A VIDEO by TSHA song and an accompanying 360° music video will launch an immersive cultural centre set to open in London this autumn. ‘Sister’, directed by Alice Bloomfield and produced by Ridley Scott Creative Group and Black Dog Films, will feature an Arcadian manga-inspired world that will debut on the world’s largest indoor screens
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The 2021 New Orleans Jazz Fest and Heritage Festival has been canceled as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In a press release announcing the decision, festival organizer cited “current exponential growth of new COVID cases in New Orleans and the region and the ongoing public health emergency,” as their reason for pulling the
UK house duo Sigma have soundtracked a highlights film for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with a new original song called ‘HOPE’. The summer Olympics, which was delayed by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, came to a close today (August 8). As part of the Closing Ceremony, a film also called ‘HOPE’ premiered capturing
The first time Joe Perry spoke with Prince, the singer was justly exhausted. The Aerosmith guitarist met the Purple Rain star for the first time after watching him perform at an arena in Los Angeles, around the time his career was “starting to peak.” “He had just put on an amazing show,” Perry said in
Limp Bizkit have cancelled the remainder of their US tour over safety concerns. READ MORE: From Machine Gun Kelly to Lil Uzi Vert, rap-rock is back. And this time, it doesn’t suck In a statement, the group said: “Out of an abundance of caution and concern for the safety of the band, crew and most of
Jessica Springsteen, first-time Olympian and daughter of rock legend Bruce Springsteen, helped the U.S. equestrian jumping team win a silver medal on Saturday night in Tokyo, ceding the top spot to Sweden in a jump-off. The 29-year-old Springsteen competed with her 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood stallion, Don Juan van de Donkhoeve, who is owned by Stone
Dennis Thomas, one of the founding members of Kool And The Gang, has died. He was 70. According to a statement from his representative, Thomas died peacefully in his sleep today (August 7) at his home in Montclair, in New Jersey. Thomas, also known as ‘Dee Tee’ was the group’s alto sax player, flutist and
Daryl Hall and John Oates played their first concert of the COVID-19 era last night, launching a previously postponed North American tour with a hits-heavy, 15-song set at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Mass. The show, according to Selist.fm, opened with a slow, soulful take on the 1982 No. 1 smash “Maneater.” Most of the material
Jessie J has apologised to Nicki Minaj after she incorrectly recalled how the rapper came to be a part of her 2014 song ‘Bang Bang’. In a recent interview, Jessie was asked to talk in-depth about five songs from her discography. One of the tracks she chose was the Max Martin-produced UK Number One – which
Live Nation, the world’s largest live entertainment company, has issued a “best practices” letter to artists empowering them to require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test from fans attending their concerts. “We are working to ensure we are reopening in the best way possible for staff, artists, crew, fans, and communities at large,”
Over the past few decades, Soul Jazz have made a name for themselves with stylish, smartly conceptualised comps. Their curatorial touch is sure but lightly applied, and if they sometimes skirt predictability, there’s something to be said for the reliability of their approach, particularly when taking on a catalogue as deep as the productions made
Dominic Fike is set to star in the second season of Euphoria, the musician has confirmed in a new interview. The HBO show’s return has been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, but its next instalment will follow on from two special “bridge” episodes that aired in December 2020 and January 2021. Speaking to Variety,
The Court of the Crimson King is preparing to close its doors again soon. Singer-guitarist Jakko Jakszyk tells UCR that King Crimson‘s Music Is Our Friend Tour, currently in North America, with Japanese dates later in the year, will be the last for what has been, to date, the band’s longest-running incarnation at nearly eight years.
“If the picture works,” director Alan J Pakula said of 1974’s The Parallax View, “the audience will trust the person sitting next to them a little less at the end of the film.” The Parallax View is a key paranoia-conspiracy movie from a decade – the 1970s – that was full of them, from The
Jorja Smith has shared her new break-up single ‘All Of This’. The track, which is produced by DJ Guilty Beatz, is an upbeat track despite featuring bitter lyrics which sees the singer spit: “Where did your fate go? Was I just to fall on my own?/ If this room was full of lies, is that
What’s your musical background? Edem: After hearing Baba O’Riley (at the age of 11) by The Who I was hooked. At the age of 12, I was given my first electric guitar, a metal flake teal Fender Musicmaster. I learned enough by myself to form a band in my School in England. We were called
The Rolling Stones could have handpicked anyone to sub in for drummer Charlie Watts, who is “unlikely to be available” for the band’s fall 2021 tour while recuperating from a successful “procedure.” And while their selection, Steve Jordan, probably isn’t a household name for most rock fans, it’s hard to imagine a more worthy —
Metallica are set to launch a new podcast that will go behind the scenes of their classic album ‘The Black Album’, it has been announced. The podcast will be called The Metallica Podcast and will celebrate the album’s 30th anniversary, which lands on August 12. The band announced the podcast on social media, saying that
Celebrated actor, producer and recording superstar Corey Feldman has joyously released the nu-mix of “Feeling Funky” via CosmicWire/Blazar for his 5.0 Birthday jubilation….. Although many recognize Feldman for his movies including: “Stand By Me”, “The Goonies”, The Lost Boys”, “License to Drive”, “Dream a Little Dream”, and television appearances on hit shows like “The Bad
The Rolling Stones have announced that drummer Charlie Watts is “unlikely to be available” for the band’s fall USA tour. “Charlie has had a procedure which was completely successful,” a spokesperson for the group said in a press release, “but I gather his doctors this week concluded that he now needs proper rest and recuperation.