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CMU’s One Liners: Spinal Tap, Gorillaz, Big Boi, more
By Andy Malt | Published on Friday 21 April 2017
Other notable announcements and developments today…
• Here’s an interesting long read about Spinal Tap’s $400 million lawsuit against Vivendi.
• Gorillaz members 2D and Murdoch have done their first ever ‘live’ interview, speaking to MistaJam on the YouTube channel of Electronic Beats. You can have a watch here.
• Outkast’s Big Boi will release a new solo album, ‘Boomiverse’, in the near future. It’ll feature guests including Maroon 5’s Adam Levine, Jeezy and Killer Mike. First single ‘Mic Jack’, featuring Levine, is out now.
• Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters has announced that he will release a new solo album – the long-awaited follow-up to 1992’s ‘Amused To Death’ – later this year. ‘Is This The Life We Really Want?’ will be out on 2 Jun.
• Mark Lanegan and his band have shared the video for new single ‘Beehive’.
• Poliça have shared new song ‘Lipstick Stains’ from their Record Store Day double A-side seven-inch.
• Tricot have released ‘Melon Soda’ from their upcoming new album ‘3’.
• Want more new music? Check out our weekly Spotify playlist here.