In the not-too-distant future the year 2013 is destined to be referred to as the year that heralded the great ‘funk disco’ revival. If any one man is responsible for that it’s Nile Rodgers (followed pretty closely by Pharrell), thanks to his work on Daft Punk’s very funky and very disco-y Random Access Memories and…
Arctic Monkeys have today announced they will play two huge shows next spring at London’s Finsbury Park. The Sheffield band will play Finsbury Park on 23 and 24 May 2014 – and have scored something of a coup by enlisting Aussie psych-rockers Tame Impala as support act. How good are these shows going to be!?…
MIA can always be relied upon to throw out interesting visuals, and with her on such a high at the minute thanks to brilliant new album Matangi you just know a new video is going to be special. Today she revealed the video for Matangi track ‘Y.A.L.A.’, which was made in association with French fashion…
Timbaland is undergoing something of a renaissance in recent times, thanks mostly to him making up with Jay Z and working on Jigga’s recent Magna Carta Holy Grail album. Today the producer has released a new track from his upcoming Textbook Timbo album which not only features Jay Z but also ropes in Drake for…
There’s a veritable feast of gig tickets going on sale tomorrow, and we’ve got you covered to make sure you beat the rush and get the tickets you’re looking for. First up, tickets for Manic Street Preachers‘ UK tour go on sale at 9:30am tomorrow (Friday 15 November). They’re playing 10 dates in March and…
Johnny Marr has revealed that he has an agreement with a publisher for his autobiography. The news follows the huge success his former Smiths band-mate Morrissey has achieved with his recently released autobiography, which is selling like hot-cakes and getting everyone talking about The Smiths again. Marr comes in for an equal amount of praise…
Last month we got news that Damon Albarn had been in Mali with a host of musician friends working on a new album for his Africa Express project. Today it has been confirmed that Transgressive Records will be releasing Africa Express Presents: Maison Des Jeunes on 9 December. As well as working with a new…
Ahead of its release next week, Jake Bugg’s new Shangri La album has leaked online. The album, Bugg’s follow-up to his hugely successful debut last year, was recorded with superstar producer Rick Rubin in his Malibu studio – also named ‘Shangri La’. It features previously released tracks ‘What Doesn’t Kill You‘ and ‘Slumville Sunrise‘. The…
They got a lot of bad press for cancelling gigs in favour of hitting the studio, but today Death Grips have repaid their fans faith and then some with the free release of new album Government Plates. The release follows their two 2012 albums The Money Store and No Love Deep Web – the album…
James Lavelle, the famed DJ/producer, co-founder of UNKLE and head of the Mo’Wax label has been confirmed as the curator of next years Meltdown Festival. Previous curators of the 10-day event held at London’s Southbank Centre have included the likes of Patti Smith, David Bowie, Massive Attack, Morrissey and Jarvis Cocker. Last years festival, which…
