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That Jamie T's a right cheeky chappy, isn't he? Totally. He releases yet another single - and with it a video! - from last year's Kings & Queens, which actually managed to make it to #2 in the UK album's chart when it was released. Pretty good going, no?»
It's not every day that you see PARTY HARD activist Andrew W.K and Leeds electronic ambient duo worriedaboutsatan in one place, but today is going to buck that trend, as we present an album preview from the singular, and a single preview from the combo.»
The White Stripes are a little annoyed at an unauthorised televised use of their track 'Fell In Love With A Girl' during Sunday's Superbowl.»
Brookyln musical duo and possible buzz-band of 2008 MGMT have confirmed that their new record, Congratulations, will be released on April 13, as well as revealing the tracklisting for the nine-track follow-up to Oracular Spectacular.»
Jaunty-jerky rockers of a North-Eastern persuasion The Futureheads have revealed the album title for their fourth full-length, as well as confirming a collection of tour dates, supporting that record, in late April and early May.»
Post-hardcore masters Rival Schools are to work with Beastie Boy Adam 'Ad-Rock' Horovitz on a track, which will possibly make its way on their new record, lead singer Walter Schreifels has revealed (via RockSound).»
Video directed by Luke Seomore & Joseph Bull.»
When the Global Economic Downturn took another victim in well-respected and thoroughly well-written music magazine Plan B, people reacted expectedly - with particular sadness. OK, you may argue that the recession didn't in fact take the magazine, with the decision to fold being made pre-emptively, but the fact remains, and will do forever more - Plan B is no more.»
London's one-day festival that is Field Day has unloaded the first batch of artists to grace its line-up for the year of the lord 2010, including most-excellent French electronic-rock combo Phoenix - who are the first headliners to be announced - and the, arguably, even more excellent Dan Snaith, alias Caribou.»
Cult American quintet Pere Ubu have announced a brief-ish February UK tour, promoting the release of their most recent and something like umpteenth record, Long Live Père Ubu!. All shows on the tour - except the one at the Garage in London - will be under the banner of 'Long Live Père Ubu! - The Spectacle'. »
Grungy lo-fi types Japanese Voyeurs release their second single of all time today, called 'That Love Sound/Blush'. Sadly we don't have that song to give away, but they are kindly chucking another one in our and your direction. »
The news surrounding the Ward-Deschanel collaboration that goes by the name of She & Him today is that they've been confirmed to play the Matt Groening-curated ATP festival, which takes place over a weekend in May. At Butlins. In Minehead. It's their first ever UK appearance, too.»
More dates please, Mr Snaith.»
American experimental group Cold Cave have, perhaps somewhat suprisingly, have been announced as tour support for Editors - on their tour around the UK next month. That's all in addition to their own UK tour dates for May, which were announced last week.»
More juicy details of Flying Lotus's new record, Cosmogramma have emerged, including the all-important release date as well as the MORE important tracklisting. Hoorah! Oh, and the artwork, too!»
Yo. This week's 'content in the form of a playlist' Spotify playlist is here, so I'm gonna cut the crap and just get to it. Go here to get this week's Spotifriday playlist.»
We need not tell you what we think of St. Vincent - we probably did it enough last year. Her solo work as well as various collaborations with the great and the good of the indie world never seem to be anything less than astounding. Likewise, the quality of her videos remains sky high, with two from Actor doing the business - 'Actor Out Of Work' and 'Marrow'.»
Watch the trailer for Gorillaz' new album, Plastic Beach.»
Electronic-noise and occasional drone duo Fuck Buttons have confirmed a smattering of UK dates across England and Scotland at the end of April, starting with a headline show at London's KOKO. This, of course, follows on from the absolute RAGING success of their 2009 album, Tarot Sport, which polled in the Top 5 of our albums of the year, for your information.»
The first wave of bands have been announced for the ultra-intimate and inaugural Oxfordshire-based Wood Festival, which comes to you from the makers of Truck Festival. It's all eco-friendly and that, and there's only 800 tickets, too! 800! You get more people than that at a Luton Town game these days!»
The initial, and pretty massive, batch of bands who will play 2010's Bestival, curated by Rob Da Bank, have been unveiled and you probably couldn't have hoped for much better, to be frank. There's some big names, some smaller names and some in between names, but lots of them.»
Watch the new video from Thomas White.»
Watch the new video for Local Natives' 'Airplanes', released on March 1.»
Rumours had been floating around in the past couple of days - and indeed weeks, if you go back far enough - that the hip-hop label founded and run by El-P, Definitive Jux, or Def-Jux to those relatively normal folks, was to fold with immediate effect. All of which was surprising considering the man himself had been talking about his new record, coming out this year.»
DJ Produce duo Buffetlibre have announced yet more names for their Amnesty International supported compilation, entitled Peace, which now features over 50 artists from across the world including, of course, the UK.»
Let them roll in.»
The annual Glasgow Music And Film Festival is this year dedicated to, or focused on, the soundtracks and music from the films of cult directors David Lynch and John Carpenter, and also features some pretty nifty musicians giving their take on this particular theme.»
New video from the Lizardman.»
Unexpected?»
