Swimming Bell shares music video for "95 At Night," directed by Christopher Goode

LA's Swimming Bell shares music video for "95 At Night," directed by Christopher Good

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Today Swimming Bell shares a new music video for their single "95 At Night," directed by Christopher Good who has also directed videos for Mitski, Grizzly Bear, Waxahatchee, etc. - you can watch it HERE - or check out the premiere over at MAGNET.

"I thought the song was really dreamy, so I thought a dreamy video would be good to make. It was primarily influenced by Maya Deren’s Meshes of the Afternoon, which is one of the most influential anythings, ever. You could probably watch Meshes of the Afternoon and then make a killer tiramisu, it’s just generally inspirational. Katie came out to Kansas to make the video and she bought me my first-ever coffee. I didn’t get hooked but I appreciated the attempt!" -Christopher Good

"I hadn't met Christopher until I arrived in Kansas, but it felt like we had known each other forever.  He, Bella (AD) and I were laughing the whole time.  It was a dream and a delight.  I was also glad to give him complete control to come up with the concept knowing that we both like absurdity." -Swimming Bell

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Swimming Bell, the project of Katie Schottland, returns with Somnia, a mesmerizing five-song EP produced by Rob Schnapf (Elliott Smith, Kurt Vile, Cat Power). Released via Perpetual Doom, Somnia invites listeners into an ethereal sonic realm - an underwater dreamworld where melodies drift effortlessly and rhythms pulse like ocean currents.   

Schottland, now based in LA, envisioned Somnia as an escape from the weight of reality. Against the backdrop of an increasingly tense world, she sought to create a space where listeners could feel suspended - floating between wakefulness and dreams. Collaborating with Schnapf, she embraced a more percussive approach, allowing textures and rhythms to guide the listener through shimmering soundscapes. Each track unfolds like a dream - buoyant, weightless, yet deeply immersive.

"I wanted this EP to feel like sinking into water, where everything is softened and suspended," says Schottland. "Given all the stress and tension in the world, I wanted to make a feeling of escape - something hypnotic and transportive. Rob and I explored percussive layers in a way that felt both grounding and dreamy, creating movement within."

With its captivating blend of organic instrumentation and airy production, Somnia marks a new chapter for Swimming Bell, further establishing Schottland as a singular voice in modern indie-folk.

Schottland offers some additional context for the EP's second single, "95 At Night":

"‘'95 at Night' ’is a memory of life before I moved to California—a song that carries the people and places from that time with me, even as my world has changed."

TOUR DATES

July 24 - Los Angeles, CA - The Goldfish

 

Swimming Bell
Somnia EP
(Perpetual Doom)
Street Date: May 16, 2025
Purchase / Stream it HERE

Track List:

Meet My Shadow
95 at Night
I'm Always Down
Found it at the Bottom of the Ocean
Mushrooms in July

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MTV “London Calling” VJ STEVE BLACKNELL Recounts Colorful Life in New Book, “Tales From The Bedroom Wall,” Out July 9

STEVE BLACKNELL “TALES FROM THE BEDROOM WALL-- THE LIFE & TIMES OF A SERIAL THRILL SEEKER” SET FOR JULY 9 RELEASE   MTV “LONDON CALLING” VJ RECOUNTS HIS COLORFUL LIFE IN BOOK THAT FEATURES FOREWORD BY LONGTIME FRIEND BILL WYMAN   “I met this young man a good forty years ago and we have remained close friends to the present day. From the start we were brothers-in-arms, sharing a love for the British humour of Tommy Cooper. We continue to meet as friends, and our e-mails always leave something to be desired, with Steve writing to me as Algernon or Clive and signing off as Fred. My replies would be addressed to Bert, and I would sign off as Tarquin, or the likes.” --BILL WYMAN (The Rolling Stones)   Enigmatic TV host, radio presenter, record company executive, and friend to the rich and famous—there is nothing that STEVE BLACKNELL hasn’t done. Except write his memoir, which he has finally done in TALES FROM THE BEDROOM WALL - THE LIFE & TIMES OF A SERIAL THRILL SEEKER (Old Treacle Press). Due out July 9 through Amazon - the book takes readers on a journey throughout his colorful life—the ups the downs, near death experiences, losing millions, taking Concorde to Live Aid with Phil Collins and dating Kate Bush, to his battle with bulimia and other addictions. This is the book that has it all and more.   In America, STEVE BLACKNELL is mainly known for hosting the award-winning MTV USA music fashion show “London Calling” which pulled 23 million viewers. He interviewed over 100 pop stars that included a snarly Alice Cooper, heartthrob David Cassidy in a hotel Jacuzzi, a 40-minute chat with Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister who consumed an entire bottle of Jack Daniels and a table tennis game with Bill Wyman who discussed his career in the Rolling Stones.   Growing up, STEVE adorned his bedroom wall with pictures of his musical heroes, blissfully unaware he would meet so many of them in future days. His bizarre adventures both in the UK and Hollywood, his ridiculous forays into drugs and food addictions and an inability to take other people’s advice saw him go from millionaire to near poverty. The book is about failure, ignorance, arrogance, and an innate desire to push boundaries until they explode. "There's an old joke that goes 'Everybody has a book in them’ which explains the lump in my throat. Indeed, I do believe there are so many of us who aren't necessarily household names that have lived life to 'the max!” STEVE says. “With me it hasn't been deliberate—I've just tried to pack in as many adventures as possible in my allotted time.  At 72 I still have a few tricks up my sleeve—for as the Buddhists say 'You're only here three billion times so you'd better enjoy yourself.’”   ###

Steve Blacknell was born in Peckham, UK and moved to Dartford, Kent in his early years eventually attending one of his heroes Mick Jagger’s old school, Dartford Grammar—where he even got his second-hand geography book!  An obsessive pop fan since the early 60’s, he decided early on that he wanted to be a Radio DJ and so wrote to many key industry figures with only one reply—from John Peel who advised him to try hospital radio. He became the breakfast DJ at St Thomas’s Hospital in London for a year, supported by a certain ‘Whispering’ Bob Harris.   His first love was Kate Bush, who he met in Dartford on the arm of another man however they got together soon after.  The budding songwriter and wannabee DJ would plot world domination; her the pop star and Steve introducing her on ‘Top of the Pops’! He, however, had no idea that he was dealing with a real musical genius.   The early 70s saw a move to Worcestershire where he worked at a Special Needs Home, and he started taking drugs. He eventually got his big break into music at Decca Records in the PR department and later at ABC working with artists from Steely Dan to Don Williams, during which time he began a dangerous dance with Anorexic Bulimia. He also met the future love of his life, Maggie.  He moved to Chrysalis Records in the late 70s working with acts like Leo Sayer, Jethro Tull and Split Enz, finally joining Jive Records where he signed A Flock Of Seagulls after seeing them perform “I Ran.”   By the 1980s he was hanging out with the right people and was spotted by the BBC who asked him to host BBC 2’s “hip” new pop fashion show “Riverside” where he introduced a brand-new band—New Order! After calling the Deputy Editor of BBC Breakfast Time most days for about six weeks, he was drafted in to do the pop news when the late Mike Smith became ill. He stayed for three years and learned his trade from Frank Bough.  By this point, he was also a regular host on Radio One’s “In Concert,” also the simulcast with BBC2 – “Sight and Sound in Concert.”   He was the BBC presenter covering Live Aid, the most important music event in the thirty-year history of rock & roll, flying in Concorde with Phil Collins--the only performer onstage at both Wembley and later the same day, Philadelphia.   After a 5-year stint as Peter Stringfellow’s PR and as Europe’s first “Video Jockey,’’ he hosted the award-winning MTV USA music fashion show “London Calling” which pulled 23 million viewers.   He became super rich and bought a mansion flat in the super trendy Holland Park Avenue--complete with chauffeur. He then had a dramatic sinus operation that left him stranded indoors for three months where he saw “God,” and on the flip of a coin while listening to Paul Young singing “Everything Must Change’’ he decided to try and crack the U.S.A and moved to Los Angeles.   While in the U.S., he met and married ex-groupie and 60’s legend Catherine James—the former wife of Moody Blues/Wings star Denny Laine. She was Diane Keaton's movie double for many years and was also best mates with mega-stars Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson. He soon found out that Catherine had lived with Mick Jagger in London and dated the A-Z of rock heroes. She’d been at the piano with Clapton when he wrote “Layla,” and knew Hendrix, Morrison and others.   After several TV hosting jobs--including a stint as the Hollywood anchor of the UK-based TV channel BSKYB and as an actor making five movies, he avoided death when a speed boat exploded in Marina Del Rey and spent six months in a wheelchair addicted to the powerful opiate Vicodin. After only six years in the States, he left Hollywood and his wife for the UK once more--now penniless.   Once back in the UK he reunited with Maggie--the love of his life--and eventually moved to Hythe, Kent with her. They have had a 50-year romance that survived the gaps! After 18 years, he still runs London’s premiere “media networking” club The Waffle. He is also the most qualified TV teacher in the UK and is CEO of The Central London School of TV and Media Training.   www.steveblacknell.com

bloom effect will release their brand new single "itero" from their upcoming EP oscilón

On July 25 bloom effect will release their brand new single "itero" from their upcoming EP oscilón 

THE SOUND OF NOW. That’s how bloom effect—the transatlantic shoegaze trio of Argentine-born Jula Lafit (vocals/bass), UK native Craig Weighman (guitar), and drummer Tom Rappa—define their identity. Bridging continents and sonic influences, the band crafts reverb-laced dream-pop with both emotional weight and melodic lift. Blending English and Spanish lyrics into immersive, fuzz-drenched textures, their sound nods to the likes of Cocteau Twins, Alvvays, and Ringo Deathstarr—yet remains distinctly their own.

Media outlets have taken notice. KEXP calls bloom effect “a strong set of soaring shoegaze and swirling dream-pop,” while Whitelight-Whiteheat praises their “emotional female vocals” and “triumphant melodies.” Obscure Sound hails their ability to evolve from “dreamy intrigue into shoegaze-friendly textured vigor,” and Amplify The Noise lauds their “vibrant and emotional intensity.” Their upcoming EP oscilón—a cinematic six-song release landing September 19, 2025, via Vancouver tastemakers Kingfisher Bluez—continues the band’s exploration of sound as feeling. Or, as they put it: “a sonic vessel for cosmic, euphoric love.”

www.bloomeffectband.com

NICK CAVE and THE BAD SEEDS @ Cruel World Fest - Brookside at The Rose Bowl May 17th 2025 // THE PORTABLE INFINITE

All photos by Alexander Laurence  

OASIS COMPLETE A TRIUMPHANT FIRST COMEBACK SHOW IN FRONT OF 62,000 FANS AT CARDIFF’S PRINCIPALITY STADIUM

OASIS COMPLETE A TRIUMPHANT FIRST COMEBACK SHOW IN FRONT OF 62,000 FANS AT CARDIFF’S PRINCIPALITY STADIUM

Years of speculation. Months of anticipation. The hottest ticket in town. The huge screen offers a final tantalizing teaser, “This is not a drill… It’s on…This is it!” as Noel and Liam walk onstage arm in arm. Oasis launch into “Hello” like their lives depend on it. “It’s good to be back,” snarls Liam Gallagher to a roar of approval as Cardiff’s Principality Stadium bounces in unison. Suddenly those sixteen years away have evaporated in a flash.   What follows is as close to an Oasis greatest hits set as anyone could hope for, first with “Acquiesce,” in which Liam and Noel finally back on-stage together trading lines says more than mere words ever could. Liam implores the audience to turn around and put their arms around the first person they see, leading into a rapturously received “Cigarettes & Alcohol.” “Anybody here from Manchester?” he asks, before keeping the atmosphere at fever pitch with “Fade Away.”   One thing that has remained under wraps - until now - is the rest of the Oasis line-up. There’s guitarist, co-founder and fan favorite Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs, back for the first time since 1998 after being a constant presence on the band’s iconic first three albums - Definitely Maybe, (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? and Be Here Now. He is joined by guitarist Gem Archer and bassist Andy Bell, who joined in together in 1999. Joining five familiar faces is a new one. Step forward drummer Joey Waronker (Paul McCartney, R.E.M., Atoms for Peace), who previously performed with Liam during his tour alongside John Squire.   Mid-set puts Noel in the spotlight, from “Talk Tonight” to a brass-assisted “Half A World Away” and a euphoric 62,000 person singalong to “Little By Little,” before Liam returns to swagger through songs so embedded into our culture that you’ll know every one of them: “Stand By Me,” “Whatever,” “Live Forever” (accompanied by a touching visual tribute to Diogo Jota), into a climactic “Rock ‘n’ Roll Star.”   The best is saved for last. “The Masterplan” is dedicated to “all the people in their twenties who have never seen us before” with Noel again taking lead vocals, a role he continues for “Don’t Look Back In Anger.” Liam returns for “Wonderwall,” prompting a mass choir of beery voices, before he declares, “Thank you beautiful people, this is it!” ahead of a closing “Champagne Supernova,” before the biggest cheer of the night is unleashed, as the brothers embrace while leaving the stage.   Tonight, Oasis once again proved that they’re rock ‘n’ roll stars - as if there was ever any doubt. One show in front of 62,000 people completed - 40 more gigs to a combined audience of 2.6 million to go.

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JAH WOBBLE : METAL BOX – REBUILT IN DUB TOUR @ The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Monday July 15th 2024

All photos by Alexander Laurence  

CERRONE & CHRISTINE AND THE QUEENS RELEASE CATCHING FEELINGS EP, INCL. "LAST ONE", "SUPERNATURE MMXXV (PURPLE DISCO MACHINE REMIX)”

CERRONE & CHRISTINE AND THE QUEENS UNITE AND RELEASE EPIC COLLABORATION:  CATCHING FEELINGS EP OUT VIA BECAUSE MUSIC HERE EP INCLUDES "LAST ONE", "GIVE IT TO ME", “SUPERNATURE MMXXV (PURPLE DISCO MACHINE REMIX)” FIRST SINGLE “CATCHING FEELINGS” RECEIVED RAPTUROUS ACCLAIM “Song of the Summer!” - NYLON

After leaving an indelible mark at the Paris Olympic Games closing ceremony and unveiling their first joint manifesto track “Catching feelings” and its thrilling Christine and the Queens-directed music video - an emotional firework beneath the strobe lights of the dancefloor - Cerrone and Christine and the Queens return with the Catching Feelings EP, out today. The creative partners also performed “Catching feelings” in Cannes for French National TV here. The 4-track release introduces a new standout: the luminous, aching “Last One,” and Purple Disco Machine joins them on the influential classic “Supernature”, reimagined as the “Supernature MMXXV” version. Driven by the distinctive voice of Christine and the Queens, the powerful and uplifting track “Catching feelings” is a song of love that knows no boundaries, no judgment. Christine and the queens always defended a world where humans could explore, desire freely without the need of any limitations. It’s a song of freedom in the flesh, a call to a lover. A vow for boldness. Something the younger generation of today, tired of boxes and endless etiquettes about who they could be, could certainly connect to.  Their unexpected and magnetic encounter took place on the monumental stage surrounding the Arc de Triomphe: Cerrone, pioneer and undisputed master of French disco, invited Christine and the Queens, the trailblazer, to join him for a dazzling reimagining of “Supernature”. This moment marked the beginning of a strong, intergenerational, and deeply embodied artistic alchemy. From the Paris Olympics performance, an immediate musical connection was born. Cerrone, captivated by Christine and the Queens’ vocal boldness and precision, invited him to the studio to continue the adventure. Very quickly, “Catching feelings” came to life: a luminous, organic pop-disco track filled with raw, modern emotion. Over sensual and danceable layers, he sings, “Let me be your man, don’t be afraid of catching feelings for me,” with rare intensity. This is more than a love song — it’s a proposition, an invitation to welcome emotion, desire, and authenticity. “Catching Feelings” embodies the subtle fusion of musical heritage — that of hedonistic and political disco — with today’s language: free, tender, and uninhibited. This project is a unique crossover between the legacy of disco and a completely liberated approach to desire and intimacy. It’s more than a track—it’s the meeting point of an era and a movement. With lyrics like “let me be your man, don’t be afraid, catching feelings for me,” it talks about how the raw, organic chemistry between two people should be celebrated without fear.  Disco becomes a platform for contemporary expression, fluid and attuned to the realities of desire and emancipation. It’s where influences don’t just blend—they evolve. Cerrone & Christine and the Queens - Catching Feelings EP - tracklist: 01. Catching feelings 02. Give It To Me 03. Last One 04. Supernature MMXXV (Purple Disco Machine remix) ABOUT CERRONE:  The Godfather of Disco: A Living Legend: With nearly five decades in music and over 30 million albums sold, Cerrone’s signature sound has shaped generations. Sampled by icons like LL Cool J, Beastie Boys, Nas or more recently Jamie XX, his influence is everywhere. The Blueprint of Disco: A visionary producer, DJ, composer, and drummer, Cerrone pioneered the digital evolution of disco, laying the foundation for modern dance music. His timeless grooves pulse through the DNA of French Touch and global electronic scenes alike. Forever Forward: Never standing still, Cerrone continues to collaborate with a new wave of talent - Purple Disco Machine, Dimitri From Paris, Sofi Tukker, The Reflex, Kenny Dope, and Disclosure - keeping his sound fresh, bold, and club-ready. Olympic Spotlight: In a jaw-dropping cultural moment, Cerrone’s Supernature lit up the 2024 Paris Olympics - soundtracking the Eiffel Tower and performed live with Rahim Redcar and a symphony orchestra beneath the Arc de Triomphe. Global Reawakening: The world took notice. With over 1.65 million Shazams, Supernature shot to #2 globally and topped charts in eight countries. Streams exploded by 1,200%, setting the stage for a brand-new version with Christine and the Queens. ABOUT CHRISTINE AND THE QUEENS: Christine and the Queens is a boundary-pushing French artist, an innovator and visionary. A shape-shifting human with a hardcore passion for music, theater and dance, every one of his releases is a different testament to his devotion for the medium, and a lesson of honesty. His 2024 album Hopecore was a wild, self produced and mixed exploration of desire and raw becoming made in six months. In 2023, he released PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE, an ambitious operatic concept album, inspired by legendary pieces such as Tommy by the Who, he went to LA to co-produce it with Mike Dean. With cinematic featurings - Madonna, 070 Shake, the piece explored loss and spiritual transformation - where he found new horizons on how to exist, and how to write.  His 2022 project Redcar les adorables étoiles is a gorgeous, underrated (ah, France!) french record, oozing weird sexyness and bold production choices (a strong Gina X performance phase for the artist), accompanied by a forward thinking live-show made of fantastic set design pieces such as an immense red Archangel Michael and dance solos inspired by Denis Lavant. In 2019, La vita nuova EP was accompanied by a cinematic short film set in Paris’s Opéra Garnier which inspired a true revival of the antique institution - and a newfound fascination for those old walls. This artist is for sure always somehow tapping into the collective subconscious, announcing strong winds from afar, dropping poetic gems that then infuse his peers. Earlier career milestones include Chris (2018), which reached #3 on the UK charts, and his breakthrough debut Chaleur Humaine (2014), which sold over 1.4 million copies worldwide. Known for genre-defying music and ever-evolving personas, Christine and the Queens has earned honors from GLAAD, BRITs, Q Awards, and Attitude, and consistently appears on best-of-the-decade lists. But mostly: go see him live. I swear. https://cerrone.net/  https://www.instagram.com/cerroneofficial/ https://www.tiktok.com/@cerroneofficial  https://www.christineandthequeens.com https://www.instagram.com/christineandthequeens/ https://www.tiktok.com/@christineandthequeens