(Credit: Alamy) Music The unrivalled influence of Jack Bruce on rock music Mick McStarkey Mon 25th Oct 2021 11.00 BST Before there were the likes of Geddy Lee, Flea and Les Claypool, there was Jack Bruce. Similar to what James Jamerson did for funk and soul, Bruce did for rock…
Music IDLES share new video for 'Beachland Ballroom' Tyler Golsen @TylerGolsen Thu 21st Oct 2021 21.30 BST Bristol’s favourite band of indie rockers IDLES will be returning with a brand new album, Crawler, in November. Today, the band have shared a new video for the album’s first preview track, ‘The…
(Credit: Alamy) Music Steve Cropper's 24 hour session that made Otis Redding a legend Tyler Golsen @TylerGolsen Thu 21st Oct 2021 09.30 BST Somewhere among the halls of the Stax Records studio in Memphis, Tennessee, Steve Cropper is furiously writing down lyrics. No one can tell if it’s late-night or…
(Credit: Livepict) Music Erykah Badu launches new radio station 'BADUBOTRON' Tyler Golsen @TylerGolsen Wed 20th Oct 2021 18.15 BST Neo soul legend Erykah Badu had teamed up with audio developer Sonos to curate a brand new radio station. Entitled BADUBOTRON, the station will feature playlists and selections hand picked by…
(Credit: Mary McCartney) Music Who was the real Eleanor Rigby? Paul McCartney reveals the true story behind the classic Beatles song Sam Kemp @SamWKemp Wed 20th Oct 2021 17.30 BST Who was the real Eleanor Rigby? It is this question that has puzzled Beatles fans ever since the group released…
Credit: Alamy Music Watch Paul McCartney perform his favourite Fela Kuti track Tom Taylor @TomTaylorFO Wed 20th Oct 2021 13.00 BST When Paul McCartney was recording Band on the Run in Lagos, Nigeria it was only right that his path would cross with the legendary Fela Kuti who ruled the music scene…
Credit: YouTube Music Paul McCartney picked his favourite covers of The Beatles song 'Yesterday' Lee Thomas-Mason @LeeThomasMason Wed 13th Oct 2021 15.38 BST “Yesterday. All my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they’re here to stay, oh, I believe in yesterday.” While there are countless songs…
Bennett Media Music Five things we learned from Fontaines D.C.'s show at Manchester Academy Joe Taysom @josephtaysom Wed 13th Oct 2021 13.10 BST It’s been a long, tiresome few years as the changing winds of the music industry has repeatedly pushed people to bemoan the death of guitar music. However,…
(Credit: Press) Music Johnny Marr announces new double album ‘Fever Dreams Pts 1-4’ Sam Kemp @SamWKemp Wed 13th Oct 2021 13.30 BST Johnny Marr has just announced Fever Dreams Pts 1-4, his upcoming double album release, marking his fourth full-length solo record. The 16-track double LP will be released on…
(Credit: rememberwhenyouweremadetobeused) Music Far Out First Impressions: Matt Maltese - 'Good Morning It's Now Tomorrow' Tyler Golsen @TylerGolsen Fri 8th Oct 2021 13.30 BST Matt Maltese - 'Good Morning It's Now Tomorrow' 7.8 English singer-songwriter Matt Maltese has released his third album, Good Morning It’s Now Tomorrow. The singer’s first…