Duke Dumont Has Hits -- With His Debut Album, He Just Wants to Make Art

Los Cenzontles Cultural Arts Academy in the Bay Area and the Mariachi Heritage Foundation in Chicago are preserving and keeping traditional Mexican sounds alive through music programs and young musicians.The importance of cultural preservation, specifically sounds that aren't considered mainstream or don't get much radio airplay, is what motivated Eugene Rodriguez (founder of Los Cenzontles) and Cesar Maldonado (Mariachi Heritage Foundation) to launch their music programs."It was a way of connecting my Mexican side to my American side," says Rodriguez, a musician and educator.

DESIDERIUM Monumental Theatre Company has assembled a cast of actors and musicians for a staged reading of a new musical written by local actor/director Ricky Drummond, featuring music from the Oh Hellos, a Texas-rooted folk-rock collective led by siblings Maggie and Tyler Heath. Desiderium depicts the family members and friends struggling to express their grief and move forward after the death of a teenager.

Logic is saying goodbye to music, but not without one more album!The 30-year-old rapper, whose real name is Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, announced on Friday that his forthcoming album, , will be his last as he's made the decision to retire. Now, he plans to focus on family life.

Nicolás Jaar simply as a solo electronic musician would do him a disservice. The Chilean-American is a prolific composer, sound/visual artist, producer and experimentalist whose body of work over the last decade has eschewed categorisation.

Theatres, music venues and indoor performance spaces will be allowed to welcome back live audiences from next month, the government has confirmed.Boris Johnson announced the news today as the UK reaches the fourth step in the government's five-stage roadmap.Audiences will be permitted to return from August 1, but must adhere to social distancing measures.Performers will also have to maintain social distancing at all times.The announcement is a major step forward for the arts industry, one of the hardest-hit sectors of the UK's lockdown.It follows the government's announcement earlier this month of a £1.57 billion rescue package for arts, culture and heritage sectors.Several pilot performances are now underway, overseen by the Department for

Snow Patrol‘s Johnny McDaid has spoken of his fears that individual musicians, artists and  and crew remain will not be protected by the government’s  £1.57billion bailout for venues and arts spaces.Earlier this month, the government stepped in with an unprecedented cash injection to help the arts, culture and heritage industries “weather the impact of coronavirus” – providing music venues, independent cinemas, museums, galleries, theatres and heritage sites with emergency grants and loans.It followed extensive campaigning from more than 1,500 artists and industry figures who came together to call on the government to stop “catastrophic damage” to live music as part of the #LetTheMusicPlay campaign.Please share your videos & pics of your

(Faber & Faber, 2014)A no-nonsense sojourn through Albertine’s life as guitarist in the Slits and, later, as a film-maker, mother and divorcee, and during which she blithely chats about mast*****ion, catching crabs and giving Johnny Rotten a bl****b. It’s a terrific read and provides a corrective to the reigning punk narrative where men are the creative geniuses and women the bit-part players.(Sphere, 2011)Teenage homelessness, drug and alcohol addiction, oral pleasure in the toilets at Studio 54, cancer, plus a fistful of hits with Madonna, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, David Bowie and his own band, Chic.

coronavirus crisis, despite the government’s recent £1.57billion bailout for venues and arts spaces.“The Deaf Institute and Gorilla have been at the forefront of the music scene in Manchester for many years and it is with great sadness that we announce that we will not be reopening,” Roy Ellis, Mission Mars CEO and founder told Manchester Evening News.“This difficult decision has been made against the backdrop of COVID 19 and the enforced closure of all of our sites and with continued restrictions upon opening of live music venues.”Responding to the news on Twitter, Burnham assured a fan that he and Greater Manchester Night Time Economy Adviser, Sacha Lord, would do everything they can to save the venues.“Of course Shell,” he began his

Expedition Robinson (which would later become the model for Survivor) in 1997. Each week, someone is declared a loser and ousted from the show until there is only a champion left.

Madonna and her ex-husband Guy Ritchie are not Hung Up on their split 12 years ago as they were spotted on a rare outing together with their other halves and children.The legendary pop star, 61, was spotted at an art exhibition in London with boyfriend Ahlamalik Williams, 25, and her 14-year-old adopted childred Mercy and David.Her director ex-husband was at the event with wife Jacqui Ainsley, 38, and his 19-year-old son Rocco who he shares with Madonna.It was a rare reunion for the former couple, who split up in 2008 after eight years of marriage.

coronavirus crisis, despite the government’s recent £1.57billion bailout for venues and arts spaces.After rumours began swirling on social media that the venues could be closing, Mission Mars, the company behind both sites, confirmed the news earlier today (July 16).“The Deaf Institute and Gorilla have been at the forefront of the music scene in Manchester for many years and it is with great sadness that we announce that we will not be reopening,” Roy Ellis, Mission Mars CEO and founder told Manchester Evening News.“This difficult decision has been made against the backdrop of COVID 19 and the enforced closure of all of our sites and with continued restrictions upon opening of live music venues.“We appreciate that these music destinations

Latitude Festival have confirmed plans to stage their annual festival in 2021 following its cancellation this year.Latitude is among the many major and independent UK festivals which have been axed this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic.Latitude is now aiming to stage its 2021 edition from July 22-25, 2021 at its usual Suffolk location of Henham Park.“This time, the festival takes place during the school holidays, so you can bring the whole family!” a press release notes.

Talib Kweli has announced that he is funding his next album through crowdfunding site Patreon. Fans who contribute $5-25 a month through his profile on the site will get a look into his creative process over the next year, and early previews of tracks that will appear on the finished record.“I am considered an underground rapper”, says Kweli.

WOMEN and music are two of the great loves of his life, but recently Nick Knowles has had to get used to living without either of them. First the show host and wannabe rock star could not face touching his beloved guitar again after his debut album was panned by everyone from Shane Richie to Noel ­Gallagher.

Machine Gun Kelly is making his love for Megan Fox’s feet known.In a video segment for Teen Vogue, the “Bad Things” rapper, 30, shared some behind-the-scenes tidbits from many of his music videos. While reflecting on his “Bloody Valentine” visual that featured the 34-year-old Jennifer’s Body actress, he opened up about his admiration for her feet — something that made a cameo on the single’s cover art and in the music video.“It’s no secret.

Miranda Kerr and husband Evan Spiegel are a perfect match.

Miranda Kerr and husband Evan Spiegel are a perfect match.

British public from July 4th onwards. The Duchess of Cambridge’s hair looks significantly lighter around the front of her face, with shorter feathering around the face.

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[Warning: The following contains spoilers for Monday's episode I May Destroy You. Read at your own risk!]This show keeps getting better with every episode, doesn't it? Those of us who have been keeping up with Michaela Coel's genre-shattering and groundbreaking dark comedy I May Destroy Youare by now accustomed to having our perspective turned upside down as we watch its lead characters Arabella (Coel), Terry (Weruche Opia), and Kwame (Paapa Essiedu) reckon with varying dimensions of sexual assault.

Brooklyn Beckham 's fiancée’s family is so loaded that Posh and Becks will be the poor relations. Nicola Peltz's Trump-loving tycoon dad Nelson is worth £1.3billion, dwarfing David and Victoria’s £370million fortune.The businessman recently hosted a £472,000 per couple fundraiser for Trump.Mr Peltz said: "His policies, to me, are the right policies for America."Mr Peltz has two jets, while the Beckhams have none, and his palatial mansions make the Becks’ £30million house in west London look tiny.The Peltz family's home in upstate New York is a mega mansion spread over 130 acres.