Blondie members Debbie Harry and Chris Stein discussed collaborating with Halsey on the newest episode of The Record Club.
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Walt Disco have been announced as the new guests for next week's episode of The Record Club.
On Wednesday April 13 at 6.00pm, the queer alt-indie sextet - who all hail from Glasgow - will be chatting to Jess Iszatt all about their newly-released debut record, Unlearning.
Walt Disco is comprised of vocalist James Potter, drummer Jack Martin, guitarists Finlay McCarthy and Lewis Carmichael, bassist Charlie Lock and keyboard player Dave Morgan.
Fans are encouraged to order a physical copy of the album from their local record shop, give it a spin and tune in live on the night with their questions for the band.
One lucky commenter whose question is asked will win a pair of Bowers & Wilkins PX7 over-ear noise-cancelling headphones.
Designed as a book club for albums, The Record Club in association with Bowers & Wilkins is a bi-monthly livestream, hosted by BBC Music’s Jess Iszatt, on Facebook Live, Twitch, Twitter and YouTube Live every other Wednesday.
Fans are encouraged to order the selected album from their favourite local record shop either in-store or on home delivery, listen to it in full, then tune into the broadcast armed with their questions for the artist and a chance to win a prize.
Blondie members Debbie Harry and Chris Stein discussed collaborating with Halsey on the newest episode of The Record Club.
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.
last May at the age of 25. Paying tribute to the singer at the time, the remaining members said: “Søren was the sweetest, funniest, most beautiful human being who always looked out for everyone around him. We are devastated.”The band have since remained silent but they have now decided to release the debut album they completed with Holm before his death.In a lengthy statement on Instagram, the band said: “Last spring, before Søren passed away, we had just finished a record which was ready for release.
Thom Yorke has given an update on the debut album from The Smile, revealing that it is “pretty much done”.The band, featuring 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.New single ‘Pana-vision’, shared this month and taken from the Peaky Blinders soundtrack, marks the fourth track from The Smile since they debuted in 2021 at Glastonbury’s Live At Worthy Farm livestream. They went on to release ‘You Will Never Work In Television Again’ later that same year, followed by ‘The Smoke’ and ‘Skrting On The Surface’ in 2022.Speaking alongside Greenwood on the Smartless podcast, Yorke confirmed that the album is almost finished.Of the process of writing the record, he went on: “Jonny had come with a bunch of ideas, and I hadn’t seen him for a while, so they all just came pouring out before I could go, ‘Wait, wait, wait.’ There was a lot of me retrospectively going, ‘Okay, what am I going to do with that?’ Which was really nice.”Yorke added: “I like trying to find different ways to write lyrics.
Ahead of Record Store Day 2022, musical icons Debbie Harry and Chris Stein of Blondie will join The Record Club with Bowers & Wilkins to celebrate the release of their limited edition EP Sunday Girl.
Alt J have today (April 14) unveiled details of a one-off anniversary show at Brixton Academy.The gig will be a special one-off live performance of their 2012 debut album, ‘An Awesome Wave’, which went on to win the Mercury Prize.The band will be playing the album in full along with some “bonus tracks” at London’s O2 Brixton Academy on May 17. Tickets are on sale here next Friday (April 22) at 10am.The show is to take place during the band’s run at O2 Brixton Academy in support of their fourth and most recent album, ‘The Dream’.Speaking about the special gig, the band said: “To celebrate the ten year anniversary of the album that changed our lives, we are thrilled to announce an extra show at Brixton Academy where we will play An Awesome Wave in full.“We know how much this record means to our fans and can’t wait to turn back the clock to 2012 with them in London’s best venue.” Speaking to NME recently, frontman Joe Newman said that Alt-J have “never stopped celebrating our debut album”.“We’ve never stopped playing those songs live,” he added about the continued inclusion of tracks from ‘An Awesome Wave’ in their setlist.
Noah Cyrus has announced her debut album ‘The Hardest Part’ with the new single, ‘I Burned LA Down’. She’s also announced her first-ever Europe tour – buy your tickets here.Released on April 8, ‘I Burned LA Down’ comes with a cinematic music video inspired by the end of a relationship and the threat of climate change. It sees Cyrus riding on a horse while a barn is set ablaze, set against her emotional country-tinged tale of heartbreak.Watch the music video for ‘I Burned LA Down’ below.Cyrus said of the track via a press statement: “All this internal, emotional pain I was feeling was intertwined with the anxiety around this out-of-control fire and climate change in general.
Wet Leg lead the race for this week’s Number 1 album, currently outselling their closest competition almost 4:1.
Scott Disick is still very much part of the Kardashian clan — however, the 38-year-old “felt like an outcast” at the premiere for the family’s new Hulu series, which drops on April 14. The Talentless CEO attended the black carpet event with his new girlfriend Rebecca Donaldson, 27, while ex-girlfriend Kourtney Kardashian made it a family affair with fiancé Travis Barker and son Reign, 6, and Travis’ kids Landon, 18, Alabama, 16, and stepdaughter Atiana, 22. Although Scott has maintained public support for Kourt and Travis, sources tell HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY why he still was in an “awkward position.”
Roy Trakin At perhaps one of the lowest points in the pandemic, in May 2021, a video appeared, like a rose growing out of a crack in the concrete, of a group of teenage and pre-teenage girls of Chinese, Mexican and Salvadorean descent, a veritable melting pot from Los Angeles taking the acrid anti-Asian racism in the air and transforming it into a marvelous punk alchemy and expiation, an about-face that turned victim into victor.That viral clip was “Racist, Sexist Boy,” a reaction to an experience 11-year-old drummer Mila de la Garza had with a classmate who was warned to stay away from her because she was Chinese. Along with Mila’s 15-year-old sister Lucia, who plays guitar alongside Bela Salazar, a lifelong friend who was the oldest at 17, and Eloise Wong, a cousin of the de la Garzas, 14, on lead vocals and bass, they formed the Linda Lindas, originally a new wave cover band.
Alex Gonzalez Omar Apollo isn’t here for your labels. In regards to his sexuality, his musical stylings or the process in which he writes his songs, Apollo cannot be kept in a box.
Oh, hello! Scott Disick and Rebecca Donaldson have already made their red carpet debut as a couple just days after stepping out together for the first time.
Queen Elizabeth has pulled out of the annual Maundy Service that's set to take place at St George's Chapel in Windsor on April 14.The service happens each year on the Thursday before Easter Sunday.The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall will take the 95 year old monarch's place, and will meet the Dean of Windsor, The Right Reverend David Conner KCVO and the Lord High Almoner, the Right Reverend Dr. John Inge.
Scott Disick and his new girlfriend, Rebecca Donaldson, made their red carpet debut on Thursday. The couple held hands on the red carpet at the premiere of Hulu's at Goya Studios in Los Angeles, California. Scott, 38, and Rebecca, 27, have recently been spotted out together, but this is their first official event.
Scott Disick and his new girlfriend, Rebecca Donaldson, have made a very interesting red carpet debut. The couple held hands on the red carpet at the premiere of the new Hulu series, “The Kardashians”.
Scott Disick and his new girlfriend, Rebecca Donaldson, made their red carpet debut on Thursday. The couple held hands on the red carpet at the premiere of Hulu's at Goya Studios in Los Angeles, California. Scott, 38, and Rebecca, 27, have recently been spotted out together, but this is their first official event.
Scott Disick had a date by his side while attending The Kardashians premiere in California on April 7. The reality star held hands with his new love interest, Rebecca Donaldson, 27, as they made their red carpet debut at the event. Scott wore a black suit with white button down underneath, while Rebecca rocked a one-sleeved mini dress and open-toed heels. The model’s hair was pulled back into a slick ponytail on the red carpet.