Frightened Rabbit and late frontman Scott Hutchison’s family have asked fans to share photos of his artwork for a new book, which follows last year’s book The Work. READ MORE: New Scott Hutchison book is “a place for Frightened Rabbit fans to go and feel connected” The band shared the special request on their social media pages, with a caption that reads: “As we were putting together our recent book The Work, a collection of Scott’s lyrics alongside snippets of his scribblings, it became clear that there was enough great material for a companion piece that could sit alongside it, celebrating...
Phoenix have released a new track called ‘Alpha Zulu’. Listen to the song below. READ MORE: 20 albums to get excited about in 2022 The song marks the French band’s first new music in two years. The title and lyric ‘Alpha Zulu’ come from a phrase frontman Thomas Mars heard a pilot repeating over the radio during a flight as the plane hit turbulence. The urgency of the situation and phrase stuck with Mars and inspired the track. According to a release, the band is currently in the studio finishing up their first new album in five years, and...
President Joe Biden praised BTS after meeting the group during their visit to the White House on May 31. It was announced earlier in May that the band would be visiting the White House to address the issue of “Asian inclusion and representation” and to discuss their platform “as youth ambassadors who spread a message of hope and positivity across the world”. They sat down with Biden on the last day of AANHPI Heritage Month, with their conversation on the topic being marked as the first to occur between Korean artists and a US president in the Oval Office. Advertisement...
The 1975 have confirmed July 7 as a date of significance ahead of the release of their as-yet-untitled fifth studio album. READ MORE: The 1975: “I just hope that my honesty is not seen as self-indulgent” Earlier today (June 1), speculation began to grow amongst fans who spotted mysterious posters featuring a black-and-white photo from a distance with frontman Matty Healy, and a date of July 7. The band also hinted at new activity by wiping their social media accounts back in February. Advertisement Now, they have confirmed the rumours, marking the announcement with two new photos, taken by collaborator Samuel...
Coldplay have announced the acts that will be supporting them on the UK and European run of their ‘Music For The Spheres’ world tour. READ MORE: With Coldplay’s eco-friendly tour, music is again at the forefront of progressive ideas The band’s 2022 world stadium tour comes with an emphasis on environmental sustainability, and began with a gig at the Estadio Nacional in the Costa Rican capital San Jose on March 18. H.E.R. and London Grammar were previously announced as special guests on the tour, alternating dates across Europe and the UK. Advertisement Now, Alli Neumann, Gaumar, Griff, Ibibio Sound Machine, Laura Mvula,...
Julian Lennon, son of John Lennon, has released an official cover of ‘Imagine’. Listen to the track below. In April, he performed the track for the first as part Stand Up For Ukraine campaign, a global fund-raising effort broadcast from Warsaw, Poland. At the time, he wrote “Today, for the first time ever, I publicly performed my Dad’s song, ‘Imagine’” adding: “The song reflects the light at the end of the tunnel, that we are all hoping for.” A portion of the proceeds from the new release will be donated to Ukraine refugee relief through Lennon’s nonprofit, The White Feather...
Yeah Yeah Yeahs have announced details of ‘Cool It Down’, their first new album in nine years – watch the video for its first single, the Perfume Genius-featuring ‘Spitting Off The Edge Of The World’, below. READ MORE: Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ 10 best songs The New York City trio will follow up 2013’s ‘Mosquito‘ with the new eight-track album on September 30 via their new label home of Secretly Canadian. “To all who have waited, our dear fans, thank you, our fever to tell has returned, and writing these songs came with its fair share of chills, tears, and euphoria...
Foals‘ Yannis Philippakis has recalled a drunken encounter between himself and The Cure‘s Robert Smith at the NME Awards in 2020. At the awards, which took place just before the first COVID lockdown, Foals won Best Live Act while The Cure picked up Best Festival Headliner. READ MORE: The story of the NME Awards 2020 – in stunning photos As he recounted to Shaun Keaveny on his podcast The Line-Up, Philippakis encountered Smith backstage at the Brixton Academy event. Advertisement “We were at the NME Awards, which is famously sloppy,” he began. “And I think that I’d quit smoking,...
Måneskin have spoken about their love of playing covers and riling up rock purists with their takes on pop hits. The Italian band won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021 with their own song ‘Zitti e buoni’, but have had their rise to fame accelerated with the help of covers of songs including The Four Seasons’ ‘Beggin’’, The Killers’ ‘Somebody Told Me’ and Franz Ferdinand’s ‘Take Me Out’. A live recording of the former was released on Spotify in 2021 and recently reached one billion streams on the platform, while it has also gone viral on TikTok. READ MORE: Måneskin:...
The 1975 are set to return with new music next month, if posters spotted by fans are to be believed. READ MORE: The 1975: “I just hope that my honesty is not seen as self-indulgent” Today (June 1) is an important day for the band, who chose their name based on a poem including the date, and often release new music or share future plans with fans on the day. For 2022, they appear to have put up posters featuring a black-and-white photo from a distance that appears to be frontman Matty Healy, and a date of July 7. It...
