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Neck Deep push ‘All Distortions Are Intentional’ tour back to February
Neck Deep have announced that their forthcoming UK tour – which was initially slated to start next week – has been postponed due to the ongoing rise in COVID-19 cases. READ MORE: Neck Deep – ‘All Distortions Are Intentional’ review: pop-punk high on ambition but low in originality The run will now kick off in February, although the Welsh band are yet to confirm any actual dates. In a statement shared on Instagram today (January 4), the band noted that a new slate of shows will be announced in the coming days. In their statement, Neck Deep confirmed that...
Hundreds attended illegal Boxing Day rave at Irish castle
Hundreds of people attended an illegal rave at Ireland’s Skryne Castle on Boxing Day (December 26). READ MORE: Getting wild at Worthy Farm: The best late-night-rave pictures from Glastonbury 2019 The event took place in spite of Ireland’s strict COVID-19 restrictions, with an unnamed group reportedly renting it out through Airbnb. According to EDM.com, the rave saw around 450 people attend and a set was performed by a “famous DJ”, but the DJ’s identity is still unknown. Advertisement Castle owner, Derek Iceton said that he began to receive calls regarding the event at around 9pm from local residents claiming there was...
Father John Misty shares cryptic teaser for new single ‘Funny Girl’
Father John Misty has shared a cryptic teaser for his new single ‘Funny Girl’, ahead of its official release tomorrow. READ MORE: 10 of Father John Misty’s finest lyrics The 30-second clip, which you can view below, features a piano and film production details scribed on a black board. The video is set to drop on YouTube at 5am GMT tomorrow (January 5). It comes after Misty (real name Josh Tillman), recently shared details of his forthcoming fifth studio album, ‘Chloe And The Next 20th Century’. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Father John Misty (@fatherjohnmisty) Advertisement...
Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz and Busta Rhymes feature on new remix of Papoose’s ‘Thought I Was Gonna Stop’
A new version of Papoose’s recent single ‘Thought I Was Gonna Stop’, featuring Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, Busta Rhymes and Remy Ma, has dropped. The track, which originally just featured Wayne, now sees Papoose enlist a host of artists including his wife for his new remix. You can listen to it below. Advertisement The original version marked the first time Papoose and Wayne had worked together. It featured as part of a monthly series of projects released by the former. It comes after Wayne also recently collaborated on Maryland rapper Cordae‘s recent single ‘Sinister’. Produced by Hit-Boy, the lyrically charged track was the...
Wolf Alice postpone 2022 UK tour due to surge in COVID-19 cases
Wolf Alice have confirmed that their impending UK tour – which was set to kick off in just five days – has been postponed due to the soaring rise in COVID-19 cases. READ MORE: Wolf Alice live in London: spellbinding small venue show from snarling rock superstars It comes after the band had initially postponed five of the run’s shows – three in Glasgow and two in Dublin – on Christmas Eve (December 24). The full tour comprises 20 dates, with all but two of them (one in London and the other in Plymouth) completely sold out. The band...
Jack Antonoff says Bleachers’ fourth album will land in 2022
Jack Antonoff has confirmed he will release the fourth Bleachers album by the end of 2022. READ MORE: Bleachers: “This album is about wanting to hold joy, and not understanding why you can’t” The simple declaration came in a Tweet posted on Sunday (January 2), with Antonoff writing, “i am going to put out a bleachers album this year”. i am going to put out a bleachers album this year — jackantonoff (@jackantonoff) January 1, 2022 Advertisement His last record with Bleachers, ‘Take The Sadness Out Of Saturday Night’, was released last July, just over four years after ‘Gone...
Pale Waves’ third album will be released this year
Pale Waves have confirmed their third album is finished and will be released later this year. READ MORE: Pale Waves: “I’ve been hiding who I am for so long now. I don’t wanna do that any more” Taking to Twitter earlier this week, the band wrote: “See u all next year with shows and a new album.” Earlier in December, vocalist Heather Baron Gracie confirmed that the band had finished recording the follow up to 2021’s ‘Who Am I?’. Taking to Instagram, she said: “Album 3 = done”. see u all next year with shows and a new album?...
David Lee Roth’s farewell Las Vegas residency has been called off due to COVID
David Lee Roth has cancelled his farewell Las Vegas residency following the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus. READ MORE: Eddie Van Halen, 1955 – 2020: a colossus who turned guitar solos into a firework display The former Van Halen frontman was due to kick off his run at the House Of Blues at Mandalay from New Year’s Eve (December 31). But that gig and a concert on the following night (January 1) were cancelled due to the increasing rise in COVID cases in the US. Advertisement “Due to unforeseen circumstances related to COVID and out of an...
Sadiq Khan wants to decriminalise Class B drug offences for young people
Sadiq Khan has revealed plans to decriminalise some Class B drug offences for young people. READ MORE: It’s time for Britain to legalise marijuana According to The Telegraph, Khan plans to introduce speeding course-style classes instead of arrest for under-25s, under a scheme that is expected to be launched later this year. Youth workers, rather than the police, will lead the rehabilitation process, with offenders also offered counselling if necessary. Advertisement Three London boroughs (Lewisham, Bexley and Greenwich) would trial the new scheme, with police officers told not to arrest young people caught with cannabis, ketamine or speed. According...Recent Posts
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