Biffy Clyro on their Record Store Day release of David Bowie and Frightened Rabbit covers

Chris Willman Music WriterIf there are two things that don’t go together, it’s quarantining and queues.

BBC Radio One host Clara Amfo has taken to Twitter to respond to the mixed response to Biffy Clyro‘s Live Lounge cover of ‘WAP’ by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion.The band delivered the cover as part of BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge Month yesterday (September 3) in support of their new album ‘A Celebration Of Endings’.

Biffy Clyro have delivered an unlikely cover of Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s joint single ‘WAP’ – check it out below.The Scottish trio were performing as part of BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge Month today (September 3) in support of their new album ‘A Celebration Of Endings’, which was released last month.As well as offering up ‘Tiny Indoor Fireworks’, Simon Neil and co. took on ‘WAP’ – renaming it ‘WAB’ (wet as Biffy) while altering its more explicit lyrics.

Richard Ashcroft has revealed that he’s set to release an acoustic album comprised of some of his greatest hits.The former Verve frontman, whose fifth solo album ‘Natural Rebel’ arrived in 2018, was recently speaking to Radio X when George Godfrey quizzed him on what fans could expect from his next project.“Yeah, at the moment I’m set to start on an acoustic set of some of the best tunes […] and stripping them back and laying them bare basically, so that will be my next thing.

Record Store Day event.Today marked the first of these three events (others will follow on September 26 and October 24), and record stores have had queues outside from sunrise.

Chris Willman Music WriterHow long has it been since the day this year’s Record Store Day exclusive releases were announced, up to the point a good number of them will finally reach stores Saturday, in the first of three substitute “drops” dates?It’s been this long: When the John Prine boxed set that’s coming out now was originally announced, Prine was still very much alive and well.Let’s have a moment of silence to commemorate that loss, and all the others that have justifiably put a crimp in

Dennis Hopper’s infamous directorial follow-up to “Easy Rider,” is a counterculture touchstone in its own right, even though it wasn’t given a national release for decades after its short-lived 1971 bow. Even longer in coming: a soundtrack album.

Ezra Collective have shared two new instrumental jazz tracks in support of Record Store Day, happening tomorrow (August 29).The outfit have released a double A-side vinyl named ‘Dark Side Riddim’, which features the titular song plus another, titled ‘Samuel L Riddim’.

Chris Willman Music WriterIt sounds like the ultimate retail riddle: Is there a way to sell as much product in one day as possible, while having as few customers in-store as possible, at least at one time? “How to throttle store traffic” has rarely led the agenda when music shop owners and managers talk amongst themselves… until 2020. But it’s certainly been the No.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Tony McGee, celebrity photographer best known for his work with David Bowie, is prepping the release of a film shot during the pandemic after launching a film production company with his son Max McGee.Tony McGee, who also took the first professional photographs of Kate Moss when she became a model, and Max McGee recently launched McGee Films.They are preparing the launch of Auto, which was filmed in London during COVID-19.

The first instalment of this year's reformatted Record Store Day takes place this Saturday (Aug. 29), with 350 exclusive releases hitting indepdendent record shops across the UK. 

Bellahouston Park next summer. Fresh for their latest number one album success for ‘A Celebration of Endings’, the group are heading out on the road for a UK tour in 2021.

Biffy Clyro have shared details of a homecoming Glasgow show with support sets from Yungblud, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes and Porridge Radio.The show will see the band return to Scotland on June 25, 2021 to headline Bellahouston Park.

Record Store Day is set to share a number of new releases from the likes of David Bowie, The Cure, Christine And The Queens and Manic Street Preachers at their first of three drop events this weekend.The event was initially due to take place on Saturday, April 18 and initially postponed to June 20 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but was then delayed once more and spread over three separate days to accommodate social distancing measures.It was then announced RSD will take place on August 29,

Biffy Clyro have topped the UK album chart with A Celebration Of Endings.

Biffy Clyro‘s new album ‘A Celebration Of Endings‘ has topped the UK albums chart, landing the Scottish rockers with their third Number One in seven years.The band’s ninth album, which was released last Friday (August 14), shifted 26,000 chart sales in a week (including 8,000 copies on vinyl) and ended Taylor Swift’s three-week reign at Number One with her surprise album ‘Folklore’.In a video message sent to fans and shared via OfficialCharts.com, frontman Simon Neil said: “We miss you guys