Look around and you just may find yourself amid a Pet Shop Boys renaissance.
Of course, the English duo — consisting of Neil Tennant, 69, and Chris Lowe, 64 — never went anywhere. They have been steadily putting out music since their landmark 1984 debut, Please, which instantly established them with timeless songs like “West End Girls” and “Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money).”
But Pet Shop Boys’ deep catalog has been plundered in recent years everywhere from Madison Avenue (“Opportunities” showed up in a Super Bowl ad for Allstate) to Hollywood (several classics were used to wonderful effect in two of last year’s zeitgeistiest movies, Saltburn and All of Us Strangers). Their signature sound is suddenly everywhere — wistful and longing, danceable and intellectually sophisticated synth-pop. Their 15th studio effort, Nonetheless, drops tomorrow and features more of that infectious trademark music.
Tennant and Lowe sat with The Hollywood Reporter recently to relive their...
Of course, the English duo — consisting of Neil Tennant, 69, and Chris Lowe, 64 — never went anywhere. They have been steadily putting out music since their landmark 1984 debut, Please, which instantly established them with timeless songs like “West End Girls” and “Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money).”
But Pet Shop Boys’ deep catalog has been plundered in recent years everywhere from Madison Avenue (“Opportunities” showed up in a Super Bowl ad for Allstate) to Hollywood (several classics were used to wonderful effect in two of last year’s zeitgeistiest movies, Saltburn and All of Us Strangers). Their signature sound is suddenly everywhere — wistful and longing, danceable and intellectually sophisticated synth-pop. Their 15th studio effort, Nonetheless, drops tomorrow and features more of that infectious trademark music.
Tennant and Lowe sat with The Hollywood Reporter recently to relive their...
- 4/25/2024
- by Seth Abramovitch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
At the very moment Taylormania was hitting preposterous heights, threatening to turn the artist at its center into an untouchable icon, it turns out that the real Taylor Swift was spending her time between glittery three-hour concerts making some of her most fearless art. The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology is stuffed with the rawest, angriest, and most unguarded songs of Swift’s career – quite the opposite of the ingratiating, focus-grouped inoffensiveness that a skeptic might expect from an artist at her current level of visibility.
On the new episode...
On the new episode...
- 4/25/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
With a few lines in a guest verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s chart-topping hit “Like That,” Kendrick Lamar ignited his long-simmering cold war with Drake into what’s become the widest-reaching rap beef in years. Since then, it’s all gotten incredibly messy, starting with J. Cole recording an entire diss track about his erstwhile friend Lamar and then deciding to retract it and apologize — a fairly unprecedented move in hip-hop. We trace the whole saga on the latest episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast — go...
- 4/19/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
English singer-songwriter Liam Gallagher has lashed out at longtime rivals Blur as he claimed that their music is “for posh brats.”
The former Oasis star responded to the Britpop group’s frontman Damon Albarn, 56, who revealed several Americans have tried to claim songwriting credits for ‘Song 2’, reports ‘Female First UK’.
During Blur’s pre-Coachella warm-up gig at the Fox Theater Pomona in California, this week, Damon said: “Because of the nature of American law, if someone gets a lawyer … they can come quite a long way with absolutely no grounds. Someone else this year – not only is it that person who’s convinced they’d written it, but there was another person who was convinced. Firstly, I wonder why it’s only that song that they’re interested in.”
As per ‘Female First UK’, Liam then took to X to hit out at Damon for his comments.
He wrote, “Gotta...
The former Oasis star responded to the Britpop group’s frontman Damon Albarn, 56, who revealed several Americans have tried to claim songwriting credits for ‘Song 2’, reports ‘Female First UK’.
During Blur’s pre-Coachella warm-up gig at the Fox Theater Pomona in California, this week, Damon said: “Because of the nature of American law, if someone gets a lawyer … they can come quite a long way with absolutely no grounds. Someone else this year – not only is it that person who’s convinced they’d written it, but there was another person who was convinced. Firstly, I wonder why it’s only that song that they’re interested in.”
As per ‘Female First UK’, Liam then took to X to hit out at Damon for his comments.
He wrote, “Gotta...
- 4/12/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Note: LateNighter generally posts late night daily ratings on a two (business) day delay, which is how they are released by Nielsen.
Conan O’Brien made his highly-anticipated Tonight Show return this past Tuesday, April 9, and consequently gave his former his program a ratings boost in the key P18-49 demographic.
Per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data for April 9, 2024, NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon averaged late night’s second-most P18-49 viewers. That’s up +46% from the previous day’s episode and +34% from the previous Tuesday episode. Tuesday’s episode delivered a +1% bump in total viewers from the day before, but actually lost -1% in total viewers from the previous Tuesday installment.
In addition to O’Brien—whose most-recent appearance on the show was in 2010 as its host—Fallon’s Tuesday guests were Nicole Richie, and Liam Gallagher & John Squire.
Continue reading Late Night Ratings: Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at LateNighter.
Conan O’Brien made his highly-anticipated Tonight Show return this past Tuesday, April 9, and consequently gave his former his program a ratings boost in the key P18-49 demographic.
Per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data for April 9, 2024, NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon averaged late night’s second-most P18-49 viewers. That’s up +46% from the previous day’s episode and +34% from the previous Tuesday episode. Tuesday’s episode delivered a +1% bump in total viewers from the day before, but actually lost -1% in total viewers from the previous Tuesday installment.
In addition to O’Brien—whose most-recent appearance on the show was in 2010 as its host—Fallon’s Tuesday guests were Nicole Richie, and Liam Gallagher & John Squire.
Continue reading Late Night Ratings: Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at LateNighter.
- 4/11/2024
- by A.J. Katz
- LateNighter
Liam Gallagher and John Squire of The Stone Roses stopped by The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday night perform their single “I’m a Wheel.”
Bathed in bright yellow lights, Gallagher and Squire provide a blues-y, waltzing rendition of “I’m a Wheel,” the fourth single released from their collaborative album. Squire delivers a handful of expressive guitar lines with an air of cool on the right hand side. Gallagher, meanwhile, holds a pair of maracas for the performance and hardly uses them, save for some sparse shakes during Squire’s solos (he also lightly taps them on a tambourine at one point). His vocals, however, sound gritty, inspired, and anthemic. Watch the performance below.
Liam Gallagher and John Squire’s appearance comes in support of their debut collaborative album, Liam Gallagher John Squire, which arrived on March 1st. The duo recently played a handful of shows in the UK and Europe,...
Bathed in bright yellow lights, Gallagher and Squire provide a blues-y, waltzing rendition of “I’m a Wheel,” the fourth single released from their collaborative album. Squire delivers a handful of expressive guitar lines with an air of cool on the right hand side. Gallagher, meanwhile, holds a pair of maracas for the performance and hardly uses them, save for some sparse shakes during Squire’s solos (he also lightly taps them on a tambourine at one point). His vocals, however, sound gritty, inspired, and anthemic. Watch the performance below.
Liam Gallagher and John Squire’s appearance comes in support of their debut collaborative album, Liam Gallagher John Squire, which arrived on March 1st. The duo recently played a handful of shows in the UK and Europe,...
- 4/10/2024
- by Paolo Ragusa
- Consequence - Music
The recently-formed duo of Liam Gallagher and John Squire are in New York this week for their first and only show in North America on their tour, a headlining gig at Brooklyn Paramount on April 11. But before they take over a stage of their own, the pair are warming up with a late-night performance of their latest single, “I’m a Wheel,” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
“This isn’t happening / Nothing is real / When you murder the truth / How do you feel? / This isn’t happening / Lock...
“This isn’t happening / Nothing is real / When you murder the truth / How do you feel? / This isn’t happening / Lock...
- 4/10/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
On Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé mixes R&b, country, and some hard-hitting guitars, among many other elements, and as the artist herself is well aware, there used to be a name for that kind of American melange: rock & roll. She slyly acknowledges that fact with two Chuck Berry moments on the album, including a segment of “Maybellene,” his first hit, in which a Black genius helped invent rock & roll via revved-up country.
So, there’s an argument that Cowboy Carter — which the artist has made clear is a “Beyoncé album” rather...
So, there’s an argument that Cowboy Carter — which the artist has made clear is a “Beyoncé album” rather...
- 4/7/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock has been known to take as long as eight years between albums, but nearly three decades into his band’s career, he’s ready to pick up the pace. Three years after the release of the well-received The Golden Casket, he’s already recorded enough songs for a new Modest Mouse album with producers including Jacknife Lee and Dave Sardy, and intends to put one out by next spring. “In my early days of putting out records, I wrote music every fucking day,” he tells...
- 4/6/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Swifties have known since early February that Taylor Swift has a new album, Tortured Poets Department, due April 19, with some notably provocative song titles (“So Long London,” “But Daddy I Love Him”) and big-name guest stars (Post Malone, Florence Welsh). But since then, information on the album has been scarce, so fans have more than filled the void, passing around possibly fake leaked snippets of songs while pranking each other with both ChatGPT-generated lyrics and a ridiculous viral parody where an AI-generated Taylor sings lines like, “I’m so happy...
- 3/29/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Just last summer, experts on the intersection of AI and music told Rolling Stone that it would be years before a tool emerged that could conjure up fully produced songs from a simple text description, given the endless complexities of the finished product. But Suno, a two-year-old start-up based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has already pulled it off, vocals included — and their latest model, v3, which is available to the general public as of today, is capable of some truly startling results.
In Rolling Stone‘s feature on Suno, part of...
In Rolling Stone‘s feature on Suno, part of...
- 3/22/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
One of the biggest influences on Ariana Grande’s new album, Eternal Sunshine, turns out be the Beatles’ Rubber Soul. That inspiration isn’t exactly instantly evident within the album’s sleek production and Max Martin-assisted songwriting, but Grande said in an advance listening session for journalists that she had John, Paul, George, and Ringo in mind as she stuffed it full of unexpected melodic twists and half-buried ear candy.
In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, we discuss Grande’s newfound Beatlemania and much more, going...
In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, we discuss Grande’s newfound Beatlemania and much more, going...
- 3/13/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Welcome to the Beatles Cinematic Universe. Continuing the current wave of music biopics — which just saw its most recent box-office triumph with Bob Marley: One Love — director Sam Mendes (Skyfall) has signed on to helm not one, but four separate Beatles biopics, all due in 2027. The movies, set to begin production next year, will each focus a single Beatle’s perspective, so John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and even Ringo Starr each get a turn in the spotlight.
It might seem like overkill, but as we discuss on the...
It might seem like overkill, but as we discuss on the...
- 3/4/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
From J Noa’s speed-rapping to Gale’s polished pop-rock songwriting to Ralph Choo’s electronic experiments, 2023 was packed with incredible Spanish-language music from artists who aren’t superstars — at least not yet. In the last of our four Rolling Stone Music Now podcast episodes on under-the-radar albums from last year, we dig through multiple nations and genres to find the best lesser-known gems.
Rolling Stone‘s Julyssa Lopez joins host Brian Hiatt for the discussion, picking her favorites from our recent comprehensive list of the year’s top Spanish-language albums,...
Rolling Stone‘s Julyssa Lopez joins host Brian Hiatt for the discussion, picking her favorites from our recent comprehensive list of the year’s top Spanish-language albums,...
- 2/28/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Liam Gallagher has already made it clear he thinks the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is “full of Bumbaclarts,” and now he says the nomination of artists like Mariah Carey only reinforces his opinion.
Carey is one of this year’s 15 Hall of Fame nominees alongside Oasis and the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Cher, Mary J. Blige, A Tribe Called Quest, and Sinead O’Connor. Speaking with The Sunday Times, Gallagher expressed that being nominated with such a range of artists devalues the whole idea of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: “As much as I love Mariah Carey and all that, I want to say: do me a favor and fuck off. It’s like putting me in the rap hall of fame, and I don’t want to be part of anything that mentally disturbed.”
To be clear, his problem lies with the people behind the “wank award,” not...
Carey is one of this year’s 15 Hall of Fame nominees alongside Oasis and the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Cher, Mary J. Blige, A Tribe Called Quest, and Sinead O’Connor. Speaking with The Sunday Times, Gallagher expressed that being nominated with such a range of artists devalues the whole idea of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: “As much as I love Mariah Carey and all that, I want to say: do me a favor and fuck off. It’s like putting me in the rap hall of fame, and I don’t want to be part of anything that mentally disturbed.”
To be clear, his problem lies with the people behind the “wank award,” not...
- 2/28/2024
- by Ben Kaye
- Consequence - Music
Anyone complaining about the state of hip-hop needs only to look beyond the top of the charts, as the latest episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast makes clear. In the episode, Andre Gee breaks down some of his under-the-radar 2023 hip-hop picks, from Zelooperz’ experimental Microphone Fiend to B. Cool Aid’s ultra-vibey Leather Blvd to Nappy Nina’s introspective Mourning Due. To hear the full episode, go here for the podcast provider of your choice, listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or just press play below.
Also in the episode,...
Also in the episode,...
- 2/13/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Liam Gallagher is being, well, very Liam Gallagher when it comes to Oasis’ nomination for the Rock Hall’s class of 2024. In other words, he did a take-down of the institution with his usual dry wit and candor via social media.
“Fuck the Rock n Roll hall of fame its full of Bumbaclarts,” he posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, after the nominees were announced Saturday. In a series of posts between fans who responded to his quip, he berated the hall, saying, “there’s something very fishy about those awards,...
“Fuck the Rock n Roll hall of fame its full of Bumbaclarts,” he posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, after the nominees were announced Saturday. In a series of posts between fans who responded to his quip, he berated the hall, saying, “there’s something very fishy about those awards,...
- 2/12/2024
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Oasis are among the finalists for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024. We won’t know for sure whether the band will be inducted until April, but frontman Liam Gallagher doesn’t seem to care either away.
Responding to the news of Oasis’ nomination, Gallagher tweeted on Sunday, “Fuck the Rock n Roll hall of fame its full of Bumbaclarts LG x.” (Bumbaclart is British slang for
menstrual pads or toilet paper.)
Gallagher expounded on his thoughts in Twitter replies to fans. He called the Hall of Fame “a load of bollox” and said, “I don’t need some wank award by some geriatric in a cowboy hat,” he wrote. He also encouraged fans to vote for other nominees, such as Sinead O’Connor and Mariah Carey.
Liam also said that while he is not interested in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he suspects his estranged brother and bandmate,...
Responding to the news of Oasis’ nomination, Gallagher tweeted on Sunday, “Fuck the Rock n Roll hall of fame its full of Bumbaclarts LG x.” (Bumbaclart is British slang for
menstrual pads or toilet paper.)
Gallagher expounded on his thoughts in Twitter replies to fans. He called the Hall of Fame “a load of bollox” and said, “I don’t need some wank award by some geriatric in a cowboy hat,” he wrote. He also encouraged fans to vote for other nominees, such as Sinead O’Connor and Mariah Carey.
Liam also said that while he is not interested in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he suspects his estranged brother and bandmate,...
- 2/12/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
The nominations of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024 are in — and the list features Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, Oasis, Sinéad O’Connor, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Dave Matthews Band, Eric B. & Rakim, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Jane’s Addiction, Kool & the Gang, Lenny Kravitz, and A Tribe Called Quest. The winners will be announced in late April, and the ceremony will take place in Cleveland sometime later in the year.
“This remarkable list of Nominees reflects the diverse artists and music that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame honors and celebrates,...
“This remarkable list of Nominees reflects the diverse artists and music that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame honors and celebrates,...
- 2/10/2024
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Blur To Release Two Films With Altitude
British band Blur will release two feature films this year — a documentary and a concert film. Altitude will launch international sales at EFM and release both films in UK and Irish cinemas later this year. The first film is a new feature-length documentary depicting the band’s recent reunion, captured across a year in which they made a surprise return with their first record in 8 years. The second is blur: Live At Wembley Stadium, a two-hour concert film. Both films are directed by Toby L and produced by Josh Connolly, via production house Up The Game, who previously collaborated on Liam Gallagher: Knebworth 22, Olivia Rodrigo: Sour Prom, Foals: Rip Up the Road, Tonight With Arlo Parks, and Bastille – ReOrchestrated.
Embankment Launches Animation ‘Bollywoof’
Embankment has launched global pre-sales on the animated pic Bollywoof, directed by Frederic Du Chau (Racing Stripes), reuniting...
British band Blur will release two feature films this year — a documentary and a concert film. Altitude will launch international sales at EFM and release both films in UK and Irish cinemas later this year. The first film is a new feature-length documentary depicting the band’s recent reunion, captured across a year in which they made a surprise return with their first record in 8 years. The second is blur: Live At Wembley Stadium, a two-hour concert film. Both films are directed by Toby L and produced by Josh Connolly, via production house Up The Game, who previously collaborated on Liam Gallagher: Knebworth 22, Olivia Rodrigo: Sour Prom, Foals: Rip Up the Road, Tonight With Arlo Parks, and Bastille – ReOrchestrated.
Embankment Launches Animation ‘Bollywoof’
Embankment has launched global pre-sales on the animated pic Bollywoof, directed by Frederic Du Chau (Racing Stripes), reuniting...
- 2/9/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
UK sales and distribution outfit Altitude has added a documentary and a separate concert film about iconic British band blur to its European Film Market (EFM) slate.
Altitude will also release both films theatrically in the UK and Ireland later this year.
The first film is a feature-length documentary depicting the band’s emotional return, captured across a year in which the foursome – Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree – recorded their first album in eight years, ‘The Ballad of Darren’, ahead of their sold-out, first ever shows at London’s Wembley Stadium in 2023.
The second film, blur: Live At Wembley Stadium,...
Altitude will also release both films theatrically in the UK and Ireland later this year.
The first film is a feature-length documentary depicting the band’s emotional return, captured across a year in which the foursome – Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree – recorded their first album in eight years, ‘The Ballad of Darren’, ahead of their sold-out, first ever shows at London’s Wembley Stadium in 2023.
The second film, blur: Live At Wembley Stadium,...
- 2/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
Joni Mitchell will have a lot of company when she takes the stage on Sunday for her first-ever Grammy Awards performance. Her friend and collaborator Brandi Carlile will be performing alongside her, as will Jacob Collier, Allison Russell, SistaStrings, Lucius, and Blake Mills, according to executive producer Raj Kapoor. As for what they’ll be performing? “It will be a song that I think everybody knows,” Kapoor tells our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, “and if you are a Joni Mitchell fan, it’s the song that you want to hear.
- 2/4/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Burna Boy will be the first Afrobeats performer ever to play the Grammys at Sunday night’s ceremony — and he’ll be joined onstage by Brandy and 21 Savage, executive producer Raj Kapoor tells Rolling Stone Music Now. The collaboration will also mark 21 Savage’s Grammy performance debut, while Brandy hasn’t sung on the show since the Nineties. “It’s gonna be huge,” says Kapoor. “It’s gonna get everybody on their feet.”
In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, Kapoor breaks down what to expect from...
In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, Kapoor breaks down what to expect from...
- 2/2/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Singer-songwriter Liam Gallagher expressed his wish about writing certain hit songs. The rocker admitted that he’s envious that he didn’t play a part in the guilty pleasure tracks ‘Crazy Frog’ and ‘Barbie Girl’.
He said that the ‘Birdie Song’ is another one that got away. Ahead of their recently announced tour, Liam and The Stone Roses’ John Squire joined Dave Berry on his ‘Absolute Radio Breakfast Show’, reports Mirror.co.uk.
But as well as discussing the album that the pair have been working on, they found time to talk about which song by another band or artiste they wish was theirs.
While John went for ‘Chestnut Mare’ by the Byrds or “any Beatles song” Liam had a longer and rather strange list of tunes he wanted to put his name to – and there were some surprise picks.
As per Mirror.co.uk, they were quizzed on the...
He said that the ‘Birdie Song’ is another one that got away. Ahead of their recently announced tour, Liam and The Stone Roses’ John Squire joined Dave Berry on his ‘Absolute Radio Breakfast Show’, reports Mirror.co.uk.
But as well as discussing the album that the pair have been working on, they found time to talk about which song by another band or artiste they wish was theirs.
While John went for ‘Chestnut Mare’ by the Byrds or “any Beatles song” Liam had a longer and rather strange list of tunes he wanted to put his name to – and there were some surprise picks.
As per Mirror.co.uk, they were quizzed on the...
- 1/31/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
The sessions started at Hollywood, California’s A&m Studios the night of Jan. 28, 1985, and didn’t end until well after sunrise the morning of Jan. 29. By that point, it was clear that nothing quite like “We Are the World” could ever happen again. The Greatest Night in Pop, a new documentary on Netflix, brings it all back to vivid life: co-writers Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie joined by Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and an improbably long list of other superstars, all crammed in...
- 1/29/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Liam Gallagher and John Squire have revealed the full details of their upcoming collaboration, including an album with the expository title Liam Gallagher John Squire and world tour dates. They’re previewing the LP, due in March, with a new single, “Mars to Liverpool.”
Gallagher explained the collaboration as such: “I think the people that are into the Stone Roses and Oasis and that kinda thing, I think they’ll fucking love it.” And indeed, “Mars to Liverpool,” sounds like the middle of a Venn diagram between Oasis’ simple, poppy melodies — “Here comes that feeling,...
Gallagher explained the collaboration as such: “I think the people that are into the Stone Roses and Oasis and that kinda thing, I think they’ll fucking love it.” And indeed, “Mars to Liverpool,” sounds like the middle of a Venn diagram between Oasis’ simple, poppy melodies — “Here comes that feeling,...
- 1/26/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Liam Gallagher of Oasis and John Squire of The Stone Roses have revealed “Mars to Liverpool,” the latest song from their forthcoming collaborative album. Additionally, they’ve confirmed a release date for the self-titled LP, which is slated for March 1st, as well as announced an initial run of supporting tour dates.
The song follows Gallagher and Squire’s debut single together, “Just Another Rainbow.” Their upcoming album — which we named as one of the most anticipated albums of 2024 — was produced by Greg Kurstin and features Joey Waronker on drums.
The duo’s supporting tour, which launches in the UK beginning on March 13th, features a live lineup of Gallagher, Squire, and Waronker, as well as Barrie Cadogan on bass. Jake Bugg will appear as special guest on all shows except in Brooklyn. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 2nd.
In addition to the new album and tour with John Squire,...
The song follows Gallagher and Squire’s debut single together, “Just Another Rainbow.” Their upcoming album — which we named as one of the most anticipated albums of 2024 — was produced by Greg Kurstin and features Joey Waronker on drums.
The duo’s supporting tour, which launches in the UK beginning on March 13th, features a live lineup of Gallagher, Squire, and Waronker, as well as Barrie Cadogan on bass. Jake Bugg will appear as special guest on all shows except in Brooklyn. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 2nd.
In addition to the new album and tour with John Squire,...
- 1/26/2024
- by Paolo Ragusa
- Consequence - Music
One of last year’s most unexpected musical twists was the ascent of Zach Bryan, the rootsy singer-songwriter who sounds not unlike Bruce Springsteen or Jason Isbell — and went all the way to Number One on the Hot 100 with the ballad “I Remember Everything,” assisted by Kacey Musgraves. His self-titled fourth album was one of the best country/Americana releases of the year, but it’s only one of the unmissable 2023 releases in that category, from Jason Isbell’s own Weathervanes to Megan Maroney’s Lucky.
In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now,...
In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now,...
- 1/25/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Boygenius-mania was only the most visible sign of the fantastic year indie rock had in 2023, with strong albums from newcomers (Blondshell, Kara Jackson), established stars (Mitski) and veterans (Wilco, the National). In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, we go through some highlights of the year in indie albums.
Jon Dolan, Angie Martoccio, and Simon Vozick-Levinson join host Brian Hiatt for the discussion. Among many other topics, we touch on Mitski’s surprise hit “My Love Mine All Mine,” which our panelists agree isn’t even the...
Jon Dolan, Angie Martoccio, and Simon Vozick-Levinson join host Brian Hiatt for the discussion. Among many other topics, we touch on Mitski’s surprise hit “My Love Mine All Mine,” which our panelists agree isn’t even the...
- 1/22/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Singer-songwriter Liam Gallagher has spoken about the moment that his brother, Noel Gallagher, quit Oasis and the events that led up to that point and how he felt once Noel had walked out on the band.
The 51-year-old singer-songwriter said that his “world caved in” after the bust-up which Noel, 56, claims was the catalyst for him leaving, though Liam has disputed what happened and that he was the reason why Noel couldn’t perform as part of Oasis any more, reports Mirror.co.uk.
The band, which was formed in the 1990s, came to an end after Noel and Liam clashed backstage at the Rock-en-Seine festival in Paris, during 2009, which the elder brother has pinned squarely on the shoulders of his younger sibling but Liam has now challenged the reasons for him quitting, saying that his behaviour hadn’t changed during their time together in the band.
Speaking in a new interview with The Guardian,...
The 51-year-old singer-songwriter said that his “world caved in” after the bust-up which Noel, 56, claims was the catalyst for him leaving, though Liam has disputed what happened and that he was the reason why Noel couldn’t perform as part of Oasis any more, reports Mirror.co.uk.
The band, which was formed in the 1990s, came to an end after Noel and Liam clashed backstage at the Rock-en-Seine festival in Paris, during 2009, which the elder brother has pinned squarely on the shoulders of his younger sibling but Liam has now challenged the reasons for him quitting, saying that his behaviour hadn’t changed during their time together in the band.
Speaking in a new interview with The Guardian,...
- 1/15/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Kali Uchis’ genre-jumping career has so far been evenly divided between Spanish- and English-language albums, which feels about right for an artist who was born in Virginia but spent chunks of her childhood in her father’s native Colombia. “When you aren’t just one thing and you are as multidimensional of an artist as I am,” she says, “I think it’s a lot harder for people to figure out how to sell me as a product. But I think they don’t realize that being multidimensional is a...
- 1/15/2024
- by Brian Hiatt and Julyssa Lopez
- Rollingstone.com
In 2001, the song reached No 2. As it gets there again – thanks to hit film Saltburn and the power of Gen-z and TikTok – the singer talks about privilege, second chances and Liam Gallagher dancing in the nude
Sophie Ellis Bextor’s 2001 single Murder on the Dancefloor has matched its original highest chart position, propelled back to No 2 thanks to its part in Emerald Fennell’s hit film Saltburn.
Murder on the Dancefloor re-entered the UK Top 40 at No 8 last week after Saltburn premiered on Amazon Prime on 22 December. Many households watched Fennell’s film about destructive desire across the class divide during the festive season – and shrivelled on the sofa when they realised that the country-house flick, set in 2007, was more debased than your average Downton episode.
Sophie Ellis Bextor’s 2001 single Murder on the Dancefloor has matched its original highest chart position, propelled back to No 2 thanks to its part in Emerald Fennell’s hit film Saltburn.
Murder on the Dancefloor re-entered the UK Top 40 at No 8 last week after Saltburn premiered on Amazon Prime on 22 December. Many households watched Fennell’s film about destructive desire across the class divide during the festive season – and shrivelled on the sofa when they realised that the country-house flick, set in 2007, was more debased than your average Downton episode.
- 1/12/2024
- by Laura Snapes
- The Guardian - Film News
Liam Gallagher and the Stone Roses guitarist John Squire have unveiled a joint single, “Just Another Rainbow.” The song marks the Manchester musicians’ first collaboration, with more new music to come in 2024.
“Just Another Rainbow” was produced by Greg Kurstin during a three-week recording session in Los Angeles. Kurstin who also played bass on the song, which features Joey Waronker on drums. A press release notes, “There will be much more new music to come — and there could well be shows, too.”
“I think John’s a top songwriter,” Gallagher said in a statement.
“Just Another Rainbow” was produced by Greg Kurstin during a three-week recording session in Los Angeles. Kurstin who also played bass on the song, which features Joey Waronker on drums. A press release notes, “There will be much more new music to come — and there could well be shows, too.”
“I think John’s a top songwriter,” Gallagher said in a statement.
- 1/5/2024
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Liam Gallagher of Oasis and John Squire of The Stone Roses have released their first collaborative single, “Just Another Rainbow.” Stream it below.
In a statement, Squire described “Just Another Rainbow” as a song about “disappointment,” adding that despite the negative themes, it’s still “one of the most uplifting tracks that we’ve made together, which is weird.”
Last month, Gallagher previewed “Just Another Rainbow” in a video also naming Squire as “without a doubt the best guitarist of his generation and in the world.”
The song arrives as Gallagher and Squire’s lead single for their upcoming collaborative album, which has been confirmed by the two but has not been formally detailed yet. The album was recorded at Squire’s studio in Macclesfield, UK, and was produced by Greg Kurstin.
“Just Another Rainbow” may be the pair’s first official single as a duo, but Squire notably guested...
In a statement, Squire described “Just Another Rainbow” as a song about “disappointment,” adding that despite the negative themes, it’s still “one of the most uplifting tracks that we’ve made together, which is weird.”
Last month, Gallagher previewed “Just Another Rainbow” in a video also naming Squire as “without a doubt the best guitarist of his generation and in the world.”
The song arrives as Gallagher and Squire’s lead single for their upcoming collaborative album, which has been confirmed by the two but has not been formally detailed yet. The album was recorded at Squire’s studio in Macclesfield, UK, and was produced by Greg Kurstin.
“Just Another Rainbow” may be the pair’s first official single as a duo, but Squire notably guested...
- 1/5/2024
- by Paolo Ragusa
- Consequence - Music
On New Year’s Eve, we learned the improbable fact that a trio of middle-aged, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted punks in notably well-tailored suits can somehow still shock and offend the masses. For Green Day, all it took was changing the “American Idiot” lyric “I’m not part of a redneck agenda” to “I’m not part of the Maga agenda” during their performance on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rocking Eve with Ryan Seacrest — a lyric tweak they’ve been using for years.
The ensuing freakout...
The ensuing freakout...
- 1/4/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
“I found a piece of my peace right here in Georgia,” says Chaka Khan, who just started a new life in the big rural property she purchased in that state. She recently sat in her bedroom there, gazing at the trees outside, and looked back at her life and career for our new interview with her, which you can hear on the latest episode of Rolling Stone Music Now. Some highlights follow; to hear the full interview, go here for the podcast provider of your choice, listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify,...
- 12/31/2023
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
“One of my secrets,” Snoop Dogg tells Latto in their recent Musicians on Musicians conversation, “is that I remain the biggest kid in the room at all times.” The new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now includes highlights of that interview (moderated by Rolling Stone staff writer Andre Gee) along with the two interviews from our first-ever live Musicians on Musicians event: Lil Yachty’s conversation with Tierra Whack (moderated by Rolling Stone’s supervising producer of news video, Delisa Shannon), and a meeting of the minds between Jon Batiste and Gucci Mane.
- 12/30/2023
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
“We didn’t know what we were doing,” says Josh Schwartz, creator of The O.C. For the show’s first few episodes, the music choices were simply plucked from his own iPod. But once the now-legendary music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas came aboard, the show turned into a weekly showcase for some of the best music of the ’00s — and a key force behind the mainstream rise of a certain brand of indie-leaning rock in that decade, from Death Cab for Cutie to the Killers. It didn’t hurt that...
- 12/25/2023
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Two of Manchester’s most famous exports, Oasis’ Liam Gallagher and The Stone Roses’ John Squire, have confirmed they are releasing a collaborative album. Though full details haven’t been announced, the duo did reveal the first single, titled “Just Another Rainbow,” will arrive on January 5th.
Though Gallagher and Squire have known each other since 1989, and previously co-wrote “Love Me and Leave Me” for Squire’s band The Seahorses, the project didn’t come into focus until after Squire joined Gallagher on stage for “Champagne Supernova” at his solo show at Knebworth Park in 2022. Soon after, Squire sent Gallagher an initial batch of songs and the duo began collaborating remotely, with Jimi Hendrix, The Sex Pistols, Faces, Bob Marley, and The Bee Gees as “reference points.”
To begin recording the project, Gallagher went to Squire’s studio in Macclesfield, where he laid down vocals for two demos per day.
Though Gallagher and Squire have known each other since 1989, and previously co-wrote “Love Me and Leave Me” for Squire’s band The Seahorses, the project didn’t come into focus until after Squire joined Gallagher on stage for “Champagne Supernova” at his solo show at Knebworth Park in 2022. Soon after, Squire sent Gallagher an initial batch of songs and the duo began collaborating remotely, with Jimi Hendrix, The Sex Pistols, Faces, Bob Marley, and The Bee Gees as “reference points.”
To begin recording the project, Gallagher went to Squire’s studio in Macclesfield, where he laid down vocals for two demos per day.
- 12/21/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
The further we get from the Nineties, the more it looks like a series of musical golden ages all stacked atop one another, a kaleidoscopic moment when grimy hip-hop and future-shock R&b hit artistic and commercial peaks at the same time as a procession of fuzz-pedal-toting rock bands found themselves at the center of pop culture.
It was the best-ever era for one-hit wonders, even as major labels — suddenly uncertain in era when Nirvana or Wu-Tang Clan could beat out manicured product — also threw money at career artists from Fiona Apple to Outkast.
It was the best-ever era for one-hit wonders, even as major labels — suddenly uncertain in era when Nirvana or Wu-Tang Clan could beat out manicured product — also threw money at career artists from Fiona Apple to Outkast.
- 11/29/2023
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
In the Peter Jackson-directed video for the just-released “Now and Then” — touted as the “final Beatles song” — present-day Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are pleasantly haunted by the ghosts of John Lennon and George Harrison, and even their own younger selves. It’s hard not to think that life inside McCartney and Starr’s heads is a little bit like that on a daily basis, burdened as they are by the weight of history. And they may not be alone: “I walk the city at midnight/With the past strapped to my back,...
- 11/13/2023
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Wu-Tang Clan’s debut, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), was more than an album — it was a universe unto itself. The album, which dropped Nov. 9, 1993, introduced the world to nine wildly talented rappers at once, along with the crackly genius of RZA’s soul-and-kung-fu-movie-inflected production and an entire cosmology of lyrical references. 30 years later, there’s still plenty to unpack, which we attempt to do on the latest episode of Rolling Stone Music Now.
Andre Gee joins host Brian Hiatt for a discussion of the album’s greatness and influence, and...
Andre Gee joins host Brian Hiatt for a discussion of the album’s greatness and influence, and...
- 11/10/2023
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
London – A psychedelic eye mosaic commissioned by John Lennon for the swimming pool at his Kenwood home in Surrey in 1965 leads Bonhams’ Rock, Pop & Film sale on Wednesday 29 November at Knightsbridge, London.
Claire Tole-Moir, Bonhams Head of Popular Culture in London, commented: “This monumental mosaic, commissioned by John Lennon is a striking example of the Beatle’s artistic vision and influences. Lennon’s Kenwood home in the English countryside was a place of respite from all the public attention he experienced during the height of The Beatles’ popularity. It’s said Lennon would spend idle hours near the swimming pool and that the mosaic could even be seen from his favoured ‘sunroom’ at the top of the house. With Kenwood still under private ownership, it is very rare to see anything from when John Lennon lived there, making the ‘Psychedelic Eye’ mosaic an incredibly important artefact of Beatles history.”
Consisting of approximately 17,000 tiles,...
Claire Tole-Moir, Bonhams Head of Popular Culture in London, commented: “This monumental mosaic, commissioned by John Lennon is a striking example of the Beatle’s artistic vision and influences. Lennon’s Kenwood home in the English countryside was a place of respite from all the public attention he experienced during the height of The Beatles’ popularity. It’s said Lennon would spend idle hours near the swimming pool and that the mosaic could even be seen from his favoured ‘sunroom’ at the top of the house. With Kenwood still under private ownership, it is very rare to see anything from when John Lennon lived there, making the ‘Psychedelic Eye’ mosaic an incredibly important artefact of Beatles history.”
Consisting of approximately 17,000 tiles,...
- 11/8/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
Britney Spears’ wrenching new memoir, The Woman in Me, is a classic celebrity tell-all — but she doesn’t quite tell all. There’s not a word in there about the recording her classic second album, Oops!… I Did It Again. Later, she mentions one of her greatest songs, “Toxic,” but again, there’s nothing about the process behind the track.
In the section about Spears’ lip-locked 2003 VMAs appearance with Madonna, Christina Aguilera — who, lest we forget, was also there — is written out of the performance altogether. And Spears never says...
In the section about Spears’ lip-locked 2003 VMAs appearance with Madonna, Christina Aguilera — who, lest we forget, was also there — is written out of the performance altogether. And Spears never says...
- 10/31/2023
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
John Lennon moved into The Dakota in 1973 and, according to those who have seen his ghost lingering outside, never left. The historic New York City apartment building reportedly has its fair share of ghosts, with Lennon amongst them. Visitors to the building have reported seeing Lennon’s ghost more than most of the building’s other spirits.
Guests to John Lennon’s apartment have seen his ghost
Lennon and Yoko Ono moved into the famed New York apartment building The Dakota seven years before his death. They raised their son, Sean Lennon, there, and Ono remained in the building for decades.
In 1980, Mark David Chapman shot Lennon outside The Dakota. Lennon and Ono were walking home from a recording session when Chapman attacked Lennon. Police officers rushed Lennon to the hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.
The Dakota | Fpg/Getty Images
Even weeks after Lennon’s death, psychics...
Guests to John Lennon’s apartment have seen his ghost
Lennon and Yoko Ono moved into the famed New York apartment building The Dakota seven years before his death. They raised their son, Sean Lennon, there, and Ono remained in the building for decades.
In 1980, Mark David Chapman shot Lennon outside The Dakota. Lennon and Ono were walking home from a recording session when Chapman attacked Lennon. Police officers rushed Lennon to the hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.
The Dakota | Fpg/Getty Images
Even weeks after Lennon’s death, psychics...
- 10/29/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour is so dominant in theaters across the country that screenings of the Killers of the Flower Moon have had “Love Story” leaking in from next door during quiet moments. But the nearly three-hour-long Swift concert documentary is an intense theatrical experience in its own right, complete with singalongs, applause, and in some cases, young Swifties leaving their seats to stand, or dance, directly in front of the screen.
In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, we share many thoughts on the tour and...
In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, we share many thoughts on the tour and...
- 10/22/2023
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Liam Gallagher might be going solo on the upcoming “Definitely Maybe 30 Years Tour,” but not for lack of trying. Apparently, his brother and bandmate Noel Gallagher “refused” an opportunity to properly reunite Oasis for a series of live shows commemorating the group’s debut album.
This isn’t groundbreaking news, of course, given that the Gallaghers just won’t squash their beef. But some fans were holding on to a glimmer of hope that Definitely Maybe just might do the trick: “Are you going to give us the surprise that Noel is going to join the Dm tour or not, Liam?” one fan asked on Twitter. Liam responded: “He’s been asked and he’s refused.”
Liam’s word choice there seems deliberate — nowhere did he mention that he personally reached out to his brother about the tour. Either way, it slightly contradicts some claims Noel made earlier this year...
This isn’t groundbreaking news, of course, given that the Gallaghers just won’t squash their beef. But some fans were holding on to a glimmer of hope that Definitely Maybe just might do the trick: “Are you going to give us the surprise that Noel is going to join the Dm tour or not, Liam?” one fan asked on Twitter. Liam responded: “He’s been asked and he’s refused.”
Liam’s word choice there seems deliberate — nowhere did he mention that he personally reached out to his brother about the tour. Either way, it slightly contradicts some claims Noel made earlier this year...
- 10/17/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
What kind of music should the world expect from a 36-year-old Drake? “I want to hear adult Drake rapping for adult people,” rapper-turned-podcaster Joe Budden said after hearing his new album, For All the Dogs. In lieu of any newfound maturity, the album is instead full of very Drake moments, including lyrics about a ruined Bahamas trip, the difficulties of dating 25-year-olds, Esperanza Spalding’s 2011 Grammy wins, and people thinking he’s still hung up on Rihanna. Meanwhile, critics noticed what they described as a growing misogyny in Drake’s work,...
- 10/17/2023
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Liam Gallagher is going back to the early days of Oasis. On Monday, the singer announced a 2024 run of shows, named the Definitely Maybe 30 Years Tour, in celebration of Oasis’ iconic debut LP’s anniversary.
“I’m bouncing around the house to announce the Definitely Maybe Tour,” Gallagher wrote on Instagram. “The most important album of the ‘90s bar none. I wouldn’t be anywhere without it and neither would you, so let’s celebrate together.”
The tour will see Gallagher stop at arenas across the United Kingdom, including three...
“I’m bouncing around the house to announce the Definitely Maybe Tour,” Gallagher wrote on Instagram. “The most important album of the ‘90s bar none. I wouldn’t be anywhere without it and neither would you, so let’s celebrate together.”
The tour will see Gallagher stop at arenas across the United Kingdom, including three...
- 10/16/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
It’s not quite an Oasis reunion, but next summer Liam Gallagher will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band’s debut album Definitely Maybe by embarking on the “Definitely Maybe 30 Years Tour.”
The tour will see Oasis’ frontman perform the album in full for the first time, along with some select b-sides from the era.
As of now, the tour is limited to the UK and Ireland, kicking off in Sheffield in June 2024 and running through the end of the month, perhaps leaving the door open for an appearance at Glastonbury. Gallagher will also play shows in Cardiff, London, Glasgow, Dublin, and his hometown of Manchester.
Tickets go on sale Friday, October 20th at 9:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. Once tickets are on sale, you can look for deals via Viagogo.
Liam Gallagher’s “Definitely Maybe 30 Years Tour” Dates:
06/02 – Sheffield, UK @ Utilita Arena
06/03 – Cardiff, UK @ Utilita Arena
06/06 – London,...
The tour will see Oasis’ frontman perform the album in full for the first time, along with some select b-sides from the era.
As of now, the tour is limited to the UK and Ireland, kicking off in Sheffield in June 2024 and running through the end of the month, perhaps leaving the door open for an appearance at Glastonbury. Gallagher will also play shows in Cardiff, London, Glasgow, Dublin, and his hometown of Manchester.
Tickets go on sale Friday, October 20th at 9:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. Once tickets are on sale, you can look for deals via Viagogo.
Liam Gallagher’s “Definitely Maybe 30 Years Tour” Dates:
06/02 – Sheffield, UK @ Utilita Arena
06/03 – Cardiff, UK @ Utilita Arena
06/06 – London,...
- 10/16/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
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