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Watch Toyah Willcox cover The Velvet Underground’s ‘Venus In Furs’
Toyah Willcox and husband Robert Fripp have shared a cover of the The Velvet Underground’s ‘Venus In Furs’ – listen to it below. READ MORE: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp’s 10 best lockdown covers – ranked! It’s part of their regular, ongoing series of “Sunday Lunch” online performances which see them perform a cover together at home in their kitchen – something they started during lockdown. In the latest edition, Willcox delivers a flamboyant rendition of ‘Venus In Furs’ whilst stood on a kitchen table top. Advertisement Fripp is seen gazing up at Wilcox and chimes in with comments...
Gloria Estefan says she was abused aged nine by relative
Gloria Estefan has said that she was sexually abused as a child by a family member, aged just nine-years-old. The Cuban-American musician, 64, alleges it happened when she was nine-years-old and attending a music school run by a family member whom her mother trusted. In an episode of the Facebook Watch show, Red Table Talk: The Estefans, the three-time Grammy award-winning musician said: “He was family, but not close family.” She continued: “He was in a position of power because my mother had put me in his music school and he immediately started telling her how talented I was and...
Grimes says she staged photo to trick paparazzi following her
Grimes has said that she deliberately staged a photo in order to trick paparazzi who were following her. READ MORE: Grimes – ‘Miss Anthropocene’ review: an iconoclast continues to march to the beat of her own drum Grimes was snapped posing with a copy of Karl Marx’s The Communist Manifesto after which the photograph made headlines in light of her recent split from billionaire Elon Musk. Writing on Twitter, Grimes said: “Paparazzi followed me a shoot so I tried think what I could do that would yield the most Onion-ish possible headline and it worked haha.” Advertisement You can see...
Nadine Shah speaks out after verbal and sexual assaults: “The abuse of women is everyday and everywhere”
Nadine Shah says she has been the victim of verbal and sexual assault across the last month in a series of new social media posts. Last month, Shah shared photos and descriptions of a reported sexual assault, which were then deleted from her social media accounts. Last night (October 2), the singer-songwriter re-shared the images, explaining that she was doing so after being verbally assaulted in her new home of Ramsgate – which she says she now plans to leave after the incident. “Here’s me a month ago after being sexually assaulted by four random men in the street,”...
Snoop Dogg and Problem urge people to get their “mind right” on new track ‘Dim My Light’
Compton rapper Problem has called on Snoop Dogg for his latest single, ‘Dim My Light’ – listen to the Audio Anthem-produced track below. READ MORE: Dr. Dre’s ‘The Chronic’: A 4/20 deep dive into the album that changed hip-hop forever The new track – which comes ahead of Problem’s forthcoming ‘Smoke Break’ EP – hears the pair explain to those closest to them that they need to have the right attitude and mindset in order to stay around them. “Can’t get no money with you ’til you get your mind right/ Them demons that’s holdin’ you back still in your eyesight/ Forever slackin’...
Halsey shares Hot Chip and Underworld remixes of ‘I am not a woman, I’m a god’
Halsey has shared a new remix EP of their track ‘I am not a woman, I’m a god’, featuring reworks by Hot Chip, Underworld and more. READ MORE: Halsey – ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’ review: an endlessly compelling artistic statement The track appears on the singer’s recent album ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’, written and recorded with Nine Inch Nails‘ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Also featuring on the new remix EP are Gazelle Twin and On-U Sound, who provide a range of takes on the intense recent single. Advertisement Listen to Halsey’s new ‘I am...
The White Stripes to release ‘Live At The Detroit Institute Of Arts’ album
Third Man Records has announced the release of a live White Stripes album recorded at Detroit’s Institute of Arts. READ MORE: The White Stripes – all their albums revisited The Jack White-owned label’s 50th vault package documents the band’s performance in the museum’s Diego Rivera Court on November 2, 2001. “That was the best thing we’ve ever done. It was also the worst thing we’ve ever done,” the band – comprising Jack and Meg White – said in a statement. Advertisement Besides being a defining moment in the band’s global ascendancy, the famed concert is noteworthy for breaking the Detroit Institute’s all-time...
Mahalia recruits AJ Tracey for new breakup single ‘Roadside’
Mahalia has released a new single with AJ Tracey called ‘Roadside’ – you can listen to it below. READ MORE: AJ Tracey: “I’ve gone through so much. It’s been so hard, and I’m still here” Produced by British duo The Elements, the R&B singer’s new record hears her deliver painful lyrics about a breakup, with AJ stepping in towards the end of the track to offer a male perspective on the split. “That you left me, left me, left me on the roadside/ When you kept me waitin’ on you all night/ I never knew you’d be a heartbreaker/ I’m done with your...
Kacey Musgraves channels ‘Forrest Gump’ in ‘SNL’ performance of ‘Justified’
Kacey Musgraves was the musical guest on last night’s (October 2) season opener of Saturday Night Live, and channeled Forrest Gump in her performance of ‘Justified’. READ MORE: Kacey Musgraves – ‘Star-Crossed’ review: a powerfully honest depiction of heartbreak For her performance, the singer referenced an iconic scene from the 1994 film, which sees Forrest’s love interest Jenny performing live completely naked, only covered by her acoustic guitar. After fans assumed the homage to the film, Musgraves then seemingly confirmed the link in a tweet posted after the performance, sharing a screengrab from the Forrest Gump scene in question. Advertisement...Recent Posts
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