The Maccabees, The Rascals, Four Tet added to Underage bill
The Maccabees, The Rascals and Four Tet have been added to the bill for this year’s Underage Festival»
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My Bloody Valentine to play, co-curate ATP New York
My Bloody Valentine will co-curate ATP’s first festival-sized foray into New York at the very tail end of this summer»
What’s this? It’s Weezer’s new album art
Not much to say about this really, so we’d best just get on with it»
Let the people be heard: Doherty and Winehouse are ultimately heroic, says poll
It’s official, someone’s done a poll proving it: Amy Winehouse is a heroine, Pete Doherty a hero»
Bigger Cox: UK edition of Atlas Sound album comes with bonus material
That brilliant Atlas Sound record is getting a full and proper release outside of its North American stamping ground next month, freshened up with a bonus disc and coming courtesy of 4AD»
Bright Eye: Conor Oberst announces new solo album
Bright Eyes man Conor Oberst will release his first solo album for 13 years in August»
Controversial rap story: Nas rams 'Nigger' point home in new album track
Why spit when you can whistle? Nas has chosen the scattergun approach over the force of a one-off, impact statement, early tracks from his controversially-titled album Nigger riddled with the word»
Joe Lean join Long Blondes at Insomniac's Ball + lyrics bulletin #1
The Long Blondes, Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong and Haunts will play this year’s Insomniac’s Ball, reports NME.com»
Hot Chip announce new UK tour dates, single
Hot Chip have tired of twiddling thumbs and have announced their initial tour plans for the rest of the year»
People are trying to tempt The Replacements out of retirement
Sleeping heroes of the US underground The Replacements are thinking of reforming after 17 years of slumber»
Music frontman no longer 'shitting himself' over new live shows
The Music will tour this summer to support the release of their new album»
You want me? Fucking well come and find me: Radiohead too green for talk show host Conan
The stories have started to trail off just recently, but here’s an article about Radiohead to stoke those nostalgic cockles into life – the band will appear on Conan O’Brien’s American talk show tomorrow night (23 Apr) but will do so from the comfort of a London studio»
Jay Reatard announces London tour, singles series
Jay Reatard has a recent history of throwing riotous shows – now the Matador-signed artist is heading to the UK for a tour of London’s rockingest dives»
Blessed relief: more names added to Radio 1’s Big Weekend
This is more like it – the acts have been announced for the under card at this year’s Big Weekend and Radio 1 have given us some seasoning for our gruel»
Watch: new (?) Black Lips video + live dates
Neither we nor Vice are sure where this video came from but we’re both sure it’s worth a watch»
Everybody's doing it: Mighty Boosh pair get their own festival
Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding of The Mighty Boosh will headline their own festival this year»
El Guincho, Lykke Li, Pete and the Pirates, Sam Sparro added to Bestival - tickets running out
More acts have been announced for this year’s Bestival, as ticket stocks are plundered, dropping the remaining number to just 500»
RIP: Yellow Swans
Noisy Portlanders Yellow Swans will split after a prolific, six year-long career»
Porky pies: Weezer tracklist new album, confirm single
That man is a liar! Finally, the new Weezer single’s been absolutely, definitely confirmed as ‘Pork and Beans’ (it’s been floating around on the internet for a while already). There’s an official tracklisting for their new, self-titled album, too»
Meltdown Festival: Massive Attack joined by Gang of Four, George Clinton, Grace Jones and many more
The programme for this year’s Meltdown Festival, curated by Massive Attack, has been announced»
Radio 1's Big Weekend: well, it is free
Radio 1 have announced the bands and acts who’ll be playing their big annual blowout, Madonna the most notable name in a shuffled pack of notable no-ones for Big Weekend 2008»
Stung: sue chef wants royalties off Sting
A 48-year-old chef from Reno, Nevada, is suing Sting, claiming that he helped write two of The Police’s biggest selling hits»
A Week in Drowned in Sound: 18/04/08
The best of the week»
The Great Escape: full Saturday schedule
Yeah, we know this is up on the Great Escape website already, but for your convenience here it is again - the full plan for who's where and when this year in Brighton»
The Great Escape: full Friday schedule
Yeah, we know this is up on the Great Escape website already, but for your convenience here it is again - the full plan for who's where and when this year in Brighton»
The Great Escape: full Thursday schedule
Yeah, we know this is up on the Great Escape website already, but for your convenience here it is again - the full plan for who's where and when this year in Brighton»
Glastonbury headliner Jay-Z schedules new UK shows
Much mouthed-over Glastonbury headliner and all round jack the lad Jay-Z has announced a handful of live shows to go with those already lined-up for this summer»
KanYe West loves big tits
KanYe West likes “big tits”, it emerged last night»
The God delusion: John Lennon, Killers songs used to promote creationism in new film
Songs by John Lennon and The Killers have been used to soundtrack a new film arguing that children should learn about the Christian theory of creationism in school science lessons»
Jamie T, The Cribs, The National to headline Glastonbury's John Peel stage
More festival additions to report – this time it’s word that The Cribs, Jamie T, The National and Biffy Clyro will all be headlining the John Peel Stage at Glastonbury this year»