Strictly pro Neil Jones and Love Island star Chyna Mills have welcomed their first baby.
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The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz has announced he will be releasing an EP of R.E.M covers, including a version of ‘Shiny Happy People’.Dolenz, the sole surviving member of The Monkees, shared that the four-track EP will be titled ‘Dolenz Sings R.E.M’. Alongside ‘Shiny Happy People’, the other three songs will be ‘Radio Free Europe’, ‘Man on the Moon’ and ‘Leaving New York’.According to an interview with Rolling Stone, the project came about as a result of a conversation Dolenz had with 7A Records co-owner Glenn Gretlund. “I was talking to Glenn about what to do next.
The band R.E.M. came up. I went, ‘Wow, that’s very cool.’ I’m a big fan… And I’ve heard through the grapevine that the band were fans of The Monkees.
I found that incredibly flattering,” Dolenz said.While creating the EP, The Monkees frontman said he did not want it to feel like he was doing karaoke. “My first instinct was to go back and listen to all their songs,” he explained. “Fortunately, I caught myself.
I said, ‘Wait a minute. I do not want to make a karaoke version of this music. If I listen to these songs over and over, it’ll be very difficult to not just do somebody else’s vocal.’ That was my overall approach.
I didn’t listen before going to the studio.”R.E.M frontman Michael Stipe shared his excitement for the covers EP. “These songs are absolutely incredible. Micky Dolenz covering R.E.M.
Monkees style, I have died and gone to heaven,” Stipe said to Rolling Stone. “‘Shiny Happy People’ sounds incredible (never thought you or I would hear me say that!!!). Give it a spin.
It’s wild… I am finally complete.”‘Dolenz Sings R.E.M’ is set for release on November 3 via 7A Records. It will be available on a special yellow vinyl pressing. Pre-order the EP here.A
.Strictly pro Neil Jones and Love Island star Chyna Mills have welcomed their first baby.
Emily Longeretta “Dancing With the Stars” was filled with a few unhappy contestants on Tuesday’s “Latin Night.” While Peta Murgatroyd and actor Barry Williams struggled in the first week and earned a score of 16, the pair worked hard on this week’s Cha-Cha to “Oye Como Va” by Tito Puente and were pretty shcoked to earn a 5 from judge Carrie Ann Inaba. Following the score, the ABC broadcast went silent as Murgatroyd appeared to respond with “bulls–t,” which was bleeped out of the live telecast. Still, the duo didn’t land in the bottom two.
Reality star Katie Price has slammed her ex Dwight Yorke and said he turns down the chance to see their shared son Harvey on his birthday every year. Katie gave birth to Harvey in 2002 after she had a short relationship with foodballer Dwight, who later admitted to being unfaithful to the glamour model. Harvey suffers from complex medical needs due to the rare genetic condition Prader-Willi Syndrome and has also been diagnosed with ADHD, autism and septo-optic dysplasia, which causes blindness.
Sleater-Kinney have shared details of their new album ‘Little Rope’ and a tour in support of it alongside the release of lead single ‘Hell’.The Washington, US-formed indie rockers release their 11th album on January 19 via Loma Vista Recordings (pre-order here).Today (October 3) the duo comprising Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein have also shared the accompanying music video for ‘Hell’ directed by Ashley Connor (The Miseducation Of Cameron Post), which stars actress and Kajillionaire filmmaker Miranda July.‘Hell’, which was recorded at Flora Recording and Playback in Portland, Oregon with Grammy-winning producer John Congleton, is being released against the backdrop of a family tragedy.In autumn 2022, Brownstein received a call from Tucker, who herself had just received a call from the American embassy in Italy. Years earlier, Brownstein has listed Tucker as her emergency contact on a passport form, and while she had since changed her phone number, Tucker hadn’t.The embassy staff were desperately trying to reach Brownstein to inform her that her mother and stepfather had been killed in a car crash while holidaying in Italy.Press material notes that although some of the album had already been written, aspects of each song (e.g. a guitar solo, the singing style, sonic approaches) were approached with grief hanging heavy.See the tracklist and artwork for ‘Little Rope’, as well as all of Sleater-Kinney’s upcoming live shows below.‘Little Rope’ tracklist:01. ‘Hell’02. ‘Needlessly Wild’03. ‘Say It Like You Mean It’04. ‘Hunt You Down’05. ‘Small Finds’06. ‘Don’t Feel Right’07. ‘Six Mistakes’08. ‘Crusader’09. ‘Dress Yourself’10. ‘Untidy Creature’Tickets for the 2024 North American tour shows go on sale this Friday (October 6)
The Reytons have announced their third studio album ‘Ballad Of A Bystander’ – listen to new single ‘Let Me Breathe’ below.The South Yorkshire band – comprising Jonny Yerrell, Joe O’Brien, Lee Holland and Jamie Todd – are due to independently release the 12-track record on January 19, 2024. You can pre-order it here.Yesterday (September 27) The Reytons shared the first taste of the LP in the form of ‘Let Me Breathe’, a swaggering and fuzzy indie-rock tune.“She said you can’t/ Keep doing what you’re doing to me/ I got a way of making money and I need to be free,” Yerrell sings in the soaring chorus.
Aramide Tinubu The final act of the uproarious “Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch” opens with a character waving a folding chair through the air, a reference to the August 2023 Montgomery Riverfront Racial Brawl. The wave of shrieking laughs from the audience showcases just how topical Ossie Davis’ 1961 play still is today, 62 years after it first debuted on Broadway. “Purlie Victorious” opens in Southern Georgia in a rundown farmhouse, home to generations of Black sharecroppers.
Matty Healy made a surprise announcement during a tour stop in Sacramento, California — The 1975 is going on an “indefinite hiatus” after it wraps its current tour.
Jaden Thompson “Sound of Music” fans prepare: “Something Good” is coming your way. A new version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music” soundtrack, featuring more than 40 previously unreleased tracks and unheard vocals by Christopher Plummer, will debut on Dec. 1.
More than 100 vintage motorcycles gathered in Blairgowrie recently before enjoying a run through some of east Perthshire’s beautiful countryside in what was the largest Vintage Motor Cycle Club (VMCC) event in Scotland since 2008.
Matty Healy has announced that The 1975 will be going on an “indefinite hiatus” from live shows after their current tour ends.The frontman shared the news at this week’s show at the Golden 1 Center, in Sacramento, California.Towards the end of their set and just before they performed the track ‘Sex’, Healy made the announcement.“It’s wonderful you’re all here,” he told the crowd. “After this tour, we will be going on an indefinite hiatus with shows, so it’s wonderful to have you guys with us tonight.
Nearly two months after Angus Cloud’s death, the late actor’s loved ones are opening up about the final days leading up to his devastating loss, and his “deep troubles” battling addiction.
The Apprentice star Dani Donovan has welcomed her first child with her partner and shared the sweet name for their baby girl.
It appears Coronation Street star Sally Ann Matthews has revealed one thing she wouldn't be happy with if soap bosses were to introduce a new character to the cobbles with a link to her character - and we don't mean of the human kind.
The Bachelor franchise just got a facelift.
Johnny Marr has announced a new compilation album ‘Spirit Power: The Best Of Johnny Marr’ and shared new single ‘Somewhere’.The former Smiths guitarist will release the new collection on November 3 via BMG, which will spotlight “the breadth of musicality across the first ten years” of Marr’s solo career, according to a press release – you can pre-order/pre-save the album here.The record will also include two brand new tracks produced by Marr along with co-producer James Doviak – ‘The Answer’ and ‘Somewhere’. Listen to the latter below.The musician wrote ‘Somewhere’ while on tour with The Killers and Blondie in 2022.
Holly Willoughby has shared how she spent her extended summer holiday away from presenting This Morning, sharing some snaps to her lifestyle website, Wylde Moon.The TV star, 42, revealed that in early August she and her husband Dan Baldwin jetted off to Tuscany, Italy, where they celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary. In a post titled "Postcards from the Summer 2023", Holly wrote: "Our 16th wedding anniversary collided with Blur’s 35th anniversary reunion tour, and as life-long fans, Dan and I went to go and see them perform in Lucca, Tuscany.
Offset has announced his second album ‘Set It Off’ and has also shared the video for his latest single ‘Fan’.Directed by the rapper himself, the video for ‘Fan’ sees Offset paying tribute to the legendary Michael Jackson. It features appearances from American actress Paige Hurd, YouTubers and Twitch streamers Kai Cenat and Fanum.
Mitch Rowland has released his newest single ‘Here Comes The Comeback’ and revealed he took back the track from Harry Styles.‘Here Comes The Comeback’ marks Rowland’s third single from his forthcoming debut LP ‘Come June’. The track follows ‘Bluebells’ and the title track ‘Come June’. Speaking of the creation of the song in a press release, Rowland explained that it came about in a different way than how he usually writes his songs.“I completely realised it with Sarah [Jones, Styles’ drummer and wife of Rowland] over one evening,” he said.
Declan McKenna has announced his forthcoming third LP ‘What Happened To The Beach?’ and has shared his new single ‘Nothing Works’.‘Nothing Works’ follows Mckenna’s previous single ‘Sympathy‘ that was released earlier this summer. Speaking of the track in a press release, the singer shared:“’Nothing Works’ came out of the frustration of feeling boxed in and tied to expectation, but it is a euphoric tune, at its core it’s a celebration of being true to yourself.”He continued: “In the track, I’m kind of mocking the idea that I’d just take advice that neglects my own intuition, and I often feel like nothing works when you’re trying to match norms or expectations, because you can never please everyone, but if you trust your gut and your own motivations in any aspect of life, the parameters for feeling good in yourself are much simpler and more powerful.”Produced by Gianluca Buccellati (Lana Del Rey, Arlo Parks), ‘What Happened To The Beach?’ marks Mckenna’s third studio album following 2020’s ‘Zeros‘.
Laura Anderson has shared an adorable picture of her new-born "chilling" during the heatwave.The former Love Island star welcomed her baby Bonnie Rose Lucy Anderson with ex Gary Lucy's on September 2.The 34-year-old, who shared her pregnancy journey exclusively with OK!, has now took to Instagram to give an insight in her new family bubble. Posting a picture to her Instagram story, Laura said little Bonnie is "chillin in this heat" while she sleep in her DockATot baby pod with a white noise machine.