Kasabian – Velociraptor! [rating:4.5/5] It must be a bit frustrating for Kasabian that, even after the success of their inventively psychedelic third album West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum, they are still branded in some quarters as unoriginal lad-rockers in thrall to the likes of Oasis and Primal Scream. While this may be an unfair judgement,…
Kasabian have just debuted their massive new single ‘eez-eh’ on Radio 1, and have now made the audio available to stream. Listen to it below and let me know what you think of it in the comments at the bottom: Zane Lowe described ‘eez-eh’ as the biggest lead single Kasabian have released so far, and…
The V Festival has gradually become a favourite and high-profile fixture in the summer festival calendar. With over eighty bands spread over two sites, this year’s V looks set to be the best ever. Here, we take a closer look at the weekend ahead. V Festival line-up As befitting a festival of V’s stature, this…
The press cycle for Kasabian’s latest album 48:13 is starting to wind down now – after the highs of the album hitting number one and the Leicester band basically owning summer with their homecoming show and closing Glastonbury. Next up for them is their sell-out UK tour in autumn, but before that they’ve released a…
Kasabian’s stellar year will continue with a headline slot at this years iTunes Festival at London’s Roundhouse. The Leicester band, who have a number one album, a huge homecoming show, a Glastonbury headline slot and a sold-out UK tour to their name so far in 2014, will play the iTunes Festival on 5 September. Joining…
Kasabian have finally released the video for ‘Switchblade Smiles’, the lead single to their eagerly awaited fourth album Velociraptor! Keen followers of Kasabian will probably note a slight change of direction in this video – which deviates from the narrative-led formula of their past videos to a more stylised approach. It seems to fit nicely…
Leicester lad-rockers (only joking Serge!) Kasabian have announced a special show next month as they gear up for their headline assault on this years Reading and Leeds festival. The band will be playing at Brixton O2 Academy on Monday 20 August – five days before they headline the Reading Festival. Tickets for the warm-up show…
Despite the rain and oceans of unspeakable effluence, despite the contentious inclusion of a “real” Metal band and the scandalous accusations suggesting the presence of a Country & Western ventriloquism act (directed at a real life Dolly) and, despite the rather telling lack of lobster and Prosecco to be found among the more up scale…
After the original 16 dates of their upcoming UK arena tour sold out in minutes last week, Kasabian announced an extra date for fans who had been unable to get tickets the first time around. The extra gig will take place on Saturday 13 December at Sheffield’s Motorpoint Arena, and tickets for it go on…
Kasabian – Days Are Forgotten Kasabian continued their gradual buzz-building for new album Velociraptor! last night with the surprise announcement of the albums first single proper, ‘Days Are Forgotten’. Following the release of ‘Switchblade Smiles’ as a free download and the unveiling of title track ‘Velociraptor’ at their recent live shows, ‘Days Are Forgotten’ is…
