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New Ol’ Dirty Bastard documentary on the way
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...
Man goes wild camping alone, accidentally has “unbelievable weekend” at illegal rave
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 announce special edition of ‘Combat Rock’ with ‘The People’s Hall’
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...
Blossoms announce premiere of new film ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’
Blossoms have announced details of a new film based around their upcoming ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’, and a premiere event where they’ll perform live. READ MORE: Blossoms and Rick Astley live in London: the best Smiths gig since December 12, 1986 The Stockport five-piece’s fourth album is set for release on April 29, and has been previewed by the singles ‘The Sulking Poet’, ‘Ode To NYC’, ‘Care For’ and its title track. On May 3, the week after the album’s release, the band will head home to Stockport’s Plaza Theatre for the premiere of a new film, also called Ribbon Around...
The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia to replace Kanye West as Coachella 2022 headliners
The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia have been announced as last-minute headliners for Coachella 2022, replacing Kanye West. READ MORE: From ticket sales to COVID safety – US industry insiders on the return of live music in 2022 Last week, it was reported that Ye was pulling out of his closing night headline sets for the two-weekend event, which takes place April 15-17 and April 22-24 in Indio, California. The news has now been confirmed by Coachella, who took to Instagram this afternoon (April 6) to share a new line-up poster featuring “Swedish House Mafia x The Weeknd” on...
Mitski announces additional UK and Irish tour dates for summer 2022
Mitski has announced details of new UK and Irish tour dates for this summer, ahead of an imminent, sold-out run of dates. READ MORE: Mitski – ‘Laurel Hell’ review: meta musings set to her grandest music yet As announced last year, the singer-songwriter will tour new album ‘Laurel Hell’ in the UK and Europe later this month, ending on April 29 with a London gig at Brixton Academy. Mitski will touch down in the UK on April 21 for gigs in Bristol, Leeds and Glasgow before visiting Dublin, Manchester and London. You can find tickets here. A run of European concerts is...
Sharon Van Etten shares details of new album ‘We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong’
Sharon Van Etten has today (April 6) shared details of her sixth studio album, ‘We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong’. READ MORE: Sharon Van Etten live in Los Angeles: ten ‘Epic’ years and a timely celebration of resilience The record will arrive on May 6 via Jagjaguwar and is set to explore “the questions we ask ourselves when we think the world – or at least, our world – might be ending”, according to a statement. It continued: “Have we loved as well as we could? Did we try hard enough? How do we protect the things most...
Goonew’s family respond to criticism of displaying rapper’s body on stage
This report contains details readers may find distressing. Goonew’s family have responded to criticism they received after it was revealed that the rapper’s body was propped up on stage at Washington, DC nightclub over the weekend. Goonew, 24, was shot in a car park in Prince George’s County, Maryland on March 18 and died hours later in hospital. The Maryland native’s life was celebrated on Sunday (April 3) with a memorial party at Bliss Nightclub. Footage showed his embalmed body propped up on stage as his supporters danced nearby. Footage of the moment was shared widely on social media...
Annie Mac’s strange pronunciation of “kneading” goes viral
Annie Mac‘s bizarre pronunciation of “kneading” has caused a stir online. READ MORE: Annie Mac’s bidding farewell to Radio 1 after 17 years. Here’s why we’ll miss her The former BBC Radio 1 presenter was starring in last night’s (April 5) episode of The Great Celebrity Bake Off For Stand Up To Cancer when she made the comment that some have likened to Nigella Lawson’s Bafta-nominated “mee-cro-wah-vay” (microwave) moment. Mac, who is a podcaster, author and DJ, appeared keen to hit her dough while making six identical raspberry doughnuts by “nedding” it. Advertisement “Maybe I should do a bit more...Recent Posts
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