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«Fare buona musica in una band è tutta questione di chimica». Con queste di Paul McCartney si apre Now And Then – The Last Beatles Song, il nuovo breve documentario sul quartetto inglese diretto da Oliver Murray che racconta il lungo viaggio della band per la realizzazione di Now And Then, la loro ultima canzone.Il documentario, uscito nella serata di ieri sul profilo YouTube della band, anticipa l’uscita del singolo prevista per questo pomeriggio alle 15 (per il videoclip diretto da Peter Jackson bisognerà invece attendere venerdì).Now And Then ha una storia lunga 44 anni. John Lennon ne incise una…
I cannot fathom all the rehearsals hobbled through, miles travelled fast and crawling, enough coffee cups to build a bridge (from where to where?), dismantled and rebuilt floors & stages, feedback fever and ringing ears, blind hangovers, laughter til peeing pants and spitting out whatever is in the mouth, professional-level passive aggressive bickering, singing with no voice left, questioning what to wear as a way of holding the self together. All this happening in the background of forever war…. Sometimes I can’t remember much before starting bands, writing songs, recording music, making artifacts, performing, traveling to perform. Its a dreamy…
The Serfs’ 2020 debut, Sounds of Serfdom, seemed tailor-made to the tastes of the goth YouTube algorithm, where success scales with how ’80s to-the-letter your band sounds—see the frictionless coldwave of Molchat Doma. The Cincinnati trio’s early releases scanned as little more than lo-fi imitations of their influences, nervy, bare-bones cartridges of minimal wave that played like Oppenheimer Analysis B-sides with less variation. But on their third album Half Eaten by Dogs, the Serfs up the ante, imbuing their once-pallid synth-punk with color and velocity.Opener “Order Imposing Sentence” hurtles forward like a car on the brink of falling apart, stringing…
Neanche il tempo di farsi scongelare per dare il via alla stagione natalizia (vedi sotto) e già Mariah Carey deve affrontare una grana. Il musicista Andy Stone ha nuovamente fatto causa alla popstar accusandola di avere preso il titolo e non solo di All I Want for Christmas Is You da una sua composizione.Stone aveva già fatto causa a Carey nel giugno 2022 a New Orleans. Aveva ritirato la causa riservandosi il diritto di ridepositarla. Secondo il musicista, la popstar avrebbe dovuto accreditarlo fra gli autori della hit del 1994 All I Want for Christmas Is You avendo lui scritto…
HYBE founder and chairman Bang Si-hyuk has revealed that his company was “on the verge of closing down” before BTS. Bang Si-hyuk recently made a guest appearance on the tvN talk show You Quiz on the Block, alongside fellow record executive J.Y. Park, the founder of JYP Entertainment. During his appearance on the programme, the HYBE chairman opened up about how the company (then known as Big Hit Entertainment) was “pretty much drowning in debt” before the boyband’s debut, saying that they had owed about ₩10billion (US$7.4millon) at the time. “We were seriously on the verge of closing down the…
Jack Antonoff also discussed working with Taylor Swift and producing “Cruel Summer” Bleachers stopped by The Tonight Show to showcase their recent single, “Modern Girl.” The band, led by Jack Antonoff, gave an energetic performance of the track complete with horns. The song and its visuals pay tribute to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, as is on display in the clip. Antonoff also sat down with host Jimmy Fallon to discuss producing music for Taylor Swift, including her hit “Cruel Summer,” and his wedding to actress Margaret Qualley. During the interview, Antonoff and Fallon wrote an impromptu song,…
Right now, Pitchfork’s editors are furiously debating the ranking of our year-end best albums and songs lists, which we’ll be bringing to you soon. But first, we’d like to invite you to share your picks.Today, we’re opening the 2023 Readers’ Poll. Which albums and songs were your favorite? Tell us below. To make sure your vote is counted, please submit it by Wednesday, November 15 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. Check back for the results in the coming weeks. Thanks for participating—and thanks for reading.If you’re unable to see the survey above, you can also take it here.
“Punk as Fuck” is American Analog Set’s definitive song and not just because it’s their most popular. The opener of 2001’s Know by Heart doesn’t hit all that different than “A Good Friend is Always Around,” “Come Home Baby Julie, Come Home,” “Dim Stars (The Boy in My Arms),” or any other song with a title that more accurately reflects the Austin band’s music. Their bashful take on slowpoke indie rock was initially seen as an extension of Yo La Tengo and Stereolab, and it was a formative influence on Ben Gibbard, who appeared on an AmAnSet track named “The…
K-pop boyband NCT have announced the release date for their upcoming concert film, NCT NATION: To The World. Today (November 2), Trafalgar Releasing announced in a press release that NCT’s upcoming concert film NCT NATION: To The World will hit cinemas worldwide this December. Notably, Trafalgar Releasing previously distributed NCT Dream’s 2022 concert film, NCT Dream The Movie: In A Dream. The movie will follow the K-pop boyband during their concert at the Incheon Munhak Stadium in South Korea, which took place on August 26 earlier this year. The show, held in celebration of NCT’s ‘Golden Age’ album, was the first-ever live…
Olivia Rodrigo will perform at the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony this Friday, November 3. She will join a mystery artist described in the announcement as “one of her heroes.” The Rock Hall has given nothing more away, though Rodrigo has collaborated live with 2023 inductee Sheryl Crow in the past. She also called fellow inductees Rage Against the Machine her “favorite band right now” in a September interview with Rolling Stone. (“Who would have guessed?” Tom Morello responded.)Despite the Rock Hall’s best efforts to keep the collaborative performance a mystery, the chairman of the Rock…
