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There are a lot of stories about this years Record Store Day swirling around – what with all of the surprise releases, live appearances and everything else. The one I’m most interested in though is the debut of Jack White’s new song – the title track from his upcoming new solo album Lazaretto. White aimed […]
The soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann’s glossy adaptation of The Great Gatsby has become one of the most anticipated albums of the year so far, thanks to Jay Z’s involvement as ‘executive producer’ and an all-star cast that includes Beyonce (covering Amy Winehouse’s ‘Back To Black’ with Andre 3000), Lana Del Rey, Jack White, Emeli Sande, […]
The (almost) full line-up for this years Glastonbury Festival has been revealed this morning – confirming Kasabian as headliner alongside Arcade Fire as well as announcing another 80 or so names to the bill. The only surprise is that the third headliner is still not confirmed – with the line-up including a ‘Special Guests’ in […]
Anyone releasing big news today should really preface it with some kind of ‘non-April Fools joke’ guarantee. In amongst all the ‘hilarious’ news stories about fake Glasto headliners etc… today came some proper big news about Jack White. The former White Stripe today announced he will release his second solo album on 9 June through […]
Jack White has released a brand new song “Over and Over and Over”. The track will be included in rocker’s upcoming LP “Boarding House Reach”. The LP will release on March 23rd. Considering it’s only a few weeks away, it’s exciting to hear this new song from the album. Fans definitely needed to hear some […]
A new Jack White solo album features pretty highly in my most anticipated albums of 2014 list, and today comes news that suggests we could see a new solo album from The White Stripes man soon. In a web-chat with fans the singer revealed he is putting the finishing touches to two new albums this […]
First things first: Happy New Year! Now that’s out the way, let’s get stuck into the serious business of looking forward to what 2014 has in store for us all. After a pretty impressive 2013 for big albums – Bowie, My Bloody Valentine, Daft Punk, Jay Z, Kanye, Arctic Monkeys, Arcade Fire, Beyonce to name […]
It’s nearly that time again when the British music industry gets together to slap its collective back and dole out some statuettes to its best and brightest acts. But before James Corden raises the curtain on this years Brit Awards next week, here’s my thoughts on who should win. Let me know who you think […]
Jack White has revealed he currently has ’20-25 tracks’ for his next solo album. The former White Stripes front-man was collared by Rolling Stone at last nights Grammy Awards ceremony, who asked him how he’s getting on with recording the follow-up to his debut solo album Blunderbuss: “I’ve got about 20 to 25 tracks I’m […]
Top 10 gigs in June Summer is almost here, which means festival season will soon be upon us – so there’s plenty of good live music going on as bands hone their shows before hitting the festivals. Here’s my pick of the best gigs to go to in June: The Charlatans – Friday 1st June […]