Posts by Vivian Yeung

Christmas gift guide 2020: The best presents for music fans

Featuring a Grimes colouring book, Lady Gaga’s soap, Thundercat socks and loads more

Giant Swan © Tom Andrew

Giant Swan return with new EP Do Not Be Afraid of Tenderness

The release lands on their own label, Keck, in February

Batu Butt Studio Void Dez

Batu and Butt Studio present their audiovisual collaboration Void Dez

Featuring a new track made exclusively for the video by the Timedance label head

DJ Lag Megan Ryte

Megan Ryte accused of plagiarising DJ Lag’s track Ice Drop

Ryte’s new single, Culture, features will.i.am and A$AP Ferg

Arca

Arca, Burna Boy, Dev Hynes, Tame Impala and Thundercat nominated for GRAMMY Awards

The 2021 list of nominees are in

Strange Brew

Bristol venue Strange Brew launches fundraiser appealing for help

The new music venue is unable to receive financial support from the government

Bandcamp Live

Bandcamp launches ticketed live streaming service

Bandcamp Live allows artists to set up ticketed shows

Crowd in a nightclub

NTIA fears UK clubs will become “extinct”

The Night Times Industries Associations says clubs are being systematically extinguished

FKA twigs Sad Day

FKA twigs launches Sad Day face filter on Instagram

In celebration of the one-year anniversary of MAGDALENE

Aphex Twin Yamaha CS-5 synth

Aphex Twin’s Yamaha CS-5 synth is up for auction on eBay

RDJ etched the liner notes of Selected Ambient Works Volume II into the bottom

Midori Takada

Le Guess Who? announces curators and first wave of acts for 2021 edition

Midori Takada, Mount Eerie’s Phil Elverum, Lucrecia Dalt and more will curate the line-up

Club to Club launches new label with Bienoise single To Be Banned From Rome

The festival’s soundtrack is out now

Octavian

Octavian accused of domestic abuse

A former partner has shared allegations of physical, verbal and psychological abuse

Stanley Donwood

Artwork by Radiohead collaborator Stanley Donwood to appear on UK billboards

You can view the piece Sol around various sites in Islington

Music Venue Trust traffic light campaign

Music Venue Trust launches traffic light campaign to highlight venues in crisis

A map shows which spaces are at risk of permanent closure

Floating Points Thundercat

Floating Points remixes Thundercat track Fair Chance

Taken from the album It Is What It Is

Mr Eazi Zilo

Mr Eazi and Zilo on the power of community

The Nigerian superstar and London artist meet over Zoom after performing their first shows during the pandemic

Watch Grimes get “tortured” and cheeseboarded on The Eric Andre Show

The star appears on a segment called ”Grimes and Punishment”

Phoebe Bridgers announces new EP Copycat Killer

It features new recordings of songs from her album Punisher

Altern 8

Altern 8 share first new track in over two decades, Hard Crew

There’s also remixes by Denham Audio, Samurai Breaks, Mechanizm + Kin and more

Rico Nasty unveils release date for debut album Nightmare Vacation

It’s out next month

Jam City Twitter

Jam City to release new album Pillowland this week

Jam City’s back after a five-year hiatus. The producer has announced his third full-length, entitled Pillowland. It…

Skepta, Lovebox 2018 © Daniela Montero

Skepta’s Papi Chulo verse selected for Democratic Party’s promo video

The video celebrates Kamala Harris’ win

Auntie Flo launches 24-hour ambient radio station

Ambient Flo will feature playlists by Shanti Celeste, Optimo and more

Burna Boy © Michelle Helena Janssen

Burna Boy to live stream O2 Academy performance

The virtual event will take place on 18 November

DJ Harvey’s Locussolus band return for new EP Exhumed

It’s out now on Bandcamp

Anzie Dasabe releases dreamy Landon Yost-directed video for Freeways

The R&B singer shares her first music video

SOPHIE BAYLI clown shit

SOPHIE remixes BAYLI and BABYNYMPH’s clown shit

The former Crack Magazine cover star has put her own spin on BAYLI and BABYNYMPH’s…

Lucrecia Dalt © Camille Blake

Le Guess Who? announces programme for online TV channel LGW ON

Le Guess Who? will launch the hybrid event, ON/OFF, from 13-15 November. The two-part programme…

Robert Del Naja, Massive Attack

Massive Attack release new film on the music industry’s impact on climate change

Directed by Anthony Tombling Jr, the film is a collaboration with Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research