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| Tuesday, October 18th, 2016 | | 8:59 am |
Leonardo DiCaprio is turning 'Captain Planet' into a movie http://www.nme.com/news/nme/97201 Leonardo DiCaprio looks set to remake classic '90s kids' show Captain Planet as a movie. The Hollywood Reporter claims that Paramount have approached Jono Matt and Scream Queens star Glen Powell to write the script, after the rights to the show lapsed while Sony were working on a similar project. Oscar-winning actor and environmentalist DiCaprio is heading up the project. The 'Titanic', 'Wolf Of Wall Street' and 'The Revenant' star is currently promoting new film 'Before The Flood' - which sees him travel the globe to explore and reveal the true impact of global warming. Fittingly, Captain Planet was a superhero who entrusted a group of humans as 'Planeteers' - giving them magic rings and encouraging them to 'take pollution down to zero' with the slogan 'the power is yours'. Last week, the tracklist for the soundtrack to 'Before The Flood' was unveiled - scored by Trent Reznor and Mogwai. Meanwhile, DiCaprio came under fire from Donald Trump his support of Hilary Clinton - claiming he's 'not hot any more'. | | 8:32 am |
Phil Collins opens up about the extent of his drumming injuries http://www.nme.com/news/phil-collins/97200 Phil Collins has opened up about the full extent of his drumming injuries, and whether he's ever likely to get behind the kit again ahead of his long-awaited comeback tour. Yesterday saw the Genesis turned solo icon announce his long-awaited return to the stage with the 'Not Dead Yet Tour' - including a residency at London's Royal Albert Hall. He's also rumoured to appear at Glastonbury. Speaking at a press conference at the Royal Albert Hall with Jools Holland, Collins revealed his mysterious affliction that has stopped him from playing drums. "I'll never play the way I used to," he said. "Something happened on the Genesis reunion tour. At the end of each show, I had a drumming duel with Chester Thompson, and one night something happened. It just went. I tried everything - bigger drumsticks and so on, but it just never came back. It's a mystery what happened, I just couldn't get it back. But I'm 65 and I played drums since I was five. I'd like to have the choice about being able to play, but I'm not going to cry myself to sleep about it. "I had back surgery a year ago, I'd messed my hips up as well. That was a year ago and as of now I have a dropped foot, which means I have no feeling in it. I walk with a cane, but I'm hoping that gets better." READ MORE: Let's All Hug Phil Collins Why We Should Welcome Back The Blue-Eyed Soul Man Collins also revealed that his son Nicholas would be taking over drum duties for the upcoming tour, adding: "He's learned from watching John Bonham, Chad Smith and me, so he's got some balls when he plays. He takes notes very well. It can obviously be awkward when it's family, they might not take criticism, but Nick is great at taking advice. "We've played three short charity shows in Europe together, seven-song things, and the band have been very impressed with him." Phil Collins' upcoming 'Not Dead Yet' tour dates are below. Tickets are on sale from 9am on Friday 21 October. London, Royal Albert Hall (June 4, 5, 7, 8, 9) Cologne, Lanxess Arena (11, 12) Paris, Accors Hotel Arena (18, 19) | | 7:41 am |
Could Kings Of Leon play Glastonbury 2017? http://www.nme.com/news/kings-of-leon/97198 As Glastonbury 2017 rumours continue to gather momentum, now Kings Of Leon have thrown their hat into the ring among the potential headliners. While last week saw 'well sourced information' point towards Daft Punk, Radiohead and Stone Roses being the headliners, now the 'Sex On Fire' rockers have teased that they may also be looking to make an appearance. King Of Leon last headlined back in 2008, but now drummer Nathan Followill has teased to the BBC that they're ready to return. "We love Glastonbury," he said. "I think that was the first festival we ever played in Europe. Do they still do it where it's on one year, off one year to let the grass grow?" When told that 2018 would be a fallow year where Glasto takes a break, he replied: "OK, then we'll have to get on it in 2017. I'll have to text Mr Eavis." Read more: Glastonbury 2016 - who could headline? Other acts rumoured for Glastonbury include Lady Gaga, Ed Sheeran, Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode and Ed Sheeran. Kings Of Leon, who released their new album 'WALLS' last week, will be returning to the UK to tour in February. Full dates are below. Tickets are on sale from 9.30am on 20 October. Sun February 19 2017 - LEEDS First Direct Arena Mon February 20 2017 - BIRMINGHAM Genting Arena Fri February 24 2017 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Metro Radio Arena Sat February 25 2017 - LIVERPOOL Echo Arena Mon February 27 2017 - GLASGOW SSE Hydro | | 8:10 am |
Liam Gallagher shares his thoughts on the 'scary clown' craze http://www.nme.com/news/liam-gallagher/97199 Liam Gallagher has shared his opinions on the ongoing 'scary clown' crazy that continues to sweep the country. Copycats in the UK have been following the lead of viral pranksters in the US, by dressing as clowns and scaring passers-by - with reports of some attempting to lure children into the woods. Many citizens have been fighting back, with one even dressing as Batman to tackle the clowns. After he called brother Noel a 'scary clown' in yet another Twitter attack, former Oasis and Beady Eye frontman turned solo star Liam Gallagher has defended the craze. "I think they're all right. I like a clown," he told Radio X. "I dont find them funny, but some of them put a lot of time and effort in. I'd rather have a clown than the back end of a donkey. He continued: If youre going to be a fucking clown be a proper fucking clown. Dont be half a clown. I think leave the clowns alone . Meanwhile, Liam also added that Noel was the one thing getting in the way of an Oasis reunion - saying: "Our kid's going around like I've stabbed his fucking cat. He wants to be in a solo band. If people think me having a dig on Twitter is whats stopping the band getting back together, theyre mad. "If they want the band to get back together theyll have to ask our kid. Its down to our kid." He also compared Noel to Adolf Hitler, and Oasis to Jesus Christ. | | Monday, October 17th, 2016 | | 11:38 pm |
Watch The 1975's Matt Healy say "Fuck Donald Trump!" on stage at Los Angeles gig http://www.nme.com/news/the-1975/97197 The 1975's Matt Healy shared his thoughts on the political rise of Donald Trump at the band's gig in Los Angeles on Friday night (October 14). Speaking from the stage, the frontman urged American young people to ensure they use their votes next month to avoid a Brexit-like shock when the nation chooses between the Republican presidential candidate and Hillary Clinton on November 8. "This year - politically, democratically, we completely fucked it up," he told the crowd. "Listen, I'm not here to talk about politics, but what I'm gonna say is what happened in our country is that a younger generation left the responsibility... we thought the older generation was going to be empathetic and understanding and responsible and do the right thing... and it didn't." "And everything kind of backfired, and everyone who hadn't voted felt like a twat," he continued. "You're very very close to a very very fucked up situation," Healy then warned the crowd. "I can see literally thousands of young liberal, hopefully intelligent young people here. Look, we still got a shock. Fuck Donald Trump, you have to vote! This is the world calling: Vote!" Watch fan-shot footage below of Healy's appeal to the crowd below. please enjoy this video of Matt Healy saying "fuck Donald Trump, you have to vote" #sandiego #the1975 pic.twitter.com/rlFxSAtW0V— princess petty (@barbislife) October 17, 2016 | | 10:48 pm |
Nicki Minaj insists she didn't "slam" Kanye West over 'Gold Digger' lyric http://www.nme.com/news/nicki-minaj/97196 Nicki Minaj has denied "slamming" her 'Monster' collaborator Kanye West in a new magazine interview in which she quoted a line from his 2005 song 'Gold Digger'. Speaking to Marie Claire about racial injustice, Minaj is quoted as saying: "I'm so tired of black women feeling that when our men get rich, they're going to leave them for a woman of a different race." She continued: "It wasn't funny when Kanye said [in 'Gold Digger'], 'When he get on, he'll leave your ass for a white girl' - and Kanye happens to be with a white girl now. It wasn't funny when he said it; it was the fucking truth." Quoting a web article which implied she was "slamming" West with these comments, Minaj wrote on Twitter today earlier (October 17): ""Slams" a man/genius who gave me one of the biggest looks of my career? I said he wasn't kidding, he was speaking the TRUTH about d industry." "I was saying he's the one who said it first. He doesn't apologize for his choices. He tells the truth about stuff ppl don't wanna hear!" Minaj added in a follow-up tweet. "Slams" a man/genius who gave me one of the biggest looks of my career? I said he wasn't kidding, he was speaking the TRUTH about d industry https://t.co/Q0Tqt25B5H— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) October 17, 2016 I was saying he's the one who said it first. He doesn't apologize for his choices. He tells the truth about stuff ppl don't wanna hear! https://t.co/V4RU5Rcolv— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) October 17, 2016 Kanye West has yet to respond publicly to Minaj's comments. | | 11:01 pm |
Watch 'Family Guy' send up Donald Trump and Billy Bush's infamous bus ride http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/watch-family-guy-send-up-donald-trump-and-billy-bu/419869 Family Guy has weighed in on the US election, with a skit in which Peter Griffin takes part in the now infamous bus ride conversation between Donald Trump and US TV host Billy Bush. In the clip, Peter makes jokes about what is and isn't locker room talk, Trump's tiny hands and his downmarket choice of Tic-Tacs as a breath mint, despite being a billionaire. As the skit continues, Peter comes up with the idea for Twitter, suggesting Trump could use it "to bash ladies and minorities at 3AM", and also claims to have invented Uber. Trump has come under fire in recent weeks for comments made in the past about women and minorities. Rapper Lil Jon is the latest to hit out at the Republican presidential candidate, accusing him of making racist comments when Lil Jon was a contestant on the Celebrity Apprentice in 2011. Meanwhile, Trump has taken to Twitter to complain about Alec Baldwin's widely-praised impression of him on Saturday Night Live, saying: "Watched Saturday Night Live hit job on me. Time to retire the boring and unfunny show. Alec Baldwin portrayal stinks. Media rigging election!" Watch Family Guy making fun of Trump and Billy Bush below. Here's the uncensored Peter on the bus gag https://t.co/nJWSV4nYkr— Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) October 17, 2016 | | 9:41 pm |
'Stranger Things' actor addresses character's sexuality http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/-stranger-things-actor-addresses-character-s-sexua/419867 Stranger Things actor Noah Schnapp has addressed speculation surrounding his character Will's sexuality. Some fans of the show have suggested that Will could be gay because bullies have aimed homophobic slurs at him, but in a lengthy post on Instagram the actor said that he hopes Will's sexual preferences remain ambiguous. "A good book, or a good show leaves a lot of unanswered questions but makes you think," Schnapp wrote. "Which is what you are all doing. For me, Will being gay or not is besides the point. Stranger Things is a show about a bunch of kids who are outsiders and find each other because they have been bullied in some way or are different." He continued: "Does being sensitive, or a loner, or a teenager who likes photography, or a girl with red hair and big glasses, make you gay? I'm only 12 but I do know we all relate to being different. And that's why I think the Duffers wrote the show the way they did. So you can ask all these questions. I hope the real answer never comes out!" Joe Keery's Steve and Noah Schnapp's Will have been upgraded to series regulars for season two of Stranger Things, while two new actors have recently been added to the show's cast. So I thought it would be time to jump into the conversation. I've been reading stuff for a while. I think everyone here is missing the point. An author called Gary Schmidt came to speak at our school this week and he said that good stories aren't supposed to leave you with answers because then you never question yourself and you forget about it. A good book, or a good show leaves a lot of unanswered questions but makes you think. Which is what you are all doing. For me, Will being gay or not is besides the point. Stranger Things is a show about a bunch of kids who are outsiders and find each other because they have been bullied in some way or are different. Does being sensitive, or a loner, or a teenager who likes photography, or a girl with red hair and big glasses, make you gay? I'm only 12 but I do know we all relate to being different. And that's why I think the Duffers wrote the show the way they did. So you can ask all these questions. I hope the real answer never comes out! #dufferbrothers A photo posted by Noah Schnapp | | 8:29 pm |
Listen to Black Kids' long-awaited comeback single, 'Obligatory Drugs' http://www.nme.com/news/black-kids/97195 Black Kids have shared their first new song in two years, 'Obligatory Drugs'. The Reggie Youngblood-fronted outfit came to prominence in 2008 with the singles 'I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You' and 'Hurricane Jane', both of which featured on their acclaimed debut album 'Partie Traumatic'. This was sandwiched between two EPs: 2007's 'Wizard of Ahhhs' and 2009's 'Cemetery Lips'. After a prolonged period of silence, Black Kids have returned with a new song and music video. Directed by Kevin Snow, the video for 'Obligatory Drugs' sees Youngblood and his sister Ali Youngblood perform dance routines in a house. Watch the video below. Prior to today, the band's last released song was the stand-alone 2014 single 'Origami'. As Stereogum reports, their long-awaited sophomore album is finally due out next year. | | 8:21 pm |
Azealia Banks has reportedly filed a battery report against Russell Crowe http://www.nme.com/news/azealia-banks/97194 Azealia Banks has reportedly filed a battery report against Russell Crowe after accusing him of assaulting her and uttering racial slurs. TMZ, which first reported on the alleged incident, now says that Banks went to the police yesterday afternoon (October 16) after Crowe refused to apologise for what allegedly happened. Banks wrote on Facebook earlier today (October 17): "I have receipts. Stay tuned." Representatives for the actor have reportedly told TMZ that Crowe declined to apologise because he insists he did nothing wrong. Contrary reports suggest that it was Banks who was thrown out of a party hosted by Crowe after she threatened guests. TMZ first reported that Banks attended a dinner party hosted by Crowe in a Beverly Hills hotel suite on Saturday night (October 15), with an "erratic" Banks allegedly describing her fellow guests as "boring white men" and mocking their music choices. 'Eyewitness' accounts claim that Banks threatened guests by saying: "You would love it if I broke my glass, stabbed you guys in the throat, and blood would squirt everywhere like some real Tarantino shit." In a now-deleted Facebook post, Banks alleged that Crowe "called me a n****r, choked me, threw me out and spat at me". She went on to add: "The men in the room allowed it to happen. I feel terrible today." Getty In a statement from the rapper's representative, Banks is described as "tremendously distraught and disheartened. She is shell shocked and will speak out on the incident once she has had time to process the brutality and abuse she was unjustly subjected to." Crowe has not responded to the allegations publicly but NME has reached out to the actor's publicist for comment. Wu Tang Clan's RZA reportedly invited Banks to the party and TMZ report that he refutes that Crowe ever used racial slurs, instead stating that it was Banks who said the 'n-word'. | | 7:48 pm |
'The League Of Gentlemen' reunion episode 'wanted by BBC' http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/-the-league-of-gentlemen-reunion-episode-wanted-by/419862 The BBC is reportedly "very receptive" to the idea of a return from The League Of Gentlemen. One of the cult comedy's creators, Mark Gatiss, said during a BBC 6Music interview last week that and his co-stars are "hoping" to reunite, adding: "We've talked seriously about doing something - we're not quite sure what it is yet but we'd love to do something, it is 10 years [since we last did something together]..." Now the Radio Times reports that BBC insiders are "highly receptive" to this idea and would welcome a "special" reunion episode, quoting an unnamed source as saying: "The door would be open to a special return but it's up to them." Gatiss also suggested last week that it could be timely for The League Of Gentlemen to return now, explaining: "I think increasingly, talking about prescience, we have become a local country for local people and I wonder if there is something Brexity in us that we can do. Michael Gove's resemblance to Edward from the local shop is not a coincidence." Gatiss created the cult comedy series with Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith and Jeremy Dyson, and starred alongside Pemberton and Shearsmith as a variety of grotesque characters living in the fictional northern village of Royston Vasey. After beginning as a 1997 radio series, The League Of Gentlemen ran for 19 episodes on BBC Two between 1999 and 2003. The League were last seen together in an acclaimed spin-off film, The League Of Gentlemen's Apocalypse, which hit cinema screens in 2005. Watch a classic sketch featuring their characters Tubbs and Edward below. | | 7:38 pm |
'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' director Gareth Edwards to be a keynote speaker at SXSW 2017 http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-director-gareth-edwar/419861 The director of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Gareth Edwards, has been announced as one of the keynote speakers at next year's South by Southwest (SXSW) festival. Edwards has directed the first film in the Star Wars 'Anthology Series', which is set for release on December 16. Its first full length trailer was released last week. As reported by Variety, Edwards will speak at the Austin, Texas event, which is being held next year from March 10 to March 19. The director joins the likes of Beats 1's Zane Lowe, author Adam Grant and the co-creator of the hit Netflix show Transparent, Jill Soloway, as keynote speakers at the famed annual cultural conference. Speaking about the announcement of Edwards and the other speakers, Hugh Forrest, SXSW's chief programming officer, said the choice reflects "a lot of the bigger-picture trends we think will be getting the most buzz in March 2017. These trends include innovation in the transportation space, the rise of artificial intelligence, more emphasis on innovation within healthcare, and an increase in creative industry inclusion, Forrest said. Of course, the biggest trend for SXSW is always the convergence of the technology, music, and film industries, as different people from different sectors gain incredible value by sharing new ideas and new approaches to common challenges. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is the first in Disney's 'Anthology Series' of Star Wars spin-off films that will continue in 2018 with the currently untitled Han Solo prequel movie due. It was announced in July that rising star Alden Ehrenreich has been cast as a younger version of the character made famous by Harrison Ford. A third 'Anthology series' film will follow in 2020. | | 7:08 pm |
Watch Pharrell, Nicki Minaj, DJ Khaled and more in the new 'Pinocchio'-inspired Beats by Dre advert http://www.nme.com/news/pharrell-williams/97193 Pharrell, Nicki Minaj and DJ Khaled are among an all-star cast list that has been assembled for the new Beats by Dre advert. The company, which was co-founded by and named after Dr. Dre, are releasing a new line of wireless headphones which have been designed to be compatible with the new iPhone 7 - which, for the first time, has no headphone jack. In the new advert, titled 'Got No Strings', animation from the 1940 Disney film Pinocchio is shown before the likes of Pharrell, Minaj and Khaled are shown individually lip-syncing to the song 'I've Got No Strings' from the animated film while wearing the new headphones. Among the other stars to appear in the advert are the Texan rapper Travi$ Scott, actor Steve Buscemi and Drake collaborator PARTYNEXTDOOR. Watch the 'Got No Strings' advert below. Read more: Beats By Dr Dre - His 10 Best Productions So Far | | 7:10 pm |
Rizzle Kicks: "The whole Ched Evans situation is fucking vile" http://www.nme.com/news/rizzle-kicks/97192 One member of Rizzle Kicks has shared his thoughts on the controversial verdict in the Ched Evans case. Welsh footballer Evans, 27, was cleared on Friday (October 14) of raping a 19-year-old woman in a hotel room in Rhuddlan, Denbighshire in May 2011. He had been convicted in April 2012 and spent two and a half years in prison, but his conviction was quashed on April of this year by the Court of Appeal, who ordered a retrial. Many high-profile commentators, including former solicitor general Vera Baird QC, have said that details of the woman's sexual history should not have been heard in court during the retrial. Baird said after the verdict that the decision to make this evidence admissible in what retrial judge Lady Justice Hallett ruled was a "rare case" could set back the law in this area "about 30 years". In a statement shared on Twitter, one member of Rizzle Kicks declared the verdict "fucking vile" and expressed concerns over the fact the woman's sexual history had been heard in court. "What's a woman's sexual history got to do with whether or not she was raped?" he wrote. "That insinuates that if a girl likes sex she can't be raped?? That makes me feel ill. What the fuck is going on?" Read the full statement below. I feel like I really need to comment on this Ched Evans case... pic.twitter.com/wJdR9nz0rv— Rizzle Kicks (@RizzleKicks) October 16, 2016 | | 6:19 pm |
Bob Dylan hasn't replied to Swedish Academy since he won the Nobel Prize http://www.nme.com/news/bob-dylan/97190 Bob Dylan has apparently yet to respond to the Swedish Academy since they awarded him the Novel Prize. Credited with having "created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition," Dylan, 75, was announced as this year's recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature last week. The award is given to an individual who has produced "in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction". Leonard Cohen, The Rolling Stones and Tom Waits have all congratulated Dylan on his historic win, but the musician himself has yet to get in touch with the Academy to arrange practicalities. "Right now we are doing nothing. I have called and sent emails to his closest collaborator and received very friendly replies. For now, that is certainly enough," the Academy's permanent secretary, Sara Danius, told state radio SR earlier today (October 17), according to The Guardian. Dylan has been invited to Stockholm to collect his prize from King Carl XVI Gustaf on December 10, but according to the Academy he has yet to confirm his attendance at the event alongside 2016's other Nobel Prize winners. "I am not at all worried. I think he will show up," Sara Danius said, before adding: "If he doesn't want to come, he wont come. It will be a big party in any case and the honour belongs to him." | | 6:27 pm |
Scrapped Metallica video game from 2003 was inspired by 'Mad Max' and 'GTA 3' http://www.nme.com/news/metallica/97191 Details about the scrapped Metallica video game, Damage Inc: Metallica, have been uncovered in a new YouTube video. The Metallica-approved game was being developed in 2003 with the intention of being released on PS2, Xbox and PC by 2005. But the game's producers, Climax Brighton (more recently known as the now-defunct Black Rock Studio), were unable to complete the project, leading to it being cancelled altogether. As Digital Spy reports, YouTuber PtoPOnline has managed to uncover a working build of Damage Inc: Metallica that he has run through in a new video upload. As well as demonstrating what Climax were intending to produce in terms of the gameplay (a post-apocalyptic driving game), PtoPOnline also revealed that the producers cited the likes of GTA 3 and the Mad Max films as creative inspirations for the project. It also appears from the newly-uncovered footage that Metallica's sole attachment to the project was the lending of their name to its provisional title - it is unclear whether the band were ever meant to actually feature more prominently in the game. A combination of problems - including licensing issues and publisher Vivendi's eagerness to kill the project - meant that the game was never completed. Watch the full gameplay video below. The long-serving metal band recently announced that they were seeking out fans to appear in their next music video. | | 5:36 pm |
Listen to Queen's rare "fast version" of 'We Will Rock You' http://www.nme.com/news/queen/97188 Queen have released a lyric video for the rare "fast version" of their iconic song 'We Will Rock You'. The "fast version" of 'We Will Rock You' will feature on upcoming compilation Queen On Air, which collects together six BBC radio sessions the band recorded between 1973 and 1977. The sped-up take on the song was laid down by the band during a session for John Peel in 1977. Producer Jeff Griffin recalled: "'We Will Rock You', now that was fun, particularly fun for me and my engineer Mark Robinson, because the band said, 'Look, we need as many voices on this as possible, so we want you two to come in and sing in the studio.' Mike and I were a bit reluctant at first, not that we minded singing I sing in a choir and Mike sings old Irish songs but it's not quite the same as going in a studio with Queen." He added: "It was a great session, and certainly the two Johns [Peel & his producer Walters] were very pleased with it when they heard it and when it went out. When you consider that this was now the era of punk, into which John had bought quite heavily, I think it caused quite a bit of a stir at the time because people were surprised that it would be going out on the John Peel Show among all the other things." Queen On Air is available as a 2-CD set and a 3-LP vinyl edition, plus a Deluxe 6-disc edition featuring a CD of live concert broadcasts and 3 CDs of radio interviews. All versions will be released on November 4. | | 5:07 pm |
Listen To Robbie Williams' album sampler featuring his new song written by The Killers http://www.nme.com/news/robbie-williams/97186 Robbie Williams has shared a sampler for his new album 'The Heavy Entertainment Show'. The 10-minute sampler features snippets of every track from the album, including a 30-second clip of 'Mixed Signals', which was written by The Killers. "The Killers' sound is unique and I think Brandon Flowers is one of the best songwriters on the planet," Williams told The Sun recently. "I was at [producer] Stuart Price's house and he'd just been working with Brandon and played me this song. He said, 'Have a listen to this.' And all the way through it I was thinking, 'I want this song.' And unbelievably they let me have it and didn't have it for themselves." Other tracks on the album, Williams' 11th as a solo artist, include lead single 'Party Like A Russian', 'Motherfucker', 'Bruce Lee' and 'I Don't Want To Hurt You', a duet with John Grant. The album was co-produced by Williams' longtime collaborator Guy Chambers and also features contributions from Jewel and Rufus Wainwright. Listen below - and skip to the 55 seconds mark to hear 'Mixed Signals'. 'The Heavy Entertainment Show' will drop on November 4. Three days later on November 7, Williams will play a one-off gig at London's Troxy to celebrate the Icon Award he is receiving from the BRITs. While promoting the album, Williams has already apologised for claiming to have slept with the majority of the Spice Girls and caused controversy on The Graham Norton Show by recalling a bizarre sexual encounter with a stranger. | | 5:26 pm |
Listen to Elton John discuss his "dear friendship" with Eminem in preview of new Beats 1 radio show http://www.nme.com/news/elton-john--2/97187 Elton John has spoken about how he considers Eminem to be "a dear friend" of his. John hosts a semi-regular show on Apple's Beats 1 station, titled the 'Rocket Hour'. The show, which debuted in July 2015, will air once again tomorrow (October 18), and, ahead of the airing, a number of preview clips from the new episode have been shared by Apple. While discussing fellow Beats 1 contributor Drake's recent claim that Eminem was "the greatest rapper of all time", the veteran musician was keen to agree with the Toronto rapper's high praise. "Eminem just did a show in which Drake introduced him in Detroit as 'the greatest rapper of all time,'" John said. "It's very hard to disagree with that. I love him, and he's a dear friend." John will also show his appreciation for both Lana Del Rey and Crystal Castles during the show. Calling Del Rey "a really great girl [who] I love very much," John also praised Crystal Castles' most recent album, 'Amnesty (I)'. "It's a really interesting album, full of surprises and not your normal record. I like it very much." Listen to the clips in question below. Last week, the 69-year-old announced that he will soon publish a "no-holds-barred" autobiography, although a release date has yet to be confirmed. "I'm not prone to being a nostalgic person," John said in a statement that accompanied the announcement. "I'm often accused of only looking forward to my next gig or creative project. It's come as quite a surprise how cathartic I am finding the process of writing my memoirs. As I look back, I realize what a crazy life I have had the extreme privilege of living." | | 4:39 pm |
Listen to EL VY's brilliant anti-Trump song 'Are These My Jets' http://www.nme.com/news/el-vy/97185 EL VY have become the latest act to unveil an anti-Trump anthem as part of the '30 days, 30 songs' project. The project, initiated by writer Dave Eggers, sees a different band or singer put out a new anti-Trump song every day from now until the US presidential election on November 8. All 30 songs will then be collected together into a jumbo anti-Trump compilation. Death Cab For Cutie and Franz Ferdinand are among the bands to have already shared a song, while a previously unreleased live track by R.E.M is still to come. EL VY - the duo comprising The National's Matt Berninger and Ramona Falls' Brent Knopf - have written and recorded a track called 'Are These My Jets'. Listen below. Meanwhile, Berninger recently told NME that The National's upcoming album, their follow-up to 2013's 'Trouble Will Find Me', is shaping up to be more electronic. "We're playing together in a room, which means we're jamming more," he said. "But it's not a jam record at all the songs are much more like weird, math-y, electronic-y stuff." "We could probably crank out a great National record in a weekend, but none of us are interested in following up with another record that sounds like 'Trouble Will Find Me'," Berninger added. |
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