After almost 25 years, a stolen Aston Martin used during the filming of the 1964 James Bond movie Goldfinger has been found. READ MORE: No Time To Die review: Daniel Craig’s surprisingly emotional final fling The vehicle, which is estimated to be worth around $25million (£18.5million), was purchased by a private collector in the mid-1980s, but was subsequently stolen out of a secure Florida airport hangar in 1997. According to The Telegraph, the long-missing DB5 has finally been found by Art Recovery International, a group which hunts down stolen high-end items. The report noted that an unnamed individual was able to verify...
Josh Klinghoffer has paid tribute to Betty White with a cover of the theme song for The Golden Girls – you can watch it below. The beloved actor and entertainment personality died on New Year’s Eve (December 31) at the age of 99 at her home in Brentwood, California. Her death is believed to be of natural causes. White, who was gearing up to celebrate her 100th birthday in just a few weeks, on January 17, is probably best known for her role as Rose Nylund on the hit US TV sitcom, which aired for seven seasons between 1985-1992. Advertisement Klinghoffer, the current Pearl Jam touring...
Let’s Eat Grandma have unleashed a vibrant new track to mark the beginning of 2022 – you can listen to ‘Happy New Year’ below. READ MORE: Let’s Eat Grandma – ‘I’m All Ears’ review The Norwich duo – comprising Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth – announced in November that they’ll be releasing their third studio album, ‘Two Ribbons’, in April via Transgressive. ‘Happy New Year’ follows the release of the album’s title track and the band’s comeback single ‘Hall Of Mirrors’, which was shared back in September and marked their first new music in three years. Advertisement Speaking about...
A collection of rare Lou Reed demos were released over the holiday period and then quickly withdrawn in an apparent copyright dump. READ MORE: The Velvet Underground review: revisionist doc reworks narrative of New York rock and rollers According to Variety, RCA/Sony Music uploaded a 17-track album of Lou Reed demos to iTunes in Europe on December 23 titled ‘I’m So Free: The 1971 RCA Demos’. It was then removed a couple of days later. Matthew Goody, the author of Needles And Plastic: Flying Nun Records, 1981–1988, took to social media last Thursday (December 30) to point out that the album had been...
Ted Nugent has taken issue with Joan Jett being included on a list of the 100 greatest guitarists which was published over a decade ago. READ MORE: Joan Jett: Rock icon talks narrating ‘Seven Decades Live’, Miley Cyrus, and Blondie collaboration The controversial right-wing rocker took to YouTube last Thursday (December 30) to deliver a rant filled livestream about a list that was originally published by Rolling Stone‘s David Fricke in December 2010. “So I just mentioned some killer, monster guitar players, huh? Some of the best that ever lived,” Nugent said, laughing. “When you see the Rolling Stone magazine...
David Bowie’s estate has sold the late singer’s publishing catalogue to Warner Chappell Music for a price reported to be upwards of $250million (£186million). READ MORE: Life before Ziggy – remembering David Bowie’s early years That’s according to sources who confirmed the news to Variety today (January 3), revealing that a deal has been reached after months of negotiations. The catalogue spans Bowie’s career from 1968 to 2016, including songs from the musician’s 26 solo studio albums and the two albums from his Tin Machine side project. Bowie’s “lost” 2001 posthumous album, ‘Toy’, which is released this Friday (January 7),...
The Weeknd has announced that his new album, ‘Dawn FM’, will be released this Friday (January 7). READ MORE: The Weeknd – ‘After Hours’ review: his most all-encompassing record to date is also an existential quandary The artist – real name Abel Tesfaye – teased the news over the New Year weekend on his Instagram, writing that people should “wake up at dawn tomorrow”. He also shared a screengrab of a text message exchange in which he decides to “just drop the whole thing”. Today (January 4), The Weeknd confirmed that the album will be out this week, writing...
Bryan Adams has said that he wants to make a movie. READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life – The Cribs’ Ryan Jarman on idolising Bryan Adams The rock star, who also has a successful career as a photographer, said that he thinks his skills would be transferable to filmmaking. “I would indeed be interested . I can easily see myself as a cinematographer, maybe even a director,” he told Ramp Style magazine (via MusicNews). Advertisement He continued: “I remember working with Laszlo Kovacs, who did Easy Rider, on one of my early videos. He had a glass...
21 Savage has released two new songs to kick off 2022 – listen to ‘No Debate’ and ‘Big Smoke’ below. READ MORE: 21 Savage & Metro Boomin – ‘Savage Mode 2’ review: a near-perfect sequel that leaves nothing to chance The Atlanta rapper, whose last solo album was 2018’s ‘I Am > I Was‘, shared the tracks on Friday (December 31), writing on his Instagram: “let’s go into 2022 the right way.” ‘No Debate’ is produced by Cardo and Deats, while ‘Big Smoke’ is produced by Kid Hazel. Director Marko Steez helmed the songs’ joint music video, which you...
Halsey has released an extended edition of their latest album ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power‘. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Halsey: “I’ve always been driven to reinvent myself and reinvent my genre” The pop singer’s 2021 album now features two versions of the song ‘Nightmare’, as well as the track ‘People Disappear Here’. Both songs appeared on special US retailer releases of her record last year. In a four-star review of the original release, NME‘s Nick Levine wrote that it’s an “intricate and an endlessly compelling artistic statement that only Halsey could have made”. Advertisement Last month...