The Mars Volta announce acoustic ‘self-titled’ album, share reworked ‘Blank Condolences’

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Smashing Pumpkins have shared new song ‘Spellbinding’ and announced a US tour with special guests Interpol.In September last year the band announced the new three-part rock opera LP, ‘ATUM’, serving as a sequel to their classic double records ‘Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness’ (1995) and ‘Machina/The Machines Of God’ (2000).‘Act I’ was released in November, with ‘Act II’ following in February. The band have now confirmed that the album will be complete with the release of ‘Act III’ on May 5, delayed from April 21.

Kelly Clarkson is so moving on - the original American Idol has announced that, after years of teasing, her new album Chemistry is finally on the way.

billy woods and Kenny Segal have announced a new joint album called Maps, the follow-up to their 2019 collaborative debut, Hiding Places. It’s due out May 5 via woods’ label, Backwoodz Studioz.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Toronto’s Hot Docs, North America’s largest documentary festival, has added 12 films to its Special Presentations program. The first tranche of titles was announced March 14. The festival runs April 27 to May 7. World premieres include Canadian journalist Michelle Shephard’s “The Man Who Stole Einstein’s Brain,” the uncovering of the story behind the pathologist who stole the genius’ brain in 1955; “The Rise of Wagner,” a chilling exposé on the collusion between Wagner Group mercenaries and the Kremlin, which has resulted in secret killings and countless human rights violations; “We Are Guardians,” the story of the Indigenous guardians of the Brazilian Amazon, struggling to protect their territories from the ravages of extractive industries, deforestation, corrupt politicians and profit hungry global corporations; “Who’s Afraid of Nathan Law?,” a chronicle of dissident Hong Kong politician and activist Nathan Law’s fight for democracy; and director Barry Avrich’s “Without Precedent: The Supreme Life of Rosalie Abella,” a portrait of Canada’s first Jewish Supreme Court judge, a passionate advocate for the disabled community and visible minorities.

NMIXX vocalist Lily has unveiled her cover of Bruno Mars’ 2012 hit ‘When I Was Your Man’.The singer’s cover was released as part of the South Korean live music YouTube series Begin Again Open Mic. The idol had also previously covered Clean Bandit and Zara Larsson’s ‘Symphony’ for the channel, which was released earlier this month.For her cover, Lily remains largely true to the original track, instead allowing her powerful vocals taking centre stage over a piano accompaniment.

Hozier’s 2023 ‘Unreal Unearth’ tour.The bluesy rocker will embark on his first North American tour since 2019 from September through November this year in support of his new EP ‘Eat Your Young’ and upcoming album ‘Unreal Unearth.’Midway through the 27-concert trek, he’s set to take the Big Apple by storm when he plays NYC’s Madison Square Garden on Sept. 30.This arena show will be his first at the vaunted venue; on his last tour, he played NYC’s Hammerstein Ballroom five times.And if you need tickets to hear the Irish singer-songwriter live ASAP, we’ve got a hot tip.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, March 24, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.A complete calendar including all ‘Unreal Unearthed’ tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.On top of the tour, Hozier will also perform at two major U.S.

Sigur Rós have confirmed the upcoming release of a new album and announced a limited run of dates across Europe and North America – find tickets here.The band will release their first studio record in 10 years this June, with the upcoming shows coinciding with the release.Sigur Rós will kick off their tour at Meltdown Festival in the UK, where the band will perform with the London Contemporary Orchestra. The LCO will also accompany them on their following European tour dates.They will be then accompanied by the Wordless Music Orchestra in North America.

A Monk followup movie will be coming to Peacock. The NBCU streamer has ordered Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie, starring Tony Shalhoub in a reprisal of his titular role from the USA series, along with original series cast members Ted Levine (On Becoming a God in Central Florida), Traylor Howard (Boston Common), Jason Gray-Stanford (Percy Jackson and The Olympians), Melora Hardin (The Office) and Hector Elizondo (Pretty Woman). The project hails from the original series creative team including creator, executive producer and writer Andy Breckman, executive producer David Hoberman, executive producer/director Randy Zisk. The studio behind the movie is UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group.   

Sarah Barlow is dicing with danger next week on Coronation Street as she ends up drinking with the enemy. After she rows with husband, Adam, she announces that she’s off to the hotel he booked for their date night on her own.

Danny Brown and JPEGMAFIA have formally announced their new collaborative album, ‘Sharing The Hoes’.The two rappers revealed while hosting an NTS Radio show last year that they had made an album together, announcing the project at Smoker’s Club festival in southern California where they also performed a new, currently untitled song.The album was confirmed for a 2023 release back in January, and it has now been confirmed that the LP will drop next week (March 24).‘Sharing The Hoes’ is being previewed by first single ‘Lean Beef Patty’, which you can watch the video for below.It’s not the first time that the two artists have collaborated. In 2019, JPEG featured on ‘Negro Spiritual’, a track from Brown’s fifth studio album, ‘uknowhatimsayin¿’.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Zaib Shaikh, Canada’s Consul General to Los Angeles, hosted the country’s annual Canada at the Oscars soiree Thursday at his official residence in Hancock Park. The event was the first stop of the night for many Oscar-nominated Canadians including “Women Talking’s” Sarah Polley, Sheila McCarthy and Kate Hallet. Polley was headed to the Macro party. Other attendees were going to the Oscar Wilde Awards or the South Asian Excellence Pre-Oscars Celebration. Also in attendance were “Turning Red’s” Domee Shi, who landed an Oscar for best animated feature, Brendan Fraser and “The Whale” prosthetics makeup designer Adrien Morot.

BTS member Suga has donated ₩1,000,000 (roughly US$76,000) to aid earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria.Suga’s donation “for emergency relief in Turkey and Syria” was revealed by non-governmental organization Save The Children today (March 9), which is also the K-pop idol’s birthday, in a statement to South Korean media outlet OSEN.“So many children and families have suffered great damage from this earthquake,” Suga said, according to OSEN, as translated by Soompi. “I send my condolences to the survivors and victims.”“I hope that this becomes at least a bit of help to children affected by the earthquake and hope this [donation] is used to provide relief goods for children,” he added.

Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, is opening up about remaining loyal to her ex-husband Prince Andrew, despite the royal's image being tarnished in recent years. "We've been there for each other," the Duchess said of her ex-husband. "When I've gone through really bad times in the past, Andrew's always been there.

Sarah Ferguson is set to hand out an award at the Oscars as she looks to reinvent her image, according to reports.The Duchess of York looks increasingly likely to be attending the glitzy ceremony in LA on Sunday, thanks in part to her close relationship with Elvis Presley’s family.The 63 year old royal - known by her nickname Fergie - was especially close to Elvis’ daughter Lisa Marie, the singer and songwriter who died in January aged 54. And with the Elvis biopic up for eight awards at this year’s Oscars, it is now thought Fergie will be at the ceremony to give out a gong.

Sore’ and 2018’s ‘Heaven’. They followed it up in 2019 with a fiery take on Drake’s ‘Know Yourself’ and supported My Chemical Romance on their recent North American headline tour.Announcing the split on social media, Dilly Dally wrote: “Thank you to anyone who’s ever come to see us perform, the artists who’ve inspired us, and everyone in the extended DD family.

Fall Out Boy have announced two intimate UK shows and shared the tracklist for their upcoming new album ‘So Much (For) Stardust’.The band will release their eighth studio album – and first in five years – on March 24, via Fueled By Ramen.Ahead of the record’s arrival, Fall Out Boy will return to the UK for two tiny shows in Manchester and London. The US band will play at Manchester’s Band On The Wall on March 15 and London’s Heaven on March 16.Fans who pre-order the new album from Fall Out Boy’s UK web store before 2pm GMT on March 7 will get exclusive ticket access to the special gigs.

American rock band Fall Out Boy have announced a small, intimate show will take place in Manchester in less than two weeks time.

Ashnikko has announced their debut album ‘WEEDKILLER’ and shared details of a huge world tour for 2023 – find all the details below.The album will be released on June 2 via Parlophone, and will be available to pre-order from today (March 2) at 6pm GMT from here.“My bioluminescent heart is glowing. My post-apocalyptic fae world is here for you to journey into,” Ashnikko shared in a statement.

Sad news for Blink-182 fans.