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Pharrell, Tyler, the Creator, A$AP Rocky and more to feature on album from fashion icon Nigo
DJ and A Bathing Ape founder Nigo has announced a star-studded list of collaborators for his forthcoming album ‘I Know Nigo’. READ MORE: Tyler, the Creator – ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’ review: a love letter to the genre that made him The fashion icon took to Instagram earlier this week to reveal that the album, which is “coming soon”, will feature guest appearances from Pharrell Williams, Kid Cudi, A$AP Rocky, Lil Uzi Vert, Pusha T, Tyler, the Creator, Fam-Lay and Teriyaki Boyz, with more to be announced. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ????®...
Coachella wins restraining order against Live Nation over similarly named event
Coachella promoter Goldenvoice has won a temporary restraining order against Live Nation over an upcoming festival called Coachella Day One 22. The festival is due to take place on New Year’s Eve just five miles away from Coachella’s location in Indio, California with appearances from Lil Wayne, E-40 and more. According to Rolling Stone, Judge R. Gary Klausner ruled that Coachella and Goldenvoice are “likely to succeed” in proving the infringement. This will mean some branding changes but the ruling will not, however, prevent the concert from going ahead as planned. Advertisement Billboard originally reported that Goldenvoice filed a...
Sadiq Khan criticises government bailout package for venues saying it “will barely touch the sides”
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has criticised the latest government bail out package for venues. Earlier today (December 21), the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, brought forward a £1billion support package for businesses affected by COVID-19. In a statement, Khan said “while any support is welcome, the package of support announce today by the Chancellor will barely touch the sides.” Advertisement He continued: “It does not go nearly far enough towards providing the level of support our world-renowned retail, hospitality, nightlife and cultural sectors need at what should be their busiest time of the year. To put this in context, closing a West...
Watch Lorde’s ‘Leader Of A New Regime’ video
Lorde has released the music video for ‘Leader Of A New Regime’ – watch it below. READ MORE: Lorde: “I feel like I can see my world and myself a lot clearer now” The video, which Lorde directed with Joel Kefali, was set once again by water – as was the case for ‘Fallen Fruit’ and ‘Solar Power’. Lorde announced the arrival of the video in a newsletter to fans. Advertisement “Solstice’s should always have offerings. So for you, here’s the ‘Leader Of A New Regime’ video. “Just a couple of bites, a feeling, a perfect mid-point in the [‘Solar...
Rancid’s Lars Frederiksen announces solo spring tour
Rancid guitarist and vocalist Lars Frederiksen has announced an upcoming North American tour. See the full dates below. The tour will support his debut solo EP ‘To Victory’, which was released on November 19 via Pirates Press Records. The six-track EP features stripped versions of songs from his other bands, The Old Firm Casuals and Lars Frederiksen & The Bastards, as well as covers like KISS‘ ‘Comin’ Home’. The 2022 tour starts in Scottsdale, Arizona on March 29, heading to Santa Ana, San Diego, Oakland, Chicago, Hamtramck, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Cambridge before finishing up in New Jersey on April...
Rick Ross leaves interview to use the bathroom but doesn’t return
Rick Ross walked out of an interview recently and didn’t return. READ MORE: Rick Ross – ‘Richer Than I Ever Been’ review: rap don sticks to the formula, with satisfying results Ross was appearing on The 85 South Comedy Show when, just over half-an-hour in, Ross asked to be excused so he could use the bathroom. Ross said: “Let me use the rest room one time and I’m take this jacket off,” before exiting the room. Advertisement However, Ross didn’t return and the hosts of the show were notified off camera that Ross had left after needing to catch...
Post Malone teams up with ‘Magic: The Gathering’
Wizards Of The Coast have announced a collaboration with Post Malone in a year-long celebration of Friday night Magic. READ MORE: How ‘The Witcher 3’ turned me into a fantasy nerd The partnership begins with the return of Friday Night Magic, a series of beginner friendly Magic: The Gathering tournaments across over 8000 stores worldwide which take place, as the title suggests, every Friday. On speaking of the decision to pair up with the Grammy-nominated artist head of franchise marketing for Wizards Of The Coast, publisher of Magic: The Gathering, Nathan Stewart said Advertisement “You’d be hard-pressed to find...
Music industry “massively concerned” that government COVID bailout gives “nothing for artists and live industry professionals”
The Music Managers Forum (MMF) and the Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) have issued a joint statement on what they describe as “lockdown by stealth” and how it’s affecting the employees and artists in the live music sector. It comes after The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, brought forward a £1billion support package for businesses affected by COVID-19 earlier today (December 21). Annabella Coldrick, Chief Executive of the Music Managers Forum & David Martin, CEO of the Featured Artists Coalition said in a joint statement that they are still “massively concerned” that the new measures still have “nothing for artists and live industry professionals” who...
Guided By Voices cancel upcoming shows amid Omicron wave
Guided By Voices have cancelled two upcoming New Year’s Eve shows as a result of the recent surge of COVID-19 cases. READ MORE: Guided By Voices at London’s Village Underground: A performance of peerless brilliance The band were due to play Atlantic City on December 30 and New York City’s Brooklyn Made on December 31 but those dates will no longer go ahead, as confirmed by a statement on Twitter. They wrote: “Due to unforeseen circumstances, and out of an abundance of caution with the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, we unfortunately need to cancel the upcoming shows in...Recent Posts
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