Yeah Yeah Yeahs Nick Zinner releasing instrumental suite ‘41 Strings’

Nick Cave.The song begins with waves of distorted guitar chords and Kirsty Tickle’s heavily manipulated vocals, before giving way to Jonathan Boulet’s propulsive drumming and wailing saxophone from Tickle.Marking the first time another artist has featured on a Party Dozen track, Cave joins in the song’s last minute, delivering its repeated refrain – “I got a mutt, I got a mutt, I got a mutt / Got a mutt, got a mutt called Macca” – with his distinctive vocals.Listen to ‘Macca The Mutt’ below:Party Dozen announced third album ‘The Real Work’ back in March alongside the song ‘The Iron Boot’, having released lead single ‘The Worker’ back in January of 2021.The forthcoming album – which follows on from 2020’s ‘Pray For Party Dozen’ and 2017 debut ‘The Living Man’ – was recorded and produced by Boulet in the duo’s Sydney studio space. It’s scheduled to arrive on July 8 via New York label Temporary Residence outside of Australia and New Zealand, where it will be released by Boulet’s own label, Grupo.Party Dozen have also announced a trio of album launch shows for ‘The Real Work’, playing shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in July.

Kay Burley has apologised after she confused the late Dennis Waterman with another television star following his passing. In a statement released on Sunday, Dennis' heartbroken family revealed the celebrated star had died at the age of 74 in Spain, with his wife Pam by his side.Taking to Twitter, Sky News presenter Kay accidentally paid tribute to "Pete" Waterman, who is a record producer and was a judge on Popstars: The Rivals. Upon realising her mistake, Kay wrote in her amended tweet: "'RIP Dennis Waterman.

The driver accused of killing Nicki Minaj’s father in a hit-and-run last year has pleaded guilty.

NEW YORK -- A hit-and-run driver pleaded guilty Friday in a suburban New York a suburban New York crash that killed the father of Nicki Minaj and was promised a year or less in jail, disappointing prosecutors and the hip hop star's mother.In state court in Long Island's Nassau County, businessman Charles Polevich admitted leaving the scene of the February 2021 accident that fatally injured Robert Maraj as he walked along a road in Mineola.Polevich initially got out of his car and looked at the injured man on the ground, but then drove off, didn't call 911, garaged his car and covered it with a tarp, authorities said. Polevich pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence by concealing the car.Maraj, 64, died at a hospital the next day.Judge Howard Sturim said Polevich would get “no more than one year in jail,” along with community service and a suspended license.

When Heartstopper premiered on Netflix in April 2022, sweet rugby star Nick Nelson quickly won the hearts of audiences everywhere — including Kit Connor, the actor who plays him on the show.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs have signed a new record deal with Secretly Canadian ahead of the release of new music later this year. This follows the announcement of live shows in the US, the UK and elsewhere.“It’s with true life affirming pleasure to announce our two headline shows in our two hometowns NYC and LA, supported by two wildly gifted bands, Japanese Breakfast and The Linda Lindas at the Hollywood Bowl, with The Linda Lindas supporting in Forest Hills and our other support TBA soon”, says frontwoman Karen O.

Nicki Minaj is looking stunning at the 2022 Met Gala. The 39-year-old singer attended the A-list event on Monday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, where she turned heads in a figure-hugging black leather pants and skirt look. The  rapper stepped onto the red, white and blue carpet bedazzled in rhinestones, which covered her arms, chest, and even her face. The all-black look featured a leather pants and a leather a feathered, skirted top, that was attached to the pants with a wide, black belt.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs have announced details of two upcoming gigs in New York and L.A. as well as confirming new music is due in the fall.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorEarly 21 st century New York rockers the Yeah Yeah Yeahs — singer Karen O, guitarist Nick Zinner and drummer Jay Chase — have announced new music and tour dates in the summer and fall. The group, which recently signed with indie powerhouse Secretly Canadian, say they will have new music in the fall.The group will play a brace of dates in Europe and Australia in the summer before hitting North America, with dates at New York’s Forest Hills Stadium and the Hollywood Bowl in October, where they will be joined by high school punk rockers the Linda Lindas on both dates and (in Los Angeles) by Japanese Breakfast.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs appear to have shared a snippet of new music while announcing headline shows in New York and Los Angeles.After teasing the gigs over the weekend, the Karen O-led trio have confirmed they’ll take to the stage at NYC’s Forest Hills Stadium on October 1 before visiting the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California on October 6.The Linda Lindas will open for the band on both dates, with Japanese Breakfast also appearing as a special guest in LA. An additional support act for the New York concert is still to be announced.It’ll mark the first time be the first time Yeah Yeah Yeahs have played headline shows in New York and Los Angeles since 2017 and 2018 respectively.Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time this Friday (May 6) – buy yours here.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs seem to be teasing two US headline shows with the help of a skywriter and lots of tennis balls.Yesterday (May 1) fans in Los Angeles saw that the band’s name had been written by a skywriter over LA venue The Hollywood Bowl, with Yeah Yeah Yeahs then sharing images on social media.The band then shared a picture of tennis balls arranged to spell “YYY” at New York’s Forest Hill Stadium, with fans assuming the band are teasing a pair of US headline concerts.YEAH LA! ☁️

DIY SOS presenter Nick Knowles broke down during an episode of his show, Big House Clear Out on Channel 5, after helping a woman who's war veteran husband had passed away suddenly. The show sees 59 year old Nick transform people’s cluttered houses, after he himself transformed his life after throwing way 85 per cent of his possessions and living in a more simple and clutter-free way.The deal is, if families are willing to clear out their houses and throw away over half of their unneeded possessions, Nick and his team of DIY experts will work their magic on their homes, leaving them with their “dream home”.

NEW YORK -- The most commonly held taboo in the arts is uttering the word “Macbeth” inside a theater. Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga don't buy it.Shakespeare’s tragedy was said to be cursed before its first performance more than 500 years ago.

Opening night has arrived for Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga‘s Broadway production of Macbeth!

Former Coronation Street actress Nicola Thorp has been keeping fans updated on her love life with Hollywood actor Nikesh Patel.The actress, 33, who played Nicola Rubinstein in the soap, has been dating Starstruck actor Nikesh since 2021. Since going public with their relationship in October, the pair have frequently shared sweet updates, and showed off their acting skills in one snap as they dressed as Rose and Jack from Titanic. as well as starring in Rose Matafeo's hit BBC rom-com series, Nikesh, 37, has popped up in Law and Order, Midsomer Murders and London Has Fallen.To celebrate Valentine’s Day, Nicola posted a series of sweet snaps of the pair with the caption: “I’d take a bullet for this guy.

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis’s upcoming film This Much I Know To Be True – check it out below.The film will be released in cinemas globally on May 11, with tickets on sale for the screenings now. Grab yours here.The first clip from This Much I Know To Be True was revealed in February, and saw Cave discuss his own definition of his artistry.

Piers Morgan’s debut Uncensored show including an interview with Donald Trump averaged 300,000 viewers across 8pm last night in the UK, tripling the competition from BBC News and Sky News and pulling in 10 times the viewers of GB News.