Animal Collective change EP art and album title, apologising for “racist stereotype”
Animal Collective have sent a newsletter to fans addressing racist connotations of some of their older work. The experimental Brooklyn group promised to change the album artwork of their 2006 ‘People’ EP, labelling it a “racist stereotype”, and the title of their 2003 album...
Lil Uzi Vert teams up with A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie and Don Q on new song ‘Flood My Wrist’
Lil Uzi Vert, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, and Don Q have teamed up on new track ‘Flood My Wrist’ – watch the song’s video below. Read more: Lil Uzi Vert – ‘Eternal Atake’ review: this generation’s Lil Wayne embarks on a dizzying odyssey...
Stormzy: #Merky Books novel wins the Desmond Elliott book prize
One of Stormzy‘s #Merky Books novels has won a £10,000 book award. Read more: How to support Black Lives Matter and anti-racist organisations if you can’t protest Derek Owusu’s That Reminds Me follows the life of a boy called K from foster care into moving in...
Watch Jorja Smith’s impactful new video for her cover of St. Germain’s ‘Rose Rouge’
Jorja Smith has shared a new video for her cover of St. Germain‘s ‘Rose Rouge’ – watch it below. Read more: How to support Black Lives Matter and anti-racist organisations if you can’t protest Set to land on the upcoming Blue Note ‘Re:imagined’ album, Smith’s...
Tim Burgess to hold special Twitter listening party for director and The Cure’s longtime collaborator Tim Pope
Tim Burgess is set to hold a special Twitter listening party later this month for director Tim Pope. Read more: The best things we’ve learned from Tim Burgess’ Twitter ‘listening parties’ The Charlatans frontman confirmed the event earlier today (July 2) set to take...
Nadine Shah vows to run for PPL chair after Crispin Hunt steps down in favour of “diversity and meaningful change”
Nadine Shah has put herself forward for the role of PPL’s Performer Director after Crispin Hunt announced this week that he would be stepping down. Read more: Nadine Shah – ‘Kitchen Sink’ review: complex and thought-provoking post-punk contains multitudes The former Longpigs singer-songwriter, who...
Watch Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever’s stripped-back cover of Hole’s ‘Malibu’
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever have shared a cover of Hole‘s ‘Malibu’ – listen to it below. Read more: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever: “Lennon, McCartney, Harrison were in competition with each other. We’re not” The Melbourne jangle rockers – minus drummer Marcel Tussie – got together...
Dua Lipa speaks out about female equality and needing to “protect herself” as a woman
Dua Lipa has spoken out again about female equality and the difficult personal experiences she has experienced as a woman. Read more: Dua Lipa: “If somebody told me not to discuss issues I’m passionate about? I wouldn’t listen” The singer penned the track ‘Boys...
James Dean Bradfield on his new solo album, “Tory vandals” and the Manics’ next move
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