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Bad Bunny’s band pay tribute to Avicii at Stockholm show with ‘Wake Me Up’
Band member José Eduardo Santana performed a rendition of ‘Wake Me Up’ on the cuatro
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“Mr. Taylor is trying to record vocal tracks, and you guys are goofing off and being way too loud over here.” The story of how Converge laid the template for their boundary-smashing classic Jane Doe in just 79 seconds
The article recounts how Converge’s 79-second song Concubine helped establish the sound and intensity of their 2001 album Jane Doe, which later became a landmark record in heavy music. It describes the band recording in cramped circumstances at Q Division Studios after being moved from the main room when James Taylor booked it, creating a…
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5 Songs From the 60s and 70s That Made You Want To Live in the Great American South
The article lists five songs that, in its view, capture the atmosphere and appeal of the American South, despite acknowledging the region’s painful history and the difficulty of romanticising it, especially during and after the Civil Rights era. – “Southern Nights” by Allen Toussaint: originally released in 1975, the song is presented as a summer…
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Has £1 got what it takes? The future of the grassroots music industry explained
The article examines the growing idea of adding a £1 levy to tickets for large concerts in order to support Britain’s struggling grassroots music venues. It argues that the proposal matters because small venues are widely seen as the foundation of the live music industry, giving emerging artists places to develop before moving to bigger…
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Watch Andy Burnham blind-rank his favourite bands – including Oasis, The Smiths, Wolf Alice and more
NME reports that Andy Burnham has taken part in a blind-ranking of British bands, placing Oasis first ahead of Elbow, Courteeners, Wolf Alice and The Smiths. The piece matters mainly as a light culture-and-politics story, highlighting Burnham’s long-running association with Manchester’s music scene while also linking it to his growing national political profile. It presents…
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Gerard Way pauses My Chemical Romance’s Wembley Stadium show to talk about ‘Baldur’s Gate’
My Chemical Romance’s final Wembley Stadium show on their European ‘Long Live The Black Parade’ tour included an unexpected gaming aside when Gerard Way stopped to answer a fan’s sign about Baldur’s Gate. The moment mattered largely because it gave fans a spontaneous, personal exchange during a major stadium performance, while also showing the band’s…
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The Outer Worlds 2 lead slams “cold take artists” following Xbox layoffs at Obsidian, says “the same DNA” that created hits like Fallout: New Vegas and more remains
Obsidian’s Brandon Adler, a co-director of The Outer Worlds 2 who is now leading an unannounced project, has responded publicly to the recent Xbox layoffs affecting the studio. He criticised commentators he called “cold take artists” for spreading unsupported claims that Obsidian is no longer the studio it once was, arguing that this misrepresents who…
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Palworld devs “had high expectations for 1.0,” but with over 855,000 concurrent Steam players, lead says “this is staggering”
Beating out Silksong, Slay the Spire 2, and Marvel Rivals’ all time peaks
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Reading Festival looks to secure license to become four-day live music event
It would be active from 2027. The post Reading Festival looks to secure license to become four-day live music event first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Sam Tompkins Announces New Album ‘ARE WE GONNA SING?’
English songwriter Sam Tompkins has introduced his new album ‘ARE WE GONNA SING?’. The songwriter went from busking on the streets of Brighton to gate-crashing the charts, with Sam’s hones, evocative lyrics touching a chord with fans. Gaining 300 million streams in the process, Top 10 projects such as 2022’s ‘Who… The post Sam Tompkins Announces…