Wednesday Music News

12/30/2015

Britta Plyler

Fansite Morrissey-solo.com has unearthed some rare demos from The Smiths' early days. One recording is a no-frills version of "Never Had No One Ever" which seems to be from a 1986 recording session for The Queen is Dead. There's also alternate versions of Morrissey's "Bengali in Platforms" and "He Knows I'd Love To See Him." [CoS]

It's official. Guns N' Roses (yes, both Axl Rose and Slash) are reuniting in 2016. According to Billboard, Guns N' Roses will headline both nights of Cochella and then follow it up with “as many as 25 football stadiums in North America in the summer of 2016.” Fingers crossed they decide to grace Seattle with their presence. [Stereogum]

New York indie pop outfit The Pains of Being Pure at Heart have shared the video for the title track of their recently released EP, Hell. The sepia filter, and fact that it was shot on 16mm film, gives the video a vintage feel that matches perfectly with the funky tune. [CoS]

Some people drunk text, some even drunk tweet, but if you're Aphex Twin... you drunk upload. He dropped his latest single "T17 Phase Out" with the caption: "i prolly i shntnde downoied thi coz im drunki m ena uploaded..". Regardless of how it hit the interwebs, it's a glitchy and fuzzy delight. [Pitchfork]

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