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John Cale has announced that he’ll be heading to the UK this summer for his first full run of tour dates in almost a decade. READ MORE: The Velvet Underground review: revisionist doc reworks narrative of New York rock and rollers The last time the Velvet Underground multi-instrumentalist hit the road this side of the pond was for his ‘Shifty Adventures In Nookie Wood’ European tour back in October 2012. The Welsh musician’s tour will begin in Liverpool at the Royal Philharmonic Hall on July 15, before calling at Whitley Bay, York, Bexhill, Cambridge and the London Palladium, before closing out the run at Birmingham Town Hall on July 25. According to a press release, Cale will “perform songs from throughout his career, which is now in its sixth decade, and has earned him an international re...

James Blake has teamed up with Monica Martin for a new rendition of the latter’s track ‘Go Easy, Kid’ – you can watch the two artists perform their collaboration below. Originally released by the LA-based, Wisconsin-raised Martin back in September, ‘Go Easy, Kid’ has been described by Blake as “my favourite song to come out in years”. READ MORE: James Blake: “There’s always been more to me than sadness” Martin has now collaborated with Blake on a new version of ‘Go Easy, Kid’, which has been released today (February 24) alongside a new performance video. The Chris Sgroi-directed clip sees Martin and Blake performing the track at Conway Recording Studios in LA – you can watch it below. Martin featured on Blake’s fifth studio album ‘Friends That Break Your Heart’, which came out in October,...

Dave Grohl failed to name Foo Fighters songs during a game on The Late Late Show With James Corden this week. READ MORE: Foo Fighters: “Our connection is beyond music” The musician, who was joined on the talk show sofa by actress Hilary Duff, was tasked with guessing which songs the show’s host Corden was attempting to play on keyboard – despite him not knowing how to play the piano. A visibly frustrated Grohl failed to to guess a single song, shouting at one point: “Just play the fucking song, man!” You can watch his attempt at ‘James That Tune’ in the clip below. The first song ended up being Foo Fighters’ ‘Learn to Fly’, while the second tune was ‘My Hero’ – both of which were unrecognisable from their original compositions. Grohl was on the programme to discuss Foo Fighters’ new horro...

IDLES have announced a new date for their postponed show at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena. READ MORE: IDLES live in London: Bristol rockers gaze into the broken mirror that is modern Britain The five-piece were due to perform at the venue last Friday (February 18) but the gig was postponed the day before due to the effects of Storm Eunice. “Safety is our number one priority, and with the inability for people to travel we are left with no choice than to not go ahead with the show tomorrow,” IDLES said at the time. “Our team is working on a rescheduled date so please hold on to your tickets. Stay safe.” IDLES have now confirmed that they will play at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff on March 31. The venue also confirmed that all original tickets for the gig will remain valid. View this...

Peaky Blinders director Anthony Byrne has revealed that Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood have contributed some new and original music to the upcoming sixth and final season of the show. READ MORE: The final series of Peaky Blinders: “This is the end of the beginning” The Birmingham period crime-noir drama will premiere its final season this weekend (Sunday February 27), and, as usual, fans are eager to hear what music will feature in the show. Alongside Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds‘ theme tune of ‘Red Right Hand’, the show has famously featured music by the likes of Arctic Monkeys, David Bowie, PJ Harvey, Iggy Pop, Royal Blood, Laura Marling, IDLES, Savages and Foals – as well as an original score by Anna Calvi on the last season. With Radiohead’s music having previously feature...

Lizzo has revealed that her new album is about love – and that’s she’s shocked that it’s the record’s overarching theme. READ MORE: There’s a new wave of unrelatable pop, and I’m all for it – Lizzo, Normani, FKA Twigs and more lead the way The pop star, whose last album was 2019’s ‘Cuz I Love You‘, said in an interview that her “musically badass, daring and sophisticated” new album is autobiographical and set to explore loved-up feelings. “Broadly, I’ve been working on this album since the summer of 2018,” she told Variety. “It has evolved to a place where I’m proud. It’s one of the most musically badass, daring and sophisticated bodies of work I’ve done to date. I am not done. I’m still pushing out the hits, baby. And I hope that it is some of the most useful pieces of music to ever exist...

Dave has rescheduled a number of his upcoming UK tour dates after damage caused to London’s The O2 by last week’s Storm Eunice forced cancellations. READ MORE: The 2022 BRIT Awards proved just how magical UK rap stars are – and forever will be The London musician was due to perform at the arena venue on Monday and Tuesday this week (February 21-22) as part of his ‘We’re All Alone In This Together’ UK and Ireland tour. However, the damage caused to the roof of The O2 by Storm Eunice on Friday (February 18) forced the closure of the 20,000-capacity venue and postponement of all planned shows there up until today (February 24). The O2 will now reopen tomorrow (February 25). As a result, Dave has had to reschedule four dates on his ongoing UK and Ireland tour. He’ll now play at The O2 this Mon...

Orbital and Happy Mondays are among the leading names on the line-up for Kaleidoscope Festival 2022. READ MORE: 20 festivals to look forward to in 2022 The one-day event, which takes place in the grounds of Alexandra Palace in north London, is set to return on July 23 following its sold-out festival in 2021. As well as Orbital and Happy Mondays, the likes of Charlotte Church’s ‘Late Night Pop Dungeon’, The Magic Numbers, House Gospel Choir, Crazy P, Craig Charles‘ ‘Funk & Soul Show’, DJ Yoda, The Cuban Brothers, Zero 7 (DJ set) and PBR Streetgang will all perform at Kaleidoscope Festival 2022. More acts are set to be announced by the event in the coming weeks and months, but you can see the line-up so far below. Kaleidoscope Festival 2022 line-up (Picture: Press) Tickets for Kaleidosco...

André 3000, Mitski, David Byrne, Moses Sumney and more acts feature on the soundtrack for the new A24 film Everything Everywhere All At Once. Son Lux have scored the sci-fi action film by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. The film is released in the US on March 25 (UK date TBA), while the soundtrack lands on April 8. Mitski and Byrne duet on a song called ‘This Is A Life’, while André 3000 plays flute across the record. Other contributions come from Randy Newman, Moses Sumney, Nina Moffitt, Chris Pattishall, Rob Moose, yMusic, Surrija, and actor Stephanie Hsu. Son Lux shared a statement about their work on the project: “Even though we knew from the moment Daniels asked us to score this film that it would push us in new and unexpected directions, we couldn’t have predicted how much we’d lea...

2K Sports has announced that Machine Gun Kelly will be a playable character in its upcoming wrestling game WWE 2K22. READ MORE: Machine Gun Kelly: “I’ve been jumping up and down on the table, believing in myself, for-fucking-ever” Alongside famous wrestlers such as Booker T, Undertaker, Rey Mysterio and more, Machine Gun Kelly will star in WWE 2K22 following its launch on March 11. On top of being a playable character, Machine Gun Kelly has also been named as executive soundtrack producer for the game. This means that the musician has picked out WWE 2K22‘s track list, which 2K says will include the following songs: Machine Gun Kelly – ‘Concert for Aliens’ Machine Gun Kelly ft. YUNGBLUD & Bert McCracken – ‘Body Bag’ Wu Tang Clan – ‘Protect Ya Neck’ Motorhead – ‘Iron Fist’ Poppy – ‘Say C...