Bop Shop: Kate Bush Edition
The search for the ever-elusive “bop” is difficult. Playlists and streaming-service recommendations can only do so much. They often leave a lingering question: Are these songs really good, or are they just new? Enter Bop Shop, a hand-picked selection of songs from the MTV...
Anderson .Paak announces tiny free London gig at House of Vans
Anderson .Paak will play a tiny London gig at the House of Vans later this month – get full details on the intimate show below. The singer, drummer and Silk Sonic member will play the Waterloo venue on Monday, June 27 to celebrate his...
Dance Gavin Dance removed from Coheed And Cambria tour following sexual assault allegations
Content warning: This article discusses allegations of sexual assault. Dance Gavin Dance will no longer open for Coheed And Cambria’s upcoming North American tour, the latter announced June 8 after allegations of sexual misconduct were made against the former band’s singer Tilian Pearson. In a...
SM Entertainment announces global audition in search of new NCT members
SM Entertainment has announced the launch of a new global audition programme in search of new members for boyband NCT. READ MORE: Taeyong on new single ‘Love Theory’: “Love itself is very difficult and complicated for me” Today (June 10), the South Korean entertainment...
Halsey releases ‘So Good’, the song they say their label withheld until they could “fake a viral moment on TikTok”
Halsey has shared their new single, ‘So Good’ – the song they claim their label would not release until they could “fake a viral moment on TikTok”. READ MORE: Labels pushing artists to make TikToks: you’re spoiling the fun (and that’s not even the...
STAYC unveil cover of BLACKPINK’s ‘Ddu-du Ddu-du’
STAYC recently performed a high-energy cover of BLACKPINK’s hit single ‘Ddu-du Ddu-du’, as part of their appearance at the ‘KCON 2022 Premiere’ event in Seoul. READ MORE: KCON 2022 Premiere In Chicago review: a reminder of the euphoric joy song and dance can spread...
Vieux Farka Touré Les Racines
Imagine being Jimi Hendrix’s son, and forging your own path as a musician. Vieux Farka Touré has carried that weight, wrestling with the legacy of his father Ali Farka Touré, the Malian guitarist whose ’90s albums with Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder introduced western...
Steve Earle & The Dukes Jerry Jeff
In 1971, 16-year-old Steve Earle arrived at gigs with a battered guitar, long hair and a cowboy hat, often half-pissed, and trying more than anything to be like Jerry Jeff Walker. He eventually caught up with the “Mr Bojangles” writer in Nashville, becoming a...
Angel Olsen Big Time
Angel Olsen’s records are most often characterised as heartbreak music – love, loss and loneliness expressed with almost desperate intensity and a directness that has its own poetry. It’s a reasonable take but, as is the case with so many female singer-songwriters, it overlooks...Recent Posts
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