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Watch Bruce Springsteen’s engineer play unreleased 1982 outtakes at Mexico conference
Bruce Springsteen fans were treated to some of the rocker’s unreleased outtakes at a Mexican radio conference this weekend, thanks to his longtime engineer. READ MORE: Bruce Springsteen – ‘Letter To You’ review: a powerful synthesis of past and present Toby Scott was a guest at this past weekend’s SoundCheck Xpo in Mexico City; during his presentation he offered up some snippets of a few old recordings that Springsteen recorded in the early 1980s. During his 87-minute presentation, the engineer played a few different takes of the Boss recording ‘Born In The U.S.A.’. One of the versions was the solo-acoustic demo that...
Watch Latto perform ‘Big Energy’ and ‘Sunshine’ on ‘Jimmy Fallon’
Latto has made an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, performing ‘Big Energy’ and her collaboration with Childish Gambino and Lil Wayne, ‘Sunshine’. READ MORE: Latto – ‘777’ review: ‘Queen of da Souf’ digs deeper with soul-searching second album Both songs feature on her new album ‘777’, which was released last month and also includes contributions from Kodak Black and 21 Savage. The rapper started the performance, which you can view below, while seated before she got up to rap her verse. Advertisement After shedding her yellow gown, Latto brought out a pair of backup dancers to run...
Elon Musk decides not to join Twitter’s board
Elon Musk has decided not to join the board of Twitter. READ MORE: Grimes – ‘Miss Anthropocene’ review: an iconoclast continues to march to the beat of her own drum His appointment was due to take effect over the weekend after he bought a 9.2 per cent stake in the social media platform last week. But the company’s chief executive Parag Agrawal has today (April 11) announced that Musk “has decided not to join our board”. Advertisement “The Board and I had many discussions about Elon joining the board and with Elon directly,” he wrote in a lengthy tweet. “We...
Foals recruit Shame, Yard Act and more for UK tour support
Foals have announced the acts that will support them on their upcoming UK tour – see the names below. READ MORE: Foals: “Life is something to be cherished and enjoyed” The Oxford band will hit the road later this month, kicking things off in Edinburgh on April 20, with shows set to follow in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, London, Brighton and more. Today (April 11), Yannis Philippakis and co. announced the six acts that will accompany them on the tour, with names including Shame, Goat Girl, Yard Act and Wet Leg. Advertisement Shame, who released their second album ‘Drunk Tank Pink’...
Download Festival announces major site improvements for 2022
Download Festival has announced major site improvements for its forthcoming 2022 event. READ MORE: 20 festivals to look forward to in 2022 Among the changes at the bash, which is due to take place from June 10-12 at full capacity for the first time in three years, is the decision to move The Village closer to The Arena, which will also now be located on hard-standing ground. The move also means it will be located just minutes away from the Access Campsite with fans now able to go freely from their camp to The Village without leaving solid ground....
Wet Leg outselling Father John Misty 4:1 in UK album chart midweeks
Wet Leg are currently leading the pack in the race for this week’s Number One album in the UK. READ MORE: Wet Leg: “I think there’s more authenticity to the music if you’re having fun” On Friday (April 8), the Isle of Wight indie duo – comprising Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers – released their self-titled debut LP. The 12-track project featured the singles ‘Chaise Longue’, ‘Wet Dream’, ‘Too Late Now’, ‘Oh No’, ‘Angelica’ and ‘Ur Mum’. Advertisement In the midweeks, the Official Charts Company has revealed that ‘Wet Leg’ is outselling its closest competition – Father John Misty’s ‘Chloë And The Next...
New PinkPantheress song with Willow coming next week
PinkPantheress has confirmed that her long-teased collaboration with Willow is finally on its way. READ MORE: PinkPantheress: meet the mysterious, internet-conquering breakthrough artist The rising Bath-born, London-based artist, who released her debut mixtape ‘To Hell With It’ back in October and recently featured in the NME 100, teased the potential link-up while speaking to fans on TikTok back in January. While previewing a new track on the video-sharing app, PinkPantheress replied to one fan who commented: “I feel like Willow Smith needs to be on this.” Advertisement “You have been heard,” PinkPantheress replied. “Da collaboration I dreamt of for years… brb...
Bilingual R&B Star Omar Apollo Welcomes You Into His Ivory World
By Lucas Villa The appeal of the rising star Omar Apollo’s artistry is his authenticity. In his songs, which fold his experiences as a Mexican-American and queer singer-songwriter into progressive R&B and laid-back funk, he’s not afraid to wear his heart on his sleeve. His debut album Ivory captures the journey from his indie beginnings to his breakout as a Chicano pop musician. Later this month, Apollo will be taking his music career to the next level on the Coachella lineup. “It’s my first time at Coachella,” the 24-year-old artist tells MTV News over Zoom. “Oh man, it’s...
Brian Jonestown Massacre unveil details of new album ‘Fire Doesn’t Grow On Trees’
Brian Jonestown Massacre have today (April 11) unveiled details of a new album. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Anton Newcombe, The Brian Jonestown Massacre It’s the band’s 19th studio album and called ‘Fire Doesn’t Grow On Trees’. It arrives on June 24 via frontman Anton Newcombe’s label, A Recordings. They also shared the album’s first single today called ‘The Real’ – check that out below. Advertisement Speaking about the new track, Newcombe said: “All of a sudden, I just heard something and then it just didn’t stop. We tracked a whole song every single day...Recent Posts
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