Lewis Pinto

MXDWN UK • 13th April 2025

Cypress Hill and London Symphony Orchestra Release Second Single from Live Black Sunday Album | mxdwn.co.uk

Cypress Hill and the London Symphony Orchestra have given fans a second single ahead of the June release of their collaborative live album. ‘I Ain’t Goin’ Out Like That (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)’ was released on Friday, 11 April, and is the first single to be taken from ‘Black Sunday’.

The one-off concert was held on July 10 last year, and was the final show of Cypress Hill’s We Legalised It tour, and was their only UK show in 2024. Their tour took them to 24 cities, and concluded at the...

MXDWN UK • 7th April 2025

Lexi Jones, David Bowie’s Daughter, Releases Debut Album | mxdwn.co.uk

Lexi Jones, daughter of rock icon David Bowie and supermodel Iman, has released her debut album, titled ‘Xandri’. Released on 2 April, the 12-track album is the 24-year old’s first foray into the music world, and the record has already been noted for its lofi quality, and DIY spirit.

‘Xandri’ is an entirely solo effort, with all tracks written, recorded and produced by Jones. The album feels like bedroom pop, with each track featuring simple acoustic guitar chords, with the occasional subtle el...

MXDWN UK • 22nd March 2025

BBC Radio 6 Festival Returns to Manchester Next Week | mxdwn.co.uk

BBC Radio 6’s Music Festival is set to descend upon Manchester next week. Running from Wednesday 26 March to Saturday 29 March, the festival will bring a huge variety of artists to the North, marking the event’s 13th iteration, and it’s third consecutive year in the city that shaped genres like post-punk, acid house, and Britpop.

This year’s lineup was announced at the start of February, revealing a small but heavy-hitting lineup. The headline acts had two Mercury Prize winners among them in Ez...

MXDWN UK • 28th February 2025

John Cooper Clarke to Receive 2025 Northern Music Legacy Award | mxdwn.co.uk

John Cooper Clarke is set to receive the 2025 Northern Music Award, celebrating his five-decade career in poetry and music. He blended the two artforms during the height of British punk, and has seen his work covered by the likes of the Arctic Monkeys. The ceremony will take place at the Liverpool Olympia on 27 March, with Cooper Clarke also set to perform.

Sponsored by the music therapy charity Nordoff and Robbins, the Northern Music Awards celebrate artists and music whose work has been shape...

MXDWN UK • 17th February 2025

Patti Smith To Bring ‘Horses’ 50th Anniversary Show To London | mxdwn.co.uk

Patti Smith, the eminent punk-poet and singer, is set to descend upon London this coming October. The two-date show will be a celebration of the 50th anniversary of her seminal album, ‘Horses’, originally released in 1975. Playing the London Palladium on 12 and 13 October, the shows form part of a wider tour which will see Smith play across Europe and the US.

Support acts have yet to be announced; however fans will be delighted to know that Smith will be joined by two of the musicians who playe...

MXDWN UK • 2nd February 2025

Bryan Ferry Returns with ‘Loose Talk’, Teaming Up with Artist Amelia Barratt | mxdwn.co.uk

Former Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry has announced ‘Loose Talk’, a collaborative album which will see the musician stepping into new territory. Set to be released on 28 March 2025, the record will see Ferry working alongside artist Amelia Barratt. A new single, ‘Orchestra’ was released alongside the announcement.

Unlike his glam-rock roots with Roxy Music, or his well-known covers work, ‘Orchestra’ see’s Ferry’s vocals pushed to the back of the mix, with Barratt taking centre stage with a spo...

MXDWN UK • 31st January 2025

Wings’ ‘Venus and Mars’ Gets a Half-Speed Remaster for 50th Anniversary | mxdwn.co.uk

Paul McCartney and Wings’ ‘Venus and Mars’ is set to receive a half-speed remaster in celebration of the album’s 50th anniversary. The remaster will be released in March, available from McCartney’s website.

Originally released in May 1975, ‘Venus and Mars’ had the momentous task of following the hugely successful ‘Band on the Run’, released a year and a half earlier. Despite commercial success, including two weeks atop the UK album charts, critics and fans had mixed opinions, with criticism foc...

Mary McCartney

MXDWN UK • 27th January 2025

Paul McCartney Criticises UK AI Policies: “Somebody’s Getting Paid, and It’s Not the Artist” | mxdwn.co.uk

Paul McCartney has once again weighed in on the debate surrounding AI and copyright, sharing his views in a BBC interview with Laura Kuenssberg. The former Beatle criticised current AI practices, and the UK government’s actions, warning that “somebody’s getting paid, and it’s not the person who created” the original work.

McCartney’s remarks highlight a growing frustration among artists whose work is used to train AI without credit or compensation. “You get these artists coming through who writ...

MXDWN UK • 16th January 2025

Osibisa Founder and Frontman Teddy Osei Dies Aged 87 | mxdwn.co.uk

Teddy Osei, the frontman and visionary behind Osibisa, has passed away at 87. A pioneer in world music, Osei helped bring African sounds to London and the world beyond, leaving an undeniable mark on music and culture.

Born in Kumasi, Ghana, in 1937, Osei’s musical journey began with highlife, a genre born from the fusion of African rhythms and Western jazz, which became popular under British colonial rule. With his first band, The Comets, he discovered his talent for blending genres. This skill...