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Today Ian Curtis (Stretford, UK, 15 July 1956) would have turned seventy. To remember him, the British magazine Far Out dedicated to him a selection of 10 Joy Division songs made iconic by the verses composed by frontman. “Ian Curtis's lyrics – writes Jack Whatley in the introduction – represent one of the poetic peaks of post-punk. Despite having left a relatively small catalogue, the lead singer of Joy Division spoke with extraordinary intensity of alienation, modernity, fragility and inner torment. After his suicide in 1980, those lyrics took on an even deeper meaning, becoming the point of reference for…
Photo by Giorgia De Dato THE Vintage Violence they took to the stage of Tittoni Park in Desio (MB) on the evening of Friday 24 July, bringing the summer tour dedicated to the EP live A Sentimento. On stage Nicolò Caldirola (voice), Rocco Arienti (guitar), Roberto Galli (low) e Beniamino Cefalù (drums). Active since the early 2000s, the band from Lecco has built over the years a recognizable identity in the independent Italian scene, thanks to a sound that mixes punk, garage rock and alternative, while the lyrics alternate irony, sarcasm and reflections on current issues, maintaining a direct and…
Warning: this article contains distressing details A court has heard that D4vd’s Tesla, where the decomposing remains of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez were found, was filled with air fresheners, and also that his DNA was found on garbage bags related to the case. Earlier this year, the singer (real name David Anthony Burke) was accused by prosecutors of dismembering Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s body with a chainsaw in his garage after buying tools online. He was charged with the murder of the 14-year-old girl on April 20, and has pleaded not guilty of murdering and sexually abusing the teen. The victim’s…
Over sixty years after David Bowie's first recordings, “The Shel Talmy Recordings” is released, the most complete collection dedicated to the sessions recorded in 1965 with producer Shel Talmy, a key figure in British rock thanks to his work with The Who and The Kinks. The box set will be released on September 18th by Parlophone, while from today the unreleased “I Want Your Love” is available in streaming, which anticipates the release of the album (listen below). The collection, available in CD, LP and digital format, documents the period in which the future Bowie still called himself Davie Jones.…
Phill Jupitus has accused David Byrne of excluding disabled people at his recent show in Scotland, saying he “effectively shat on a minority”. The actor, poet and retired stand-up comedian – known for being a captain on BBC Two’s Never Mind The Buzzcocks – went to see the former Talking Heads frontman at the Edinburgh Playhouse earlier this week. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – David Byrne: “I have a little bit of hope. Not every day, but some days” Byrne played three headline concerts at the 3,059-capacity seated venue as part of his current UK and European tour on…
In June 2024, the singer said that doctors had found a tumor in his esophagus and he would have to undergo treatment Lou Koller, the frontman for Sick of It All, has died. The singer had been battling adenocarcinoma cancer. The band announced his death on Friday in a social media post. “It’s with unbelievable sadness that we announce to our worldwide hardcore family the passing of our brother Lou Koller. The level of loss that we feel at this time is overwhelming,” wrote the group, which noted this year would have marked Sick of it All’s 40th anniversary together.…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey stormed the box office with a staggering $124 million opening weekend domestically, proving there's still a huge appetite for ancient myths on the big screen. The film has quickly become one of the biggest cinematic events of the year, sparking renewed interest in Homer's nearly 3,000-year-old epic and sending related books soaring up Amazon's bestseller charts. Bestselling 'Odyssey' Books View more + I caught the film on opening weekend and, having studied classical literature…
There was a time when all you had to do was open a trade magazine to know what to listen to that month. Today it is no longer so simple. Between automatically generated playlists, millions of songs uploaded every day and an audience that discovers new music by scrolling through the feed rather than by reading an article, the profession of music critic finds itself at a crossroads. The question is not whether music journalism will survive, but what form it will take. When the algorithm becomes the first critic Spotify uploads tens of thousands of new songs to its…
Arca has premiered new music from upcoming album ‘XXXXX’ in an experimental livestream directed by Daniel Sannwald. Check it out below. The stream was held live on Twitch and YouTube last night (Thursday July 23), following the Grammy-nominated singer and producer announcing details of her long-anticipated album earlier this week. That record is set to drop on July 31 via XL Recordings, and marks her first new music since the expansive ‘Kick’ pentalogy ended in 2021. On last night’s livestream, Arca broke out an ambitious two-hour performance, giving fans a first glimpse of the album. Directed by Daniel Sannwald –…
The Motown saga is one of the most fascinating recording experiences in the history of popular music. The magazine Far Out has decided to dedicate an in-depth analysis to her, compiling an ambitious ranking entitled “The 100 greatest Motown songs of all time”. “Since its founding in 1959, in the industrial shadow of Detroit, Michigan, Motown Records has always been much more than a simple record label – underlines Ben Forrest in the introduction – In the history of music, especially from the point of view of the pop public, record companies have never enjoyed the same prestige or the…
