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Eddie Van Halen left a $1million donation to US music education organisation
Late rock icon Eddie Van Halen reportedly left a contribution of at least $1million (£780,000) to the US-based music education charity Mr Holland’s Opus Foundation (MHOF). READ MORE: Eddie Van Halen, 1955 – 2020: a colossus who turned guitar solos into a firework display For 26 years, the MHOF – named for the titular character of the 1995 film Mr. Holland’s Opus (played by Richard Dreyfuss) – has aimed to provide school-aged children from low-income backgrounds with the opportunity to enjoy music education, offering, among other avenues, access to musical instruments. According to a statement issued by the MHOF on...
Ice-T and Gene Simmons defend Mike Tyson after boxer punches heckler on flight
Ice-T and Gene Simmons are among those who shared support for Mike Tyson over the weekend, after the former heavyweight champion repeatedly punched a passenger on a flight bound for Miami. READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Ice-T As reported by TMZ, Tyson was embroiled in the altercation last Wednesday (April 20) when a punter sat behind him on the JetBlue flight started loudly heckling and antagonising the boxer. Footage obtained by the gossip site shows Tyson landing several blows on the man – later identified as 36-year-old Melvin Townsend III – who appears bloodied after the battering. Tyson’s...
Post Malone shares clips of new collabs with Doja Cat and more
Post Malone shared snippets of some new collaborations with Doja Cat, Roddy Ricch, Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold and The Kid Laroi during an Instagram Live last night (April 23). The rapper – whose real name is Austin Post – is expected to return soon with his fourth album, ‘Twelve Carat Toothache’, and gave fans previews of some of its collabs and other tracks. READ MORE: Post Malone at Reading Festival 2021: plenty of fireworks, but little spark Post started a livestream around 3am PT (11am BST) last night and played a handful of songs throughout it. “I would love to...
Megan Thee Stallion recalls being shot in new TV interview: “I was really scared”
Megan Thee Stallion has recalled the night she was shot in a preview of a new TV interview, saying she was “really scared” during the incident. The rapper, whose real name is Megan Pete, gave her first TV interview about the shooting to CBS’ Gayle King. The full conversation will air in full on the TV station tomorrow (April 25). The preview begins with the star explaining the context behind the incident, saying it started with “an argument because I was ready to go and everybody else wasn’t ready to go”. “But that’s normal friend stuff,” she added. “We...
Hard-Fi announce special London reunion gig and hint at new music
Hard-Fi have announced a special reunion gig to take place in London and hinted at new music, as well as the potential of a wider tour. The band last performed live together in 2014, the same year that they released the greatest hits album ‘Hard-Fi: Best Of 2004-2014’. READ MORE: Richard Archer on new political band OffWorld and Hard-Fi’s “unfinished business” After teasing their return with posters around London, the group have now confirmed they will get back together for a show in the city later this year. Speaking to fans on a Facebook Live stream earlier this evening, frontman...
aespa debut new song ‘Life’s Too Short’ at Coachella 2022
aespa made their debut appearance at Coachella last night (April 23) and debuted a brand new song called ‘Life’s Too Short’ during their set. The SM Entertainment girl group are now the third K-pop girl group to perform at the festival, following BLACKPINK in 2019 and 2NE1 at last weekend’s edition of the event. READ MORE: Coachella 2022 review: the festival’s return to the desert is cause for celebration aespa performed as part of 88rising’s main stage takeover alongside the label’s own acts including NIKI, Warren Hue, Rich Brian and more. Their song featured five songs, opening with ‘aenergy’, the...
Lorde addresses viral video of her shushing fans at shows
Lorde has addressed a viral video of her shushing fans during performances of ‘Writer In The Dark’ on her ‘Melodrama’ tour. Although the tour took place in 2017 and 2018, videos of the star telling fans to be quiet while she performed the track have only recently seen a resurgence online. READ MORE: Lorde: “I feel like I can see my world and myself a lot clearer now” In a video sent to Instagram fan account @lordecontent, Lorde herself has now addressed the viral clips. “I just woke up,” she began the response video. “I just wanted to talk about...
BTS’ Jimin and Ha Sung-woon share ‘Our Blues’ OST ‘With You’
BTS’ Jimin and former Wanna One member Ha Sung-woon have shared the collaborative track ‘With You’ from the OST of the Korean drama Our Blues. The track, which was initially announced last month, marks the first time that Jimin has worked on a soundtrack release. READ MORE: ‘Our Blues’ review: the blues of Jeju chase away the blues in our hearts All but one verse of ‘With You’ is sung in English, with Jimin and Ha Sung-woon swapping lines filled with dedication and love. “I wanna be with you / And I wanna stay with you,” Jimin sings in a...
Hard-Fi continue to tease ‘Stars Of CCTV’ anniversary gig
Hard-Fi have revealed that they will be making an announcement later today (April 24). READ MORE: The term ‘landfill indie’ is pure snobbery from people who don’t know how to have fun In a clip shared on social media, Hard-Fi confirm that they will be going live here at 6:30pm tonight with a “big announcement”. The video also displays the cover art for their 2005 debut album ‘Stars of CCTV’ alongside a date – 1st October 2022. Check it out below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hard-Fi (@hardfiofficial) Advertisement It comes as a few...Recent Posts
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