Seminal hip-hop OutKast are rumoured to be on the verge of reuniting and have been touted as possible headliners for next year’s Coachella festival and, naturally, Glastonbury 2014 as well. The rumours were started by Billboard, who say multiple sources have confirmed that Andre 3000 and Big Boi are ‘in talks to reunite next year…
Recently returned pop star Lily Allen confirmed today that she will be playing next year’s Glastonbury festival. Allen revealed the news on Nick Grimshaw’s Radio 1 show this morning, saying:“It got confirmed yesterday. That’s the first big thing I’m going to be doing. I’ll be doing 16 weeks of festivals over the summer and then…
How much does that album cover remind you of Faith+1!? It’s taken from Kettering psych-rock band Temples debut album called Sun Structures, which was announced today with a 10 February release date on Heavenly Recordings. The album features the previously released tracks ‘Colours To Life’ and ‘Keep In The Dark’, as well as the newly…
American psychedelic veterans The Flaming Lips have revealed they will release their much talked about cover of The Stone Roses eponymous debut album on 29 November – which is the ‘Black Friday’ version of Record Store Day in the US. There’s been a lot of talk about the cover album in recent months, but little…
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…
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…
I know what you’re thinking – we can’t seem to go a week without another high-profile recording artist weighing in on the whole Spotify/music streaming debate. But bear with me on this one, as Billy Bragg has unsurprisingly thrown a hefty dose of common sense into the argument. Rather than criticise Spotify and the rest…
Less than six months after the release of their second album Wish To Scream, Camden band Tribes have announced they have split up. It all looked so good for Tribes, who released their debut album Baby in 2012 to promising reviews – earning the NME Award for Best New Band in that year and being…
