Glastonbury 2007 to be "greatest show on Earth"
Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis, pictured, has told music magazine Uncut that next year's event - it took a break this year, of course - will be the "greatest show on Earth"...»
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Release date confirmed for The Shins' third LP
Sub Pop pop-rockers The Shins have finally confirmed a release date for their much-anticipated third LP, Wincing The Night Away...»
Albini to produce next Breeders LP
Big Black/Shellac man avec specs Steve Albini has been drafted in to produce The Breeders' fourth studio album...»
Tenacious D announce tour dates
Jack Black and Kyle Glass' 'comedy' folk-rock band Tenacious D are to tour the UK in December in support of their new album and movie...»
The Nationwide Music Prize is tomorrow! DiS gets Isobel Campbell's thoughts on her chances...
Tomorrow brings with it not only cloudier skies and cooler weather than we’ve been used to these past few weeks, but also the announcement of the winner of this year’s Nationwide Mercury Prize. You know: voted for by a panel of industry specialists (although we’ve not been invited to provide an opinion – what’s that about?), comes with a fat cheque and a skip-load of recognition, and was won by an American last year. Or, rather, an Englishman that’d not lived in England for many a year. Oooh, taste the controversy...»
Collapse on tour, PLUS free London show
We like Collapse. We like them a lot. We like them so much we put them on at Notting Hill Arts Club back in June. It was ace. Perhaps you were there and agree? If not, well, here are details of further opportunities to see the London-based punk trio...»
50 Cent wants to work with Elton John
Following this article of last week, reporting that Sir Elton John wishes to make a hip-hop record, rapper 50 Cent has confirmed that he would like to work with the Oscar-winning 'Candle In The Wind' musician...»
Thom's a shiny, happy person, says Stipe
REM singer Michael Stipe has told journalists to quit portraying his mate Thom Yorke as a sour-faced ol' misery...»
Quit Your Own PET: drummer leaves
Be Your Own PET (Or is it 'Pet'? Do we care?) have announced that drummer Jamin Orral has left the band...»
The Coral on fourth album: "sounds amazing"
Scouse rockers of baggy-prog overtones The Coral have said that their fourth album is "sounding amazing"...»
Shoulda stuck to Kooka-Kola? Worst pun ever?
The Kooks frontman - or boy, if this story's owt to go by - Luke Pritchard was allegedly arrested for underage drinking at the weekend, reports The Daily Mirror...»
Crocodile Hunter dead, Trouser Snake not: chart round-up
Yeah yeah, we’re well aware that there was no chart summary piece last week – there’s this thing called a ‘bank holiday’, right, that means us office-bound types can bunk off without getting in trouble with Da Boss. It’s a fairly wicked deal – we suggest you investigate your options come the next occurrence of this awesome one-day holiday...»
Pranksy: graffiti artist doctors Paris Hilton albums
Around 500 doctored copies of Paris Hilton's debut album, Paris, have been placed in store racks by artist Banksy, without the shops' knowledge...»
Big Scary Swedes? Unlikely... new compilation coming
Acclaimed Oxford indie label Big Scary Monsters - recent releases include albums by the excellent secondsmile and Itch - are to release a compilation of Swedish music in October, entitled Svenskt...»
Unsigned IoW act win Bestival slot
The Chancers, an unsigned act from the Isle of Wight, have won the opportunity to perform at Bestival later this month...»
Maximo Park aim for March
Maximo Park have announced that their second long-player, as yet untitled, will be released in March next year...»
End-of-year tour for The Longcut
Manchester three-piece The Longcut have announced an end-of-year tour, taking them from Leeds to Llandudno through November and December...»
VMA winners: losers that can't duck flying bottles?
They might've lost their bottle at Reading (or gained some, depending on how you look at it), but Las Vegas-spawned emo sorts Panic! At The Disco won the gong for Video Of The Year at last night's MTV VMAs in New York...»
Yo La Tengo beat Bush's ass
American indie trio Yo La Tengo have told music website Gigwise that their president, ol' Dubya, is "pandering to his extremist base"...»
The Russian Futurists - Me, Myself and Rye... An Introduction To The Russian Futurists
The Russian Futurists’ debut UK long-player is so brilliantly cutesy, so stomach-sickeningly saccharine in its compositional structure, and so wonderfully awry of what traditionally constitutes fantastic pop that it totally warrants qualifying with the offending modifiers 'cute', 'quirky' and ‘eclectic’...»
Snowden - Anti-Anti
Although never able to plough its own absolutely unique furrow, Anti-Anti is nevertheless a wonderfully-rounded, wholly satisfying debut. Its balance of gloom and grandeur is brilliantly executed, ultimately leaving the listener with an insatiable thirst for more of the same...»
New York Dolls announce October dates
Roadrunner-signed rockers New York Dolls, whose increasing age doesn't seem to have affected their appeal as yet, are to tour these shores in October...»
Grohl gets the Grolschs in down under
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl is to fulfil a promise made back in May to a pair of Australian miners...»
Robbie Williams considers quitting music
MusicRooms.net has reported that Robbie Williams is considering quitting music, stating that his career has become a "monster"...»
Hope Of The States split confirmed
Those 'Hope Of The States are splitting' mumblings - which we reported here, have now been confirmed...»
CSS and 1990's: tired of being sexy by the end of this tour?
Brazillian dance-rockers CSS - Cansei de Ser Sexy - and 1990's are to tour together this winter...»
Quasi at London Camden Barfly, Mon 28 Aug
As an advertisement for the musical benefits of divorce, tonight is pretty effective...»
Final Fantasy: tour dates in full
Owen Pallett - aka cloud-pooper Final Fantasy - is to tour the UK in October...»
The Polyphonic Spree 'do' Nirvana on new EP
Many-legged smock-sporting collective The Polyphonic Spree are to release a new EP Stateside next month, featuring a Nirvana cover...»
Stars Of Aviation - Marie et l'accordéon
It’s everything that’s stereotypically sweetly romantic about those over-the-channel sorts delivered in just less than four minutes. But by a bunch of Brits. Ace...»