Author: Press Room
In Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s 2021 film Memoria, Tilda Swinton’s protagonist awakens in the middle of the night to a loud, startling sound with no clear source. The sound seems to follow her around in the days after, repeating at random intervals, but only she can hear it—a mystery that sends her on a journey deep into the Colombian jungle for answers. What she hears, a single note, is jarring and strangely physical, a sort of sonorous thud. It’s also a little musical, like industrial equipment accidentally clanking out a chord, shaking everything around it at a resonant frequency that’s more intriguing…
Lily Seabird has a history of finding beauty in sordid places. Her stage name was borne of an insult riffing off her actual last name, Seward: An ex-boyfriend disdainfully said she ought to be called “Lily C-word,” before a friend compared her more favorably to a “seabird.” Her last record, Trash Mountain, was named for a decommissioned dump on which she and other artists shared a beloved home. On her latest, Lightspheres on Their Way, she chooses seemingly unexpected moments to swap out her raspy, twangy voice for a more straightforwardly beautiful tone. Her voice never sounds more crystalline, for…
Global superstar Rauw Alejandro has never been afraid to leap into a new era as he evolves as an artist. During his two-night headlining Red Bull Chapters show at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens (the second night was added after a sold-out concert on Saturday), Rauw turned his own journey into a three-act performance: Inspiration, Momentum, and Legacy. Chapter one was all about where Rauw comes from: the island of Puerto Rico. He opened with “Santa,” where visual elements from the island, from the sea and the sun to the mountains and the Puerto Rican flag, filled the screen onstage. Rauw…
A week of events ahead of this year’s Mercury Prize has been announced across Newcastle. The winner will be revealed on October 22 at Newcastle’s Utilita Arena, returning after hometown hero Sam Fender bagged the prize last year for his third album ‘People Watching‘. The shortlist for the Mercury Prize 2026 includes Paul McCartney, JADE, Nia Archives, Dave, Suede and the War Child ‘Help(2)‘ compilation all among this year’s nominated albums. Ahead of the ceremony a week long series of more than 30 events at venues across the city will be held for what is known as the Mercury Prize…
KoRn appear to have finished recording their new album. The Bakersfield, California nu-metal band released their first new music in four years recently with ‘Reward The Scars’, which they created for the video game Diablo IV: Lord Of Hatred. They also shared the gory animated video for the track. Guitarist James ‘Munky’ Shaffer also recently shared that the band had written 40 songs for the follow-up to 2022’s ‘Requiem’. Now, drummer Ray Luzier’s drum tech, Mark Bennett has appeared to confirm that they have wrapped up recording sessions for their new album. Speaking during Luzier’s recent appearance on YouTube channel Drumeo, Bennett, while holding…
Jon Small, an early band mate of Billy Joel whose friendship temporarily ended after Joel fell in love with Small’s wife, has died. Billy Joel revealed Small’s death with a small tribute on social media; Small’s age and cause of death was not known at press time. Joel and Small were band mates in the Hassles in the Sixties and then formed the hard rock duo Attila; after the latter released their debut album in 1970 — and while Joel was living with Small and his wife Elizabeth Weber — the future Piano Man fell in love with Weber, a…
Fans have been decoding another new teaser video shared on Oasis’ social media, and believe potential gigs are being lined up in Amsterdam. Rumours have been swirling around a possible 2027 tour, which would follow up their hugely successful ‘Live ‘25’ reunion shows held around the world last year. Reports have claimed a 12-night residency at the Etihad Stadium, home of Manchester City Football Club, and a return to Knebworth are on the cards. The band’s official X (formerly Twitter) account recently shared a teaser video of two boys waiting in a chip shop, with Oasis’ 2002 hit ‘Little By…
My Chemical Romance played ‘The Light Behind Your Eyes’ live for the first time and dedicated ‘Boy Division’ to former Every Time I Die guitarist and wrestler Andy Williams in Phoenix last night (September 7). MCR are currently on the North American leg of their ‘Long Live The Black Parade’ anniversary tour. The show sees the band performing the classic emo album in full, before they play a second set on a B-stage in the middle of the venue. As as they moved to the B-stage at Chase Field, frontman Gerard Way and co. performed ‘Boy Division’ from 2013’s ‘Conventional…
After missing next three concerts, Singer anticipates being back on the road September 19 Rosanne Cash has postponed her next three shows due to an “unforeseen medical emergency,” her management wrote on social media Monday. “She is recovering under her doctors’ supervision, who have recommended a temporary restriction on travel and performing,” Cash’s team said. “The restriction is impacting her upcoming Wyoming and Montana shows. Rosanne deeply regrets the cancellation and looks forward to rescheduling appearances.” While Cash’s management did not elaborate what the medical emergency was, it won’t keep the singer off the road too long: While her three…
Oasis are reportedly “unhappy” with a planned auction of unheard and rare recordings of them. A collection of 63 concert recordings, over 100 hours of rehearsals, soundchecks and “unfiltered dialogue” between Noel and Liam Gallagher is due to be auctioned on October 3, with a guide price of between £1.2million and £1.6million. Among the archive, which is 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 Huw…
