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Steven Wilson has announced that he’ll be supported by four of his “absolute favourite British stand-up comedians” on his upcoming four-night stint at the London Palladium.Wilson headlines the London Palladium this spring across four nights – from May 12 – 20 – and has now revealed he’ll be supported by Clinton Baptiste, Al Murray (as the Pub Landlord), Stewart Lee and Frank Skinner.Touching on the unusual openers, the ‘Objects Outlive Us’ musician said the choice was inspired by his love of comedy and a desire to create a “unique aspect to each night” of ‘The Overview’ tour, in support of his recent album.His new space-themed record dropped earlier this month, and he is now set to embark on a full European, UK and North American tour. Visit here for tickets and check below for a full list of dates.“I’ve decided to try something I’ve been thinking about for several years and have stand-up comedians opening proceedings,” he said in a press release.

Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land.Ballal was released by Israeli authorities on Tuesday (March 25) after Abraham wrote on X the day before that his co-director had gone missing after being attacked.“A group of settlers just lynched Hamdan Ballal, co-director of our film No Other Land,” Abraham wrote. “They beat him and he has injuries in his head and stomach, bleeding.

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hair transformations. One day she’s rocking a full Pamela Anderson–inspired, messy blonde updo, and the next she’s promoting her line of hair and body mists with sleek, cotton candy pink locks. And before you can even say, “Pink hair trend alert,” Brown’s hair has already moved on to a wavy blonde bob.

Download Festival has shared details about the 2025 edition of ‘District X’ – with appearances from Vengaboys, Justin Hawkins and Funeral For A Friend.The instalment is described as a “festival within a festival” and will take place alongside the main bulk of Download, which is going to be held this June at the usual Donington Park site.Now, with less than three months until this year’s edition kicks off, organisers have shared details about what fans can expect from the ‘District X’ site, including an unexpected appearance from the Dutch Eurodance music group Vengaboys.While not the traditional artist set to ignite the stage at the metal festival, the group are set to take to the stage at the ‘District X’ area thanks to fan demand and expected to bring their usual high-energy performance to the stage.A number of DJ sets are also planned for the area, including one from Cradle of Filth frontman Dani Filth, who is predicted to bring “a nightmarish mix of gothic anthems and metal classics”, one from Aled Phillips from Kids In Glass Houses, and one from Liam Cormier of Cancer Bats.Elsewhere, it has been confirmed that Welsh post-hardcore icons Funeral For A Friend will be breaking out a specially-curated acoustic set for the ‘District X’ site.

Ride – has shared details of an upcoming solo album called ‘Swallow’. Check out the lead single ‘Lonely Town’ below.The record marks the first venture into a full solo release from Queralt, and is set for release on June 13 via Sonic Cathedral.In terms of the sound, the record is set to capture a beautiful yet brooding collection of nine songs, and hones in on elements of shoegaze to capture darkly textured soundscapes similar to that of M83 and Sigur Rós.It also contains a number of collaborators, including labelmate Emma Anderson (formerly of Lush and Sing-Sing) and Verity Susman (Electrelane, MEMORIALS).Today (March 26), Queralt has shared the first preview of the record in the form of the lead single ‘Lonely Town’.

Glastonbury has announced the 90 finalists for the 2025 edition of the Emerging Talent Competition.The free-to-enter contest gives up-and-coming musicians the chance to play at one of the festival’s main stages. The contest is supported by PRS for Music and the PRS Foundation and the acts were picked by Glastonbury‘s judging panel, which is made up of 30 of the UK’s best online music writers.The 90 finalists will be narrowed down to a shortlist of eight acts, who will then compete at the live finals next month for a chance to play at one of the main stages at the annual Worthy Farm music bash.

Bob Dylan kicked off his 2025 ‘Rough & Rowdy Ways’ tour last night (March 25) in Tulsa, Oklahoma.The legendary singer-songwriter took over the Tulsa Theater and opened with ‘All Along The Watchtower’ – Dylan played the track for the first time in six years back in 2024, and has become his most played track, racking up a total of over 2,285 times performed live.From there, the Nobel prize-winning artist then treated attendees to a packed 17-track setlist including performances of ‘It Ain’t Me’, ‘I Contain Multitudes’, ‘Black Rider’, ‘My Own Version of You’, ‘To Be Alone With You’, ‘Watching The River Flow’, ‘It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue’ and more.A bulk of the night’s performance saw the icon play the majority of his 2020 LP ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways’. To wrap up the show, Dylan ended with his song ‘Every Grain of Sand’.

Elton John has revealed that a new song about mortality made him “break down” and reflect on how much time he “has left”.The new track is set to feature in the musician’s forthcoming collaborative album with Brandi Carlile, called ‘Who Believes In Angels?’.Set for release on April 4 via Island EMI, the LP includes collaborations from Andrew Watt and John’s longtime songwriting partner Bernie Taupin. It has so far been previewed with the title track, the 2025 Oscar-nominated song ‘Never Too Late’ and the LGBTQ+ anthem ‘Swing For The Fences’.Now, in a new episode of the Smartless podcast, Sir Elton has discussed another track on the record, and said that the closing song is one that struck him due to its exploration of mortality.“I wrote a song at the end of the album and I just got the lyrics, Bernie Taupin’s lyrics,” he explained in the episode (via Billboard).

Record Store Day has shared a number of releases that are coming for the 2025 edition, and are set to raise funds for the War Child charity.The new announcement was shared this morning (March 26), and features 13 titles that have been specially created for this year’s edition of RSD.They come as part of a partnership with War Child, and will see £1 from every copy sold donated to the non-profit organisation.

Falling In Reverse frontman on March 16. It wasn’t met with a particularly warm reception and Garwood subsequently apologised for sharing it.On Friday (March 21), Radke retweeted a report filed by the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) in which Councillors Andrea Dawkins and Lindi McMahon express concern for Launceston women who were upset about the photo’s potential implications given Radke’s past controversies.

TV On The Radio have announced a collection of new tour dates across Europe and the UK this summer – see the full list of dates below.The Tunde Adebimpe-led band have taken to social media to announce five new shows in Europe and the UK this summer in between their previously announced festival run and side shows.The new dates will see them play shows in Athens, Lausanne, Berlin, Vienna and Manchester – you will be able to get tickets here beginning this Friday (March 28) at 10am local time.The five newly announced shows will take place in June between a slew of festival performances, with their Manchester show being held at the Albert Hall on June 27, before playing Glastonbury on June 28.JUNE05 – Zurich, Switzerland – Unique Moments06 – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound Barcelona08 – Athens, Greece – Lycabettus Hill Theater (NEW)11 – Lausanne, Switzerland – Docks (NEW)13 – Porto, Portugal – Primavera Sound Porto14 – Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands – Best Kept Secret15 – Wicklow, Ireland – Beyond the Pale Festival17 – Berlin, Germany – Astra (NEW)20 – Katowice, Poland – Tauron Nowa Muzyka22 – Lido di Camaiore, Italy – La Prima Estate25 – Vienna, Austria – Gasometer (NEW)27 – Manchester, England – Albert Hall (NEW)28 – Sommerset, England – GlastonburyAUGUST15 – London, England – Gunnersbury Park 17 – Wales, United Kingdom – Green Man FestivalAmong the previously announced gigs they’ll play are a set at Primavera Sound in Barcelona this summer, and a slot supporting Khruangbin at their huge outdoor gig at London’s Gunnersbury Park in August.The tour and announcement of new dates come after a pretty big 2024 for TV On The Radio, who last year made a comeback and went on to re-release their debut album ‘Desperate Youth, Blood

Beatles audition tape recorded in 1962 has been discovered in a Vancouver record store – find out more below.Last week, Rob Frith, owner of Vancouver’s Neptoon Records threw on an old tape lying around the store labelled ‘Beatles 60s Demos’, thinking it was just a bootleg. After listening to the tape, and posting a snippet of it onto social media, he discovered that the tape in his possession was a rare, direct copy of an early audition tape by the Beatles.He wrote on his initial post on social media: “I picked up this tape years ago that said Beatles Demos on it.

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“Deliver Me from Nowhere.”After filming wrapped on the movie — starring Jeremy Allen White as Springsteen — the Boss’ props came in “the most gorgeous texts I’ve ever had in my life,” Graham said on Edith Bowman’s “Soundtracking” podcast.“I’m racing to get to the airport, and I got this text, and it was so beautiful,” he shared. “It just said: ‘Better than any award that I could ever receive in my life.’“He’s an icon. He’s a hero.

Lindsey Buckingham has been photographed “back together” in the studio with his ex-Fleetwood Mac colleague Mick Fleetwood.Buckingham was fired from the band in 2018 after over 40 years in somewhat acrimonious circumstances relating to a disagreement over a tour, to be replaced by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers’ Mike Campbell and Crowded House’s Neil Finn.Last year, he said that he would rejoin the band “in a heartbeat”, although their future hangs in the balance following the death of longtime member Christine McVie in 2022 at the age of 79.Now though, evidence that Buckingham and Fleetwood are on good terms has emerged through a photo of the two sharing a music studio together. The producer Carl Falk has written a series of posts on Threads that included the image, confirming that the meeting related to an upcoming solo album by Fleetwood.Mick Fleetwood and Lindsey Buckingham are working together againhttps://t.co/k2Rp8uoDld pic.twitter.com/jTjzGILL8b— FLEETWOOD MAC NEWS (@Nickslive) March 25, 2025“Slightly unreal moment to sit with Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood to play Lindsey the album we have been working on,” Falk said.

Sex Pistols with Frank Carter played an explosive set at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall for Teenage Cancer Trust last night (Monday March 24). Check out photos, footage and the setlist below.The Pistols reunited last year with Carter, of Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes and Gallows, replacing John Lydon as frontman.After playing an intimate and sweaty warm-up show at London’s iconic 100 Club on Friday – nearly 50 years since the band’s legendary residency and this time attended by the likes of Noel Gallagher and Paul Weller – the reformed punk legends took to the stage at Royal Albert Hall for what Carter described as “an amazing cause with amazing people.”Following well-received and high-octane support sets from The Molotovs and Kid Kapichi, the band kicked off with ‘Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols’ opener ‘Holidays In The Sun’ to prove why they remain what Carter hailed as “the greatest punk band of all time”.“We’ve got a fantastic mix of old punks and new punks here,” said Carter about the crowd, “and a fantastic opportunity to have a gigantic circle pit at Royal Albert Hall.”He continued: “Open the dance floor up.

Gene Simmons — and his face-painted band Kiss — then the rocker stands by charging $12,495 to be his personal assistant and band roadie for a day.That’s the cost of “The Ultimate Gene Simmons Experience” — a pricey package that is being offered to one fan per show on his solo tour, which kicks off in May after he postponed multiple April dates until 2026.Simmons, 75, is giving fans a chance to roll with him and his namesake band for the day, from planning the show-day schedule and loading into the venue to sitting in on soundcheck and hanging out backstage.For the extravagant sum, you’ll also get to have a meal with Simmons and rock with him on the stage while getting all sorts of memorabilia from your day on the job.“When I was a kid and went to see shows, I was always curious, ‘What’s it like when they’re in a hotel? What’s it like when the stage is set up? What’s it like being onstage when they’re performing and seeing the audience from the stage?’ ” Simmons exclusively told The Post.“I decided, ‘You know what, nobody’s ever done it. Why not open the idea to be my personal roadie for the day?’ ”For Simmons, it’s a dream experience that is worth it for the most diehard Kiss Army members — no matter what the price tag.

Kiss suited up to shoot the iconic cover of the band’s 1975 album “Dressed To Kill” on the southwest corner of 23rd Street and Eighth Avenue in Manhattan, there were no stylists or tailors involved.“I did not own a suit or a tie, so I had to borrow our manager at the time Bill Aucoin’s suit,” Kiss co-frontman Gene Simmons, 75, exclusively told The Post.“He was a much smaller man … So I put on his suit and nothing fits. If you look at the album cover, the sleeves were short, and the pants didn’t go all the way down.”Plus, Simmons had to finagle his footwear from one of his bandmates.“I didn’t have dress shoes,” he said, “so [Kiss guitarist] Ace Frehley had a pair of white clogs that he used to walk around with, and for no reason at all, I put on the clogs that are on the cover.”It all made for a classic album cover in rock history that is revisited on a new audio walking tour of New York spots that shaped Kiss and the group’s third LP, which inspired generations to “Rock and Roll All Nite” after it was released 50 years ago, on March 19, 1975.Along with Simmons and his Kiss co-frontman, Paul Stanley, photographer Bob Gruen — who shot the cover of “Dressed To Kill” — shares his makeup-covered memories in the 60-minute tour that takes you from 23rd and Eighth to Greenwich Village’s legendary Electric Lady Studios, where the LP was recorded.Gruen was shooting Kiss for a Creem magazine story — in which his photos would be used in a comic-book treatment on the band — and ended up taking the album cover pic.“It was just a whim.

John Lennon‘s family.Set to kick off on May 22 in Camden, ‘Live Odyssey’ has been previously described as “a celebration of the rich tapestry of British music, offering a unique experience for music lovers of all ages” through “a groundbreaking tribute to the sounds that shaped Britain”.The attraction – which combines a show, an exhibition museum and live experience together – will take attendees through six decades of music via a two-and-a-half-hour adventure that captures the evolution of British music, from the early anthems of the ’60s and ’70s to the Britpop explosion of the ’90s and today’s cutting-edge hits.Lennon’s sister Julia Baird will be unveiling a multi-sensory immersive exhibit dedicated to the late Beatle on its opening which “details the early years that shaped Lennon through to a life of stratospheric fame with The Beatles.”“This is the brutally honest story of The Beatles legend by his sister Julia, who reveals the unorthodox childhood they shared, memories of their mother, renewed family bonds, and the many sides of John Lennon,” a press release added.“Julia is set to reveal the battle between two strong, self-willed women – John’s mother and his Aunt Mimi – to win custody of John. Julia is candid about the sadness as well as the joy of their broken family life.

Ghost’s Tobias Forge has hinted that he may get more involved in film making.The metal frontman was speaking to NME in a new interview ahead of the band’s highly anticipated sixth studio album ‘Skeletá’, which is due to be released on April 25.Forge has inhabited a series of different characters during his time fronting the Swedish occult band, and over the years the band’s imagery has been heavily influenced by film.When asked if he considered getting more involved in the film industry, Forge said: “Absolutely. I have always been almost equally interested in film as I’ve been in music.