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Fontaines D.C. pull out of Latitude after band member contracts COVID

Fontaines D.C. have pulled out of this weekend’s Latitude festival after a band member tested positive for COVID-19.The Irish five-piece were also due to play a gig in Lincoln tonight (July 22) but have had to pull out last minute due to the diagnosis.Posting a statement on Instagram, the band said: “We regret to announce that during routine testing, a band member tested positive for Covid-19 this morning.

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Alfie Templeman cancels Latitude and Tramlines slots after contracting COVID

Alfie Templeman has cancelled his performances at this weekend’s Latitude and Tramlines festivals after testing positive for COVID-19.The pair of festivals are taking place this weekend as part of the latest stage of the government’s Events Research Programme (ERP).“Gutted to announce that unfortunately I’m no longer able to play Tramlines or Latitude this week as I’ve recently contracted COVID,” Templeman wrote on Twitter.“I’m currently recovering in isolation dreaming about the rest of the wonderful gigs that we have in store for you this year!”Gutted to announce that unfortunately I’m no longer able to play Tramlines or Latitude this week as I’ve recently contracted COVID.

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Sports Team, Frank Turner and more play first full capacity gigs since England’s COVID restrictions lifted

with fans returning to nightclubs on the stroke of midnight as the government’s unlocking plan reached the fourth and final stage of its route out of lockdown.In the evening, the likes of Frank Turner and Sports Team played the first gigs with no social distancing requirements since March 2020.Turner returned to the Clapham Grand, where he played the first government-backed socially distanced gig back in July 2020, for a full capacity show.“After a year and half of crap, seeing Frank Turner tonight genuinely felt like returning to myself…” one wrote on Instagram after the show.See footage from the gig below:A post shared by Pete Grimwood (@petegrimwood)A post shared by Gary Atherton (@gary_ath94)A post shared by Lauren Wyatt

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Beardyman pulls summer tour dates due to COVID “experiment”: “I just don’t feel safe yet”

Beardyman has announced that he won’t be going ahead with his summer tour dates because he still doesn’t “feel safe” in the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The musician (real name Darren Alexander Foreman) took to social media earlier today (July 14) to share the news with fans, adding that he doesn’t agree with the government’s proposed full easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England on July 19.“I’ve turned down some shows this summer, and the ones I had said yes to, I have now cancelled,” his statement began. “I just don’t feel safe yet.

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Portishead release ABBA ‘SOS’ cover in aid of mental health charity Mind

Portishead have released their cover of ABBA‘s ‘SOS’ on streaming for the first time – you can listen to it below.The Bristol trip-hop group put a haunting spin on the classic single back in 2016, and have today (July 8) made it available to stream via SoundCloud in aid of mental health charity Mind.Revenue from listens will be generated through the platform’s new fan-powered royalties model, which was announced back in March.

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Morrissey slams “Con-vid” pandemic society as like slavery in new interview

Morrissey has hit out at the UK’s pandemic response in a rare new interview, saying society over the last 18 months has been akin to slavery.The former Smiths frontman was speaking to his nephew Sam Esty Rayner for a new interview on his official website, where he also discussed cancel culture, his new album ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’ and more.“The bigger problem is that nobody can any longer agree with anyone else, and this is the main outcome of Con-vid,” Morrissey told his nephew in the interview, titled ‘Turning The Inside Out’.“It has brought the worst out in people, and we weren’t ever in this together.

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Jehnny Beth on mental health and the music industry: “I know a lot of musicians who struggle to be heard and respected”

Jehnny Beth has written about ongoing mental health issues in the music industry and her hopes for younger artists to resist “age-old patriarchal abuse”.The Savages frontwoman and soloist, who last week released a collaborative album with Primal Scream‘s Bobby Gillespie, posted a video of herself holding a burning stick as a symbol of shining “a light” on the state of the industry.“Today I want to shine a light on mental health issues in the music industry, because it doesn’t happen just in pop world but in the indie world too,” she began.“I know a lot of musicians who struggle to be heard and respected, even in 2021, one can still find oneself face to face with the inevitable attitude and language of the oppressor.

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Kate Nash on how mental health shaped her new music and the future of ‘GLOW’

Kate Nash has spoken to NME about new single ‘Misery’, as well as the future of hit show GLOW and how mental health shaped her new material. Watch our video interview with Nash above.Her first new material in 18 months, the bittersweet new single ‘Misery‘ comes as the first taster of the singer-songwriter and actor’s forthcoming collection of work coming later this year – the follow-up to 2018 album ‘Yesterday Was Forever‘.

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Easy Life on the struggles of mental health: “It remains really difficult to talk about how you feel”

Easy Life have spoken about the struggles of talking about mental health, saying it “remains really difficult to talk about how you feel”.The Leicester band released their debut album ‘Life’s A Beach’ today (May 28), which tackles subjects including anxiety and depression.Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover story, frontman Murray Matravers discussed the 2018 single ‘Nightmares’, which also appears on the new record.

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Daði Freyr’s Eurovision performance at risk after team member tests positive for COVID

Daði Freyr’s Eurovision performance for Iceland is at risk after a team member tested positive for Covid-19.Writing about the news on Twitter, Freyr said a member of his team tested positive for coronavirus yesterday (May 16).Writing on Twitter, he said: “A member from the icelandic team tested positive for covid-19 today.“Gagnamagnið just got tested again and we are on our way to the hotel to wait for the results. We are feeling healthy and crossing our fingers that we will get to perform on Thursday.

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Festival boss on “historic” Liverpool pilot gig: “Punters will be able to behave like COVID never happened”

NME about what fans can expect from the upcoming COVID-19 pilot gig in Liverpool, claiming that fans will be able to “behave as if the pandemic never happened”.This weekend saw the long-awaited announcement of a pilot event for live music,with Blossoms, The Lathums and Zuzu all set to perform to 5,000 fans at Liverpool’s Sefton Park on May 2.With no social-distancing in place and no requirement for masks during the gig, attendees will have to take a lateral flow COVID-19 test at a local testing centre prior to being granted entry, as well as another test after the show.

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Blossoms to headline COVID-19 pilot gig in Liverpool with no social distancing

coronavirus pilot concert has been announced in Liverpool, with Blossoms set to headline the May event.The gig, dubbed Sefton Park Pilot, comes as part of a host of government-organised pilot events in the lead up to England gradually exiting lockdown by the end of June.5,000 fans will be able to attend the May 2 event in Sefton Park, which normally holds 7,500 gig-goers. Attendees will have to take a lateral flow COVID-19 test at a local testing centre prior to being granted entry, as well as another test after the show.

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Happy Mondays’ Bez to wing-walk on plane for music mental health charity

Happy Mondays‘ Bez is set to take part in a wing-walk in support of music mental health charity Tonic.The dancer and percussionist will take to the skies for the organisation’s third annual fundraiser ‘Barry Ashworth’s Flying Circus’, with the aforementioned Dub Pistols frontman being a patron of Tonic Music For Mental Health.Taking place at Aerosuperbatics in Cirencester between September 28-29, the ‘Collective Wing Walk for Mental Health’ will also see Nick Reynolds (Alabama 3), Derran Brownson (EMF) and Sian Evans (Kosheen) get involved with the stunt.There are over 40 wing-walkers due to take part, aiming to raise £80,000 for Tonic.

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Everything Everything postpone spring tour due to the coronavirus pandemic

Everything Everything have announced that they’ve had to postpone their spring tour due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The band were set to hit the road this coming March and April to support the release of their new album ‘Re-Animator’, which arrived back in September. However, they’ve been forced to push the dates back.“With heavy hearts, we are postponing our March & April ’21 UK tour,” Everything Everything wrote on their official Twitter account.

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The 1975 cancel entire 2021 touring schedule due to ongoing coronavirus pandemic

The 1975 have announced the cancellation of their entire touring schedule for 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The band were set to play a number of rescheduled dates at venues including London’s Finsbury Park and San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park this year, but say that the cancellation is the “best course of action” amid immense uncertainty surrounding the return of live music.“These are incredibly difficult times for a lot of people, and until we can be sure that we will be able to play shows in a way that is safe for our fans and crew, we have decided the best course of action is to cancel our touring so that, where possible, everyone can get their tickets refunded sooner rather than later,” The 1975 wrote.A post shared by

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Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood writes Christmas letter to fans

Radiohead‘s Jonny Greenwood has written a Christmas letter to the band’s fan community.The letter accompanies a new website the band have set up where fans can send their loved ones Radiohead-themed festive cards.“Usually this letter is a happy gambol through a year of touring,” Greenwood wrote. “Or recording.

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Mac DeMarco says he isn’t planning on releasing a new album during the coronavirus pandemic

Mac DeMarco has said that he isn’t planning on releasing a new album while the coronavirus pandemic is ongoing.The Canadian musician’s last studio album arrived in May 2019 with ‘Here Comes The Cowboy’. Two sets of demos, ‘Here Comes The Cowboy Demos’ and ‘Other Here Comes The Cowboy Demos’, have followed this year.Speaking to Julian Casablancas for a new feature in Interview Magazine, DeMarco said that the limitations on life that have been enforced by the pandemic haven’t inspired him to write any more prolifically this year.“It’s weird right now.

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Reverend & The Makers’ Jon McClure offers private performances for fans spending Christmas Day alone

Reverend & The Makers has offered to perform private one-on-one shows for fans who will be spending Christmas Day on their own due to new coronavirus restrictions.The musician first made the offer via Twitter on Saturday (December 19) following Boris Johnson’s decision to scrap relaxation of coronavirus rules for Christmas and introduce Tier 4.The government’s new restrictions have forced millions to alter or abandon their Christmas plans, leaving many isolated over the festive season.“Are any Rev fans genuinely gonna be alone on Xmas day?” McClure asked on Twitter.Are any Rev fans genuinely gonna be alone on Xmas day?Might zoom ya n play ya a song if soGenuine people only plz.

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Idlewild announce retrospective book marking their 25th anniversary

Idlewild have announced a new book, released next year to mark the band’s 25th birthday.In The Beginning There Were Answers – 25 years of Idlewild will be published next February, and is written by the band’s frontman Roddy Woomble.The band shared images of the book, which they say they’ve been working on for “the past few years”, in social media posts announcing its publication.“The 225 page book charts the story of the band from its formation in the autumn of 1995 in Edinburgh, through the early years of local gigs, onto recording and touring albums such as ‘100 Broken Windows’ and ‘The Remote Part’,” the band said.

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Dave Grohl joins The Bird And The Bee for a live cover of ‘Little Drummer Boy’

Dave Grohl joined The Bird And The Bee for a live cover of the festive classic ‘Little Drummer Boy’.

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Black Midi share two new Christmas covers to raise money for The Windmill venue

Black Midi have shared two new Christmas covers to raise to raise funds for The Windmill in Brixton.The band have reworked Bobby Helms’ 1957 classic ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ and ‘What Christmas Means To Me’, which has been released by a number of artists including Stevie Wonder.All proceeds from the songs will go to The Windmill’s crowdfunder to help keep the venue open. It has suffered financially during the coronavirus pandemic.“We recorded a couple of covers of our favourite Christmas tunes at our rehearsal room and then added some bells an whistles at home,” the band said.

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New documentary celebrating Manchester music scene to premiere tonight

Manchester Music Then and Now: Music Worth Fighting For, will premiere online tonight (December 18).Set to premiere on the United We Stream site at 8pm this evening, the documentary will be available to watch subsequently on the Visit Manchester site.Featuring interviews and insights from members of Blossoms, Courteeners, New Order, Happy Mondays, Working Men’s Club and Elbow – as well as such emerging Manchester artists as Yemi Bolatiwa, Valve and DJ Olli Ryder (the son of Shaun Ryder) – the documentary aims to “showcase the strength and diversity of Greater Manchester’s current music scene”.During production, the filmmakers also adapted their focus “to reflect upon what’s at stake for the music sector” as a result of the coronavirus

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Fontaines D.C. have already recorded 11 demos for their next album

Fontaines D.C. guitarist Carlos O’Connell has revealed that the band have already started work on their next album, adding that they’ve already recorded around 11 demos of songs for their next project.The Dublin band are working on the follow-up to this year’s ‘A Hero’s Death’, which arrived over a year on from their 2019 debut ‘Dogrel’.Speaking to the Spanish outlet Binaural for their Pedaleras programme, O’Connell recalled how he and bass player Conor Deegan III ended up in lockdown in the west of Ireland together as the coronavirus pandemic took hold earlier this year.“We went to a small house that a friend of ours had.

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Watch Haim capture 2020 with new song ‘Christmas Wrapping 2020 (all I want for christmas is a vaccine)’

Haim have captured the rollercoaster of 2020 in a funky music video for their new song, ‘Christmas Wrapping 2020 (all I want for christmas is a vaccine)’.A unique, Hanukkah-centric take on The Waitresses’ 1982 smash ‘Christmas Wrapping’, Haim’s original lyrics were penned by Slave Play writer Jeremy O. Harris.

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Shops will be allowed to trade for 24 hours a day to recoup coronavirus losses

coronavirus pandemic.Retailers normally have to go through a lengthy process to apply to local authorities under the Town and Country Planning Act if they wish to extend hours outside the window of 9am to 7pm.However, Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has said he wants to remove the bureaucracy to encourage greater trade – allowing shops to open for up to 24 hours a day in the months of December and January.Writing in the Daily Telegraph, he said: “With these changes local shops can open longer, ensuring more pleasant and safer shopping with less pressure on public transport.

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Haim say they’ve started 100 songs during the coronavirus pandemic

Haim have revealed that they’ve started 100 songs since the coronavirus pandemic started.“I feel like I write songs all day,” Este Haim said. “Including the songs I make up in my kitchen, then I have over 100,” but said that only around five are complete.“I found it a little difficult to be creative in this time […] there’s starts of songs, but I find it hard to finish them at this time.”The episode of Music Life will be broadcast on the BBC World Service on Saturday November 28, and released as a podcast on BBC Sounds.Elsewhere in the show, the Haim sisters discussed the therapeutic aspects of their latest album ‘Women In Music Pt.

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New Order’s Bernard Sumner reveals he’s recovering from Coronavirus: “I was one of the lucky ones”

New Order’s Bernard Sumner has revealed that he recently contracted coronavirus.The co-founder of Joy Division revealed he contracted COVID-19 in the last few weeks and that he’s still in recovery from the illness.Speaking on The Current’s Morning Show, Sumner said “I’m just recovering from coronavirus actually. Got it three weeks ago…”Saying that the virus has left his voice ‘gruff” he said he was “one of the lucky ones” and noted that he “didn’t get it too bad.”He continued: “I had a little bit of a temperature, but not much.

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Jade Bird on the “community” of her new single ‘Headstart’ and making an album in a pandemic

Jade Bird has accidentally done just that. “We were trying to keep up with it last night but it’s so hard,” she says the morning after arriving in Nashville, when votes are still being counted across the States.This is the British singer-songwriter’s second trip to Music City this year.

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Ian Brown likens coronavirus to “common cold” in new tweet

Ian Brown has likened coronavirus to the “common cold” in a new tweet, only days after his previous coronavirus conspiracy tweets were deleted.Over the last two months, the former Stone Roses frontman has been vocal on social media about the ongoing pandemic, seemingly advocating for the anti-mask and anti-vaxx movements. He also suggested the crisis was “planned and designed to make us digital slaves”.Earlier today (October 18), Brown returned to Twitter to post another tweet about coronavirus.

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Ian Brown deletes all of his coronavirus conspiracy tweets

Ian Brown has deleted all of his tweets about coronavirus conspiracy theories.The former Stone Roses frontman has been active on social media for the last two months in which he’s voiced his concerns that the pandemic was “planned and designed to make us digital slaves”. He also seemingly advocated for the anti-mask and anti-vaxx movements.Yesterday (October 16) the news emerged that the singer, who performs solo under his own name, had wiped all messages of that nature from his Twitter account.DJ, journalist and author Dave Haslam, who was active during the “Madchester” scene that harboured the Stone Roses in the late ’80s/early ’90s, was one of many who noticed Brown’s deletions.

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Coldplay to auction off ‘A Headful Of Dreams’ artwork in aid of Oxfam’s coronavirus appeal

Coldplay are auctioning off a piece of signed album artwork in aid of Oxfam’s emergency coronavirus appeal.Designed by contemporary artist Pilar Zeta, the collage was originally created for Chris Martin and co.’s seventh studio album ‘A Headful Of Dreams’, which came out back in 2015.The piece will go up for auction at Bonhams Knightsbridge next Tuesday (October 13) and is expected to fetch an estimated £20,000-£30,000.

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LIFE drummer launches mental health podcast ‘Keep Talking’

LIFE drummer Stewart Baxter has launched a new mental health podcast called Keep Talking, with the first episode out now.New instalments will arrive weekly and will find the musician chatting to fellow artists about “life, art and everything in between”.

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Ian Brown shares anti-lockdown song ‘Little Seed Big Tree’ and hits out again over coronavirus

Ian Brown has doubled down yet again on his controversial comments about the coronavirus pandemic and shared an anti-lockdown song titled ‘Little Seed Big Tree’.The Stone Roses frontman recently faced criticism earlier this month when he posted a tweet which seemingly appeared to show his scepticism towards the coronavirus crisis and vaccinations.“NO LOCKDOWN NO TESTS NO TRACKS NO MASKS NO VAX,” he wrote on Twitter.He then defended his comments and hit back at his critics, saying: “To all of you asking about my medical qualifications I have the same as the computer seller bill gates ( biggest funder of the world health organisation).”NOBODY IS NO F*CKER TO TELL YOU TO WEAR A MASK— Ian Brown (@ianbrown) September 17, 2020Now, Brown has hit

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Michael Stipe labels Donald Trump a “sack of lies” and calls for better Covid-19 strategies

Michael Stipe has criticised Donald Trump and urged for safer coronavirus management in his former hometown of Athens, Georgia.The former R.E.M.

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Doves tell us about ‘Broken Eyes’, and how David Bowie and mental health shaped their first album in 11 years

Doves release their acclaimed new album ‘The Universal Want‘, the band have spoken to NME about returning after 11 years away and the inspiration behind new single ‘Broken Eyes’. Check it out below, and watch our video interview with the band above.Today (September 11), the Manchester trio have dropped their first new full length since 2009’s ‘Kingdom Of Rust’ – and it comes with a vivid video for album highlight ‘Broken Eyes’.“We’ve had it for many years, but never managed to finish that song,” drummer Andy Williams told NME.

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How Arctic Monkeys’ isolation album ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’ predicted pandemic life

“No one's on the streets," Alex Turner crooned on the band's sixth record, which explored solitude and social media, "We moved it all online / As of March”When Alex Turner hunkered down, isolated, in the spare bedroom of his Los Angeles home in front of a Steinway Vertegrand piano in 2016, it’s highly unlikely he knew that the end product would only become more profound two years down the line as the world copes with a global pandemic.It’s surely impossible not to see, right now, that 2018’s ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’ is the perfect encapsulation of 2020; an album borne out of isolation now hits even harder than before.If you strip away the dreamy guitars, retro-futuristic sound and lounge singer shimmer, the Arctic Monkeys’ divisive

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Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh says he nearly died from coronavirus: “It was terrifying”

Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh has shared his experience with coronavirus, saying he nearly died from the disease.The musician contracted the virus earlier this summer and spent 10 days on a ventilator in hospital in Los Angeles in June.Mothersbaugh said he initially thought his symptoms were from exhaustion, until his temperature registered at 103ºF. “A nurse came over the next morning and said, ‘You should be in ICU,’” he told the LA Times.

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Fontaines D.C. call for more mental health support for artists

Fontaines D.C. have called out for more mental health support for artists in the music industry.The Irish band’s frontman Grian Chatten has opened up about their gruelling tour schedule during gigs for their 2019 debut album Dogrel and how difficult mentally it was to manage.“It’s dangerous, you know, even without the drugs,” he told Music Week.

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Björk postpones Orkestral livestream series due to new coronavirus restrictions

Björk has postponed her upcoming live-streamed series due to new coronavirus restrictions in Iceland.The Orkestral series will see the musician perform with members of the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra, Flute Septet Viibra and Hamrahlíð Choir over four dates.The concerts were due to begin on Sunday (August 9), but will now start on August 29 after the Icelandic government re-imposed tougher restrictions on gatherings in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.In a press release, representatives for Björk said: “Despite the huge excitement around coming together on August 9th, it is of the utmost importance that the health and safety of everyone involved in the performance is ensured by following government regulations.

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The Libertines re-open their bar in Margate after coronavirus lockdown

The Libertines have announced the re-opening of their bar in Margate following the easing of coronavirus lockdown in England.The Waste Land was launched by the indie icons last year as part of their Albion Rooms hotel and HQ but it closed its doors earlier in 2020 due to the pandemic.Now, the band have confirmed that it will open its doors once more while strictly adhering to social distancing measures.“Time to reopen the bar and kitchen! The Waste Land returns and we are really looking forward to seeing all of you,” they wrote on Instagram. Time to reopen the bar and kitchen! The Waste Land returns and we are really looking forward to seeing all of you.

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Paul Weller says he hopes we “don’t go back to normal” after coronavirus

Paul Weller has discussed the idea of life after the coronavirus pandemic, saying he hopes the world doesn’t “go back to normal”.Speaking to The Times, Weller said he believes that the virus has exposed many flaws in society, which he doesn’t think should be allowed to return.“Hasn’t that been nice?” he said of his newfound appreciation for what he considers important in life. “Haven’t you noticed all the things you don’t really need and don’t really miss?”“I love clothes, which is no surprise to anyone, and I thought I’d be tearing me hair out with not being allowed to go shopping,” he added.

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Björk to live-stream three orchestral performances in aid of women’s charity

Björk will live-stream three gigs next month in partnership with Iceland Airwaves Festival, to raise money for Icelandic women’s charity Kvennaathvarfið.The musician will perform shows at Reykjavík’s Harpa Hall August 9, 15 and 23. They will be played to a live audience, which will be permitted under Iceland’s loosening lockdown laws.The first show will see Björk peform with the Hamrahlíð Choir, the second with strings from the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra, and the third with the orchestra’s brass section and flute septet Viibra.

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Semisonic announce new EP and share first music in 19 years

Semisonic have returned with their first new music in 19 years – hear new single ‘You’re Not Alone’ below.The track is lifted from a brand new EP of the same name, which is set to come out in September.Last releasing an album in 2001 with ‘All About Chemistry’, the band reunited in 2017. In the years in between, frontman Dan Wilson went on to write for the likes of Adele, Weezer, Taylor Swift and John Legend.“I wrote ‘You’re Not Alone’ a couple of years ago at a time when a lot of people, including me, were feeling isolated and despairing about the state of the world and the direction our country was going.

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Suede reschedule ‘Coming Up’ anniversary tour dates to 2021

Suede have rescheduled their planned anniversary tour for 1996 album ‘Coming Up’ due to the coronavirus pandemic.Coming off the back of the success of their acclaimed 2018 album ‘The Blue Hour’, Suede were meant to be hitting the road this coming Autumn to celebrate 25 years of their seminal third album.The Mercury Music Prize nominated LP contained five Top 10 singles with ‘Trash’, ‘Beautiful Ones’, ‘Saturday Night’, ‘Lazy’ and ‘Filmstar’. It remains one of their most beloved and commercially successful albums to date.Today (June 26), it was confirmed that the European tour has been postponed until April 2021.

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Watch Billy Bragg pay tribute to “kindred spirit” Taylor Swift in Glastonbury edition of NME Home Sessions

folk hero Billy Bragg and pop legend Taylor Swift became mates at the NME Awards 2020 while crowning Glastonbury boss Emily Eavis as Godlike Genius? That was pretty cool, eh? It did leave us hoping and expecting some kind of collab at Worthy Farm at would would have been Glasto this weekend. Sadly, the pandemic had other plans.

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Hans Zimmer talks working with Johnny Marr on ‘No Time To Die’: “He wanted to bring guitar back into the score”

Johnny Marr on the score for the upcoming James Bond film, No Time To Die.In a new interview with Variety, the iconic German composer said that “it was surprising just to get the call” from Bond producer Barbara Broccoli, adding that he “didn’t know” whether he wanted to be involved initially.“So I phoned Johnny Marr, and I said, ‘I have two questions to ask you. First question is, what’s the only guitar part worth playing in a movie?’“And he said, ‘the Bond part’ [the James Bond theme].

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Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever on being political: “It’s weird for five straight white dudes to be going, ‘We think this’”

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever have discussed their mixed opinions about using their platform to push political causes.“We are all very politically engaged and politically aware, and it’s something we talk about a lot,” said the band’s Fran Keaney.

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Black Country, New Road announce UK tour for 2021

Black Country, New Road will be touring the UK and Ireland next year as part of an extensive run of European shows.The newcomers, named among NME’s 100 essential new artists for 2020 at the beginning of this year, will play across the continent through January and February before returning to the UK.Among their British shows is one of their largest to date, a headline performance at the Electric Ballroom in London.Also included in the tour are two rescheduled shows that were scuppered by the coronavirus, a sold-out show at Leeds’ Brudenell Social Club that was supposed to take place last April, and a show at Brighton’s Chalk initially set for this September.The full British and Irish tour dates are as follows:FEBRUARYThursday 18 – Junction

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