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Frank Turner has discussed reconciling with his trans parent in a new interview based around an upcoming song called ‘Miranda’.‘Miranda’, from Turner’s forthcoming album ‘FTHC’, is named after his parent, and he sings: “My father is called Miranda these days/ She’s a proud transgender woman and my resentment has started to fade.”Speaking to the Guardian in a new interview, Turner discussed his past troubles in his relationship with Miranda.

Metallica, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne and others have paid tribute to heavy metal journalist Malcolm Dome, who has died aged 66.Dome was known for coining the term “thrash metal” and his 1980 book Encyclopedia Metallica has long been thought to have inspired Metallica’s name upon their formation.The journalist had been writing about rock and heavy metal since 1979.

Frank Turner has shared a blistering new song, ‘Non Serviam’ – listen to it below.It’s taken from Turner’s new solo album ‘FTHC’ – you can listen to the first single ‘Haven’t Been Doing So Well’ here.The new album is the follow-up to 2019’s ‘No Man’s Land’, and is set for release on February 11 via Xtra Mile Recordings / Polydor.“Wasn’t kidding when I said this album goes in a bit harder,” Turner said when sharing the song’s release on Twitter.Listen to the song here:Recorded at Abbey Recording

Frank Turner and The Hives are among the acts to have joined the line-up for Bearded Theory’s Spring Gathering 2022.The festival will take place at Catton Hall in Derbyshire between May 26-29, with Placebo, Patti Smith and The Flaming Lips topping the bill. Tickets are available here.Today (October 28) organisers have announced a wave of new additions to next year’s line-up.

Frank Turner has announced his new solo album ‘FTHC’ – you can listen to his latest single ‘Haven’t Been Doing So Well’ below.The new LP will be the follow-up to 2019’s ‘No Man’s Land’, and is set for release on February 11 via Xtra Mile Recordings / Polydor.Recorded at Abbey Recording Studios just outside Oxford and produced/mixed by Rich Costey (Foo Fighters, Muse, Biffy Clyro), the record includes the previously released single ‘The Gathering’, which features Muse drummer Dom Howard and Jason

with fans returning to nightclubs on the stroke of midnight as the government’s unlocking plan reached the fourth and final stage of its route out of lockdown.In the evening, the likes of Frank Turner and Sports Team played the first gigs with no social distancing requirements since March 2020.Turner returned to the Clapham Grand, where he played the first government-backed socially distanced gig back in July 2020, for a full capacity show.“After a year and half of crap, seeing Frank Turner

Sir Tom Jones, Rag ‘N’ Bone Man, Mahalia, James Arthur, Frank Turner, Sam Fender and Fontaines D.C. will also take place at grassroots music venues to mark the return of live music.Sir Tom Jones said: “Musicians can record in their bedrooms, but they can’t learn to perform in public without a place to play.

Frank Turner has been handed the Music Venue Trust’s Outstanding Achievement for Grassroots Music Venues Award 2020 during a wind-swept ceremony on top of The O2 in London.The artist and independent music venue champion was handed the award during yesterday’s ‘Team MVT Up The O2 Climb’, which saw a select group raising funds by climbing up the iconic venue as many times as possible within an hour.Frank was recognised for hosting 27 shows which were instrumental in directly enabling grassroots

Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, Alkaline Trio and Funeral For A Friend.The North edition of the event, held at Temple Newsam in Leeds will take place on September 4, while Slam Dunk South in Hatfield Park, Hertfordshire will take place on September 5.Slam Dunk is usually held in May but the festival pushed back its schedule recently so it could be in line with the proposed opening up of live events during the coronavirus crisis.Today (June 18), festival organisers added more names to the

government’s announcement yesterday to delay the easing of coronavirus restrictions until July 19.The three-day, multi-stage festival celebrating Americana and country music, held at Eridge Park in Kent, was due to take place on the weekend of June 25-27.Van Morrison, Frank Turner and Saving Grace featuring Robert Plant and Suzi Dian were due to headline this year’s event along with Foy Vance, Band Of Skulls, John Smith, Wildwood Kin, Declan O’Rourke, William The Conqueror, Bess Atwell and

Frank Turner will play four different shows at The Roundhouse in Camden, North London, for the fourth installment of his ‘Lost Evenings’ festival.The shows take place from Thursday September 16 to Sunday September 19, with the building’s rooms, bars and outdoor space utilised for additional talks and performances under the name ‘Last Minutes’.The first night will see Turner play in an acoustic duo with Matt Nasir with support from Grace Petrie and Emily Barker.The second will see Turner perform

Frank Turner says he was once mistaken for the actor Ed Norton by Russian sex workers.Speaking in this week’s Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, he told NME about the mix up during his early days of touring.“I did a bunch of super-DIY touring in Russia, sleeping on the floors of squats.

Frank Turner has announced a special 10th anniversary reissue of his 2011 album ‘England Keep My Bones’.This commemorative edition of the record, which was Turner’s fourth solo studio album, will be released on June 4 via Xtra Mile Recordings.As well as the original album, the physical version of the ‘England Keep My Bones’ reissue will also include a bonus disc of unheard demo recordings from the ‘El Paso Sessions’ as well as bespoke new artwork.The reissue will be presented as a double-disc

Frank Turner has released a new track called ‘The Gathering’ featuring Muse drummer Dom Howard and Jason Isbell – listen below.The stomping collaborative single marks Turner’s first material in almost two years, following on from his 2019 album ‘No Man’s Land’.Guest musicians Howard and Isbell tracked their parts for the song remotely from the US, with Turner enlisting Rich Costey (who helmed 2013’s ‘Tape Deck Heart’) as producer.“It’s a song about what we’ve been missing, that sense of coming

Nile Rodgers & Chic and Jade Bird.They’ll join headliners Royal Blood, The Streets and Madness at the 2021 edition of the festival, which will take place at Southsea Seafront in Portsmouth across August Bank Holiday Weekend (27-29).Joining Rodgers & Chic and Bird at the festival will be Frank Turner, Annie Mac, Ella Eyre, Clean Bandit and more.

Noel Gallagher, Paul Weller, Sleaford Mods and more to celebrate grassroots venues is coming to Sky Arts.CC-Lab has been commissioned to produce The Live Revival, which will focus on grassroots UK venues that have been badly affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The three-part series airs on May 20, May 27 and June 3 at 9pm.MusicWeek reports that venues including the 100 Club and Omeara in London, Thekla in Bristol, King Tuts in Glasgow and Rock City in Nottingham will feature in the series,

Bruce Springsteen, Josh Homme, Albert Hammond Jr, Tom Morello and more are set to perform on a special live-stream in tribute to Joe Strummer, which will also benefit the #SaveOurStages campaign.Dubbed ‘A Song For Joe’, the two-hour event will air via YouTube this coming Friday (August 21) to mark what would have been the late Clash frontman’s 68th birthday.