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Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie has teamed up with Eric Cantona on a song the ex-footballer penned for Palestinians.The pair joined forces on vocals at a concert at King’s Place in London for the track ‘Give Us A Ticket’. You can view the footage below.Writing on the official Primal Scream Instagram, Gillespie wrote: “Last night I was honoured to sing with my friend @ericcantona on a song he has written about Palestine titled ‘Give Us a Ticket’.“Eric is on tour just now with his band – Their sound reminds one of Serge Gainsbourg, Tom Waits and Charles Baudilaire ( if he wore the number 7 shirt ) What a great concert.

Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie joined Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes on stage in London last night to perform their 2021 collaboration ‘Original Sin’ – check it out below. The appearance was part of the Rattlesnakes’ show at the Roundhouse on Friday night (February 16), the last in a run of UK headline shows for the band. ‘Original Sin’ was first released as the final track on the band’s 2021 album ‘Sticky’, with Gillespie lending his vocals to the album version too.

LCD Soundsystem have paid tribute to the late Shane MacGowan with a cover of The Pogues’ ‘Fairytale Of New York’.The Pogues frontman passed away “peacefully” on November 30, having died from pneumonia aged 65. His funeral occurred on Friday, December 8 in Tipperary, close to where MacGowan spent his childhood.James Murphy and co.

Nick Cave has written a tribute to Shane MacGowan and Sinéad O’Connor following their deaths.On November 30, it was announced that MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family and friends. His death came five months after the news of Sinéad O’Connor’s passing.

Cure drummer Lol Tolhurst, ex-Siouxsie and the Banshees drummer Budgie and producer Jacknife Lee have teamed up to form a new supergroup and share their debut single ‘Los Angeles’ featuring LCD Soundsytem‘s James Murphy. Check it out below along our interview with the legendary sticksmen.Announced today (Monday July 24), the trio have shared details of their debut album’ Los Angeles’ – released in November via Play It Again Sam.

Primal Scream keyboardist Martin Duffy have paid tribute to the musician, and suggested that his death followed suffering from a lack of finances after parting ways with the band.It was announced in December that the musician had died aged 55 after suffering multiple skull fractures.Now, six months on, an inquest in Brighton on Tuesday (June 6) heard that the keyboardist — who was a member of Primal Scream for over three decades — was struggling financially at the time before his death, with his family have suggesting that this was partly due to the lack of financial support.“Dad had played on every Primal Scream album – had songwriting on at least two – but still the band chose not to offer him the opportunity to get his share, at a time they knew he really needed financial help,” read a statement from his 19-year old son Louie, who also alleged that his father was cut out of a £5million deal to sell part of the band’s back catalogue (via The Argus).“He wasn’t consulted or even told about it,” he added. “I remember dad telling [frontman] Bobby Gillespie on the phone that he was having to sign on for benefits to get by as he had no savings but the band offered no support either emotional or financial.”The inquest also heard that Duffy was diagnosed with prostate cancer during lockdown and was battling an alcohol addiction.

Veteran Scots trade union activist Bob Gillespie has died.

Stormzy and Nick Cave were among the famous figures who attended Vivienne Westwood’s funeral yesterday (February 16).The legendary British fashion designer and environmental activist died “peacefully” in Clapham, south London on December 29, 2022. She was 81 years old.As BBC News reports, the memorial service for Westwood was held at Southwark Cathedral.

Primal Scream have paid tribute to their keyboardist Martin Duffy who has died at the age of 55 after suffering a brain injury.

Primal Scream star Bobby Gillespie has teamed up with trade union boss Mick Lynch to release a fundraising song in support of striking railway workers.

Primal Scream have collaborated with Aida Celtic FC and fashion brand A Number Of Names* (Anon*) for a new shirt to help fundraise for the refugee camp football team.The Scottish band have unveiled the “Palestinadelica” shirt, the title of which is a play on the group’s third album ‘Screamadelica‘ (1991) and Palestine, the territory where the Aida Refugee Camp is based.All proceeds from the sale of the shirt, which features the ‘Screamadelica’ artwork on the right hand shoulder and chest, will go towards helping train Aida Celtic footballers as well as provide sportswear for the refugees in Bethlehem. You can purchase the shirt here.Primal Scream, whose singer Bobby Gillespie is a known Celtic FC fan, have seemingly become involved with Aida Celtic in order to mirror the support shown by Celtic supporter ultra group, The Green Brigade.We have teamed up with @aida_celtic to make the Palastinadelica football shirt.

Jehnny Beth has shared her cover of Nine Inch Nails‘ ‘Closer’ on streaming services – you can listen to it below.The Savages frontwoman and solo artist first released her take on the 1994 single via Amazon Music in 2020 ahead of NIN being inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame that year.Nine Inch Nails’ Atticus Ross had previously earned co-writing and production credits on Beth’s debut solo album, ‘To Love Is To Live’. She was due to join NIN on tour in the US before the dates were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Taking to social media this morning (May 13), Beth wrote: “Finally my version of ‘Closer’ by NIN produced by [Johnny Hostile] is available to listen to everywhere all the time on all platforms.”The singer-songwriter shared the news alongside the cover’s official artwork, which is also by Hostile.A post shared by Jehnny Beth (@jehnnybeth)“Do you think we should play it at festival shows this summer??” Beth asked her fans.

Bob Dylan‘s classic song ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues’ has been released to celebrate his 60 years as a recording artist – you can watch the clip below.The arrival of the video today (May 6) is accompanied by the launch of a new Dylan60 microsite, which is housing the clip along with an interactive Augmented Reality (AR) lens filter.‘Subterranean Homesick Blues 2022’ pays homage to Dylan’s iconic video for his 1965 track, which formed the opening sequence of D.A. Pennebaker’s Don’t Look Back documentary.Inspired by the handwritten cue cards that Dylan reels off in the original clip, a host of famous names and creative figures have now contributed a set of new visuals for this updated remake, which you can watch below.The likes of Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Noel Fielding, Jim Jarmusch, John Squire, Bobby Gillespie, Julian House, Zep, Cey Adams, Francis Cabrel, Wim Wenders, Anthony Burrill, Naoki Urasawa, Michael Joo and Azazel Jacobs have all visually reinterpreted or redesigned a cue card for ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues 2022’.Dylan fans can also experience the aforementioned AR lens filter on Instagram and Snapchat, allowing users to try on a virtual pair of Dylan’s Ray-Ban sunglasses while a select 10-second loop, ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues 2022’, plays in the lenses.You can visit the newly launched Dylan60 site by heading here.

Primal Scream have sold a 50 per cent stake of their song rights to BMG, along with their neighbouring rights.The band’s frontman Bobby Gillespie, guitarist Andrew Innes and the estate of late bassist, guitarist and keyboardist Robert Young, have all struck a deal with the publishing arm of the label.BMG now owns 50 per cent of the three musicians’ song rights to the entire Primal Scream back catalogue, from their 1987 debut ‘Screamadelica’ to their latest album, 2016’s ‘Chaosmosis’. The label has also purchased the trio’s neighbouring rights – the public performance right that is paid to performing artists, rather than a song’s writers or publishers – in full.“Primal Scream are one of the most influential bands of the past 30 years with a cultural resonance which continues today,” Alistair Norbury, BMG’s president of repertoire and marketing UK, said.

BMG has acquired a 50% stake in the song catalogues and, on the recordings side, a stake in the so called neighbouring rights income of Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes and the estate of Robert Young for their work with Primal Scream. The deal covers all eleven of the band’s albums.“Primal Scream are one of the most influential bands of the past 30 years with a cultural resonance which continues today”, says Alistair Norbury, BMG President Repertoire & Marketing UK.

Jehnny Beth has told NME what to expect of her upcoming new music, teasing that it’s both “fun” and “punk”.The Savages vocalist was speaking on the red carpet at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 at London’s O2 Academy Brixton last night (March 2), where she presented CHVRCHES and Robert Smith with the award for Best Song By A UK Artist.Discussing her plans for the rest of 2022 and beyond, Beth said: “I’ve been acting in a few movies in France, so that’s carrying on, and films are coming out.”She added: “And then I’ve done some new music, and that will come out pretty soon, I hope.”Asked what we can expect in terms of the stylistic direction of the new music, Beth said: “It’s fun, it’s punk, but electronic as well.”Beth’s last new music came in the summer of 2021 when she released a collaborative album with Primal Scream‘s Bobby Gillespie called ‘Utopian Ashes’.

Bobby Gillespie has won Best Music Book at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 this evening (March 2) for Tenement Kid.The Primal Scream frontman’s memoir beat music books by Dave Grohl (The Storyteller: Tales Of Life And Music), Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast (Crying In H Mart), Questlove (Music Is History) and Paul McCartney (The Lyrics) for the win.“I’m very pleased and honoured to receive the Best Music Book award,” said Bobby. “Thank you NME!”Published October 21, Tenement Kid tells Gillespie’s story up until the creation of Primal Scream’s classic album ‘Screamadelica’.In 2007, Primal Scream were crowned Godlike Genius at the NME Awards.

Primal Scream have added two extra dates to their ‘Screamadelica’ UK tour next year – find all the details belowAs announced in September, Bobby Gillespie and co. will perform their seminal 1991 album in full next July to mark its 30th anniversary.

Bobby Gillespie has spoken for the first time about his terrifying experience of taking LSD near East Kilbride with rock band The Jesus and The Mary Chain.

Bobby Gillespie has spoken about his upbringing in a Glasgow tenement, saying that he constantly felt “like a failure” at school age.The Primal Scream frontman said in a new interview with Scottish Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh that he felt inhibited and disillusioned with the world at an early age thanks to judgements about his socio-economic standing.He told Welsh in an interview published by The Guardian to promote his new memoir, Tenement Kid: “For the first 10 years of my life, I lived

Primal Scream‘s Bobby Gillespie has spoken of how “flattered” the band are that Lorde was influenced by their seminal ‘Loaded’ for her recent single ‘Solar Power‘.The New Zealand musician made her return last month, four years after the release of her critically-acclaimed second album ‘Melodrama’.

Jehnny Beth has written about ongoing mental health issues in the music industry and her hopes for younger artists to resist “age-old patriarchal abuse”.The Savages frontwoman and soloist, who last week released a collaborative album with Primal Scream‘s Bobby Gillespie, posted a video of herself holding a burning stick as a symbol of shining “a light” on the state of the industry.“Today I want to shine a light on mental health issues in the music industry, because it doesn’t happen just in pop

Bobby Gillespie has spoken about the impact of Brexit on young musicians.The Primal Scream frontman said in a new interview that it has “destroyed any hopes of chances for young musicians that are trying to make it”.He told the BBC: “I think Brexit is completely destructive to creative arts.

Sons Of Kemet, TV Priest, Claud and more – see the full schedule below.READ MORE: European festivals on returning in 2021: “We are only more optimistic for the summer”The announcement comes alongside the news of a first ever London-based Pitchfork Festival, set to take place the previous week in November.Pitchfork Paris will run from November 15-21 across multiple venues across the city, and also feature a show on Bobby Gillespie & Jehnny Beth’s joint European tour.See the full Pitchfork Paris

Primal Scream‘s Bobby Gillespie and Savages‘ Jehnny Beth have announced their first run of live shows in support of their forthcoming joint album ‘Utopian Ashes’.The two musicians will play across the UK in November including a set at the inaugural Pitchfork Festival London. They’ll also play its sister event, Pitchfork Festival Paris a few days later.The two release their first joint album ‘Utopian Ashes’ via Sony on Friday (June 2).

Bobby Gillespie & Jehnny Beth, Black Midi, Moses Boyd, Stereolab, Girl Band, Iceage and many more.The festival will kick off on November 10 with a show at Village Underground featuring the likes of Mykki Blanco and Charlotte Adigéry.

Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie and Echo And The Bunnymen’s Will Sergeant will both release their debut memoirs on Third Man Records’ book imprint.Gillespie’s book will be titled Tenement Kid, while Sergeant’s will be called Bunnyman: Post-War Kid To Post-Punk Guitarist Of Echo And The Bunnymen.In a synopsis, the Primal Scream frontman’s work was described as “a righteous path through a decade lost to Thatcherism and saved by acid house”.

Primal Scream have announced plans to reissue their debut album ‘Sonic Flower Groove’.Speaking in a new interview, frontman Bobby Gillespie said he discovered a newfound appreciation for the 1987 album while working on his autobiography Tenement Kid.He said because there’s still elements of the record he’d like to change, the group are discussing releasing a revised version of it including the addition of two unreleased tracks.“I wrote a lot about that record and the experience of recording it –

Bobby Gillespie and Jehnny Beth have shared their second collaborative single, ‘Chase It Down’ – you can hear the new track below.The song is taken from the duo’s upcoming joint album ‘Utopian Ashes’, which is set for release on July 2.‘Chase It Down’ serves as the opening track on the new album and introduces the record’s narrative about “a withering marriage”.The song features the work of Primal Scream’s Andrew Innes (guitar), Martin Duffy (piano) and Darrin Mooney (drums), as well as Beth’s

DEALSRound Hill Music has acquired the back catalogue, neighbouring rights and producer royalties of country songwriter Zach Crowell. “As a songwriter and producer Zach is one of country music’s true contemporary icons”, says Round Hill CEO Josh Gruss.

Bobby Gillespie and Jehnny Beth have announced their new collaborative album ‘Utopian Ashes’ – you can listen to the forthcoming record’s lead single ‘Remember We Were Lovers’ below.The Primal Scream frontman and the Savages vocalist and solo artist, who first met in 2015 before later convening in Paris in 2017 to write and record together, have teamed up for the project, with the joint album set for release on July 2.The album features Beth’s musical partner Johnny Hostile (who plays bass on

Primal Scream‘s Bobby Gillespie has announced his new autobiography Tenement Kid.Set to be published on October 28 via White Rabbit Publishing, Gillespie’s memoir is set to tell the story of how the singer rose from his working-class Glaswegian roots to front one of the biggest bands of the 90s.According to an official release, the book will tell the story of Gillespie’s formative years – including his time as the drummer in The Jesus & Mary Chain.It will also focus on his fateful meeting with

rock singer from the southside of Glasgow is a long-term Labour supporter. His father, Bob senior, is a veteran trade union campaigner and stood for the party as a candidate at the famous 1988 Govan by-election won by the SNP.

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Primal Scream will join Liam Gallagher at his sold-out concert for NHS staff and care workers at London's 02 Arena.