Lava La Rue Shares New Single 'LOVEBITES'
A truly addictive track “LOVEBITES'' sees Lava musing over the fact that her “girlfriend has a boyfriend” - it’s a queer love song that the young artist craved growing up, especially in an alt music space. Listen to the new single!
Lava La Rue Shares New Single and Video for 'Humanity'
Lava La Rue has just shared their new single Humanity ahead of their eagerly awaited debut album. The single, from the album Starface, is their most vulnerable offering yet. Following a very literal experience of losing a friendship to addiction, the song is also steeped in positivity; reframing a difficult time with sentiments of hope - a reminder not to give up on humanity, even when you feel humanity has given up on you. Listen to the song here!
Lava La Rue Shares New Single 'Push N Shuv' Debut Album 'STARFACE'
Stay tuned for more updates on this upcoming music sensation. Heavily influenced by the iconic American New Wave band Tom Tom Club, Lava worked closely with Karma Kid (Dua Lipa, Aminé, ShyGirl), who produced the record, resulting in an enchanting production that draws audible notes from prominent names like The Talking Heads and more.
Soul Glo & Zulu Announce North American Co-Headlining Tour
Genre disruptors Soul Glo and Zulu will embark on a Fall co-headlining tour across America, combining East Coast and West Coast hardcore for twenty-three face melting nights of pure enlightenment. Support comes from Atlanta’s Playytime. Check out the upcoming tour dates now!
Ledfoot & Ronni Le Tekrø Set to Release New Album 'Limited Edition Lava Lamp'
For LIMITED EDITION LAVA LAMP, the duo has received reinforcements and the upcoming album is in many ways far more commercially available than its predecessor. One shining example is the bluesy cover of “Sister,” from the movie The Color Purple. The album is the sequel to the critically acclaimed A DEATH DIVINE album from 2021.
SHAKA ZULU Returns to South African State Theatre
The six-time Naledi Theatre Award-winning musical Shaka Zulu: The Gaping Wound directed by Meshack Mavuso Magabane, makes its way back to stage to dazzle audiences at the South African State Theatre (SAST) from 8 to 27 November 2022.
Phoenix Announces New Album 'Alpha Zulu'
Produced by the band themselves, and recorded in Paris’ Musée des Arts Décoratifs, which sits in the Palais du Louvre, Alpha Zulu is everything Phoenix does best: effortlessly catchy melodies married with always-innovative production, resulting in what is destined to be one of 2022’s albums of the year.
Lava La Rue Shares 'Don't Come Back' From New EP 'Hi-Fidelity'
West London’s Lava La Rue (they/them/he/she) is back for the third time this year, with their new single “Don’t Come Back”. The new single arrives alongside a visualizer and propels listeners closer to the release of their highly anticipated Hi-Fidelity EP. “Don’t Come Back” is produced by long-term collaborators Courage and Saya Grey.
VIDEO: Netflix Shares FLOOR IS LAVA Season Two Trailer
Netflix has released the trailer for the second season of Floor is Lava. Floor is Lava is back with bigger obstacles, higher stakes, and even hotter lava. New this season - a huge and very slippery volcano that takes the competition to the next level. The new release will feature five 30-minute episodes.
Jonah Tolchin Releases New Single 'Never Giving Up' From Upcoming 'Lava Lamp' Album
Shot at Coolidge Studios in Providence, RI, watch and share the live performance video of “Never Giving Up,” directed and edited by the album’s co-producer Nic Coolidge. The clip features Jonah Tolchin (vocals/guitar), Nic Coolidge (bass/backing vocals), and Michael Joel Bosco (drums/backing vocals). Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!
2022 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Awarded to Benedict Lombe for LAVA
The 2022 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has been awarded to U.K. playwright Benedict Lombe for her debut play Lava. In a special presentation at Shakespeare's Globe in London, the Blackburn Prize judges presented Lombe with a cash prize of $25,000, and a signed limited-edition print by renowned artist Willem de Kooning, created especially for the Prize.
BWW Review: LAVA, Soho Theatre
When Lava was first staged, at the Nottingham Playhouse in 2018, its central plot point of an asteroid hitting North London and causing thousands of casualties may have seemed implausible - over-dramatic, even. Now remounted at the Soho Theatre as we move out of a global pandemic, these themes of loss, and of solidarity in the face of unprecedented tragedy, feel very different.
SHAKA ZULU Directed By Meshack Mavuso-Magabane Comes to State Theatre
Award-winning and renowned stage, film, and television actor and director Meshack Mavuso-Magabane is directing the epic theatre musical Shaka Zulu: The Gaping Wound, written by the late revered playwright Bongani Linda, starring Thembinkosi Chagwe (as Shaka Zulu), Nkanyiso Bhengu (Dingane), Mduduzi Mabaso (Mshongweni)and more.
Bush Theatre Cancels Performances of LAVA Through 31 July
When a woman receives an unexpected letter from the British Passport Office, she is forced to confront an old mystery: why does her South African passport not carry her first name? Armed with the wisdom of favourite 90s TV shows, she sets out on a journey that will take her back to the turmoil of Mobutu’s Congo, growing up in post-Apartheid South Africa, moving to Ireland and finding love in a hostile England.