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CL says she grew up thinking Asian representation in music was “impossible”

CL has opened up about Asian representation within the music industry and what she hopes to change about it. READ MORE: CL – ‘ALPHA’ review: an incandescent return well worth the wait The South Korean musician recently met up with R&B singer Jhené Aiko as part of Rolling Stone’s ‘Musicians on Musicians’ franchise to discuss their experiences as singers of Asian descent in the music industry. CL praised Aiko’s contributions to music, telling Aiko that she “paved a lot of ways and did amazing things” for the Asian community. “And I want more of us ,” she added....
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SXSW announce first acts for their 2022 festival

SXSW Festival has announced the first music acts for their 2022 event. The annual music, film and media event is aiming to return to action in-person next year in Austin, Texas after its 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. READ MORE: SXSW live in Texas: rising talent shine despite showcase’s clunky format SXSW’s music festival is set to run in multiple venues in Austin from March 14-20, with over 240 artists being announced so far. Advertisement The likes of Horsegirl, Yard Act, Poppy Ajudha, Priya Ragu, Ezra Furman, Wargasm, Walt Disco, Maxo Kream, Aeon...
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Listen to Duran Duran and Tove Lo’s dreamy new collaboration ‘Give It All Up’

Duran Duran have released ‘Give It All Up’ featuring Tove Lo, the latest cut from the pop legends’ new album ‘FUTURE PAST‘. The song follows the previously released single ‘INVISIBLE’, the Chai collaboration ‘MORE JOY‘, the Giorgio Moroder-produced ‘TONIGHT UNITED‘ and this week’s ‘ANNIVERSARY‘. All songs feature on the band’s 15th record, which is out this Friday (October 22). Lo’s voice blends with frontman Simon Le Bon’s voice at the songs dreamy chorus, which features the lyrics: “Anyway lover what you think I’m gonna do? / When it’s all over I give it all up for you giving up believing...
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Cryptocurrency group buys lone copy of Wu-Tang Clan’s ‘Once Upon A Time In Shaolin’ as NFT

A cryptocurrency group has bought Wu-Tang Clan’s ‘Once Upon A Time In Shaolin’ as an NFT for the equivalent of $4million (£2.89million) in cryptocurrency. READ MORE: The Other Kings of Staten Island – a guide to the NYC borough for Wu-Tang Clan fans PleasrDAO, a cryptocurrency collective led by Jamis Johnson, has purchased the lone copy of Wu-Tang Clan’s album, which was previously owned by former hedge fund manager and convicted felon Martin Shkreli. The US federal government seized the album from Shkreli and sold it to an undisclosed buyer after the ‘Pharma Bro’ was found guilty of fraud...
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Lil Tecca announces 2022 UK and Ireland headline tour

Lil Tecca has announced a UK and Ireland headline tour for 2022 – check out the full schedule below. The New York artist and NME 100 inductee will hit the road in support of his second album ‘We Love You Tecca 2’, which arrived in August. Lil Tecca’s four-date run of shows will begin on January 12 in Dublin, with appearances following in Birmingham (January 14), Manchester (15) and London (16). Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST this Friday (October 22). Purchase tickets here. Advertisement The ‘Tecca Loves You Tour’ will head to North America in February,...
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Animal Collective announce new album ‘Time Skiffs’, share lead single ‘Prester John’

Animal Collective have shared details of their forthcoming album, ‘Time Skiffs’, and shared its lead single, ‘Prester John’. ‘Time Skiffs’ follows the band’s last record, 2016’s ‘Painting With‘, and will mark their 11th studio album to date. It’s released on February 4 via Domino (pre-order here). First song ‘Prester John’ was released today (October 20) and was written by fusing two songs together: one written by bandmember Avey Tare and the other by fellow bandmate Panda Bear. Advertisement A press release about the album states: “These nine songs are love letters, distress signals, en plein air observations, and relaxation...
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Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs cover ‘Hot Stuff’ by Donna Summer

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs have covered ‘Hot Stuff by Donna Summer – listen below. The Newcastle band’s spin of the disco classic will help raise money for Sunderland record store Pop Recs, which was co-owned by the late Frankie & The Heartstrings drummer Dave Harper. Harper died in August aged 43, prompting an outpouring of tributes from the likes of The Cribs, Nadine Shah, Tim Burgess and Self Esteem. Advertisement Pigs’ Adam Ian Sykes explained: “Dave was a hero to a lot of people and rightly so, his contributions to music in the north east were enormous. Pop...
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Listen to Jeff Tweedy’s cover of Neil Young’s ‘The Old Country Waltz’

Jeff Tweedy has shared a cover of Neil Young‘s ‘The Old Country Waltz’ – you can listen to it below. The Wilco frontman’s new take on the 1977 song will appear on a forthcoming deluxe edition of his 2020 album, ‘Love Is The King’. Set for release on December 10 via dBpm Records, the collection comprises live versions of tracks from the original record. READ MORE: Wilco – ‘An Ode to Joy’ review: a quietly triumphant return to form You can pre-order ‘Love Is The King / Live Is The King’ from here, with Tweedy’s rendition of ‘The Old...
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Essiebons record label compilation celebrating Ghanaian producer Dick Essilfie-Bondzie announced

A new compilation album by the Ghanaian record label Essiebons has been announced. The work, which celebrates the label’s founder, the Ghanaian producer Dick Essilfie-Bondzie, is released on December 3 via Analog Africa. It features previously unreleased Highlife instrumentals from some of his label’s biggest hitters. Titled ‘Essiebons Special 1973 – 1984 // Ghana Music Power House’, the 14-track compilation album features songs by Ebo Taylor, Ernest Honny, C.K. Mann, Gyedu Blay Ambolley, Kofi Papa Yankson, and Rob ‘Roy’ Raindorf. Advertisement Essilfie-Bondzie died before the compilation of was finished. For most of the 1970s his Dix and Essiebon labels...
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Watch Lana Del Rey’s new video for ‘Blue Banisters’

Lana Del Rey has shared the official video for ‘Blue Banisters’, the title track of her upcoming eighth album. READ MORE: Every Lana Del Rey song ranked in order of greatness The singer-songwriter will release the follow-up to this year’s ‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club’ this Friday (October 22). It will include the previous singles ‘Wildflower Wildfire’, ‘Text Book’ and ‘Arcadia’. Arriving tonight (October 20), the visuals for ‘Blue Banisters’ find Del Rey sitting on a tractor in a countryside location (“There’s a picture on the wall of me on a John Deere“, she sings in the first verse). Advertisement...
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