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The Kills share first new music in seven years with ‘New York’ and ‘LA Hex’

The Kills have released dual singles ‘New York’ and ‘LA Hex’, marking their first new music in seven years.The rock duo – consisting of Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince – have returned with ‘New York’, a dark and heavy track which features The Kills’ signature style with its sticky guitar riff and Mosshart’s iconic croon. ‘LA Hex’ is a brighter tune that includes layered warp trumpets over a glitchy, captivating beat.Both singles have accompanying videos directed by Andrew Theodore Balasia.
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Struggling foot fetish actor 'bullied into selling crack cocaine' to fund gambling woes
foot fetish actor who was struggling with a gambling addiction was bullied into selling crack cocaine, a court has heard.Jack Lawrence, 30, is said to have made thousands of pounds from selling foot and muscle fetish videos to viewers around the world, rather than through the sale of illegal substances.The struggling adult actor was jailed at Exeter Crown Court after he was caught red-handed dealing cocaine from his home in Paignton, Devon.READ MORE: Scorched corpses of mum cradling baby among 396 killed in horror supermarket firePolice recovered £8,010 in cash and £22,000 worth of cocaine from Lawrence's bedroom, along with £1,100 worth of Nike trainers, which Lawrence said were used for fetish videos.When Lawrence had heard about the discoveries over a police radio, he said: “I’m f***ed f***ed.” On his iPhone, Lawrence had listed previous drug deals showing two kilograms of cocaine had been sold in two months before he was caught in August 2020.Bank accounts totalling £19,000 and an unexplained credit of £11,000 were believed to be bank transfers relating to his drug sales and to his "muscle worship" fetish videos.A gambling habit was also discovered by investigators looking into his account, with payments made to two online bookmakers.Recorder Richard Stead sentenced Lawrence to seven years, two months and 12 days in prison after the 30-year-old admitted to being concerned in the supply of cocaine.Speaking to the defendant, Recorder Stead said: "It is clear that that by virtue of your own drug use, some extremely poor decision-making led you to the position you are now in."Herc Ashworth, prosecuting, said that Lawrence was arrested for selling drugs from his car outside of his flat, where police discovered £8,010,
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Foo Fighters’ Chris Shiflett shares latest single ‘Born & Raised’
Chris Shiflett has shared his latest solo single ‘Born & Raised’ – you can listen to the track below.The Foo Fighters guitarist recorded the song at the same time as ‘Long, Long Year’, which arrived back in July.While both of the songs were recorded with the producer Vance Powell in Nashville, ‘Born & Raised’ started life in Shiflett’s hometown of Santa Barbara.He later teamed up with bassist Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs, Jack White, Wanda Jackson), drummer Julian Doro (Eagles of Death Metal, The Whigs), keyboardist Mike Webb and steel guitarist Luke Schneider in Nashville to finish ‘Born & Raised’, which you can hear below.“My trip out to Nashville in March 2021 was my first time recording any solo material since I made [2019 solo album] ‘Hard Lessons’,” Shiflett said of the recording.“I hadn’t done much traveling post-COVID lockdown so I was a little nervous heading out there to work with a producer and roomful of musicians I didn’t really know.  In true Nashville style we made our introductions and got right down to work, hammering out the basic tracks in a few hours.“Vance was great and made me feel right at home, and the group of players he put together were on point.”More new music from Shiflett is expected to arrive in the coming months.Shiflett took part in last weekend’s tribute concert for the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, which took place at Wembley Stadium in London.
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Foo Fighters’ Chris Shiflett shares bittersweet new solo single, ‘Long, Long Year’
Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett has shared a new solo single, ‘Long, Long Year’ – listen to it below.Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, the track features bassist Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs) and drummer Julian Doro (Eagles of Death Metal, The Whigs) among other musicians.It was produced by the Grammy-winning Vance Powell, who’s previously worked with the likes of Jack White and his side project band The Dead Weather.Speaking about how the emotional, country-tinged song came about, Shiflett explained: “I spent a lot of time alone at my studio in LA during the first part of the lockdown just woodshedding tunes.“The line ‘It’s been a long, long year‘ was rattling around my head for obvious reasons, but I framed it as a love song.”The musician said that he then recorded his first solo material since his 2019 album, ‘Hard Lessons’,  during a trip to Nashville in March 2021.“I hadn’t done much traveling post-COVID lockdown so I was a little nervous heading out there to work with a producer and roomful of musicians I didn’t really know,” Shiflett went on.“In true Nashville style we made our introductions and got right down to work, hammering out the basic tracks in a few hours.”He continued: “Vance was great and made me feel right at home, and the group of players he put together were on point.  Next day we did some overdubs and Sierra [Hull] came in and added mandolin and harmony vocals on ‘Long, Long Year’ and the tracks started coming together.”Details of a potential new solo record have not yet been confirmed.‘Long, Long Year’ marks the first music from a member of Foo Fighters since the death of the band’s drummer, Taylor Hawkins, in March.
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