New music
Kerrang! announces nominees for 2012 award ceremonyWednesday, 02 May 2012Pop-punk band You Me At Six lead the nominations for this year's Kerrang! Awards, the shortlists for which have been published today.The Surrey five-piece have nods in four categories, including Best British Band, Best Album and two shouts for Best... Read more... |
CD: Damon Albarn - Dr DeeWednesday, 02 May 2012
With confirmation earlier this month that Blur’s Olympic gig in August will be their last - or not, depending which interviews you’ve read - only a fool could have approached the new studio album by Damon Albarn expecting anything like the projects... Read more... |
Liz Fraser booked for MeltdownTuesday, 01 May 2012The first group of artists booked to perform at this summer’s Meltdown Festival – curated by Antony Hegarty – have been announced. Drawing the lion’s share of attention is the inclusion in the line-up of the brilliant and reclusive Elizabeth Fraser... Read more... |
Bow Wow Wow, Islington AcademyTuesday, 01 May 2012
It’s hard to think of any other records as exuberantly hedonistic as the handful of singles this London band rattled off at the beginning of the 1980s. Yes, they were accompanied by the then necessary punk sneer which said, This is all strictly... Read more... |
Rizzle Kicks, The Dome, BrightonTuesday, 01 May 2012
So, Rizzle Kicks, teenybop pop-hop, right? So what we’re going to get is a bunch of over-excited tweens fobbed off with pre-recorded backing tracks, a bit of choreographed dancing and maybe some balloons? Certainly the support acts, Josh Osho and... Read more... |
Edda Magnason: Interview & Video ExclusiveTuesday, 01 May 2012
Goods, the second album by Sweden’s Edda Maganson was one of last year’s highlights. With a playful jazz sensibility which intertwined with a quirky pop, Magnason’s approach was unusual and refreshing. Coinciding with the release of her new EP,... Read more... |
iPads and smartphones go live with hip-hop dancingMonday, 30 April 2012
A new publicly funded UK web channel for performing arts opens tomorrow morning, preparing for a major launch this weekend streaming top international streetdancers to the web audience and publishing John Peel's notes on his record collection. The... Read more... |
Marina and the Diamonds postpones tourMonday, 30 April 2012Marina and the Diamonds has had to rescedule her UK tour, due to begin this week, on doctor's orders. The singer is receiving treatment for a damaged vocal chord. “It is with huge regret that I have had to postpone my UK tour dates due to... Read more... |
High Court orders Pirate Bay blockMonday, 30 April 2012High Court judge Mr Justice Arnold ruled today that UK internet service providers must block access to The Pirate Bay.The infamous site - founded in Sweden and even boasting an affiliated political party there - has been a figurehead for the pro-... Read more... |
Re-united Black Sabbath announce Birmingham gigMonday, 30 April 2012Just announced: Black Sabbath line-up of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler to play O2 Academy, Birmingham on Saturday 19 May. Tickets are on sale here from May 4th at 9 a.m.The heavy metal group formed in Aston in 1969 – and have... Read more... |
Dan Mangan, Stereo, GlasgowMonday, 30 April 2012
Dan Mangan’s gravelly, expressive voice and the wisdom that infuses his lyrics do not speak to a songwriter still in his twenties. There’s this song on Nice, Nice, Very Nice, his first album for the Arts & Crafts indie powerhouse back in 2009,... Read more... |
CD: Hawkwind - OnwardMonday, 30 April 2012
If Pink Floyd were always just businessmen in loonpants, Hawkwind really did appear to live the dream – or was it the nightmare? The early Seventies people’s band looked as though they permanently camped out, though live at least they weren’t easy... Read more... |
