Author: Press Room
Madonna materialized in a spectacular veil of hot pink in Times Square late Thursday afternoon. As she tossed aside her cloak, the intro of her Confessions II single “I Feel So Free” declared, “I can be whoever I want to be,” and the star promptly instructed the crowd below to “come on, meet me on the dance floor.” Of course, the fans packed shoulder-to-shoulder on the streets had already obliged and cheered as Madonna captivated them in the way only Madonna can. The pop icon sashayed in knee-high silver boots, satin blush stockings, and a matching corset across the elevated…
Thirty-five years after the release of “Gish”, Smashing Pumpkins celebrate their debut album with two new vinyl reissues available today. The album, released on May 28, 1991 for Caroline Records, represented the first step of a band destined to become one of the most influential groups of alternative rock of the nineties.Two editions were created for the occasion: a limited version on 180 gram gray vinyl with a pink and purple splatter effect, proposed in the original 1991 packaging, and a standard version on 180 gram black vinyl, also faithful to the packaging of the time.Recalling that period, drummer Jimmy…
Massive Attack have been playing a powerful cover of Seo Taiji and Boys’ ‘Regret of the Times’ on tour, describing it as an “act of continuity, revival and solidarity”. The song was released in 1993 by the South Korean hip-hop group, and features lyrics that both express resentment towards the corruption and serve as a cry for revolution. Taiji wrote the song in light of two tragedies in the country: the collapse of the Seongsu Bridge in 1994 and the collapse of the Sampoong Department Store the following year. The two incidents killed over 500 people, and were ultimately found…
1964: Davie Jones and The King Bees release their first single, “Liza Jane”/”Louie, Louie come home”, on Vocalion Records. It is David Bowie's recording debut. Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
IDLES’ Joe Talbot and his dad Nigel have launched an art exhibition, ‘Musoleum – Remembrance of Remembering’. The singer and his father have created a series of sculptures that explore the nature of memory and they are on display at the Newport Museum and Art Gallery in South Wales. The exhibition is free to enter and it opened on May 23 and it will run until September 12. The museum is open between Tuesday and Saturday every week, and you can find out more here. A description of the show explains that the sculptures “explore memory through the metaphor of the vessel”, making use of salvaged and recycled materials to “examine how memories are…
From Prince's archives, a new chapter from his immense musical legacy. “Timeless” will be released on August 28, a posthumous album created by The Prince Estate in collaboration with Legacy Recordings and Sony Music. The album collects ten rare and previously unreleased recordings, selected between 1977 and 2016, with the aim of offering an overview of the entire artistic career of the Minneapolis musician. This is the first recording project conceived to span all the main phases of Prince's career, from the first sessions made as a teenager to the last years of his activity. The result is a sound…
Well, it seems securing tickets for Christopher Nolan‘s upcoming epic The Odyssey turned into its own arduous journey. On Thursday, as tickets went on sale for special formats like IMAX and PLF, moviegoers faced long wait times in online queues, and in person outside of theaters, trying to secure tickets to the highly-anticipated blockbuster. Unfortunately, it seems ticketing platforms like AMC, Fandango, and Regal weren’t prepared to meet the demand audiences had for these formats. The AMC app and website were briefly paused, and when they did return, users faced hour-long queues before they could even open the app to…
The president will be in Madison Square Garden to watch his hometown New York Knicks on Monday Donald Trump has confirmed reports that he will attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday, when his hometown New York Knicks take on the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden. He may even stick around for Game 4 later in the week. “I've been a Knicks fan for a long time, and I'm also a Jim Dolan fan,” Trump said in the Oval Office on Thursday, nodding to the team's longtime conservative owner. “He has invited me, I'm going,” the…
The album will collect ten rarities from almost forty years of career. Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
Primavera Sound has been hit by “adverse weather conditions”, with Alex G and Mac DeMarco’s sets cancelled and stages being temporarily suspended. Today (June 4) is the opening day of the festival at the Parc del Fòrum in Barcelona, with tonight’s headliners set to be Doja Cat, Massive Attack and Bad Gyal. It runs for the next two days, with The Cure, The xx, Gorillaz, My Bloody Valentine, Addison Rae and Skrillex also topping the bill. However, earlier this evening, the big screens on the main stages showed a warning message, explaining that “due to adverse weather conditions, performances on this stage have been temporarily suspended.” “Please remain calm and follow the instructions of the festival’s security and staff teams,” it continued.…
