Kasabian confirmed for iTunes Festival headline appearance…

Kasabian have been confirmed as one of the headline acts for this years free iTunes Festival.  The Leicester rockers join the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Beady Eye, Glasvegas and White Lies as part of the month-long festival and will headline London’s Roundhouse on Friday 29th July. Speaking about the Roundhouse show, the band said: “We […]

Kasabian Album called ‘Velociraptor!’

Kasabian have today announced the full details of their much anticipated fourth album. The Leicester rockers have revealed the album will be called Velociraptor!, and will be released on 19 September. The album is available to pre-order  at their official site now, and comes with an instant download of the albums first single ‘Switchblade Smiles’ […]

Kasabian live review – Sheffield O2 Academy…

Kasabian – Sheffield O2 Academy, Sat 4 June For a band who could easily sell out arenas and stadiums, Kasabian raised a few eyebrows when they announced their only non-festival appearances this summer would be four intimate warm-up shows. Those raised eyebrows inverted into frowns of frustration for most of Kasabian’s fans as the predicted […]

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Album review: Kasabian – 48:13

Kasabian – 48:13 Columbia Release date: 9 June 4/5     In a recent feature on Kasabian by The Guardian’s Caspar Llewellyn Smith, the writer explains how in a recent meeting he told Serge how terrible his band is, and that they are “solely responsible for every failure of contemporary rock’n’roll.” (link) Later on Caspar dials […]

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Album stream: Kasabian – ’48:13′

Kasabian have made their new album 48:13 available to stream online ahead of its release next week. The album can now be streamed in full via iTunes Radio here: 48:13 – Kasabian 48:13 is the Leicester band’s fifth studio album and features the single ‘eez-eh‘ as well as other previously aired tracks ‘stevie’ and ‘bumblebee‘. […]

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Albums out in June

It’s June! Time for sun, festivals, BBQs, beer gardens and the World Cup! It’s also time for some very exciting-looking new albums. Last month saw the release of big albums from the likes of The Horrors, Gruff Rhys, The Black Keys, Chromeo, Coldplay and Echo and The Bunneymen – so June has got its work […]

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Single review: Kasabian – ‘eez-eh’

This is a song that will make fans of Kasabian give a collective, expletive-ridden ‘WTF’, as this, on first listen, is a very eccentric track that will grate. However, after a few listens it proves to be a really catchy, experimental number with echoes of Hot Chip in its electronic vibe. The beats, free-flowing lyrical […]

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Single Review: Kasabian – ‘eez-eh’

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 […]

iTunes Festival 2014

Kasabian, Robert Plant, Beck, Pharrell and more announced for iTunes Festival 2014

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 […]