Blur planning more gigs

It’s nigh on impossible to keep up with Blur these days. Every interview any of them have ever done since their reunion has been pretty vague and evasive about their future plans, and they seemed happy to let everyone think their recent show in Hyde Park was the ‘final ever Blur gig’. Yet while all […]

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Mark Ronson and The Business International ‘Record Collection’ – album review

Mark Ronson and the Business International–Record Collection He made his name producing other people’s albums, but with 2007’s Version Mark Ronson became a pop star name in his own right – albeit a pop star who was still famous for producing other people’s songs.  Now with Record Collection he presents his first attempt at a […]

Watch: Bloc Party – ‘Kettling’ video

Bloc Party surprised everyone this year – first of all by announcing their return from hiatus and then by delivering an album as good as Four. ‘Kettling’ has today been announced as the second single taken from the album – following lead single ‘Octopus’ – and comes with a rather brilliant video featuring schoolkids battering […]

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Album stream: Four Tet – ‘Beautiful Rewind’

As reported yesterday, celebrated producer Four Tet released his new album Beautiful Rewind in the UK today with very minimal fanfare. The album is Kieran Hebden’s first long-player of new material since 2010’s almost-seminal There Is Love In You, and features the previously released tracks ‘Kool FM’ and ‘Parallel Jalebi’. As well as releasing physical […]

Katy Perry ‘Teenage Dream’ – Album Review

Katy Perry – Teenage Dream Poor old Katy Perry.  Just two years ago the wholesome looking girl-next-door was deemed a cutting-edge, transgressive pop princess just by suggesting she liked kissing girls.  Now, post-Gaga, she has had to resort to donning whipped cream spewing bras, a host of coloured wigs and ever revealing outfits just to […]

Glasvegas reveal December UK tour dates

Scottish rockers Glasvegas have announced a surprise December UK tour. The Glaswegians are currently busy working in the studio on the follow up to their second album – but have obviously decided to hit the road and clear their heads a bit! As you can see from the above image taken from the bands website, they […]