Author: Alex Rigotti

The Libertines have recently performed covers of Buddy Holly’s classic hit ‘That’ll Be The Day’ and Love’s ‘Alone Again Or’ for their session on BBC Radio 2. They were joined by the BBC Concert Orchestra and Ed Harcourt on piano. Notably, their performance of ‘That’ll Be The Day’ was in line with the memory of… Continue reading Watch The Libertines cover Buddy Holly with the BBC Concert Orchestra

Michael Bublé has caused a stir online by confessing he was under the influence of mushrooms during the NHL All-Star draft. The singer was recently announced as one of the four team captains in the charity hockey game, alongside Justin Bieber, Tate McRae, and Will Arnett. The game is scheduled to take place on February… Continue reading Michael Bublé was apparently on mushrooms during the entire NHL All-Star Draft

Jennifer Lopez made a special appearance on Saturday Night Live alongside Latto and REDMAN during the show’s most recent episode. The announcement that Lopez would be the musical guest was made back in January, and the episode aired on February 3rd. The singer performed her new single, “Can’t Get Enough,” which is the lead single… Continue reading Watch Jennifer Lopez bring out Latto and REDMAN for her ‘SNL’ performance

After facing allegations of being “industry plants,” The Last Dinner Party, a London-based five-piece band, has responded in a new interview with Variety. Frontwoman Abigail Morris addressed the accusations, explaining that the band had connections with friends in the music industry who helped them get gigs. She compared their situation to Oasis’s rise to fame… Continue reading The Last Dinner Party: “Oasis weren’t industry plants, and neither are we”

SafeRaveNYC, a Brooklyn-based harm-reduction organisation, has launched its services. The aim of the group is to offer services such as drug testing kits, safe sex products, ear protection, and naxolone to prevent overdoses, sexual violence prevention materials, and peer-led drug education. SafeRaveNYC is focused on clubbers and BIPOC and LGBTQ+ events to provide support services… Continue reading Brand new harm-reduction organisation ‘SafeRaveNYC’ launches in Brooklyn

Ahead of her upcoming deluxe album, SZA has performed her unreleased song ‘DTM’ at an Apple Live set in Brooklyn’s Barclay Centre. The track is expected to feature on her ‘SOS’ deluxe album entitled ‘LANA’ and was previously teased at the end of the ‘Snooze’ music video. Although the song was referred to as ‘DTM’… Continue reading Watch SZA perform unreleased song ‘DTM’ for Apple Live

Lost Village festival has just released the massive lineup for its forthcoming 2024 edition. The Lincolnshire festival will take place from 22-25 August 2024. This year’s edition will include performances by Maribou State, Floating Points, and The Blessed Madonna. Festival-goers will also enjoy sets from Ben UFO, Chaos in the CBD, HAAi, Horse Meat Disco,… Continue reading Maribou State, Floating Points, The Blessed Madonna and more for Lincolnshire’s Lost Village 2024

According to Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan, the iconic guitar intro to “Sweet Child Of Mine” was written by Slash to sabotage the song. McKagan said on the latest episode of the Songcraft podcast that Slash wrote the intro as a way to “get rid” of the song because he did not like the… Continue reading Slash’s guitar intro to Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Sweet Child Of Mine’ was originally written “to get rid of the song”

Australian rock band AC/DC is expected to perform an upcoming tour in Brazil later this year, according to reports. Brazilian publication O Globo has reported that the band is scheduled to perform four shows in the country, scheduled to take place at the Morumbi Stadium in São Paulo and Rock In Rio festival in Rio… Continue reading AC/DC reportedly set to tour Brazil in 2024

Scottish indie pop band Belle & Sebastian have announced the creation of a new festival called ‘The Glasgow Weekender.’ The event will take place on August 2nd and 3rd at the SWG3 venue, where Belle & Sebastian will perform each night and curate the lineup for both days. The festival is part of the band’s… Continue reading Belle & Sebastian announce The Glasgow Weekender with CMAT, Camera Oscura and more