The Flaming Lips have delivered a dreamy performance of ‘Mother I’ve Taken LSD’ on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – you can watch it below. READ MORE: The Flaming Lips – ‘American Head’ review: indie-rock’s space invaders crash-land back on planet Earth The song appeared on the group’s last album, ‘American Head’, which was released in 2020. Earlier this year, the group performed another ‘American Head’ song on US television – this time on Jimmy Kimmel Live! That song was ‘Will You Return / When You Come Down’. Advertisement Aside from a handful of special “bubble” live shows earlier this year, the group...
Swedish metal giants Ghost have returned with their first new song in two years – listen to ‘Hunter’s Moon’ below. READ MORE: Ghost fight the dystopia at Wembley with the pure power of theatrical rock The track was recorded by Ghost for the movie Halloween Kills, a sequel to 2018’s Halloween. Ryan Turek, Vice President of Feature Film Development at Blumhouse Productions who helped produce the film, saw Ghost on their 2018 A Pale Tour Named Death run of shows and struck up a friendship with Ghost mastermind Tobias Forge soon after. Advertisement ‘Hunter’s Moon’ is available to stream...
A TED Talk delivered by Lizzo on the Black history of twerking and how it helped her embrace her body has been uploaded to the organisation’s YouTube channel. During the 13-minute “TED twerk”, which was originally filmed in August, the singer shared her struggles with body acceptance and said that: “Through the movement of twerking, I discovered my ass is my greatest asset.” READ MORE: ‘Rumors’, Lizzo’s new song with Cardi B, is a dizzying, multi-layered return “I used to hate my ass, believe it or not,” she said. “I always felt like my body type was never the...
Roger Taylor has lashed out at those who refuse to vaccinate themselves against COVID-19, saying they “must be ignorant and stupid”. READ MORE: Queen: 20 Things You Probably Never Knew About ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ The longstanding Queen drummer made his comments in a recent episode of the Consequence podcast, Kyle Meredith With. He appeared on the show to speak about his new solo album ‘Outsider’ noting that it was largely influenced by last year’s lockdowns in Europe and the UK. Advertisement Citing the single ‘Isolation’ as one primarily inspired by the lockdowns, he said: “I think in Europe it was...
London duo Oh Wonder have shared another new taste of their forthcoming album, releasing the powerful ‘Don’t Let The Neighbourhood Hear’. The new single feels Bon Iver-esque in its production, layered with mournful saxophones, a frantic crescendo and glitchy electronics. It conveys the turbulence of a relationship on the brink of collapse, arriving alongside a grainy black and white video that sees the pair surrounded by fire and floods. Check it out below. Advertisement Speaking on the forthcoming record in a press statement, Oh Wonder said: “We nearly broke up last year. It sounds dramatic, but it’s the truth. ’22...
David Lee Roth has announced his imminent retirement, 49 years after he first kicked off his storied career in music. In lieu of the traditional ‘farewell tour’ that most rock ’n’ roll greats embark on, Roth will instead close out his tenure with five shows at Las Vegas’ House Of Blues. The first two will go down on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, respectively, with the remaining three taking place on Wednesday, January 5, Friday 7 and Saturday 8, 2022. Tickets for all five shows – dubbed ‘David Lee Roth Rocks Vegas’ – are on sale as...
Billie Eilish has joined the cast for a pair of forthcoming performances of The Nightmare Before Christmas, in which she’ll voice the character Sally. The shows, which will take place at Los Angeles’ Banc Of California Stadium on October 29 and 31, have been billed as “live-to-film” concert experiences, meaning the Disney film will be played on-screen with live musical accompaniment from an orchestra. READ MORE: Billie Eilish – ‘Happier Than Ever’ review: an artist secures her status as a generational great Eilish will perform ‘Sally’s Song’ from the 1993 Tim Burton musical, with the film’s composer and original cast...
Katy B has announced a new EP called ‘Peace and Offerings’ – listen to ‘Open Wound’, her new collaboration with Jaz Karis, below. The new EP will come out on October 29 and follows recent comeback single ‘Under My Skin’, which will also feature on the record. Discussing the new EP, Katy B said: “I think I consciously leaned into my RnB side more on this project. With the clubs being closed, it reflects what I’d be listening to and vibing to at home. My top ten songs are classic RnB songs, I’m a nostalgia head and I wanted...
Brandi Carlile has staked her claim to be the permanent new vocalist for Soundgarden. It comes after the singer teamed up with the surviving members of the band, whose frontman Chris Cornell died by suicide in 2017, to perform some of the band’s tracks during a gig of hers in August. For Carlile’s show at the Gorge Amphitheater last Saturday (August 14), she was joined by Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil, drummer Matt Cameron and bassist Ben Shepherd to deliver renditions of ‘Black Hole Sun’ and ‘Searching With My Good Eye Closed’. Advertisement Carlile had previously covered the two Soundgarden...
Fans believe that Adele is set to return with a new album soon, as billboards with reported album title ’30’ on them have begun to emerge. READ MORE: Everything we know so far about Adele’s new album As a number of fan pages on social media have pointed out, photos have been taken of a billboard with the number emblazoned on it, and another with ’30’ broadcast onto the outside of a building in Dubai. Adele released her last album ’25’ in 2015, with the number of the album title corresponding to the age of the singer when she started...