Katy B has released a surprise EP online today – which features guest contributions from Jessie Ware, Wiley, Diplo, Geeneus, Jacques Green and Iggy Azalea. Called Danger, the EP is available to stream below – or you can download it from www.katybofficial.com if actually owning music means anything to you these days! Listen to Danger EP…
Big Boi – Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors {rating} Buy: Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors As one half of mega rap/RnB/pop group Outkast, Big Boi was always cast as the straight talker and assured producer next to Andre 3000’s flamboyant space cadet. Now onto his second solo album, Big Boi is starting to show his…
Seminal shoegazers My Bloody Valentine have announced a short burst of live dates in the UK next March. The group will play: March 09 – Glasgow, Barrowlands 10 – Manchester, Apollo 12 – London, Hammersmith Apollo Tickets for the gigs are available from lots of different places, all of which are listed on the band’s Facebook page. As…
Odd Future rapper Earl Sweatshirt has released the promo video for his contemplative new single ‘Chum’. The video is a typically dark and disturbing affair, and the track showcases a rising maturity following Earl’s recent troubles. Check it out here: As well as the video for ‘Chum’, Earl Sweatshirt has also announced his new album…
The Noel Gallagher-curated line-up for the 2013 series of Teenage Cancer Trust gigs has been announced today – with a few surprises mixed in with some more obvious acts. The most surprising inclusion on the line-up is Noel’s former Blur ‘enemies’ Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon, who will be playing on the same night as…
Johnny Marr has revealed another taster of his upcoming solo album The Messenger. Following the online unveiling of the title track a couple of weeks ago, here’s the very upbeat and bouncy ‘The Right Thing Right’: The Messenger is the former Smiths guitarist’s first solo album proper and will be released on 25 February. Marr recently…
In what could herald a new era of artist – fan relations, pop provocateur M.I.A. has released a new track by emailing it directly to a fan. The new track ‘AtTENTion’, was sent to a fan who had been bothering M.I.A. on Twitter about new material – seeing as she’s been quite quiet recently. Naturally…
The Horrors have announced a huge box set edition of their awesome third album Skying. The box set of singles will consist of four 12 inch vinyls, two CD’s and a DVD, and will feature the remixing talents of Andrew Weatherhall, Connan Mockasin, Daniel Avery and Blanck Mass amongst others (scroll to the bottom for…
Las Vegas rockers The Killers have today revealed the video for their Christmas single ‘I Feel It In My Bones’ – which they released online a few days ago. The video is a gloriously silly throwback to 80’s MTV-style promos, featuring lots of smoke machines and dodgy lighting, as well as a great turn by…
Contrary to previous reports, which suggested Thom Yorke’s side-project Atoms For Peace’s debut album will be out in January, the Radiohead frontman has confirmed today the album will actually be out in February. Atoms For Peace are the supergroup made up of Thom Yorke, producer Nigel Godrich, Red Hot Chilli Peppers bassist Flea, Joey Waronker…
