The tuk-band is not one of the Caribbean’s more famous musical exports, but it is a relatively common sight at carnivals around Barbados, the island where Sons Of Kemet leader Shabaka Hutchings spent much of his childhood. It is a marching band featuring snare...
Sometimes, the only way to follow-up a best-selling critically acclaimed album is to do it all over again, only bigger. That’s the approach Crosby, Stills & Nash took in 1970 with their follow-up to May 1969’s Crosby, Stills & Nash. They enlisted Neil Young...
Just 15 people have tested positive for COVID-19 following government-run live event trials organised to see how mass gatherings can resume safely. READ MORE: On the scene at the first big gig in the new world – Blossoms at Liverpool’s Sefton Park That’s according to...
Beck has cancelled his UK and Europe tour dates for this summer due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. READ MORE: The Big Read – Beck: “Was the ’90s a golden time for rock music? It was more like tarnished brass” His tour was set...
A posthumous album from late dancehall and reggae icon U-Roy has been announced, featuring guest spots by Santigold, Ziggy Marley, The Clash‘s Mick Jones and others. ‘Solid Gold U-Roy’, which drops July 16 via Trojan Jamaica/BMG, features the late vocalist’s classics as well as a...
London rock venue The Crobar has been saved from closure after reaching its Crowdfunder‘s £100,000 target. It was confirmed last September that the legendary bar, which is a favourite of many rock stars including Dave Grohl, would be closing its doors due to losses...
Glass Animals have shared a new version of their track ‘Space Ghost Coast To Coast’ featuring Bree Runway – you can listen to it below. Premiering on Annie Mac’s Radio 1 show tonight (May 20), the reworking of the Oxford band’s ‘Dreamland’ song finds...
Olivia Rodrigo‘s debut album ‘Sour‘, which is released later today (May 20), has been revealed to have a Taylor Swift co-writing credit on it. READ MORE: Olivia Rodrigo – “It’s important for me to be taken seriously as a songwriter” Rodrigo’s album track ‘1...
Lana Del Rey has shared three tracks from her forthcoming new album ‘Blue Banisters’ – listen to them below. READ MORE: Every Lana Del Rey song ranked in order of greatness Last month the singer-songwriter announced that the follow-up to ‘Chemtrails Over the Country...
Noel Gallagher has expressed dismay at the loss of hundreds of music venues in the UK. READ MORE: How you can do your bit to help save the future of live music The songwriter said in The Live Revival, Sky Arts’ new three-part documentary...