Sometimes, a personal experience or a famous person will inspire an actor to create and embody their character with charm and aplomb. Those are the normal, boring times, because ever so often we get to […]
The year is 2042. You wake up, dress your better-looking avatar in its metaverse fit for the day, and head to the virtual boardroom. At work, your mind wanders to date ideas that could rekindle the spark […]
It’s 6pm on a weeknight in 2002. I settle into a desk chair and thump the huge, round power button on the family computer with my big toe. It clunks like a manual typewriter returning. […]
Clare Grogan, singer–songwriter Everything happened very quickly for us. When we started the band, the boys were all picking up their instruments for the first time. I borrowed a Cinderella dress from the school drama […]
Luminaries from rock’s thriving post-punk and hardcore scene — guitarist Frank Iero (MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE),guitarist Travis Stever (COHEED AND CAMBRIA),vocalist Anthony Green (CIRCA SURVIVE),bassist Tim Payne (THURSDAY),and drummer Tucker Rule (THURSDAY) — have joined forces […]
Today is a big day of celebration for Steps, who have just gained their fourth Number 1 album in the UK – and first in 11 years – with The Platinum Collection. Released to celebrate […]
What an unusual proposition Tame Impala are. Kevin Parker, a genial Australian with a laissez-faire look that might be described as surfer rave Jesus, started out in the late 2000s as a one-man psychedelic rock […]
Everybody, meet L.S Dunes. We think you’re going to absolutely love them. It’s all been building up to this. And now it’s time. Introducing L.S. Dunes, your new favourite band. Featuring Circa Survive’s Anthony Green, […]
Roc Marciano & The Alchemist: The Elephant Man’s Bones [ALC/Pimpire International] The Elephant Man’s Bones, produced entirely by the Alchemist, includes guest appearances from Action Bronson, Boldy James, and Knowledge the Pirate. The album was […]
Nearly four years after the release of his last full-length solo offering DiCaprio 2, JID returns with his third studio album The Forever Story. The 15-track project features the previously released singles “Dance Now” featuring Kenny Mason […]
Photos Courtesy of Eugene Hütz Punk rockers Gogol Bordello performed an unannounced show in the far-off reaches of Eastern Europe earlier this week. Vice World News first reported that the single set performance took place […]
When M.T. Anderson published the young adult novel Feed in 2002, there were no social media feeds to scroll in real life. Debuting two years before Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook in his dorm room and […]
Winning tip: Don’t listen politely, Granada, Spain If you go to a touristy flamenco venue in Granada, the performances will be good quality but the audience, made up of foreign visitors, is likely to be […]
Jaimie Branch, the jazz composer and trumpeter, has died aged 39. International Anthem, the progressive Chicago label that released her music, confirmed that she died on 22 August at her home in Brooklyn, New York. […]
SoCal alt/rock bands HOOBASTANK and LIT will be hitting the road this fall on the co-headlining “Tried-N-True” tour alongside ALIEN ANT FARM and THE ATARIS vocalist Kristopher Roe. The trek will kick off in Nashville, […]
A three-way midweek chart battle is underway on the Official Albums Chart with Steps, Madonna and rapper Aitch all vying for a taste of Number 1 success. Steps lead the charge on today’s Official Albums […]
New Found Glory’s Chad Gilbert has had successful surgery on a spinal tumour. The ‘My Friends Over You’ rocker was declared “cancer-free” in January after having “half a liver, a gallbladder and one adrenal gland” […]
Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley has sold his publishing and recorded music catalogue. The 42-year-old musician has struck a deal with equity fund, HarbourView Equity Partners – which was founded in 2021 by CEO Cherrese […]
Gorillaz, IDLES, Turnstile, Kenny Beats, Pusha T and many more kicked-off Luno presents All Points East 2022 in thrilling fashion, marking the return of east London’s celebrated music festival. As the first headline act of […]
Demi’s new album ‘HOLY FVCK’ is out now! Demi Lovato has just released her new album ‘HOLY FVCK’, a riotous return to her pop-punk and rock loving roots. And it’s brimming with bangers. And opening […]