Morrissey calls Brexit result “magnificent,” says he deserves Rock and Roll...
Photo by Heather KaplanMorrissey has never been one to shy away from making controversial statement, and he offered up a (meat-free) platter of them in a recent interview with FasterLouder. When asked...
View ArticleFollowing Brexit vote, Apple is raising App Store prices by 25% in the U.K.
If you were wondering how that whole Brexit thing is going, the answer is “not great, Bob.”The Guardian reports that Apple is raising prices on its U.K. App Store by almost 25%, a likely consequence of...
View ArticleRoger Daltrey says “a dead dog” would have beaten Hillary Clinton for President
Photo by Maja SmiejowskaIt’s easy to forget that the United States isn’t the only country going through some pretty distressing political times. Yet even as UK triggers Brexit, those outside of...
View ArticleDamon Albarn is working on The Good the Bad & the Queen’s long-awaited new album
As we noted earlier today, Damon Albarn is plenty busy with Gorillaz. However, even as he’s finishing up more Gorillaz songs and planning a Gorillaz Chicago festival, the UK musician is also making...
View ArticlePink Floyd’s Animals Pulls No Political Punches All These Years Later
Editor’s Note: This article original appeared in 2017.When it comes to Pink Floyd and politics, one refrain tends to ring louder than the others: “We don’t need no education!” This lyric from the...
View ArticleRingo Starr wasn’t in the country for Brexit vote, but says “I would’ve voted...
Ringo Starr wasn’t in his home country when it came time for Britain to vote on Brexit, so he didn’t really have an official say in the matter. In a new interview with BBC Newsnight, however, the...
View ArticlePrimal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie gloriously refuses to do the Skibidi dance on...
Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie appeared as a guest on the most recent episode of BBC political program The Week — though he probably totally regrets it.As NME points out, Gillespie appeared on...
View ArticleFilm Review: Brexit Takes An Engaging But Ultimately Shallow Look At the 2016...
The Pitch: A few months before Donald Trump’s election rocked the US, the UK had its own shocking 2016 election result in a referendum on whether or not to leave the European Union. The movement known...
View ArticleThom Yorke likens Brexit to “early days of the Third Reich” in Nazi Germany
If you thought the America’s political situation was dire, our friends across the Atlantic aren’t fairing much better. The British parliament finds itself between a rock and hard plate in navigating a...
View ArticleDamon Albarn says music “needs” to be more political
Last November saw Damon Albarn and the rest of The Good, The Bad & The Queen finally release their long-awaited sophomore album, Merrie Land. As the band told Consequence of Sound in a Track By...
View ArticleElton John says he’s “ashamed” of Brexit: “I am a European. I am not a...
Last Friday, British prime minister Theresa May announced that she would be stepping down on June 7th, drawing an end to her divisive three-year premiership. With the Conservative Party leader abruptly...
View ArticleKate Tempest on The Book of Traps and Lessons
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio PublicKate Tempest gives Kyle Meredith a ring to dive into her Rick Rubin-produced album, The Book of Traps and Lessons. She...
View ArticleMusicians From Outside the UK May Have to Pay to Play Starting in 2021
International musicians looking to perform in the United Kingdom may soon face new restrictions thanks to the country’s exit from the European Union. Once the Brexit transition period ends in 2021,...
View ArticleRiz Ahmed Announces Debut Solo Album The Long Goodbye
Rapper, actor, and activist Riz Ahmed has announced his debut solo album under his own name. Titled The Long Goodbye, the Brexit-themed LP will drop next month and be accompanied by a short film of the...
View ArticleRadiohead’s Colin Greenwood Calls for UK Government to Renegotiate Brexit...
On February 1st, the long-running Brexit saga finally came to an end, and British citizens woke up on an island both figuratively and literally. But the ramifications of the United Kingdom leaving the...
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