Coachella lawsuit over “restrictive radius booking clause” moving ahead
A lawsuit over Coachella’s radius clause is moving ahead, after the decision to dismiss it was reversed it earlier this year. Festival organisers Goldenvoice previously restricted artists booked for the California event from performing at any festival in North America between December 15 to...
Django Django’s Dave Maclean goes solo with house music project
Django Django drummer/producer Dave Maclean has launched a new house music project under the moniker Hugo Paris. Maclean, who last released a full-length album with Django Django in 2018 (‘Marble Skies’), revealed that his first love is house and techno music and that he’d...
Hear Radiohead’s ‘Creep’ in the style of Deftones
A YouTuber who performs songs in different styles has uploaded a cover of Radiohead‘s breakthrough 1993 single, ‘Creep’, altered to suit Deftones fans. Anthony Vincent of the YouTube channel Ten Second Songs shared his rendition today (August 21) on the same day Deftones released...
The Blessed Madonna talks about changing her name: “You know it’s going to suck, but that it’s the right thing to do”
The Blessed Madonna, FKA The Black Madonna, has addressed her recent name change in response to the amplified global conversation on race. The US DJ-producer, whose real name is Marea Stamper, said last month that she “should have listened harder to other perspectives” about...
Megan Thee Stallion to hold virtual concert later this month
Megan Thee Stallion will hold a virtual concert later this month, it’s been announced. Read more: Megan Thee Stallion: “I’m really working on my dynasty right now” The rapper has performed livestreamed events since the coronavirus pandemic shut down shows in the US but has...
Biffy Clyro end Taylor Swift’s three-week reign at Number One with ‘A Celebration Of Endings’
Biffy Clyro‘s new album ‘A Celebration Of Endings‘ has topped the UK albums chart, landing the Scottish rockers with their third Number One in seven years. The band’s ninth album, which was released last Friday (August 14), shifted 26,000 chart sales in a week...
The Libertines’ Gary Powell on the band’s socially distanced gigs and new album progress
The coronavirus pandemic may have totally decimated festival season for this year, but it certainly hasn’t stopped the good ship Albion from sailing on. Next week, The Libertines will head up north for two outdoor shows at Newcastle’s Virgin Money Unity Arena – which...
BTS announce EDM and acoustic remixes of new single ‘Dynamite’
BTS have announced the release of two new remixes of their new English-language single ‘Dynamite’. Read more: BTS’ new song ’Dynamite’ is the perfect disco pick-me-up to bust the 2020 blues The Korean band made their return with the new track earlier today (August 21),...
Fightback Lager celebrate “unexpected level of solidarity” in battle to save music venues
Fightback Lager have spoken out to thank fans and the international community for their support in their battle to help save grassroots music venues. See below for details on how to get £10 off a promotional pack. Launching their campaign earlier this month, the...Recent Posts
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