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Viagra Boys announce new album ‘Cave World’ and share video for single ‘Ain’t No Thief’
Viagra Boys have announced a new album, ‘Cave World’, and shared the first taster from the record, ‘Ain’t No Thief’. READ MORE: Viagra Boys: “A lot of our output is a celebration of being a fuck-up” The follow-up to 2021’s ‘Welfare Jazz’, which has been produced by Pelle Gunnerfeldt and DJ Haydn, is released on July 8 via Year0001. You can view the full tracklisting below. According to a press release, the album is “inspired by current events”, and “aims to tear through the insanity and confusion the world currently finds itself in.” Advertisement “I just wrote down, ‘Who is...
‘No Music On A Dead Planet’ announce plans for Earth Day
Music Declares Emergency has announced a new partnership with music industry organisations and a number of global artists to celebrate Earth Day 2022. READ MORE: The music world on the aftermath of COP26: “The future needs reinforcements” A week of activities have been planned that emphasise “the power of music to make real changes that benefit all life on Earth and carry the message of climate action to all corners of the globe”. “From new technologies to smarter finance, bringing the world together in song to revealing new releases from some of the biggest names in music, the week...
Man sentenced to 190 years in prison for murder of music legend Clarence Avant’s wife Jacqueline
A man has been sentenced to 190 years in prison for murdering Jacqueline Avant, the wife of legendary music executive Clarence Avant. Aariel Maynor, 30, was sentenced yesterday (April 19) after pleading guilty to murder and other charges in Los Angeles’ Superior Court last month and admitting he used an AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle to shoot Avant in her Beverly Hills home on December 1 2021, before firing several rounds at her security guard as he fled, reports Billboard. According to prosecutors, Maynor shot Avant in the back when she surprised him after he broke into the couple’s house...
A$AP Rocky arrested in connection with shooting in 2021
A$AP Rocky has been arrested in connection with a shooting which allegedly took place in 2021. The Harlem rapper (real name Rakim Mayers) arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on a private plane from Barbados after visiting his girlfriend Rihanna, when he was detained by law enforcement officials earlier today (April 20), according to NBC News. It is alleged that Rocky had been under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department over a shooting near Vista Del Mar and Selma Ave at around 10:20pm local time on November 6 last year. Advertisement The alleged victim reportedly told police that the...
Architects spin out of control in dizzying video for new track ‘When We Were Young’
Architects have released a brand new single called ‘When We Were Young’ – listen to the track below. READ MORE: Architects: “People will recoil in horror at this record – and then find they actually like it” The Brighton metalcore band’s soaring new record is their first new music since the release of their 2021 album, ‘For Those That Wish To Exist’. “‘When We Were Young’ is a song that recognises what is gained and what is lost as we get older,” drummer Dan Searle said of the track. “As the world unfolds around us we can become overwhelmed by...
Calvin Harris sets summer release date for ‘Funk Wav Bounces Vol.2’
Calvin Harris has announced that he’ll be releasing a new album, ‘Funk Wav Bounces Vol.2’, this coming summer. READ MORE: R.I.P. beat drops? We need to talk about Calvin Harris’ move away from EDM Taking to Twitter this afternoon, the DJ and producer shared an image of a billboard displaying the album’s title. While not revealing the exact release date, Harris captioned the image: “Summer ’22.” His forthcoming sixth studio album will be his first in five years – his last one being the first volume of ‘Funk Wav Bounces’, which arrived in 2017. Advertisement That album included the...
Watch Rico Nasty’s trippy video for new single ‘Vaderz’
Rico Nasty has shared the video for her new single ‘Vaderz’, featuring Bktherula. READ MORE: Rico Nasty: “I definitely resonate with being a pop-punk princess” The trippy clip, which you can view below, sees the duo referencing everyone from Gordon Ramsay to Marilyn Manson. “This ain’t no double life, bitch it’s really the way that I live/ Talk down on us then you might lose a limb/ I be stepping on bitches like I’m wearing Timbs,” raps Nasty. Advertisement It comes after the rapper teamed up with Doja Cat at Coachella over the weekend for ‘Tia Tamera’, a single taken from...
Florence + The Machine share Bill Nighy-starring video for new single ‘Free’
Florence + The Machine have shared a brand new single called ‘Free’ – watch its Bill Nighy-starring video below. Florence Welch and her band’s fifth album is set for release on May 13 via Polydor, and has been previewed so far by the singles ‘My Love’, ‘King’, and ‘Heaven Is Here’. Its full tracklist was then shared last week. READ MORE: Florence + The Machine live in London: an electrifying show of unity and dance As with the other videos in the ‘Dance Fever’ campaign so far, the new ‘Free’ video was directed by Autumn De Wilde. Advertisement In it, Welch plays...
The Subways share new song ‘Oi You Boy Bands’ and ‘You Kill My Cool’ video
The Subways have shared a new B-side called ‘Oi You Boy Bands’ along with a video for recent single ‘You Kill My Cool’ – check them both out below. The band announced their return earlier this month with ‘You Kill My Cool’ and the news that their fifth studio album would be out later this year. Along with the new music news, the band also revealed 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. Advertisement “‘You Kill My...Recent Posts
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