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BTS’ Jimin discharged from hospital after appendicitis and COVID-19 treatment
BTS’ Jimin has been discharged from hospital after undergoing surgery on his appendix and treatment for COVID-19, Big Hit Music has confirmed. The singer was diagnosed with acute appendicitis and tested positive for COVID-19 in January, with surgery required on his appendix. READ MORE: BTS live in LA: a euphoric return to live performance for the K-pop juggernauts In a statement posted to the agency’s fan community platform Weverse, Big Hit informed fans that Jimin had recovered from the virus and that his quarantine had come to an end today (February 5). Advertisement “Jimin was tested positive for COVID-19 and...
Listen to Tate McRae’s fiery new single ‘She’s All I Wanna Be’
Tate McRae has released a new single co-written by Greg Kurstin – listen to ‘She’s All I Wanna Be’ below. READ MORE: Tate McRae’s ‘Too Young To Be Sad’ livestream: a high energy spectacle with pop star ambition The track is the second song to be taken from her upcoming debut album, following on from 2021’s ‘Feel Like Shit’. As it stands, McRae’s debut doesn’t have a release date but there has been talk of a Spring release. The track echoes Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Jealousy, Jealousy’, with McRae singing “Stupid boy making me so sad, don’t think you could change...
Thurston Moore announces new instrumental album ‘Screen Time’
Thurston Moore has announced details of his forthcoming album ‘Screen Time’ and shared two new tracks from the album. Listen to ‘The Station’ and ‘The Walk’ below. READ MORE: Thurston Moore on “killer” new music and the “high order nihilism” of Boris Johnson and Donald Trump ‘Screen Time’ is an album of 10 atmospheric instrumental tracks that Moore recorded during the summer of 2020. It was originally released in February last year as a Bandcamp Friday exclusive, but the album is now getting a proper release on February 25 via Southern Lord. The label describes ‘Screen Time’ as a record “in...
Korn, Evanescence and more to play festival at prison made famous by ‘The Shawshank Redemption’
The line-up for the 2022 Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival has been announced, with Korn, Evanescence, Disturbed and Breaking Benjamin set to headline. READ MORE: Korn – ‘Requiem’ review: nu-metal veterans’ ‘happy’ album is still dark as fuck The three day event will take place from July 15-17 at the Ohio State Reformatory, an old prison that was made famous in the film The Shawshank Redemption. Other acts appearing at the event include Lamb of God, Papa Roach, Three Days Grace, Seether, Code Orange, Sleeping With Sirens, Lacuna Coil and more. See the full list of names below. Advertisement...
The Cure, Glass Animals and more contribute to Trekstock’s Merch For Good campaign
Trekstock have announced the artists taking part in this year’s Merch For Good fundraiser, which supports the charity in their work providing tailored social and practical aid to young adults as they live with, through and beyond cancer. Announced on World Cancer Day 2022 (February 4), some of the world’s best artists and musicians have designed and donated a line of exclusive T-shirts, with all profits from sales going to Trekstock. The first wave of artists includes The Cure, who are also the first band to give two designs to the Merch For Good fundraiser, Glass Animals, Blossoms, Bullet...
The Strokes announce Mexican headline show with Mac DeMarco
The Strokes have announced a Mexican headline show, with Mac DeMarco and The War On Drugs as support. READ MORE: The Strokes’ world-changing ‘Is This It’ at 20: “They had a ‘last gang in town’ mentality” The concert will take place at Foro Sol in Mexico City on May 19. Tickets for the gig go on sale Friday, February 11 with a presale taking place on February 9. All the details can be found here. The Strokes last performed in Mexico in 2019 as part of Corona Capital festival. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The...
Rolo Tomassi: “There are far wider parameters to modern metal”
Rolo Tomassi have spoken to NME about their evolution and journey to new album ‘Where Myth Becomes Memory’, as well as releasing it at a time where metal music has “far wider parameters”. Yesterday, (February 4), the Sheffield-founded post-hardcore band released their sixth album ‘Where Myth Becomes Memory’. Vocalist Eva Korman and keyboardist James Spence have spoken to NME about why it’s deliberately more positive than anything they’ve done before. Formed in 2005 by siblings Eva Korman and James Spence, the band have proven an acclaimed force in British metal – if one of the most arguably under-sung. From...
Fontaines D.C. debut new songs and tear through old classics at intimate London show
Fontaines D.C. played a tiny London show for War Child last night (February 4), debuting new songs from third album ‘Skinty Fia’ – see footage, reaction setlist and more below. The show, at The Dome in Tufnell Park, came as part of BRITs Week, which will see the likes of Damon Albarn and Bastille also playing intimate shows in the capital over the next few weeks around the 2022 BRIT Awards, which will be held at The O2 in London on February 8. READ MORE: Fontaines D.C. on their “poppy” yet “extremely dark” third album Opening the show with ‘Too Real’ from...
Nicki Minaj says she’s “always gonna keep on putting out music”
Nicki Minaj has said that she’ll continue to make music for as long as she wants, only leaving the industry on her own terms and when the time is right. Watch the clip below. READ MORE: How I became a reformed Barb (or: how TikTok made Nicki Minaj cool again) Yesterday (February 4), Minaj and Lil Baby shared their new collaborative single ‘Do We Have A Problem?’, which marked Minaj’s first new music release of 2022. To celebrate the release, she jumped on Instagram Live with Jayda Cheaves and answered some questions about her career and the new music. Cheaves...Recent Posts
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