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Mgmt On Little Dark Age's Viral Success: 'We Just Keep Getting Pretty Lucky'
MGMT insist 'Little Dark Age' going viral is pure luck.The electronic pop duo - comprising Andrew VanWyngarden and Benjamin Goldwasser - had no idea when the title track from their 2018 album started getting used...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 04 February 2024
Christine And The Queens To Collaborate With Mgmt
Christine and the Queens is set to collaborate with MGMT.The French singer is usually too ''shy'' to reach out to other musicians but being in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic has ''emboldened'' her so...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 May 2020
The Flaming Lips And Fwends Rework Sgt. Pepper's
Rock oddballs The Flaming Lips have released more details about their upcoming charity album. It's a track-by-track tribute album to The Beatles' 1967 classic Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, regarded by many to be...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 10 September 2014
Twin Atlantic Ditched Holiday Plans For Glastonbury
Scottish rockers Twin Atlantic were so desperate to achieve their dream of performing at Britain's iconic Glastonbury Festival that they ditched their holiday plans to play a last-minute set.The band was drafted in as an...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 02 July 2014
10 Acts You Had No Idea Were Playing Glastonbury
Part of Glastonbury’s enduring reputation is its propensity for composing a line-up that is extensive that a wealth of acts will pass by unnoticed. We’ve sieved through the thousands of acts who will be making...
By George Percival in Music / Festivals on 23 June 2014
Avicii To Sell Unusual Merchandise At Ultra Music Festival Concept Store
Swedish producer and DJ Avicii is trying something different at next weekend's Ultra Music Festival - which promises to turn Miami into a three day rave in the sunshine. Avicii, whose song 'Wake Me Up'...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19 March 2014
Ultra Music Festival 2014: Here's Why You Should Head To Miami
Ultra Music Festival 2014 will once again be bringing together the biggest names in EDM in Miami. Alongside big-name DJ's there's also a fantastically diverse range of live acts that are ready to set the...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 24 February 2014
Fyf Fest 2013 Announces More Live Acts For August!
FYF Fest 2013 presents yet more new acts for its 10th annual weekend this August including comedians Doug Benson, Brett Gelman and Karen Kilgariff.FYF is an alternative music festival spread over two days - this...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 18 July 2013
Mgmt's Alien Song
MGMT have a song about a ''parasitic alien'' on their new album.The 'Kids' band - Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser - are working on their third record in New York state and promise it will...
By Bang Showbiz on 30 January 2013
Yoko Ono And Sean Lennon Launch Artists Against Fracking
John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono and their son Sean have launched a celebrity coalition campaigning against drilling techniques in the natural gas industry which could cause the contamination of water sources across America.The mother and...
By WENN on 16 July 2012
Jack White And Bennett Pen Love Letter To Public Radio Stations
Jack White, Pearl Jam, Tony Bennett and John Mayer have written an open love letter to U.S. independent radio stations, praising them for "taking chances" in their bold music choices.The music stars joined other big...
By WENN on 10 April 2012
Foo Fighters And Pearl Jam Join Pink Floyd Tributes
Foo Fighters and Pearl Jam are among the bands who will pay tribute to legendary rockers Pink Floyd as part of a U.S. TV event.The two acts, along with Mgmt, The Shins and Dierks Bentley,...
By WENN on 23 September 2011
Medical Marijuana Dispensary Given The Go Ahead At Cypress Hill Festival
Rappers CYPRESS HILL have scored a coup at their upcoming SmokeOut festival in California - the owners of a medical marijuana dispensary will be in business on site.The group will take the stage alongside MGMT,...
By WENN on 14 October 2010
Mgmt Drummer Quits Gig After Urine Attack
Rockers MGMT have become the latest act to end a gig early because of a missile attack - drummer WILL BERMAN stormed offstage at the band's Manchester, England show on Sunday night (26Sep10) after he...
By WENN on 27 September 2010
Mgmt Forced To Change Style After Album Flop
Electro-pop stars MGMT are under pressure from their record label to change their musical style following the release of their last album, Congratulations.The band shot to fame upon the release of their 2007 offering Oracular...
By WENN on 26 September 2010
Solange: 'Modern R&b Is Boring'
Singer SOLANGE KNOWLES turns to electro and indie rock music for inspiration when she is in the studio - because she's "so bored" with contemporary R&B.Beyonce's younger sister admits she grew up hooked on soulful...
By WENN on 01 July 2010
Paris Hilton Relanching Pop Career?
Paris Hilton is seemingly set to relaunch her pop career. The 29-year-old socialite met up with acclaimed songwriter Linda Perry - who is responsible for Christina Aguilera's 'Beautiful' and Gwen Stefani's 'What You Waiting For?',...
By Bang Showbiz on 30 April 2010
Mgmt Too Crazy For Jay-z
MGMT's collaboration with Jay-Z was rejected because they "went crazy". The psychedelic pop duo admit they took the wrong approach to the track sent to them to work on by the rap mogul for his...
By Bang Showbiz on 30 April 2010
Gaga Scores A Chart Double Again In Europe
LADY GAGA and BEYONCE have scored a second week at the top of the European pop charts - fans can't hang up their TELEPHONE hit.GaGa has pulled off a chart double in Europe - her...
By WENN on 23 April 2010
It's Still Bieber's World At The Top Of The U.s. Album Charts
JUSTIN BIEBER has held off a charging MGMT from the top spot on the U.S. album charts.The teenage pop star has scored a second successive week at number one on the Billboard 200 with My...
By WENN on 21 April 2010
Paris Hilton Had Festival Bumps
Paris Hilton played on bumper cars at the Coachella festival over the weekend. The hotel heiress attended the three-day music event in California with her sister Nicky, where they rode the carousel horses, tried their...
By Bang Showbiz on 19 April 2010
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