Futureheads finish album, announce release date
The Futureheads have put the final touches to their second album, and have announced that it'll be released through 679 on July 12th...»
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Trencher, Esquilax - Split 10"
Usually seen in sweaty pits and glimmering corporate-run venues alike, such is their cross-scene appeal – some find them physically amusing, others aurally hostile but entirely to their devilish tastes – Trencher are commonly a three-piece. For this release, though, originally recorded for John Peel’s show and broadcast in May of 2005, the trio of Milk Shit, Lock Monger and Pox team up with a gravel-toned screamer by the name of Shinburn...»
Irish rockers reTurn
Irish trio Turn, once darlings of the Melody Maker during their Infectious period, are to reTurn with their third album next month, the cleverly titled Turn...»
Mystery Jets line up in-store tour
Mystery Jets are to take their jaunty pop choons inside from the cold next month, as they play a series of in-store shows at HMV outlets across this merry land...»
Pitchshifter are back: tour news
Pitchshifter are to return to touring ways to celebrate both the birthdays of their drummer and singer and the fact that they've a new EP available at the shows...»
Pop Idol to get Celebritied
The daddy of television talent contests Pop Idol is to follow Big Brother and Stars In Their Eyes in May by getting the celebrity treatment...»
Quasi Get Going, Get Dark
Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss, aka Quasi, are to release a new album on March 20th through Domino. When The Going Gets Dark is the first album in a while that the duo have not recorded entirely at home, and features production assistance from Dave Fridmann...»
Idiots crash land in Blighty
Washington DC duo Idiot Pilot hit the UK at the end of this month to support the domestic release of their pretty-good-actually debut album, Strange We Should Meet Here (released February 13th through Reprise)...»
Mogwai - Friend of the Night
Here lies nothing beyond what the guitarmy ranks were expecting: Mogwai’s curtain-raising single, preceding the forthcoming full-length Mr Beast, is arrestingly beautiful...»
Antony popular with poshos
Time Out has revealed that Antony and the Johnson's breakthrough success of 2005, I Am A Bird Now, was particularly popular with the most posh of London's many boroughs...»
Best-of on the way? That's Absolute Garbage...
A Garbage fan site has reported that the band's label, Warners, has slated a greatest hits compilation for a May 29th release...»
Flaming Lips reveal their battle plans: new album in April
Weirdo-proggers The Flaming Lips have revealed that their new LP, At War With The Mystics, will get a release through Warners on April 3rd...»
For All The Coalitions: Grohl gets busy in the studio with New Jersey rockers
Rye Coalition are to release a new EP, Chariots On Fire, through Gern Blandsten next month. The four-tracker was produced by none other than Foo Fighters head honcho Dave Grohl...»
Weezer to star in forthcoming film as The Velvet Underground. Yes, really...
Super-ace geek rockers Weezer - what is it with these guys dissing my girl, anyway? - have been lined up to appear as The Velvet Underground in a forthcoming film based on the life of Edie Sedgewick, entitled Factory Girl...»
Monkey masses ditch Dublin as Maximo headline
Many a news source, including The Sun, is today reporting that last night's NME gig in Dublin didn't go particularly brilliantly for headliners Maximo Park...»
Pink's Not Dead: third album due April
Butch ladypopper Pink is to return to album charts woldwide this spring with her third long-play record, I'm Not Dead...»
Tribes Of Neurot - Meridian
Whereas Neurosis rely heavily on the heavy, so Tribes… fall upon the understated; where one booms in the obvious places, the other breathes deeply and slowly, steady and relaxed, its menace subtle and slowly evolving...»
Lowe slams his Breaks on, releases new record
Zane Lowe-fronted New Zealand three-piece Breaks Co-Op are to release their second album this year, some nine years after their debut...»
Franz to chat to fans through the magic of the 'internet'
Well, whatever it may be, the four skinny boys of Franz Ferdinand know all about it, and are using its mysterious powers to chat to their fans. YES! FANS!»
Robyn G Shiels - We Are Of Evil
What to say about a talent that quite clearly demands a wider audience than it currently enjoys other to state, straight-faced and matter of fact in tone: buy this single...»
Clap Your Hands release ...Home On Ice
New York's latest whirlwind of indie-rock hype, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, are to release a single, 'In This Home On Ice', through Wichita on February 20th...»
Benson and White's Raconteurs roll out debut seven-inch
The Raconteurs - aka Brendan Benson and Jack White plus a trio of other, lesser known musicians - release their debut seven-inch on January 30th...»
Like what you hear? Go see, m'dear
All-gal pop-rock trio The Like hit Britain like a six-legged pretty-of-features monster in February...»
All Saints, no sinners: girl group get back together
Popular-back-then girl-poppers All Saints have buried their hatchets and done the proper thing: they've reformed...»
Kaisers ready to romp home at NME Awards - nominees in full
The nominations for this year's NME Awards makes for some mighty fine readin' if you're one of them Kaiser boys - the band are up for no fewer than (*counts, rapidly*) six awards...»
Enablers make live recording available, prepare second album
Fantastic west-coast post-rock-meets-beat-poetry outfit Enablers have made a radio performance available to fans in the run up to the release of their second long-player, Output Negative Space...»
Adult.-only performances: electro-punks on tour
Tres-rockin' electro types Adult. are to embark on a UK jaunt this February to support their album of last year, the well-received Gimmie Trouble...»
Barat takes his Pretties on tour
The Carl Barat-fronted rock troupe Dirty Pretty Things will embark upon their first proper tour next month. Tickets go on sale on Wednesday 25th January...»
Pop apes unlikely to escape (before '08)
Gorillaz aren't likely to tour again 'til 2008, so sayeth the fine folk of Playlouder this merry arvo...»
Springsteen releases live record
The Boss is to release his Hammersmith Odeon gig from 1975 on CD next month. It was previously made available on DVD as part of the Born To Run 30th anniversary package...»