William Blake: Last News

Radiohead spin-off The Smile have performed their first trio of gigs and fans have been reacting to the performance.The group, made up of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner, performed three gigs at Magazine, London at 8pm last night (January 29) and 1am and 8am this morning (January30).Each of the shows were live streamed to audiences around the world so fans across different time zones could enjoy the performance.Highlights of the gigs according to fans on social media included Greenwood playing both a harp and piano simultaneously, a new version of ‘Skating On The Surface’ and a rendition of new single ‘The Smoke’. Fans also reacted to Peaky Blinders star Cilian Murphy reading a pre-recorded rendition of William Blake’s ‘The Smile’ at the start of the show.The group also played several new songs in addition to ones they premiered at the Glastonbury live-stream last year.

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has announced a new graphic novel printed with soil from William Blake’s grave.Alongside Z2 Comics, the singer has now unveiled The Mandrake Project: Year One, a graphic novel that compiles the first four issues of his Mandrake Project comic book series, which were first released last year alongside his solo album of the same name.As well as featuring the four issues, the new deluxe edition will include a series of interviews and essays that chronicle Dickinson and his creative team’s journey to making the project, as well as an introduction by Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter and four “exclusive foil collectors cards” and the “cast metal Mandrake Project medallion” that featured in the comic and music videos, per a press release.It will also feature a homage to the legendary English poet and artist William Blake, who inspired the project. Soil from his grave was collected and mixed with ink to print the deluxe editions.“William Blake has given me so much over the years and I want to repay the debt by helping to restore the Cottage,” explained Dickinson, who became a member of the William Blake Cottage Trust, which oversees his only surviving house, in 2024.

Chris Morris Music ReporterKris Kristofferson, who attained success as both a groundbreaking country music singer-songwriter and a Hollywood film and TV star, died Saturday at home in Maui, Hawaii. No cause of death was given, but he was described as passing away peacefully while surrounded by family. He was 88.Said his family in a statement, “It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our husband/father/grandfather, Kris Kristofferson, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Sept.

Oldham's post Industrial Revolution landscape is well suited William Blake's description of 'dark satanic mills', one of the most striking lines in his famous poem - later adopted in the hymn, Jerusalem. But for some, an older, more natural part of its landscape holds a dark and ancient significance.

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell,” says Max Clarke about how he devised the name Cut Worms, the moniker under which he records and performs music.“There’s a section where Blake has this tongue-in-cheek thing called ‘The Proverbs of Hell,'” the Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter continues. “And Blake lists — I don’t know how many — like a hundred proverbs that he made up that are speaking to the morality of what at that time was seen as kind of evil.

Hot Chip have returned with their first new music of 2023 – listen to ‘Fire Of Mercy’, featuring Yunè Pinku, below.The band’s new track is their first since the release of their most recent full-length album, ‘Freakout/Release’, which came out last August.Discussing the new track, the band’s Joe Goddard said: “Fire of Mercy’ relates to the central concept of William Blake’s ‘Songs of Experience’ – it bemoans the corruption that inevitably comes from adulthood and longs for a return to the purity of childhood.”Yunè Pinku added: “Massive honour to work with Hot Chip as they’re huge legends within the electronic world. When they played me Fire of Mercy and asked me to jump on the track, I was thrilled to work with them.”Listen to the track below.Later this year, Hot Chip will play a show at new London venue Drumsheds on October 21.

If you want to try and understand the mysteries of the universe, then you could start in Gorton. Opposite the council estate on Gorton Lane there's a building that's believed to conceal a code - a code that King Charles III has spent much of his life studying. This code is connected to the world-view which made him the most unique of princes - his conversations with plants, his interest in Islam, and even his support for The Great Reset.

Patti Smith has announced a new book that was inspired by her official Instagram account, A Book Of Days.The book will comprise more than 365 photographs, capturing Smith’s “life on and off the road” over the course of one year. It’s due for release on November 15 via Penguin Random House (pre-order here).Smith, who penned the introduction for A Book Of Days, is set to embark on an accompanying 12-date book tour.