Two decades ago, the Afghanistan National Institute of Music would have been unthinkable, now there's an unique Afghan all-female orchestra, formed five years ago. Zohra is now visiting the UK for the first time, and BBC writes about ANIM that now in Kabul teaches music skills to some 250 young people, both male and female. […]
On the 40th anniversary of Gloria Gaynor’s 'I Will Survive' topping the charts – and as the UK blunders towards its own acrimonious divorce, The Guardian makes a list of 20 greatest breakup songs, from Gang Starr's 'Ex Girl to Next Girl' to Roy Orbison's 'It's Over'.
Michael Jackson's daughter Paris took to Twitter to let the world know that she doesn't feel it's her place publicly speak out about the documentary or abuse claims against her dad. "There’s nothing i can say that hasn’t already been said in regards to defense... But that’s not my role" (Billboard). Meanwhile, The Children’s Museum […]
In the 1970s and 80s Mogadishu's airwaves were filled with Somali funk, disco, soul and reggae. Musicians rocking afros and bell-bottom trousers would perform at the city's trendiest nightclubs during the height of the country's golden era of music. Somali Night Fever tells the story of the people keeping Somali music alive, including two friends, […]
20- and 30-somethings, filtering out from Robyn's March 8 Madison Square Garden show, ended her concert by screaming her song 'Dancing On My Own' at New York City's subway station. Soon someone pulled out a Bluetooth speaker and everyone started singing her song as if their lives depended on it... Watch the sing-along here.Vulture...
State schools in England have seen a 21% decrease in music provision over the last five years, and at the same time, access to music in independent schools has risen by 7%. The gap widens amongst poorer pupils, with just one in four schools in deprived areas offering music lessons. One in five primary school […]
Stevie Nicks will make history at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony on March 29, becoming the first woman to be inducted twice. She was first inducted in 1998 as a member of Fleetwood Mac and is being ushered in this year as a solo artist - Billboard writes about women at the […]
The latest social media dance obsession, 'the Triangle', involves three people holding on to each others shoulders and jumping in-between each other in a pattern, and it will replace floss, well, it least that's what Guardian think.
'The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack' was the best-selling album globally in 2018 with 3,5 million copies sold. South Korean boyband BTS take both the second and third chart positions with the albums 'Love Yourself 結 'Answer' released in August 2018, sold in 2,7 million copies, and 'Love Yourself 轉 'Tear', released in May […]
Listening to death metal music inspires joy, and not violence - a new study by the music lab at Sydney, Australia’s Macquarie University shows. The study involved asking 32 death meal fans and 48 non-fans to listen to death metal (Bloodbath's cannibalism-inspired track 'Eaten'), or pop while viewing unpleasant images (Pharrell Wiliams' 'Happy'). It revealed […]
UK start-up Peex is trying to make concerts sound better for attendees with a wireless wearable device that allows concertgoers to adjust the sound to their likings. Peex has partnered up with Elton John to have select people demo the Peex system at select shows on his farewell tour, which runs through 2021. System is […]
A second K-pop star has quit the music business, in a sex scandal - Jung Joon-young, 30, admitted to secretly filming himself having sex with women and sharing the footage. It comes a day after superstar Seungri from the group Big Band quit the industry after being charged over allegations that he ran and illegal […]
British folkers Mumford & Sons covered Nine Inch Nails' 'Hurt' on saturday evening during their live show in Cleveland, Trent Reznor's home-city. Marcus Mumford and the band are currently on the road in support of their latest album 'Delta'. NME...
Locating strange connections that lurk in our unconscious is an obsession for Drew Mulholland, a lecturer in psychogeography and hauntology – areas of study that stray into the unconscious and the seemingly supernatural – at Glasgow University, or, as he puts it, he is “interested in sound, memory and place”. He’s also a musician who […]
A Southampton FC fan has gone viral after raving to The Prodigy's ‘Firestarter’ during a match at St Mary’s Stadium this weekend. With the track being played over the PA ahead of the Southampton v Tottenham, the energetic attendee didn’t hold back as he channelled the spirit of Keith Flint. Sky Sports...
“The reason everyone is so upset is ’cause R. Kelly and Micheal Jackson make great music. If I found out Macklemore did some weird stuff, I’d be happy to free up the space on my iPhone” - Pete Davidson said last night on 'Saturday Night Live' addressing the recent allegations surrounding Michael Jackson and R […]
R. Kelly was released from the Cook County Jail, where he was locked up over failure to pay $161,000 in back child support owed to his ex-wife, Drea Kelly. R. Kelly was freed after an unknown donor put up the money, after a judge sent him to jail on March 6, until he paid the […]
With a voice like his, so large and powerful and bodied with so much sincere soul, it shouldn't have taken so much effort to turn heads. But such is the fickle music business that has bowed to everything but the poise of a very true, though sidelined, talent - PopMatters takes notice of unusual American […]
"I know injustices are frustrating and it’s easy to get worked up. but reacting with a calm mind usually is more logical than acting out of rage and also.... it feels better to mellow out. Smoke some weed n think about the bigger picture. chillax my dudes" - Paris Jackson tweeted following allegations about her […]
The Arab world’s biggest indie group, probably the most successful Arabic-language band internationally, they have collaborations with Róisín Murphy and Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard, they're going on a European tour - they're Mashrou' Leila and Guardian talked to them about politics, LGBT rights and how the West sees the East.
"Disq are finishing up their debut album, which also splits the difference between lightly psychedelic flourishes and more ramshackle singer-songwriter endeavors. Thematically, the new material also finds them in a different, older place — both members remark on how 'most of that first album is girls and heartbreak' whereas the stuff they’re working on now […]
The Black Keys have shared a new single called 'Lo/Hi'. The track marks their first new music together since 2014’s Grammy-nominated 'Turn Blue'. It's written and produced by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney themselves (Consequence of Sound). Listen to the song here.
Embattled US R&B singer R. Kelly has been taken into custody for failing to pay child support to his ex-wife Drea Kelly, for their three children. A judge in Chicago said he would be held until he paid $161,000 (£122,000) owed to his ex-wife and their children. The singer showed up to the hearing with […]
There are docs and biopics, concert films and musicals, movies with flick-making and generation-defining soundtracks... They boast a common ethos, carry a certain swagger, and feel rebellious in their own, often unlikely, ways. So, here they are: The 50 Greatest Rock and Roll Movies of All Time, Consequence of Sound choice.
Four weeks ago, The Prodigy's Keith Flint played his final show with the band, in Auckland, New Zealand. It was on February 5 as The Prodigy performed at Auckland’s Trusts Arena, wrapping up the Oceania leg of their world tour. NME has a selection of videos from the show. The London music site picks out […]
The Michael Jackson estate on Sunday posted a concert film featuring the singer about 20 minutes after the premiere of HBO’s Jackson documentary 'Leaving Neverland', which explores allegations of sexual abuse of two underage boys by the singer. In addition, a second concert film, 'Live at Wembley Stadium', will be available to watch at the […]
The Prodigy star Keith Flint was found dead at his home in Dunmow, Essex, on Monday morning. The band, who were due to tour the US in May, confirmed his death in a statement, remembering Flint as a "true pioneer, innovator and legend". In a post on The Prodigy's official Instagram account, bandmate Liam added: […]
"You can’t easily eradicate Jackson from history: too many people have too much of their lives bound up with his music. And perhaps you shouldn’t. Perhaps it is all right that his music continues to be heard, so long as it comes with a caveat: that it reminds us great art can be made by […]
The organiser of Womad has said the world music festival is struggling to book artists because many fear they might have difficulties entering the country due to Brexit, Guardian reports. “Lots of artists are finding they can get to Europe but fear taking the next step to the UK, particularly if there is there is […]
Sharing the chords and lyrics to their new single ‘Free At Last’ a good few weeks before anyone had heard it, Canadian punks PUP challenged their followers to cover the song in whatever style they saw fit. Completely unaware of how the ‘real’ track would go, fans were left entirely to their own devices. They […]
