The Reading and Leeds weekenders have traditionally been the UK’s premier rock festivals. With the number of summer music festivals increasing recently – and more and more attracting big-name headliners – the rock angle of Reading and Leeds has been accentuated in recent times in order to hang on to its image as the biggest…
Gorillaz – On Melancholy Hill Although their ambitious plans to take third album Plastic Beach around the world got off to a slow start at Glastonbury, the summer is turning out to be quite successful for Damon Albarn and his trusty band of Gorillaz. Taking on Glastonbury’s Friday headline slot at heroically short notice may…
New York electro giants LCD Soundsystem will team up with the UK’s Hot Chip for four arena dates this Autumn. With both bands promoting commercially and critically successful new albums, the shows will be a must for all electro afficionados out there. The mini-tour will begin at London’s Alexandra Palace on 10 November, before hitting…
A Pulp song produced by LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy and remixed by Soulwax could never be anything other than brilliant could it, really? ‘After You’ is an old Pulp demo that was ‘finished off’ by James Murphy and released as a free download over Christmas, and is now set to be released properly for Record…
Gorillaz – ‘DoYaThing’ [rating:3.5/5] Featuring the combined talents of Damon Albarn, LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy and OutKast’s Andre 3000, expectations were naturally at salivation levels when Converse announced this single as part of their ‘Three Artists, One Song’ initiative. After the first listen of ‘DoYaThing’ (above), those expectations were well and truly dashed – it…
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…
