Music
Jon Hopkins shares “the single most epic video I’ve ever had made”
Jon Hopkins has released the video for the title track of his latest album, Singularity, directed by Academy Films’ Seb Edwards. Jon Hopkins says of the video: “This is the single most epic video I’ve ever had made. Seb has been a friend and collaborator for nearly 15 years now, but this is the first opportunity we’ve had to work with total freedom on a video for my own music. The power of what he has done left me speechless the first time I saw...
65DAYSOFSTATIC share ‘Z1’ track and tour dates
Ahead of their upcoming October and November tour dates, 65daysofstatic have shared the odd algorithmic results of a new musical technique: ‘Z1’. Sound weird? it is. Check it out below: To explain the strange tech which lies behind 'ZI's creation, 65days said: "We've been busy trying to write music that isn't also a song at the time. So - here is some brand new music from us. It is a live take of some machines we made to make music...
FIZZY BLOOD release ‘PINK MAGIC’ live session
Rising Leeds band Fizzy Blood released their anticipated third EP Pink Magic on Friday To mark the occasion, the band have collaborated with Distiller TV to release a live rendition of Pink Magic, which was recorded around their appearance at Bestival this summer. Watch the video below: The EP title track Pink Magic landed on the BBC Radio 1 playlist in June. Recorded in Brighton with producer Alex Newport (Bloc Party, Tigercub, The Mars Volta), the Pink Magic EP captures Fizzy Blood's as a multifaceted and self-assured force, testament to their rapid growth in the UK DIY scene....
London postcode feud Drill music gang who bragged about attacking rivals jailed for nearly 15 years
“This has been a long and exhaustive investigation aimed not just at bringing to justice those who engage in violent gang warfare – on this occasion almost costing a young man his life – but also curbing activities which allow them to glamorise and incite violence through Drill music videos."
One of the most famous guitars ever sells for huge figure
The Australian-made Maton Mastersound MS-500 was played by Harrison in the summer of 1963
Rock band track down stolen equipment and say this is how police reacted:
Mallory Knox band member Sam Douglas said they found the goods using an app linked to one of the stolen devices.
Ed Sheeran backs church choir in home county of Suffolk
The multi-platinum selling artist was himself a choirboy before rising to global stardom
Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan died by drowning in bath
Dolores O'Riordan was 46 when she was found 'submerged face up' in the bath dressed in her pyjamas at the Hilton hotel in London in January
Mini with one rather special owner sells for world record fee
The Morris Mini Cooper S DeVille was one of four customised Minis built for The Beatles in 1965.