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Oliver Sim shares new single ‘Hideous’ about his HIV diagnosis
Oliver Sim has shared his new single ‘Hideous’, which addresses the xx musician’s diagnosis with HIV at the age of 17. The track is the latest preview of Sim’s newly announced debut solo album ‘Hideous Bastard’, which has been produced by Jamie xx and is set for release on September 9 via Young.
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Cassyette’s shares two new tracks and a stripped down version of ‘Mayhem’
Cassyette has shared two new tracks today (May 24), plus an acoustic version of ‘Mayhem’ – check them all out below. Fresh from completing her recent support slots with My Chemical Romance, the musician shared two new tracks, ‘Sad Girl Summer’ and ‘Dead Roses’, and an acoustic version of previously released song ‘Mayhem’ via her independent label, Devil Land.
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Suede perform new single ‘She Still Leads Me On’ and talk “raw, angry, nasty” new album
Suede have performed their new single ‘She Still Leads Me On’ live for the first time, as well as sharing insight on their their ninth album ‘Autofiction’. See footage below, along with our interview with frontman Brett Anderson. After announcing their new album and sharing the...
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Noel Gallagher says he impersonated David Bowie to write new songs
Noel Gallagher has revealed that he impersonated David Bowie while working on tracks for his next album. The former Oasis musician is currently working on the follow-up to his 2017 High Flying Birds record, ‘Who Built The Moon?’. Gallagher said on New Year’s Day (January 1) that he’d finished writing and demoing the LP just before Christmas.
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Watch over 1,000 musicians pay tribute to Taylor Hawkins with ‘My Hero’ performance
Over the weekend, Rockin’1000 – a group of over a thousand musicians, primarily from Italy, who perform rock covers live – paid tribute to late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins during their concert in Paris. A group of musicians originally assembled under the Rockin’1000 banner in July...
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Netflix Cancels Major Show After Two Seasons
Netflix has canceled another one of its major shows, with this one getting the ax after only two seasons. Variety reports that hit sci-fi drama Raising Dion has been dropped by the streamer, following its recent season debut. The news seems to have been revealed by series star Sammi Haney, who shared the news with fans on Instagram. "Sad to say that Raising Dion is CANCELED [sic] Thank you for all of the amazing support we got from all of our wonderful fans!" Haney wrote, in part. "Season 2 was a success, equal to Season 1, even if just looking at how many people watched all of it and wanted a season 3!"
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Watch The Notorious B.I.G.’s son CJ Wallace perform his late father’s verse on ‘One More Chance’
CJ Wallace, the son of The Notorious B.I.G., performed his late father’s verse from the song ‘One More Chance’ during a recent event to mark the latter’s 50th birthday – watch his performance below. The track in question, ‘One More Chance / Stay With Me...
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Harry Styles on track for Number One as album becomes fastest selling of 2022
Harry Styles is on track for this week’s Number One album after becoming the fastest-selling album of 2022 so far. ‘Harry’s House’ is the fastest selling album of 2022 after just one weekend of sales and streams since its release last Friday (May 20). The album has...
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YouTube guitar sensation Sophie Lloyd joins Machine Gun Kelly’s live band
YouTube guitarist Sophie Lloyd has joined Machine Gun Kelly‘s live band. The London-based guitarist and content creator, who boasts 722,000 YouTube subscribers and 604,000 Instagram followers, has previously been endorsed by Muse‘s Matt Bellamy, who sent her a guitar as a gift in March 2021. In an Instagram...
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Kanye West shares his redesign of McDonald’s packaging for new collaboration
Kanye West has returned to Instagram to post a redesign that he’s worked on for what appears to be a new collaboration with McDonald’s. The rapper has collaborated with Muji industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa for the redesign of a burger box, seemingly previewing the first of several reimaginings for the global fast food chain. He teased the work via his Instagram Stories hours before the post yesterday (May 23) with the line, “Next week it’s the fries”, beneath a photo of the redesign.
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Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Angèle
Angèle is keeping busy. When we speak, the Belgian pop-star is backstage at London’s O2 Arena, gearing up for a second night supporting Dua Lipa on her magnificent ‘Future Nostalgia’ tour. Warming up the crowd with a jubilant set of her thrilling electro-pop, and later joining Dua Lipa on stage for their sultry collaboration ‘Fever’, she’s a welcome addition to tour’s line-up. Despite initial reservations (“I didn’t know how the crowd would react,” she says), the audiences have been charmed.
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The seven must see acts to catch at Mad Cool Festival 2022
After two years of postponements, Mad Cool Festival is set to return this July, with the event taking over Madrid’s Valdebebas–Ifema July 2-6. Expanded to five days to make up for lost time, the festival will host over 100 of the very best names in pop, rock, indie, dance and metal, bringing together festival favourites and bands on the verge of blowing up. From legends like Metallica, Pixies and Stormzy to newcomers like Baby Queen and Easy Life, Mad Cool 2022 is shaping up to be one almighty party.
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9 artists in 2022 that have been inspired by punk
Punk, as it was when it first emerged in the ‘70s, might be gone. CBGBs’ graffitied walls are now a fashion boutique. The Ramones’ stopped chanting “Hey ho, let’s go!” in 1996. But the spirit of that revolutionary scene is still alive and kicking as bands from the modern era look to the past and find something that strikes a chord in its attitude, songs or sound. Here are nine of the best acts keeping punk going in 2022.
Tom Hanks says his 'Elvis' character was a 'cheap crook who played fast and loose'
Tom Hanks plays Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's former manager, in Baz Luhrmann's new blockbuster biopic.
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Watch Tom Cruise ride motorcycle off a cliff in ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ trailer
The first trailer for Mission: Impossible 7, officially titled Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning – Part One, has landed. Tom Cruise shows off his latest death-defying stunts in the seventh Mission: Impossible instalment, which is part one of two movies that are expected although are not confirmed to conclude the long-running action spy film franchise.
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‘The Sims 4’ gives the Goth family a controversial makeover
The Sims 4 developer Maxis has given the game’s Goth family a visual update, though fans are divided on whether the new look works. Yesterday (May 25), Maxis shared a before-and-after clip to reveal a makeover for The Sims 4‘s Goth family. “Grab the fruitcake & welcome wagon...
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Middle Kids’ Hannah Joy to make her film debut in holiday feature ‘Christmess’
Middle Kids frontwoman Hannah Joy is set to make her starring debut in an upcoming feature film, entitled Christmess. The film was written and directed by Heath Davis (Book Week, Broke, Locusts) and sees Steve Le Marquand (Last Train to Freo) and Darren Gilshenan (No Activity) star alongside Joy. Per...
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Jensen Ackles says there was a scene in ‘The Boys’ he refused to film
Jensen Ackles, one of the new additions to the cast of The Boys, has revealed that there was one scene in the script that he refused to film. The former Supernatural star has joined the Amazon Prime Video series as Soldier Boy, one of the new season’s primary antagonists.
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David Bowie ‘Moonage Daydream’ director says he died for “three minutes” making the documentary
The director of the forthcoming David Bowie documentary Moonage Daydream says he worked himself so hard on the movie that he suffered a heart attack. Helmed by Brett Morgen (Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, Jane), the docufilm promises to take viewers on an “immersive” journey via “sublime, kaleidoscopic imagery, personal archived footage, unseen performances” that are anchored by Bowie’s music and words.
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The Frowning Clouds announce rarities collection, share ‘Not The Fool’
Geelong garage rock outfit The Frowning Clouds have announced a collection of rarities and previously unreleased songs, ‘Gospel Sounds & More From The Church Of Scientology’. The compilation, which is out August 5 via Anti Fade, is primarily comprised of material that was recorded circa 2012 but didn’t...
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