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Article by Marzia Picciano The point is that you can't stay silent, it's not natural in the current state of affairs, especially if you are an artist. And so it is according to i Post-operative pain management. Even before finding ourselves at Primavera Sound to take water and “lessons” in positioning (political and cultural), before even seeing Aarab Barghouti tread the stages of the event to remind everyone that while we dance and live there is still a lot of injustice that we have to face in the world, we were on the phone with Luca Romagnolipulsating part together with…
The Fall have shared the heady single ‘30 Degrees’, taken from their forthcoming “final” album ‘Post Script’ – listen below. The cult Manchester band’s leader Mark E. Smith died in 2018 after a battle with lung and kidney cancer, and it recently emerged that he had been working on a new album at the time. That album has now been completed and is getting an official release under the title ‘Post Script’, with former Fall member and manager Ed Blaney saying earlier this month that it would be out “imminently” and would be comprised of “nine absolute bangers”. Now, the first song from the album has surfaced, a four-minute psych-rock jam with fuzzy synths and a deep bass groove, laced with…
1949: Alan White, drummer for Yes since 1972 and session man, is born in Pelton, UK. He will die on May 26, 2022. Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi, DJ Carl Cox and Catatonia’s Cerys Matthews have been named in the King’s Birthday Honours list. The annual honours recognise individuals from across the UK for their achievements and contributions to society, celebrating figures from the arts, sport, science, public services and charity. This time around, those named include the iconic guitarist Iommi, who becomes an MBE for services to music and charity, and singer and broadcaster Matthews, who is made an OBE. Two of the country’s most celebrated DJs – Carl Cox and Judge Jules – have also been recognised, receiving an OBE and MBE respectively. Cox, 63, has been at the forefront of UK club culture for 40 years…
Paul McCartney has paid tribute to his friend, the great British artist David Hockney, saying he will miss his “fabulous personality”. Bradford native Hockney passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday (June 11) at the age of 88 after a career that saw him lauded as one of the most influential and celebrated artists of the 20th century. A defining figure in British art, his works included A Bigger Splash and Portrait Of An Artist (Pool With Two Figures). One of the friends he made over the years was Beatles legend McCartney, who has shared a personal tribute to him on his Instagram page. Alongside a photo of the two arm in arm, McCartney wrote: “David Hockney was…
The singer has been inviting stars, from Lola Young to Bad Gyal, to share their deepest secrets onstage before her song 'La Perla' Rosalía has always carved out her own lane as a pop star, and that's especially true when it comes to her Lux world tour. Every night, the Spanish singer delivers show-stopping visuals, ballet moves, and operatic vocals. In between these elements, Rosalía has also built upon the religious imagery all over Lux with a unique idea: Each night, special guests deliver a confession to the singer in a recreated gothic confessional booth, just before she performs the…
Fatboy Slim has played an impromptu set at an anti-fascism counter-protest rally in his hometown of Brighton. The ‘Carnival Against Fascism’ was held today (June 13) in the city centre, with organisers stating that they were assembling to oppose an anti-immigration demo by “racists in so-called ‘Patriots’ groups” who they said had planned “to come to our city, calling for ‘mass deportations’.” “Not in our city,” a social media post from the group continued. “This is Brighton. Not here, not anywhere. We intend to stop them from marching. We will not stand by while they call for our friends, neighbours, colleagues and family to be ethnically…
Workers began the process of removing Donald Trump’s name from the exterior of the Kennedy Center on Saturday morning, hours after a court-ordered deadline to complete the work by Friday passed. Thousands of people tuned into various livestreams showing the exterior of the Washington, D.C. performing arts venue on Friday, only to watch workers spend hours constructing a scaffolding and not removing the Trump name. The work continued Saturday morning with workers unfurling a large curtain to obscure the actual removal of the “Donald J. Trump” from the building’s exterior; a livestream outside the Kennedy Center showed dozens of people…
The wildly successful biopic brought in TKTK worldwide Michael has officially surpassed the Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody to claim the title as the highest-grossing music biopic in history with $911.9 million at the global box office. Lionsgate confirmed the numbers to Rolling Stoneadding that Michael made $358 million at the domestic box office and another $553 million internationally; that total does not include this weekend's receipts. Comparatively, the 2018 Queen movie raked in $910 million worldwide during its theatrical run while also earning its star Rami Malek a Best Actor Oscar. Michaelwhich portrays Michael Jackson's early years with his…
Lambrini Girls have teamed up with Music Declares Emergency for the ‘Hot Girls F*ck The System’ merch line. The Brighton punk duo have helped create the range of t-shirts, hoodies, joggers and caps alongside the charity, with all profits to be donated to help support action in the face of the climate emergency. Music Declares Emergency are preparing to launch their ‘No Music On A Dead Planet’ action hubs around the UK, which will bring the charity’s representatives into towns and cities to “supercharge climate action” and “create communities of real change on the ground”. The items carry two eye-catching slogans: “Saving the Planet is…
