Music
Spotify looks to the stars with Horoscope playlists
Streaming service Spotify has teamed up with astrologist Chani Nicholas to create a series of ‘cosmic playlists’ based on the twelve signs of the zodiac. The playlists are currently only available in the US but a wider roll-out is expected. You can check out this month's star sign playlist - Capricorn - below. https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX2rcqmLx0nK4?si=E22LznbKR0CNT-FSYvdadg Chani Nicholas said: “Horoscopes are a very tiny portion of what astrology is. Most people conflate the sign that the sun was in when they were...
Mono share new single ‘Meet Us Where The Night Ends’
Post rock legends Mono have shared the third single from their upcoming album - and 20th anniversary as a band. Listen to Meet Us Where The Night Ends below for a slice of the Japanese quartet's brand of atmosphere and instrumentation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNh2T-OY14A&feature=youtu.be The band will present new album Nowhere Now Here in January 2019 and embark on their 20th anniversary year by performing their classic Hymn to the Immortal Wind album in full on the main stage at Roadburn Festival in Tilburg this April, accompanied by the Jo...
Bowie and The Beatles lead a vinyl revolution in 2018
It's a bit of an old story now, but vinyl really is back in vogue, and classic artists are helping bring the format back from the brink. New figures from Nielsen have uncovered album sales figures for 2018, including the increased market share vinyl carved out for itself. The Beatles were the best-selling act on vinyl, with three albums – Abbey Road, the White Album and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band all in the Top 15. Pink Floyd, Bowie, Panic!...
First wave of 2000trees 2019 line-up announced
Just look at that first wonderful splurge of bands for the sunniest fest of the year. In the first wave of announcements for 2000trees 2019 You Me At Six, While She Sleeps and Every Time I Die are confirmed as key acts. Frank Iero and the Future Violents, Milk Teeth, Therapy and -trees veteran Jamie Lenman are all also set to appear. The 13th edition of the festival is scheduled to run between 11th-13th July, and promises more acts to...
New album incoming from post-rockers The End of the Ocean
Columbus post rockers The End of the Ocean will release -aire - their first album in eight years - on 18th January. This is the first new material since the band's highly praised 2011 debut, Pacific-Atlantic. With so much going on in their personal lives, Tara Mayer (keys) says that The End of the Ocean needed to “give ourselves a chance to hurt so that we could have the chance to heal” before even thinking about another release. https://youtu.be/jt6YugLWGaw The past few years have forced the band to come to terms...
The Beatles make Brits Happy and Jake Bugg makes them sad, study reveals
A study of 2,000 UK normies has revealed the top artists which make them feel jolly or glum, with The Beatles given full happiness marks while gloomy Jake Bugg was considered the most miserable. I mean, The Beatles is fair enough, and it's lovely to see egg-headed tub-thumper Phil Collins bringing so much joy, whatever floats your boat. But anyone who thinks Jake Bugg is the saddest music they've ever heard isn't trying hard enough to sap that serotonin, and...
IDLES tease album no. 3 for 2019
Lovely Bristol darlings IDLES appear to be writing the follow up to 2018's Joy As An Act Of Resistance. The band posted a tweet and Instagram story on Thursday, announcing the news with a Haiku and a snap of drummer Jon Beavis's drumkit. Tantalising : IDLES album 3 HaikuOh hello new year!There's no time like the presentTo write album three— I D L E S (@idlesband) January 3, 2019 Credit: Mark-Griffith-Watts Joy As An Act of Resistance saw the band achieve...
The Greatest Showman OST dominates 2018 album chart
The Official Charts Company has released figures for 2018's most popular albums and singles, and The Greatest Showman OST has come out on top. The worldwide musical phenomenon bested competition from George Ezra, Post Malone and Dua Lipa to take the number one album spot, no doubt thanks to relentless radio rotation and a plus £50M take at the UK Box Office. Albums Chart Of 20181. OST – The Greatest Showman (Warner/Atlantic)2. George Ezra – Staying At Tamara’s (Sony/Columbia)3. Ed...
Festival of New Masculinity – MENtal Health – Coming to Shoreditch
Shoreditch events collective SuperCulture will host a series of events tackling male mental health in January 2018 with DJs, broadcasters and musicians including Professor Green, SBTV’s Jamal Edwards, DJ High Rankin, Jordan Stevens (Rizzle Kicks) and more. Titled MENtal Health, the events series will be in collaboration with three partners: The Book of Man Magazine, DJ and broadcaster High Rankin and Fashion Collective Flower Up . Held at The Book Club and Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen, the events will range from Dad’s Brunches to workshops lead...