Anyone lucky enough to see The Waterboys in 1989 was in for a wild ride. Building on the momentum of the Fisherman’s Blues album, released the previous year, the band had evolved into a supercharged roots-and-rock collective, tearing through Ireland, Britain, Europe and North...
The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have marked the 60th anniversary of their first proper meeting. The singer and the guitarist engaged in conversation for the first time on platform two of Dartford station on October 17, 1961 – a blue plaque...
By Lucas Villa Kris Floyd’s name is more known in the songwriting credits for artists like Selena Gomez and Lauren Jauregui than for his own projects. He notably helped Gomez find her voice en español on her Spanish EP Revelación earlier this year. But...
The search for the ever-elusive “bop” is difficult. Playlists and streaming-service recommendations can only do so much. They often leave a lingering question: Are these songs really good, or are they just new? Enter Bop Shop, a hand-picked selection of songs from the MTV News team. This...
By Alex Gonzalez Finneas has been keeping busy. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter/producer made an appearance at this year’s MTV VMAs on September 12, where his sister, Billie Eilish, won Best Latin for her Rosalía collaboration “Lo Vas a Olvidar” and Video For Good for “Your...
Damon Albarn has shared a brand new solo track – listen to “The Tower Of Montevideo” below. ORDER NOW: David Bowie is on the cover of Uncut’s December 2021 issue READ MORE: Damon Albarn, Hot Chip: End Of The Road Festival 2021 – Day 2...
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For several years, director Małgorzata Szumowska and cinematographer Michael Englert have been the most productive force in Polish cinema, with an unpredictable and cosmopolitan output ranging from Juliette Binoche drama Elles to recent US-set religious-cult drama The Other Lamb. Their latest, Never Gonna Snow...
With an oeuvre devoted to the poison, perversity and paranoia of the 20th century and a passion for telling tales of ambition, fame and oblivion, you couldn’t imagine a director better suited to a Velvet Underground documentary than Todd Haynes. But though you might...
Carl “Buffalo” Nichols opens his self-titled debut with a crisp acoustic blues riff, bending the notes upwards while he depicts himself as a deeply and irredeemably lonely man. “If you see me in your town, looking tired with my head hanging down,” he sings...