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Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox share cover of Smashing Pumpkins’ ‘Bullet With Butterfly Wings’
King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, singer Toyah Willcox, have shared a cover of ‘Bullet With Butterfly Wings’ by the Smashing Pumpkins – watch it below. READ MORE: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp’s 10 best lockdown covers – ranked! The cover is a part of the pair’s ‘Sunday Lunch’ video series which was launched in 2020. The series has so far seen the couple share renditions of songs by Ramones, Nirvana, David Bowie, Metallica, Billy Idol, The Rolling Stones, Judas Priest, The Prodigy, Guns N’ Roses, Alice Cooper and many more through Willcox’s YouTube channel. Last week’s cover saw the pair give a...
Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry confirms he’s produced final album by The Sadies
Arcade Fire‘s Richard Reed Parry has confirmed that he’s produced a final album by Canadian rockers The Sadies. READ MORE: Arcade Fire’s ‘Funeral’: the album that killed indie rock as we knew it The news comes after Dallas Good, founder of the band, died aged 48 “of natural causes while under doctor’s care for a coronary illness” this week. The band’s most recent single, ‘Message To Belial’, was released last month, and produced by Parry. Advertisement The multi-instrumentalist has now confirmed that he has produced an entire new and final album by The Sadies, which is set to be...
TDE boss on Kendrick Lamar leaving label: “It’s time to move on and try new things”
Top Dawg Entertainment president Punch has opened up about Kendrick Lamar leaving the iconic west coast record label. READ MORE: Kendrick Lamar – ‘DAMN.’ review Last August, the rapper announced he was in the process of putting together his final album for TDE, posting an image on social media of a desktop folder labelled “nu thoughts” with a link to a message on his website. “As I produce my final TDE album, I feel joy to have been a part of such a cultural imprint after 17 years. The Struggles. The Success. And most importantly, the Brotherhood,” he wrote. “May the Most...
Company hires newly single person to listen to 24 hours of break-up songs
FinanceBuzz has hired a newly single individual to listen to 24 hours of break-up songs as part of a new study. READ MORE: 50 breakup songs that will tug on your heartstrings The company estimates that it costs $1,100 (£809) to recover after a break-up, with outgoings including therapy, Netflix subscriptions and more. As such, it advertised for an individual to help them find out which type of break-up songs work best in helping people get over heartache, and offered to pay them the $1,100 for the privilege. Advertisement After advertising for the position on February 1, it has...
Former Mötley Crüe singer says ‘Pam & Tommy’ is “full of bullshit”
Former Mötley Crüe singer John Corabi has dubbed the new TV series Pam & Tommy “full of bullshit”. READ MORE: Pam & Tommy review: sex tape scandal takes aim at ’90s sleaze The new Disney+ mini-series chronicles the scandal in which Pamela Anderson’s sex tape with her husband, Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee (Sebastian Stan), was stolen and leaked to the world. John Corabi, who fronted the Crüe from 1992-1996 after the departure of Vince Neil, has taken to Twitter to share his anger about the series, calling it “98 per cent fictional”. Advertisement Corabi tweeted: “OK, just my opinion here on something...
Watch Nandi Bushell’s rip-roaring cover of Ed Sheeran and Bring Me The Horizon’s ‘Bad Habits’
Nandi Bushell has delivered a rollicking cover of Ed Sheeran and Bring Me The Horizon‘s recent collaboration, ‘Bad Habits’ – watch it below. READ MORE: 11-year-old drummer Nandi Bushell’s greatest cover songs The 11-year-old child prodigy’s take on the song, which you can view below, follows her recent covers of Rush’s ‘Tom Sawyer’, Billie Eilish‘s ‘Happier Than Ever’, Tool’s ‘Forty Six & 2’, ‘Gimme Shelter’ by The Rolling Stones, ‘Numb’ by Linkin Park and ‘Duality’ by Slipknot. “I am #LOVING the collaboration between @edsheeran and @bmthofficial!” Bushell wrote on Twitter, sharing a clip of her cover. “Ed is a local #hero in #ipswich where...
Dave postpones London shows at The O2 due to Storm Eunice damage
Dave has been forced to postpone his upcoming London shows at The O2 due to the damage the venue suffered this week at the hands of Storm Eunice. READ MORE: Dave – ‘We’re All Alone In This Together’ review: stunning sequel lives up to his debut The rapper was due to perform at the venue on Monday (February 21) and Tuesday (22) as part of his ‘We’re All Alone In This Together’ UK tour. However, winds caused by the adverse weather conditions shredded parts of the white-domed roof of The O2, which is located near Greenwich in South East...
Kanye West says he’s raked in over $2.2million in Stem Player sales in just 24 hours
Kanye West has said that he’s made over $2.2million in Stem Player sales in just 24 hours. READ MORE: Divorce, Drake disses and problematic features: 10 talking points from Kanye West’s ‘DONDA’ It comes after the rapper and producer announced this week that the only way to listen to his forthcoming album ‘DONDA 2’ will be via his Stem Player, a device that was first released in conjunction with last year’s ‘DONDA’. The player allows users to remix the album’s songs using stems of vocals, drums, bass, samples and more. Advertisement This morning (February 19), West, who is now legally...
Pale Waves cancel Ireland shows after Heather loses voice
Pale Waves have been forced to cancel a pair of shows in Ireland because frontwoman Heather Baron-Gracie has lost her voice. READ MORE: Pale Waves: “I’ve been hiding who I am for so long now. I don’t wanna do that any more” The Manchester pop-rock band were due to perform in Belfast and Dublin tonight (February 19) and tomorrow (20) respectively as part of their UK and Ireland tour. Posting on Twitter, the band wrote: “Belfast and Dublin, we’re so sorry to have to do this but after not touring for 2 years, Heather’s voice has completely gone after...Recent Posts
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