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The Goon Sax have announced their disbandment: “It feels like a happy ending”

Brisbane trio The Goon Sax have announced their disbandment after nine years together. READ MORE: The Goon Sax at Rising in Melbourne: “It’s easy to get excited about something sounding new and not necessarily better” Taking to Twitter today (July 12) the indie pop trio wrote a statement explaining their decision. “After nine years of giving it our everything we’ve decided to draw the curtain on this band,” they said. “Our gratitude to everyone who’s been with us and allowed the madness of the last 9 years to happen is far beyond anything we can palpably express.” Advertisement Read...
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Yungblud cancels autumn shows due to “unforeseen circumstances”

Yungblud has been forced to cancel several shows scheduled for this autumn due to “unforeseen circumstances.” READ MORE: Yungblud – “This album is about reclaiming my name and humanising the caricature” The musician was due to perform at dates in Toronto, Montreal and Salt Lake City but all have now been cancelled. In a statement, Yungblud wrote: “My family in Toronto, Montreal and Salt Lake City. Due to unforeseen circumstances, my shows this fall are going to be cancelled. Advertisement “You know how much I hate cancelling shows, it breaks my fucking hearts but this way behind my...
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Boy Pablo embraces summer loving in new single ‘Be Mine’

Boy Pablo is back, delivering feel-good summer vibes in new single ‘Be Mine’. READ MORE: Boy Pablo: “I’m just a normal dude that got lucky” The track, out today (July 12), dropped alongside an official music video that was filmed shortly after Boy Pablo’s Primavera Sound performance in Barcelona. The video opens with a close-up performance straight into the camera by Pablo. The intimate action is coupled with a delicate swoon of rhythms that builds to a funky melody which is shown to be delivered by a full band, Pablo then cruising on the road in a pensive and...
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The 1975’s Matty Healy says band’s upcoming UK tour will be “intimate”

The 1975’s Matty Healy has said that the band’s upcoming shows in support of their new album will be “intimate”. READ MORE: New song ‘Part Of The Band’ finds The 1975 ripping up their own rule book Speaking to Rolling Stone UK, Healy said the band were currently considering how to tour their upcoming new album, ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’. He revealed the tour would begin in the US in 2022 and then head to the UK in early 2023, saying that it would be an “intimate” experience, in contrast to the expansiveness of the tour to support...
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Placebo cancel several dates due to COVID outbreak in band and crew

Placebo have been forced to cancel several live dates following an outbreak of COVID in their band and crew. READ MORE: Placebo: “David Bowie taught me how to be a better person” Writing on Instagram, the band revealed that they would no longer we able to perform dates in Bucharest, Romexpo in Romania (July 13) nor Skopje Calling in Macedonia (July 16). “We are frustrated and disappointed to not be able to perform these shows which are important to us – as we know they are to you.” Advertisement “We apologise sincerely for the inconvenience and disappointment. We are doing...
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Watch Porno For Pyros play ‘Wishing Well’ and ‘Cursed Male’ at first official reunion show

Perry Farrell‘s Porno For Pyros have taken to the stage in Los Angeles to perform ‘Wishing Well’ and ‘Cursed Male’, marking the songs’ first live performance in 25 years. READ MORE: Perry Farrell: “I saw through the pandemic that the world really loves music” Back on May 22, the periodically active Jane’s Addiction offshoot reunited on stage at Welcome To Rockville festival, 26 years after splitting way back in 1997. The outfit stepped in for Jane’s Addiction, after the latter band cancelled at the last minute due to guitarist Dave Navarro’s ongoing battle with COVID. Last Thursday (July 7),...
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Metallica’s ‘Master Of Puppets’ set to enter UK Top 40 for the first time

Metallica‘s ‘Master Of Puppets’ could be set to crack the UK singles chart Top 40 for the first time thanks to Stranger Things. In the finale of the hit Netflix show’s fourth season, Eddie Munson (portrayed by Joseph Quinn) plays the 1986 track on a rooftop to distract a horde of demonic bats protecting the lair of sinister villain Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower). READ MORE: Kate Bush’s best on-screen syncs – from Stranger Things to Being Human “Are you ready for the most metal concert in the history of the world?” Eddie says before picking up his guitar at the start of the...
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Marcus Mumford reveals Clairo and Phoebe Bridgers are on new solo album

Marcus Mumford has revealed that Clairo and Phoebe Bridgers will be on his upcoming new solo album. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Mumford & Sons In a handwritten note shared to Instagram earlier today (July 12), Mumford revealed that his new solo album would arrive on September 16 and that it would feature the likes of Clairo, Bridgers and more. He wrote: “In January 2021, facing demons I danced with for a long time in isolation, I wrote a song called ‘Cannibal’. Advertisement “I took it to my friend Blake Mills, and we began the process of...
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Watch The Prodigy play their first live show since Keith Flint’s death

The Prodigy recently played their first live show since the death of frontman Keith Flint – check out footage, official photos and the setlist below. Flint died by suicide on March 4, 2019. He was 49 years old. According to Setlist.FM, the band’s last performance took place in Auckland, New Zealand just one month prior (February 5). READ MORE: Keith Flint, 1969-2019: the twisted face of rave, the beating heart of The Prodigy Last week saw The Prodigy return to the stage to kick off their 2022 UK headline tour, which they previously said was “for Flinty”. Advertisement The current...
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Tegan and Sara announce 10th album ‘Crybaby’ and share new single ‘Yellow’

Tegan and Sara have announced their 10th studio album ‘Crybaby’ – listen to new single ‘Yellow’ below. The Canadian duo will release the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Hey, I’m Just Like You’ via Mom+Pop Music on October 21. It marks their first full-length project since signing to the New York indie label, which is also home to the likes of Courtney Barnett, Sleater-Kinney and Lucius. READ MORE: Tegan and Sara on their revealing new memoir High School: “We’re more traditional siblings than people imagine” Produced by John Congleton (Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen, Future Islands), Sara Quin and Tegan Quin, the forthcoming ‘Crybaby’ was recorded...