Iggy Pop to star in Jeremy LaLonde’s comedy film ‘Blue Iguana’

Iggy Pop has joined the cast of Canadian director Jeremy LaLonde’s upcoming comedy film Blue Iguana. The godfather of punk, whose first band was called The Iguanas, which led to his nickname Iggy, will star as Edward, the wealthy patriarch whose death kicks off a chain of unfortunate events for son Daniel whose plan to reconnect with …

New Amy Winehouse film ’10 Years On’ to air on BBC

A new Amy Winehouse film is set to air on BBC Two, marking 10 years since the singer’s death. Amy Winehouse: 10 Years On has been commissioned by BBC Two and BBC Music to explore Winehouse through the people who knew her best. According to a press release the film will be “shining a light …

Disney Channel Film “Spin” Follows Young Indian Woman’s Journey to Become a DJ

A groundbreaking new Disney Channel film, slated for release this year, follows the story of an Indian-American teen who learns to harness her inner talent for DJing and producing music. Spin marks the first Disney Channel film to center around an Indian lead actress, Avantika Vandanapu. Vandanapu’s character, Rhea, finds a unique cultural angle for …

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis film live movie for ‘Carnage’ and ‘Ghosteen’

Nick Cave has announced that he and Warren Ellis have recently filmed a concert movie featuring songs from recent albums ‘Carnage‘ and ‘Ghosteen’. Cave and longterm collaborator and Bad Seeds bandmate Ellis surprised fans with the release of their first studio album as a duo when ‘Carnage’ arrived to critical acclaim last month. Now, writing …

Watch King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard’s 1.5-hour Melbourne concert film

King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard have shared a 1.5-hour concert film of their recent performance in Melbourne. Titled Live in Melbourne ’21, the show was held at Sidney Myer Music Bowl in February for the Summer Sounds concert series. The footage was recorded by Nico Wilson and Sam Joseph with mixing by band member …

Kid Cudi to star in new horror-thriller film ‘X’ directed by Ti West

Kid Cudi is set to star in a new horror-thriller movie from director Ti West, titled X. Little is known about the project except that co-stars Brittany Snow (Pitch Perfect), Mia Goth (Suspiria) and Jenna Ortega (Jane The Virgin) have also signed on. The film, written by West, is preparing to shoot in New Zealand …

Kate Hudson says controversy around Sia film ‘Music’ is “an important conversation to have”

Kate Hudson has spoken about the controversy sparked by Sia casting a non-autistic actor to play an autistic role in her film Music. Maddie Ziegler plays Music, a young autistic woman, in the movie, whose guardian is her half-sister Zu (played by Hudson). Director Sia has faced a huge backlash for her casting choices in …

Imanbek & Rita Ora Release Joint EP “Bang” with David Guetta and A Short Film

Imanbek has seen insane growth over the past year, since releasing his remix of SAINt JHN’s “Roses” and going incredibly viral on TikTok, to the point the song now has over 1 billion streams on Spotify, nearly 20x more than his next most-streamed song. But not content to rest on his laurels, he just dropped Bang, …

Neil Young to release lost live album and film ‘Young Shakespeare’

Neil Young has announced the release of a previously lost live album called ‘Young Shakespeare’, as well as an accompanying concert film. The gig took place at the Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford, Connecticut on January 22, 1971, with Young’s setlist containing early versions of songs that would go on to appear on his acclaimed 1972 …

Primus’ Les Claypool and Metallica’s Robert Trujillo dual in new western-inspired short film

Primus‘ Les Claypool has shared a western movie-inspired short film in which he appears alongside Metallica‘s Robert Trujillo – you can watch it below. The five-and-a-half-minute Precious Metals, which landed on Primus’ official YouTube channel yesterday (February 10), is described as a “Northern California Gold Rush story [with] a surprise twist you didn’t see coming. …