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Ukrainian punk band Beton cover The Clash on protest song ‘Kyiv Calling’
Ukrainian punk band Beton have turned The Clash‘s ‘London Calling’ into a protest song against the Russian invasion – listen to ‘Kyiv Calling’ below. READ MORE: Ukrainian artists on the Russian crisis: “Now is the time to push for change” Ukraine has officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia, and declared martial law, after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation on February 24. Since then, The United Nations’ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has estimated that the conflict has claimed 1,900 civilian casualties. The UN (via BBC) also estimates that there are nearly 1.85million...
Will Butler leaves Arcade Fire: “Time for new things”
Will Butler has announced that he’s quit Arcade Fire after two decades in the band. READ MORE: Arcade Fire’s Will Butler on mining his family history: “It’s no coincidence me and my brother are musicians” The band were founded by multi-instrumentalist Butler’s brother Win in Montreal in the early 2000s, with Butler joining in 2004 ahead of their debut album, ‘Funeral’. The band returned this week with news of sixth album, ‘WE’, and a video for first single ‘The Lightning I, II’, in which Butler did not appear. In a new series of tweets posted tonight (March 19), Butler has...
Listen to the title track of Phife Dawg’s new posthumous album ‘Forever’
The title track from the imminent posthumous album by A Tribe Called Quest‘s Phife Dawg has been shared – listen to ‘Forever’ below. READ MORE: RIP Phife Dawg: a look back at A Tribe Called Quest’s ‘The Low End Theory’ The record, also called ‘Forever’, arrives on Tuesday (March 22) – six years to the day that Phife passed away aged 45. The founder member of the pioneering hip-hop group, real name Malik Taylor, died in 2016 from diabetes complications, following his involvement in A Tribe Called Quest’s sixth and final album, ‘We Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service’....
Kanye West Grammys performance pulled over “concerning online behaviour”
Kanye West has reportedly had a planned performance at the 2022 Grammys cancelled over “concerning online behaviour”. Earlier this week, the rapper was temporarily barred from accessing Instagram, with a Meta representative claiming the rapper’s recent posts violated policies on hate speech, bullying and harassment. The ban came after Kanye posted an image of the Google search page for Trevor Noah – who commented on West’s treatment of ex-wife Kim Kardashian on Tuesday’s (March 15) episode of The Daily Show – alongside a caption containing racial slurs. Advertisement According to Variety, West’s team were then contacted by the Grammys to reveal...
Greta Van Fleet postpone US shows after guitarist hospitalised with pneumonia
Greta Van Fleet have postponed a series of upcoming US shows after guitarist Jake Kiszka was hospitalised with pneumonia. READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Greta Van Fleet The Michigan rockers are currently on tour in the States behind 2021 album ‘The Battle at Garden’s Gate’, kicking off the ‘Dreams In Gold’ tour on March 10 in Michigan. Earlier this week, the band postponed gigs in Flint and Ypsilanti on March 16 and 17 respectively, revealing that brothers Josh and Jake Kiszka woke up unwell. Advertisement The band have now confirmed in a...
Princess Nokia shares ‘No Effort’, her first new music of 2022
Princess Nokia has shared her first new music of 2022 – watch the video for new single ‘No Effort’ below. READ MORE: Princess Nokia: “I have a very resourceful spirit – a survivor’s spirit” The rapper ended 2021 by teaming up with Yung Baby Tate for a new track called ‘Boys Are From Mars’, which followed ‘It’s Not My Fault’ from March of last year. The new track comes complete with a video directed by Travis Libin that sees Princess Nokia and her crew hanging out at a skatepark. Advertisement Check out the new track and video below. In 2020, Princess...
Coldplay kick off eco-friendly ‘Music Of The Spheres’ world tour in Costa Rica
Coldplay began their huge eco-friendly world tour for new album ‘Music For The Spheres’ in Costa Rica last night (March 18) – see footage, reaction, setlist and more below. READ MORE: With Coldplay’s eco-friendly tour, music is again at the forefront of progressive ideas The band’s 2022 world stadium tour comes with an emphasis on environmental sustainability, and began with a gig at the Estadio Nacional in the Costa Rican capital San Jose. During the show, the band debuted a number of songs from ‘Music Of The Spheres’ live for the first time, as well as airing classics including ‘Fix...
Rapper Baby Cino has been shot dead moments after leaving jail
Rapper Baby Cino has died aged 20, moments after he was released from a Miami jail. The musician, real name Timothy Starks, was released from the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Centre earlier this week (March 16). He’d been arrested on a gun charge earlier in the week. As reported in The Miami Herald, Starks was picked up in a car upon his release from jail. Moments later, a shooter in another car took aim at the car Starks was travelling in. According to reports, the gunman fired at least 40 shots at the car. Starks’ car then hit a wall...
Beck says he’s re-recording early hits ‘Loser’ and ‘Where It’s At’
Beck has announced his plans to re-record his classic tracks ‘Loser’ and ‘Where It’s At’ for an unspecified new project. READ MORE: Beck – ‘Hyperspace’ review: the superstar singer-songwriter enters a daring new era Speaking during a keynote Q&A with New Yorker writer Amanda Petrusich (per Rolling Stone). “I think it’s a bit arbitrary that you make a record and that’s the only version that exists,” he said. “You look back at your work and you see things you want to fix. That’s what drives the next album. You constantly try to not evolve but crystallize.” Advertisement The 51-year-old also...Recent Posts
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