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The Killers have today been confirmed as the final headliner for next years Isle Of Wight Festival – joining previously announced headliners The Stone Roses and Bon Jovi. The Las Vegas rockers will headline the Saturday night of the festival (15 June), with The Stone Roses headlining the Friday and Bon Jovi the Sunday. Announcing […]
A host of new acts have been announced today for next years Isle Of Wight Festival. Following last weeks confirmation that The Stone Roses will be headlining, festival organisers have announced Bloc Party, Jake Bugg, The Maccabees and Paloma Faith will be joining them in June 2013. Festival organiser John Giddings said of the latest […]
Bloc Party – Four [rating:4/5] Buy: Four Back in the middle of the last decade, Bloc Party were the very definition of uber-cool scenesters. Nowadays, even their most ardent of fans would struggle to summon up the audacity to call them ‘relevant’. Too much time has passed and music, for better or worse, has moved […]
Single Reviews – 5 August The pick of the coming weeks single releases reviewed by Philip Lickley… Bloc Party – ’Octopus’ [rating:2/5] Buy: Octopus Now I know from past experience it usually takes a few listens to appreciate a Bloc Party track but I think this will be a struggle. Sounding like lead singer Kele […]
Bloc Party have today unveiled the full details of a UK headline tour this October. The band who release their ‘comeback’ album Four on 20 August – will play eight dates across the UK, starting in Newcastle on 12 October and finishing in Cambridge on 20 October (full dates below) Bloc Party have also released […]
Bloc Party have revealed the name of their upcoming fourth album will be imaginatively titled Four. The band released the above trailer online today to announce the new album – the follow-up to 2008’s Intimacy. Four will be released on 20 August and was produced by Mars Volta producer Alex Newport. Along with the album […]
Bloc Party’s guitarist Russel Lissack has confirmed the bands first festival dates of 2012 as they gear up for their upcoming ‘comeback’ album after almost three years away. In message to their fans, Lissack announced the band will be playing in Sweden at the Peace & Love Festival in June and at Germany’s Melt Festival […]