Author: Press Room
The woman charged with shooting at Rihanna’s home has been deemed mentally fit to stand trial. Florida-based Ivanna Lisette Ortiz is accused of firing a semiautomatic rifle at the singer’s Los Angeles mansion at 13:15 local time on March 8, when she and her partner A$AP Rocky were at home. Nobody was injured. She recently pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder and police said at the time, Ortiz had also been charged with 10 counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and three counts of shooting at an inhabited vehicle or dwelling. Yesterday (September 29), she was deemed…
Oasis are reportedly suing an auction house over a planned sale of unheard and rare recordings. A collection of 63 concert recordings, over 100 hours of rehearsals, soundchecks and “unfiltered dialogue” between Noel and Liam Gallagher was due to be auctioned on October 3, with a guide price of between £1.2million and £1.6million. Among the archive, which was listed by Littleton Auctions and dubbed The Desk Tapes, is what is believed to be the only recording of the band’s iconic 1996 concert on the banks of Loch Lomond in Scotland. The master recordings were gathered by Oasis’s former sound engineer…
Listening through ‘Audacity’ will leave you with one lingering question: is Jae Stephens the next pop diva? The Los Angeles-based singer’s stellar debut album is an impressive argument in support of that, showcasing of the 29-year-old’s many qualities – a witty pen that knows its way around a hook, a rich voice to bring the songwriting to life and a magnetic personality to top things off – all coming together in a fully formed pop package. The former NME Cover star has spent a long time honing her craft – four EPs and a compilation in the lead-up to ‘Audacity’,…
The Flaming Lips have announced a new 20th anniversary reissue of ‘At War With The Mystics’, which features unreleased songs from that time, live recordings and more. Set to arrive on November 13 via Rhino / Warner Records, the new release celebrates two decades since the classic album came out in 2006, and saw them continue to push their music in new avenues – combining psychedelia, electronica, orchestral elements and more. Now, the reissue is set to feature the original tracklist, which included songs like ‘The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song’, ‘Free Radicals’, ‘It Overtakes Me’ and ‘The W.A.N.D.’, as well…
Enter Shikari have announced two intimate warm up shows for their UK tour, taking place next month. The new warm up gigs come as the St Albans metal band are gearing up for their biggest ever UK and European arena tour, which kicks off in November and includes two nights at London’s Alexandra Palace. Each set to take place in October, these will be the band’s first live dates since they played in Tokyo in May. Originally, they were set to bring their tour to North America in June, but those gigs – as well as some more later in…
It might not feel like it when you’re going through it, but heartbreak often leads to exciting new beginnings. Just ask alt-folk rabble The Slow Country, who were born from the ashes of two breakups and since then have been slowly evolving into a genuinely thrilling prospect in British music. Armed with seven members, less conventional indie band instruments like an accordion and a violin, and songwriting as evocative as it is rousing, this group’s expansive, joy-filled music is seemingly impossible to have a bad time to. They even, as one song in their live set makes clear, make being…
Tame Impala, Caroline Polachek and the Patti Smith Quartet lead the first wave of acts for Roskilde Festival‘s 2027 edition – check them out below. The 55th instalment of the Danish non-profit event will take place between June 26 to July 3. Find tickets here. Other acts on the bill so far include Kacey Musgraves, Ezra Collective, Suki Waterhouse and the Lambrini Girls. Almost 200 acts will eventually make up the full line-up in the coming weeks. You can view the first wave of acts below. Lambrini Girls CREDIT: Press “Roskilde Festival is a vibrant mix of sounds and expressions…
Larsson’s global Midnight Sun tour continues through early November welcomed Sexyy Red to the stage during her concert at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre last night. The duo performed Red’s 2023 track “Lookin’ for the Hoes (Ain’t My Fault).” Larsson greeted Red with a hug before the duo launched into the song, accompanying it with some booty-shaking dance moves. Larsson also brought out her tour opener Eli to perform their joint song “Crush (Girls Trip),” which appeared on Larsson’s recent remix album, Midnight Sun: Girls Trip. Larsson released her fifth album, Midnight Sun, in 2025. “I’ve probably written five songs called ‘Midnight…
Jim Root has told Slipknot fans that their upcoming new album is “gonna hurt some feelings”. It comes after he shared a post on Instagram of his guitar pedalboard and said the band were about to “get real busy”. He wrote: “This is where I’ll spend the rest of the year. With these amps and a few various guitars that I’ll put up later. This will also set a course for the new rack/rig that [guitar tech] @bradclifford will be subjected to! Because as you know by now… We’re about to get real busy.” Root went on to say it…
Tom Morello appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to showcase his recent song “Soldier in the Army of Love.” The Rage Against the Machine frontman was originally scheduled to perform on the late-night show’s Brooklyn week with Bruce Springsteen, however the musician dropped out due to a scheduling conflict. Morello was instead joined by his son Roman Morello, as well as several backup singers. Roman showcased his impressive guitar skills during the performance, playing his electric guitar behind his head. The pair ended the track by raising their fists to the sky. “Soldier in the Army of Love” comes off Morello’s…
