News
Nikki Sixx to appear on Dolly Parton’s new rock album
Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx has revealed that he’ll be making an appearance on Dolly Parton‘s forthcoming rock album. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Dolly Parton: “I take care of business” Titled ‘Rock Star’, the new record is set to feature covers of classic songs by the likes of Prince, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Earlier this week, Nikki Sixx shared that he was the latest artist to contribute to Parton’s album, which is due later this year. Advertisement Sharing the news on Twitter, he wrote: “Played bass on a song for Dolly Parton yesterday. Been back in the gym again to beat...
Listen to Kele’s ominous new single ‘And He Never Was The Same Again’
Kele has shared the latest single from his new album ‘The Flames Pt. 2’ – listen to ‘And He Never Was The Same Again’ below. READ MORE: Kele – ‘The Waves Pt. 1’ review: a meditative pandemic-induced experiment The Bloc Party frontman’s sixth solo studio album was released yesterday (March 24) via KOLA Records / !K7. ‘And He Never Was The Same Again’ is an ominous and discordant track, which gently builds tension to the point of claustrophobia. It’s the fourth single to be shared, following ‘Someone To Make Me Laugh’, ‘True Love Knows No Death’ and lead single ‘Vandal’. Advertisement...
Taylor Swift is donating to food banks on the ‘Eras’ tour route
Taylor Swift quietly made donations to food banks in cities where she was playing shows for her ‘Eras’ tour. The tour kicked off last week in Glendale, Arizona, which was temporarily named ‘Swift City’ in her honour, and it was reported on Monday (March 20) that while she was there, she made a sizeable donation to the Arizona Food Bank Network. Swift didn’t publicise the donation, but news of her generosity became known when the food bank told local news outlet AZ Central what happened. Advertisement “It’s not every day that you get a call from someone who works...
Lorde, Sløtface, Róisín Murphy lead latest names for Øya Festival 2023
Øya Festival has announced another wave of acts for its 2023, with Lorde confirmed to appear as the Wednesday co-headliner. Sløtface, Roisin Murphy, Okay Kaya, Yo La Tengo, Viagra Boys, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Moderat and Special Interest have also joined the line-up of the Norwegian festival, which is set to return to Oslo’s Tøyenparken for its 23rd edition from August 8-12. Already confirmed to headline will be Wizkid, Blur, Swedish singer-songwriter Håkan Hellström and Sigrid. They will be performing alongside previously announced acts such as Devo, FKA Twigs, Caroline Polachek, Shygirl, Amyl and The Sniffers, Obongjayar, TV GIRL,...
Listen to Florence Pugh’s first material as a singer-songwriter
Florence Pugh has released her first material as a singer-songwriter. Two of her songs, titled ‘The Best Part’ and ‘I Hate Myself’, appear on the soundtrack of her new film, A Good Person, which was released in cinemas today (March 24). Pugh confirmed her music would feature on the Zach Braff-directed film’s soundtrack back in January. Between 2013 and 2016, she had uploaded a string of acoustic covers of songs by artists such as Coldplay and The Lumineers to YouTube as Flossie Rose. More recently, she teamed up with Harry Styles to sing ‘With You All The Time’, which featured on...
Aaron Dessner to play “special” New York show with Ed Sheeran
Aaron Dessner of The National has announced a “special” New York show with Ed Sheeran. The pair will be playing at the King’s Theatre in Brooklyn on April 10 alongside a live band. They are set to perform Sheeran’s forthcoming album ‘-‘ in full, meaning the audience at that show will be the first to hear the unreleased songs on the record. The album isn’t due out until May 5. Dessner confirmed the news on Instagram, sharing a black-and-white photo of himself and Sheeran with the caption: “Pleased to announce that I’m playing another special show at Kings Theatre...
Tommy Wiseau shares trailer for ‘Big Shark’ his first movie since ‘The Room’
The Room director Tommy Wiseau has shared the trailer for his new movie Big Shark – his first since the cult 2003 film. The trailer, featuring the eponymous sea creature, dropped late on Thursday (March 23) – check it out below. As well as serving as sole director on the project, Wiseau also wrote and stars in the film. Big Shark also stars Isaiah LaBorde (Bomb City) and Mark Valeriano (Primal). The trailer relies more on bombastic text pops and musical drama than anything else, but there is a glimpse of the “Big Shark” towards the end – after viewers...
Netflix announce ‘You’ season five as showrunner confirms it will be Joe Goldberg’s final goodbye
Netflix has announced You will be renewed for a fifth season, however, it will spell the end of Joe Goldberg’s story. Announcing the news on Friday (March 24), the streaming giant confirmed that the smash-hit thriller would grant Joe Goldberg one final outing to finish his story. This is something that was in line with how the show’s creative team “always conceived it as a five-season journey”. Recapping the end of season four, a press releases teases a new and dangerous adventure for Joe, stating: “There across the pond, the genre-hopping drama threw him into a one-percent skewering...
Cavetown and Chloe Moriondo tease new song collaboration
Cavetown and Chloe Moriondo have shared a TikTok, teasing a snippet of a new unreleased and unnamed song. The caption from Cavetown, aka Robin Skinner, read “me and Chlo wrote this song together its a little messy because I literally just learnt it on guitar but we wanted to show you” with fans who immediately commented “I need it on Spotify” and “Rob and Chlo are the best duo.” This is not the first time they have worked together. Back in 2021, the musicians covered Wheatus‘ ‘Teenage Dirtbag’ on Cavetown’s offical YouTube channel. @cavetown me and chlo wrote this...Recent Posts
Taylor Swift is donating to food banks on the ‘Eras’ tour route
Lorde, Sløtface, Róisín Murphy lead latest names for Øya Festival 2023
Listen to Florence Pugh’s first material as a singer-songwriter
Aaron Dessner to play “special” New York show with Ed Sheeran
Tommy Wiseau shares trailer for ‘Big Shark’ his first movie since ‘The Room’