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Yard Act have announced their biggest headline show to date and shared the new video for their track ‘100% Endurance’ – you can watch the clip below.The song is taken from the Leeds four-piece’s debut album ‘The Overload’, which arrived back in January.The video for ‘100% Endurance’ was filmed in Blackpool and directed by Yard Act’s longtime collaborator James Slater, with the clip starring the actor David Thewlis. “I’ve told my agent I’m only doing Yard Act videos from now on, though next time on a tropical island or a big yacht,” the Fargo and Harry Potter actor said in a statement.Speaking about the ‘100% Endurance’ video, Yard Act frontman James Smith added: “It was great shooting this video.

Yard Act’s James Smith has shared a poem, commissioned by mental health charity Mind to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week this week. The short piece was created in collaboration with a woman named Mel, who lives with bulimia, in order to tell her story.“I was asked by Mind to collaborate with one of their clients to write a poem for Mental Health Awareness week”, he says.

Yard Act have collaborated with mental health charity Mind on a new poem for Mental Health Awareness Week.Frontman James Smith shared the poem on social media, explaining how he worked with Mel, a young woman who suffered from an eating disorder (bulimia), to create the poem.“When we first met on zoom, I instantly clicked with her,” Smith said of meeting Mel. “Myself and Mel talked for an hour or so about her life and the condition she lives with.

Yard Act have cancelled their scheduled performance in Edinburgh tonight (March 2) due to frontman James Smith’s continued illness.The band are currently on a headline tour of the UK in support of their debut studio album, ‘The Overload’, which was released on January 21.In a statement posted on social media yesterday (March 1), Smith told fans that he’d been “battling a sickness bug since Sunday” after performing a homecoming show in Leeds the previous night.As a result, Yard Act were forced to cancel their gig at Newcastle’s The Cluny last night.Smith’s statement added that he hoped the band would “be able to be back on the road” for tonight’s show at The Caves in Edinburgh. However, he’s since informed fans he’s still not well enough to perform and they’ve had to cancel.“Hi, James again.

Yard Act have cancelled their scheduled performance in Newcastle tonight (March 1) due to illness.The band are currently out on a headline tour of the UK in support of their debut studio album, ‘The Overload’, which was released on January 21.In a statement posted on social media today, Yard Act frontman James Smith told fans that he’d been “battling a sickness bug since Sunday” after performing a homecoming show in Leeds the night before.As a result, the group have been forced to scrap their gig at Newcastle venue The Cluny this evening.“Was hunkered down in the hopes I would’ve shaken it by now, but I still can’t move an inch without running to the toilet. I’m gutted,” Smith explained.I hate canceling shows, I'm so sorry.

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Elton John spoke to his new favourite band Yard Act on his Rocket Hour radio show this week, telling the group he would “love to catch up” with them in person.John praised the rising Leeds outfit during an interview with NME last October, describing their musical style as “a different ballgame”. He added: “I can’t do it but I love it and I wonder how they do it.”Earlier this month, Yard Act frontman James Smith told NME that it was “mind-blowing” to receive an endorsement from the legendary artist.

Yard Act have shared a cover of Elton John’s ‘Tiny Dancer’ – listen to it below.Speaking about the cover, which the group told NME about last week, Smith said: “We did ‘Tiny Dancer’ ‘cause our new best pal Elton has been so kind about us in the press recently.“A song like ‘Tiny Dancer’ seems so far removed from what people assume Yard Act is, we thought it would be a really interesting way of showing not only our own versatility, but also the versatility of a song as good as ‘Tiny Dancer’.”John personally gave his blessing to the group for their cover in a “personal telephone call to frontman James Smith,” according to a press release.You can listen to the cover here.John has previously spoken of his admiration of Yard Act. Speaking to NME in last year’s Big Read, John said of the band’s style: “I can’t do it but I love it and I wonder how they do it.”In this week’s NME Big Read with Yard Act, the group responded to John’s praise saying: “It was mind-blowing, I fucking love Elton John; I want to write some lyrics for him.

Yard Act have shared a new single called ‘Dark Days’ – you can listen to it below.The rising Leeds four-piece, who feature in The NME 100 2021, have previously released the songs ‘The Trapper’s Pelts’, ‘Peanuts’ and ‘Fixer Upper’.According to frontman James Smith, ‘Dark Days’ serves as “the last of four singles before we start work on the album, of which none of those songs will be on”.“It’s a world-building song, this one, everything we’ve put out so far is from the same universe, which is based on an imagined Yorkshire 100 years in the future,” Smith said of Yard Act’s latest offering.“I liked the juxtaposition of the bleak world with the cartoon bassline.

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After teaming up for 11 seasons on CBS' NCIS: Los Angeles, LL Cool J and Chris O'Donnell are teaming up for a new reality series on their network home.CBS announced on Tuesday that LL Cool J, 52 (real name James Smith), and O'Donnell, 50, are joining forces for Come Dance With Me, according to a network press release.Both actors will serve as executive producers on the series, which will be produced by CBS Television Studios and reality TV production house 3 Ball Productions (Bar Rescue, LA Hair).

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LL Cool J has proved he’s still got it when it comes to delivering powerful messages via rap. He didn’t need a beat or background track for the 2:39 message he released via an Instagram video on June 1. It was based around the death George Floyd after Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck following his arrest for allegedly using a forged $20 bill at a deli. But LL also addressed systematic racism in America, police brutality and the recent nationwide protests over Floyd’s in-custody death. The 52-year-old actor/rapper could be seen wearing a Black Lives Matter logo hoodie and looked straight into the camera during the video.