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Former The Magic Gang frontman Jack Kaye has spoken to NME about launching his solo career with debut single ‘Dora’, as well as the band’s split, and the lessons learned about finding “happiness and contentment” in a challenging landscape for alternative and independent artists. Two years after The Magic Gang played their final show, bowing out after 11 years and two studio albums with an emotional farewell at London’s Roundhouse, vocalist and guitarist Kaye marked his return under his own name. The familiarly hooky and melodically-minded ‘Dora’, bolstered by backing vocals from singer Asya Fairchild, tells the story of “a…
TOustin in March moves at a kind of controlled chaos – gear being lugged down sunburnt sidewalks, bands downing their weight in tacos as they sprint between sets, and dusty alleyways pressed into service as makeshift venues. Swapmeet seemed to thrive in that churn. Across five days at SXSW 2026, the Adelaide four-piece played 13 shows. They swear it wasn't a dare, even if it sure sounds like one. The band, who draw loosely from four decades of indie rock – from the Pixies' explosive choruses to the hushed intensity of Big Thief – are nothing if not relentlessly eager.…
The Atoms of Peace bandmates also performed their recent joint track “Traffic Lights” Thom Yorke made a surprise appearance at Flea's concert in London last night, stopping by to perform their recent song “Traffic Lights” and a cover of Marvin Gaye's 1977 hit “Got to Give It Up.” Flea is currently on the European leg of his solo tour in support of his recent album, Honora. Last night, he played his only solo gig in the UK at London's Koko, where he welcomed Yorke to the stage. The duo have collaborated live numerous times in the past, and performed together…
After celebrating their first ten years of career last year, the British rock band Nothing But Thieves returns with the new album “STRAY DOGS”, out on September 25th and preceded by the single “EVOLUTION”, currently on the radio. Furthermore, Nothing But Thieves will arrive in Italy for a single unmissable event on “The Stray Dogs Tour”, Sunday 24 January 2027 at the Unipol Forum in Milan. Tickets on sale > https://tidd.ly/4nWbLY2 Tickets will be available in advance for My Live Nation users from 11am on Thursday 4 June. General ticket sales will be open from 11am on Friday 5 June.…
“Madonna, call me when you're ready to get your fucking strength back, okay?” The appeal, accompanied by the gesture of the receiver, is from Linda Perry.During an interview granted to Consequence of Soundthe singer/songwriter/producer, who recently released her new solo album Let It Die Here and got the 4 Non Blondes back on their feet (see interview at this link), explains what's wrong with Madonna's artistic trajectory.“This is a pain in the ass,” Perry says of his attempts to collaborate with Madonna (he has produced and written for Christina Aguilera, Pink, Courtney Love, Alicia Keys, Ariana Grande and other pop…
Paul McCartney has explained why Bob Dylan is the one artist that he feels “nervous” to approach. The two music legends have been mutual admirers for over 60 years, having first met when Dylan came to The Beatles’ hotel suite in New York in August 1964 and introduced them to marijuana for the first time. In a new interview on BBC Radio 2’s Track Of My Years, McCartney was asked to pick his favourite songs and among them was Dylan’s ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’. When asked about his relationship with the singer-songwriter, he said: “I’m a fan, but y’know, I don’t know him well enough. George [Harrison] knew him very…
“This is a man who knows a great marriage,” the host quipped. “He’s had three of them himself” Jimmy Kimmel took aim at Donald Trump‘s decision to skip out on Donald Trump Jr.‘s wedding because of “circumstances pertaining to government.” On the latest episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, the late-night host explained that Don Jr. held his nuptials with Bettina Anderson on a private island in the Bahamas last weekend. “It was a small ceremony with about 40 guests, none of whom were his father,” Kimmel said. “Daddy Donald sent his RSVP via Truth Social.” Trump wrote, “While I very…
During Eurovision week I am invited to Vienna to watch the final. During the second semi-final, they are at an event in the city. I meet a dear friend, we catch up on life, on the past months. The large screen in the center of the hall shows live coverage of the festival. The Bulgarian competitor, Dara, opens. His performance strikes us: it is super-pop (with references ranging from K-pop to the more well-known American one), but with a Balkan nuance. She knows how to dance, she knows how to be on stage, she knows how to pierce the TV.…
There is something profoundly Albionic in the fifty minutes of “Exanimis”, Consecration's fourth long-distance effort. A quality that seems to creep between the folds of… Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
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