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My dudes, it has been a wild fortnight. I completely just spaced on posting a news roundup last week – to be fully honest, I forgot I even had this blog.
I got my second dose of Pfizer on Thursday, and it does feel really good to be fully vaccinated now. Although, I wasn’t expecting to be decked so hard by the side-effects – I had absolutely no reaction to the first dose, but the second dose gave me three full days of brutal lethargy, brain fog and soreness. But I have a much lower chance of getting COVID-19 now, and if I do somehow manage to get it, a much lower chance of dying – so at the end of the day, it’s very much worth the side-effects. We’ve been hearing stuff about some NSW businesses starting to re-open for vaccinated people, and I’m hoping that starts soon, because I am truly starting to go postal in lockdown. I also (kinda selfishly) hope cinemas are included in that suite of businesses, because I am fucking desperate to watch Shang-Chi.
Anyway, here’s everything I got up to at NME over the past couple of weeks!
TUESDAY, 24/08/21
Kanye West momentarily leaked Drake’s home address on Instagram
Judge rules Tory Lanez violated Megan Thee Stallion’s restraining order
Watch the powerful new trailer for Halsey’s IMAX film ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’
Watch Bugs erupt into a cathartic live set in ‘Decisions, Commitments & Plans’ video
Listen to Biblemami’s electrifying new single ‘Bunny’
WEDNESDAY, 25/08/21
Woman alleges at trial that R. Kelly forced her to have sex with another man as punishment
Watch Pond tear it up in a “bootleg” recording of their full set in Fremantle
THURSDAY, 26/08/21
merci, mercy drops brutally relatable new single ‘Winnie Crush’
Bootleg Rascal set October release for new album ‘Sloppy Seconds’
Charlie Collins riffs on the frustrations of heartbreak in eruptive new single ‘Just My Luck’
Totally Unicorn slam the ‘Trust Fund Glee’ on mosh-ready new single
Meredith Music Festival cancels its 2021 event
Watch Parcels play an acoustic version of ‘Comingback’ from the idyllic Painted Hills
Amy Shark postpones remainder of ‘Cry Forever’ tour dates
Kobie Dee announces ‘Gratitude Over Pity’ EP, drops striking new single ‘About A Girl’
Between You And Me call themselves out on new single ‘Deadbeat’
FRIDAY, 27/08/21
The Weeknd, Belly and Nas join forces for powerful new track ‘Die For It’
Eminem teams up with Grip for scorching new song ‘Walkthrough!’
Listen to Big Red Machine and Taylor Swift team up on heady new track ‘Birch’
Kacey Musgraves embraces healing pains on new single ‘justified’
Dylan J and Ruel team up for smoky new single ‘Notice Me’
SATURDAY, 28/08/21
Jason Isbell covers The Rolling Stones’ hit ‘Gimme Shelter’ in memory of Charlie Watts
Angel Haze drops “woozy, dreamlike” new single, details ‘Girl With A Gun’ EP
Mark Lanegan and Joe Cardamone detail self-titled Dark Mark vs. Skeleton Joe album
Historic baths venue being renovated and reopened for Sound City Ipswich
London Grammar drop breathtaking orchestral version of ‘Lord It’s A Feeling’
SUNDAY, 29/08/21
Stormzy brings out Manchester City footballer Jack Grealish during Leeds Festival set
Chris D’Elia returns to stand-up, reportedly jokes about being “cancelled”
The Script announce 2022 tour for UK and Europe, detail ‘Tales From The Script’ compilation
TUESDAY, 31/08/21
GoFundMe launched for Psychedelic Furs guitarist John Ashton’s cancer treatment
Drake shows off latest instalment of ‘Certified Lover Boy’ merch collaboration with Nike
Flume drops bass-inflected remix of Danny L Harle’s ‘On A Mountain’
FRIDAY, 03/09/21
Masked Wolf links up with X Ambassadors’ Sam Harris for new single ‘Razor’s Edge’
The Vanns celebrate personal wins on summery new single ‘Feels Good Now’
Broods return with intoxicating new single ‘Piece Of My Mind’
Lime Cordiale, The Veronicas, Broods and more announced for 2021 Factory Summer Festival
Teenage Dads drop ‘Cheerleader’ video, set release for ‘Club Echo’ EP
SUNDAY, 05/09/21
André 3000 issues statement after his Kanye West collaboration is leaked by Drake
Chance The Rapper, Smoko Ono, Joey Purp and Yxng Bane join forces for new single ‘Winners’
Cheryl Cole criticised for hosting R&B podcast on BBC Sounds
Somebody shat themselves in the pit during a Turnstile show in California
