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Tricky: reveals why he turned down playing for the Queen in new interview

submitted by Nick Nov 2nd 2019 12:00 pm (www.nme.com)

“She ain’t my queen. My grandmother is my queen, and my auntie, my cousin, my daughters… the Queen’s never done anything for me."Tricky has revealed that he turned down the offer of performing for the Queen as part of the Millennium Dome celebrations in 2000, stating he was unwilling to perform the gig for free. In a new interview with The Independent, the Bristol-born artist explained the reason behind his decision: “The Queen wanted me to do […]The post Tricky reveals why he turned down playing for the Queen in new interview appeared first on NME.

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Shadows Fall: Beez: Can Shadows Fall Make An Impact This Time Around?

submitted by Nick Feb 4th 2009 01:01 pm (www.metalhammer.co.uk)

'Hammer scribe Terry Bezer asks the question, can Shadows Fall really break into metal's big league? Read details about Shadows Fall's new album!Shadows Fall are a tricky proposition. There isn't anything particularly wrong with them but there's not anything that makes you want to rush out and tell all of ...

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Junior Boys: New Music: Junior Boys: "Parallel Lines" [Stream]

submitted by Nick Jan 31st 2009 11:01 am (www.pitchforkmedia.com)

The production on "Parallel Lines", the lead track from the Junior Boys' forthcoming album Begone Dull Care, is leaner and drier than the bulk of So This Is Goodbye, while it's not as tricky or intricate as selected buts from Last Exit. Instead, it draws a steady, straight mid-tempo line for six and a half minutes that allows Jeremy Greenspan th...

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Tricky: plots his biggest-ever US tour

submitted by Nick Jan 30th 2009 08:00 pm (www.nme.com)

Tricky has announced the dates of an extensive US tour this spring, which includes a stop at Austin's South by Southwest Festival, where he'll perform with Devo.

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Röyksopp: New Röyksopp Album Coming Soon

submitted by Nick Jan 5th 2009 09:00 pm (www.pitchforkmedia.com)

Norwegian downtempo duo Röyksopp haven't blessed us with a proper album since The Understanding almost four years ago, but that's about to change. On their website, Torbjørn Brundtland and Svein Berge announced that Junior, their third album, will be coming out on March 23. This announcement is both good news, as the duo are ...

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Broken Social Scene: Death Cab, Broken Social Scene, Girl Talk Do Langerado

submitted by Nick Dec 11th 2008 03:00 pm (www.pitchforkmedia.com)

Langerado Music Festival, the perennial early bird on the yearly festival circuit, has announced the initial lineup for its seventh annual event.So far, that lineup includes Death Cab for Cutie, Snoop Dogg, Public Enemy, Broken Social Scene, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals, Girl Talk, Tortoise, Bad Brains, the Pogues, George Clinton & Parli...

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