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My Chemical Romance’s Tour of the UK and Ireland Rescheduled for 2021

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Having originally been set to tour the UK and Ireland this coming June, My Chemical Romance have officially now confirmed that the shows have been postponed until 2021 due to ongoing concerns around the current coronavirus pandemic.

Taking to Facebook to confirm the news, the band had the following to say regarding the decision:

Due to the current Covid 19 Coronavirus Pandemic, we have had to make the difficult decision to postpone our UK and Ireland dates until 2021. We must put the health of our fans and families first. We believe you understand this decision, which we laboured over. We intend to come back and play – in fact, we can’t wait to play – and hope you will be there with us, hope there is much to celebrate… Thanks for your support and understanding.

All five shows have now been rescheduled, with the band set to start out at the Eden Project in Cornwall on June 15th and finish up in Dublin on June 22nd.

The full set of rescheduled My Chemical Romance shows for the UK and Ireland can be found below:

June 2021
15 – Eden Project, St Austell
17 – Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
19 – Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
20 – Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
22 – Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin

Juice WRLD – Righteous Review

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Just as Juice WRLD’s Legends lyrics ‘What’s the 27 Club? We ain’t making it past 21‘ feel extremely eerie and hit extremely hard since his untimely passing at the age of 21, the lyrical content of Righteous also makes for an extremely tough listen in this first posthumous single release.

Whilst it’s an emotional listen though and some of the lyrics genuinely hurt to hear with its telling tale of anxiety and self-medication; it’s a bittersweet experience and the track itself is genuinely exceptional. It’s dark, it’s dreamlike, it’s melancholic, and it’s also incredibly infectious.

Juice WRLD’s vocals cut through the sound superbly, sitting very sweetly atop of the tracks sombre trap instrumental. The production is excellent, musically this single has a huge amount to offer, and even though the artist is sadly now gone; it’s great to have his memory live on here through his music and to hear a posthumous single release of such high quality.

Despite his young age, Juice WRLD had a remarkable impact upon the music world, with his music reaching out and touching the hearts of many. Juice WRLD will forever be sorely missed, but we’ll always have his music.

If you haven’t yet heard the single, you can check out the official music video for Juice WRLD’s Righteous below, directed, shot, and edited by Steve Cannon.

How to play A Day To Remember’s ‘Mindreader’ on Guitar

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A Day To Remember premiered the official video for their new song Mindreader on their YouTube channel recently, and if you’ve been wondering how to play it on guitar ever since then this tutorial from the band’s very own Kevin Skaff should come in incredibly handy.

It’s a pretty in-depth video explaining how to play both the lead and rhythm guitar parts, contains a slightly unexpected but definitely much appreciated reference to Underoath, and if you’re a big fan of the song/band then it’s certainly well worth checking out.

It’s Kevin Skaff’s first foray into the world of guitar tutorials, hopefully it won’t be his last though as we definitely think he’s done a cracking job of it and that it’d work extremely well as a regular feature.

You can check out Kevin Skaff’s Mindreader guitar tutorial below

On This Day 10 Years Ago: Shakira’s ‘Waka Waka’ was chosen as the Official Song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup

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On this day 10 years ago, Shakira’s Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) was announced as the official song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, with the Colombian superstar having the following to say about it:

The FIFA World Cup is a miracle of global excitement, connecting every country, race, religion and condition around a single passion. It represents an event that has the power to unite and integrate, and that’s what this song is about.

The song was a huge commercial success all around the world, going Diamond in France with sales of over 500,000, Platinum in the UK with sales of over 600,000, spent 17 consecutive weeks at the very top of the charts in Spain, and has nearly 2 million certified sales in the United States.

In the past decade the official video has received well over 2 billion views on YouTube and the song itself is widely praised and appreciated for being one of the best World Cup anthems ever written.

You can watch the official video for Shakira’s Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) below

Post Malone Teams Up With Travis Barker for Nirvana Tribute

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Post Malone has never been one to shy away from his passion for rock music, and today he took to YouTube along with blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and others for a charity live stream fundraiser, raising money for The United Nations Foundation’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO.

Launching through a number of Nirvana classics including Heart Shaped Box, Come As You Are and About A Girl; Posty showed off some incredibly impressive gravelly rock vocals throughout, helping to raise plenty of money in the process.

Post Malone has previously covered Nirvana’s All Apologies on tour, that wasn’t part of this particular set though, but the tribute clearly had the full backing and support of former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic who posted the following on Twitter:

In total the Nirvana tribute lasted just over an hour, and you can watch/listen to the stream in its entirety below, donating to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO if you wish.

Full setlist for the Nirvana tribute as follows:

– Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle
– Drain You
– Come As You Are
– Lounge Act
– School
– Heart Shaped Box
– Something In The Way
– About A Girl
– Stay Away
– Lithium
– Breed
– On A Plain
– Very Ape
– Territorial Pissings
– In Bloom

Bowling For Soup Cover Social Distortion’s ‘When The Angels Sing’

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Bowling For Soup have posted numerous covers on their YouTube channel in recent months, the latest of which is a cover of Social Distortion’s When The Angels Sing.

The cover has been mixed and produced by Linus of Hollywood, and the band’s frontman Jaret Reddick had the following to say about the decision to cover a Social Distortion song:

Social Distortion…What can you REALLY say about a band that pretty much sets itself apart from every other band and genre in the world. Little bit o’this..Little bit o’that…But tough as hell!! Mike Ness is the epitome of “cool,” and his songs sincerely never age…Nor does HE for that matter. Anytime you cover a song from musical royalty, you take a chance. But we took a stab at “When the Angels Sing,” and I think we did it justice

You can listen to Bowling For Soup’s cover of When The Angels Sing below

Travis Scott Announces Fortnite Action Figures

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Fresh from performing a Fortnite live event, Travis Scott has now announced a duo pack of Cactus Jack Fortnite action figures that’ll be shipping out in October.

The pack will contain both a Sicko Mode and a T-3500 action figure, with the latter rocking the extremely popular Jordan 1 Retro High Travis Scott and the Sicko Mode action figure sporting the Jordan 6 Travis Scott.

These action figures really are a must cop for Travis Scott and Fortnite fans alike, and and are available to pre-order now from the official Travis Scott webstore.

The website states that the final product may vary slightly from the images displayed above, but each figure will stand at 12″ tall with the pack including the Diamond Jack harvesting tool and Goosebumps Wrapped assault rifle.

Tour Dates Postponed for Hella Mega Tour

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Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer had been set to hit the road on June 13th for the European stint of their Hella Mega Tour.

The tour was due to start out in Paris, before then moving on to the Netherlands, Belgium and Austria, due to ongoing concerns surrounding the current coronavirus pandemic, however; all of the shows set to be played in mainland Europe have now been postponed until 2021.

As yet there is no official word on what will be happening regarding the UK dates, but taking to Twitter, the bands released the following joint statement regarding the situation:

Hayley Williams Releases New EP ‘Petals for Armor II’

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After releasing Petals for Armor I a few months back which consisted of an initial five tracks, Hayley Williams has now released Petals for Armor II, comprising of a further five tracks of new solo music.

The Paramore frontwoman had the following to say about the new EP:

PFA II is the perfect interlude between where Petals began and where it’s going…. Part III isn’t far behind.

I needed these songs to help me get to a place where I could name my shame, take inventory of emotional scars, true friends, awful coping mechanisms and discover what I desire for my life.

Williams’ Petals for Armor studio album is officially set for release on May 8th, with the three EP’s ultimately making up the full fifteen track album.

You can listen to Dead Horse, taken from Petals for Armor II, below:

Pete Wentz to Record a Solo Album?!

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It’s a long way from happening just yet, but in an interview with NME.com; Pete Wentz has suggested that he’ll record a solo album if we’re locked down for another 6 months or more. Speaking specifically on the issue of potential solo material, Wentz had the following to say:

I have a space in my head that’s always been more of an album. I have a concept for it, I have a lot of time on my hands and I kinda want to do it. Are we going to be in our houses for another six months? If we are, there’s going to be an album.

Fall Out Boy should be set to embark upon the Hella Mega Tour with Green Day and Weezer in a few months, with such worldwide uncertainty, however, it’s good to know that there’s a backup plan for the Fall Out Boy bassist if it doesn’t end up happening as planned this summer.

Pete Wentz recently linked up with Cheap Cuts for Check Your Phone, the video for which can be found below: