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Kid Rock claims Donald Trump asked for his advice on North Korea and Islamic State
Kid Rock has claimed that Donald Trump sought his advice about US policy on North Korea and the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organisation. READ MORE: Trump protest anthems: Our pick of the many anti-Trump songs The singer and rapper, who supported the former US President during his presidential campaign and tenure, has alleged that Trump once asked him for help devising tweets in relation to the fall of IS in 2019. He told Fox News host Tucker Carlson in an interview broadcasted yesterday (March 21): “I was there with one day when he ended the caliphate,” Rock, born Robert...
Watch Jack White impersonate Beck onstage for surprise warm-up at Nashville show
Jack White pretended to be Beck at the latter’s intimate acoustic show in Nashville, Tennessee last night (March 21). READ MORE: Jack White’s 10 most spectacular live performances caught on camera The former The White Stripes frontman, who is readying the release of two new solo albums this spring and summer, walked stage at what appeared to be the start of Beck’s show at the city’s Basement East venue. “Hello ladies and gentlemen, I’m Beck. I’m gonna play you one of my favourite songs from the 1990s that I wrote,” White said as he slung a guitar over his shoulder....
Johnny Marr and Modest Mouse have been writing new music together
Johnny Marr and Modest Mouse have revealed they’ve started working on new music together, which would be their first since Marr’s stint in the band from 2006-2008. READ MORE: Johnny Marr on what to expect from his “expansive” new album and his hopes to rejoin Modest Mouse Both Marr and Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock were asked about the prospect of reuniting in a new feature with Spin, celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of 2007’s ‘We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank’. “We’ve already started working on some stuff together,” Brock said. “We just finished a song, ‘Rivers of...
Taylor Swift reveals new song ‘Carolina’ will feature in ‘Where The Crawdads Sing’ movie
Taylor Swift has announced that a brand new song titled ‘Carolina’ will feature in the forthcoming film adaptation of Delia Owens’ hit 2018 novel Where The Crawdads Sing. READ MORE: Swift vs Albarn, Morrissey vs Marr and Young vs Spotify: dissecting pop’s Beef Week A new trailer for the film, which stars Daisy Edgar Jones and was produced by Reese Witherspoon, was shared by Swift on social media today (March 22). It features a snippet of the musician’s moody and dramatic new song. Sharing the trailer on Instagram, Swift said that she was a fan of the original novel, and...
Faithless remix their dance anthem ‘Insomnia’ into 27-minute sleep track
Faithless have announced the remix of their iconic 90s dance anthem ‘Insomnia’ into a 27-minute sleep track. Watch Sister Bliss discuss the new version of the track below. The ‘Insomnia: Blissful Sleep Remix’ is a slowed-down version of the original track, and was created in collaboration with sleep experts to lull listeners into deep restorative sleep. “It’s hard to believe we produced Insomnia 27 years ago in a garden shed,” Sister Bliss said. “Being in there all day and then DJ-ing at night was like having permanent jet lag, so I came up with the title ‘Insomnia’ because I...
Rosalía shares mind-bending ‘Montomami’ performance designed to be watched on a phone
Rosalía has shared a new half-hour video, which sees the musician performing tracks from across her recently-released album ‘Montomami’. READ MORE: Rosalía – ‘Motomami’ review: an electrifying serve from a left-field mastermind The unique visuals were designed to be watched on a phone. The footage constantly flips between portrait and landscape orientations, and requires the viewer to move their screen along with it. The video, first broadcast via TikTok LIVE, features elaborate choreography, POV shots, a brief behind the scenes segments including a surprise birthday party for a crew member and more. Advertisement During the track ‘La Combi Versace’,...
Red Hot Chili Peppers to receive star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Red Hot Chili Peppers will be receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to mark their four decades in music. READ MORE: Red Hot Chili Peppers: “We feel fresh, like a new band” George Clinton who produced their 1985 record ‘Freaky Styley’ will be unveiling the star, alongside Woody Harrelson, Bob Forrest, and Hollywood Chamber of Commerce chairwoman Nicole Mihalka during the March 31 ceremony. “Our hometown Hollywood boys are finally coming to collect their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,” Hollywood Walk of Fame producer Ana Martinez said. “We have been waiting for them to...
Listen to Bright Eyes cover Elliott Smith’s ‘St. Ides Heaven’ for reissue series
Bright Eyes have covered Elliott Smith‘s ‘St. Ides Heaven’ for their ‘Letting Off The Happiness: A Companion’ special release – listen below. READ MORE: Bright Eyes: “I hope our music makes people feel less alone” Last month the band, comprising Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nate Walcot, announced they will reissue all nine of their studio albums along with a Companion EP for each LP featuring new recordings of songs from the original release. A cover version from an artist the band found particularly inspiring at the time accompanies each reissue. Today (March 22) the band have shared their Smith...
Standon Calling becomes first major UK festival to achieve gender-balanced line-up
Standon Calling has become the first major UK festival to book at least a 50 per cent line-up of female and non-binary acts, making good on its Keychange pledge signed in 2018. READ MORE: Where are all the female headliners? Festival bookers, bands and fans weigh in on how to change the narrative The Hertfordshire festival, which returns July 21-24, has achieved a 54 per cent representation of female-identifying and gender minority artists for its 2022 edition. It joins UK-based specialist genre events Marsden Jazz Festival and True North Music’s Americana, Country and Roots festival in ensuring that it...Recent Posts
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