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Nick Cave and Warren Ellis to play two exclusive shows at Hanging Rock
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have announced that they will be playing two shows at Hanging Rock in Victoria. READ MORE: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis live in London: Minimal elements for maximum impact These exclusive shows were announced on social media and mark the duo’s return to Australia for the first time in three years. They take place on 25 and 26 November, with Courtney Barnett supporting the pair at both Victoria dates. Tickets will be on sale March 17 and can be found here. Last month, Nick Cave opened up about touring Australia in a new post on his Red Hand...
Lil Bo Weep, Australian musician and YouTuber, dead at 22
Australian singer and YouTube star Lil Bo Weep has died at the age of 22. Her father Matthew Schofield confirmed the news on Facebook on Sunday (March 6), writing that she died due to “depression, trauma, PTSD, and drug addiction”. “This weekend we lost the fight for my daughter’s life against depression, trauma, PTSD, and drug addiction that we have been fighting since we got her back from America through emergency repatriation DFAT but broken,” Schofield wrote on Facebook. “She fought hard against her demons as we all did side by side next...
Listen to David Byrne and Mitski’s duet on ‘This Is A Life’
David Byrne and Mitski have released a new collaboration today (March 8). Listen to ‘This Is A Life’ below. The song features on the soundtrack for the new A24 film, Everything Everywhere All At Once. Son Lux have scored the sci-fi action film by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. The film is released in the US on March 25 (UK date TBA), while the soundtrack lands on April 8. Advertisement Other contributions on the soundtrack come from Andre 3000, Randy Newman, Moses Sumney, Nina Moffitt, Chris Pattishall, Rob Moose, yMusic, Surrija, and actor Stephanie Hsu. Listen to ‘This Is A...
Petrol Girls release new track ‘Fight For Our Lives’ for International Women’s Day
Petrol Girls have shared a new track for International Women’s Day. Listen to ‘Fight For Our Lives’ here. The blistering single features Janey Starling on guest vocals and is described as honouring the global movement fighting against femicide and gender-based violence. Available only on Bandcamp, proceeds from the track will raise money for Level Up, a feminist campaigning group which Starling co-directs, who are building an interactive, virtual database of femicide victims. Advertisement In a press statement, vocalist Ren Aldridge said: “The feminist group I’m part of here in Austria is based on this principle, and this song was...
New study shows 98 per cent of female artists suffer from performance anxiety
A new study conducted by Pirate Studios has found that 98 per cent of female artists suffer from performance anxiety. The global network of studios asked their community of live artists and DJs about what changes were needed in the gig circuit. READ MORE: Nia Archives: jungle scene leader for a new generation of ravers In a post on their website to mark International Women’s Day, Pirate revealed that many female artists cited gender as the reason for their feelings around performance anxiety. They wrote that they are “28 per cent more likely to experience this than their male...
Confidence Man share new single ‘Woman’ for International Women’s Day
Confidence Man have shared a new single for International Women’s Day. Listen to ‘Woman’ below. READ MORE: Confidence Man: “There’s not enough dork in dance music these days” The song is the opening track from new album ‘TILT’, which arrives on April 1 via Heavenly Recordings. It follows on from previously released singles ‘Feels Like A Different Thing‘ and ‘Holiday’. The new song is accompanied by a one-shot party scene clip directed by Joe Agius (Hatchie, The Creases, Rinse), and has been released to coincide with International Women’s Day. Advertisement The song’s opening lyrics offer a powerful feminist manifesto: “I’m a...
Mandy Moore announces her new album ‘In Real Life’ and shares title track
Mandy Moore has announced details of her new album ‘In Real Life’ and shared the record’s title track – you can hear the new song below. The record will be the follow-up to Moore’s March 2020 album ‘Silver Landings’, and is set for release on May 13 via Verve Forecast. Produced by Mike Viola, ‘In Real Life’ – which has been previewed today (March 8) by the title track, which you can hear below – features a host of collaborators, including Moore’s husband, Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith, and his brother/bandmate Griffin Goldsmith, Lucius’ Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, keyboardist Lee...
Listen to Aldous Harding’s warm new single, ‘Fever’
Aldous Harding has shared a new single today, ‘Fever’ – listen to the track below. READ MORE: Aldous Harding – ‘Designer’ review It’s taken from her upcoming new album ‘Warm Chris’ and follows on from the previously released ‘Lawn‘. The New Zealand musician will release the follow-up to her April 2019 record ‘Designer’ on March 25 via 4AD. ‘Warm Chris’ was produced by John Parish (who also produced ‘Designer’ and Harding’s 2017 LP ‘Party’), with all 10 tracks being recorded at Rockfield Studios. Harding’s 2021 single ‘Old Peel’ does not make the final cut, however. Advertisement The album includes contributions...
Bob Geldof, Chrissie Hynde and more join ‘Night For Ukraine’ line-up
Bob Geldof, Chrissie Hynde and more have joined the line-up for the ‘Night For Ukraine’ fundraising concert which is due to take place tomorrow (March 9). The event, which will be held at London’s Roundhouse, will see a number of artists performing to help raise money for the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC). All money raised will be donated to the DEC to support humanitarian and emergency response work in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. READ MORE: Ukrainian artists on the Russian crisis: “Now is the time to push for change” Geldof and Hynde will be joined by the Ukrainian-born Bloom Twins, Ukrainian...Recent Posts
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