Leicester band Kasabian have announced two new gigs as they warm up for their headlining slot at this years V Festival. On August 17 the rockers will be play the Belfast Belsonic before hitting London’s O2 Brixton Academy on August 19. Tickets for both warm-up shows will go on sale this Friday (July 9). Kasabian […]
Author: Luke Glassford
Festival preview: T In The Park 2012
T In The Park weather forecast Let’s not beat about the bush, this weekend’s weather forecast is so bad it’s sure to be on the mind of anyone who has a T In The Park ticket. Here’s the bare bones: Thursday weather: Not too bad. Highs of 18 degrees and dry throughout much of the […]
Watch Blur performing tracks ‘Under The Westway’ and ‘The Puritan’
In case you missed yesterdays live Twitter broadcast, the videos of Blur performing their two new songs ‘Under The Westway’ and ‘The Puritan’ have been posted online – and you can watch them both below: ‘Under The Westway’, in particular, sounds awesome now the bare bones on the live demo that surfaced a few weeks […]
Listen: Nas feat. Amy Winehouse – ‘Cherry Wine’
Hip-hop legend Nas continued the buzz-building for his new album last night by releasing yet another track from Life Is Good. Listen to ‘Cherry Wine’, his posthumous duet with Amy Winehouse, here: Nas and Amy Winehouse got together for recording sessions way back in 2008 and one of the songs from those sessions, ‘Like Smoke’, was used […]
Watch: Florence and the Machine – ‘Breaking Down’ video
Florence and the Machine has released the video for ‘Breaking Down’. Check it out below: ‘Breaking Down’ will be released as a double A side single along with ‘Spectrum’ on 8 July. The somewhat more glitzy video for ‘Spectrum’ is just here: Both songs are taken from Florence’s acclaimed second album Ceremonials – released last […]
Listen: June playlist – all the best new music from June
Before we dive head-long into July, here’s a handy playlist rounding up all the best new music from June – from exciting new bands like Swim Deep, NO CEREMONY///, SPIRES, Splashh and JAWS to established acts like Editors, White Lies and the irrepressible M.I.A. Enjoy! June playlist – full tracklist 01. Janelle Monae – ‘Dance […]
Noel Gallagher solo album plans could be announced next week…
Noel Gallagher could be set to reveal all about his forthcoming, not-so-secret solo album. According to that reliable source The Sun (stop sniggering), the former Oasis leader is to reveal all about his solo album plans in a press conference this Wednesday (6 July). Noel has been rumoured to have been working in an LA […]
Oasis albums will soon be available on Spotify
Despite the growing popularity and influence of Spotify on the music industry, there are still a few bands holding out on the music streaming service. Slowly but surely though, the ‘hold-outs’ are coming to an end. Most recently Pink Floyd ‘unlocked’ their entire back catalogue on Spotify once their track ‘Wish You Were Here’ had […]
At The Drive-In secret UK show – ticket details
Photo by Tim Valencia El Paso post-hardcore legends At The Drive-In have today announced they will be releasing a limited number of pre-sale tickets to email subscribers for a secret UK show some time in August. Although the location, time and date of the gig are yet to be announced, eager At The Drive-In fans […]
Doves to release limited edition live CD
Manchester band Doves have announced that live recordings of tonight’s (2nd July) Eden Session show will be available to buy immediately after the gig. The deluxe double CD recordings will be available to buy at the venue, or from their online store. A digital download will also be available. The Manchester legends have limited the […]