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Frank Turner has broken the world record for the most shows played in 24 hours, with 15 gigs in 15 different towns.The artist was taking on the challenge in honour of the Music Venue Trust (MVT), playing every show at an independent venue, with all tickets sold by independent record shops.The feat kicked off in Liverpool’s Jacaranda Baltic at 12:30pm on Saturday (May 4), with Turner working his way down the country, before finally completing the mission at Southampton’s The Brook at midday today (May 5).The rules for the world record attempt were set out by the MVT, who clarified that each set had to last for at least 15 minutes, with no repeated venues and a minimum of 25 audience members at each show.At the start of the journey, Turner posted an image of himself holding a sign saying “BEFORE”, writing: “Here we go friends. 15 shows, 15 town, 24 hours. This is a terrible idea.

Garbage’s Shirley Manson has said that Patti Smith is “one of the touchstones in my life”, who has inspired her “as a human being and as an artist”.As part of The Line of Best Fit’s Nine Songs series, the singer selected Smith’s ‘Revenge’, from her 1979 album ‘Wave’ as one of her favourite songs.She explained that Martin Metcalfe, the frontman of Manson’s earlier band Goodbye Mr Mackenzie, turned her onto Smith’s work by introducing her to the seminal 1975 song ‘Gloria’, which caused Manson to fall “into a tunnel of love” that remains to this day.“We’ve shared stages with her,” she continued. “And I’ve met her several times, our history is long at this point.

Talking Heads drummer Chris Frantz has sparked rumours of a possible reunion of the band with a social media post reading: “We shall return”.Frantz posted an image on his Instagram page of a black and white theatre marquee with the main banner saying “TALKING HEADS”, alongside “Dec 13, 14, 15, 16, 8pm”, and “Tix at all ticketron outlets”.No further information has been provided. Check out the post below:A post shared by Chris Frántz (@frantzchris)All four band members – Frantz, frontman David Byrne, guitarist Jerry Harrison and bassist Tina Weymouth – made their first public appearance together in over 20 years for a Q&A and a screening of their remastered concert film Stop Making Sense at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.The four musicians have had a complicated relationship since their breakup in 1991.

Matty Healy is “uncomfortable” with the attention from Taylor Swift‘s latest album, but “relieved” it wasn’t worse.Fans have speculated that the majority of Swift’s recently released 11th LP ‘The Tortured Poets Department‘ was inspired by her short-lived romance with The 1975 frontman, namely its title track, ‘The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived’ and ‘But Daddy I Love Him’ among others.Last month, after being approached by paparazzi in Los Angeles, Healy was asked how he felt about his “Taylor diss track”. While it’s unclear which exact song the paparazzo was referring to, the ‘About You’ singer replied: “My diss track? Oh! I haven’t really listened to that much of it, but I’m sure it’s good.”Now, an insider told US Weekly that Healy is not a fan of the new unwanted attention after the album’s release.

Kevin Parker has praised his collaborator Dua Lipa as an “absolute weapon” upon the release of her new studio album, ‘Radical Optimism’.The Tame Impala frontman co-produced and co-wrote the singer’s third record – the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Future Nostalgia’ – which arrived today (May 3). He worked on the 11-track project alongside the likes of Danny L. Harle, Tobias Jesso Jr.

86TVs – the band made by former Maccabees members – have announced details of a self-titled debut album. Check out the new single ‘Tambourine’ below.The band, comprised of The Maccabees alumni Hugo and Felix White, their brother Will White, and drummer Jamie Morrison (Noisettes and Stereophonics), first burst onto the scene as 86TVs with their debut EP ‘You Don’t Have To Be Yourself Right Now’.Now, the band are preparing to share their first full-length album, with the eponymous LP set to arrive on August 2.To celebrate the announcement, the group have dropped the intriguing new single ‘Tambourine’ – which was written as one of their first-ever tracks after forming.“‘Tambourine’ was the first song we started working on as a band.

Royel Otis are due to embark on a tour of the UK and Europe later this year – check out the full list of tour dates below.Last night (May 2), the pair of Royel Madden and Otis Pavlovic took to social media to announce a number of tour dates across Europe and the UK this year, with a run of four shows in July before returning for a lengthier run between November and December.Stops will include shows in Oxford, Sheffield, Liverpool, London, Glasgow, Leeds and Manchester among others.Pre-sale tickets for Royel Otis’ Glory To Glory UK and Europe tour will go on sale on Wednesday, May 8 at 10am BST, while general tickets go on sale two days later on Friday, May 10 at 10am. Sign up for tickets here.A post shared by Royel Otis (@royelotis)JULY:09 – O2 Academy – Bournemouth10 – O2 Academy 2 – Oxford11 – Foundry – Sheffield12 – Arts Club – LiverpoolNOVEMBER26 – Trinity – Bristol27 – Electric Ballroom – London28 – O2 Academy 2 – Birmingham29 – SWG3 TV Studio – Glasgow30 – Riverside – NewcastleDECEMBER01 – Stylus – Leeds03 – New Century Hall – Manchester Apart from announce their tour dates for Europe and the UK, the stars of NME‘s The Cover have also released two new bonus tracks from their debut album, ‘Pratts & Pain’: ‘Merry Mary Marry Me’ and ‘Claw Foot’, both of which you can listen to below.Written alongside their debut album, ‘Pratts & Pain’, ‘Merry Mary Marry Me’ is a grunge-tinged tune that chronicles the feeling of being left behind as everyone around you settles into marriage and relationships.

Vampire Weekend and Sabrina Carpenter are set to perform on Saturday Night Live this month.The hit NBC variety show has confirmed the hosts and musical guests for the final two episodes of season 49.Next week’s edition (May 11) will see Maya Rudolph on presenting duties as Vampire Weekend return to the SNL stage for the fourth time, following appearances in 2008, 2010 and 2013. They’ll showcase music from their fifth album ‘Only God Was Above Us’.SNL is then due to wrap up its current season on May 18, with actor Jake Gyllenhaal hosting for the third time.

Foals‘ Yannis Philippakis has shared the first music video from his new project, Yannis & The Yaw, featuring the late Tony Allen – watch the visuals for ‘Walk Through Fire’ below.Last night (May 2), Philippakis released the music video for ‘Walk Through Fire’, the first track to be released from Yannis & The Yaw’s upcoming EP, ‘Lagos Paris London (feat. Tony Allen)’ – the record is due out on August 30 via Transgressive Records.

Liam Gallagher has offered to perform in a Lidl if the new Co-Op Live Arena in Manchester isn’t “sorted” in time for his ‘Definitely Maybe’ anniversary tour.The troubled venue became the subject of renewed controversy when they cancelled A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie‘s gig last night (May 1) just 10 minutes after doors opened due to a “venue-related technical issue”. This was later revealed to be caused by part of an air conditioning unit falling from the gantry inside the venue during soundcheck.Later that evening, the venue confirmed Olivia Rodrigo’s shows on Friday and Saturday (May 3-4) would also be postponed, which the artist said she was “so disappointed” about.Gallagher is scheduled to perform at Co-Op Live on June 15-16 and 27-28.

Julien Baker have collaborated for their sombre new single ‘Empty Voices’ – listen to it down below.The Naked And Famous frontman has released the single, which will be part of his upcoming solo album ‘A Tyrant Crying In Private’. The LP is set to drop May 21.Powers explained in a press release that the track is “an expression of fatigue and indignation, being on the receiving end of a heated, anonymous digital altercation.

Keane and Take That have become the latest artists to have their shows at Manchester’s troubled Co-Op Live Arena affected by ongoing “technical difficulties” at the venue.Keane were supposed to play the new 23,500-capacity arena on Sunday (May 5) as part of a tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album ‘Hopes And Fears’, while Take That were supposed to be playing five gigs at Co-Op Live from May 7-12.In a disastrous week for the venue, Co-Op Live had to cancel A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie‘s gig last night (May 1) just 10 minutes after doors opened due to a “venue-related technical issue”, which was later revealed to be caused by part of an air conditioning unit falling from the gantry inside the venue during soundcheck. Later that evening, the venue confirmed Olivia Rodrigo’s shows on Friday and Saturday (May 3-4) would also be postponed, which the artist said she was “so disappointed” about.A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie’s show has been rescheduled for Saturday (May 4) at the nearby AO Arena.Now, Keane have confirmed that their show will not be going ahead as planned.

Nick Cave has expressed his “great elation” over becoming a grandfather.For the most recent entry to his Red Hand Files Q&A website, the Bad Seeds frontman responded to a post from a fan who is “expecting a baby boy next week”.Marius, from Lockport, New York, added: “All the tests are normal but I seem to swing from terror to euphoria and back again by the minute. Mostly terror! […] No real question, I just wanted to let you know.”Replying to the message, Cave revealed how he had “considered” the post while enjoying “a dazzling sun-filled day” in Melbourne, Australia.“As I drank my coffee and ate my sandwich, I thought of my son, Luke, and his wife, Sasha, who had welcomed their own baby boy into the world last night, and I experienced a wave of great elation,” he wrote.“A breeze rippled across the lawn, the birds cawed, the sun shone high in the sky, and the great gum trees seemed to burst from the ground – all for my own momentary enjoyment, for a new grandfather, sitting on a park bench, on this most happy day.

critically acclaimed debut album, Sprints have shared two new singles and announced a huge run of tour dates. Find ticket details below.The pair of tracks arrived under the banner of the ‘Black Box Sessions’, and are particularly angsty singles titled ‘Drones’ and ‘Help Me, I’m Spiralling’.Both were recorded during the sessions for Spirits’ breakthrough debut album, ‘Letter To Self’, which arrived at the start of the year to critical acclaim, and has already been tipped by many as ready to become a contender for album of the year in 2024.‘Drones’ is a reimagining of a past track and comes in at just shy of three-minutes long – bursting to life with high-energy riffs, distorted guitars and a brash vocal melody.

Graham Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougall have dropped a new single as part of THE WAEVE, titled ‘City Lights’. Check it out below.Shared this morning (May 2), the new track follows on from the release of their hit breakthrough album ‘THE WAEVE’ last year.Capturing the same charm as in the critically-acclaimed debut, the new single sees Coxon and Dougall hone in on their already-signature sound, and capture a bold, sultry chorus.“Now your soul belongs to me/ It’ll be alright/ Out in the darkness, free to fly/ We’ll get some sleep tomorrow,” they sing at the beginning amid a high-energy riff and distorted guitars.The track is written by the duo and produced by James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, Florence + The Machine, Foals).

Blossoms have shared a new single called ‘What Can I Say After I’m Sorry?’. Watch the official video, starring Everton manager Sean Dyche, below.The song marks the Stockport band’s first release of 2024, following on from last year’s ‘To Do List (After The Breakup)’.

English Teacher, Bill Ryder-Jones and Beyoncé are 2024’s best-rated albums so far – according to Metacritic.Metacritic aggregates reviews of TV, film, books and music and then gives them an average score. According to their About Us page, the review-aggregator site curates a “diverse group of highly respected critics and assigns scores to their reviews”.

Blur have shared some unseen footage from the shoot for the ‘Parklife’ video, as well as a restored version of the video itself.The clip from the visuals of the 1994 Britpop anthem sees the quartet hanging around an ice-cream van, almost kicking a football into its path. They are also shown dancing in the street and spraying paint on a wall.In a post about the shoot, bassist Alex James remarked that he had “great memories” from shooting the video.The release of the archive clips follows the 30th anniversary of the album ‘Parklife’, which the group celebrated last week.

Glastonbury has announced the acts that will be performing at its Left Field stage later this year, with English Teacher, Bob Vylan and more joining the line-up.The official 2024 line-up for Glastonbury was dropped in March, and revealed that Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA would be headlining the iconic Pyramid Stage this summer, while Shania Twain is set to take on the coveted legends slot.From there, the organisers of the Worthy Farm festival have been counting down the weeks to this year’s instalment by gradually announcing the artists playing at other stages around the site. This kicked off with news of new artists set to headline the Acoustic Stage, followed by details on those who have joined the Field Of Avalon line-up, Shangri-La area, Fields of Avalon, Silver Hayes, The Glade and Woodsies area.Now, with just over a month to go before the 2024 edition kicks off, the complete line-up for the Left Field area has been announced.The area is organised and co-founded by Billy Bragg and Juliet Wills, and was first designed in the year 2000 to promote left-wing politics and political action in those attending the festival.

Sam Fender has given an update on his new album, admitting he “rushed” to release ‘Seventeen Going Under‘.Fender gave the update in an upcoming appearance on Sky Arts’ Johnson and Knopfler’s Music Legends, which sees Brian Johnson and Mark Knopfler interview musicians including Fender, Tom Jones, Cyndi Lauper, Nile Rodgers, Carlos Santana and Emmylou Harris.In the forthcoming interview (as per Music News), the Geordie musician said of his next record: “We have been recording and recording and making loads of stuff but it got to the point where I thought, ‘We don’t need to get this out yet. We need to get it right’.“For the second one [‘Seventeen Going Under’], we rushed to get that out and the third one we started rushing and I thought, ‘No, we have got to take the time’.“I want to do the best I possibly can.

Madi Diaz has hit out at Delta Airlines after “devastating” damage to her guitar of 20 years, asking: “How could this happen?”The musician – who previously opened for Harry Styles and joined his backing band during his Love On Tour run in 2023 – took to her official X/Twitter account to share video clips of her destroyed 20-year-old Martin D-28 guitar.Diaz – who will be serving as opening support for Kacey Musgraves on her ‘Deeper Well’ tour – wrote: “Starting tour w @KaceyMusgraves tmmrw and opened my guitar case to practice and found this. The damage is beyond. How could this happen.