Sri Lankan rabble-rouser and Super Bowl attention-seeker M.I.A. has revealed her long-awaited fourth album will be released in April. M.I.A. spoke to Australian website GoldCoast.com.au ahead of a festival appearance, and said of the album: It’s due in April, which is the Tamil new year – April 15th – and I’m still working on it….
They may look a bit like 1990’s Mmmboppers Hanson and sound like a watered down version of Fleetwood Mac, but according to the trend-setting wisdom of that bastion of coolness and finger-on-the-pulse relevance – the BBC – Haim are the most promising new music act of 2013. The LA sisters were today announced as the…
Indie-rock four-piece Tribes have today announced their second album will be called Wish To Scream. The follow-up to their well-received debut album Baby will be released on 20 May 2013, and will feature the above artwork – which could suggest a move into psych-rock territory. As well as announcing the album, Tribes have made a…
Over the last few months, new London band Palma Violets have become the hottest thing since sliced toast – thanks to them hosting impromptu gigs/parties in their London house, putting on a series of devastatingly raw rock shows and releasing the brilliant double-A side single ‘Best Of Friends’ / ‘Last Of The Summer Wine’. The…
New York art-rock-pop titans Yeah Yeah Yeah’s have confirmed the rumours that were sparked by an LA DJ last month and confirmed they will release their fourth album next spring. The band took to Twitter, via Instagram (don’t you just love social media!) to announce the news, saying: DNA upgrades, spontaneous evolution and NEW YEAH…
The Killers have today been confirmed as the final headliner for next years Isle Of Wight Festival – joining previously announced headliners The Stone Roses and Bon Jovi. The Las Vegas rockers will headline the Saturday night of the festival (15 June), with The Stone Roses headlining the Friday and Bon Jovi the Sunday. Announcing…
US rapper Eminem has been announced as the first headline act for next years revamped Reading and Leeds Festivals. The news was announced on Zane Lowe’s Radio 1 show tonight, and follows last weeks early announcement confirming Alt J, Deftones and Sub Focus on the bill. Eminem seems like a surprise choice to headline the…
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…
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…
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…
