With the release of their second album, Ritual, just a week or so away, White Lies have released a minimalist techno remix of lead single Bigger Than Us. Remixed by London based techno duo Walls, the track reduces the grandiose style of the single into a more tribal, hypnotic beat. Download the remix below and…
The Throne – Watch The Throne [rating:4.5/5] While it may not be quite as dead as the naysayers might have you believe, hip-hop certainly feels like a genre in flux at the moment. At one end of the spectrum there’s the new blood like Odd Future ripping up the rule book looking to establish a…
Birmingham band Peace seem to have a new lease of life these days. What we’ve heard from their upcoming second album feels more open and loose than their debut In Love. Last month they debuted brand new single ‘Lost On Me’, and have now released a suitably fun video for it. Watch the video for…
Muse bassist Chris Wolstenholme has revealed the Devon trio are planning to head into the studio this autumn to begin work on their sixth studio album – the follow-up to 2009’s The Resistance. Speaking to Radio 1’s Zane Lowe, Wolstenholme said: “September and October, that’s when we’re going to get into the studio to start…
Hedoniacs – ‘Can’t Tie Me Down’ Review submitted by David Crighton. “We wanna be the greatest Rock n Roll band ever, no compromise, no bullshit.” – Hedoniacs A bold statement from the four South London lads who make up the Hedoniacs, but is there much substance beneath the surface of that oh so well used…
Eminem ft Rihanna- Love The Way You Lie Eminem’s latest comeback album, Recovery, has been praised as one of his best and considered a return to form for one of the finest rappers of this, or any, generation. A feature of the album is its brutally honest lyrical content and its stellar cast of supporting…
Death In Vegas have unveiled their plans for a headline UK tour this winter. The indie-dance veterans fronted by Richard Fearless will begin their tour at Glasgow’s legendary King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut on 3 December and finish on 15 December at London’s Electric Ballroom. Fearless will be joined on the tour by a live…
The V Festival has gradually become a favourite and high-profile fixture in the summer festival calendar. With over eighty bands spread over two sites, this year’s V looks set to be the best ever. Here, we take a closer look at the weekend ahead. V Festival line-up As befitting a festival of V’s stature, this…
Scams – Helicopter Parents Leeds band Scams are slowly but surely making a name for themselves as purveyors of solid, catchy and inventive rock music. Previous singles ‘Lost For Words’ and ‘Youngblood’ (which you can hear below) showcased their melodic sensibilities and knack for catchy choruses – something they repeat with new single ‘Helicopter Parents’,…
Icelandic post-rock titans Sigur Ros have unveiled a very cool ‘ever evolving’ video for latest Kveikur track ‘Stormur’. The video is hosted at stormur.sigur-ros.co.uk and is made up of an ever changing feed of Instagram videos that have been tagged with #stormur. The above is a screengrab of some of the visuals I got, but…
