Supergrass Announce 2020 Reunion Tour, The Strange Ones Boxset & Release The Police "Next to You" Cover (The Echo Label/BMG)

Supergrass were a Britpop/Alternative Rock band originally active from 1993-2010, who achieved moderate State-side success with sugary early 2000's Pop-leaning singles, such as "Alright," "Caught By The Fuzz," and "In It for The Money." During their nearly 20-year career, Supergrass, also, dually functioned as a number of side-bands, including The Jennifers, Theodore Supergrass, The Diamond Hoo Ha Men, and The Hotrats; the latter even released a Nigel Godrich-produced cover of the Beastie Boys' 1989 Frat Rap single, "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!)" Late last week, the mysterious hashtag "#Supergrass2020" started circulating across band members' Gareth "Gaz" Coombes, Danny Goffey, Mick Quinn & Rob Coombes' various social media pages and then, Friday morning, it was announced Supergrass would be reuniting... and then, before day's end, Supergrass played their first gig together in nine years at The Pilton Party held at Worthy Farm, the site of UK super-festival, Glastonbury. Now, some additional post-weekend news concerning the status of Supergrass has emerged, as well: The Coombes Brothers, Goffey & Quinn have announced an extensive 2020 Supergrass Reunion Tour with both US & UK dates. Supergrass are playing "one final" reunion show for 2019 tonight, September 9th, Oslo in Hackney, London.

"It was the first time that we collectively felt the buzz to get back in a room together and play the songs. We're extremely excited to get out there and bring a bit of Supergrass joy to all our fans... and their extended families," drummer Danny Goffey said within a press statement. To help mark the occasion, Supergrass have, also, announced an expansive, career-spanning boxset dubbed Supergrass: The Strange Ones 1994-2008. It will feature the band's six studio albums, as well as bonus CD's containing unreleased live material, B-sides, remixes, rarities, demos, and more to additionally mark the 25th anniversary of Supergrass' 1995 debut, I Should Coco. There's no word yet if Strange Ones will contain any material from Supergrass' 2010 Can-indebted "nearly finished" seventh studio album, then-tentatively titled Release The Drones; although, Supergrass HAVE unleashed a particularly Rockin' spot-on cover of "Next to You" from The Police's 1978 debut, Outlandos d'Amour. Supergrass: The Strange Ones 1994-2008 will be released on Friday, January 24, 2020 on The Echo Label/BMG. The Strange Ones Boxset, as well as 2020 concert ticket information, is currently available for pre-order at Supergrass' newly re-launched/updated website.

"Supergrass' gloriously kinetic cover of The Police's "Next to You," featuring the band's trademark blast of howling vocals, harmonies, and raucous guitars. It is the first unreleased track from a new package, Supergrass: The Strange Ones 1994-2008. This comprehensive boxset, marking the 25th anniversary of I Should Coco, is a celebration of Supergrass' incredible career and is [to be] released on BMG on 24th January. It contains their 6 original albums on picture disc LP & CD, bonus CD's of unreleased live material, B-sides, remixes, rarities, studio out-takes, demos, acoustic versions, oddities, new mixes, a deluxe book, posters, and button badges. It also features over 6 hours of previously unreleased audio material. The boxset contains 5 previously unreleased instant grat. tracks."

- Supergrass (@SupergrassHQ)

"Let Me Shine for You:" Lindsay Lohan for Playboy (Winter 2011-12 Leak)

Lindsay Lohan essentially embodies exactly "What NOT to Do In Hollywood :" Fame, fortune, success... sex, drugs & Rock "N" Roll . Within a fairly short period of time, Lohan somehow managed to obtain a plentiful helping of POWER @ a very young age. This gradual rise-downfall was captured on film; Between 1998-2010, she portrayed a wide array of roles across the silver screen in movies including: Mean Girls, Bobby , Herbie Fully Loaded , Georgia Rule, Machete , and Freaky Friday . Between rapid-paced film shoots, Lindsay Lohan also found time to record 2 Pop Rock albums for Casablanca , Speak (2004) and A Litter More Personal-Raw (2005). Needless to say, Lindsay Lohan has gotten roped up in a lot of troubles and woes with the law over the last 3-5 years... a vicious cycle of drugs, arrest, court, rehab, "daddy issues," jail time [Repeat]. That's the pure basics of it - But Google that shit for additional info, if necessary. Towards the end of...

Jet Planes, Islands, Tigers On a Gold Leash: Lorde - "Royals" (The Weeknd Remixo)

I think it's pretty safe to say that The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) comfortably teeters the fine line between glitched-out smooth New Age R&B and hard-hitting Hip-Hop ; while the same could arguably be said for 16-year-old New Zealand new-comer, Lorde . Her break-out single "Royals" 1/2 jokingly shouts out semi-common bravado-worthy shit like: diamonds, "gold teeth, Grey Goose ... Cadillacs, Cristal, Maybach ... jet planes, islands, [and] tigers on a gold leash." But now, the Lorde/Weeknd connection has been further solidified, as Tesfaye recently managed to conjure up and release his own "Royals" remix. My beautiful girlfriend said earlier, and I paraphrase, that it "makes her wanna dance lol and she could [likely] hear this remix in a future movie!" Following the wide-spread release of her first 2 EP's (Love Club & Tennis Court) , Universal Republic plans to unleash Lorde 's proper debut album, Pure Heroine between ...

Pop Artist & Surfer Chronicle Intriguing Ex-Pornstar In "SASHA GREY."

Seemingly made to co-exist as thought-provoking companion pieces... "LINDSAY LOHAN" directors Richard Phillips & Taylor Steele are back with their most recent Art Presentation, "SASHA GREY." The 90-second short film was shot in early May @ John Lautner Chemosphere House in Los Angeles, CA. Both striking flicks will be shown on a giant floating video screen [ "Commercial Break" ] @ Garage Center for Contemporary Culture in Venice, Italy (June 1-5). "Adult acting chops" aside, Sasha (23) seems very intelligent, captivating, free-spirited, business savvy, well-mannered, charming... and dare I say, "average." And I really think that's exactly what Phillips/Steele were trying to convey throughout the course of the piece; Grey's beauty, public draw, sheer likeability, and honesty will surely take her very far in future endeavors... Solidifying her [updated] image as a true "Pop Culture Figure." * Featured soundtra...

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