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Supermodels recreate Freedom ’90 for its… erm… 25th anniversary
BBC
Not sure those chaps over at Vogue have a functioning calendar asGeorge Michael’s anthemic Freedom 90′ was released in 1990, which – to our thinking – makes it 26 years old.
Nevertheless, they have revamped its famous moody video (below), directed by David Fincher no less, which saw star models such as Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, and Linda Evangelista mouth the words to the song.
The new version, which can be viewed on Vogue’s website features the next generation of mega supermodels including Adriana Lima, Joan Smalls, Anna Ewers and Irina Shayk.
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Kate Bush to release new live album
NME
Kate Bush
Whether you were lucky enough to make it along to Kate Bush’s 2014, 22-show residency at London’s Hammersmith Apollo or not, the singer’s just announced the ultimate souvenir – a new triple live album.
Before the Dawn will be released on 25 November, with each CD marking a different section of the concert.
Act One features a seven-song set including Hounds Of Love and Running Up That Hill, with Act Two featuring songs off side two of Bush’s 1985 album Hounds Of Love, known as The Ninth Wave, including spoken word track The Astronomer’s Call. The third and final act includes songs from side two of Bush’s 2005 album Aerial, known as A Sky of Honey, including Tawny Moon – a new song sung by Bush’s son Bertie McIntosh, which gets its first official release.
The album also includes Never Be Mine, a song which didn’t make it into the concerts but is thought to have been recorded during rehearsals.
That lot should keep fans busy for some time, which is good as Bush said those shows would be her last live performances “for a little while”, and let’s not forget her only other tour took place in 1979.
Sir Cliff Richard: ‘It’s not been the best two years of my life’
PA
Sir Cliff Richard says “a cloud lifted” when he was informed he would not be prosecuted over claims of historical sex offences.
“It’s not been the best two years of my life but it’s all gone,” he told Ken Bruce on BBC Radio 2.
“Even though I knew it couldn’t go anywhere [because] these things never happened, there is always the fear and the embarrassment of being talked about in those terms.”
An investigation against the singer was dropped on 16 June on the grounds of insufficient evidence.
He was never arrested or charged, and always maintained his innocence.
Sir Cliff was speaking to BBC Radio 2 after announcing the release of a new album, Just… Fabulous Rock ‘n’ Roll, which will feature a duet with Elvis Presley.
Recorded in Nashville, it is Sir Cliff’s 45th studio album, and his 101st overall, and comprises new versions of classic rock tracks like Wake Up Little Susie, Rave On and his own debut single, Move It.
Liam Gallagher could reunite with Oasis ‘cos there’s nothing else to do’
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In his own inimitable way, former Oasis singer Liam Gallagher has creaked open the door an inch on a possible band reunion.
Speaking to the Metro newspaper ahead of Friday’s release of Supersonic, a new documentary about the band’s rise to fame, Liam said: “As long as you’re still breathing, there’s always a chance. Obviously I’d like to do it ‘cos there’s (insert swearword here) all else do to.”
Liam also expressed some sadness that he and warring brother Noel Gallagher still don’t see eye to eye and and suggested: “I guess it would be nice to put it all to bed for me mam’s sake.
“I miss hanging out with my brother… It’s stupid and childish and we should know better but we don’t.”
However, in the same breath, Liam repeated his regular surreal insult – calling Noel a “potato” (see below) because “he looks like one”.
Metallica have been discussing their new album, Hardwired … to Self-Destruct, in an exclusive interview with BBC 6 Music.
The 12-track record – eight years in the making – stretches to nearly 80 minutes and includes a tribute to Motorhead legend Lemmy on the song Murder One.
“We’re still up there, man,” frontman James Hetfield told Matt Everitt.
“As far as our look and our health, we’re doing our best. We got gray hair but we’ve earned this stuff.”
Drummer Lars Ulrich explained how the band still manage to summon up so much aggression…
The old cliche is ‘turn it up to 11’. I guess we turn it up to 12 or 13. But as I get a little older, I realise there’s a slight element of getting into character. You’re up on stage, you’re in the moment, you’re with your bandmates – and you turn into a little rock gnome or something. I’m not quite like that at 7:15 in the morning when I’m trying to get kid number three to finish his fruit bowl.
Read the full interview or listen to Matt’s chat with Ulrich below, who explained why the album sees Metallica at its leanest, maybe ever…
There are more clips on the 6 Music website and you can listen to all of the interviews during the full breakfast show programme(they were played out during the music news at around 40 minutes past each hour).
Second date for Ziggy Stardust live
The band featuring former Spiders From Mars drummer Woody Woodmansey and David Bowie’s longtime producer Tony Visconti have added a second date to perform The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars in full.
Holy Holy also include Heaven 17 singer Glenn Gregory. The first gig in Hull, the home town of two of the original Spiders From Mars, has sold out after being announced last week.
The shows at Hull City Hall will be the first time Bowie’s 1972 album has been performed in full live and will be among the highlights of Hull’s year as UK City of Culture.
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