Coldplay to concentrate on family life for as long as five years...
Coldplay singer Chris Martin has said that the band's current priorities centre upon their families, and that it may be a long time 'til the band returns with new material...»
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Genesis to tour next year
Prog-rockers of your dad's youth Genesis are to reform next year, albeit without original singer Peter Gabriel. Which isn't all that surprising, really...»
The Spinto Band announce final UK dates of 2006
American six-piece The Spinto Band have announced an eight-date UK tour; the gigs will be the band's last on these shores 'til 2007...»
Mercury Rev: still breathing creative life into essential albums
Two-thirds of Mercury Rev sit in a room, alone expect for their current interviewer, one of many who’ll sit before them this afternoon, a pad of scribbled notes in one hand and a tape recorder in the other...»
Where's the Love, Courtney? New LaChappelle picture angers Nirvana fans...
Nirvana fans, like, everywhere have reacted angrily to a new book by acclaimed photographer David LaChappelle, and more specifically to a shot of Courtney Love...»
The Kooks cancel shows after singer falls ill
The Kooks have been forced to cancel a handful of UK dates after singer Luke Pritchard fell ill and was told to rest his voice...»
Four Tet - Remixes
Remix albums: always shite, right? Some faceless fella goes cut ‘n’ paste crazy on another artist’s slice of soulful whatever, tears its heart out to a dance beat and makes off with a pocketful of dollar bills. Yeah? For the most part, correct-a-mundo. But Four Tet’s never come across as the money-hungry sort...»
Tilly and the Wall: "We’re not making shit up to be cool"
Tilly and the Wall are at sixes and sevens, spread around London’s Luminaire venue in vary states of dishevelled indifference and illness. Time’s ticking and they’ve still not soundchecked, two of the five are under the weather, and there’s a pesky journalist surveying the scene impatiently awaiting his 5.45 with the band...»
Collateral Music All-Dayer: it's this weekend!
Oi, Leeds: get off your bottoms and go to this tomorrow, yeah...»
This Town Needs gigs!
This Town Needs Guns, right, they're only playing some shows...»
Tom Morello arrested in LA
Audioslave and former Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello was arrested in Los Angeles yesterday after protesting for immigrant hotel workers' rights...»
Fightstar's Simpson: "Singles are pretty irrelevant"
Fightstar vocalist Charlie Simpson has said that singles are "pretty irrelevant" these days...»
Kasabian: "Emo is dead in my eyes."
MTV News have reported Kasabian's verdict on all things emo: it's dead, apparently...»
Beyoncé announces dates for 2007
Beyoncé is to tour Europe in 2007 in support of her recently released B'Day album...»
Feeder get "rockier" on new record
Not-really-Welsh trio Feeder have spoken to radio station Xfm about their next album, the as-yet-untitled follow-up to last year's Pushing The Senses...»
So Solid's Megaman cleared of murder
So Solid Crew's Megaman - real name Dwayne Vincent - has been cleared of murder charges at the Old Bailey after a lengthy investigation and hearing...»
Go green with Marilyn
'Shock-rocker', or something or other, Marilyn Manson is to launch his own brand of popular-with-DiS-writers super-strong booze Absinthe...»
Slipknot reveal DVD details
Slipknot are to release a double-disc DVD in December, entitled Voliminal...»
These Arms Are Snakes announce winter tour
Super Seattle rockers These Arms Are Snakes are to spread a little love across the UK later this year, as they return to our shores foloowing their one-off London show in the summer...»
Foo's Skin And Bones: a best-of or b-sides beast? We dunno...
Word on the world-wide web is that Foo Fighters are to release a new album on November 6, titled Skin And Bones... »
Final ODB album forthcoming
The final album (we think) from rather-dead rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard is to be released in November...»
Linkin Park: no longer nu-metal?
MTV has reported that Linkin Park are to ditch their successful nu-metal sound in favour of a mix of the music that inspired them to form a band in the first place...»
Paltrow backs Jay-Z at Albert Hall gig
Jay-Z was joined on stage at his Royal Albert Hall date last night not only by Coldplay singer Chris Martin, but also Martin's wife, Hollywood A-lister Gwyneth Paltrow...»
Razorlight reveal secret show details
Razorlight - who release their new single 'America' on Monday - have announced a few details of a secret show, tickets for which can only be obtained through their own website...»
sleeping
Sleeping Right And The Best In Homeopathic Magic is the first collection of songs by Portland-based sextet Please Step Out Of The Vehicle to breeze past these ears; that the eleven-tracker (twelve, really – one song is split into two parts) then went around, in full, another half-dozen times in a single day should scream the absolutely bloody obvious at you: this is good, very good...»
"I’m not a very good parrot" - Oneida's Kid Millions talks to DiS
DiS caught up with Oneida's Kid Millions shortly after the release of their eighth studio album Happy New Year, reviewed here, to talk productivity, artistic influences and the environment of Brooklyn, New York City...»
Be Your Own PET name new drummer...
Teenage Nashville rockers Be Your Own PET have revealed the replacement for former drummer Jamin Orral...»
Jackson leaves label that he might not have ever actually been on, or some other silliness...
So Michael Jackson didn't do anything bad, in the end, right? But he still flew off to Saudi Arabia, or Kuwait, or Bahrain or some such Middle Eastern country to hang with his pal Abdulla Hamad Al-Khalifa. Then came word that the pair had established a label, called Two Seas, yes? I think so... Well anyway, it's all ridiculousness as Jackson's left the label... which he might not have been on, anyway... and something about something... hang on...»
Depeche Mode to release further deluxe-edition albums, plus best-of
Depeche Mode's A Broken Frame, Some Great Reward and Songs Of Faith And Devotion are to receive the special-edition treatment next month. The re-releases come hot(ish) on the heels of deluxe editions of Speak And Spell, Violator and Music For The Masses...»