Everyone’s favourite cartoon band Gorillaz have announced they will release a new single on February 23. The bands bassist and spokesperson Murdoc Niccals took to Twitter to announce that ‘DoYaThing’ will be released as part of trainers brand Converse’s ‘Three Artists, One Song’ initiative: So I’ve just been given the all clear! Free to announce…
Following hot on the heels of Odd Future’s Tyler, The Creator’s announcement yesterday regarding the rap groups forthcoming album, it was the turn of cult Odd Future rapper Earl Sweatshirt today to send Twitter into a frenzy. Earl Sweatshirt famously disappeared last year and was rumoured to be in a Samoan rehab centre, and he…
Superstar rap duo Jay-Z and Kanye West caused a stir in London today as they premiered the video for ‘Niggas In Paris’, the next single to be taken from their Watch The Throne collaboration. The video, below, mostly features footage of the pair doing their thing at a recent gig in LA, with a cameo…
Odd Future front-man Tyler, The Creator has announced the details of the rap collective’s new album, OF Tape Vol 2, their first on a major label. The album was originally rumoured to be slated for release in March, but Tyler announced today on Twitter that the album will be available on February 20: OFTAPEVOL2. IN…
The always interesting and eminently quotable Noel Gallagher (who you can see above performing next single ‘Dream On’) has been getting a bit of stick today after a lengthy interview in the Mail On Sunday was published, in which he, surprise surprise, said some controversial things. What the detractors fail to understand is that Noel…
Brighton pop-rock duo Blood Red Shoes have announced their return today – releasing details of their third album In Time To Voices. The follow-up to their brilliant 2010 album Fire Like This will be released in March 26 and will be preceded by lead single ‘Cold’ (above), which does the job of showing they haven’t lost…
Much-hyped hip-hop collective Odd Future are set to release their first album on a major label this March. According to Rolling Stone, the album will be called The OF Tape Vol 2 and will be released by Sony via the bands own Odd Future Records imprint. Odd Future (0r Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them…
2012 promises to be a busy year for Cedric and Omar, who have just announced the details of what is expected to be their final album as The Mars Volta. The duo today revealed The Mars Volta’s sixth album will be called Noctourniquet and is set to be released on 26 March – with the…
Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie has criticised today’s crop of young bands – accusing them of “not having anything to say”. Gillespie was quoted by Sky News as saying of his new album: “Some of it is a critique of pop culture, which is something I think is lacking in a lot of modern music. It…
Award season is upon once again, and today saw the release of the nominations for this years Brit Awards – which is to be held on February 21 at the 02 Arena. Ginger singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran leads the way with four nominations, for British Male Solo Artist, British Breakthrough Act, British Single (for ‘A-Team’) and…
