Author: Press Room

J ackass star Brandon “Bam” Margera has barely been on the line for 10 minutes when a male fan spots him in a Seattle parking lot and asks for a photo. “Dude, I fucking pulled up and I was like there’s no chance that’s Bam,” the fan exclaims. Margera poses for the picture — his wide smile revealing several silver-capped teeth, his broken thumb wrapped in a metal splint from a recent skateboarding injury — then gets back in the car. It’s a reminder that the daredevil continues to carry the kind of fame that few ever attain. “I can’t…

Sixteen years after his last performance in our country, Marc Almond finally returns to meet the Italian public with a concert event scheduled for Sunday 27 September at the Paganini Auditorium in Parma, as part of the Il Rumore del Mourning series. An unmistakable voice and absolute protagonist of the synth-pop scene with Soft Cell, Almond left an indelible mark on the music of the 1980s before embarking on a solo career full of experimentation. Over the decades he has crossed electronica, chanson, cabaret, folk and musical theatre, building an original artistic path that continues to influence musicians of different…

The Guest List have shared a new single, ‘If Ever Your Devil Is Kind’ – you can listen to it below. The song will appear on the Manchester indie band’s debut studio album, ‘Something Real’, which is due for release on August 28. Inspired by frustrations witnessed at a football match, the brooding anthem channels the tension of modern masculinity. ‘If Ever Your Devil Is Kind’ also tackles themes of loneliness and resentment, bred by the pressures put on men to embody a certain ideal. “This song is about feeling unfulfilled in spite of having achieved everything that you thought…

As the World Cup continues, Shakira is urging viewers to contribute to the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund. The goal post for the fund is set at $100 million with $500,000 going to children whose education has been impacted by the recent earthquakes in Venezuela, the musician shared in a social media video. “Today, millions of children are growing up without the education and opportunities they deserve,” Shakira said Friday. “That’s why I’m so proud to support the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund. I’m also pleased to share that the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund will dedicate $500,000 to support…

MOTHER – the new collaborative band helmed by Robbie Furze of The Big Pink and currently featuring Jamie T and Jamie Hince of The Kills – have given their first proper interview, talking to NME about the emotional origins of the project, their aim to be “the guitar version of NERD”, and their hit-list of future collaborators. Revealing the new project at the end of May alongside the blistering anthemics of debut single 'My Love', Furze shared that the seeds of MOTHER had come from losing his own parent after a prolonged illness. “My mum got sick about five years…

There is very little time left until “Ultimo 2026 – The fairy tale forever”, the concert that on Saturday 4 July will transform the Roman esplanade of Tor Vergata into the largest live event ever organized in Italy. In front of around 250,000 spectators, Niccolò Moriconi alias Ultimo is ready to put on a show destined to go down in the history of national live music, with an expected duration of around three and a half hours.Maximum confidentiality about the official lineup, but the evidence listened to by the fans, who have been camped out for days in the concert…

Mumford & Sons have shared a star-studded new video for ‘Here’, featuring Paul Dano, Shailene Woodley and Oscar Isaac – watch it below. The track is lifted from the band’s sixth studio album ‘Prizefighter’, which was released earlier this year and went to Number One in the UK. ‘Here’, which features Chris Stapleton, opens ‘Prizefighter’ and was previously aired when the band returned to Saturday Night Live earlier this year, where they also performed ‘Rubber Band Man’. Directed by Bradley J Calder, the video sees Dano, Woodley and Isaac join Marcus Mumford in auditions for a new role, while his bandmates Ben Lovett and Ted Dwane sit in judgement. Watch the…

Rico Nasty has reunited with producer Kenny Beats, who is now calling himself Kenneth Blume, for her new album, RX. It’s out July 24. Lead single “Cupcake” marks a return to Rico’s signature “sugar trap” sound following her 2025 rap-rock LP Lethal. Below, watch her joyride in an off-roader in the song’s Miggy-directed video.“I missed someone that was honest with me,” Rico said of working with Blume again in a press release. “And I missed someone who knew me back then, before I had any success. I felt like if I’m going to get back to doing me, I should…

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Madonna time travels back to the Eighties and dances the night away at a famous discotheque, R&B crooner Destin Conrad dives into reggae rhythms, and Rico Nasty teams back up with Kenneth Blume for a glittery new track. Plus, new tunes from Wolf Alice, Mary in the Junkyard, Sienna Spiro, Dinosaur Jr., and Ken Carson. Madonna, “Danceteria” (YouTube) Destin Conrad, “Nervous” (YouTube) Rico Nasty, “Cupcake” (YouTube) Wolf Alice, “Gospel Oak” (YouTube) Mary in the Junkyard, “Blood”…

Sienna Spiro called in a battalion of musicians to set the tone for “He's Not My Baby, I'm His,” which comes midway into her debut album, Visitor. There are trumpet players and a keyboardist and three different guitarists. Two people are on saxophone and another two on trombone, plus three more on bass, four on cello, and nearly a dozen violinists. There are more of them than there are years Spiro has been alive. But her voice is at the center of it all. The 20-year-old artist fills Visitor with influences from the all-time greats — like Frank and Nina…