Just as I predicted last week, Arctic Monkeys have announced details of their new album in the tun-up to their headline appearance on Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage on Friday. The Sheffield band today revealed their fifth album will be called AM (are they copying Beady Eye!?) and is set for release on 9 September via Domino. AM…
It’s all about the ‘new rules’ for Jay-Z at the minute, who is trying to shake up the industry with new ways to promote and release an album. His new LP Magna Carta Holy Grail was announced last week along with the news that Samsung have already purchased a million copies to give away for…
When I wrote the first Glastonbury Festival forecast last week, the weather experts were all predicting sunshine and showers for next weekend. For some reason lots of other sites seemed to be suggesting Glastonbury would be hit by thunderstorms – which I think came from NME mis-reading the forecast (just shows how many sites copy…
Details are still a bit scarce, but word is Arcade Fire are planning to release some new music on 9 September. Revolt TV – a new music and video site backed by P Diddy – revealed the news, quoting ‘sources close to beloved Canadian indie rock gods Arcade Fire’. The band have been busy working…
Highly-rated experimental electro trio Factory Floor have kept everyone waiting for their debut album for a good seven years, releasing a smattering of stunning singles and EP’s along the way. The last of these, ‘Fall Back‘, was their first on legendary label DFA – and was rumoured to be the first track from their debut…
Following on the heels of Kanye’s surprise new album Yeezus, Jay-Z last night announced his own Rick Rubin-produced album with a similarly biblical title. Jay-Z made the announcement in a US TV ad, revealing the album will be called Magna Carta Holy Grail and will be released on 4 July. Whereas Kanye went for the…
There’s still two weeks to go until the first day of performances at this years Glastonbury Festival, so the weather forecast shouldn’t be treated as gospel just yet. That being said, AccuWeather’s long range weather predictor looks quite promising so it’s worth keeping an eye on from here on in (if you’re lucky enough to…
Hotly-tipped Glasgow synth-pop trio CHVRCHES have today announced their debut album will be called The Bones Of What You Believe and will be out on 23 September through Virgin/Goodbye Records. Details are a bit thin on the ground, but we do know the LP will feature CHVRCHES previously released track ‘Gun’ – watch the newly…
Following the success of their awesome new album Like Clockwork – which is lighting up the album charts all over the world – Queens Of The Stone Age have announced a six date tour of the UK and Ireland this November. Here’s their tour dates in full: NOVEMBER 16 – Glasgow – Hydro Arena 17…
After Peace and Swim Deep, JAWS are well set to be the next Birmingham band to join the hype-fest. It’s their own fault though, they shouldn’t sound so damn exciting! They’ve put out their latest track ‘Gold’ today, which you can enjoy below: Their debut Milkshake EP was pretty good, but ‘Gold’ sounds like its…
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