Gorillaz To Release New Album?
Damon Albarn has revealed that Gorillaz could release their new album before Christmas. It's been a big year for Gorillaz. Returning with their collaboration heavy new album 'Plastic Beach' the band...
View ArticleLocal Natives Reject Fleet Foxes Comparison
Local Natives have rejected comparisons to Fleet Foxes ahead of their November tour. Hailing from Florida, Local Natives have a neat line in songwriting influenced by Americana. The band's close...
View ArticlePanda Bear Unveils New Single
Panda Bear is set to release his new seven inch single 'Last Night At The Jetty' on December 6th. It's the new Blur vs Oasis! Well, sort of... Two members of Animal Collective are releasing solo...
View ArticleKanye West Pulls Out Of Today Show
Kanye West has pulled out of a scheduled appearance on the Today show in an epic Twitter rant. Kanye West has a love / hate relationship with the media. The rapper is one of the most popular...
View ArticleOrange Juice Tributes
Orange Juice helped to bring into being a new language for pop music. Witty, urbane and deeply knowledgeable of the more outré aspects of pop culture, the band seem to hint at a universe beyond the...
View ArticleAfter Limbo - The Genesis Of ‘Kid A’
Ten years ago, one of the most influential and innovative British albums of all time was released. Join us this week as we celebrate a decade of Radiohead’s masterpiece, ‘Kid A’. The muted beats and...
View ArticleTrack Of The Day 15/11 - Dark Dark Dark
No matter how hard they try, musicians are always influenced by their surroundings. Somehow or other, the backdrop to new music always seeps through. Hailing from Minnsota, American newcomers Dark...
View ArticleGorillaz Live
View a photo gallery of Gorillaz live at the Manchester Evening News Arena on their Escape To Plastic Beach World Tour 2010. The cartoon band, the creation of Blur front man Damon Alban and cartoonist...
View ArticleU2 Celebrate Release Of Activist
U2 frontman Bono has hailed the release of Burmese democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi. Well known for their political stance, U2 became deeply involved in the case of Aung San Suu Kyi earlier this...
View ArticleThe Cribs Hail Orange Juice
The Cribs have spoken of their lasting admiration for indie legends Orange Juice. The Cribs may now be a mainstream success story, but the Wakefield group have not forgotten their roots. Steeped in...
View ArticleThe Who - Live At Leeds
Having lost count of how many times The Who’s incendiary 1970 performance at Leeds University has been re-released, one wonders why it’s necessary to do it again. However, to mark the gig’s fortieth...
View ArticleWin A Bundle Of Frankie Boyle Goodies
Candid Glaswegian Frankie Boyle has soared to success with his fresh, straight talking, no-holds-barred stand-up comedy, entertaining over 200,000 people across the country in his hugely successful and...
View ArticleMetallica Working On New Material
Metallica could be set to begin work on a new album, after admitting that they long to write new material. Metallica seem to exist in their own universe. The thrash legends remain one of the biggest...
View ArticleGregory And The Hawk - Leche
Fans of 2008’s ‘Moenie And Kitchi’ debut will undoubtedly love Meredith Godreau’s follow-up effort. Replete with a number of collaborators (including Mice Parade’s Adam Pierce), she again casts her...
View ArticleAvey Tare On New Album
Animal Collective songwriter Avey Tare has spoken to ClashMusic about his new solo album. Returning to solo duties, Animal Collective have broken off into all manner of bizarre shapes. Recording a...
View ArticleTinchy Stryder -Third Strike
After conquering the worlds of grime and fashion you’d think Stryder would be feeling pretty confident, yet much of ‘Third Strike’ seems preoccupied with addressing his doubters. He doth protest too...
View ArticleFiery Furnaces Plan Ten New Albums
Fiery Furnaces are planning to release a total of ten new albums over the course of the next 12 months. Bands work at different rates. Some - step forward Guns N Roses - take up to a decade to record...
View ArticleStereolab - Not Music
Could this be the last we ever hear from Stereolab? With the veteran experimentalists on a self-imposed hiatus - and now a drummer light - ‘Not Music’ offers a stopgap if not a final full stop to a...
View ArticleWhite Lies Confirm UK Tour
White Lies have confirmed a series of British tour dates ahead of their second album 'Ritual'. Confirming details of their second album, White Lies broke a period of silence from the band. The London...
View ArticleTwin Shadow - Forget
The most precious treasures are often those found where least expected. Who knew, for example, that George Lewis Jr, toiling away in his Brooklyn digs, was sitting on one of the year’s finest...
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