Italian singer and producer Giorgio Moroder goes on his first ever solo tour, so Guardian picked out 20 of The Father of Disco's songs, that either he wrote, or wrote and sang. It's a colourful mix - (Theme from) Midnight Express, Take My Breath Away by Berlin, Call Me by Blondie, Donna Summer's I Fell […]

“The live show has always been our number one priority. There’s just something primal about live music" - Crows' frontman James Cox told NME in an interview about recording their debut album 'Silver Tongues'. They recorder the album on several locations, always in pitch dark: “We had been rehearsing so much that we were really […]

The 1975 frontman Matty Healy took to Twitter this week to call out labels and artists who charge fans for meet-and-greets, accusing them of trying to “monetize... human connection”. “Who came up with payed meet and greets?” he wrote. “Did they think ‘Surely there must be something else we can monetise….OH! Human connection!! They’ll eat […]

"The greatest zombie cast ever disassembled" will star in Jim Jarmusch's zombie movie 'The Dead Don't Die'. So, in musicians-first order, it's: Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, RZA, Selena Gomez, Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Chloë Sevigny, Steve Buscemi, Danny Glover, Caleb Landry Jones, Rosie Perez, Sara Driver and Carol Kane. The plot is not […]

Rap star 50 Cent famously invested in Vitaminwater before Coca-Cola bought it for a billion dollars, also has a sizable investment in mattress firm company, Casper and that company is approaching a billion dollar valuation thanks to its innovative mattresses. In October of 2018, it was announced 50's G-Unit Films struck a deal with Starz […]

'Grey Matter', third album by British rapper Little Simz is highest-rated album by a female artist this year, according to aggregation site Metacritic (only 'Psychodrama', the debut album by fellow London rapper Dave, has a higher score). BBC talked to her about how that new album came to be and where does she see Jay-Z […]

Each week NME picks out stand-out songs from various genres, and this week their menu for hungry ears offers the following: indie-pop band Pronoun, rapper Little Simz, r'n'b singer Poppy Ajudha, noise-poppers The Ninth Wave, rapper Tierra Whack, indie rockers Amyl and the Sniffers, soul singer Asiatica, pop-rockers Body Type, tropical electronics artist Durante, and […]

American rapper Cardi B has defended herself after a video resurfaced of her saying she drugged and robbed men who wanted to have sex with her while she worked as a stripper before finding fame. "Whether or not they were poor choices at the time, I did what I had to do to survive," she […]

"Don’t you care about the bands that will struggle to tour Europe?” - that's the question journalists should have asked The Who's Roger Daltrey who said "as if we didn’t tour Europe before the fucking EU!”, after being asked about Brexit. "Because clearly Roger hasn’t given a second thought to the bands, roadies, tour managers […]

Pitchfork talked to singer-actor-model Sky Ferreira, confident she will publish a new album this year - it will be called 'Masochism' (title is there since 2015, and she played them two songs ('Downhill Lullaby' and 'Don't Forget'). Why did it take her six years to make an album - "Sky doesn’t just want her new […]

Ten years ago, electronic music in Iran was suppressed by the government. But now, Iran is becoming recognised as a hub for some of the world’s most vital, forward-thinking experimental music. Its affable prime mover is Ata Ebtekar, a long-celebrated figure in electronic music under his alias Sote, meaning “sound” in Farsi (he has an […]

"'Nest' is a remarkable adventure, an exploration of territories never before traversed, very much in the spirit of fellow power-trio travelers like Rush and Sleep. Even if it were nothing more than the sum of its parts, 'Nest' would be an astonishing album; the performances alone would be enough to guarantee that. But it is […]

Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly will tour together, as holograms later this year. The performances will see the reincarnated singer-songwriters backed by a full (live) band and (live) backing vocalists. The Roy Orbison & Buddy Holly: The Rock ’N’ Roll Dream Tour is planned for october in Europe and USA. “These two men were forward-thinkers […]

European parliament has passed copyright laws which critics say could change the internet with many musicians and creators saying the legislation will compensate artists fairly, but others argue that they will destroy user-generated content. The new rules, including the controversial Article 13, will hold tech firms responsible for material posted without copyright permission. Tech companies […]

Ranking Roger, longtime frontman of British ska punk band the Beat has died aged 56, after health complications. In 1978, at the age of 15, Charlery co-founded The Beat as the lead vocalist and main toaster (the Jamaican dancehall style of talk-singing over a rhythm). The band recorded three albums before their breakup in 1983, […]

YouTube singing star Anthony Vincent has a cameo role in Mötley Crüe biopic 'The Dirt', so in honor of that release he sang their song 'Kickstart My Heart' in 17 different styles - Led Zeppelin, Deftones, Dean Martin, RHCP etc (here's the video). The video is funny, movie, it seems so, isn't: "'The Dirt' is […]

"I know a lot of people, especially in the United States, are not motivated to do that [dance]. They don't really put dancing in the same sentence as rock music. But, when you go back to the birth of rock music, that's what people did. They danced to it. I hope that spirit can come […]

The nordic country will temporarily shut down the Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon this June due to damage caused by foot traffic that they attribute to Bieber’s fans. “This canyon was somewhat unknown,” Daníel Freyr Jónsson, head of the country’s environment agency said. “The great increase in foot traffic began after Bieber came. There has been an increase […]

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will not revoke Michael Jackson's inductions or remove his memorabilia from display at its Cleveland museum. Hall of Fame explains: "As with all of our inductees, Jackson was recognized for musical excellence and talent as well as having a significant impact on rock’n’roll, and was elected by a diverse […]

Acclaimed British musician, artist, producer and writer Matthew Herbert is releasing his new album, 'The State Between Us' on the 29th of March, Brexit day (which is being postponed). The album is being released under the name of the Matthew Herbert Great Britain and Gibraltar European Union Membership Referendum Big Band, and it features over […]

"I’ve toured my whole teenage life, and early 20s, I realized and as you guys probably saw I was unhappy last tour and I don’t deserve that and you don’t deserve that, you pay money to come and have a lively energetic fun light concert and I was unable emotionally to give you that near […]

"They’re incredible film scores to his imagination, which was clearly slightly mad, but only in the sense of that’s where you get the most striking visions, in that area close to madness. He’s filled the world with some sublime music" - Damon Albarn. "That is how he lived – with his eyes on the immensity, […]

Dr Dre posted a photo of his daughter, Truly Young, posing with her USC acceptance letter with captions “My daughter got accepted into USC all on her own. No jail time!!!”. "Jail time" was a reference to the recent college admissions scandal in which a number of wealthy parents paid thousands of dollars so their […]

"Ranks among Avey Tare’s strongest work of the ’10s, whether alone or with Animal Collective, and should be required listening for any old Millennial scared of turning 40 but even more scared of the alternative" - Consequence of Sound. Listen to song 'Saturdays (Again)' here.

Psychic TV and Coil were vanguard bands that blended ritual magick and creative method. But even their esoteric beliefs bore scant resemblance. This is a split that runs deep - PopMatters analyses the aesthetics and attitudes towards the audience of these two experimental bands.

"You don’t think you can play? Check this out. Let me show you how much I can’t play” - that's how Karen O describes a conversation with Danger Mouse before they started - recording together! “That’s our best kept secret. Neither of us can play at all, but somehow we made this record" - Karen […]

The first single from .Paak’s upcoming fourth album, 'Ventura', features the same kind of smooth, soul-inspired hip-hop that we’ve gotten to know so well from the young multi-instrumentalist - Consequence of Sound says in their Song of the Week segment. Listen to 'King James' here.

Berlin-based app Engdel last week had signed a deal with Warner Music Group, becoming the first algorithm to sign with a major label. Endel uses various inputs — weather, heart rate, time of day, and person's circadian rhythms — to craft soundscapes out of stems with the intention of boosting the listener's mood, enhance focus, […]

Textured riffs, earthen hooks, and gorgeous harmonies in what some might compare to contemporary heartland rock make up Illinois singer-songwriter Dan Hubbard's new single 'Run Towards the River'. "I wanted this song to start out like a really earnest conversation about getting out... (It) represents a joyful rebirth, and new beginnings" - Hubbard explains to […]

The upcoming Elton John biopic 'Rocketman' is expected to receive an “R” rating, it will include an “intimate love scene” between Taron Egerton, who play John, and Richard Madden, who plays John’s former manager and lover, John Reid. John’s past drug use will also be depicted. It is not yet finished, but it is expected […]