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Kneecap on their ‘Trainspotting’-inspired movie: “Irvine Welsh said it was the best film he’d seen in fucking years”
Kneecap have spoken to NME about the influence of Trainspotting on their upcoming biopic, and how the film has received praise from author Irvine Welsh. Watch our video interview with the band above. The Irish rap trio unveiled the official trailer for their upcoming self-titled biopic, starring Michael Fassbender, earlier this month. The film was also previewed at Glastonbury Festival’s cinema tent, Pilton Palais, last weekend. Written and directed by Rich Peppiatt, the feature-length comedy-drama won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival in January. It is due to arrive in Irish cinemas on August 8, before hitting...
Cardi B teases new song featuring a Janet Jackson sample
Cardi B has teased a new song that features a Janet Jackson sample. READ MORE: Cardi B – ‘Invasion Of Privacy’ Review On July 1, the ‘WAP’ rapper took to Instagram, where she posted a video snippet of a new song to her Instagram Stories. Sampling Janet Jackson’s ‘Funny How Time Flies (When You’re Having Fun)’, the snippet sees Cardi trade in her usual energetic rap verses for subdued singing: “I hope that you on your way / Crazy ’bout you / Waiting on you, can’t wait to sit on that face / Focused on you.” She also wrote: ‘Y’all...
Eddie Murphy remembers Robin Williams and John Belushi doing coke in Blues Bar
Eddie Murphy has recalled a time early in his career when he declined cocaine from John Belushi and Robin Williams. READ MORE: Comic genius – Eddie Murphy’s 10 best films In a recent interview with The New York Times, the actor reflected on an interaction he had at the Blues Bar, run by Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, when he was 19 years old. “It was me, Belushi, and Robin Williams,” he said. “They start doing coke, and I was like, ‘No, I’m cool.’ I wasn’t taking some moral stance. I just wasn’t interested in it. To not have the desire or...
Is Ice Spice teasing a collab with Taylor Swift?
Will Taylor Swift feature on Ice Spice‘s upcoming debut album? Find out what the rapper has to say about the topic below. READ MORE: Ice Spice – ‘Like…?’ review: meme-worthy, hater-baiting New York rap At the end of the month (July 26), New York rapper Ice Spice will release her highly anticipated debut album, ‘Y2K’. Little is known about the album so far, and the rapper has yet to share its tracklist. However, Spice did reveal in January that a “crazy” collaboration had been locked in for the record. Speaking to Entertainment Tonight at the 2024 BET Awards, Ice Spice...
Coldplay share ‘feelslikeimfallinginlove’ video following Glastonbury headline performance
Coldplay have shared the music video for their single ‘feelslikeimfallinginlove‘ following their headlining set at Glastonbury 2024. The band released the track early last week (June 21) which marked the first teaser of new music from the band since they announced details of their latest studio album ‘Moon Music’. Directed by Ben Mor – who previously directed the band’s Beyoncé collab ‘Hym For The Weekend’ – the black and white music video stars actress, writer and storyteller, Natasha Ofili (The Politician) performing her own American Sign Language interpretation of the song. The video also features the Deaf members of...
aespa debut unreleased solo tracks at ‘SYNK: Parallel Line’ concert in Seoul
K-pop girl group aespa have debuted brand-new solo songs at the opening nights of their 2024 ‘SYNK: Parallel Line’ tour. On June 29 and 30, the four-member act kicked off their ‘SYNK: Parallel Line’ tour at the Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul, South Korea. In addition to performing songs from their latest album ‘Armageddon’, the girl group surprised fans by debuting brand-new solo tracks for the first time. Leader Karina performed a hip-hop-inspired song called ‘Up’, while Giselle showcased the R&B-tinged ‘Dopamine’. Meanwhie, Winter took to the stage with a dance track titled ‘Spark’, and NingNing performed the sultry...
Glastonbury 2024: English Teacher on the “classic, timeless” power of Richard Hawley’s music
English Teacher have spoken to NME about their love for Sheffield songwriter Richard Hawley and his Standing At The Sky’s Edge musical – watch the interview above. Speaking at Glastonbury 2024, vocalist Lily Fontaine, alongside guitarist Lewis Whiting and bassist Nicholas Eden, told us about their experience of seeing the show, which is currently playing in London’s West End. The production interpolates a slew of tracks from across Hawley’s discography, including 2006’s Mercury-nominated ‘Coles Corner’ album. “After our recent New York show, I went outside and a guy came up to me and said, ‘I really enjoyed the set. I...
Glastonbury 2024: recap the biggest headlines from Saturday
Day 4 of Glastonbury 2024 (Saturday, June 29) has come to a close – from Coldplay’s record-breaking headline set to Kasabian’s secret show at Woodsies, these are the biggest headlines from the day. Advertisement Fat White Family’s Lias Saoudi threw a jab at IDLES’ Joe Talbot during their set at Woodsies. Before playing the song ‘I Am Mark E Smith’, Saoudi dryly announced: “This is a song about my feminist zeal – it’s called ‘I am Joe Talbot’.” In IDLES’ Glasto set the day before, Talbot had led a chant of “Fuck the King!” In Fat White Family’s set,...
Glastonbury 2024: Fat White Family mock IDLES’ Joe Talbot
Fat White Family’s Lias Saoudi laid into IDLES’ Joe Talbot during a riotous set at Glastonbury‘s Woodsies stage today (June 29). READ MORE: Glastonbury 2024: check out the stage times and full line-up Saoudi, sporting skin coloured mesh tights, poked fun at IDLES’ set on the Other stage last night (June 28), during which Talbot led a chant of “Fuck the King!” and inadvertently took part in a Banksy-assisted protest. Before a rendition of ‘I Am Mark E Smith’, Saodui dryly announced: “This is a song about my feminist zeal – it’s called ‘I am Joe Talbot’”, and later acknowledged...Recent Posts
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