Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – ‘The Death Of You And Me’ Finally the wait is over and we get to hear what Noel Gallagher has been up to while Liam has been busy forging his post-Oasis legacy with Beady Eye. The first fruits of Noel’s year-long recording of his new album, Noel Gallagher’s High…
Single Reviews – 26 August Philip Lickley takes us through the singles released this week. Find out what’s worth downloading… Alanis Morissette – ’Guardian’ [rating:3.5/5] Buy: guardian Alanis Morissette returns with ‘Guardian’, the first single from her ‘Havoc and Bright Lights’ album. It’s very typically Morissette in sound. The verses aren’t particular explosive or grabbing…
Brandon Flowers – Crossfire The Killers front-man embarks on his solo career with the first single from forthcoming album Flamingo, and after listening to it you have to ask – why bother? Usually a solo project frees up a musician to explore different directions – but instead of going a bit electro or full-on country,…
NO CEREMONY/// – NO CEREMONY/// {rating} Download: No Ceremony/// Who are NO CEREMONY///? We’re still not quite sure. They’ve famously kept the details to a minimum in order to build up a bit of mystery. The veil of secrecy has started to drop now though – we know there’s three of them, we know they’re…
Sounds like Welsh rock trio The Joy Formidable are going a bit intense and atmospheric for the upcoming follow-up to their acclaimed, and riff-heavy, debut album The Big Roar. Watch the video for the new track ‘Wolf’s Law’ here: Although it is not scheduled to appear on the new album, which strangely will be called…
Veteran Texan post-hardcore band …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead are back with new single ‘Up To Infinity’ – the first to be lifted from their upcoming eighth studio album Lost Songs. Listen to ‘Up To Infinity’ here and let me know what you think in the comments below: Lost Songs…
Two Door Cinema Club have today announced their biggest UK tour to date. The band, who will release second album Beacon next month which features the above single ‘Sleep Alone’, will play 10 gigs throughout January and February. Here are the dates in full: January 2013: 24 – Newcastle Academy 25 – Manchester Apollo 28 –…
Fresh from the success of their third album BIG TV, White Lies have announced an eight-date UK tour this December. Here’s the dates in full: DECEMBER 03 – Newcastle Academy 04 – Glasgow ABC 06 – Manchester Academy 07 – Nottingham Rock City 08 – Bristol Academy 10 – London Roundhouse 14 – Norwich UEA…
So far the Festival Essentials series has looked at the best pop-up tents for festivals and cool camping gear. Today we’ll crank it up a notch and look at your best options for campsite entertainment with Bluetooth speakers – so you can listen to some tunes while getting ready in the morning and then get…
Foals have announced a six-date UK tour for next February. The Oxford rockers have steadily become one of the biggest guitar bands in the UK – thanks to their brilliant third album Holy Fire and a host of electrifying summer festival appearances, which included a phenomenal set at Glastonbury. Following their festival appearances, which will…
