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Dreamcatcher set the stage for their return with intense ‘BEcause’ MV teaser
K-pop girl group Dreamcatcher have shared a first look at their upcoming album with a teaser for the music video for title track ‘BEcause’. READ MORE: Chinese SEVENTEEN fan saved from severe floods after using group’s lightstick to alert rescuers The teaser, uploaded yesterday (July 27), features the K-pop act performing the upcoming single in various creepy locations, including an abandoned amusement park and smoke-filled hotel, clouded in smoke. Dreamcatcher’s upcoming mini-album ‘Summer Holiday’, which will feature ‘BEcause’, is due out July 30. Advertisement ‘Summer Holiday’ will include a total of 6 tracks, a number of which were co-written...
Wolf Alice add third London show to huge 2022 UK tour
Wolf Alice have added a third London date to their 2022 tour of the UK – get all the details below. The show, at Hammersmith’s Eventim Apollo next January, comes as the band sold out two dates at the venue and made their return to the stage this weekend with a headline set at Latitude Festival. READ MORE: Wolf Alice: “We’re a tiny bit more comfortable in the world” In addition to their two gigs at the Apollo on January 18-19 next year, they will now also play the venue on January 20. Tickets for the date are on...
Lorde reveals she wants to collaborate with Harry Styles
Lorde has revealed a wish to collaborate with Harry Styles. READ MORE: Lorde’s new song ‘Solar Power’ is a gorgeous, sun-kissed rebirth In a recent episode of Vogue’s 73 Questions video series, the New Zealander spilled the beans on the artist she most wants to collaborate with, the first song to make her cry, the sound of her upcoming album ‘Solar Power’ and more. At one point during the nearly 13-minute segment, Lorde responded “I kinda want to talk to Harry Styles,” when asked which artist she’s “dying to collaborate with”. She also revealed that she was the most...
BTS’ Jin on the pressure to succeed: “I worked through some things”
Jin of K-pop boyband BTS has opened up about the pressure he feels to succeed and how he has since “worked through” them. READ MORE: BTS’ ‘Permission To Dance’ cements their status as kings of the feel-good summer smash In a brand-new interview with WeVerse Magazine, the singer spoke about the success of their English-language single ‘Butter’, which was released in May, and how he feels about its domination on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has so far spent eight non-consecutive weeks at Number One on the chart, tying Olivia Rodrigo‘s ‘Drivers License’ for the longest chart-topping hit of 2021....
Stevie Nicks reflects on ‘Bella Donna’ 40 years on: “It defined how I would feel about love forever”
Stevie Nicks has shared some insights into her debut solo album ‘Bella Donna’, commemorating its 40th anniversary yesterday (July 27). Posting an excerpt of her journal on Instagram, the singer-songwriter said she teamed up with backing vocalists Lori Perry-Nicks and Sharon Celani to create the record, aspiring to be the “girl version” of Crosby, Stills and Nash and to sound nothing like Fleetwood Mac. According to Nicks, the title track was written “about my boyfriend’s mother who was involved with a man in Chile during the coup that happened there in 1973.” Advertisement “The man she loved was banished...
Young Thug premieres tracks from forthcoming punk album during Tiny Desk Concert
Young Thug is the latest act to perform for NPR’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concert series, where he premiered a number of new tracks from his forthcoming punk album. The concert was filmed in the gardens of the Houdini Estate in Los Angeles. The setlist included four new songs – ‘Die Slow’, ‘Droppin’ Jewels’, ‘Hate The Game’, ‘Tick Tock’ – and a reworked version of ‘Ski’, where the rapper was joined by blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. Watch the performance below: Advertisement According to the video’s description – as well as the back of Young Thug’s shirt – ‘Punk’ is due...
Slipknot’s founding drummer Joey Jordison has died at 46
Joey Jordison, who was a founding member of Slipknot, has died aged 46. A rep for his family said (via Rolling Stone) that he died peacefully in his sleep on Monday (July 26). A cause of death has not yet been confirmed. “Joey’s death has left us with empty hearts and feelings of indescribable sorrow,” a statement from Jordison’s family read. “To those that knew Joey, understood his quick wit, his gentle personality, giant heart, and his love for all things family and music. “The family of Joey have asked that friends, fans, and media understandably respect our need for...
Yungblud shares COVID entry requirements for ‘Occupy The UK’ tour
Yungblud has shared an update on what entry requirements will be required for his upcoming ‘Occupy The UK’ tour as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. READ MORE: Yungblud: “I wanted to write my ‘Urban Hymns’ or ‘Back To Black’” The singer (real name Dominic Harrison) is set to begin the run of dates, which were rescheduled earlier this year, in Nottingham on August 6, two weeks after the UK dropped all its coronavirus restrictions. Scotland will still have restrictions in place next month though, meaning Yungblud’s two Glasgow dates at the Barrowlands have been rescheduled to take place...
Metallica share two more songs from their ‘Blacklist’ covers album
Metallica have shared two more songs from their ‘Metallica Blacklist’ covers album – you can listen to them below. READ MORE: Metallica: every single album ranked and rated Set for release on September 10, the star-studded, 53-track collection boasts “unique interpretations” of artists’ favourite track from ‘The Black Album’, which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2021. Among the acts to have contributed to the special project are St. Vincent, Biffy Clyro, Phoebe Bridgers, IDLES, Mac DeMarco, Weezer, Rina Sawayama and Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor. Advertisement Today (July 27) SebastiAn’s ‘Don’t Tread On Else Matters’ was made available to stream online, as was Volbeat’s version of ‘Don’t Tread On Me’. As per...Recent Posts
Lorde reveals she wants to collaborate with Harry Styles
BTS’ Jin on the pressure to succeed: “I worked through some things”
Stevie Nicks reflects on ‘Bella Donna’ 40 years on: “It defined how I would feel about love forever”
Young Thug premieres tracks from forthcoming punk album during Tiny Desk Concert
Slipknot’s founding drummer Joey Jordison has died at 46