Both Metallica and Manic Street Preachers have been talking about playing Glastonbury next year. Rumours about who may or may not be playing next years Worthy Farm festival have been swirling since Michael Eavis’ tantalising revelation that he already has the headliners lined up – and all three of them have never played the festival […]
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HMV plan to join the digital music market with a new app and redesigned website
Six months after being rescued from administration, high-street chain HMV is going on the attack in the digital music landscape with a new iOS and Android app. The big reason HMV failed in the first place was that it was too slow to capitalise on its brand-power in the online space, allowing the likes of […]
Mercury Music Prize 2013 – 12 albums that should be on the shortlist
Whatever your thoughts on the annual music industry love-in that is the Barclaycard Mercury Prize Album of the Year, you can’t deny it creates a bit of a talking point in the music world. The shortlist for this years Mercury Prize is announced tomorrow evening (5.30pm, 10 September), so prepare for a few weeks of […]
Oasis to reform for Glastonbury 2014 – definitely? Or maybe?
Bookmakers have lowered the odds on Oasis reforming to headline next year’s Glastonbury for the 20th anniversary of their debut album, and on producing an album of original material by the end of 2015. Liam Gallagher has said that he would be up for a gig, and that he would even do it “for now” […]
Albums out in July
Summer is finally here, and there’s some big albums coming your way to help soundtrack the long and sunny days of July. Here’s my pick of the best albums coming out this month – which ones are you looking forward to hearing? 7 July Jay-Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail New Order – Live at […]
My Glastonbury 2013 review…
Glastonbury is commonly regarded as the world’s biggest and best festival for lots of reasons, but the one reason that stands out for me is the freedom it offers festival-goers to enjoy the weekend however they choose to. Other festivals pack you into designated areas and have a limited amount of stages and options. At […]
Feature: The Life and Soul – SOCA Music
What is SOCA? In a world where so much music is focused on faux-angst and aggression, it’s always a pleasure to discover a genre where the only important thing is supplying great tunes and having a good time! SOCA offers both, mixing the classic rhythmic styles of the Caribbean with stunning pop melodies to create […]
Twitter #music launches on web and iOS
Twitter has today launched its rumoured #music service which, in their words, “will change the way people find music”. The new #music service makes full use of all of Twitter’s internal data – Tweets, Retweets, Favourites, Replies etc… to provide a real-time selection of the most popular tracks – which you can then listen to […]
The best albums out in April
A list of release dates for the best new albums out in April 2013 that are (in my opinion!) worthy of your attention. If I’ve missed any albums off the list that you think should be on there, feel free to add them in the comments at the bottom. 8 April James Blake – Overgrown […]
Noising off: Why was the Brits so rubbish?
Why was the Brits so rubbish? In typically succinct fashion, Noel Gallagher summed up last weeks desperately dull Brit Awards with one simple rhetorical question: ‘Where have all the rock stars gone?’ Obviously guitar-based ‘rock’ music can’t always be at the very forefront of our nation’s music scene (apparently these things run in ‘cycles’), but […]