Muse – ‘The 2nd Law’ album review

Muse – The 2nd Law {rating} Buy: The 2nd Law When announcing his band’s sixth studio album on Twitter in June, Muse’s Matt Bellamy explained the title with this enticing and typically cryptic open-ended statement: “All natural and technological processes proceed in such a way that the availability of the remaining energy decreases. In all […]

Watch: Muse release video for new single ‘Madness’

Muse have dropped the promo vid for their new dubstep-inspired single ‘Madness’. Watch it here: Shot on location in the Los Angeles Metro, the video features the band performing on cool instruments while a riot or something goes on in the background. ‘Madness’ is taken from Muse’s highly anticipated new album The 2nd Law, which […]

Muse release new single ‘Madness’

Riding the ‘high’ of their official Olympic tune ‘Survival’, Muse have dropped the next single from their upcoming new album The 2nd Law this evening. Listen to ‘Madness’ below: Even when they add dubstep into the mix they still manage to sound like Queen! ‘Madness’ is available to buy now over on Muse’s official site […]

Muse new album plans revealed…

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 […]

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Phil’s Top 100 Music Singles of 2013: #100 – #81

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 […]

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The best albums out in December

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 […]