Muse bassist Chris Wolstenholme has revealed the Devon trio are planning to head into the studio this autumn to begin work on their sixth studio album – the follow-up to 2009’s The Resistance. Speaking to Radio 1’s Zane Lowe, Wolstenholme said: “September and October, that’s when we’re going to get into the studio to start…
Muse have today unleashed the artwork for their highly anticipated new album The 2nd Law, and here it is: Yep, that’s a human brain you’re looking at. The image has been supplied by something called the Human Connectome Project, which does stuff with brain impulses and shows them in neon images, or something like that…
When it was revealed that the official London 2012 Olympics song would be a Muse song, I wasn’t sure what I thought. Now the official video for ‘Survival’ has been released and I now know exactly what I think – this is a very naff idea! Here’s the video: Not only is the song stubbornly…
Having explored the bottom 25 of the year so far, here are my quarter-century of the best songs in 2013 this year. Do you agree or disagree with my selection? Post your thoughts below. 25. Loveable Rogues – ‘What A Night‘ Released: April A catchy slice of summery pop from the BGT runners-up. With a…
Single Reviews – 1 July This weeks singles reviewed by guest contributor Philip Lickley. Andy Grammer – ’Fine By Me’ [rating:4/5] Buy: Fine By Me A perky indie breakthrough hit that makes a cheeky nod to George Harrison’s famous cover ‘Got My Mind Set On You’ in its chorus but aside from that it’s an…
The worst-kept secret in the music world was finally confirmed today as a reformed OutKast were announced as the first headliner of this years Coachella. Joining Big Boi and Andre 3000 as headliners are Muse and Arcade Fire in an amazing looking line-up that also includes (takes deep breath): Queens Of The Stone Age, Beck,…
Over the past twelve months I have reviewed 752 singles and EPs on my weekly All-Noise single reviews column so hopefully that puts me in a good position to create a best of list for 2013, comprised not necessarily of songs that have sold the most or charted the best, but have been the most…
With Christmas just round the corner the album release schedule is predictably dominated with lots of cash-in’s like reissues, box sets and anything else that might be loosely described as a ‘stocking filler’. I’ve rounded up the pick of the releases for December below, which includes a few albums and box sets as well as…
Matt Bellamy has been speaking about the next Muse album and reckons their seventh studio album won’t be released until at least ‘early 2015’. During an interview with Radio.com (which you can view below) Bellamy also hinted the band may opt for an unusual distribution method for the album, saying: How we release it is…
If you didn’t know already, Muse are getting ready to release a live DVD on 2 December called ‘Live At Rome Olympic Stadium’. The film will be available on DVD and Blu-ray and follows their show in Rome this summer. It will also be screened tomorrow night (7 November) at 100 specially selected theatres and…
