The iconic Britpop band Blur is set to return to the big screen with their new feature-length documentary, blur: To The End. Directed by Toby L and produced by Josh Connolly, the film follows the band’s recent reunion and the release of their first album in eight years, ‘The Ballad of Darren’. Officially hitting cinemas in the UK and Ireland on July 19, 2024, the documentary captures the group’s recording sessions and landmark performances at London’s Wembley Stadium. It offers an intimate glimpse into the relationships and dynamics of Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, and Dave Rowntree, celebrating over...
- 5/25/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
Blur fans, get ready to dive deep into the heart of one of Britain’s most iconic bands. Following the success of their latest album, The Ballad of Darren, Blur has announced a highly anticipated feature-length documentary titled To The End. This impressive documentary covers the band’s rich history, their reunion, and their triumphant return to the stage. The Band’s Storied Comeback To The End brings fans up close and personal with Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, and Dave Rowntree as they navigate the recording process for The Ballad of Darren and prepare for their monumental shows at Wembley Stadium.
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- 5/24/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
Blur have announced a new documentary titled Blur: To the End, which centers around their 2023 reunion. Watch the trailer below.
The clip offers a glimpse into behind-the-scenes footage of the band reconnecting to record their comeback album, The Ballad of Darren, and preparing for their reunion tour. “I’m just concerned that we do it as honestly as humanly possible for people like us,” Damon Albarn says.
According to the official description, the film “follows the unique relationship of four friends — and bandmates of three decades — Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, and Dave Rowntree as they came together in early 2023 to record new songs ahead of their sold-out, first ever shows at London’s Wembley Stadium in July last summer.”
For now, To the End is only slated for release in UK and Irish cinemas beginning on July 19th, but the band has promised details of an international theatrical release are “coming soon.
The clip offers a glimpse into behind-the-scenes footage of the band reconnecting to record their comeback album, The Ballad of Darren, and preparing for their reunion tour. “I’m just concerned that we do it as honestly as humanly possible for people like us,” Damon Albarn says.
According to the official description, the film “follows the unique relationship of four friends — and bandmates of three decades — Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, and Dave Rowntree as they came together in early 2023 to record new songs ahead of their sold-out, first ever shows at London’s Wembley Stadium in July last summer.”
For now, To the End is only slated for release in UK and Irish cinemas beginning on July 19th, but the band has promised details of an international theatrical release are “coming soon.
- 5/7/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Blur have announced a new documentary titled Blur: To the End, which centers around their 2023 reunion. Watch the trailer below.
The clip offers a glimpse into behind-the-scenes footage of the band reconnecting to record their comeback album, The Ballad of Darren, and preparing for their reunion tour. “I’m just concerned that we do it as honestly as humanly possible for people like us,” Damon Albarn says.
According to the official description, the film “follows the unique relationship of four friends — and bandmates of three decades — Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, and Dave Rowntree as they came together in early 2023 to record new songs ahead of their sold-out, first ever shows at London’s Wembley Stadium in July last summer.”
For now, To the End is only slated for release in UK and Irish cinemas beginning on July 19th, but the band has promised details of an international theatrical release are “coming soon.
The clip offers a glimpse into behind-the-scenes footage of the band reconnecting to record their comeback album, The Ballad of Darren, and preparing for their reunion tour. “I’m just concerned that we do it as honestly as humanly possible for people like us,” Damon Albarn says.
According to the official description, the film “follows the unique relationship of four friends — and bandmates of three decades — Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, and Dave Rowntree as they came together in early 2023 to record new songs ahead of their sold-out, first ever shows at London’s Wembley Stadium in July last summer.”
For now, To the End is only slated for release in UK and Irish cinemas beginning on July 19th, but the band has promised details of an international theatrical release are “coming soon.
- 5/7/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Film News
Altitude has debuted the trailer for the documentary on one of the pivotal bands of the Brit-pop era, ‘blur: To The End’.
Depicting the most recent chapter in the band’s story, the doc is captured during the period in which they made a surprise – and emotional – return with their first record in 8 years, the critically acclaimed #1 album ‘The Ballad of Darren’.
The documentary follows the unique relationship of four friends – and bandmates of three decades – Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree as they came together in early 2023 to record new songs ahead of their sold-out, first-ever shows at London’s Wembley Stadium in July last summer.
Featuring performances of their most iconic, much-loved songs, footage of the band in the studio and life on the road, the doc is an intimate moment in time with this most enduring of English bands, who have been at the...
Depicting the most recent chapter in the band’s story, the doc is captured during the period in which they made a surprise – and emotional – return with their first record in 8 years, the critically acclaimed #1 album ‘The Ballad of Darren’.
The documentary follows the unique relationship of four friends – and bandmates of three decades – Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree as they came together in early 2023 to record new songs ahead of their sold-out, first-ever shows at London’s Wembley Stadium in July last summer.
Featuring performances of their most iconic, much-loved songs, footage of the band in the studio and life on the road, the doc is an intimate moment in time with this most enduring of English bands, who have been at the...
- 5/7/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
After Day One of Coachella saw artists such as Sabrina Carpenter and Young Miko take inspiration from the Eighties, Day Two was a celebration of the Nineties thanks to reunion performances from No Doubt and Sublime, and the 2000s with Ice Spice’s Y2K aesthetic and the presence of Vampire Weekend.
Unlike in years past where the heat took over for the vast majority of the day, the cold took over the Coachella festival grounds early in the afternoon. By Tyler, the Creator and No Doubt’s set fans...
Unlike in years past where the heat took over for the vast majority of the day, the cold took over the Coachella festival grounds early in the afternoon. By Tyler, the Creator and No Doubt’s set fans...
- 4/14/2024
- by Tomás Mier and Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
Blur fans, rejoice! There’s a concert film and a documentary heading to a cinema near you later this year. More details here.
Here’s a double whammy for your Thursday afternoon. Iconic band Blur are getting not only a documentary on their incredible career, but also a concert film.
Updated From Original Story: release date added at the bottom!
The documentary will follow the band during the year they made their surprise return with the album The Ballad of Darren. The film will portray the friends, bandmembers, some might even say soulmates, as they record ten new songs, culminating in their sold-out shows at Wembley Stadium.
The concert film will then showcase one of those shows at Wembley. Titled blur: Live At Wembley Stadium, it will give you a chance to experience (or relive) the concert from summer 2023.
Toby L. is in charge of directing both films.
Blur, hailing from London,...
Here’s a double whammy for your Thursday afternoon. Iconic band Blur are getting not only a documentary on their incredible career, but also a concert film.
Updated From Original Story: release date added at the bottom!
The documentary will follow the band during the year they made their surprise return with the album The Ballad of Darren. The film will portray the friends, bandmembers, some might even say soulmates, as they record ten new songs, culminating in their sold-out shows at Wembley Stadium.
The concert film will then showcase one of those shows at Wembley. Titled blur: Live At Wembley Stadium, it will give you a chance to experience (or relive) the concert from summer 2023.
Toby L. is in charge of directing both films.
Blur, hailing from London,...
- 4/12/2024
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
Sales
Altitude is launching international sales on two films featuring iconic British band Blur at the Berlin European Film Market. The band, consisting of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bass guitarist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree, was formed in 1988 and tasted considerable success until it went on hiatus in 2015.
The first film is an untitled feature-length documentary depicting the return of Blur, captured across a year in which the band made a surprise return with their first record in eight years, the #1 album “The Ballad of Darren.” It follows the relationship of the bandmates of over three decades as they come together to record 10 new songs ahead of their sold-out shows at London’s Wembley Stadium in 2023. The second film is “Blur: Live At Wembley Stadium,” a two-hour concert film of the Wembley show.
Both films are directed by Toby L. and produced by Josh Connolly, via production...
Altitude is launching international sales on two films featuring iconic British band Blur at the Berlin European Film Market. The band, consisting of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bass guitarist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree, was formed in 1988 and tasted considerable success until it went on hiatus in 2015.
The first film is an untitled feature-length documentary depicting the return of Blur, captured across a year in which the band made a surprise return with their first record in eight years, the #1 album “The Ballad of Darren.” It follows the relationship of the bandmates of over three decades as they come together to record 10 new songs ahead of their sold-out shows at London’s Wembley Stadium in 2023. The second film is “Blur: Live At Wembley Stadium,” a two-hour concert film of the Wembley show.
Both films are directed by Toby L. and produced by Josh Connolly, via production...
- 2/9/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
UK sales and distribution outfit Altitude has added a documentary and a separate concert film about iconic British band blur to its European Film Market (EFM) slate.
Altitude will also release both films theatrically in the UK and Ireland later this year.
The first film is a feature-length documentary depicting the band’s emotional return, captured across a year in which the foursome – Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree – recorded their first album in eight years, ‘The Ballad of Darren’, ahead of their sold-out, first ever shows at London’s Wembley Stadium in 2023.
The second film, blur: Live At Wembley Stadium,...
Altitude will also release both films theatrically in the UK and Ireland later this year.
The first film is a feature-length documentary depicting the band’s emotional return, captured across a year in which the foursome – Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree – recorded their first album in eight years, ‘The Ballad of Darren’, ahead of their sold-out, first ever shows at London’s Wembley Stadium in 2023.
The second film, blur: Live At Wembley Stadium,...
- 2/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
Blur is going on hiatus again following their recent reunion, which yielded their ninth studio album, The Ballad of Darren.
In a new interview with French magazine Les Inrockuptibles (via Far Out Magazine), Blur frontman Damon Albarn said, “It is time to wrap up this campaign. It’s too much for me. It was the right thing to do and an immense honor to play these songs again, spend time with these guys, make an album, blah-blah-blah.”
The band — comprising guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James, and drummer Dave Rowntree...
In a new interview with French magazine Les Inrockuptibles (via Far Out Magazine), Blur frontman Damon Albarn said, “It is time to wrap up this campaign. It’s too much for me. It was the right thing to do and an immense honor to play these songs again, spend time with these guys, make an album, blah-blah-blah.”
The band — comprising guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James, and drummer Dave Rowntree...
- 12/6/2023
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Pink Floyd recorded several all-time great classic rock songs. They also hid some underrated gems on their albums, but “Have You Got It Yet?” wasn’t one of them. Still, that tune reunited Pink Floyd’s three surviving members for a movie of the same name that looks at the band’s early history.
Pink Floyd reunited for the movie ‘Have You Got It Yet?’
Pink Floyd’s intraband relationships were rarely smooth sailing, even when the band reached its peak.
Bassist and chief songwriter Roger Waters and lead guitarist David Gilmour often found themselves on rocky ground. Waters fired keyboard player Rick Wright while recording The Wall and supplanted drummer Nick Mason with Andy Newmark on The Final Cut. The classic Pink Floyd lineup bitterly disintegrated after that latter album. The years and distance did little to thaw the frosty relationships.
Still, Have You Got It Yet? got Pink Floyd to reunite.
Pink Floyd reunited for the movie ‘Have You Got It Yet?’
Pink Floyd’s intraband relationships were rarely smooth sailing, even when the band reached its peak.
Bassist and chief songwriter Roger Waters and lead guitarist David Gilmour often found themselves on rocky ground. Waters fired keyboard player Rick Wright while recording The Wall and supplanted drummer Nick Mason with Andy Newmark on The Final Cut. The classic Pink Floyd lineup bitterly disintegrated after that latter album. The years and distance did little to thaw the frosty relationships.
Still, Have You Got It Yet? got Pink Floyd to reunite.
- 7/29/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Blur have shared a pair of bonus tracks from their comeback album, The Ballad of Darren, titled “The Rabbi” and “The Swan.” The songs appear on the deluxe edition of their first LP in eight years, which arrived just a few days ago.
Whereas “The Rabbi” speaks of being lost and wonders about “tomorrow’s heroes,” “The Swan” is more personal. On the latter track, Damon Albarn sings about always being there for someone even after a relationship is over with lyrics like, “Do you miss me now I’ve gone?/ Know that I will always be here/ Even though I have to let you go.” Stream both songs below.
Albarn spoke with Consequence about the making of The Ballad of Darren for our latest cover story. He called the project “the first legit [Blur] album since [1999’s] 13” due to the collaboration with guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James, and drummer Dave Rowntree...
Whereas “The Rabbi” speaks of being lost and wonders about “tomorrow’s heroes,” “The Swan” is more personal. On the latter track, Damon Albarn sings about always being there for someone even after a relationship is over with lyrics like, “Do you miss me now I’ve gone?/ Know that I will always be here/ Even though I have to let you go.” Stream both songs below.
Albarn spoke with Consequence about the making of The Ballad of Darren for our latest cover story. He called the project “the first legit [Blur] album since [1999’s] 13” due to the collaboration with guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James, and drummer Dave Rowntree...
- 7/24/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Blur are officially back with The Ballad of Darren, their first album in eight years. Listen to the complete project below via Apple Music and Spotify.
Featuring singles “St. Charles Square” and “The Narcissist” — the latter of which we named Song of the Week — The Ballad of Darren was produced by James Ford. In a statement, Damon Albarn described it as “an aftershock record, reflection and comment on where we find ourselves now.”
Albarn spoke more extensively about the project in our recent cover story on Blur. The LP marked the band’s most collaborative project in years, with bassist Alex James and guitarist Graham Coxon insisting on working out its 10 songs with Albarn. As a result, the singer called The Ballad of Darren “the first legit [Blur] album since [1999’s] 13.”
In his review of the album for Consequence, Associate Editor Paolo Ragusa called The Ballad of Darren an “enjoyable, heartfelt, and contemplative record.
Featuring singles “St. Charles Square” and “The Narcissist” — the latter of which we named Song of the Week — The Ballad of Darren was produced by James Ford. In a statement, Damon Albarn described it as “an aftershock record, reflection and comment on where we find ourselves now.”
Albarn spoke more extensively about the project in our recent cover story on Blur. The LP marked the band’s most collaborative project in years, with bassist Alex James and guitarist Graham Coxon insisting on working out its 10 songs with Albarn. As a result, the singer called The Ballad of Darren “the first legit [Blur] album since [1999’s] 13.”
In his review of the album for Consequence, Associate Editor Paolo Ragusa called The Ballad of Darren an “enjoyable, heartfelt, and contemplative record.
- 7/21/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
Damon Albarn has characterized Blur’s The Ballad of Darren as “an aftershock record, a reflection and comment on where we find ourselves now.” Indeed, the group’s ninth album embodies just that. At its core, it mourns the heartaches, perils of fame, and drug use that the band has grappled with throughout their illustrious 32-year career.
It would be easy, then, for Albarn and company to succumb to creating another typical Blur album that dwells in the past without pushing their music forward in any meaningful way. If not for Alex James’s enchanting basslines, Albarn’s incessant lyrical vulnerability, or the dreamlike orchestration embedded within these songs, it very well could have been just that. Regardless, the album affirms that Blur isn’t ready to get comfortable quite yet.
The Ballad of Darren is Blur’s first album since 2015’s The Magic Whip, and it proves that absence...
It would be easy, then, for Albarn and company to succumb to creating another typical Blur album that dwells in the past without pushing their music forward in any meaningful way. If not for Alex James’s enchanting basslines, Albarn’s incessant lyrical vulnerability, or the dreamlike orchestration embedded within these songs, it very well could have been just that. Regardless, the album affirms that Blur isn’t ready to get comfortable quite yet.
The Ballad of Darren is Blur’s first album since 2015’s The Magic Whip, and it proves that absence...
- 7/18/2023
- by Dana Poland
- Slant Magazine
Syd Barrett was the guiding light of the original Pink Floyd — the band’s singer, primary songwriter and guitarist from their first day until their psychedelia-defining 1967 debut album, “Piper at the Gates of Dawn.” His sparkling, childlike melodies and lyrics have cast a huge influence over rock and pop music ever since — David Bowie cited him as a pivotal influence, and it shows — and entire genres of music, particularly the neo-psychedelic waves of the early ‘80s in the U.S. and U.K., bear his fingerprints.
Yet he was also one of rock’s first “acid casualties” — people who took too many drugs, or at least the wrong ones, and were never the same afterward. His bandmates and friends say one day, he was just gone: The distinctive sparkle in his eye and spring in his step had disappeared. He became uncommunicative and withdrawn; he’d go onstage and just stand there,...
Yet he was also one of rock’s first “acid casualties” — people who took too many drugs, or at least the wrong ones, and were never the same afterward. His bandmates and friends say one day, he was just gone: The distinctive sparkle in his eye and spring in his step had disappeared. He became uncommunicative and withdrawn; he’d go onstage and just stand there,...
- 7/14/2023
- by Jem Aswad
- Variety Film + TV
On “The Narcissist,” Blur’s first new song in eight years, Damon Albarn sings about looking in the mirror and seeing a Pierrot (a commedia dell’arte clown) looking back at him as he attempts to rebuild his ego. “If you see darkness look away,” he sings at one point, before the upbeat chorus kicks in: “I’m going to shine a light in your eyes/You will probably shine it back on me/But I won’t fall this time.” The track is the first taste of the band’s upcoming album,...
- 5/18/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
"He launched them into space." Mercury Studios has launched their official trailer for a music history doc film titled in full: Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett & Pink Floyd. This look back at the origins of the iconic rock band Pink Floyd was co-directed by Hipgnosis founder Storm Thorgerson, who passed away in 2013, but is still credited as director for all his work over the years on this project. The film examines the relationship between Pink Floyd - the visionaries behind prog rock and British psychedelic music – and founding member Syd Barrett, who left the group before they met stardom. It was Syd who gave the group their moniker by combining the names of blues players – Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. Intimate interviews with band members David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Roger Waters uncover Barrett’s ongoing impact on the group. Narrated by the actor Jason Isaacs,...
- 4/26/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The previously announced Syd Barrett documentary Have You Got It Yet?, about the Pink Floyd founder-turned-recluse-turned-mythic cult icon, has shared its first trailer ahead of its U.S. release this summer.
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd features new interviews with the band’s surviving members — Roger Waters (Barrett’s classmate and Pink Floyd’s co-founder), Nick Mason, and David Gilmour — to provide insight into The Piper at the Gates of Dawn mastermind’s meteoric rise, acid-fueled breakdown and eventual exile from the band.
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd features new interviews with the band’s surviving members — Roger Waters (Barrett’s classmate and Pink Floyd’s co-founder), Nick Mason, and David Gilmour — to provide insight into The Piper at the Gates of Dawn mastermind’s meteoric rise, acid-fueled breakdown and eventual exile from the band.
- 4/26/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Blur’s guitarist Graham Coxon has opened up about his worries during the height of the band’s success.
Coxon said he struggled to deal with fame, and the attention from some of the band’s more obsessive fans, whom he described as“unhinged”.
“You get unhinged people. People who are obsessive,” said the 53-year-old in an interview with The Idler.
Coxon explained that some intrusive attention had led to him worry constantly and suffer from insomnia.
“Until it happens to you, you don’t quite realise just what a nightmare that is,” he said.
“Months and months of not sleeping. Worrying every day, every hour of the day. It was awful,” he added.
Some superfans even made efforts to have engagements with Coxon’s girlfriends during the 1990s, he recalled.
“You’d be on tour and your girlfriend would have all these suitors, trying to get with your girlfriend.
Coxon said he struggled to deal with fame, and the attention from some of the band’s more obsessive fans, whom he described as“unhinged”.
“You get unhinged people. People who are obsessive,” said the 53-year-old in an interview with The Idler.
Coxon explained that some intrusive attention had led to him worry constantly and suffer from insomnia.
“Until it happens to you, you don’t quite realise just what a nightmare that is,” he said.
“Months and months of not sleeping. Worrying every day, every hour of the day. It was awful,” he added.
Some superfans even made efforts to have engagements with Coxon’s girlfriends during the 1990s, he recalled.
“You’d be on tour and your girlfriend would have all these suitors, trying to get with your girlfriend.
- 12/5/2022
- by Megan Graye
- The Independent - Music
Blur will play at Wembley Stadium next July, marking the band’s first headline show since 2015.
The event will see Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree come together to perform in the band’s first ever Wembley Stadium performance.
They will be joined on the line-up by British rapper slowthai, Mercury Prize nominee Self Esteem and electro-pop duo Jockstrap.
Damon Albarn said of the reunion: “We really love playing these songs and thought it’s about time we did it again.”
Alex James added: “There’s always something really special when the four of us get in a room. It’s nice to think that on 8 July that room will be Wembley Stadium.”
After their debut album Leisure in 1991, Blur had five successive UK number one albums – Parklife (1994), The Great Escape (1995), Blur (1997), 13 (1999) and Think Tank (2003).
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Along with Oasis,...
The event will see Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree come together to perform in the band’s first ever Wembley Stadium performance.
They will be joined on the line-up by British rapper slowthai, Mercury Prize nominee Self Esteem and electro-pop duo Jockstrap.
Damon Albarn said of the reunion: “We really love playing these songs and thought it’s about time we did it again.”
Alex James added: “There’s always something really special when the four of us get in a room. It’s nice to think that on 8 July that room will be Wembley Stadium.”
After their debut album Leisure in 1991, Blur had five successive UK number one albums – Parklife (1994), The Great Escape (1995), Blur (1997), 13 (1999) and Think Tank (2003).
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- 11/15/2022
- by Ellie Harrison and Megan Graye
- The Independent - Music
Blur will play at Wembley Stadium next July, marking the band’s first headline show since 2015.
The event will see Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree come together to perform in the band’s first ever Wembley Stadium performance.
They will be joined on the line-up by British rapper slowthai, Mercury Prize nominee Self Esteem and electro-pop duo Jockstrap.
Damon Albarn said of the reunion: “We really love playing these songs and thought it’s about time we did it again.”
Alex James added: “There’s always something really special when the four of us get in a room. It’s nice to think that on 8 July that room will be Wembley Stadium.”
After their debut album Leisure in 1991, Blur had five successive UK number one albums – Parklife (1994), The Great Escape (1995), Blur (1997), 13 (1999) and Think Tank (2003).
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Along with Oasis,...
The event will see Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree come together to perform in the band’s first ever Wembley Stadium performance.
They will be joined on the line-up by British rapper slowthai, Mercury Prize nominee Self Esteem and electro-pop duo Jockstrap.
Damon Albarn said of the reunion: “We really love playing these songs and thought it’s about time we did it again.”
Alex James added: “There’s always something really special when the four of us get in a room. It’s nice to think that on 8 July that room will be Wembley Stadium.”
After their debut album Leisure in 1991, Blur had five successive UK number one albums – Parklife (1994), The Great Escape (1995), Blur (1997), 13 (1999) and Think Tank (2003).
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- 11/15/2022
- by Ellie Harrison and Megan Graye
- The Independent - Music
Noel Gallagher has dampened hope for a potential Oasis reunion with brother Liam.
Oasis split up in 2009 after 18 years of performing together, following a bitter feud between Noel and Liam which still persists today.
While Liam has expressed a desire to get the band back together, Noel has often dismissed them.
Appearing on Monday’s episode (17 October) of the Pub Talk podcast, Noel said that it would take “a set of extraordinary circumstances” for fans to see Oasis perform together.
But, much to their fans dismay, he continued: “I don’t like going back over things. I always say to people ‘would you go on holiday with your ex missus?’”
On the potential of a reunion, Noel said there would be “no point”.
“Oasis sell as many records now, per year, as we did when we were together,” he continued. “We’re as popular now, in the eyes of the people,...
Oasis split up in 2009 after 18 years of performing together, following a bitter feud between Noel and Liam which still persists today.
While Liam has expressed a desire to get the band back together, Noel has often dismissed them.
Appearing on Monday’s episode (17 October) of the Pub Talk podcast, Noel said that it would take “a set of extraordinary circumstances” for fans to see Oasis perform together.
But, much to their fans dismay, he continued: “I don’t like going back over things. I always say to people ‘would you go on holiday with your ex missus?’”
On the potential of a reunion, Noel said there would be “no point”.
“Oasis sell as many records now, per year, as we did when we were together,” he continued. “We’re as popular now, in the eyes of the people,...
- 10/19/2022
- by Furvah Shah
- The Independent - Music
Syd Barrett, who walked Pink Floyd through the gates of dawn before mental illness forced his departure from the then-rising group, will be the focus of an upcoming documentary featuring new interviews with his former bandmates.
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd will chronicle the early years of the band, as well as the life of the elusive and madcap Barrett after he left the band during the recording of 1968’s A Saucerful of Secrets; Roger “Syd” Barrett died in 2006 at the age of 60.
Mercury Studios,...
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd will chronicle the early years of the band, as well as the life of the elusive and madcap Barrett after he left the band during the recording of 1968’s A Saucerful of Secrets; Roger “Syd” Barrett died in 2006 at the age of 60.
Mercury Studios,...
- 10/14/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Mercury Studios has completed work on a documentary about the co-founder of one of the greatest rock n’ roll bands of all time.
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd explores the enigmatic Barrett, who wrote Pink Floyd’s first two hits and even came up with the band’s name (a mashup of obscure blues players Pink Anderson and Floyd Council). In 1968, only a few years after the group’s founding, Barrett was forced out of Pink Floyd when his bandmates became alarmed about his mental stability and use of psychedelic drugs.
Barrett recorded a couple of solo albums before exiting the business.
Musician-artist Syd Barrett, co-founder of Pink Floyd
“Barrett dropped out of music, returning home to Cambridge for the last 30 years of his life and his first love of painting,” according to a release about the documentary. “Poignantly, some of...
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd explores the enigmatic Barrett, who wrote Pink Floyd’s first two hits and even came up with the band’s name (a mashup of obscure blues players Pink Anderson and Floyd Council). In 1968, only a few years after the group’s founding, Barrett was forced out of Pink Floyd when his bandmates became alarmed about his mental stability and use of psychedelic drugs.
Barrett recorded a couple of solo albums before exiting the business.
Musician-artist Syd Barrett, co-founder of Pink Floyd
“Barrett dropped out of music, returning home to Cambridge for the last 30 years of his life and his first love of painting,” according to a release about the documentary. “Poignantly, some of...
- 10/14/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Hello there, Blink-182 have announced their biggest world tour yet – along with new music coming in 2022 – and this is no small thing.
The US band will return for a major tour that will see the reunion of Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker for the first time in 10 years.
And we’ll certainly be at their show, watching, waiting and only commiserating that this tour didn’t happen sooner. And you can be there, too, as we’re sharing everything you need to know about how to get your hands on tickets as soon as they go live on Monday 17 October, and where to buy pre-sale tickets.
In the UK and Ireland, the band will visit venues across London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Belfast and Dublin throughout September and October 2023. The multi-platinum, award-winning group will also play their first-ever performances in Latin America, along with stops in North America, before coming over to Europe,...
The US band will return for a major tour that will see the reunion of Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker for the first time in 10 years.
And we’ll certainly be at their show, watching, waiting and only commiserating that this tour didn’t happen sooner. And you can be there, too, as we’re sharing everything you need to know about how to get your hands on tickets as soon as they go live on Monday 17 October, and where to buy pre-sale tickets.
In the UK and Ireland, the band will visit venues across London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Belfast and Dublin throughout September and October 2023. The multi-platinum, award-winning group will also play their first-ever performances in Latin America, along with stops in North America, before coming over to Europe,...
- 10/13/2022
- by Megan Graye and Lauren Cunningham
- The Independent - Music
Blink-182 have announced their biggest world tour yet, along with new music coming in 2023.
The US band will return for a major tour that will see the reunion of Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker for the first time in 10 years.
In the UK and Ireland, the band will visit venues across London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Belfast Dublin throughout September and October 2023.
The multi-platinum, award-winning group will also play their first ever performances in Latin America, along with stops in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand starting March 2023 through February 2024.
The band will also drop their new single “Edging’’ this Friday (14 October), marking the first time in a decade that Hoppus, DeLonge and Barker have been in the studio together.
The tour announcement also features multiple festival appearances in Latin America and the US, including the highly acclaimed Lollapalooza.
Tickets will go on sale on Monday 17 October 10am local time here.
The US band will return for a major tour that will see the reunion of Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker for the first time in 10 years.
In the UK and Ireland, the band will visit venues across London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Belfast Dublin throughout September and October 2023.
The multi-platinum, award-winning group will also play their first ever performances in Latin America, along with stops in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand starting March 2023 through February 2024.
The band will also drop their new single “Edging’’ this Friday (14 October), marking the first time in a decade that Hoppus, DeLonge and Barker have been in the studio together.
The tour announcement also features multiple festival appearances in Latin America and the US, including the highly acclaimed Lollapalooza.
Tickets will go on sale on Monday 17 October 10am local time here.
- 10/11/2022
- by Megan Graye
- The Independent - Music
Blur star Graham Coxon is so keen to see Oasis reunite that he’d be happy to help them work out their issues.
Coxon, one of the founding members of Blur, played lead guitar and performed secondary vocals for the Britpop band.
In a recent interview, the musician said that he would like to see a reunion of some of Blur’s fellow Nineties bands.
"That would be fun [seeing Pulp return]. Just need Oasis to do it. Knock those brothers’ heads together,” he said, speaking to the Evening Standard.
Coxon was then asked if he would be willing to help make this happen to which he replied “yes” before adding “I’d do that. I’d have a chat with them”.
Oasis brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher last played together as Oasis at their V Festival slot in 2009. They have famously feuded ever since, with Oasis fans eagerly awaiting a rencoliltian and reunion.
Coxon, one of the founding members of Blur, played lead guitar and performed secondary vocals for the Britpop band.
In a recent interview, the musician said that he would like to see a reunion of some of Blur’s fellow Nineties bands.
"That would be fun [seeing Pulp return]. Just need Oasis to do it. Knock those brothers’ heads together,” he said, speaking to the Evening Standard.
Coxon was then asked if he would be willing to help make this happen to which he replied “yes” before adding “I’d do that. I’d have a chat with them”.
Oasis brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher last played together as Oasis at their V Festival slot in 2009. They have famously feuded ever since, with Oasis fans eagerly awaiting a rencoliltian and reunion.
- 10/11/2022
- by Megan Graye
- The Independent - Music
Christina Aguilera has announced that she is releasing a new version of her “Beautiful” music video to mark World Mental Health Day and the 20th anniversary of her Stripped album.
Originally released in 2002, the song contains uplifting lyrics that encourage listeners to believe in their own beauty, regardless of others’ opinions.
The accompanying music video shows several people dealing with various image issues.
Notably, it includes people attempting to change their body shape, a gay male couple kissing despite disapproving stares from onlookers, and a trans woman getting dressed.
Late on Monday (10 October), the singer posted a brief video clip on social media.
“In celebration of the 20-year anniversary of Stripped and World Mental Health Day, I’m honoured to share a new music video for ‘Beautiful’,” Aguilera began the caption.
“Tune out and turn in. Take your space, log off, put your mind, body, and soul first.”
The teaser...
Originally released in 2002, the song contains uplifting lyrics that encourage listeners to believe in their own beauty, regardless of others’ opinions.
The accompanying music video shows several people dealing with various image issues.
Notably, it includes people attempting to change their body shape, a gay male couple kissing despite disapproving stares from onlookers, and a trans woman getting dressed.
Late on Monday (10 October), the singer posted a brief video clip on social media.
“In celebration of the 20-year anniversary of Stripped and World Mental Health Day, I’m honoured to share a new music video for ‘Beautiful’,” Aguilera began the caption.
“Tune out and turn in. Take your space, log off, put your mind, body, and soul first.”
The teaser...
- 10/11/2022
- by Nicole Vassell
- The Independent - Music
Rex Orange County has been charged with six counts of sexual assault after a woman alleged that he assaulted her on six separate occasions in London.
The British singer, whose real name is Alexander O’Connor, denied the allegations during an appearance at Southwark Crown Court on Monday (10 October).
He was released on unconditional bail with a provisional trial date set for 3 January 2023.
“Alex is shocked by the allegations, which he denies, and looks forward to clearing his name in court,” a representative for the singer told The Independent.
“He is unable to make any further comment because of the ongoing proceedings.”
The 24-year-old “Loving Is Easy” singer gained prominence in 2017 with his hit “Best Friend”. He later went on to feature on two Tyler, the Creator songs on his 2017 album Flower Boy.
O’Connor’s latest record, Who Cares, released in March, marks his third studio album.
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The British singer, whose real name is Alexander O’Connor, denied the allegations during an appearance at Southwark Crown Court on Monday (10 October).
He was released on unconditional bail with a provisional trial date set for 3 January 2023.
“Alex is shocked by the allegations, which he denies, and looks forward to clearing his name in court,” a representative for the singer told The Independent.
“He is unable to make any further comment because of the ongoing proceedings.”
The 24-year-old “Loving Is Easy” singer gained prominence in 2017 with his hit “Best Friend”. He later went on to feature on two Tyler, the Creator songs on his 2017 album Flower Boy.
O’Connor’s latest record, Who Cares, released in March, marks his third studio album.
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- 10/10/2022
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - Music
Duran Duran have dropped “Laughing Boy,” one of the three tracks featured on the deluxe version of their 15th studio album, Future Past. The LP arrives digitally on Friday and is available for preorder.
The song addresses abandoning scenes and wants that are futile. “Oh I have been your laughing boy/I took it on the chin — accepted gracefully,” Simon Le Bon sings. “And all the heat that you deploy — your laughing boy/The more I take — your laughing boy — the more I break.”
Future Past Deluxe Edition includes “Laughing Boy,...
The song addresses abandoning scenes and wants that are futile. “Oh I have been your laughing boy/I took it on the chin — accepted gracefully,” Simon Le Bon sings. “And all the heat that you deploy — your laughing boy/The more I take — your laughing boy — the more I break.”
Future Past Deluxe Edition includes “Laughing Boy,...
- 2/8/2022
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Duran Duran celebrate their longevity on “Anniversary,” the latest single from their upcoming album Future Past.
Paired with a visualizer, the track opens with their signature New Wave sound — a barrage of synths and guitar — before Simon Le Bon enters: “Come celebrate this union/Come holy and unchained.”
“‘Anniversary’ is a special song for us,” John Taylor said in a statement. “Obviously we were conscious of our own impending 40th anniversary of making music together, but we wanted the song’s meaning to be inclusive in the broadest possible way.
Paired with a visualizer, the track opens with their signature New Wave sound — a barrage of synths and guitar — before Simon Le Bon enters: “Come celebrate this union/Come holy and unchained.”
“‘Anniversary’ is a special song for us,” John Taylor said in a statement. “Obviously we were conscious of our own impending 40th anniversary of making music together, but we wanted the song’s meaning to be inclusive in the broadest possible way.
- 8/31/2021
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Duran Duran has released a new single, “More Joy,” featuring a guest appearance from Japanese rock band Chai. The song will appear on the band’s upcoming 15th studio album Future Past, out October 22nd via Tape Modern for Emg.
“More Joy” also features a contribution from Blur guitarist Graham Coxon. “The song ‘More Joy’ was born out of a crazy jam with Duran Duran, Graham Coxon, and [producer] Erol Alkan,” keyboardist Nick Rhodes said in a statement. “It was such an unusual piece we weren’t quite sure if it would fit in at first.
“More Joy” also features a contribution from Blur guitarist Graham Coxon. “The song ‘More Joy’ was born out of a crazy jam with Duran Duran, Graham Coxon, and [producer] Erol Alkan,” keyboardist Nick Rhodes said in a statement. “It was such an unusual piece we weren’t quite sure if it would fit in at first.
- 8/5/2021
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
As far as this year’s BBMAs are concerned, the two Bs stand for BTS and “Butter.” Don’t ask questions, just accept it.
All seven members of the world’s hottest K-pop group — Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Rm, Jimin, V and Jungkook — took to the Billboard Music Awards stage on Sunday for the television debut of their second English-language single.
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This marks the fourth consecutive year...
All seven members of the world’s hottest K-pop group — Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Rm, Jimin, V and Jungkook — took to the Billboard Music Awards stage on Sunday for the television debut of their second English-language single.
More from TVLinePink Performs With Her Daughter at 2021 Billboard Music Awards — WatchAlicia Keys Performs Her Early Hits at 2021 Billboard Music Awards — WatchDebris Sneak Peek: The Finale's Big Find Is, Disturbingly, a Laughing Matter
This marks the fourth consecutive year...
- 5/24/2021
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
More than two decades after being named New Female Artist of the Year, Pink returned to the Billboard Music Awards stage on Sunday as the recipient of this year’s coveted Icon Award.
In addition to accepting the Icon Award, which was presented by Bon Jovi, Pink also treated viewers to a high-flying performance of “Cover Me in Sunshine,” for which she was joined by nine-year-old daughter Willow Sage Hart.
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In addition to accepting the Icon Award, which was presented by Bon Jovi, Pink also treated viewers to a high-flying performance of “Cover Me in Sunshine,” for which she was joined by nine-year-old daughter Willow Sage Hart.
More from TVLineAlicia Keys Performs Her Early Hits at 2021 Billboard Music Awards — WatchBTS Debuts 'Butter' at 2021 Billboard Music Awards — Watch and Grade ItDebris Sneak Peek: The Finale's Big Find Is,...
- 5/24/2021
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Alicia Keys made a major appearance at Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards with a few Songs in A Minor.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of that album, which was nominated for R&b/Hip-Hop Album of the Year in 2001, Keys dropped by the 2021 BBMAs to perform a nostalgic medley of hits. The performance was introduced via a dramatic montage, which included gushing praise from famous fan Michelle Obama.
More from TVLinePink Performs With Her Daughter at 2021 Billboard Music Awards — WatchBTS Debuts 'Butter' at 2021 Billboard Music Awards — Watch and Grade ItDebris Sneak Peek: The Finale's Big Find Is, Disturbingly, a Laughing...
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of that album, which was nominated for R&b/Hip-Hop Album of the Year in 2001, Keys dropped by the 2021 BBMAs to perform a nostalgic medley of hits. The performance was introduced via a dramatic montage, which included gushing praise from famous fan Michelle Obama.
More from TVLinePink Performs With Her Daughter at 2021 Billboard Music Awards — WatchBTS Debuts 'Butter' at 2021 Billboard Music Awards — Watch and Grade ItDebris Sneak Peek: The Finale's Big Find Is, Disturbingly, a Laughing...
- 5/24/2021
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Duran Duran have announced their 15th studio album Future Past, out October 22nd via Tape Modern for Emg.
On Wednesday, the band gave a preview of the album with a new single, “Invisible,” produced by Duran Duran and Erol Alkan. The music video for the song was created by an artificial intelligence system called Huxley.
“Sonic architecture has always been incredibly important to Duran Duran,” co-founder and keyboardist Nick Rhodes said. “I think, with ‘Invisible,’ we really have managed to carve the sculpture the way we wanted it. Sonically, it...
On Wednesday, the band gave a preview of the album with a new single, “Invisible,” produced by Duran Duran and Erol Alkan. The music video for the song was created by an artificial intelligence system called Huxley.
“Sonic architecture has always been incredibly important to Duran Duran,” co-founder and keyboardist Nick Rhodes said. “I think, with ‘Invisible,’ we really have managed to carve the sculpture the way we wanted it. Sonically, it...
- 5/19/2021
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Graham Coxon has recorded new music as a soundtrack of sorts to accompany his upcoming graphic novel Superstate.
Due out March 2021 via Z2 Comics, the graphic novel pairs Coxon — who serves as co-author and cover illustrator on the book — with an “all-star co-operative” of writers and 15 graphic artists to create the Superstate’s dystopian universe.
Coxon said of the graphic novel in a statement: “Superstate is a story of escape… In a society where war rages between the forces, negativity and positivity, encouragement and discouragement… The fragile road to freedom...
Due out March 2021 via Z2 Comics, the graphic novel pairs Coxon — who serves as co-author and cover illustrator on the book — with an “all-star co-operative” of writers and 15 graphic artists to create the Superstate’s dystopian universe.
Coxon said of the graphic novel in a statement: “Superstate is a story of escape… In a society where war rages between the forces, negativity and positivity, encouragement and discouragement… The fragile road to freedom...
- 11/12/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Jaded Hearts Club — the Los Angeles-via-u.K. all-covers supergroup featuring members of Muse, Blur, Jet and the Zutons — have dropped their new video for “I Put a Spell on You,” their spin on the Screamin’ Jay Hawkins classic that features on the band’s upcoming first studio LP You’ve Always Been Here.
“I’ve always loved Nina Simone’s version and the original version by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins,” Matt Bellamy, Muse frontman and Jaded Hearts Club bassist, tells Rolling Stone of the cover; along with Bellamy, the supergroup features Blur guitarist Graham Coxon,...
“I’ve always loved Nina Simone’s version and the original version by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins,” Matt Bellamy, Muse frontman and Jaded Hearts Club bassist, tells Rolling Stone of the cover; along with Bellamy, the supergroup features Blur guitarist Graham Coxon,...
- 9/29/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Could your weekend playlist use a little more seasoning? Rolling Stone Latin selects some of the best new music releases from Latin America, Spain and Portugal. Keep track of the latest in Latin via our playlist on Spotify.
Mexican Institute of Sound, “Dios”
Mexico City’s most eccentric DJ Camilo Lara drops a bizarre cumbia that flows like a children’s lullaby. “If I ran into God,” he sings in Spanish, “I’d order a quesadilla.” The song is the lead single off Mexican Institute of Sound’s upcoming album,...
Mexican Institute of Sound, “Dios”
Mexico City’s most eccentric DJ Camilo Lara drops a bizarre cumbia that flows like a children’s lullaby. “If I ran into God,” he sings in Spanish, “I’d order a quesadilla.” The song is the lead single off Mexican Institute of Sound’s upcoming album,...
- 8/7/2020
- by Suzy Exposito
- Rollingstone.com
The Jaded Hearts Club – a supergroup featuring members of Muse, Blur, Jet, Last Shadow Puppets and the Zutons – unveiled a new rendition of the Marvin Gaye rarity, “This Love Starved Heart of Mine (It’s Killing Me).”
Gaye originally recorded the track in 1967, not long after his breakout hit “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” though “This Love Starved Heart of Mine” wouldn’t see release until 1994. The Jaded Hearts Club take the original’s stomping soul groove and crank it up several notches with grizzly riffs, prog-y synths and...
Gaye originally recorded the track in 1967, not long after his breakout hit “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” though “This Love Starved Heart of Mine” wouldn’t see release until 1994. The Jaded Hearts Club take the original’s stomping soul groove and crank it up several notches with grizzly riffs, prog-y synths and...
- 4/15/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Netflix's I Am Not Okay With This brought us right back to our own high school days - teen angst, afternoons in detention, acne in places we didn't know we could get it, mysterious boys who were into obscure bands, and, spoiler alert, learning how to harness our superpowers.
In the show's first episode, Stanley uses his favorite band Bloodwitch as a means to invite main character Sydney over to listen to their record (and get high) in his basement. This moment seems to open Sydney's eyes to Stanley's potential as a love interest, but it also left us Googling "Bloodwitch" to find out if they were a real band. Turns out they are - sort of.
Bloodwitch, which has a decidedly more ethereal folk rock feel than the heavy metal name suggests, was created specifically to make music for the show, but they actually put together a full-length...
In the show's first episode, Stanley uses his favorite band Bloodwitch as a means to invite main character Sydney over to listen to their record (and get high) in his basement. This moment seems to open Sydney's eyes to Stanley's potential as a love interest, but it also left us Googling "Bloodwitch" to find out if they were a real band. Turns out they are - sort of.
Bloodwitch, which has a decidedly more ethereal folk rock feel than the heavy metal name suggests, was created specifically to make music for the show, but they actually put together a full-length...
- 3/15/2020
- by Tarah Chieffi
- Popsugar.com
“Expect the unexpected, because it’s going to get weird,” house-band bassist Austin Scaggs warned the crowd at start of the eighth annual Wammy party on Saturday night in Los Angeles. Scaggs was right in more ways than one; about an hour later, in a sort of Hollywood fever dream, Weird Al Yankovic took the stage and broke from his usual staple of parodies to sing surprisingly tight versions of Tom Petty’s “Breakdown” and the Beatles’ “Savoy Truffle.”
Performances like these are the norm at The Wammys, the pre-Grammy party hosted by BMG,...
Performances like these are the norm at The Wammys, the pre-Grammy party hosted by BMG,...
- 1/26/2020
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
Blur’s Graham Coxon has released a new song, “She Knows,” which was written for the second season of Netflix series The End of the F***ing World.
Coxon, who composed the score for the first season of the show, has also written original music for the show’s soundtrack, which will be released November 8th.
On the intimate, slightly tense new track Coxon croons over a jangly electric guitar: “Is there a right thing/For us to do/She got to you/You’re a thing she knows/Just...
Coxon, who composed the score for the first season of the show, has also written original music for the show’s soundtrack, which will be released November 8th.
On the intimate, slightly tense new track Coxon croons over a jangly electric guitar: “Is there a right thing/For us to do/She got to you/You’re a thing she knows/Just...
- 11/5/2019
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Louisa Mellor Nov 5, 2019
Netflix's bleak, bold and funny series The End Of The F***ing World returns in style. Here's our spoiler-free review...
This is a spoiler-free series two review (contains season one spoilers) based on the first four episodes.
Inside the pages of Charles Forsman’s The End Of The F***ing World comics, outsiders James and Alyssa will be forever where they were left – James shot by the police and Alyssa carving his name into her arm with a pin. Frozen between the gutters of Forsman’s drawings, they’ll never grow older than 17, never get jobs or go to university or get married. They won’t have to learn about responsibility or face the consequences of their bloody road-trip.
Lucky them.
TV Alyssa can’t say the same. In season two, which is now streaming on Netflix, she’s been broken out of the frame and much to her dismay,...
Netflix's bleak, bold and funny series The End Of The F***ing World returns in style. Here's our spoiler-free review...
This is a spoiler-free series two review (contains season one spoilers) based on the first four episodes.
Inside the pages of Charles Forsman’s The End Of The F***ing World comics, outsiders James and Alyssa will be forever where they were left – James shot by the police and Alyssa carving his name into her arm with a pin. Frozen between the gutters of Forsman’s drawings, they’ll never grow older than 17, never get jobs or go to university or get married. They won’t have to learn about responsibility or face the consequences of their bloody road-trip.
Lucky them.
TV Alyssa can’t say the same. In season two, which is now streaming on Netflix, she’s been broken out of the frame and much to her dismay,...
- 11/4/2019
- Den of Geek
The End of the F***ing World, Season 2
Set to Graham Coxon’s stripped-down cover of Billy Idol’s “White Wedding,” clips show Alyssa (Jessica Barden) trying on her wedding gown, walking down the aisle and looking mournful at her own reception. While the trailer does not show who she is marrying, it does appear that her boyfriend James (Alex Lawther) is, in fact, dead, which remained uncertain in the first season’s cliff-hanger ending. The trailer ends with its own cliffhanger: one bullet standing upright on a table with ‘James’ engraved on its side.
Set to Graham Coxon’s stripped-down cover of Billy Idol’s “White Wedding,” clips show Alyssa (Jessica Barden) trying on her wedding gown, walking down the aisle and looking mournful at her own reception. While the trailer does not show who she is marrying, it does appear that her boyfriend James (Alex Lawther) is, in fact, dead, which remained uncertain in the first season’s cliff-hanger ending. The trailer ends with its own cliffhanger: one bullet standing upright on a table with ‘James’ engraved on its side.
- 11/1/2019
- by Natalli Amato
- Rollingstone.com
In the intriguing new trailer for The End of the F***ing World Season Two, Alyssa (Jessica Barden) moves emotionless through ordinary life while being trailed by a mysterious new character.
The dialogue-free clip, set to a brooding acoustic cover of Billy Idol’s “White Wedding” by Graham Coxon, plays out as one extended montage. It picks up with Season One’s cliffhanger ending, showing teenagers Alyssa and James (Alex Lawther) as they recline on the beach at sunset; moments later, James appears bloodied on the sand.
Season One ended on a note of confusion.
The dialogue-free clip, set to a brooding acoustic cover of Billy Idol’s “White Wedding” by Graham Coxon, plays out as one extended montage. It picks up with Season One’s cliffhanger ending, showing teenagers Alyssa and James (Alex Lawther) as they recline on the beach at sunset; moments later, James appears bloodied on the sand.
Season One ended on a note of confusion.
- 10/30/2019
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
Netflix has revealed the global premiere date for the second season of The End of the F***ing World and launched a trailer.
The Svod service is to debut the series, which stars Jessica Barden and Alex Lawther, on November 5 in all territories outside of the UK. It launches on Channel 4 in the UK on November 4.
The trailer features a cover of Billy Idol’s White Wedding by Blur guitarist Graham Coxon.
Alyssa (Barden) is still dealing with the fallout of the events of the first series. The second series sees the introduction of the new character of Bonnie, played by Naomi Ackie (Lady Macbeth). Bonnie is an outsider with a troubled past and a mysterious connection to Alyssa.
British writer Charlie Covell returns to write the second season of the series which is inspired by the characters from the comic books by Charles Forsman. British directors Lucy Forbes...
The Svod service is to debut the series, which stars Jessica Barden and Alex Lawther, on November 5 in all territories outside of the UK. It launches on Channel 4 in the UK on November 4.
The trailer features a cover of Billy Idol’s White Wedding by Blur guitarist Graham Coxon.
Alyssa (Barden) is still dealing with the fallout of the events of the first series. The second series sees the introduction of the new character of Bonnie, played by Naomi Ackie (Lady Macbeth). Bonnie is an outsider with a troubled past and a mysterious connection to Alyssa.
British writer Charlie Covell returns to write the second season of the series which is inspired by the characters from the comic books by Charles Forsman. British directors Lucy Forbes...
- 10/30/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix dropped the trailer for Season 2 of “The End of the F***ing World” Wednesday, which featured Graham Coxon’s cover of Billy Idol’s “White Wedding.” And yes, the show used the song in pretty much the most depressing way you could possibly imagine.
In the 1-minute, 31-second video above, you’ll see an even-more-depressed-than-usual Alyssa (Jessica Barden) is getting married, though we don’t get to see to who. And she’s obviously still grieving the apparent death of her boyfriend James (Alex Lawther) at the end of Season 2. For those of you who were hoping that cliffhanger meant he could still be alive, looks like that’s not the case. And based on a telling image in the trailer of Alyssa looking at a bullet with “James” engraved on it, we’re concerned she’s now considering taking her own life.
Here’s the description for the second season,...
In the 1-minute, 31-second video above, you’ll see an even-more-depressed-than-usual Alyssa (Jessica Barden) is getting married, though we don’t get to see to who. And she’s obviously still grieving the apparent death of her boyfriend James (Alex Lawther) at the end of Season 2. For those of you who were hoping that cliffhanger meant he could still be alive, looks like that’s not the case. And based on a telling image in the trailer of Alyssa looking at a bullet with “James” engraved on it, we’re concerned she’s now considering taking her own life.
Here’s the description for the second season,...
- 10/30/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
“The End of the F***ing World” became an unexpected smash hit on Netflix in January 2018 thanks to the breakout chemistry between its breakthrough actors Jessica Barden and Alex Lawther. The premise was simple and addictive: Lawther’s sociopathic James agrees to run away with Barden’s reckless Alyssa with the intent of killing her at some point, but their blossoming relationship complicates things. Braden and Lawther’s connection was irresistible, which is why “The End of the F***ing World” faces a challenge in its upcoming second season.
The first season of “The End of the F***ing world” ended with James attempting to save Alyssa’s life by running off to attract the attention of armed police officers chasing them down. As James runs across the beach being chased, his voiceover reveals that his relationship with Alyssa has shown him the value of what human connection means. The...
The first season of “The End of the F***ing world” ended with James attempting to save Alyssa’s life by running off to attract the attention of armed police officers chasing them down. As James runs across the beach being chased, his voiceover reveals that his relationship with Alyssa has shown him the value of what human connection means. The...
- 10/30/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Naomi Ackie, who is starring in forthcoming Star Wars: Episode IX movie and Game of Thrones prequel, has joined the cast of the second season of The End of the F***ing World.
Ackie, who starred in Lady Macbeth, plays Bonnie, an outsider with a troubled past and a mysterious connection to Alyssa, played by Jessica Barden in the second season of the Channel 4 and Netflix drama.
The second season is set two years on from the end of the first, which saw James, played by Alex Lawther, shot on a beach, with Alyssa dealing with the fallout of the events.
The show will premiere on Channel 4 in November before moving to Netflix, which has global rights. The broadcaster has unveiled the first-look of the second season (see above).
Charlie Covell returns to write The End of the F***ing World, which is inspired by the characters from the...
Ackie, who starred in Lady Macbeth, plays Bonnie, an outsider with a troubled past and a mysterious connection to Alyssa, played by Jessica Barden in the second season of the Channel 4 and Netflix drama.
The second season is set two years on from the end of the first, which saw James, played by Alex Lawther, shot on a beach, with Alyssa dealing with the fallout of the events.
The show will premiere on Channel 4 in November before moving to Netflix, which has global rights. The broadcaster has unveiled the first-look of the second season (see above).
Charlie Covell returns to write The End of the F***ing World, which is inspired by the characters from the...
- 9/6/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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