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Check out Orbital and Confidence Man’s dancefloor-dominating collab ‘Re-Lush’
Orbital and Confidence Man have joined forces for the dancefloor-ready collaboration ‘Re-Lush’ – check it out below. The new track draws influence from Orbital’s ‘Lush 3-1′ and ‘Lush 3-2′, originally released on the Hartnoll brothers’ ‘Brown Album’ from 1993. An expanded re-issue of that record is coming out on May 23 in 4CD and 4LP versions via London Records – see the full details for that release here and pre-order/pre-save it here. Advertisement ‘Re-Lush’ sees the two distinguished electronic duos working seamlessly alongside each other, with Confidence Man singer Janet Planet adding vocals over Sugar Bones’ infectiously hypnotic production,...
Watch Pulp drummer Nick Banks play ‘Disco 2000’ with tribute band Pulp’d in Sheffield
Pulp drummer Nick Banks joined the tribute band Pulp’d for a version of ‘Disco 2000’ in Sheffield this week – watch footage below. Banks, a member of the Britpop greats since 1986, played along with the band at Fake Festival in the city’s Endcliffe Park on Saturday night (May 10), later posting a video of the performance on social media. Advertisement “Joined Pulp tribute band last night Pulp’d,” he wrote on Bluesky. “Had a blast!” The Jarvis Cocker stand-in introduced Banks to the stage, quipping: “Can you believe this? This is something quite special, it definitely makes Fake Festival...
Watch Turnstile debut new ‘Never Enough’ songs live as they discuss “mad flavours” of new album
Turnstile debuted three songs from their upcoming album ‘Never Enough’ this weekend – check out the footage below. The Baltimore hardcore band played their first show of the year at Wyman Park Dell in their hometown on Saturday (May 10), where they performed ‘Never Enough’, ‘Seein’ Stars’ and ‘Birds’ for the first time in public. Advertisement Those are the three tracks that they have shared from the album so far. The follow-up to 2021’s breakout ‘Glow On’, the group’s fourth studio record will be released on June 6 and is available for pre-order/pre-save here. As the footage below shows,...
V&A Museum to host exhibition on London’s lost music venues and it needs your help
London’s V&A Museum will host an exhibition on the city’s lost music venues next year – and it is looking for help from the general public. Working alongside the Music Venue Trust, the museum will show off the legacy of the city’s countless music venues that have shut down and it is calling on people to submit their “artefacts and music ephemera” to complete their collection. Advertisement The exhibition will launch in 2026 and Londoners have until May 31 this year to send in any items to this address from between 1988 and 2025 for consideration. “We’re proudly working...
Elton John, Coldplay and Dua Lipa among 400 artists calling on UK government to change copyright laws amid AI threat
Elton John, Coldplay and Dua Lipa are among 400 artists to have called on the UK government to change copyright laws amid the threat from AI. Paul McCartney, Florence Welch, Kate Bush and Robbie Williams have also signed a letter asking for Keir Starmer to back proposals that would protect copyrighted artistic works from AI infringement. Advertisement On Monday (May 12), the House of Lords is scheduled to vote on an amendment to a bill that would require AI developers to disclose which copyrighted materials they have used to train their models. So far, Starmer’s government has expressed reservations...
Clairo cancels Primavera Sound 2025 set due to “logistical issues”
Clairo has announced that she will be unable to play at this year’s Primavera Sound in Barcelona due to “logistical issues”. The artist had been due to play the festival on Saturday June 6, sharing the bill that day with Sabrina Carpenter, HAIM, Beach House, TV On The Radio, Wet Leg and others. The Parc Del Fòrum bash will see its other days headlined by Charli XCX and Chappell Roan. Advertisement However, on Friday (May 9), the festival confirmed with a post on its Instagram Stories that Clairo will now not be appearing this year after all. “We are deeply...
Hurts’ Adam Anderson to sit out upcoming ‘Happiness’ anniversary shows to “focus solely on well-being” and mental health
Hurts’ Adam Anderson will sit out the duo’s upcoming ‘Happiness’ anniversary shows to focus on his mental health and wellbeing. The Manchester synth-poppers are due to celebrate 15 years of their debut album with a run of shows this summer, including a major date at the O2 Academy Brixton in London on May 22. Shows will follow in Berlin, Ulm, Bochum and Frankfurt, as well as festivals in Serbia and Poland after that. Find tickets here. Advertisement In an Instagram post on Friday (May 9), however, Anderson confirmed that he has taken the decision to take the shows off....
Listen to Moses Sumney and Hayley Williams’ seductive new single ‘I Like It I Like It’
Moses Sumney and Hayley Williams have teamed up on the steamy and seductive new single, ‘I Like It I Like It’ – check it out below. READ MORE: Hayley Williams: “Women’s rage has been such a catalyst for beautiful things” Earlier this month, Sumney and Paramore‘s Hayley Williams teased the single, which released last night (May 8) via Tuntum Records. The song is a psychedelic, sensual cut that sees both musicians duet over dreamy synths, a choir and dazzling keys. Advertisement The track comes with an accompanying lyric video starring Sumney and Williams as they sit in a trench during...
‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum’ will hit cinemas in 2027
Warner Bros. Pictures have confirmed the release date for Andy Serkis’ new Lord Of The Rings spin-off film. The Lord Of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum was provisionally announced in 2023, with Serkis, who portrayed Gollum in the original Peter Jackson film trilogy, returning to the role and also directing the film. Advertisement As reported by Deadline on Thursday (May 8), that film will now be released into cinemas on December 17, 2027. That incidentally is the same date that Disney have currently named as a placeholder for an untitled Star Wars film, but this is now expected...Recent Posts
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