Arcade Fire launch new ‘Past Lives’ series, sharing archive gig footage
Arcade Fire have launched a new archive series, sharing footage from past gigs during the summer. Past Lives will see the band sharing performances from across their career, beginning today (June 25) with a performance from their ‘Everything Now’ tour in 2017. READ MORE:...
Montreux Jazz festival cancels UK artists’ sets over travel restrictions
A number of UK artists have been removed from the bill of Switzerland’s Montreux Jazz festival due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. READ MORE: Festival bosses speak out on how COVID will impact on line-ups this summer The likes of Rag’n’Bone Man, Inhaler, Alfa Mist,...
Krept & Konan release official England Euro 2020 anthem ‘Olé (We Are England)’
Krept & Konan have released their new track ‘Olé (We Are England)’, the official anthem for England’s Euro 2020 campaign – listen to it below. READ MORE: In a league of their own: the best football songs The duo documented the recording of the...
Nottingham’s Splendour Festival cancels 2021 edition: “Here’s to a huge party in 2022”
Nottingham’s Splendour Festival has announced that it’s cancelled its 2021 edition due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. The festival was set to be held on Saturday July 24, and announced its intention to go ahead back in March following the unveiling of the UK’s road...
Cher wishes fans “Happy Pride Month” in first ever TikTok
Cher has now joined TikTok, and for her first post she celebrated Pride month with her fans. READ MORE: Cher’s live shows are ludicrously good fun. Give her the Glastonbury legends slot immediately! The legendary pop star shared her first video on the platform on...
Cruel World 2022 festival adds second date due to “overwhelming demand”
Cruel World festival has added a second date for its 2022 event due to an “overwhelming demand” for tickets. READ MORE: Blondie on their historic Havana trip: “It could have been a disaster” Morrissey, Blondie and Bauhaus will lead the line-up for the upcoming...
Tributes paid to Blackalicious rapper Gift Of Gab, who has died aged 50
Gift Of Gab, best known as one half of Bay Area rap duo Blackalicious, has died aged 50. The rapper’s death was confirmed by his Quannum collective, who shared a statement revealing that Gift Of Gab (real name Timothy Jerome Parker) had died of...
France to lift all COVID-19 restrictions on outdoor events this month
All restrictions on outdoor live events in France are set to be lifted later this month. READ MORE: European festivals on returning in 2021: “We are only more optimistic for the summer” From June 30, events in the country will be able to operate...
Doja Cat’s Planet Her Has a Song For Every Mood
A year ago, after the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, Doja Cat told us what to expect from a new album. Each new song would have “its own ‘personality,’” she said, and it wouldn’t be “perfectly consistent.” “We have some dancehall stuff on there, some...Recent Posts
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