You’ve heard it. As soon as the chorus of Jess Glynne’s 2015 song “Hold My Hand” hits — Nothing beats a Jet2 holiday. You can’t scroll TikTok or Instagram Reels without seeing a video set to the viral audio. Now, Capital Breakfast brought together the pop star, who was visited with her “Right Here” and “These Days” collabators Rudimental, and the voice behind the slogan to recreate the trending moment.
If I were a musician and had a show scheduled today — the day of Ozzy Osbourne’s death — and I happened to know how to shred out some Black Sabbath classics, I would definitely do that. That’s what Geordie Greep did tonight in Birmingham with a blazing medley.
Earlier today Ozzy Osbourne passed away just weeks after performing with the original Black Sabbath lineup for a farewell concert. Now the Godfather Of Heavy Metal’s bandmates are sharing tributes on social media.
Teethe are stealing our heart with their spectacular Magic Of The Sale singles. The title track? A riveting reckoning with pain. “Holy Water”? An unexpected blast of hooky electric guitars to throw us off from their typical slowcore. “Hate Goodbyes”? An endearing, emotional little number featuring Wednesday’s Xandy Chelmis and Hovvdy’s Charlie Martin. Now they’re back with “Push You Forever.”
A couple of weeks ago Deftones announced that they’d be releasing their 10th studio album private music next month. The alt-metal icons have already mapped out a big arena tour for the album’s release, and today they’ve officially added one more to their schedule: Their sixth annual Día De Los Deftones, returning to San Diego’s Petco Park on Nov. 1.
In 2006, only two years before he died, Isaac Hayes quit South Park over an episode called “Trapped In The Closet,” which criticized Scientology. Now his son, Isaac Hayes III, is setting the record straight about his dad’s departure from the show, claiming he was pressured by fellow Scientologists to leave.
The Who’s Roger Daltrey is down on his knees. No, seriously. Last night, the Who played their first show of their “The Song Is Over” farewell tour at Anfiteatro Camerini in Piazzola Sul Brenta, Italy. The group played a 20-song set. Towards the end, according to setlist.fm, Daltrey knelt while singing “See Me, Feel Me” due to leg cramps.
We’re in the middle of the dog days. As brutal heatwaves and endless thunderstorms alternate their grip on our throats, we keep pressing play on track after track, hoping what comes from the speakers justifies the sweat pouring off our bodies. Debate rages on social media about the “Song Of The Summer”: Who’s made it? Who needs to make it? Does it even exist? When the country had a more unified pop culture that revolved around radio countdowns and 5 o’clock traffic jams, the answers to those questions came more easily. Decisions were made for us. Now, in the fractured attention span landscape, too many bangers appear for us to process adequately. Perhaps we’ve moved on from needing an anthem for the season. It stays warmer later in the year, after all.
Earlier this year Billy Joel canceled all of his upcoming concerts after being diagnosed with a brain condition called normal pressure hydrocephalus. That’s certainly some worrying news, but we’ve had a few nuggets of hope in the meantime: Last month Howard Stern said on his SiriusXM show that Joel was doing pretty well when they had dinner together recently, and on a new episode of — sigh — Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast filmed at Joel’s home, Joel said he feels “fine,” though his “balance sucks.”
Last month Titanic, the experimental duo of Mabe Fratti and Héctor Tosta (aka I. la Católica), announced their new album Hagen and shared its lead single “Gotera,” which ruled. They’ve followed it up today with another advance track, “La dueña.” The song is a swooning traditional ballad steeped in melodrama, but with chaos breaking out around the edges. It’s a bit less abrasive than Titanic’s prior single but no less dynamic.