PLAYLIST: Best of AUGUST 2018

Cast your eyes back through the release calendar for 2018, and there really hasn’t been a duff 7-day stretch since the beginning of the year. July’s been a mixed bag – as you’ll see from the exceptionally eclectic playlist this month – with a blend of summertime tropical house, acerbic punk and full-on, experimental metal darkness. Is Childish Gambino’s ‘Summertime Magic’ as politically compelling as last month’s ‘This Is America’? No. Is his Summer Pack single set-up an irresistible slice...

GALLERY: Sigrid prepares for Somerset House show with intimate acoustic performance

Ahead of her headline show at Somerset House this evening, yesterday Sigrid celebrated the release of her new EP Raw by  treating lucky fans to an intimate acoustic performance at hmv’s flagship Oxford Street 363 store. The release of Raw cements what can only be described as a stellar year for one of music’s most exciting emerging talents. From winning the BBC Sound of 2018, to storming the stage at Coachella and playing on Jimmy Fallon, to moving Helen Mirren on the Graham Norton Show, and reaching the top 10 in the...

American Idiot moves into top 20 in charts ahead of Trump visit

Green Day's American Idiot has moved into the top 20 in the UK charts ahead of Donald Trump's visit to the country this week. The President is set to arrive in London on Thursday and will be welcomed with hostile crowds and a Trump baby blimp in the skies. But protesters look to have gone one step further by launching a concerted campaign to get American Idiot to the top of the music charts. Through a combination of purchases and streams,...

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