Prince William has revealed himself to be to be a fan of AC/DC, vouching first-hand for the energising powers of their 1990 hit ‘Thunderstruck’. READ MORE: AC/DC on their explosive comeback record ‘Power Up’: “This album is for Malcolm” The revelation came in the Duke of Cambridge’s forthcoming appearance on Time To Walk, a new podcast series offered through the Apple Fitness+ service. The full episode will debut tomorrow (December 6), and will air a number of other times on Apple Music 1 over the coming weeks. The episode hears William take listeners on a stroll through the Queen’s...
Tom Petty will receive a posthumous PhD in music from the University Of Florida, after its board of trustees voted unanimously in favour of honouring the late rocker. READ MORE: Tom Petty – ‘Wildflowers & All The Rest’ review: 10 ‘new’ songs honour the wishes of an all-time great The Heartbreakers frontman was born and raised in Gainesville, where the school is located. He didn’t actually attend the school, but according to the Associated Press, he worked as a groundskeeper there prior to achieving fame. Petty’s earlier band Mudcrutch also frequently played the Gainesville area in the early ’70s, before relocating...
Lana Del Rey was the recipient of Variety‘s Decade Award yesterday (December 4), receiving the title at its Hitmakers brunch in Los Angeles. READ MORE: Lana Del Rey – ‘Blue Banisters’ review: a defiant and delicate return After being presented the award by producer Mike Dean, who she collaborated with on recent track ‘Wildflower Wildfire’, she thanked many of the people who helped her on her journey in an emotional acceptance speech. “My managers helped me up the stairs,” she said. “I still haven’t mastered the art of walking in heels. I’m super grateful for them, Ben and Ed...
Nadine Shah has labelled U2 bassist Adam Clayton a “fucking spenk” on social media, pointing to a clip from his appearance in the documentary Phil Lynott: Songs For While I’m Away. READ MORE: Nadine Shah – ‘Kitchen Sink’ review: complex and thought-provoking post-punk contains multitudes In the clip that Shah tweeted last night (December 4), Clayton speaks on Lynott’s work as a bassist – in particular his role playing the instrument in Thin Lizzy. “One thing you need to know about the bass is it’s that big, heavy thing that hangs down between your legs,” Clayton said in the...
Dave Grohl has shared a cover of The Clash‘s ‘Train In Vain’ – you can watch his reworking of the track below. READ MORE: Foo Fighters: “Our connection is beyond music” The Foo Fighters frontman has been working with producer Greg Kurstin to deliver covers of Jewish artists for each of the eight days of Hanukkah. This cover marks the seventh in their ‘Hanukkah Sessions’ series. Their rendition of The Clash’s 1979 track – which was originally released as the third and final single from the band’s ‘London Calling’ album – sees Kurstin back on the piano, while Grohl once again tackles the drums...
Tears For Fears release new single ‘No Small Thing‘, founding member Curtis Smith has spoken to NME about how personal and political trauma shaped their new album ‘The Tipping Point’. Now 17 years after their last album, ‘The Tipping Point’ is a 10-song collection riven with personal tragedy and political upheaval. Smith – who formed the band with Roland Orzabal as teenagers in Bath in 1981 – told NME that the years of turmoil, which includes the death of Orzabal’s wife in 2017, “gave us a lot to write about”. Much of the new material came from the duo...
Phoebe Bridgers’ Austin City Limits performance is set to air today (December 4) on PBS, and ahead of its release the show has shared a sneak preview. READ MORE: Phoebe Bridgers: “I definitely feel a lot less apologetic than I did before” The clip sees the singer-songwriter deliver a performance of ‘I Know the End’, the fourth single from her second studio album, 2020’s ‘Punisher’. Bridgers – whose Austin City Limits episode also includes a set from Olivia Rodrigo – introduces the song by explaining that the lyric “I hate Texas” is a joke and then she proceeds to discuss its...
BTS continue to break records as their recent ‘Permission To Dance On Stage’ Los Angeles residency has achieved the biggest single venue concert engagement by any act in almost a decade. READ MORE: BTS live in LA: a euphoric return to live performance for the K-pop juggernauts According to Billboard, the four-night stand at Los Angeles’ So-Fi Stadium – which took place November 27-28 and December 1-2 – sold 214,000 tickets and grossed $33.3million (£25million). This figure marks the biggest box office draw at a single venue since Roger Waters earned $38million (£28.7million) over nine shows at Estadio River Plate in Buenos...
Skillet’s John Cooper has thrown some shade in the direction of Rage Against The Machine, questioning the authenticity of the band’s political opinions. READ MORE: The Big Read – Tom Morello: “If we can’t punch Nazis, who can we punch really?” Back in September, the Christian rocker, who is unvaccinated, voiced some strong opinions about coronavirus vaccine mandates on his Cooper Stuff podcast. They came following US president Joe Biden’s decision to mandate vaccines or negative tests for businesses with more than 100 employees. “All that’s going on here is an insane power grab,” Cooper said. “This is just an...
Courtney Love has taken aim at Elon Musk in a series of tweets, within which she’s urged the tech billionaire to pay his “fair share” of tax. READ MORE: From Hole to Hollywood, NME Icon Award winner Courtney Love’s most iconic moments Last month, Musk took to social media to fire some shots in the direction Bernie Sanders, after the US Senator demanded in a tweet that the extremely wealthy pay their fair share of taxes. “I keep forgetting that you’re still alive,” Musk wrote. “Want me to sell more stock, Bernie? Just say the word.” Advertisement Musk’s comments didn’t...