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Nick Cave has defended his fondness of Kanye West‘s music despite the rapper’s controversial anti-Semitic views – see what Cave had to say below.Last month, Cave revealed that he wanted Kanye West’s ‘I Am God’ to be played at his funeral. Just a few days later, Kanye West kicked off a sandstorm of drama and controversy, including the rapper rescinding his apology to the Jewish community for his past anti-Semitic remarks, and went on to declare himself as “a Nazi” and write “I love Hitler”, as well as selling a white T-shirt with a large swastika on the chest on his website, listed as “HH-01” – possibly a reference to the “Heil Hitler” chant.Following the weeks of controversy cooked up by Kanye West, Nick Cave has responded to fan letters through his The Red Hand Files blog.

Sister Midnight has been revealed, with a soundtrack from Interpol frontman Paul Banks.The film was written and directed by London-based Indian artist and filmmaker Karan Kandhari and stars acclaimed Indian actress Radhika Apte as Uma – a rebellious small-town misfit, who arrives in Mumbai and finds herself unfit as a housewife.A synopsis of the film reads: “A newly arranged marriage. An oddball couple shoved together in a small Mumbai shack with paper-thin walls.“They are awkward and alone-together.

Placebo frontman Brian Molko has been charged with defamation after he allegedly called Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni a “facist” and “racist”.Videos posted of the incident in 2023 showed the frontman describing Meloni in Italian as “a piece of shit fascist, racist” and then saying “fuck you” during the band’s set in front of 10,000 fans at Sonic Park Festival in Turin in July 2023.At the time, prosecutors in Turin opened an investigation into the claims and filed a lawsuit against Molko for defamation.Now, according to Italian newspaper La Stampa, Italy’s justice ministry has given prosecutors the right to launch legal proceedings against Molko on charges of “contempt of the institutions”, an offence that carries a fine of between €1,000 (£830) and €5,000 (£4,150).During the Stupinigi Sonic Park, the Placebo lead singer Brian Molko calls PM Giorgia Meloni 'racist, fascist', concluding 'fuck you'.July 11, 2023 pic.twitter.com/eqmJLcH4Qp— Crazy Ass Moments in Italian Politics

its owners the Electric Group issued an eviction notice in March 2022, which sparked an outcry across the music industry and from gig-goers.Electric Group, a joint venture between Dominic Madden and Jacob Lewis that also owns London’s Electric Brixton, Bristol’s SWX and Newcastle’s NX, bought the site’s freehold in 2017 and shortly afterwards said they had no intention of closing the venue when they ended the current occupiers’ lease.However, the site’s management soon hit back, arguing that they were being “exterminated by the landlord”.The venue’s current tenant, Phil Mills, previously said he intended to “gut” the premises of its current fixtures and fittings – including the dancefloor and stage – if he was forced to vacate the building (via BBC News).But today (February 17), the city council rejected his plans to demolish a toilet block and infill works bordering Suffolk Road which would “return the building to pre-leasing condition”.The planning officer who recommended the proposed demolition be rejected described it as “purposeless” and without public benefit.The planning officer’s report stated: “In the event [the applicant’s] lease is terminated, they wish to return the building complex to the condition it was in prior to the lease being taken up. In this instance the proposal will result in the loss of facilities for a music venue/nightclub with no appreciable public benefits.

Bez has teased plans for a new Happy Mondays album – their first since 2007’s ‘Uncle Dysfunktional’.Last November, NME spoke to Shaun Ryder and his maraca shaking sidekick about the band’s plans to get “back at it” with music in 2025.Asked at the time how 2024 had been for the Mondays, Ryder replied: “Quiet, because we kind of knocked it on the head in 2024. We went out doing Black Grape and Mantra Of The Cosmos, so in 2025 we’ll be back at it.”Bez added: “We’re getting the band back together again…again!”Now, Bez has said the band are working on a new album after being persuaded to get back into the studio by their manager Alan McGee.A post shared by NME (@nmemagazine)He told The Sun: “There’s talk of a new album to come, which I’m really fucking looking forward to. It’s going to be visionary.

Inhaler’s Elijah Hewson has spoken out about the advice he was given from his father, Bono and addressed the “expectation” that the band would be handed opportunities by having a famous parent.The U2 frontman is the father of Inhaler’s singer, Elijah Hewson, however, in a new interview, the latter has revealed that this hasn’t led to him receiving as much advice and opportunities as some may expect.Speaking to the Daily Star Sunday’s Wired column, the 25-year-old recalled that the advice he has been given from Bono is along the same lines that any parent would share with their kids, and, if anything, he’d like more input from the rock icon.“I’d love to get a bit more advice, to be honest,” Elijah recalled. “The best advice I’ve got from him has been the usual kind of advice you would get from a parent, which is, ‘Don’t let it pass you by.

Haim appear to be teasing their long awaited comeback and a new single.The trio posted a solitary Instagram post with images of Danielle Haim celebrating her 36th birthday party in New York last night (February 13) with the caption: “(ha)i’m single.. haim single?”While the caption initially seems to suggest that she is currently single, the band later posted an Instagram story, in which all three members can be seen dancing to M83‘s hit single ‘Midnight City’ with a voiceover saying: “We are back baby, we are fucking back,” further suggesting that their comeback is on the cards.No further details were shared but if new music is on the way, it will be their first since their 2023 single ‘Home‘ which featured on the Barbie soundtrack.A post shared by HAIM (@haimtheband)i actually am going to lose it pic.twitter.com/JhvcM7X6UM— gracie (@TheAlanaHaim) February 14, 2025That year they also celebrated the 10th anniversary of their debut album ‘Days Are Gone‘, which saw them perform a massive London headline show at All Points East, which NME said in a five-star review was a “return” to their “spiritual home”, with the band having credited the English capital and the UK as “the first place to ever embrace us so we actually call this home”.They also reflected on 10 years of ‘Days Are Gone’ with NME, sharing that the record “completely changed our lives”.When asked about their future plans at the time, the trio also shared that they had “been working with some cool people”.

Sam Fender has shared his latest single ‘Remember My Name’ – listen below and check out the song’s video featuring I, Daniel Blake star Dave Johns.The song is the fourth to be lifted from his forthcoming album ‘People Watching’ which is out next Friday (February 21) via Polydor and is available to pre-order here. It follows previous singles ‘Arm’s Length’, ‘Wild Long Lie’ and the album’s title track.Fellow Geordie, the I, Daniel Blake star Dave Johns shares the video’s lead role with Philippa Briggs, depicting “the crushing inevitability of love, companionship and of eventual loss”.Fender said: “’Remember My Name’ is a love song dedicated to my late Grandparents – they were always so fiercely proud of our family so I wrote the song in honour of them, from the perspective of my Grandad who was looking after my Grandma when she was suffering from dementia.

The WAEVE have announced their latest EP ‘Eternal’ and have shared its lead anti-Valentine’s single ‘Love Is All Pain’.Produced by James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, Blur), the three-track EP is set for release on March 14 via Transgressive and can be pre-ordered / pre-saved here. The first taster of the project comes in the form of ‘Love Is All Pain’.“Oh! Love is all pain / Thought I’d escaped it / But I need it again / It’s hard, it’s hard / It’s harder than hell,” sing the duo – comprised of Blur guitarist Graham Coxon and The Pipettes member Rose Elinor Dougall – in the chours, describing the reaitlies of Love over throbbing electro synths.Directed by Simon Leeder, the song’s accompanying music video was shot entirely on black & white 8mm film in a nod to the post-punk synth-era aesthetic of the late 1980s.

Morrissey fans have reacted angrily to the ticket prices for his forthcoming UK and Ireland tour.After teasing fans of big news, the former Smiths frontman turned solo icon took to social media to announce his latest live dates earlier this week which will see him head over to Dublin on May 31 for a gig at the the 3Arena. From there, he will play two nights at the O2 Academy in Glasgow on June 4 and 5 respectively before wrapping up with a homecoming show at Manchester’s Co-Op Live on June 7.Tickets for the shows went on sale at 9am this morning (February 14) with the cheapest tickets starting at £81.95 with the most expensive priced at £109.95Many fans were unimpressed with the ticket prices with one writing: “Fuck me I aren’t spending £90 to see Morrissey while sitting In the clouds at some soulless arena. I’ve seen him twice at a fraction of that cost in more intimate settings.

Cage The Elephant‘s Brad Shultz. Check it out below.Released today (February 14), the track sees the sister duo depart from their usual high-octane brand of alternative rock for a more muted, delicate moment.

Manic Street Preachers have spoken to NME about their song ‘Dear Stephen’, inspired by Morrissey, the road to their new album ‘Critical Thinking’, and how they’re already thinking about their next move.Released today (February 14), the Welsh rock veterans’ acclaimed 15th album was said to be born of “eternal uncertainty, doubt and desire”. Bassist and lyricist Nicky Wire told NME how that allowed for “a different kind of record” to what you may have heard from the Manics before.“Albums are a reflection of where your mind is at – certainly in the Manics’ world,” said Wire.

Queens Of The Stone Age appear to be teasing a huge show in Sheffield – find all the details below.Last night (February 13), the Josh Homme-fronted band shared a photograph of Ecclesall Road in the Steel City. It shows a poster for the Sheffield edition of the Rock N Roll Circus festival, which is due to take place at Don Valley Bowl this August.The name of the upcoming event is displayed above the title of QOTSA’s classic 2002 single ‘No One Knows’, which is intertwined with a red snake.

Bon Iver has shared a new single called ‘Everything Is Peaceful Love’ – you can listen to it below.The track will appear on the Justin Vernon-led project’s fifth studio album ‘SABLE, fABLE’, which is due for release on April 11 via Jagjaguwar (pre-order/pre-save here).It’ll mark Bon Iver’s first full-length record since 2019’s ‘i, i’, and follow last year’s ‘SABLE’ EP. The three songs featured on the latter collection – ‘Things Behind Things Behind Things’, ‘S P E Y S I D E’ and ‘Awards Season’ – will open the new LP.Arriving today (February 14), ‘SABLE, fABLE’ lead single ‘Everything Is Peaceful Love’ sees Vernon team up with filmmaker John Wilson on the upcoming accompanying visuals.

Porter Robinson has covered Fontaines D.C.‘s ‘Favourite’ for triple j’s Like A Version series – check it out below.During his recent run of shows in Australia earlier this month, producer-DJ and now rocker Porter Robinson visited the triple j studio, where he showed love to Ireland’s Fontaines D.C. and performed a unique cover of their hit song ‘Favourite’, off 2024’s ‘Romance’.While Robinson’s take on ‘Favourite’ stays largely true to the original, it’s played in more of a half-time beat, leaving the song’s original beat to the final segment of the song for a euphoric build.

Self Esteem has shared a sexually charged new single, ’69’ – check it out below.To usher in Valentine’s Day, Self Esteem has dropped the hyper-sexual and political house-influenced track as the second preview from her highly anticipated upcoming album ‘A Complicated Woman’.’69’ sees Self Esteem – real name Rebecca Lucy Taylor – rate sexual positions, championing the necessity of communication during sex, and take a jab at the inequality that women face when it comes to satisfying men.The newly released track also features drag icon Meatball, who has spoken about the same themes in their podcast.Self Esteem sings during the song’s opening verse and chorus: “Doggy style feels alright, missionary 40 calories burnt for me / Scissoring, I find that interesting / Spooning is always soothing / The one thing I hate, ‘cos I can’t concentrate / no I just can’t abide, yeah I’ve never the time, to 69.”A music video for ’69’ – directed by Piers Dennis – is due to release in a few hours, and sees Taylor speaking at an addicts anonymous session, slowly breaking out into dance choreography and turning the session into an intense dance party, complete with red strobe lights.Self Esteem said of ’69’ in a press statement: “I always wanted to write a song that lists sex positions and rates them. A lot of my music is saying the things I struggle to say in real life.

Thom Yorke and Mark Pritchard have teamed up and shared an eerie new song, ‘Back In The Game’.

Ezra Furman has announced her 10th studio album ‘Goodbye Small Head’ with new single ‘Grand Mal’, as well as sharing details of a UK and North American tour. Find all the details below.The Chicago-born singer-songwriter is due to release the 12-track record on May 16 via Bella Union, following on from 2022’s ‘All Of Us Flames’.

Sam Fender has announced more massive UK shows to his tour for summer 2025. Find the details below.It comes as the Geordie singer-songwriter confirmed details of his biggest stadium gigs to date at the end of last year – announcing a stop at the 75,000-capacity London Stadium on June 6, his first stadium headline date outside of Newcastle – and a run of shows at Newcastle’s St.

it was confirmed that Father John Misty, Caribou, Self Esteem and Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory would all be headlining.Other names on the initial bill included Mount Kimbie, Black Country, New Road, Goat and former Black Midi frontman Geordie Greep.Today (February 13), organisers have shared an extensive list of new additions for across the weekend. These include The National frontman Matt Berninger, Viagra Boys, Katy J Pearson, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Jasmine 4.t, Erol Alkan (DJ), Adult DVD and Chastity Belt.Elsewhere on the updated line-up are the likes of The New Eyes, Tom Ravenscroft (DJ), Slow Fiction, Titanic, The Golden Dregs and Trace Mountains.Check out the revised official poster here:Tickets for End Of The Road 2025 are on sale now – you can buy yours here.Headliners Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory released their self-titled new album last Friday (February 7).

Morrissey‘s 2025 UK and Ireland tour, is a London date possible? Check out what the vocalist had to say below.After teasing fans of big news, the former Smiths frontman turned soloist took to social media on Monday (February 10) to share a handful of dates which will see him stop in Glasgow, Manchester and Dublin in June.The shows will mark the only time Morrissey will perform in Ireland, Scotland and England in 2025. General tickets will go on sale this Friday (February 14) at 9am local time and will be available here.Today (February 12), Morrissey took to his official website to reveal if he had any plans for a gig in London.