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Warner Bros. acquires Marvin Gaye biopic ‘What’s Going On’
Warner Bros. has landed the rights to the upcoming Marvin Gaye biopic What’s Going On, directed by Allen Hughes. READ MORE: The best Motown songs of all time Hughes, who is best known for directing films such as Menace II Society and Dead Presidents with his brother Albert, will also produce the film alongside Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine – both of whom were the subject of his 2018 docu-series The Defiant Ones – and Andrew Lazar. “This is so personal for me,” Hughes told Deadline. “When I made my first film with my brother, we were fortunate to get ‘What’s Going On’...
NTIA calls for UK government to reopen Night Time Economy businesses on July 5
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has called for the UK government to reopen Night Time Economy businesses on July 5 as anger mounts following the delay of the country’s roadmap. READ MORE: The beat goes on: how the UK dance scene’s DJs, clubs and festivals are fighting for survival Earlier this week (June 14), Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the date of June 21, in which all coronavirus restrictions would be lifted in England, will now be delayed until July 19. The PM told a press conference that they had seen “more infection and more hospitalisation” of late, with...
Dappy helps save man’s life after talking him out of jumping off Tower Bridge
Dappy has helped save a man’s life after talking him out of jumping off London’s Tower Bridge. The former N-Dubz rapper was shooting a music video nearby when he saw a number of police cars and ambulances arrive in the area. It was then he was alerted to a 27-year-old man, who was a fan of his, in danger on the bridge. A source told The Sun: “Dappy was filming his new music video around Tower Bridge, but saw loads of police cars and ambulances dotted around. The bridge got closed off, and police asked him to leave the area....
Watch Garbage’s animated new video for ‘The Creeps’
Garbage have shared a new animated video for their latest single ‘The Creeps’ – you can watch it below. READ MORE: Garbage: “If you’re as successful as we were in the ‘90s, that is a burden” The band’s new track is the fourth to be showcased from their new album, ‘No Gods No Masters’, which was released last week (June 11). It follows previous singles ‘Wolves’, ‘The Men Who Rule The World’ and the title track to the LP. The track recalls the “horrible moment” that frontwoman Shirley Manson went through when she was dropped by Interscope Records in 2009 and felt...
Noel Gallagher doesn’t think live music will return to the UK “any time soon”
Noel Gallagher has said he doesn’t think live music will return to the UK “any time soon” because of “fucking dreadful” coronavirus restrictions. READ MORE: UK Festivals on COVID testing and vaccination passports this summer: “Safety is all we think about” Speaking in a new interview, Gallagher shared his thoughts on the current state of the live music industry and when he expects to be back touring. “Live music ain’t coming back any time soon ,” he said on Matt Morgan’s Patreon podcast (via Contact Music), vowing to play in the US before the UK as he...
Latitude Festival adds Supergrass, Sons Of Kemet and more to 2021 lineup
Latitude Festival has announced a host of new acts to its 2021 lineup, after confirming that it will go ahead next month. Earlier this week, festivals boss Melvin Benn has said he’s “very confident” that the festival will go ahead this year, making it the first major UK festival to take place following the removal of all lockdown restrictions. READ MORE: Latitude Festival boss: “We’re very excited – it’s really happening” The four-day event, which is set to be headlined by Bastille, Bombay Bicycle Club, Wolf Alice and The Chemical Brothers, is scheduled to take place at Henham Park in Suffolk from July 22-25...
The Libertines photographer Roger Sargent announces new virtual exhibition
NME photographer and The Libertines‘ creative director Roger Sargent has announced details of a new virtual exhibition showcasing his photos of Pete, Carl and co. across the years. READ MORE: NME photographer Roger Sargent picks his favourite shots The exhibition, which will begin on July 17, comes as the start of a collaboration between Sargent and Snap Galleries, which will culminate in a physical exhibition in 2022 and the publication of a coffee table book of photographs. A press release adds: “The Libertines exhibition will feature a cross section of Roger’s favourite images of the band, some familiar, some...
Listen to Rostam cover The Clash and Lucinda Williams
Rostam has shared a deluxe edition of new album ‘Changephobia’, which includes covers of The Clash and Lucinda Williams. READ MORE: Rostam: “In America, it feels like the end of the nightmare is coming” On the expanded version of the former Vampire Weekend member’s second solo album, he takes on versions of ‘Train In Vain’ and ‘Fruits Of My Labor’. ‘Changephobia’ came out on June 4, and followed Rostam’s debut solo album, 2017’s ‘Half-Light’. Listen to the new deluxe version featuring the pair of covers below. Advertisement Reviewing ‘Changephobia’, NME wrote: “Fans of Vampire Weekend will find traces of...
Watch Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes headline first night of historic Download Pilot
Last night (July 18) saw Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes headline the first night of the historic Download Pilot event, which welcomed the return of UK camping festivals – see footage, reaction and more below. The 10,000-capacity event this weekend (June 18-20), which will see Carter and co joined by other headliners Bullet For My Valentine and Enter Shikari, signals the legendary rock festival making a small-scale return for a three-day camping pilot as part of ongoing research into the safe return of live music. READ MORE: Download boss on festival pilot: “These people are going to be moshing, hugging, kissing,...Recent Posts
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