Courting have shared a playful and upbeat new track called ‘Tennis’. Listen to the “twisted” tongue in cheek single below. The Liverpool four-piece also shared a round of UK tour dates set for this September and October. See the full list of dates below. Tickets are available here. READ MORE: Footie-loving indie bands on how they’re coping with England’s brutal Euros defeat: “It hurts a lot” “‘Tennis’ is a paypig’s personal redemption narrative, set in “the city”, and told in two parts,” the band said of their new track. “A twisted tale of two lovers’ back and forth, bound...
Artists in Ireland are set to receive €325 per week (£270) as part of a new pilot scheme to support those in the arts. READ MORE: “It’s going to be devastating” – here’s how Brexit will screw over British touring artists Under the scheme, around 2000 artists, actors and musicians will get a basic income of £270 a week. Musicians can apply for the funds from April 12 onwards. The Irish government described it as “a transformative initiative for the arts and creative practice”. Advertisement The Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that while artists had gone through a difficult period during the...
Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain’s final days are being turned into an opera by the Royal Opera House in London. READ MORE: Nirvana’s first NME cover feature from 1991: “I’m not sure how our original fans will cope” The production, called Last Days, will be a production adapted from Gus Van Sant’s 2005 film of the same name. The film, which was centred on a young musician called Blake, was loosely based on Cobain’s last days. Cobain died by suicide in 1994 aged 27. A description from the Royal Opera House says that the opera “plunges into the torment that...
The Subways have released an “ecstatic” and “destructive” new single, ‘You Kill My Cool’. Listen to the track below. The Hertfordshire indie punks also shared that the love song is from their fifth studio album, which they confirmed will be released later this year. Along with the new music news, the band announced that following the departure of their founding member and drummer Josh Morgan, Camille Phillips of The Ramonas will be playing drums as a permanent addition to the band’s line-up. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Subways (@thesubways) Advertisement “‘You Kill My Cool’...
The xx’s Oliver Sim has today (April 6) shared a new Jamie-xx produced single – listen to ‘Fruit’ below. The track, which is described as “a joyful celebration of queer identity and self-acceptance penned to his younger self” comes with a video directed by Yann Gonzalez. Sim shared his first debut solo single from the album, ‘Romance With A Memory’ last month (March 10). Advertisement Speaking about the new track and video, Sim said: “My new song produced by Jamie xx. Music video directed by one of my absolute favourite directors: the sexy, hilarious, scary and soulful Yann Gonzalez. “Dig...
An appeal of a lawsuit against Bob Dylan from the widow of a former collaborator was rejected by a court yesterday (April 5). Universal purchased the rights to Dylan’s songs back in December 2020 for a reported $300million (£221million) which in turn triggered a lawsuit from the widow of Dylan’s former collaborator Dan Levy. They alleged that his estate had not been compensated sufficiently for his songwriting credits on Dylan’s 1976 album ‘Desire’. Judge Barry Ostrager of New York initially ruled in Dylan’s favour in August 2021, ruling that Levy’s 1975 deal with Dylan for his work on ‘Desire’ was...
Interpol have teased the premiere of their new single, ‘Toni’. Hear a snippet of the song below. In an Instagram post, which featured a preview of the song’s music video, as well as a snippet of the slow-building piano track, the band shared that they would drop new music tomorrow (April 7). READ MORE: Interpol tell us about their ‘A Fine Mess’ EP – “This is about taking the party by the horns” In the short clip, a gang of people can be seen wearing matching grey uniforms and wielding different weapons as their new single plays in the background...
A documentary on late Wu-Tang Clan member Ol’ Dirty Bastard has been announced. This will be the first official documentary on ODB and is co-produced by his widow Icelene Jones. READ MORE: Re-Enter The Wu Tang: RZA on the past, present and future of the hip-hop icons Ol’ Dirty Bastard, real name Russell Tyrone Jones, was a founding member of the legendary hip-hop group. He passed away in November 2004 at the age of 35 following an accidental drug overdose. Advertisement Currently under the working title Biography: Ol’ Dirty Bastard, the film will be co-directed by Sam Pollard (MLK/FBI, Citizen...
A man who took a solo weekend camping trip through the Yorkshire Moors this weekend said he accidentally ended up attending an illegal rave. According to Yorkshire Live, Oliver Broome had been hiking on Saturday (April 2), when his adventure took an odd turn after he found the “perfect spot” to relax for the night. READ MORE: Nia Archives: jungle scene leader for a new generation of ravers “The first half of the night went as planned,” the Leeds-born 29-yea-old said. “I’d pitched up, made my dinner on my little stove and had a couple of beers. Around 10:30...
The Clash are set to release a special edition of their classic album ‘Combat Rock’, NME can exclusively announce. Check out details along with the first release of their collaboration with Ranking Rover below. READ MORE: The 50 best music documentaries of all time Released in May 1982 as the final album from The Clash line-up of of Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon, ‘Combat Rock’ was the punk icon’s highest-selling and highest-charting album in both the UK and US – featuring the likes of ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go’, ‘Rock The Casbah’, ‘Straight To...