Alice the G00n is that odd, hybrid kind of entertainer who is an effective mix between a Museum of Modern Art exhibit, and someone with mainstream, commercial prospects on the horizon. You never get the sense anything she does isn’t coming from a place of absolute authenticity, but it isn’t overly sentimental either. In fact,
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There is a certain inevitability to summer, the way it arrives each year with promises of warmth, light, and the easy allure of love. We all know the kind: fleeting, drenched in sunlight, and carrying with it the weight of unfulfilled possibilities. This is the landscape The High Plains Drifters traverse in their latest single,
Know the name Phil Coyne? Maybe his musical act, The Wayward Aces? No? Well, soon you will. Akin to Allison Krauss and Union Station, Mr. Coyne and his band are epitomizing Aussie Blues, taking everything back to basics from both a music standpoint and a business marketing standpoint. Coyne clearly isn’t interested in the pomp
The Vinyl Record Manufacturers Association and the Vinyl Alliance have published a report focusing on the environmental impact and carbon footprint of the vinyl industry. Titled the ‘First Carbon Footprinting Report,’ the document details the various stages of vinyl production and explains how each stage contributes to the overall carbon footprint of a record. By
The paradox of “hair metal” is that anybody who claims to be a fan of the subgenre knows it’s not real. It’s a catch-all term for the pop-infused hard rock that dominated the Sunset Strip and commanded airwaves in the ’80s. Critics of this brighter, frothier strain of “metal” dismissed bands for caring more about their big
New Order have responded to fans’ comments after having to cancel their Cardiff Bay show on Thursday due to “extreme weather”. Yesterday (August 22), it was announced that the band’s gig at Cardiff Bay had been cancelled on “health and safety grounds”. The show was due to mark New Order’s first UK performance of the year, but
Journey‘s Neal Schon has decided to go along with Jonathan Cain‘s request for a third party to help resolve their growing differences. Cain filed suit last month as Journey continued an ongoing stadium tour with Def Leppard and Steve Miller. He asked a judge to restructure the company that manages Journey’s touring operation to address
Megan Thee Stallion is hosting the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), it’s been announced. READ MORE: Megan Thee Stallion live in London: a confident cap to a milestone tour Five years after the rapper performed on the VMAs’ pre-show, she’ll be hosting the main show on Wednesday, September 11 at 8pm ET at the UBS
Heart fans, rejoice: The band is plotting its return to the road. Earlier this year, Heart launched the Royal Flush Tour, which was planned as the band’s first extended trek since 2019. The tour – which included support from Cheap Trick – was supposed to run through late September; however, Ann Wilson’s health problems forced Heart to postpone
The TV and radio programming details for the 2024 Mercury Prize have been announced – here’s how you can tune in. The 2024 Mercury Award Prize ceremony will be filmed and broadcast live from Abbey Road Studios for TV on Thursday, September 5 from 8pm until 9:15pm via BBC Four, the Mercury committee has confirmed
Don McLean has no time for what he describes as “woke bullshit,” adding that it’s the kind of societal issue he conveyed in his 1971 classic “American Pie.” “The song really does open up a whole historical question about what happened in the ’60s and assassinations and the history that forms the backbone of the
Both Jewish and Arab, musically omnivorous but unmistakeably Middle Eastern, globe-trotting trio El Khat are a fascinating hot mess of sounds and influences. Their founder, frontman and primary songwriter Eyal El Wahab is part of the huge Yemeni-Jewish population in Israel, mostly children of refugees who fled persecution in Yemen in the late 1940s, a diaspora now numbering over
Radiohead albums ‘Kid A’ and ‘Amnesiac’ will serve as the score for upcoming screenings of 1922 silent horror film Nosferatu. Watch the trailer for the engagement below. Silents Synced, an initiative by US independent cinema Blue Starlite, will premiere the cinematic pairing in Los Angeles at the Los Feliz Theatre on September 21st – all
A catchy riff — whether it be on guitar, bass, synthesizer or some other instrument — can take a song from good to legendary. Just ask some of the artists we’ve listed below. These are riffs that in some way are integral to the song itself. Without them, there is nothing to drive the track
That elderly lady in the loft, who had no shower or kitchen, who threw parties for the bohemian crowd, where she played strange, ringing, twanging instruments with a faraway look in her eyes? Around New Orleans they said she lived in a hippy commune before hippies existed, or worked her passage as a cabin girl
Green Day have announced a signature brewer and coffee kit to mark the 20th anniversary of ‘American Idiot’. READ MORE: Green Day live in Manchester: an emphatic celebration of two timeless albums As well as hitting the road with the Smashing Pumpkins and Rancid on the ‘Saviors’ stadium tour to mark the anniversary of their 2004
Ace Frehley believes the original Kiss lineup was a victim of its own success. As the band’s first guitarist, Frehley’s initial tenure lasted from 1973 to 1982. That run included Kiss’ rise to international fame and featured many of their most commercially successful releases. Still, Frehley’s exit in 1982 was the result of growing tensions
Lady Gaga has revealed more details about the forthcoming Joker: Folie A Deux and the directions it takes. Gaga stars as Harleen “Lee” Quinzel – a version of Harley Quinn – opposite Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck and the Joker. The sequel to 2019’s Joker will be released on October 4, exactly five years after the original
Is Phil Collins ready to release his first new music in more than 20 years? Producer and manager Simon Napier-Bell confirms that the ex-Genesis frontman has been updating the studio at his home by Lake Geneva. Napier-Bell interviewed Collins for an upcoming documentary on London’s famous Marquee Club live music venue. “He was in top
Rizzle Kicks have announced their first new single in eight years, ‘Javelin’ – check out the preview snippet below. The Brighton hip-hop duo – comprising Jordan Stephens and Harley Alexander-Sule – recently confirmed their comeback on social media, telling fans that “Rizzle Kicks are back”. They have previously released two studio albums: 2011’s ‘Stereo Typical’