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Originally published in Uncut Take 181 (June 2012 issue)… HALFWAY THROUGH HIS three-hour concert at Rotterdam’s Ahoy Arena on March 24, the first date of the second European leg of his On The Run Tour – Paul McCartney took a request from the audience. He plucked out a simple refrain on his ukulele and treated 15,000 fans to “Ram On”, from his 1971 album Ram. A cheer quickly went up, but it’s likely that the majority of the crowd were unfamiliar with this curio from the post-Beatles and pre-Wings era. It was a time when McCartney, as the fallout of…

Photo Credit: Nick Karp Held. release their debut album, ‘GREY’, today via MNRK Heavy, and they’re about to take it on the road. The band have confirmed an opening slot on Underoath’s U.S. Summer tour, with Neverender Festival and Furnace Fest performances locked in for the fall. ‘GREY’, recorded with producer Jon Markson (Drug Church, Drain, The Story So Far) at The Animal Farm in Flemington, N.J., GREY hits with the urgency of a debut and the confidence of seasoned lifers operating at the peak of their powers. Across eleven tracks, Held., featuring The Sleeping’s Douglas Robinson and Salvatore Mignano,…

Against All Ødds returns to ZeroThree with ‘Echo Silence’, an emotional melodic record blending progressive house, melodic techno, and trance. The single is out worldwide now. It also marks his fourth release on the imprint. Notably, the track is built around an original vocal. ‘Echo Silence’ captures a late-night feeling of silence, tension, and release. Lyrics such as “midnight falling, lights are calling” and “we are burning, we are turning, into nothing, into everything” reflect the emotional heart of the record. Then there’s the catalogue context. ‘Echo Silence’ follows previous Zerothree releases ‘Agartha’ and ‘Faded’. Each release has continued to…

Today, Sony Pictures have unveiled a behind the scenes look at Marvel Studios‘ Spider-Man: Brand New Day with a Practical Production Spider-Man: Brand New Day Practical Productionshowcases some of the best action from any Spider-Man movie, the Practical Production will showcase a behind the scenes look of the details of the incredible stunts the team at Marvel Studios were able to accomplish. Providing an in depth analysis from familiar faces including Spider-Man‘s actor Tom Holland and director Destin Daniel Cretton,it allows fans to be part of the experience for the production of Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Spider-Man: Brand New Day…

Morrissey Returns. Following a sold-out show at The O2, London earlier this year, Morrissey has announced further headline shows in the UK, taking place in December 2026. The tour sees Morrissey tackle more UK arenas from Cardiff’s Utilita Arena to Glasgow’s OVO Hydro. The tour will kick off on Sunday 6th December at Brighton Centre and the run will finish at Leeds First Direct Bank Arena on Saturday 19th December. Shows are confirmed for Brighton, Cardiff, Liverpool, Glasgow and Leeds, with tickets for all shows going on sale at 9:00am BST on Friday 22nd May here. For complete tour dates…

Film: The Sentry Director: Jake Wachtel Writer: Jake Wachtel Starring: Dara Phang, Daniel Raymont, Tharoth Sam, Tara Vy On assignment in Cambodia, a suave super-spy has a haunting encounter with a garrulous guard and must come to terms with the damage he’s inflicted on the local community. In a new interview on Blazing Minds ahead of the Horror-On-Sea Takeover at the Southend Film Festival, I got a chance to ask Writer-Director Jake Wachtel a few questions about his film ‘The Sentry‘ You can watch The Sentry at the Horror-On-Sea Takeover on Saturday 6th June at 13:30hrs. Q. Your film The…

Jasmine Myra returns with Where Light Settles, her third album for Gondwana Records, and easily her most expansive and emotionally assured work to date. Building on the foundations of Horizons and Rising, the Leeds born composer and saxophonist deepens her cinematic blend of jazz, contemporary folk and ambient orchestration into something both intimate and widescreen.Recorded live over five days at The Nave Studios in Leeds with a 15 piece ensemble, the album centres around themes of duality, beauty and hardship, fragility and resilience, light and shadow. Myra describes the music as an attempt to make sense of life’s bittersweet transitions:…

The accompanying visual, directed by longtime collaborator KC Locke, captures the emotional highs and lows of a night out, moving through rave scenes, block parties and reflective late night moments with friends. Featuring appearances from familiar faces across the UK scene, including AJ Tracey, Knucks and Nadia Rose, the video feels personal, celebratory and deeply connected to the community around her.The release arrives during a milestone year for Jorja, marking a decade since “Blue Lights” first introduced her to the world. Rather than looking back, “What’s Done Is Done” feels focused firmly on the future, understated, assured and fully in…

Recorded in Jaffa, the ancient Mediterranean port city, Jaffa Cakes sees LennyTunes playfully nod to the tin British biscuit while delivering six tracks of live-driven organic house. LennyTunes is back with Jaffa Cakes, a six-track EP recorded almost entirely live. Bansuri and Bedouin ney, Turkish and Arabic qanun, a violin taqsim (improvization) from Bashir al Asadi, North African percussion, kalimba, balafon, Osmose, Prophet and Minimoog synths, and a 1960 Fender guitar pushed through vintage phasers and delays all shape the record’s warm, physical sound. Jaffa Cakes follows Fine Sands, the 1.4 million-stream release that established LennyTunes’ organic house language: warm,…

Not justICEMAN, but Drake releases 3(!) brand new albums. HABIBTI andMAID OF HONOUR are also out and come with features from Sexyy Red, Popcaan, PARTYNEXTDOOR and more. Listen to all 3 projects below: Share on Social Mediaxfacebooklinkedinemailwhatsapp View Original Article Here

French Dogs, the London, UK-based indie rock band, are back, and we couldn’t be happier. “The Bold’s” new track literally starts off with a cracking guitar riff before bursting into a 90s-infused, rip-roaring sounding rock anthem…. ahigh-energy, 90s-tinged indie rock anthem built for chaos, release, and live-wire intensity.The vocal performance on this is stunning. The song is all about breaking free from monotony, something that I have done a few times, trying to break free from that thing that’s keeping you down, trying to be something new, trying to bite the bullet and just take things headfirst.The energy in this…

Lana Karlay, the Melbourne, Australia-based pop-rock artist, is back, and she has delivered a new emotionally charged tune titled “For The Weak”. She does not hang about in this song, with her vocals coming in almost instantly, backed with a tempo-perfect drumbeat and warm, sun-kissed guitars…. anemotionally charged, summer-ready pop-rock anthem built on urgency, warmth, and instant impact.Leading up to the chorus, you can hear a guitar tone start wallowing away in the background, ticking along before it eventually bursts into that aforementioned chorus. Once it comes, it sounds like the type of song that can soundtrack your summer.This is…