Author: Press Room
“I never actually wanted to be a DJ,” Simon Green, better known as versatile electronic producer Bonobo, recently told Mixmag. “It just kind of happened by accident.” Now, after 26 years spent exploring the nuances of downtempo and house music, he wants off the album-tour hamster wheel. Distance in Static is likely his last Bonobo album, he says—at least “in a traditional sense.” The British musician recently moved from Southern California to Japan and is eyeing film scores, art installations, and modular string quartets with Miguel Atwood-Ferguson as potential next steps. But for all his ostensible desire to stretch, he…
In his 20s, when Nate Amos was uploading his every musical impulse to Bandcamp, he released a particularly out-there tranche of songs focused on “technology corrupting nature,” he told the Guardian recently. He soon came to understand this noisy spell as a symptom of anxiety and depression: “The beauty was in the unknown, because I was having such a hard time with the known.” The newer work that’s made his name as This Is Lorelei is tellingly lucid by contrast, the work of someone who can now look discomfort dead on and make it beautiful.It doesn’t take a leap to…
The creators of South Park have issued an apology for the extensive delay of their upcoming movie with Kendrick Lamar – telling fans that they “still believe in the project”. In early 2022, it was revealed that Kendrick Lamar would be producing a live-action comedy film in collaboration with the creators of South Park, Matt Stone and Trey Parker. The following year, it was confirmed that besides producing, Parker would also direct the live-action movie. Virtually no information about the film has been shared since then, although it has been confirmed that Dave Free of Lamar’s label PgLang will co-produce,…
The show celebrated the 30th anniversary of Jay-Z’s debut album, Reasonable Doubt During Jay-Z’s headlining concert in Paris on Thursday, Justin Timberlake and Pharrell Williams joined him on stage as surprise guests. The packed show at Stade de France, the country’s largest stadium, was a continuation of Jay-Z’s 30th anniversary celebrations commemorating his debut album, Reasonable Doubt, dubbed “Jay-Z30.” Timberlake delivered a performance of “Holy Grail,” which features his vocals for Jay-Z’s 12th studio album Magna Carta Holy Grail. Timberlake also sang “Until the End of Time,” his duet with Beyoncé that was included in the deluxe edition of 2006’s FutureSex/LoveSounds. Williams,…
A California appeals court has rejected Jay-Z‘s attempt to revive his extortion and defamation lawsuit against the Texas lawyer who filed the stunning, since-dismissed complaint accusing the music mogul of raping a 13-year-old girl. In a 24-page ruling obtained by Rolling Stone, the appellate court said attorney Tony Buzbee did not act with malice when he briefly represented the woman who accused Jay-Z, whose legal name is Shawn Carter, of sexually assaulting her alongside Sean Combs at an afterparty for the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000. “The record contains no evidence Buzbee accused Carter of raping Jane Doe while…
Harry Styles has announced the “final” cities that he will play at as part of his ‘Together, Together’ tour, taking place in 2027 – and support comes from Kylie Minogue, LCD Soundsystem and more. The new dates come as part of his ongoing ‘Together, Together’ tour, which has so far seen him play a record-breaking 12 shows at London’s Wembley Stadium, as well as dates in Amsterdam, São Paulo and Mexico City. He is now playing an impressive 30 nights at New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden venue, which kicked off at the end of last month and has so…
Gilla Band have tackled “poverty of speech linked to mental health conditions” and schizophrenia on their blistering new single ‘Alogia’. The band are due to release their upcoming album ‘Pugnello‘ on September 25 via Rough Trade Records – pre-order it here. They kicked things off with their first new song in four years, ‘Giraffe’, followed by the abrasive ‘Placeholder’. Now, they’ve taken it up a notch with the jittering ‘Alogia’. Complemented by Kiely’s tortured vocals, it sees the narrator descend from fantasising about a life with “steady structure, routine and purpose” into a brutal breakdown, repeating syllables over and over until they…
Burning Man came to a close this week. Now in its 40th year, the annual gathering brought together more than 60,000 people in the desert about 100 miles outside of Reno, Nevada. There, they built a massive temporary city in which they could dance, connect, share their art, tell stories, and burn a 40-foot wooden man on the final night. But the closing this year also came with the tragic news that three people had never made it home. On Thursday, Sept. 3, Sampson Tshombe, who was in his mid-50s, was found unresponsive on the streets of Black Rock City,…
Krauss was advised to take a “vocal rest” to ensure a full recovery Alison Krauss and Union Station announced that the upcoming dates of their Arcadia tour have been canceled after Krauss was advised to take a vocal rest. The news was shared on Krauss’ social media. “It is with great regret that Alison Krauss & Union Station have announced the cancellation of our upcoming tour dates,” read the post. “After consulting with medical professionals, Alison has been advised to take a period of vocal rest to ensure a full and healthy recovery.” The statement added that the “decision was not…
Kings Of Leon have announced nostalgic new album ‘O My Beloved’ and dropped the tender single ‘My Whole World’. Check it out below along with details of an intimate homecoming show in Nashville. Set for release on November 6 via Love Tap Records, the record marks the 10th album from the Tennessee rock giants, and their first since 2024’s ‘Can We Please Have Fun’. Visit here to pre-order. Set to be their most intimate and unguarded record yet, the album’s 13-songs centre around reminiscence and nostalgia, with frontman Caleb Followill and co. looking back at the people, experiences and journey…
