Cate Blanchett has revealed that her new political comedy film Rumours was named after the seminal Fleetwood Mac album. READ MORE: Stevie Nicks: “In Fleetwood Mac, Christine McVie and I were a force of nature” While attending a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday (May 19), Blanchett opened up about the film and […]
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Ros Atkins, the BBC newsreader known for his ‘explainer’ videos, has revealed he is “astonished” to be DJing at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. Glastonbury returns to Worthy Farm in Somerset from June 26 to 30, with Dua Lipa, Coldplay, and SZA set to headline. The final tickets for this year’s bash went on sale in the re-sale on April 21 […]
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Shellac have just released their final album ‘To All Trains’, nine days after the band’s lead guitarist Steve Albini passed away. The legendary record producer, or audio engineer as he preferred to be described, was the mastermind behind iconic albums such as Nirvana‘s ‘In Utero‘, Pixies’ ‘Surfer Rosa’ and Manic Street Preachers‘ ‘Journal For Plague Lovers’. He died on […]
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Michael ‘Jimmy’ James, the legendary frontman of soul outfit The Vagabonds, has died at the age of 84. James’ death was confirmed by his family in a statement to the Jamaica Observer. Per his family, James died on Tuesday (May 14) at the Northwick Park Hospital in London after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and […]
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Avril Lavigne has addressed the “funny” and “dumb” conspiracy theory that has followed her career for the better part of two decades – see what the singer had to say below. READ MORE: Avril Lavigne – ‘Love Sux’ review: a modern update on early ’00s pop-punk In the early 2000s, a conspiracy theory took the internet […]
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Veteran American drummer John Barbata from bands like Jefferson Starship and Jefferson Airplane has died at 79. The news was announced on Monday night via Jefferson Starship’s official Facebook page, which wrote: “We are saddened to hear of the passing of the great John Barbata, Jefferson Starship’s original drummer. Our thoughts go our to his […]
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Flea has delivered a passionate and rousing speech about American diner chain Denny’s – see what the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist had to say below. READ MORE: Red Hot Chili Peppers – ‘Return Of The Dream Canteen’ review: an overwhelming feast Flea recently made a guest appearance on John Mulaney’s six-episode show Everybody’s In LA. […]
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Bruce Springsteen has paid tribute to the late Shane MacGowan with a rousing cover of a Pogues classic while performing in Ireland – watch fan-shot footage of the performance below. READ MORE: Shane MacGowan, 1957-2023: an uncompromising one of a kind On Sunday night (May 12), Springsteen performed at the Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, Ireland. To […]
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Bambie Thug has given a special message at the end of their gripping Eurovision performance – watch it below. READ MORE: Bambie Thug on Eurovision 2024: “I know that my heart is in the right place” The Irish Eurovision entry has been tipped as one of the favourites to win this year, with them ranking fourth […]
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Artists and figures from the music industry have spoken to NME as a government committe of UK MPs have joined the call for a levy on arena and stadium gigs – as well as a cut in VAT – to support struggling grassroots music venues and artists. READ MORE: Report shows “disaster” facing grassroots music venues: […]
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