Mogwai have won the 2021 Scottish Album Of The Year (SAY) award for their 10th studio LP ‘As The Love Continues’. It’s the first time the Glasgow band have won the award after being shortlisted four times for the honour, beating out the likes of Biffy Clyro, Stanley Odd and The Snuts. Mogwai guitarist Stuart Braithwaite picked
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Jay Black, singer for ’60s pop tastemakers Jay And The Americans, has died at age 82. Black’s family confirmed that he died on Friday (October 22) from complications associated with pneumonia. Black had also suffered from dementia in his later years. The singer – real name David Blatt – was known his distinct croon and longstanding
Brian May made a surprise appearance during Roger Taylor‘s show in London last night (October 22) – check out the fan-shot footage below. READ MORE: ‘Queen days’: Brian May reflects on his rock ‘n’ roll journey The guitarist took the stage at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, where his Queen bandmate wrapped up a 14-date UK
The Rolling Stones have shared a previously unreleased track called ‘Come To The Ball’ – you can listen to it below. The track appears on the band’s new deluxe reissue of their 1981 album ‘Tattoo You’, which was released today (October 22). The newly remastered and expanded 40th anniversary reissue includes nine extra songs as part
Coldplay have added two more Wembley Stadium shows to their huge 2022 world tour – they will now play six nights at the London venue. READ MORE: With Coldplay’s eco-friendly tour, music is again at the forefront of progressive ideas Last week (October 14) Coldplay announced details of their 2022 world stadium tour, with an emphasis on
Adele has revealed that she owns a framed piece of Celine Dion‘s used chewing gum. The singer, who releases her fourth album ’30’ next month, was asked what her most “prized possession” was during the latest edition of Vogue‘s ’73 Questions’ series. Taking the camera into her house, she then presented the interviewer with a
New Order have announced that they will be livestreaming their sold-out gig at The O2 in London next month. The band will play at the arena in the capital on November 6, marking their first-ever show at the venue and their first London performance since they played at Alexandra Palace in 2018. New Order’s gig
Duran Duran have released ‘Give It All Up’ featuring Tove Lo, the latest cut from the pop legends’ new album ‘FUTURE PAST‘. The song follows the previously released single ‘INVISIBLE’, the Chai collaboration ‘MORE JOY‘, the Giorgio Moroder-produced ‘TONIGHT UNITED‘ and this week’s ‘ANNIVERSARY‘. All songs feature on the band’s 15th record, which is out this
Måneskin have shared their violent new video for their recent single ‘MAMMAMIA’ – you can watch the clip below. The track was initially released earlier this month by the Italian band, who were victorious in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest back in May. Måneskin have now shared the official Rei Nadal-directed clip for ‘MAMMAMIA’, which
Tom Morello has hailed Zack de la Rocha as “the greatest frontman of all time” in a new interview. READ MORE: The Roots Of… Rage Against The Machine The guitarist praised his Rage Against The Machine bandmate during a recent edition of Revolver‘s Fan First podcast, which was released last week (October 11). “In my opinion,
Flavor Flav has been charged after he was arrested for alleged domestic battery in Nevada earlier this month. The Public Enemy rapper, real name William Jonathan Drayton Jr., has been officially charged with misdemeanour battery constituting domestic violence. TMZ reports that Flav was booked on a misdemeanour charge of domestic battery on October 5 by
Guided By Voices have announced their 34th studio album, slating the record – titled ‘It’s Not Them. It Couldn’t Be Them. It Is Them!’ – for release in just a few days. Written entirely by frontman Robert Pollard, and produced by longtime collaborator Travis Harrison, the 15-track effort will land independently this Friday (October 22),
Adele has announced a new TV special which will air in the US ahead of the arrival of her forthcoming new album ‘30’. The singer will release her new LP, her first since 2015’s ‛25′, on November 19 via Columbia Records. READ MORE: Adele’s voice has never sounded better than on her stunning new song ‘Easy On Me’ On
Julien Baker surprised Phoebe Bridgers fans by joining her Boygenius bandmate on stage, where they performed a number of songs together. Baker was the surprise opener for Bridgers’ California gig on Saturday night (October 16). To close out her set, Baker performed a cover of Loudon Wainwright III’s ‘One Man Guy’ with Bridgers. Watch footage
SZA has announced details of a short US tour taking place next month – see the full schedule below. The ‘Good Days Fall 2021’ tour will take place in the south west of the country, and lead up to a slot at the Day N Vegas festival in Las Vegas. The short run of shows
Insane Clown Posse have had two songs go viral on TikTok, with uses in the millions. The songs, ‘Chop Chop Slide’ and ‘In My Room’ have been used on TikTok and combined, they now have views approaching two million. ‘Chop Chop Slide’ was from Insane Clown Posse’s 2009 album ‘Bang! Pow! Boom!’ and has 1.1
Coldplay have said they won’t be playing Glastonbury in 2022. READ MORE: The Big Read – Coldplay: “This is our period of having no fear” Speaking to NME in this week’s Big Read, Chris Martin said the group have no plans to appear at the festival next year. Earlier this week, the group announced a huge, sustainable
Don Broco have shared a fiery new track called ‘Endorphins’ – you can listen to the pit-starting anthem below. It’s the latest taste of the Bedford band’s fourth studio album, ‘Amazing Things’, which has so far been previewed by the tracks ‘Gumshield’, ‘Manchester Super Reds No.1 Fan’, ‘One True Prince’ and ‘Uber’. Amazing things is set to
Sam Fender has added extra dates to his forthcoming UK headline tour for 2022. The North Shields singer-songwriter will hit the road next year in support of his second album ‘Seventeen Going Under‘. He announced nine shows earlier this month, including an appearance at Wembley Arena in London on April 1, with gigs also taking
Adele has shared ‘Easy On Me’, her first new song in five years and the first single to be lifted from forthcoming album ’30’ ahead of its arrival in full next month. “Go easy on me, baby / I was still a child,” Adele sings on the stirring piano-led ballad’s soaring refrain. “Didn’t get the