Dingwalls to reopen under ownership of veteran promoter Vince Power
Camden venue Dingwalls is set to reopen after coronavirus under the ownership of veteran promoter Vince Power. Power, who ran promotions firm Mean Fiddler until 2005, has taken over operation of the intimate venue from Enhanced Hospitality, the Camden New Journal reports. The 500-capacity venue first...
Sunburned Hand of the Man’s Marc Orleans has died
Marc Orleans, an acclaimed guitarist and pedal steel player who was a member of the experimental Boston collective Sunburned Hand of the Man, has died. Writing on Twitter last night (June 28), Ela Orleans confirmed that Orleans died on Thursday (June 25) at the...
Becky Hill launches new podcast on rave culture with Pete Tong, Roni Size and more
Becky Hill has announced her own podcast, which is set to discuss the history of rave culture. The Art Of Rave will launch next week (July 6) and feature guests from Pete Tong to Roni Size and Groove Armada. Read more: Greg Cochrane’s Podcasts...
Funko Pop! unveil ‘Danger Days’-era figure of My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way
Funko has unveiled its latest figure for My Chemical Romance fans — an impressive take on Gerard Way’s appearance during the band’s ‘Danger Days’ era. The album, fully titled ‘Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys’, was released in November 2010 and...
Fontaines D.C. announce European tour dates for 2021
Fontaines D.C. have announced an extensive run of European tour dates for next year. It follows the band’s recently announced UK tour in support of their upcoming second album ‘A Hero’s Death’. Read more: Fontaines D.C.: “We weren’t really eating and we were burning...
DaBaby & Roddy Ricch pay tribute to George Floyd in ‘Rockstar’ performance
Rappers DaBaby and Roddy Ricch have recorded a striking performance of their 2020 collaboration ‘Rockstar’ for the BET Awards. The single was originally released in April as part of DaBaby’s third studio album, ‘Blame It On Baby’. It was then re-released in June as...
Lil Wayne honours Kobe Bryant in BET Awards performance
Lil Wayne honoured the late Kobe Bryant during the BET Awards by performing an updated rendition of his 2009 track sharing his namesake. The track was performed when it came time to pay tribute to those who passed away over the year. Bryant died...
Watch Roddy Ricch perform ‘High Fashion’ and ‘The Box’ at the 2020 BET Awards
Roddy Ricch has delivered a medley of two of his biggest hits from the past year for the 2020 BET Awards. He performed a medley of his viral hits ‘High Fashion’ and ‘The Box’, the latter of which spent 11 weeks at the top...
Watch Christine and the Queens perform ‘La Vita Nuova’ for Global Citizen’s Global Goal concert
Christine and the Queens has continued her trend of theatrical live-streamed performances with a rendition of her recent release, ‘La Vita Nuova’ for the ‘Global Goal: Unite For Our Future’ digital benefit concert over the weekend. The performance was filmed within the empty Grand...Recent Posts
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