Author: Press Room
Failure frontman Ken Andrews has spoken to NME about the band's past, present and future, shortly after the release of their new album 'Location Lost'. Check out our full interview below. The alt-rock trio, completed by bassist Greg Edwards and drummer Kellii Scott, shared their seventh full-length record last Friday (April 24). It marked the fourth LP since their 2014 comeback, after the '90s-formed outfit disbanded in 1997 following addiction issues within the band and mistreatment from their label. In their absence, the 1996 album 'Fantastic Planet' became a revered cult classic, and the group gained notable admirers, including Paramore's…
The great rebellious and uncompromising rock is preparing to make a stop in our country again. In fact, the beloved ones return to Italy The Last Internationaleone of the most incendiary, authentic and esteemed realities of the contemporary international rock scene. The American rock band, led by the magnetic and powerful voice of Delila Paz and by the sharp guitar of Edgey Pireswill be the protagonist of two live events next autumn, promising to set the stages of two of the most active and iconic clubs on the peninsula on fire. The two scheduled shows promise to be truly adrenaline-packed.…
Lauryn Hill has explained to fans why she never released another album after her hit debut ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’. It has been almost three decades since the singer, rapper and songwriter dropped her critically acclaimed debut album in 1998, and in the time since she has not released a sophomore record. That 1998 release featured singles including ‘Everything Is Everything’, ‘Ex-Factor’ and the chart-topping ‘Doo Wop (That Thing)’. Now, in a new Instagram post, the singer has shed light on why she hasn’t released more albums since then, and revealed that much of the reasoning stems from burnout…
Arab Strap are back, and in typically caustic form. The Scottish duo of Malcolm Middleton and Aidan Moffat will return with Half-Told Tales on September 4, via Rock Action. The song that accompanies the news, “You You You,” comes with a fun video directed by Luke Bovill. Watch it below.Half-Told Tales marks the duo’s return to the discipline of naming albums after perfecting the form with 2024’s I’m Totally Fine With It 👍 Don’t Give a Fuck Anymore 👍. The single, in the age-old Arab Strap tradition, includes a cascade of zesty couplets, from the Rabelaisian (“I’ve got watchlists I’ll…
“The IT Crowd.” CORRECT. The scene, involving Berry's character Douglas Reynholm, appears in the series 2 episode 'Smoke and Mirrors'. “I met Matt Berry in what used to be the Ace Hotel London Shoreditch, and he was surprised at my knowledge of British comedy! Gavin & Stacey also referenced us, which was funny.” Now, after a ten year hiatus, The Ordinary Boys are back with a new single 'Peer Pressure'. “It was purposefully like: 'Let's write an Ordinary Boys song in 2026 and see what it would sound like'. It's heading towards an album, which we've already recorded half of.…
vote6.5 Bands: WYRMHAVEN Duration: 00:35:19 Available from: 05/29/2026 Streaming not yet available. The revival operation of these American guys, who made their long-distance debut through self-production after an EP and a couple of digital singles, even starts from the moniker.Wyrmhaven, in fact, is nothing more than a tiny island in the video game universe of “Morrowind” (third chapter of the RPG saga of “The Elder Scrolls”), whose territory west of Solstheim has been claimed, depending on the era, by a clan of Chimer fleeing from the wars with the Dwarves, by a fire-breathing dragon, by a band of Nordic exiles,…
Inspiral Carpets have returned with their first new single in 12 years – check it out below. ‘Drag The Bag’ is “inspired by the grind of life and the universal idea that everybody is carrying something” according to a press release. The anthemic track is “direct, melodic and built for live crowds, it captures the classic immediacy of Inspiral Carpets while sounding completely of the present,” it added. Their last LP, which was self-titled, was released in 2014. The release of their new single coincides with a series of UK tour dates kicking off at The Live Rooms in Chester…
American Football have spoken to NME about their enduring influence on new generations, and what went into their widescreen new album ‘LP4’. The US-alt rock pioneers would become one of the seminal bands of the midwest emo scene in the years after their seminal 1999 self-titled debut (known retrospectively as ‘LP1’), and in the time between their split the following year and 2014 reunion. They’ve released three more albums since then, the last being ‘LP3’ in 2019 and a 25th anniversary reissue of their debut album with covers by the likes of Ethel Cain, Blondshell, Manchester Orchestra, Iron & Wine…
Will we see more and more streaming festivals? Two days ago Disney+ announced that following an agreement with Live Nation this year it will broadcast live broadcasts of three American festivals worldwide, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo and Austin City Limits, something that its “sister” platform Hulu has been doing for six years. Festivals have become a product not only of YouTube and therefore visible for free, but also of a subscription streaming platform. For Kevin Chernett, Executive Vice President and Head of Global Media Partnerships at Live Nation, music festivals once reserved for those who could be physically present “are becoming global…
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