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UK politicians call to block Macklemore's 'Free Palestine' show
Macklemore’s Free Palestine mini-tour kicks off in Dublin later today and is due to reach London on Friday. But 50 members of the House Of Lords want Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to stop the rapper
Chlothegod releases genre-bending new single ‘B Polite!’
North Carolina-born singer-songwriter chlothegod can’t stay in one genre for long: soul, alt-R&B, guitar pop and punk all turn up. New single ‘B Polite!’ starts quiet and wonky, then builds until she’
Neil Young sues Donald Trump for a second time over rally song use
Neil Young has sued Donald Trump after the President played ‘Rockin In The Free World’ at a recent political rally in Ohio without permission. It’s the second time Young has sued over use of the song
My Chemical Romance to alter costumes following legal action
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders last week launched legal action against My Chemical Romance over a sequence in the band’s current Hollywood Bowl shows during which dancers dressed like the cheerleader
Brian Jones letter to Charlie Watts to be auctioned
Jones boasted that his band was starting to develop "a very tightly-knit sound”
Behringer Kick sampler embraces open-source approach
Kick – which is only in the development phase – is the latest hardware product to embrace an open-source approach. Is this the way all music gear is heading?
Worldpeace DMT announce North American tour
The “laptop twee” duo will Stick Around for Tea in 20 cities throughout March and April
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Phoebe Bridgers and Billie Eilish featured in My Chemical Romance short film
The band made the animated “Prelude to the End” with visual artist Lauren Tsai
Slayyyter, the Strokes, and Fontaines D.C. Set for Kilby Block Party 2027
Deftones, Spoon, Weyes Blood, Atlas Sound, Erika de Casier, and quite a few mystery artists fill out the bill
Jim James Announces Memoir One Wonders
“I hope the main thing someone takes away from this book (aside from learning more about the joys and challenges of being a working artist and musician) is that it’s okay to ask for help."
The Prodigy unveil new wired earphones as part of BLK.ANT creative project
The new earphones are the first release from BLK.ANT, a new creative platform announced by the British group earlier this month
Amelie Lens and Armin van Buuren join forces for surprise b2b at ADE 2026
The trance legend joined Lens in the booth during her headline set at the EXHALE takeover at G-Star Rawfactory
BICEP and NOISIA to headline Boomtown 2027
“After years of trying to make it work, we are very excited to finally be bringing the live show to Boomtown to close the Lions Den in 2027,” BICEP shared
Native Instruments announces Massive XL
The latest version of NI's flagship soft synth is a two-oscillator, 10-mode design with semi-modular signal flow and added features like custom wavetables
Avicii’s full 2011 Tomorrowland set released to mark 15 years of ‘Levels’
The 2011 set was the first time Avicii performed at Tomorrowland and the first festival play of his signature hit
Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja curates soundtrack for new Gaza documentary, Life Support
The 13-track soundtrack will be released digitally and on vinyl on 28th October via Battlebox
Recognise 119: Paige Tomlinson
Liverpool's Paige Tomlinson channels big-room rave, trance and hard house euphoria into her mix for the Recognise series, and speaks to Kelly Doherty about finding her feet DJing for Defected and Moxy
New photobook documents East London’s queer club scene from 2005 to 2015
Limited to just 350 copies, The East London Years is available exclusively via photographer Ralf Obergfell’s website
Powderfinger Sets ‘Encore’ Dates for 2027 Reunion Tour
The beloved Australian rock band announces an “Encore Run” of nine shows, which will see their tour stretch into December 2027.
The stalled journey of Brazilian funk highlights a music industry failure
You may have heard of Tamborzão – but you don’t hear a lot of it in mainstream channels outside of Brazil. Bill Werde wonders why not... Source