“There is no one who could ever compare”


St Vincent has shared how much she is in “awe” of musician Kate Bush, saying “there is no one who could ever compare.”

St Vincent, real name Annie Clark, made the comments on social media the day after she performed a version of ‘Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)’ to honour Bush’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The ceremony took place in New York last night (November 3), with Bush being inducted via a speech by Big Boi.

In a post on social media, Clark recalled discovering Bush’s music and opened up about her love for the musician.

Clark wrote: “Kate Bush. First heard her song ‘This Woman’s Work” in the pivotal scene in the 1988 film She’s Having A Baby. And though I was 7 or 8 and too young to understand much of anything, I wept.

“Then around age 16 I went to CD World in Dallas and saw a copy of ‘The Sensual World’ on the racks. And I was so taken with her. Her expression. The flower to her lips. I hadn’t put the pieces together yet that this was the woman who sang THAT song. But I took it home and it was her. That woman who could soar so high into the ether and reach so deep into your soul. The entire album is a masterpiece, but I still cannot listen to ‘This Woman’s Work’ without weeping.

“Then I was working on my first record and an engineer friend played me ‘Hounds of Love.’ It was everything. So urgent. So emotional. An entire sonic world. Deeply catchy and deeply bizarre. ART. Kate. Singular. Inimitable. Then the early records. For me: ‘The Kick Inside’. ‘The dreaming’. And later, still pushing soaring on ‘Aerial’. How could someone be this genius and pure and completely free? Vocally, musically, physically?

“I stand in awe of Kate Bush. There is no one who could ever compare.” You can see the full post below.

Kate Bush. First heard her song “this woman’s work” in the pivotal scene in the 1988 film “she’s having a baby.” And…

Posted by St. Vincent on Saturday, November 4, 2023

Ahead of the event, Bush issued a statement on her website that she would not be attending the ceremony, adding: “I am completely blown away by this huge honour – an award that sits in the big beating heart of the American music industry,” she said. “Thank you so much to everyone who voted for me. I never imagined I would be given this wonderful accolade.”

“I’m afraid I won’t be able to attend the ceremony tonight, but for me the real honour is knowing that you felt I deserved it,” Bush continued.

After a video package paying tribute to her career, including contributions from Elton John, David Gilmour, Peter Gabriel and St. Vincent, Big Boi gave a speech hailing Bush as a “true visionary”.

Bush was inducted into the Hall of Fame as part of a 2023 class that also included Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, Rage Against the Machine, Willie Nelson, George Michael and The Spinners.

Earlier this week, Bush announced a series of new physical reissues of her album back catalogue, including two radical redesigns of ‘Hounds of Love’. The records will be available to order from her website from December 1.





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Paul McCartney says deaths of John Lennon and George Harrison still a “bitter pill to swallow”


Paul McCartney has said the deaths of John Lennon and George Harrison is still a “bitter pill to swallow” in a new interview.

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Speaking to The Times, McCartney reflected on the passing of Lennon and Harrison and the grief he still feels after the loss of both.

McCartney explained: “I like the idea of not letting go of each other…You know, when you have somebody you love so much. In many cases it’s a relative, and even though they go, you don’t want to let go — that’s what people say when somebody dies. They’re in your memory, always in your heart. And, yes, that’s certainly true of me and the boys.”

He said looking at photos of Lennon or Harrison was still “bittersweet”.

“The sweet is ‘How lucky was I to have those men in my life’. But the fact that they’re not here is bitter. I see photos of George and remember how we went hitchhiking, sitting by the road, buying ourselves creamed rice. John and I went hitchhiking too. We ended up in Paris.

“All the memories flood back…But, oh God, it’s sad these guys are not here. It’s a bitter pill you just have to swallow and then get on with the sweetness, you know? That’s the way I do it.”

The new music video for The Beatles’ “final” song, ‘Now And Then’ was shared yesterday (November 3). Directed by Peter Jackson, it featured newly unearthed footage of the members. 

The new track – dubbed the last single by the band to feature all four original members – arrived earlier this week (November 2), following months of hype.

Titled ‘Now And Then’, the highly-anticipated project was first teased by McCartney back in June when he confirmed that he was working on a new track with the drummer.

It stems from a demo tape recorded by late bandmate Lennon and was completed with the help of AI – which lifted the songwriter’s vocals off the initial recording and allowed the surviving members to work with them.

Next, The Beatles are set to release new expanded editions of ‘1962-1966 (The Red Album)’ and ‘1967-1970 (The Blue Album)’, mixed in stereo and Dolby, next Friday (November 10).





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The Wiggles respond to Australian city blasting ‘Hot Potato’ nonstop near homeless camp


The Wiggles have responded to reports than an Australian city played their song ‘Hot Potato’ on loop near a homeless shelter.

The ABC reported that the city of Bunbury had been blasting their song nonstop near the Graham Bricknell Music Shell, where a regular makeshift shelter had been established.

Bunbury Mayor Jayson Miguel said that this use of ‘Hot Potato’ was intended to discourage “people to congregate permanently in an area and to deter antisocial behaviour”. Miguel further claimed that music had been playing near the shelter “for more than six months without incident”, saying it was a standard practise across the state.

However, it was reported that the music was switched off on Thursday (November 2) following public outcry and an intervention from The Wiggles.

“The Wiggles’ music is created to bring joy and happiness to children and families around the world,” a spokesperson for the band said. “We are deeply disappointed to hear that it is being used any other way.”

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – OCTOBER 19: (L-R) Paul Paddick, Caterina Mete, Simon Pryce, John Pearce, Tsehay Hawkins, Murray Cook, Anthony Field, Greg Page, Jeff Fatt, Lucia Field, Evie Ferris and Lachlan Gillespie of the Wiggles attend the “Hot Potato: The Story Of The Wiggles” World Premiere at SXSW Sydney on October 19, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images for SXSW Sydney)

Locals who have stayed at the shelter reportedly said the music “drives us nuts”, and that “we’re getting sick of it.”

Miguel has alleged that on November 1, “someone had removed a padlock into the storage area of the shell and turned the volume of the music right up. The city has since rectified this and put the music back to an acceptable level.”

In 2016, the council came under fire for using the same tactic at the music shell by playing Peter Allen’s ‘I Go to Rio’.

According to the ABC, Miguel “did not know who made the decision to use ‘Hot Potato’,” but is now reviewing the city’s approach to using music: “We wouldn’t want to be in a situation where we’re causing any agony to any person though.”

The Western Australian Homelessness Minister John Carey said he was “deeply disappointed” with the city’s approach, saying: “I think it’s pretty clear that music won’t be the method [of choice].”

Last year, Tame Impala‘s Kevin Parker joined The Wiggles on stage to perform ‘Hot Potato’ and his own hit ‘Elephant’, which The Wiggles previously covered on Triple J’s Like A Version. Their cover ended up topping the radio station’s Hottest 100 of 2021.





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Service station that Jimi Hendrix mistook for a nightclub to be demolished


A motorway service station north of London that was once mistaken for a nightclub by Jimi Hendrix is facing the threat of demolition.

Watford Gap Services, the oldest of its kind in Britain having opened in 1959, may be wiped out under new plans to renovate the site to fit the era of the electric car.

Roadchef, who own the site, have submitted redevelopment plans, with negotiations ongoing with the Department for Transport over extending their lease over the land. If the new plans go ahead, the current buildings will be replaced with multi-storey buildings and hundreds of charging points for electric vehicles.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience at London Airport. (Photo by © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

For the first decade of its existence, the Northamptonshire services, colloquially known as the Blue Bear, became a late-night destination for people looking for somewhere to head after the 11pm shutdown in pubs in the capital.

One former nightshift worker at the service station collected the autographs of the famous figures that passed through the site, including Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield and the Eagles.

As reported in The Guardian, Dr. David Lawrence, author of Food on the Move: the Extraordinary World of the Motorway Service Area, says that Watford Gap had become “a cultural landmark” by the mid-1960s.

“There were effectively no speed limits and no traffic at the time,” Lawrence said.

He also shared an anecdote told to him by Gerry Marsden from ‘60s pop stars Gerry & The Pacemakers, in which Jimi Hendrix had once mistaken the service station for a bustling, underground nightclub. “Gerry said to Jimi, ‘Once we’ve done the gig at the 100 Club on Oxford Street, let’s go to party at the Blue Boar,’” Lawrence recalled.

Last month, NME presented an exclusive look at a mini-documentary charting the rise of The Jimi Hendrix Experience. The film looks at the start of Hendrix’s music career and it comes ahead of a new live album of his historic live set at the Hollywood Bowl in 1968, which is set to arrive in the new year.

In other Hendrix news, a rare cover of The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ was recently unearthed and released to the public.





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Tom Morello accepts Rage Against the Machine’s Hall of Fame induction alone


Tom Morello accepted Rage Against the Machine’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction on his own last night (November 3).

The Los Angeles group were inducted at the ceremony in New York by Ice-T, but band members Zack de la Rocha, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk were not in attendance.

In his inductance speech, Ice-T said: “You can’t impress me with normal stuff. You gotta impress me with stuff like suing the U.S. State Department for using their music in Guantanamo Bay for torturing. Who does that? Rage Against the Machine does that.”

Tom Morello (Photo by Michael Loccisano/WireImage)

“Or how about 1993, pulling up at Lollapalooza butt naked with duct tape, protesting against the PRMC [Parents Music Resource Center]? Who does that? Rage Against the Machine does that. I respect the hell out of this band.”

Morello went on to give a politically motivated speech, after which he was seen backstage holding his trophy as well as a note that read, “Ceasefire”.

The singer opened his speech by referencing the frictions within the band that had arisen due to their induction. “Like most bands, we have differing perspectives on a lot of things, including being inducted into the Rock Hall,” he said.

“My perspective is that tonight is a great opportunity to celebrate the music and the mission of the band—to celebrate the fifth member of the band, which is Rage Against the Machine’s incredible fans. The only reason we are here and the best way to celebrate this music is for you to carry on that mission and that message.”

“The lesson I learn from Rage fans is that music can change the world,” he continued. “Daily, I hear from fans who have been affected by our music and in turn have affected the world in significant ways. Organizers, activists, public defenders, teachers, the presidents of Chile and Finland have all spent time in our mosh pit.”

“When protest music is done right, you can hear a new world emerging in the songs, skewering the oppressors of the day and hinting that there might be more to life than what was handed to us. Can music change the world? The whole aim is to change the world or at a bare minimum, to stir up a shit load of trouble.”

“But throughout history, those who have changed the world in progressive, radical or even revolutionary ways did not have any more money, power, courage, intelligence or creativity than anyone watching tonight. The world’s changed by average, everyday ordinary people who have had enough and are willing to stand up for a country and a planet that is more humane, peaceful and just, and that, and that is what I’m here to celebrate tonight.”

Last month, Morello called for the condemnation of harm to all children, “no matter who they are”, in reference to the ongoing crisis in Israel and Gaza. He continued, “WAR CRIMES committed by any person, any organization or any government (yours, mine, friend or foe) must be denounced and the responsible parties held accountable.”

In other Rage news, the band’s singer Zack de la Rocha joined Run the Jewels on stage in Los Angeles last month to perform a version of their collaboration, ‘Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)’.





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MGMT to Return With Fifth Studio Album, "Loss of Life"

MGMT’s unique brand of psychedelic musings has continually pushed the boundaries of live electronic music, and in February of next year they’re doing it all again with the release of their fifth studio album, Loss of Life.

The announcement arrives with the band’s lead single, “Mother Nature,” which envelops us in a calming, string-driven acoustic arrangement. The track beckons a return to the organic, hinting at a thematic focus that will seemingly be explored further in Loss Of Life. 

It’ll be MGMT’s first full-length since 2018’s Little Dark Age and it’s set to include their first album feature, “Dancing In Babylon,” a collaboration alongside French singer-songwriter Christine and the Queens.

“All joking aside (never!), we are very proud of this album and the fact that it was a relatively painless birth after a lengthy gestation period, and are happy to be releasing this baby into the world with Mom+Pop,” MGMT said in a press release. “Musically speaking, we are running at around 20% adult contemporary and no more than this, please.”

MGMT’s Loss of Life is expected to arrive in full on February 23rd, 2024 via Mom+Pop. Take a listen to “Mother Nature” below.



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Watch Sheryl Crow perform with Olivia Rodrigo for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2023


Sheryl Crow has performed some her greatest hits with a range of famous faces at her Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.

Crow teamed up with Olivia Rodrigo to perform her 1996 hit ‘If It Makes You Happy’, the lead single from her eponymous album. The American singer-songwriter was inducted this year alongside Kate Bush, Missy Elliott, Rage Against the Machine, Willie Nelson, George Michael and The Spinners.

Rodrigo said of the performance: “It was an honor to join Sheryl on stage and I am so excited for her to be inducted into the RRHOF! I am a massive fan of hers and her incredible songwriting. She’s equally as kind as she is talented and I feel so lucky that I was able to be part of celebrating such a legend.” Watch the footage below:

Crow also performed ‘Everyday is a Winding Road’ with Fleetwood Mac‘s Stevie Nicks and Peter Frampton:

Rodrigo and Crow previously duetted ‘If It Makes You Happy’ together last October, and have long expressed their admirations for one another. Last year, Crow presented Rodrigo with the Woman of the Year Award at Billboard’s Women in Music Awards and said in a pre-ceremony interview: “I am happy to celebrate her. I think she’s gonna be around a long time. She deserves to be where she is celebrating this moment.”

In Rodrigo’s acceptance speech, she returned the favour: “Sheryl, I’m such a massive fan of you and your songwriting and I’m so grateful that you’re here,” she said. “It really means the world.”

Rodrigo also made an appearance at last year’s ceremony, where she covered Carly Simon’s ‘You’re So Vain’ to celebrate Simon’s induction.

In recent news, Crow announced her new album ‘Evolution’, which is set for release on March 29, 2024 via The Valory Music Group. She said: “This music and these lyrics came from sitting in the quiet and writing from a deep soul place. I said I’d never make another record, thought there was no point to it. But this music comes from my soul. And I hope whoever hears this record can feel that.”





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EDM.com Fresh Picks: Henry Green, Vaarwell, Old Sea Brigade & More

The electronic music community is constantly evolving with new sounds every week as artists become more innovative with their compositions. EDM.com’s weekly Fresh Picks series is helping uncover the latest and greatest tracks from the underground dance scene.

EDM.com Fresh Picks

Henry Green – Uyuni

sqip – wheel

Geographer – Leaving The Garden State

Vaarwell – IDK

sad face. – love runs out

Old Sea Brigade – Stayed Up Late (SCayos, Annue Elise Remix)

Neon Valis – Lettin’go

LVAN, maybealice – Something Else

XIXI, ZEMBU – Ends Meet

Courage, bb sway – CuddlePuddle

You can find these tracks on EDM.com’s Fresh Picks Playlist. Follow to stay up-to-date and submit tracks for consideration here.



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Sheryl Crow announces new album, shares single ‘Alarm Clock’


Sheryl Crow has shared details of her new studio album, ’Evolution’, alongside her bouncy new single ‘Alarm Clock’. Listen to the track below.

READ MORE: ‘Sheryl’ review: along the winding road with a country-rockin’ queen

‘Evolution’ will be the singer-songwriter’s 11th studio album and is set for release on March 29, 2024 via The Valory Music Group.

Speaking about the surprise return, Crow said in a social media statement: “This music and these lyrics came from sitting in the quiet and writing from a deep soul place. I said I’d never make another record, thought there was no point to it. But this music comes from my soul. And I hope whoever hears this record can feel that.”

“Everything is more song oriented now with streaming, and making an album is a huge endeavor,” she continued. “I started sending just a couple of demos to Mike, but the songs just kept flowing out of me and it was pretty obvious this was going to be an album.”

The album has been produced by Mike Elizondo (Dr. Dre, Maroon 5), who also co-wrote ‘Alarm Clock’ with Crow and Emily Weisband.

Crow also stopped off on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon yesterday (November 2), performing ’Alarm Clock’ for the first time in public. Watch the performance below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84A4-7JPz1k

Crow is being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this week as part of the 2023 class that also includes Kate Bush, Missy Elliott, Rage Against the Machine, Willie Nelson, George Michael and The Spinners. Crow will perform alongside Olivia Rodrigo during the induction ceremony in New York.

It is not the first time that Rodrigo and Crow will have played together. In September, they collaborated on a version of Crow’s 1996 hit ‘If It Makes You Happy’, and last year, Crow presented Rodrigo with the Woman Of The Year Award at Billboard’s Women in Music Awards.





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Nomad Navi & Calivania Team Up For Mesmerizing Synth Wave Single “Blood Moon”


Nomad Navi is an electronic music producer and DJ from the San Francisco Bay Area whose sound is composed of retro synths, dark aggressive basses, and mid-tempo dance rhythms. At an early age, he developed an interest in electronic music, often recreating his favorite songs on his piano -keyboard naturally paving his way to music production.

His latest single “Blood Moon” sees this talented producer linking up with Calivania for their mesmerizing synth wave single “Blood Moon” that’s utterly irresistible. Packed with catchy vocal melodies, pumping synth chords, and a 80’s esque beat, “Blood Moon” feels like a timeless track that is much of a hit today as it could have been 30 years ago.

“The nostalgia of the ’80s has always been a place of inspiration for me, and I wanted to capture that essence in this track. Calivania‘s ethereal vocals seemed to complement the synthwave soundscape perfectly. Her voice breathed life into the music, adding an otherworldly dimension.” – Nomad Navi

Listen below!



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