XL release '90s dance compilation
XL serve up a timely reminder of what’s in their rave catacomb with a compilation of early ‘90s tunes from the back-catalogue»
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Burial reveals identity, apologises, announces new 12"
After The Sun launched some crass “unmask Burial campaign” last week, the Hyperdub beatnik has decided to get rid of all the mystique surrounding him by revealing his identity, posting a blog and an image of himself»
Creepers: Islands release new single, tour UK
Everyone’s favourite otherworldly pop cretins Islands are heading your way. Hide. Following the release of Arm’s Way (review) earlier this year, the Quebec sextet tour these isles from September 19, starting in Belfast, releasing the single ‘Creeper’ as»
Awesome foursome: Abe Vigoda, Diplo, Telepathe and Boy 8-Bit tour together
Stateside jaunt for Diplo's Mad Decent tour, with tropical punks, drone-poppers and London-based glitch-merchants on board»
Watch: Fuck Buttons versus pensioners
Locked in your bedrooms, with one hand jammed down your pants and the other arranging your Of Montreal 7”s, you forget what the ‘real people’ think»
Kaiser Chiefs reveal return, label indie scene "boring"
Kaiser Chiefs have announced their return, with the Off With Their Heads released on October 13»
RIP: Be Your Own PET to split after one last hurrah round UK
After four years, Nashville oiks Be Your Own PET have announced that they shall split after their forthcoming UK dates »
DOOMED! Los Campesinos! announce second record to come out this year
Only six months on from the release of Hold On Now, Youngster..., twee-pop connoisseurs Los Campesinos! have announced that album #2 will be out before the end of the year»
The Streets offer up new single for free
The Streets are back. And with a free download of a track from the forthcoming Everything Is Borrowed, out September 15»
More TV On The Radio details leak
More details arrive regarding TV On The Radio's forthcoming record, Dear Science,»
Eno and Byrne back holding hands after 27 years
After a 27-year hiatus in their collaborating relationship, David Byrne and Brian Eno have teamed up again to release Everything That Happens Will Happen Today»
VITOREO! El Guincho's Alegranza gets worldwide release
Young Turks/XL have finally got the legal green light to get the psychedelic wash of El Guincho’s Alegranza out worldwide»
Download the new Kings of Leon single, ‘Crawl’
Kings Of Leon have made their forthcoming single available as a free download for a limited time»
Argentinean songbird returns with new record, dates
Buenos Aires darling Juana Molina returns with Un Día released on October 6»
'Shit hits the fan: Ohio band demand record is destroyed
After releasing ‘New Wave Hippies’ on Monday, Psychedelic Horseshit are demanding the record is destroyed»
CSS flog Donkey round UK
Fresh from getting their Donkey out, Brazilian pop nuggets CSS have announced a fresh array of dates for October»
Deerhoof deliberately leak return
Industrious San Francisco noise-pop monsters Deerhoof follow up last year’s Friend Opportunity with Offend Maggie, out October 6»
2008 Nationwide Mercury Prize nominees announced
The nominees for the Mercury Prize 2008 have been announced with Radiohead, British Sea Power and Burial all in contention for the annual music award»
TV On The Radio set date for new album
Brooklyn beasts TV On The Radio shall return on September 22 with Dear Science,»
WIN: tickets to see Subtle
You informed fellows may have heard, but Subtle and their glorious skewed hip-hop extravaganza head into London on Monday (July 21) for a Lex Records/DrownedinSound co-promotion show, no doubt showcasing some of excellent ExitingARM (review). Taking p»
Of Montreal split heads with Skeletal Lamping
Faux-pop minstrel Kevin Barnes and his band of merry fruitloops of Montreal return with Skeletal Lamping on October 7»
Supersoul get a hand from Kompakt/DFA for compilation
With help from DFA's 12" imprint Death From Above and techno pioneers Kompakt, the Berlin-based Supersoul Recordings release Nobody Knows Anything on August 25»
Mark Ronson to flog NME Award on eBay
After having his work labelled as “a bunch of nauseating oily sub-lounge covers” in NME’s Glastonbury coverage, Mark Ronson is to sell his NME Award»
Watch: new Bloc Party single
At 19:30 GMT on 97.9-99.7FM, history was made. Radio 1 aired the new Bloc Party single. It’s called ‘Mercury’ and it’s out August 11»
ZZ Top to get the Rick Rubin embalming treatment
ZZ Top have announced they’ll be using Rick Rubin to produce their forthcoming material»
Kompakt ready Total 9
It’s that time of year again: Total season. It was Kompakt’s 15th birthday last month, but you should know that after our label feature with the Cologne techno imprint’s head honcho, Wolfgang Voigt, here (he who as GAS released the imperious Nah Und Fern»
Don Caballero return with Punkgasm
Pittsburg rabble Don Caballero have announced details regarding their forthcoming record #7, entitled Punkgasm. Recorded in Michigan with Al Sutton, Damon Che (pictured) and his instrumental bandits' return is released through Relapse on August 25 and »
The Long Blondes cancel forthcoming dates
Sheffield tykes The Long Blondes have cancelled all forthcoming dates after an announcement that guitarist Dorian Cox has recently been taken ill»
Stroking up: Pharrell begs Julian Casablancas for Strokes production role
NME reports that Williams apparently begged Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas to produce the New Yorkers' next LP»
Glitch thieves: Crystal Castles admit 8-bit theft
8bitpeoples of the world unite! Glitch-pilfering duo Crystals Castles have responded to flak previously received over whether chief beatnik Ethan Kath illegally used the 8bit Collective’s online archive of chip music, with Kath admitting their early pl»