Brandon Flowers Solo Album Plans
The Killers singer Brandon Flowers has revealed more details about his debut solo album 'Flamingo'. The Killers went on hiatus last year, after an exhausting eighteen month tour. For singer Brandon...
View ArticleLCD Soundsystem Talk Lyrics
New York dance punks LCD Soundsystem have spoken about their approach to lyric writing. LCD Soundsystem are famed for their almost off the cuff approach to making music. The band's material drips with...
View ArticleUffie For South West Four
American in exile Uffie is amongst the latest additions to the South West Four weekender in London. Set in a corner of London, South West Four aims to bring the biggest names in dance talent to the...
View ArticleNo Age To Release New Album
Los Angeles noise pop duo No Age are to release their new album 'Everything In Between' later this year. With a strictly DIY aesthetic, No Age have nonetheless managed to make wild artistic...
View ArticleGlastonbury 2010: Local Natives
View a photo gallery of Local Natives headlining the Queens Head stage at the Glastonbury Festival on Thursday 24th June 2010. Photos by Al de Perez
View ArticleQueens Of The Stone Age Look Back
American rockers Queens Of The Stone Age are set to re-issue 'Rated R' on August 2nd. By 2000, Josh Homme had already spent a decade in the music industry. As the leader of Kyuss he had helped spawn...
View ArticleVeronica Falls
Veronica Falls ain't from around these parts. By birth, the band hail from all over. Two former members of cult Glaswegian outfit The Royal We head down to London, and start a new band with some...
View ArticleHarper Simon Talks Country Rock
American songwriter Harper Simon has spoken about the influence of country rock on his new album. Sure, the scenesters might not dig it but country rock remains a timeless and enduring artefact....
View ArticleJohn Lydon Interview - Part 1
It’s an iconic ‘hello’ that greets me on the other end of the line. A familiar, vaguely accusatory, yet good-natured greeting: just as heard at the start of ‘Public Image’. In preparation, I had...
View ArticleWhen You're Strange: A Film About The Doors
A new look at The Doors argues that fact should triumph over myth in the annals of rock ‘n’ roll history. “Some of the responses have been almost violent,” states director Tom DiCillo of the feedback...
View ArticleFour Tet / Mala Team Up
Electronic guru Four Tet is set to cross swords with dubstep pioneer Mala on a new 12 inch. Real name Kieran Hebden, Four Tet has gradually been moving in a bass direction since he accepted an invite...
View ArticleJohn Lydon Interview - Part 2
I think it can show. In the recording process and certainly on stage, what you’ve been talking about…that sense of one upmanship. Which I despise. It’s the downfall of mankind. All those personal...
View ArticleJohn Lydon Interview - Part 3
Do you think that narrative, storytelling style of emoting (as a performer) is vanishing from our culture? Well let me explain, when I was young, being of Irish decent n all that, it matters a lot....
View ArticleGlastonbury 2010: Gorillaz
A photo gallery of Gorillaz headling the Friday night on the Pyramid stage at the Glastonbury festival 2010. Damon Albarn and band (including The Clash's Mick Jones and Paul Simonon) replaced planned...
View ArticleHard Rock Calling Friday: Ben Harper & Gomez
View a gallery of photos from the first day of the Hard Rock Calling festival headlined by Pearl Jam. Our photos capture performances by Ben Harper and Gomez. Photos by Joel Knight
View ArticleHard Rock Calling Saturday: Jamiroquai
View a gallery of photos from the second day of the Hard Rock Calling festival headlined by Stevie Wonder. Our photos capture Jamiroquai's performance. Photos by Joel Knight
View ArticleGlastonbury 2010: Two Door Cinema Club
A photo gallery of Two Door Cinema Club playing live on Thursday on the Queen's Head stage at the Glastonbury festival 2010. Photos by Al de Perez
View ArticleGlastonbury 2010: Corinne Bailey Rae & Paloma Faith
A photo gallery from Sunday at the Glastonbury festival 2010 with Corinne Bailey Rae and Paloma Faith. Corinne Bailey Rae performed on the Criossant Neuf stage while Paloma Faith performed early in...
View ArticleTrack Of The Day 28/6 - Alba Lua
Ah the vagaries of language. When Alba Lua's new EP dropped on my desk, ears pricked up. 'Alba' is the Gaelic for Scotland, so it this a band of punk outcasts from the Western Isles? Alas no. Alba Lua...
View ArticleRadiohead Play Surprise Glastonbury Set
Fans gathered at this weekend's Glastonbury festival enjoyed a spectacular surprise as Radiohead played a shock set. Currently hard at work on their new studio album, Radiohead have not played a...
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