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Arcade Fire launch new ‘Past Lives’ series, sharing archive gig footage
Arcade Fire have launched a new archive series, sharing footage from past gigs during the summer. Past Lives will see the band sharing performances from across their career, beginning today (June 25) with a performance from their ‘Everything Now’ tour in 2017. READ MORE: Arcade Fire’s new song ‘Generation A’ is a rallying cry for a nation in turmoil “We cannot wait to play live for you all again,” the band wrote to fans in an email newsletter announcing the new series. “But until then… this summer we will be revisiting some of our past live performances. Advertisement “Videos...
Montreux Jazz festival cancels UK artists’ sets over travel restrictions
A number of UK artists have been removed from the bill of Switzerland’s Montreux Jazz festival due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. READ MORE: Festival bosses speak out on how COVID will impact on line-ups this summer The likes of Rag’n’Bone Man, Inhaler, Alfa Mist, Yussef Dayes and more will no longer play the festival, which is due to take place from July 2-17. Despite Switzerland easing its lockdown restrictions from tomorrow (June 26), travellers from countries including the UK will need to complete 10 days of quarantine upon entering the country. Advertisement As a result, artists travelling from the...
Krept & Konan release official England Euro 2020 anthem ‘Olé (We Are England)’
Krept & Konan have released their new track ‘Olé (We Are England)’, the official anthem for England’s Euro 2020 campaign – listen to it below. READ MORE: In a league of their own: the best football songs The duo documented the recording of the track in a recent BBC documentary which saw the rappers seeking England manager Gareth Southgate’s help along with squad members footballers Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Declan Rice and Tyrone Mings. The track, featuring S1lva, M1llionz and Morrisson, will get its own video, shot during the Euros, which began on June 11, tomorrow (June 26). Advertisement Listen to ‘Olé (We Are...
Nottingham’s Splendour Festival cancels 2021 edition: “Here’s to a huge party in 2022”
Nottingham’s Splendour Festival has announced that it’s cancelled its 2021 edition due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. The festival was set to be held on Saturday July 24, and announced its intention to go ahead back in March following the unveiling of the UK’s road map out of lockdown. READ MORE: What’s the point of festival pilots if the Government won’t publish the results? Now, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed last week (June 14) that the date to drop all coronavirus restrictions will be delayed from June 21 until July 19 in light of the spread of new COVID variants,...
Cher wishes fans “Happy Pride Month” in first ever TikTok
Cher has now joined TikTok, and for her first post she celebrated Pride month with her fans. READ MORE: Cher’s live shows are ludicrously good fun. Give her the Glastonbury legends slot immediately! The legendary pop star shared her first video on the platform on Wednesday (June 23), in which she introduced herself in various different ways while donning an assortment of colour wigs. “Hi, it’s me, the great and powerful Cher. And I’m on TikTok,” a blonde-haired Cher wearing a white fur-lined jacket and black pants says in her first take. Advertisement For her second take, Cher, sporting a...
Cruel World 2022 festival adds second date due to “overwhelming demand”
Cruel World festival has added a second date for its 2022 event due to an “overwhelming demand” for tickets. READ MORE: Blondie on their historic Havana trip: “It could have been a disaster” Morrissey, Blondie and Bauhaus will lead the line-up for the upcoming festival, which will now take place on May 14 and 15 next year at Brookside at The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Other names on the bill include Devo, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Psychedelic Furs, Violent Femmes, Public Image Ltd and more. You can see the full list of names below. Advertisement After tickets for the...
Tributes paid to Blackalicious rapper Gift Of Gab, who has died aged 50
Gift Of Gab, best known as one half of Bay Area rap duo Blackalicious, has died aged 50. The rapper’s death was confirmed by his Quannum collective, who shared a statement revealing that Gift Of Gab (real name Timothy Jerome Parker) had died of natural causes. “Tim peacefully departed this earth to be with our ancestors on Friday, June 18, 2021,” the statement reads. “He is survived by two brothers, one sister, many nieces and nephews, countless friends, and fans across the globe. We ask that the family’s privacy is respected as we mourn the tremendous loss of our...
France to lift all COVID-19 restrictions on outdoor events this month
All restrictions on outdoor live events in France are set to be lifted later this month. READ MORE: European festivals on returning in 2021: “We are only more optimistic for the summer” From June 30, events in the country will be able to operate at 100 per cent capacity for fans who have either been fully vaccinated or can present proof of a negative COVID-19 test. Current attendances for outdoor events are set at a capacity of 5,000 people, but those will be removed from next week. Indoor events will still operate at 75 per cent capacity. Advertisement Previously...
Doja Cat’s Planet Her Has a Song For Every Mood
A year ago, after the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, Doja Cat told us what to expect from a new album. Each new song would have “its own ‘personality,’” she said, and it wouldn’t be “perfectly consistent.” “We have some dancehall stuff on there, some Afrobeat stuff, some funk, house. I’m trying to cover all bases,” she said. Now, we know what she meant. Her newest album, Planet Her, is out today (June 25). Discovered by Kemosabe Records and RCA Records through SoundCloud at age 17, Doja released her first studio album, Amala, in 2018, though it didn’t quite pick...Recent Posts
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