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AVENGED SEVENFOLD’s Upcoming Album Is ‘Very Influenced By KANYE WEST,’ Says M. SHADOWS
AVENGED SEVENFOLD frontman M. Shadows has confirmed to Metal Hammer that the band will complete the recording of its eighth studio album next month. “In January, we’re going in to finish the strings on the record,” he said. “The record’s been recorded for a year, but we haven’t been able to put the real strings on it, because we couldn’t fly out to Prague. When an orchestra have to social distance and they aren’t sitting next to each other, they can get out of tune, and we have just finally got to a place where we can use this 70-piece orchestra as we intended. We finish the record in February, mix it in March.” Regarding the musical direction of the follow-up to 2016’s “The Stage”, M. Shadows said: “There are so...
IRON MAIDEN’s BRUCE DICKINSON To Resume Work On New Solo Album This Spring
In a new interview with Loudwire, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson was asked whether there are any plans for him to work on a new solo album to follow up 2005’s “Tyranny Of Souls”. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I am obviously coming over to [America to] do the one-man [spoken-word] show [beginning in late January]. When I get to the end of the one-man show thing at the end of March, then the idea is I’ve got about three weeks cooling my heels somewhere. I’ll lie down in a darkened room for a couple of days and recover from the tour and then put my singing head on and go and have a chat with [longtime collaborator] Roy [‘Z’ Ramirez]. ‘Cause we’ve already got a bunch of material, but we need to organize it a ...
The Beatles’ Full ‘Get Back’ Rooftop Concert To Screen in IMAX Theaters
The Beatles‘ famed 1969 rooftop concert at their Apple Corps’ Savile Row headquarters will debut as a 60-minute feature at select IMAX theaters this month, alongside a Q&A with The Beatles: Get Back director-producer Peter Jackson. The one-night IMAX screening will take place on January 30, which marks the 53rd anniversary of the band’s iconic performance. “I’m thrilled that the rooftop concert from The Beatles: Get Back is going to be experienced in IMAX, on that huge screen,” said Jackson in a statement. “It’s The Beatles’ last concert, and it’s the absolute perfect way to see and hear it.” Participating IMAX theaters will simultaneously broadcast the Q&A session with Jackson, following a screening of The Beatles: Get Back — The Rooftop Concert. “Ever since Peter J...
The Weeknd Reveals Tracklist for New Album Dawn FM
The Weeknd has detailed his forthcoming LP Dawn FM, which features Tyler, the Creator, Lil Wayne, Quincy Jones, Oneohtrix Point Never, and Jim Carrey. After releasing a trailer for the project, he also revealed the album’s geriatric cover art on Tuesday. Now, you can check out the full tracklist and a new trailer below. Tomorrow at midnight Eastern, as the album is released, the Weeknd will appear in a livestream in the Amazon Music app and on Amazon Music’s Twitch channel. Since releasing After Hours in 2020, the Weeknd has shared “Take My Breath,” “Tears in the Club” (ft. FKA Twigs), “La Fama” (ft. Rosalía), “One Right Now” with Post Malone, and the posthumous Aaliyah song “Poison.” Check out “The Weeknd’s Director Alex Lill Unpacks the Singer’s Eccentric String of After Hours TV P...
Mdou Moctar Announces East Coast Tour Dates
Mdou Moctar has announced a string of headlining East Coast tour dates in support of his 2021 LP Afrique Victime, kicking off in Februrary in Providence, Rhode Island. The new dates bookend his previously announced dates opening for Parquet Courts in February and March; Moctar and his band also hit the United Kingdom and Europe in April. Check out the full list of dates below. In September, Moctar and the band shared a documentary that followed the creation of Afrique Victime. In November, they released a four-song set titled Live at the Niger River. Read about Mdou Moctar’s Afrique Victime in Pitchfork’s “The 31 Best Rock Albums of 2021.” All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an a...
David Byrne and Yo La Tengo Cover Yoko Ono’s “Who Has Seen the Wind”: Listen
David Byrne and Yo La Tengo have shared their cover of Yoko Ono’s “Who Has Seen the Wind.” It’s the first single from Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono, a tribute album curated by Death Cab for Cutie’s Benjamin Gibbard. The compilation features contributions from Deerhoof, the Flaming Lips, Sharon Van Etten, Death Cab for Cutie, U.S. Girls, Japanese Breakfast, Jay Som, Stephin Merritt (of Magnetic Fields), and more. It’s due out February 18—Ono’s 89th birthday—via Canvasback and Atlantic. Check out the full tracklist below. The album will drop alongside a companion podcast hosted by Gibbard and journalist Jenny Eliscu, and featuring discussions of Ono’s life and music with artists featured on the compilation. In a statement, Gibbard said of Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono: [It] was born out of...
Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood’s the Smile Release First New Song: Listen
Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood have officially released the debut single from their new band the Smile, which features Sons of Kemet’s Tom Skinner on drums. “You Will Never Work in Television Again” was produced by Nigel Godrich. Listen to the new single below. The Smile will perform three consecutive live shows at Magazine London on January 29 (at 3 p.m. Eastern and 8 p.m. Eastern) and January 30 (at 6 a.m. Eastern). The trio will perform to a seated audience in the round, and the shows will broadcast on a livestream. Paul Dugdale will direct, and Driift will produce. Following a last-minute announcement, Greenwood, Yorke, and Skinner made their live debut as the Smile on the Glastonbury Festival’s Live at Worthy Farm streaming event in May. Godrich did not join them. The group takes it n...
Jason Derulo Gets Into Brawl with Two Men Who Called Him “Usher”
Jason Derulo was involved in an altercation with two men who heckled the singer by calling him Usher. The Las Vegas Police Department were called to the ARIA resort around 2:00 a.m. local time on Tuesday following a report that Derulo “committed a battery against two individuals,” according to USA Today. Footage of the incident obtained by TMZ shows one of the men yelling, “Hey, Usher! Fuck you, bitch!” as Derulo walked by. Derulo immediately charged at the man and threw a punch. He then went after a second man before ARIA security intervened. Advertisement Related Video Derulo was temporarily detained by police, but the victims did not want to press charges and no police report was taken. However, Derulo was told by ARIA security to leave the property under a trespass order. See footage o...
David Byrne and Yo La Tengo Cover Yoko Ono’s “Who Has Seen the Wind?” for New Tribute Album: Stream
Canvasback Music and Atlantic Records have announced Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono, a tribute album for the iconic artist curated by Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard. The album, which features an all-star lineup of musicians covering 14 of Yoko Ono’s songs, is out February 18th. As a preview, you can stream David Byrne and Yo La Tengo’s collaborative rendition of “Who Has Seen the Wind?” below. Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono “was born out of both love and frustration,” Gibbard said in a statement. “The ‘love’ part is pretty obvious; It is the seemingly bottomless well of inspiration and enjoyment Yoko Ono’s music has provided me and I must assume everyone else present here on this compilation. The ‘frustration’ part, on the other hand, goes back decades.” “As an advoc...
Nell Smith and The Flaming Lips Cover Nick Cave’s “Red Right Hand” on Colbert: Watch
14-year-old musician Nell Smith and psych rock veterans The Flaming Lips took their unlikely friendship to television last night, covering Nick Cave’s “Red Right Hand” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The track comes from Where the Viaduct Looms, an album of Nick Cave covers that Smith and the band released in November. Smith took center stage with the veteran rockers arrayed behind her, as a projection screen brought the eye into a whirlpool of psychedelia. Lips frontman Wayne Coyne displayed his trademark humility, fading into the background and only stirring to sing the occasional supporting vocal or bang on a single drum. At the end, drummer Matthew Kirksey pulled his blazer aside to reveal a T-shirt that read “Bad Seed,” in tribute to Cave’s longtime band the Bad Seeds...
R.I.P. Ted Gardner, Lollapalooza Co-Founder Dead at 74
Ted Gardner, the longtime music manager who co-founded Lollapalooza with Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell, passed away on December 28th following a long illness. News of Gardner’s death was shared by Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, who had been managed by Gardner since 2004. “I’m sad to report Ted Gardner, Our manager passed away today surrounded by his loving family,” Newcombe wrote in a Tweet. “We will miss a great manager, mentor & friend. Our condolences to all his family & friends.” A native of Australia, Gardner initially worked on the management team of Men at Work and accompanied them on their first US tour opening for Fleetwood Mac. He eventually relocated to America in the early 1980s and served as a tour or production manager for acts like Frank Za...
The Weeknd Shares Tracklist for Upcoming Album ‘Dawn FM’
The Weeknd on Wednesday unveiled the full tracklist for his upcoming record, Dawn FM, which is set for release on Friday, January 7. Abel debuted the tracklist in a minute-long video shared to social media, which teases “a new sonic universe from the mind of The Weeknd” alongside additional audio and visual first-looks. tracklist pic.twitter.com/nauBWEXrUs — The Weeknd (@theweeknd) January 5, 2022 Take a look at the newly-unveiled Dawn FM tracklist, below. 1. Dawn FM2. Gasoline3. How Can I Make You Love Me4. Take My Breath5. Sacrifice6. A Tale By Quincy [Jones]7. Out Of Time8. Here We Go Again9. Best Friends10. Is There Someone Else?11. Starry Eyes12. Every Angel Is Terrifying13. Don’t Break My Heart14. I Heard You’re Married15. Less Than Zero16. Phantom Regret by Jim [Carey...
