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The National performed a cover of Echo & The Bunnymen‘s ‘Bring On The Dancing Horses’ with The War On Drugs‘ Adam Granduciel during a performance in Toronto this weekend – check out footage below.The National and The War On Drugs kicked off their co-headlining ‘Zen Diagram’ tour this month, which has so far seen them perform in cities across North America including New York, Columbia and Philadelphia.On Friday night (September 20), the bands performed at Budweiser Stage in Toronto where The National treated fans to their cover of Echo & The Bunnymen’s 1985 track ‘Bring On The Dancing Horses’ with special guest Granduciel.Check out fan shot footage of the performance below.The National also performed favourites like ‘I Need My Girl’, ‘About Today’ and ‘Fake Empire’ throughout their set.Over the coming weeks, the tour is due to hit cities including Chicago, Denver, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Portland and Los Angeles before wrapping up in Mexico City. You can purchase any remaining tickets here.While appearing at Glastonbury The National hinted to NME that they were in the “gardening phase” of writing new music.“There’s a lot of music, so that means a lot of new music for us to play,” bassist Scott Devendorf shared.

Dave Navarro has apologised to the bands who were supporting Jane’s Addiction while on tour following the axed run of dates.Earlier this week, the alt-rock band announced the cancellation of their remaining tour dates and shared that they will be going on hiatus due to internal conflicts. The news came after frontman Perry Farrell and Navarro got into a fight while on stage at their show in Boston.Jane’s Addiction had recently reformed with their original lineup – comprising Navarro, Farrell, Stephen Perkins and Eric Avery.

Jane’s Addiction may have come to an end.It comes as the alt-rock band recently reformed with their original lineup – comprising Navarro, Perry Farrell, Stephen Perkins and Eric Avery. To celebrate the comeback, they embarked on a series of UK shows together, confirmed details of a US tour with Love & Rockets, and shared ‘Imminent Redemption’ – their first new music together in 34 years.However, as they progressed into their run of live shows across the US, tensions seemed to arise between the members.

Jane’s Addiction have quietly shared a new single called ‘True Love’ after announcing their hiatus earlier this week. Check it out below.The iconic alt-rock band recently returned to their original line-up of Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins and Eric Avery, and released the single ‘Imminent Redemption’ – their first new music together in 34 years.They then embarked on a series of UK shows together, including an intimate comeback gig at Bush Hall, before confirming details of a US tour with Love & Rockets.However, during a recent show in Boston, tensions began to mount on stage, leading to Farrell shouting at Navarro, before bringing the show to a halt by shoving the guitarist.

Perry Farrell has shared an apology to Dave Navarro following their physical altercation at one of their Jane’s Addiciton shows last week.The legendary Los Angeles alt-rockers recently returned to their original line-up of Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins and Eric Avery, and released their first new music together in 34 years, in the form of the single ‘Imminent Redemption’.During a recent show in Boston last Friday (September 13), tensions began to mount on stage, leading to Farrell shouting at Navarro, before bringing the show to a halt by shoving the guitarist. The fight was quickly broken up and the lights came down as a group of crew members, as well as Avery, tried to restrain Perry and take him off stage.

Jane’s Addiction have confirmed that they will be cancelling their tour and taking a hiatus due to internal conflicts.The legendary Los Angeles alt-rockers recently returned to their original line-up of Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins and Eric Avery, and released their first new music together in 34 years, in the form of the single ‘Imminent Redemption’.They then embarked on a series of UK shows together – including an intimate comeback gig at Bush Hall – before confirming details of a US tour with Love & Rockets.However, during a recent show in Boston, tensions began to mount on stage, leading to Farrell shouting at Navarro, before bringing the show to a halt by shoving the guitarist. The fight was quickly broken up and the lights came down as a group of crew members, as well as Avery, tried to restrain Perry and take him off stage.

FKA Twigs has shared details of her third album, ‘EUSEXUA’, and shared the captivating lead single – check it out below.The project comes as the long-awaited follow-up to her 2019 album ‘Magdalene’, and has been teased by the singer in recent weeks. Last month, it was reported that she played the album to a select group during a New York playback session, and from there she has shared more teasers with fans.Now, Twigs has today (September 13) shared full details about the new record and confirmed that it will be released on January 24 via Young.

Mew have announced that they will break up in 2025 following a pair of farewell live shows in Denmark – find all the details below.The Danish alternative band are due to bow out next year, which will also mark their 30th anniversary.Formed in 1995, the group is comprised of Jonas Bjerre (lead vocals), Johan Wohlert (bass) and Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen (drums). Their seventh and most recent studio album, ‘Visuals’, was released in 2017.Mew’s final two gigs are set to take place at the Aarhus Congress Center in Aarhus on May 29 and the Royal Arena in the band’s hometown of Copenhagen on May 31.

Soccer Mommy has shared new single ‘Driver’ alongside details of a 2025 UK headline tour.In August, the Nashville singer-songwriter – real name Sophia Allison – announced her upcoming album ‘Evergreen’, marking her return after a two-year absence. The long-awaited follow-up to 2022’s ‘Sometimes, Forever’ arrives via Loma Vista Recordings on October 25.

Radiohead have been back rehearsing together recently, according to bassist Colin Greenwood.The musician was speaking in conversation with the Hay Festival Querétaro via video call on Sunday (September 8), which took place in Mexico.Speaking at the literature and arts festival about his forthcoming new photography book, How To Disappear: A Photographic Portrait Of Radiohead, Greenwood revealed that the band were all together just a couple of months back.“We did some rehearsals about two months ago in London, just to play the old songs,” he shared during the conversation.

Teezo Touchdown has shared his thoughts on Kendrick Lamar namedropping him on his infamous Drake diss song, ‘Not Like Us‘.Back in April, Drake and Lamar engaged in a high-profile feud where they delivered seething diss tracks back and forth at one another. The last jab sent by Lamar was ‘Not Like Us’ – which became one of TikTok’s Songs Of The Summer, topped the Billboard Hot 100 and became the most streamed hip-hop song in a day on Spotify.In ‘Not Like Us’, Lamar rapped: “Man down, call an amberlamps, tell him, ‘Breathe, bro’ / Nail a nigga to the cross, he walk around like Teezo”Talking to Billboard in an interview, Touchdown commented on Lamar namedropping him, revealing that he was in his own “bubble” and didn’t know the Compton rapper had done so until a later date.

The Jesus & Mary Chain have shared a new single called ‘Pop Seeds’ – you can listen to it below.The song was recorded during sessions for the Scottish band’s eighth and most recent studio album ‘Glasgow Eyes’, which arrived back in March.‘Pop Seeds’ was named in reference to the original group that brothers Jim and William Reid shared over 40 years ago, The Poppy Seeds.It is described as “a nostalgic evocation of the shared psychic landscape which led to the formation of The Jesus & Mary Chain, and which Jim and William depict in their new memoir Never Understood“.“Capturing a very different ambience to the darker, often electronica-tinged vibe of the ‘Glasgow Eyes’ set, the breezy psychedelia of ‘Pop Seeds’ captures the optimism of two young men on the cusp of a future full of possibilities,” a description reads.Tune in here:The aforementioned Never Understood memoir is set for release on October 3. It was written by the Reid brothers, with the help of critic and ghostwriter Ben Thompson.In the book, the pair delve into the origins of The Jesus & Mary Chain, track their rise to fame and open up about the personal battles they faced along the way.The band are scheduled to embark on a North American co-headline tour with The Psychedelic Furs at the end of this month.

Rejjie Snow has announced his third album ‘Peace 2 Da World’ – listen to new single ‘Karen’ below.The Irish rapper and songwriter is due to release the follow-up to 2021’s ‘Baw Baw Black Sheep’ on October 25 via Honeymoon/ +1 Records. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.Speaking about the forthcoming project – which features production from frequent collaborator Rahki (Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q) – Snow explained: “It’s a worldly album, sonically and emotionally.”He continued: “I’m a nomadic person so this is my soundtrack to those days and the places I roamed.

Smashing Pumpkins‘ Billy Corgan has opened up about his port-wine birthmarks on social media in a statement of body positivity.The ‘1979’ hitmaker took to his official Instagram page to share a photo of himself sporting a purple hoodie showing off his large birthmarks that span across large parts of his left arm. Corgan previously showed off his birthmarks on the cover of his 2005 debut solo album ‘TheFutureEmbrace’.“I’m a fan of body positivity movements because at the end of the day it is about celebrating what makes us ‘us’,” began the caption of his post.

The Brian Jonestown Massacre have announced a new European and UK tour, set to kick off next year – find ticket details and a full list of dates below.Announced this morning (September 2), the upcoming shows will see frontman, songwriter, composer, studio owner, multi-instrumentalist, producer and engineer, Anton Newcombe‘s band, embark on an 18-stop tour across the continent throughout January and February 2025.It will start with shows in European cities Hamburg, Cologne and Tilburg in late January, and continue the following month with a number of UK stops.These kick off with a show in Bexhill on February 1, and continue with stops in Bristol, Nottingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Leeds and more. Show are also lined up for Ireland in the middle of the month, before Newcombe and co.

The Smile have announced their new album ‘Cutouts’ and have shared two new singles ‘Foreign Spies’ and ‘Zero Sum’.‘Cutouts’ marks the band’s second album of 2024 and is set for release on October 4 via XL Recordings. To preview the LP, the supergroup consisting of Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner, shared ‘Foreign Spies’, a synth heavy track that sees Yorke sing: “Somewhere lurking / Form a line / Falling over / Zip tied / Foreign spies / Foreign spies.”Directed by audiovisual artist Weirdcore, the song’s accompanying video features a trippy, kaleidoscope visual of what appears to be landscape depictions.The band also released ‘Zero Sum’, a track that NME had previously described as “the nosebleed-inducing 1000mph” song.

The Smile have posted a series of cryptic social media posts leading fans to believe they’re teasing a new album.The supergroup consisting of Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner have been mystifying fans with a number of posts they’ve made on social media.Redditors have begun cracking some cryptic messages the band have been sending, which they’ve theorised leads to some titles on the tracklist of a potential upcoming project.One Instagram post, for instance, spells out the words ‘Three Zero Sum’ when using a Polybius cipher (which uses a 5×5 grid to create unique two digit numbers corresponding with a letter of the alphabet).Meanwhile, another TikTok uses a Solfa cipher (where a musical note and its length is assigned to the alphabet) to spell out ‘Seven Tiptoe’, suggesting ‘Tiptoe’ might be the record’s seventh track.And, if a recent tweet decoded with a Caesar cipher is to be believed, their recently released single ‘Don’t Get Me Started’ will be sixth in the tracklist. Check out more evidence below:Complete guide to the cryptography of LP3 (will be updated) byu/ManInCloak inTheSmileA post shared by The Smile (@thesmiletheband) ♬ original sound – The Smile BOJUTZMKZSKYZGXZKJ— The Smile (@thesmiletheband) August 23, 2024Last month, the group cancelled their upcoming European tour dates for August while Greenwood recovered from his stay in intensive care.“A few days ago, Jonny became seriously ill from an infection that needed emergency hospital treatment, some of it in intensive care.

Nukuluk have shared a new video for their ominous single ‘Hand on the Hilt’, directed by HMLTD‘s Henry Spychalski – take a look below.The London experimental collective originally dropped the track in July, but today (August 22), they have now released its accompanying music video. More new music is to be expected soon from the band.Speaking about the video, Nukuluk said it “reinterprets Pina Bausch’s seminal 1978 work, Café Müller, which we see as a kind of ballet for the dispossessed.

Laura Marling has shared a heartfelt new single titled ‘No One’s Gonna Love You Like I Can’. Check it out below.Shared today (august 22), the new single comes as the latest track to be shared from her forthcoming eighth studio album ‘Patterns In Repeat’.

FKA Twigs has reportedly played her new album in full during a New York listening party.The project, reportedly titled ‘EUSEXUA’, comes as the long-awaited follow-up to her 2019 album ‘Magdalene’, and has been reported as being played in its entirety during a playback session last night (August 20).The updates were shared by those in attendance, including Uncut Gems star Julia Fox and Linux. Taking to her Instagram Stories last night, Fox told fans that the LP was called ‘EUSEXUA’ and contained an abundance of emotional honesty from Twigs.“The whole room was pulsing with electricity and raw emotion.

Modest Mouse have announced details of a US tour, celebrating the 20th anniversary of ‘Good News For People Who Love Bad News’. Find dates and ticket details below.It comes following the band marking the milestone anniversary earlier this year, when they shared a reissue and expanded edition of the LP, featuring eight additional remixes from the likes of MGMT’s Andrew VanWyngarden (‘The View’), Jacknife Lee (‘Bury Me With It’), Dan the Automator (‘Float On’), and Justin Raisen (‘The Good Times Are Killing Me’).The album was the band’s fourth studio release and helped propel them to mainstream popularity.