Odd Future singer Frank Ocean is fast becoming a bit huge, fitting nicely in his own niche between the two worlds of RnB and hip-hop. His profile was also helped recently by ‘coming out’ on his blog – leading to the predictable commentary about being gay in hip-hop etc… etc… Unsurprisingly, Ocean has quickly gone […]
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Jamie T announces new London gig – new single called ‘Don’t You Find’ details leaked
A week after his big comeback announcement, Jamie T has announced he will play a special one-off show at London’s The Dome, Tufnell Park on 7 August. The new date will follow the three already announced in Glasgow, Liverpool and Portsmouth at the end of July. Tickets for the gig at The Dome go on […]
Watch: Bishop Nehru and DOOM reveal first NehruvianDOOM track ‘Darkness’
The much-talked about collaborative album between bright new NY rapper Bishop Nehru and underground hip-hop heavyweight DOOM (formerly MF DOOM) has finally become a reality, with the duo sharing the video for the albums first track ‘Darkness’. ‘Darkness’ features some trademark DOOM production techniques, with a dark brooding atmosphere punctuated with blaring horns, while Nehru […]
Manic Street Preachers hint at new single to be premiered tomorrow (8 July)
Welsh rock legends Manic Street Preachers have hinted on Twitter that they could be unveiling some new music tomorrow, saying: Manics fans might want to listen to 6music monday morning-xxx — ManicStreetPreachers (@Manics) July 6, 2013 The Manics have been busy in the studio recording a new album, which is thought to have the working […]
Album review: Jay-Z – ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’
Jay-Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail {rating} Buy: Magna Carta… Holy Grail If you’ve been following Jay-Z’s publicity campaign for this album you’ll know he’s big on establishing ‘new rules’ for the music industry. As well as helping to align this release with Kanye’s ‘challenging’ Yeezus, these ‘new rules’ also amount to him selling off […]
Listen: Alt-J reveal new single ‘Left Hand Free’
After announcing their second album This Is All Yours last month and revealing the new Miley-sampling track ‘Hunger Of The Pine’, Alt-J have today revealed the first single proper from the album. The single is called ‘Left Hand Free’ and is available as a free download for those that preorder the album. Listen to ‘Left Hand […]
The Libertines add third Alexandra Palace date in September – tickets
After selling out two dates at London’s Alexandra Palace in a matter of minutes this morning, reformed indie legends The Libertines have announced a new gig at the venue on 28 September. Tickets for the extra date are on sale now from the below link: [box type=”info”]>>> Buy tickets for The Libertines at Alexandra Palace […]
Album stream: Morrissey – ‘World Peace Is None Of Your Business’
After all the spoken-word promo videos and then the controversy of his various tour cancellations, it’s finally time for us to hear Morrissey’s brand new album in full. The former Smiths front-man is streaming his new solo effort World Peace Is None Of Your Business ahead of its release next week. You can hear it […]
This weeks single releases – 8 July
Single Reviews – 8 July Philip Lickley takes a look at the coming weeks new single releases. If you would like to contribute to All-Noise, get in touch at [email protected]. Adam Lambert – Never Close Our Eyes [rating:2.5/5] Buy: Never Close Our Eyes Mixing in more indie stylings with the bass from Britney’s ’Toxic’, at […]
M.I.A. ‘/\/\/\Y/\’ – Album Review
In the five years since she released her debut album ‘Arular’, Mathangi ‘Maya’ Arulpragasam has gradually carved a niche for herself as the music scene’s foremost political artist. To be fair, though, she hasn’t got much mainstream competition for that particular title, unless I’m missing the subtle socio-political subtext in the works of Katy Perry […]