Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood announce ‘Test Specimens’ art exhibition

The untold story of the early life of England’s most iconic Queen has set its release date and issued the trailer and key art.

Sofia Richie has announced her engagement to boyfriend Elliot Grainge and showed off her huge engagement ring.The model, 23 - who previously dated Scott Disick - announced her engagement to entrepreneur boyfriend Elliot, 27, after one year together with the couple sharing sweet photos of the moment to social media. Sofia shared a snap of her husband-to-be getting down on one knee with the caption “forever isn’t long enough”, as the couple were surrounded by a picturesque sunset.The star also shared a photo of the couple kissing as she showed off her giant engagement ring, as friends and followers flooded the post with comments.

If you’re gonna face a jury for a crime you’ve already confessed to — and even explained how you did it — you’d better have something going for you besides a “not guilty” plea.The real-life character of Britain's Kempton Bunton, an amiable sexagenarian taxi driver who was acquitted of stealing a national art treasure in 1961, definitely did. He had charm, he had wit, and he had a good story.The same could be said for what British director Roger Michell, who died last year at 65, brings to “The Duke.” He imbues his last film with so much charm, wit and good storytelling that he, too, cannot help but win.One of Michell’s talents was to pick the right cast and let the chemistry shine.

The Smile have announced their debut album, ‘A Light For Attracting Attention’, alongside the release of a brand new track called ‘Free In The Knowledge’.The band – comprising Thom Yorke, his Radiohead bandmate Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner – formed last year and have been sharing sporadic teasers of a debut album since.They’ve so far released ‘You Will Never Work In Television Again’, ‘The Smoke’,  ‘Skrting On The Surface’, and earlier this month they shared ‘Pana-vision’, a track taken from the Peaky Blinders soundtrack.Today (April 20), The Smile have confirmed the release of their much anticipated debut LP, ‘A Light For Attracting Attention’, which will arrive May 13 via XL Recordings.Produced and mixed by Nigel Godrich and mastered by Bob Ludwig, the 13-track album will feature strings by the London Contemporary Orchestra and a full brass section of contemporary UK jazz players including Byron Wallen, Theon and Nathaniel Cross, Chelsea Carmichael, Robert Stillman and Jason Yarde.The trio have also shared the latest preview of the album, ‘Free In The Knowledge’. The song was first previewed by Yorke as part of the Letters Live Royal Albert Hall event he performed at back in December.Watch the Leo Leigh-directed video for ‘Free In The Knowledge’ below:Last week, Yorke spoke on the process of writing the album.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Smile — a trio comprising Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet’s Tom Skinner — will release their debut album, “A Light for Attracting Attention,” on May 13on XL Recordings.The 13-track album was produced and mixed by Nigel Godrich and mastered by Bob Ludwig. Tracks feature strings by the London Contemporary Orchestra and a full brass section of contemporary UK jazz players including Byron Wallen, Theon and Nathaniel Cross, Chelsea Carmichael, Robert Stillman and Jason Yarde.The group has previously released four singles: “You Will Never Work in Television Again,” “The Smoke,” “Skrting on the Surface” and “Pana-vision,” the latter of which appeared in the finale of “Peaky Blinders” — and premiere a fifth, “Free in the Knowledge,” with today’s announcement, accompanied by a video directed by Leo Leigh.

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries is to appoint a Power of Music Commissioner to spread the benefits of choir singing and music to help people suffering from dementia, depression and long Covid. Ms Dorries and Vicky McClure, the Line of Duty star, endorsed a UK Music and Music For Dementia report which sets out a plan to harness the uplifting power of music to transform people’s mental health and well-being.

Manchester Airport's Terminal Three will fully reopen this week to meet demand which has led to huge queues, delays and misery for passengers over recent months. Terminal Three, which was closed during the pandemic, has been partially reopen since March 27 for some arriving passengers, but will reopen fully on Friday (April 22).

Train journeys are set to be cheaper from today following the launch of the 'Great British Rail Sale.' The government scheme has been put in place to help millions of passengers across the UK get their trips for a better price.

his foundation announced on Sunday. The cause of death was not disclosed.Born Arthur Goldberg in Pittsburgh in 1917, the executive changed his name to Rupe and got his start in the music industry after working at a shipbuilding company during World War II. In 1945, he founded his record label Specialty Records, which got its start selling what were called “race records,” albums from Black gospel and R&B artists like Jimmy Liggins, Roy Milton, and the Soul Stirrers, which featured a young Sam Cooke.

BBC’s foreign correspondent and Mastermind presenter has a fondness for accessorising his outfits with fetching chiffon scarves, even combining one with a T-shirt when he appeared on The One Show earlier this year. He also wore one on the red carpet at the National Television Awards last September when he sported a grey and black polka dot scarf with a traditional tuxedo. His fashion-forward style, which has been described as ‘London media attire’, certainly seems to chime with film and television celebrities – and not just when it’s chilly outside.

ITV to make a whole series of the programme, which sees celebrities perform a musical number to impress judges. Fans had been expecting to see a new episode after six new performers took to the stage last week.

Thom Yorke performed an acoustic set last night (April 9) at Zeltbühne in Zermatt, Switzerland – see clips from the show below.During the 23-track unplugged set, the singer-songwriter delivered solo renditions of Radiohead songs ‘Bodysnatchers’, ‘Daydreaming’, ‘Decks Dark’ and ‘Exit Music (For A Film)’ for the very first time.Elsewhere, other cuts Yorke played solo for the first time included ‘Rabbit In Your Headlights’, his 1998 collaboration with UNKLE, and ‘Pana-vision’, the most recent single by The Smile, the supergroup he’s in alongside Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet‘s Tom Skinner.Radiohead’s ‘These Are My Twisted Words’ and his own ‘The Eraser’ were also performed solo for the first time since 2010.You can check out footage from the show below:‘Has Ended’‘Free in the Knowledge’ (The Smile song)‘Bodysnatchers’ (Radiohead song)‘Everything In Its Right Place’ (Radiohead song)‘Suspirium’‘Pana-vision’ (The Smile song)‘Daydreaming’ (Radiohead song)‘Decks Dark’ (Radiohead song)‘I Might Be Wrong’ (Radiohead song)‘These Are My Twisted Words’ (Radiohead song)‘Bloom’ (Radiohead song)‘Unmade’‘Open Again’‘Present Tense’ (Radiohead song)‘The Clock’‘Videotape’ (Radiohead song)Encore:‘Idioteque’ (Radiohead song)‘Rabbit in Your Headlights’ (UNKLE cover)‘Exit Music (For A Film)’ (Radiohead song)‘Spectr’e (Radiohead song)Encore 2:‘The Eraser’‘House of Cards’ (Radiohead song)‘Weird Fishes/Arpeggi’ (Radiohead song)Meanwhile, an art exhibition showcasing the works of Thom Yorke and long-term friend and collaborator Stanley Donwood will open in London later this year.‘Test Specimens’ brings together 60 pieces of artwork that the pair created between 1999 and 2001, while they were also working on Radiohead records ‘Kid A’ and

Black Country, New Road have announced their first tour dates with their new line-up – see the full list of dates below.Back in February, the band’s founding vocalist and guitarist Isaac Wood announced his departure just days before they released their second album, ‘Ants From Up There’.In a statement alongside news of Wood’s departure, the remaining six members revealed that they would be continuing as a band, and have now shared full details of a 2022 tour featuring all new music.“We’re incredibly pleased to announce our touring dates for 2022,” they told fans on social media. “We’re looking forward to sharing what we’ve been working on with you.

Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke has shared a new single titled ‘That’s How Horses Are’, written for the final season of Peaky Blinders.The song is a stunning piano-driven piece, that swells with the addition of strings about halfway through. A haunting and atmospheric cut, it joins Yorke’s March release ‘5.17’, which also features in the Peaky Blinders sixth season.Listen to ‘That’s How Horses Are’ below. Speaking to NME in February, Peaky Blinders director Anthony Byrne revealed that Yorke and Radiohead bandmate Jonny Greenwood had contributed some new and original music to the show’s final season.“I’m over the moon about all of that,” he told NME.

Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood have revealed that they once dissected Kraftwerk‘s 1981 album ‘Computer World’ in front of the band.The duo, who recently formed side project The Smile with Sons Of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner, admitted they were big fans of the electro pioneers on Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes’ comedy podcast SmartLess.The pair admitted studying the album in detail and once sitting Kraftwerk down during a Radiohead tour in South America and dissecting the record over dinner.“We literally study ‘Computer World’ in terms of playing it to each other and discussing what is going on and why, it’s so good,” Greenwood said of the record.“We can pretty much list what every instrument was and how they did it [on that record],” said Yorke before he added: “They came on tour with us once to South America and we had a very long prolonged dinner with them where we basically dissected the whole record and asked which instrument and what was used on every single piece of that [record]. It was the ultimate geek out.”During the podcast, Yorke also discussed how Stanley Kubrick and Ennio Morricone influenced Radiohead’s landmark album ‘OK Computer’.“The Shining was a really massive one [influence],” Yorke said.

Maxïmo Park have announced plans for a singles only UK tour later this year – purchase tickets here.The band will be hitting the road for a series of shows for their ‘Sïngular Tour’ in the autumn, kicking off at the O2 Institute in Birmingham on September 30 with further dates in Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, London, Cardiff, Nottingham and Glasgow before wrapping up at the O2 City Hall in Newcastle on October 14.The jaunt will see Maxïmo Park perform early hits such as ‘Apply Some Pressure’ and ‘Going Missing’ from their 2005 debut album ‘A Certain Trigger’ right up to contemporary singles from last year’s ‘Nature Always Wins’.The band have also shared new single ‘Great Art’ to coincide with the tour, which you can listen to below.“The song is about the insidious nature of Conservative ideology, and a response to people who say, ‘At least we’ll get some great art out of it!'” frontman Paul Smith said of the new single, which you can purchase as a seven inch here.“We’re excited to have new material to play alongside our other singles on the Sïngular tour – we’ve always written songs crammed full of hooks, so that’s our ideal medium in some ways.”You can also find tickets to their UK tour here and view Maxïmo Park’s full jaunt below:SEPTEMBER 30 – O2 Institute, BirminghamOCTOBER1 – O2 Academy, Leeds2 – Invisible Wind Factory, Liverpool4 – Tramshed, Cardiff6 – Academy, Manchester7 – Roundhouse, London8 – O2 Academy, Oxford10 – O2 Academy, Bristol12 – Rock City, Nottingham13 – Barrowland, Glasgow14 – O2 City Hall, Newcastle