The Weekly Wrap | 26/07/2024
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Watch the First Trailer for the Bob Dylan Biopic A Complete Unknown
The much anticipated first trailer for the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown has dropped.
The James Mangold (Logan, Ford vs. Ferrari) directed flick stars Timothée Chalamet as Dylan, with the Dune actor doing an impressive job of replicating the great singer-songwriter’s voice during the trailer, singing Dylan’s classic ‘A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall’.
A Complete Unknown begins with Dylan moving to New York in 1961 and follows his musical journey over the next four years, culminating with his career-defining performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.
The film also stars Elle Fanning as Dylan’s girlfriend, Sylvie Russo (who is based on Dylan’s real-life girlfriend at that time, Suze Rotolo), Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez, and an aged Edward Norton as folk legend Pete Seeger.
There is no release date for A Complete Unknown but it’s believed the film will drop in December. You can watch the teaser trailer below.
Jane’s Addiction Share First New Song with Original Lineup in 34 Years
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The original Jane’s Addiction lineup of Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins and Eric Avery has surprised everyone with the release of ‘Imminent Redemption’, the band’s first single in 34 years.
“It is different this time,” the band said in a press release “To have everyone back together, releasing new music. It’s time. Welcome to the next chapter of Jane’s Addiction. ‘Imminent Redemption’ is only the beginning.”
Showing they’ve lost none of their spunk, ‘Imminent Redemption’ is classic Jane’s Addiction with the band firing on all four cylinders. As the band seems to confirm, more new music is on the way, hopefully in the shape of an album, which would be the band’s first since 2010s The Great Escape.
Listen to ‘Imminent Redemption’ below.
The Cure To Release Lost Acoustic Album
The Cure’s classic acoustic album, often referred to as Acoustic Hits, is finally coming to streaming services this August 9. A vinyl version of the album can also be pre-ordered via Amazon here.
Originally released as a bonus disc alongside the band’s 2001 Greatest Hits compilation, this is the first time the 18-track album has been officially released as a separate album and on streaming services.
To hype the release, The Cure has shared clips of the band performing ‘The Lovecats’, ‘Forest’ and ‘Close To Me’ on their YouTube account.
Check out all three acoustic tracks below and listen to the full album when it drops August 9.
A. Savage Announces Australian Tour
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Parquet Courts frontman A. Savage is embarking on his first solo Australian tour this November. The East Coast jaunt comes in support of Savage’s most recent album, 2023s Several Songs About Fire.
The five-date tour includes stops in Melbourne, Castlemaine, Sydney, Brisbane and Anglesea. Adelaide fans will have to travel interstate if they want to catch Savage during his time in Oz.
This is Savage’s first tour of Australia since 2022 when Parquet Courts played Splendour in the Grass and several sideshows.
Tickets for all shows are on sale now via Mistletone.
Behind Crimson Eyes Call It a Day and Share New Single
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Melbourne hardcore act Behind Crimson Eyes is disbanding after a career spanning two decades and three albums. In a statement posted on Instagram, the band revealed: “After an incredible 20-year journey, we’ve made the very tough decision to retire. This wasn’t an easy decision, but family responsibilities are calling us to a new stage in our lives.”
The statement also goes on to thank their fans and reveals that after their upcoming tour with Story of the Year and Senses Fail, they plan to release one final EP and lock in several farewell shows across the nation. You can read the full statement here.
Behind Crimson Eyes also shared their first single in six years, ‘DEAD.DROP.DEAD’. The band describe the song as “a raw and intense exploration of the daily battles many of us face with our mental health; particularly anxiety, depression and the resulting seld-destructive behaviour that typically follows.”
You can listen to ‘DEAD.DROP.DEAD’ below.
Mclusky Announce Reunion Album
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Two decades on from their last album, 2004s well-received The Difference Between Me and You Is That I'm Not on Fire, Welsh post-punkers Mclusky are getting the band back together for their fourth long player.
The announcement comes six months after the band toured Australia in January in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their sophomore album, Mclusky Do Dallas, a tour that was postponed in 2022 due to health issues impacting vocalist and guitarist Andy "Falco" Falkous.
The band took to X to share the news, releasing this statement: “mclusky were a band between 1999 and 2005 and now they are a band again.
“I know, mindblowing. go wonder at the night. mclusky are recording a new album. it will be released on ipecac in 2025. mclusky firmly believe that all djs should be French.”
Mclusky is expected to tour the UK next year, hopefully resulting in another trip Down Under for the trio.
Four Tops Vocalist Duke Fakir Dead AT 88
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The last remaining member of the legendary vocal quartet the Four Tops, Duke Fakir, has passed away at the age of 88, reports the Detroit Free Press.
“Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the loss of a trailblazer, icon and music legend who, through his 70-year music career, touched the lives of so many as he continued to tour until the end of 2023, and officially retired this year," the Fakir family said in a statement provided to the Detroit Free Press.
"As the last living founding member of the iconic Four Tops music group, we find solace in Duke’s legacy living on through his music for generations to come."
Duke founded the Four Tops in 1953 when he was just 18 years old alongside Levi Stubbs, Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Lawrence Payton. The foursome had great success with hit singles ‘I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)’, ‘Standing in the Shadows of Love’, ‘Reach Out, I’ll Be There’ and ‘Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever’ during the late 60s.
Following the deaths of the group’s former members, Fakir continued to tour with new vocalists until officially retiring earlier this year.
Friday Five
You love music. We love music. Here are five songs we can’t get enough of this week.
1. Empress Of – ‘Someone I Know’
2. Yannis & the Yaw ft. Tony Allen – ‘Rain Can’t Reach Us’
3. Angie McMahon – ‘Just Like North’
4. Mahalia – ‘Life Size’
5. Glasser – ‘Om’
