s unclear whether this was in reference to the reason for his hospitalisation, as...
Alanis Morissette pays tribute to former drummer Taylor Hawkins at London gig
Alanis Morissette paid tribute to late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins last night (June 28) at the first of two shows at London’s The O2 – see footage below. READ MORE: Taylor Hawkins, 1972 – 2022: Foo Fighters drummer who always stole the show The Canadian singer-songwriter is currently on the road as part of her ‘Jagged Little Pill’ anniversary tour, which had previously been rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Towards the end of her set, Morissette performed her hit 1996 single ‘Ironic’ while displaying images of Hawkins on a screen behind her. Once the song finished, a message reading “In Memory Of...Recent Posts
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