Soft Play hit the gym for heavy new single ‘Mirror Muscles’

Liam Neeson crime thriller In The Land Of Saints And Sinners opens on 896 screens this weekend, joined by Sean Penn in Asphalt City — the Godzilla vs. Kong of the specialty market?

Mary In The Junkyard have today (March 27) shared a propulsive new single called ‘Marble Arch’ and unveiled details of their new debut EP, ‘The Old House’.The experimental rock trio – comprising guitarist and vocalist Clari Freeman-Taylor, bassist and viola player Saya Barbaglia and drummer David Addison – will release their debut EP on May 9 via AMF Records and you can pre-order/pre-save this here.The four-track record includes the previously released ‘Ghost’ and the EP was produced by Richard Russell in West London.The latest single is described in a press release as “a song that bursts outwards from small beginnings into moments of grandeur: it is a true document of Mary In The Junkyard’s ability to conjure a sense of raw feeling.”The band’s Clari Freeman-Taylor said of the song: “I wrote the words to ‘Marble Arch’ in the back of the book ‘wise children’ under the actual marble arch, it’s about the intense relationship between sisters, and leaving home and not wanting to come back.”Check it out here:A press statement says of the upcoming EP: “The four tracks on the EP are symbolic of a series of evocative snapshots left amidst the furniture of a past home.”Freeman-Taylor added: “‘This Old House’ is all about the memories that exist in the walls and floors of places, what it feels like to be home and away from it.”The band also unveiled details today of their largest headline show to date, which will take place in London at the ICA on October 3.Check out the band’s dates so far below and get tickets for the events here.MAY26 – Nottingham, Dot to Dot JUNE30 – Bristol, Canons Marsh Amphitheatre JULY 25 – Suffolk, Henham Park OCTOBER3 – London, ICASpeaking to NME about last year about what the band offers that their

Giovanni Pernice has once again left his fans stunned as the Strictly Come Dancing star showed off more of his talents on social media. He's obviously known for being a talented dancer and has appeared in the BBC One dance contest since 2015.

Soft Play have spoken to NME about their nu-metal inspired single ‘Mirror Muscles’ and what fans can expect from their first album in six years – as well as their decision to ditch the name ‘Slaves’ name and the chances of another collab with Robbie Williams.The punk duo kickstarted a new chapter of their career back in August with snooty comeback track ‘Punk’s Dead’ and last week, they followed it up with the ferocious ‘Mirror Muscles’.“We’ve just really embraced what we were about when we first started this band,” said guitarist Laurie Vincent. “On the last two records (2016’s ‘Take Control’ and 2018’s ‘Acts Of Fear And Love’) we had veered off course accidentally trying to be something we weren’t.

Tool’s frontman Maynard James Keenan is helping train Mike Tyson, ahead of his boxing match against Jake Paul.The announcement comes after it was revealed earlier this month that the renowned boxer would be taking on the YouTube star-turned-boxer at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Set to take place on July 20, the fight will also be live-streamed on Netflix.Now, it has been revealed that the former Heavyweight athlete has kicked off his training programme at Keenan’s martial arts academy in Cottonwood, Arizona.The iconic rock frontman posted a photo of himself with his wife, Lei Li Keenan, with Tyson on Instagram, confirming that he and his colleagues had been training Iron Mike at the Verde Valley BJJ martial arts school.“Honored to have @miketyson grace our small town academy, @verdevalleybjj,” he wrote in the caption.

Fleetwood Mac icon Stevie Nicks has announced she will play a live show in Glasgow this summer. The Stand Back singer will take to the stage at the OVO Hydro on Saturday, July 6, 2024.

Cardi B surprises fans with a reference to the iconic Amanda Show (wait til the end).Watch till the endDavid Beckham hangs out with all his (chicken) children. Clearly he’s the mother hen. A little light gardening with the kids

Sløtface have today (March 15) shared a new single – check out ‘Final Gørl’ below.The Norwegian act – as of 2022 now a solo project under Haley Shea – released the new single in collaboration with producer Sælid Andersen.In a statement, Shea spoke about her work with Andersen on the project saying in the studio, it consisted of songs about me being a f***ing loser” and “songs about everything else – the beauty in the world, attempts to better oneself, etc”. ‘Final Gørl’, the musician said falls into the first category and, as noted in a press statement, “continues to explore the trope of the same name from horror movies like Scream and Halloween.”Speaking about the genre and how it’s still important to her, Shea added: “In these movies the final girl is pure and virginal and better than all the other more overtly sexual women in the movie, which is why she survives.“I wanted to flip the script on that, so the ‘I’ character in Final Girl is saying no to all those rules about who she has to be.

NME about his opinions on modern-day songwriters – including his love for Doja Cat and Olivia Rodrigo – and his work with Robbie Williams.Last week (March 6), the world-famous producer and songwriter was interviewed as a part of Confetti Institute of Technologies’ annual Industry Week in Nottingham, bringing together experts in music and technology to share their stories with the next generation of creatives.Chambers is best known for writing songs for some of pop’s most successful superstars including Kylie Minogue, Tina Turner, and Melanie C of the Spice Girls, as well as penning Robbie Williams’ biggest song, the 1997 Top Five hit ‘Angels’.Chambers emphasised how much he loved classical music before he came to make pop music. Speaking on stage in Nottingham, he explained that his love for music-making came from watching his London Philharmonic Orchestra flautist father He also mentioned at the age of five, his first experience of live music was while watching Prokofiev’s Lieutenant Kijé.However, he began making commercial music as a part of numerous bands in the ‘80s and ‘90s including The Waterboys and World Party.

SZA has today (March 12) announced details of a huge Dublin show – check out the full details below. After her tour dates in Australia and New Zealand this April, SZA will bring her S.O.S.

Karl Wallinger, a star of The Waterboys and World Party, has sadly passed away at the age of 66.The musician's publicist confirmed that he died on Sunday (March 12). Karl, who was born in Wales, formed World Party in 1986 after leaving The Waterboys.Their debut album, Private Revolution, included popular songs like Ship Of Fools.They released several more albums, with their fourth, Egyptology, featuring the track She's The One.This song was later covered by Robbie Williams and reached number one on the UK charts in 1999. In 2001, Karl had a brain aneurysm which paused his career for a few years.

Karl Wallinger, the frontman of World Party who earlier played with The Waterboys, died Sunday, March 10 at 66. No cause or location was given by his publicist in the confirmation.

Mark Ronson, whose song ‘I’m Just Ken’ is nominated for Best Original Song at this evening’s Oscars after Ryan Gosling sang the plaintive ballad in the pink blockbuster Barbie, has revealed the mega-hit nearly didn’t make it to the final version of the movie soundtrack.

Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue, has said that the presence of advancing artificial intelligence technology in the music industry is “terrifying”.The songwriter, who is best known for collaborating with Williams over the last two decades, expressed concern that AI technology has the potential to replace songwriters during a talk for music and entertainment industry apprentices at the Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies in Nottingham.“I think we may get to a stage in the future where an album will need to have a badge saying ‘this is an all-human record’,” he said. [via The Guardian]“From what I’ve seen of AI, the acceleration is pretty terrifying, in terms of what it can do and how it could replace songwriters.“Any person could put into an AI programme something like ‘I want a song 100 BPM that sounds like a cross between ABBA and Arctic Monkeys’.

Jake Paul has found another boxing opponent, and he’s over twice his age. But it’s not any 57-year-old - it’s one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time, Mike Tyson. It was announced Thursday that The Problem Child, Jake “El Gallo” Paul (9-1, 6 KOs), and the Baddest Man on the Planet, Mike Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) will be stepping into the same ring on Saturday, July 20, 2024, from the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and it will be streamed live on Netflix.It’s JAKE PAUL vs.

Glastonbury 2024.SZA is tipped as the latest artist speculated to be heading to Worthy Farm later this year, after fans pieced together clues from her upcoming shows.Rumours around the American singer-songwriter come following her being announced as one of the headline acts for this year’s BST Hyde Park series. She’ll join the previously-announced artists Shania Twain, Andrea Bocelli, Robbie Williams, Stray Kids, Kylie Minogue and Kings Of Leon at the London event.The ‘Snooze’ singer is set to be in the UK to headline the show on June 29, meaning that she will also be in the country when the Worthy Farm festival takes place between June 26 and June 30.“SZA at Glastonbury festival,” wrote one user on X/Twitter.

Ryan Thomas was distracted by fiancee Lucy Mecklenburgh as she shared a sweet snap of the pair which was taken during celebrations following the latest live episode of Dancing on Ice.

Former X Factor star Fleur East showed off her blossoming baby bump in style at the 2024 Brit Awards, as she prepares for the birth of her first baby this spring.The mum-to-be joined a bunch of other dazzling celebs on the red carpet who are coming together to celebrate this year's exciting ceremony. Fleur looked glowing in a brown catsuit with gold detailing, paired with a black frilly shawl wrapped around her arms.The radio presenter posed up a storm as she pulled a smile for the camera while sweetly cradling her growing baby bump.

This Morning's presenter Sian Welby looked stunning as she stepped out at the 2024 Brit Awards in a gorgeous red ensemble that showed off her growing baby bump.The ITV host looked glowing as she stepped out on her first red carpet since announcing that she is expecting her first baby with fiancé Jake Beckett. Sian was seen grinning from ear-to-ear as she donned a strapless mini dress with matching red gloves and bag.

on Instagram Thursday. “The kids crushed the slopes by day and the adults howled with laughter deep into the night.”“Truly lucky in love with our wonderful friends,” she added.In the snaps, the friends can be seen wearing big coats, and accessorized with gloves, sunglasses, and beanie hats.Dorak also shared images of her family enjoying the trip.Elsewhere, Zajfen posted a photo of the trio on her own account, writing that she’s “beyond grateful for the best of friends.”“What a trip! Thank you doesn’t even begin to express what my heart is feeling after this trip,” she wrote on Instagram.