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ZZ The Pharaoh reconnects with the foundations of his sound on new project The Rain Tapes 26, dropping fittingly on his 32nd birthday. Entirely self produced under his goodmorningroberto producer alias, the project pulls together grime, UK garage, amapiano and trap, balancing the raw 140 energy of his beginnings with the versatility he has developed over the years.Having first started rapping at 16 over grime instrumentals, ZZ uses The Rain Tapes to bridge different eras of his artistry without simply looking backwards. Instead, those early influences become the foundation for something broader and more adventurous, continuing a busy 2026 that…
Across the EP, Bawo moves comfortably between reflection and swagger. ‘And Still’ captures a sense of personal transformation, while the explosive ‘Shell Off’ brings together Scorcher and JME for a meeting of different generations of UK rap. ‘Surfboard Club’ offers a brighter, breezier moment, before ‘Wrestlemania’ explores the fallout of a relationship and closing track ‘Moon & Back’ leaves Bawo looking towards whatever comes next.Following recent collaborations with AntsLive, Knucks and Jam City, Surf’s Up feels like another expansion of Bawo’s musical world. As he puts it: “I’ve learned that I’m infinite as a musician. There is no end to…
Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a previously unreleased song from Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers. His estate recently unveiled a comprehensive new box set, Origins 1971-1978, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the band, out November 6th via UMe. Digging into the vaults, this collection traces the sonic formation of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in the white-hot ‘70s era, and features collaborations with legendary artists Al Kooper, Leon Russell, Jim Gordon, Emory Gordy and more, across country, folk, punk, reggae, rock and soul originals.Origins 1971-1978 will be available…
September 25, 2026 — Internationally acclaimed composer, songwriter and recording artist Randy Edelman will release his new album Green Park worldwide on September 25, marking a deeply personal new chapter in a career that has touched audiences for more than five decades. Green Park is more than a collection of songs. It is a reflection on time, memory, love and the quiet moments that remain with us long after they have passed. Edelman approaches the album with the sensitivity of someone who has spent a lifetime telling stories through music, allowing melody and emotion to speak where words sometimes cannot.…
A majestic album with its roots in sadness from celebrated multi-award winner.Long-awaited, Ride Lonesome is eight-time Grammy winner Beck’s first collection of all-new material since Hyperspace some six years ago. All 12 tracks were written and produced by Beck, with playing and production assistance from many of the team behind 2015’s Album of the Year Morning Phase and its spiritual predecessors, 2002’s Sea Change and from 1998, Mutations. Another long-time collaborator, English engineer and producer Nigel Godrich, was responsible for the mixing. He, of course, is well known for his Grammy-award-winning work with Radiohead and Roger Waters, along with countless…
Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalogue division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Bob Dylan’s The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1976 Live Recordings on November 6th. The 39-CD box (I say again, 39!!!) set captures this tour alongside a stellar company of backing musicians and guest artists, yet another breakthrough in Dylan’s performance career. It should come in at around £110, as well as making this one of the longest-ever news posts! A 3-LP (that’s a bit better!) set of the complete May 16, 1976 Fort Worth show, remixed from the original multi-track tapes, will release the same date.…
Play: Squeak Director: Asia Nerva-Culley Writer: Francesca Mepham Starring: Sophia Grilli, Will Meadows, Carol Morgan, Philip Gill Squeak – A Rehearsed Reading Who falls down the stairs whilst carrying their hamster’s cage? Lianne. Lianne is angry that her boyfriend Dan is now spending more time with Squeak their hamster than her, mainly, because she is dead. Dan is just angry. Mandy and Roger mean well.. Squeak is romantic, tragic and kind of cute! In a new exclusive interview for Blazing Minds, actress Carol Morgan talk about her role in the latest play from Francesca Mepham, Squeak, which will receive a…
If you’ve been mulling it over for a while, then mull no more! We are now down to our last 50 odd tickets for Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK, which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Rough Trade venue and Quaker Meeting House later this year on Saturday, November 28th.Headlining the event will be an exclusive UK performance from Chuck Prophet and the Echo Strings, featuring a four-piece string quartet, so you can hear Chuck’s songs like you have never heard them before. Also on the bill are legendary singer, musician and songwriter Steve Wynnof…
The second half of the licence plate on the Volkswagen Beetle gracing the cover of Abbey Road reads 281F, interpreted by lovers of conspiracies as a cryptic clue that Paul McCartney had shuffled off this mortal coil. The reasoning, for want of a better word, was that at the time of the album’s release in September 1969, Macca would have been 28 years old if he was still alive. “Paul is dead” is arguably the most infamous, most oft-repeated Beatles conspiracy theory. Whispers began circulating that he’d died in a road accident in ’66 and was replaced by a lookalike,…
It also explains why this new chapter feels so different. The Iceberg Slimm who once rocked purple hair, oversized clothes and New Era caps is now more likely to appear in a fedora, blazer and spiritual stones. Even that visual evolution has purpose. When he walks into schools, he wants young men to see another possibility for what success can look like.Musically, the same principle applies. Rather than chasing shock value, he increasingly wants his records to leave something behind.One forthcoming song, “Yesterday”, looks at the breakdown of a relationship and the emotional aftermath for men. The inspiration came while…
Turin based artist, producer and multi instrumentalist Enrico Antinori continues to shape his distinctive RE:NOIR project with BARBAROUX 13, a deeply personal six track EP spanning English and German.Drawing on his Italian and German roots, Re describes his sound as “trip pop”, blending atmospheric alternative pop, intimate songwriting and cinematic textures with darker, experimental production. Written during a period of upheaval and personal change, BARBAROUX 13 explores love, separation, self doubt and identity, gradually moving from uncertainty and melancholy towards acceptance, growth and rebirth.Created largely by Antinori alongside Luca Vergano, the EP also features contributions from longtime friend Llight, his…
With more than 10 million streams behind her and performances stretching from Australia to the UK, ‘Body On Me’ feels like the beginning of another evolution. Following an EP centred around heartbreak, she now wants to explore confidence and feeling comfortable within herself before moving towards more introspective territory.“My whole thing with my music is to remind you what it is to be human and what it is to feel human,” she says. “It’s going on a journey from heartbreak with the EP, to now feeling sexy, feeling confident, feeling good in my skin. Then I think I’m going to…