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Billie Eilish says she no longer reads comments on social media
Billie Eilish has opened up about avoiding social media following comments about her body. READ MORE: Billie Eilish’s ‘Your Power’ is a quietly potent response to abuse of power Speaking to the LA Times, Eilish revealed that in July, she stopped reading the comments on her Instagram account where she has 87.8million followers. When asked why, Eilish replied: “Because otherwise I will spiral out, and s—’s mean as f—. There are some people, like my brother, who can get a text from someone he doesn’t like and delete it immediately. He won’t even read it. I can’t do that. If...
Peter Rehberg, founder of record label Editions Mego, dies aged 53
Peter Rehberg, the British-Austrian founder of pioneering record label Editions Mego, has died aged 53. As reported in The Guardian, Rehberg died of a heart attack and news of Rehberg’s passing was first shared by his collaborator François Bonnet, who records as Kassel Jaeger, and Bonnet’s label INA-grm. Bonnet wrote on Instagram: “I am heartbroken. Peter is gone, suddenly. Just like that. He hated goodbyes, effusions. Out of reserve. Out of sensitivity. He was one of the most kind, loyal and reliable people I have ever known. I feel privileged to have known him, to have collaborated with him and...
Johnny Depp is reportedly working on new music with Jeff Beck
Johnny Depp is working on some new music with Jeff Beck, it is being reported. According to the Daily Mail, the actor and Hollywood Vampires musician is teaming up with Beck to record material for the ‘Hi Ho Silver Lining’ guitarist’s upcoming new album. “They’ve been collaborating on material for Jeff’s next album,” a source told the outlet. “It’s been great for Johnny to get back to his first true love, which is music.” Advertisement The source added: “Jeff has been a great friend to Johnny during a very difficult time, and being away from Hollywood has been exactly what Johnny needed.” It...
Liz Phair cancels summer tour with Alanis Morissette and Garbage due to “unforeseen circumstances”
Liz Phair has cancelled her summer tour with Alanis Morissette and Garbage due to “unforeseen circumstances”. READ MORE: Liz Phair on inspiring a generation of indie icons: “They pulled me out of retirement” The Chicago singer-songwriter, who released her new album ‘Soberish’ last month, was due to head out on tour in August to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Morissette’s landmark third album ‘Jagged Little Pill’. The US tour is set to kick off on August 12, followed by a run of UK and Ireland dates in October which Phair was supposed to be on. However, she has now announced...
Billie Eilish reflects on her early fame: “I hated going outside…I hated being recognised”
Billie Eilish has reflected on her early fame in a new interview. READ MORE: Billie Eilish’s ‘Your Power’ is a quietly potent response to abuse of power Speaking to the LA Times, Eilish said she felt the effects of fame keenly after the release of her debut single, ‘Ocean Eyes.’ Eilish told the publication: “I hated going outside. I hated going to events. I hated being recognised. I hated the internet having a bunch of eyes on me. I just wanted to be doing teenager s—.” Advertisement Eilish went on to say the pandemic gave her time to “do the self-reflection never had...
The Distillers’ Brody Dalle and her family test positive for new COVID variant
The Distillers‘ Brody Dalle has revealed that she and her family have tested positive for a new coronavirus variant. READ MORE: Garbage: “If you’re as successful as we were in the ‘90s, that is a burden” The Austrailian singer-songwriter took to social media earlier today (July 24) to share the diagnosis, explaining that they found out while on vacation and that “it has been pervasive, unsettling and brutal”. “Me , my kids , my boyfriend and his kids are all Positive for SARS CoV -2 . We are on day 7 of a 10 day quarantine,” Dalle wrote alongside...
Kanye West’s ‘DONDA’ reportedly pushed back to next month
Kanye West‘s much anticipated new album, ‘DONDA’, will now reportedly arrive next month, according to internet personality Justin Laboy. READ MORE: On the scene at Kanye West’s ‘DONDA’ playback in Atlanta: “It feels cathartic” Claims of West’s new album being close to release first came from Laboy, who said that the rapper played the album for both him and NBA basketball player Kevin Durant last weekend. On Wednesday (July 21), Ye previewed ‘No Child Left Behind’, a new song from the record, in a Beats by Dre advertisement starring US athlete Sha’Carri Richardson during Game 6 of the NBA finals....
Grimes says she finds gaming community “a lot less toxic than the indie music stan community”
Experimental pop artist Grimes has opened up about her new album, TV show and how gaming culture is “less toxic” than stan culture in a new interview. The artist sat down with Billboard to chat about her recently launched Discord server, Grimes Metaverse Super Beta, following the release of a promo video for the community-messaging platform – which also features Danny DeVito, Awkwafina, and J Balvin. Watch it below. Advertisement Speaking of her relationship with Discord and the gaming community who often use the platform, Grimes said: “the more I get into the gaming community, it’s a lot...
Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker record songs in Simlish for new Sims 4 expansion pack
Indie-rock luminaries Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker have contributed songs to a new expansion pack for The Sims 4, both recorded in the Sims’ bespoke language of Simlish. READ MORE: Lucy Dacus: “This record is just one step on the staircase of revelation” Recorded for the ‘Cottage Living’ expansion, which landed yesterday, both artists chose to re-do tracks from their most recent albums. Dacus settled on ‘Hot & Heavy’, the lead single from her third studio album ‘Home Video’. Baker, on the other hand, went with ‘Faith Healer’ from her 2021 effort ‘Little Oblivions’. Have a listen to the...Recent Posts
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