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David Bowie film ‘Moonage Daydream’ featuring unseen footage confirmed by estate
Details of forthcoming David Bowie film Moonage Daydream – the first to receive official approval from the late star’s estate – have been revealed. READ MORE: David Bowie’s 40 greatest songs – as decided by NME and friends It was reported back in November that Brett Morgen, who directed Kurt Cobain documentary Montage of Heck, had spent four years working on a film project that involved compiling thousands of hours of archival performance footage of Bowie, majority of which has never before been seen. Now, Bowie’s estate has confirmed those details and the film’s title (lifted from lifted from Bowie’s 1972 ‘Ziggy...
Idlewild announce intimate ‘The Remote Part’ album show at village hall in Ullapool
Idlewild have shared details of an intimate show in the Scottish village of Ullapool near where they recorded parts of their third album, ‘The Remote Part’, in 2001. READ MORE: Idlewild – ‘Interview Music’ review The 20th anniversary show – pertaining to the record’s 2002 release – takes place on September 3 at Ullapool Village Hall. Tickets go on sale this Friday (April 15) at 10am here. The band will play the album in full as well as other songs from their back catalogue. Advertisement In a statement accompanying the announcement, they wrote: ‘The Remote Part’ was largely all written...
Listen to Just Mustard’s dreamy new single, ‘Mirrors’
Just Mustard have shared a new track today (April 13) – listen to ‘Mirrors’ below. READ MORE: Just Mustard live at SXSW: no wonder The Cure are fans The track is taken from their upcoming second album, ‘Heart Under’, which is released on May 27 via Partisan and can be pre-ordered here. It follows on from previous single releases, ‘Still’ and ‘I Am You’. Guitarist and ‘Mirrors’ co-vocalist David Noonan said of the single: “‘Mirrors’ was one of the final songs to be written for Heart Under, the lyrics and music arrived together in what felt like one moment...
Dr Dre is in the studio with ‘Donda 2’ co-writer Fat Money
Dr Dre has been pictured in the studio with Fat Money, the co-writer of Kanye West‘s latest album ‘Donda 2‘. READ MORE: Dr. Dre’s ‘The Chronic’: A 4/20 deep dive into the album that changed hip-hop forever The veteran rapper and entrepreneur is seen posing alongside the songwriter in images shared over the last week. It comes as rumours continue to swirl around a possible release of Dre’s much-delayed album ‘Detox’, which was first announced in 2002 but hasn’t materialised to this date. “I love the fuck out my job,” Fat Money wrote on Instagram on Monday (April 11) alongside...
Built To Spill announce first new album in seven years, ‘When The Wind Forgets Your Name’
Built To Spill have shared details of their first album in seven years, ‘When The Wind Forgets Your Name’ alongside the release of new single, ‘Gonna Lose’, and tour dates – buy tickets here. READ MORE: Built to Spill deliver a masterclass of grunge escapism at rare UK outing The Idaho band’s last album was 2015’s ‘Untethered Moon’. ‘When The Wind Forgets Your Name’, the group’s first release through Sub Pop, arrives on September 9. ‘Gonna Lose’ is the first taste of the band’s new record, which is accompanied by a psychedelic animated video directed by Jordan Minkoff and...
Indie music continues to surge with fourth year of growth
Analysis from the BPI – the UK association of independent and major record labels – has shown that independently released music has had its fourth consecutive year of growth. READ MORE: The Greatest Indie Labels Of All Time The new figures were released via the the BPI All About The Music 2022 yearbook today (April 13). The publication is distributed free to BPI members but can also be purchased and viewed here. Figures reveal that the collective share of music consumption from independent labels including Dirty Hit, Partisan and PIAS was now at 26.9 per cent, up from 25.9...
KOKO partners with crypto company Luno for DJ shows and immersive events at refurbished venue
KOKO has today (April 13) shared details of a partnership with global cryptocurrency platform Luno for DJ shows, talks and immersive experiences at a new event space. READ MORE: “We wanted togetherness and community” – how gigs came back with a bang in 2021 The Luno is a new multi format space situated at the top of historic 19th century London theatre, which has functioned as a live music venue for more than 30 years. KOKO is set to reopen on April 29 after a three-year £70million restoration and redevelopment project. Per a press release, The Luno event space will...
Listen to Alfie Templeman’s soaring new song ‘Colour Me Blue’
Alfie Templeman has today (April 13) shared a new song – listen to ‘Colour Me Blue’ below. READ MORE: Alfie Templeman announces debut album ‘Mellow Moon’: “It’s a place to get away from anxieties” It’s taken from his upcoming debut album, ‘Mellow Moon’, which is set for release on May 27 via Chess Club Records/AWAL. It follows on from, ‘Leaving Today’, which arrived earlier this month, and the previously released cuts ‘Broken’ and ‘3D Feelings’, the latter of which was produced by Will Bloomfield and The Vaccines’ frontman Justin Young. Speaking about the new track, which he co-produced with Kieran Shudall...
Brix Smith unveils new band for tour with Public Image Ltd
Brix Smith has announced details of a tour with Public Image Ltd, for which she’ll be joined by an all new band. READ MORE: Brix Smith at the BandLab NME Awards 2022: Liam Gallagher’s free gig for NHS workers “was absolutely fantastic” The musician, who has been a member of The Fall and a host of other punk bands across her decades in music, will play a series of shows in June alongside John Lydon’s PiL. At the shows, she will launch an all-new, all-female band announced recently, including My Bloody Valentine‘s Deb Googe and Jen Macro – on...Recent Posts
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