Author: Amanda Collins

Jem Cassar-Daley has released a new single, entitled ‘Front Left Pocket’. It marks her third release of 2025, following on from ‘Kiss Me Like You’re Leaving’ back in April and ‘Tidal Wave’ in July. Like ‘Tidal Wave’, ‘Front Left Pocket’ was co-written by the the Gumbaynggirr and Bundjalung singer-songwriter with Auckland-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Harry Charles. In a press statement, Cassar-Daley revealed that the song stemmed from an overheard pick-up line. “The guy [said] ‘the key to my heart is in your front left pocket’,” she said. “I think it’s equally cute, corny and cringe – so I took the…

Cradle Of Filth have announced the firing of guitarist Marek “Ashok” Šmerda – find out more below. Last night, Cradle Of Filth and frontman Dani Filth took to social media to announce that they have fired Šmerda with immediate effect. The post came hours after Šmerda shared his own posts announcing that he would be leaving Cradle Of Filth at the end of their current tour. His wife, Zoe Marie Federoff who was also in the band as keyboardist, also left the band mid-tour a day before Šmerda’s announcement. The couple cited “certain events” within the band as their reasons…

Former Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds was working on new music with Bam Margera before his fatal accident, it has been revealed. The lead guitarist and co-vocalist, who left the Mastodon line-up earlier this year, died in a motorcycle accident last Wednesday (August 20), aged 51 years old. Hinds, who was riding a motorcycle, was at an intersection when a BMW SUV crashed into him. Following the tragic news of Hinds’ death, his close friend, skater and occasional musician Bam Margera paid tribute, revealing that they had been working on music together ahead of Hinds’ passing. Margera wrote that he met…

Tampa-based singer-songwriter Zack Morris unveils a stirring folk, pop, and rock cohesion on new single “Good Enough,” which ruminates on personal change in the face of tumult. The track draws from a variety of personal experiences. “During different periods of my life, I’ve felt overwhelmed by anxiety that comes from the feelings of disbelief and being unsatisfied with where I’m at in my life, and if I’ll ever become the person I believe I can become,” Morris says. “I wrote this song for anyone who feels the same way, to help them believe they can become someone better.” The track…

After Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement on Tuesday (Aug. 26), social media exploded with well-wishes for the superstar couple — from ecstatic fans and the pair’s famous friends alike. Celebrity reactions included Sabrina Carpenter, who is the only featured artist on Swift’s upcoming The Life of a Showgirl album, teaming up with her Eras tourmate for the project’s title track. On Instagram Stories, Carpenter shared 10 white hearts above an engagement photo of the couple embracing with their foreheads touching. Charlie Puth shared the same photo on his Instagram Stories, writing above it: “Congratulations Taylor & Travis!…

Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department is back in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart for the first time in more than six months, as the 2024 set jumps from No. 18 to No. 10 on the chart dated Aug. 30, following the Aug. 12 announcement of her forthcoming album, The Life of a Showgirl (due Oct. 3). The next day (Aug. 13), she appeared on a highly watched episode of her now-fiancé’s podcast, New Heights, to discuss the upcoming release. Poets spent 17 nonconsecutive weeks atop the Billboard 200 beginning in May 2024, the most weeks atop…

Tesla’s Frank Hannon is set to release a new solo album. – Contributed photo Press release – Frank Hannon, co‑founder and lead guitarist of the multi‑platinum band TESLA, shares a new instrumental single, “Our Father’s Love,” out now alongside a contemplative music video filmed in the Sierra Mountains of Northern California. Drawn from his forthcoming solo album Reflections – a Western‑inspired, all‑guitar collection arriving September 12th – the track captures how Hannon used the instrument as his voice during a season of upheaval and healing. Composed after a cross‑country evacuation with three horses in tow and the grief that followed, “Our Father’s Love” channels the quiet, steady…

Press release – On October 24, Liberation Hall will give music fans the opportunity to rediscover a pair of uniquely American bands, Jackdawg and The Blasters. Jackdawg was a pop-rock trio featuring three legendary members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: multi-instrumentalist John McFee, drummer Keith Knudsen (both veterans of The Doobie Brothers), and bassist Stu Cook (Creedence Clearwater Revival). The Blasters were formed in 1979 and the group’s fervent blend of rockabilly, early rock and roll, punk rock, mountain music, rhythm and blues, and country was delivered by the potent pairing of brothers Phil and Dave Alvin. Jackdawg was born from the remnants of the 1980s…

Lana Del Rey’s country album is still cooking. According to a new cover interview with W, the singer’s long-delayed set is now called Stove and will come out in January. Most recently scheduled to come out this past spring, Del Rey decided to postpone the album to add six songs. “They were more autobiographical than I thought, and that took more time,” she told W. “The majority of the album will have a country flair. Eight years ago, when I was looking to make a country record, no one else was thinking about country,” she said, adding that she then…

The Wiggles are handling a different type of hot potato — a workplace dispute that has reached Australia’s Federal Court. The legendary kids entertainers are being taken to court by Luke O’Neill, who in January 2024 was unveiled as their first ever CEO, but was sacked just 16 months later.O’Neill is suing Wiggles Holdings Pty Ltd, group co-founder and “blue” wiggle Anthony Field, and general counsel Matthew Salgo, alleging breaches of the Fair Work Act, including claims of unpaid bonuses and unlawful dismissal. According to documents filed with the court, reported by The Guardian, O’Neill’s employment was terminated in late…