The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart New Video!

New York band The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are pleased to unveil the new video for their ‘Say no to Love’ single- out 5th July via Fortuna Pop in the UK (via Slumberland in the US). The band’s … Read More

Jon Boden Launches A Folk Song A Day

BBC Folk Singer of the Year, Jon Boden to launch www.afolksongaday.com

On 24th June 2010 – Midsummer’s Day – BBC Folk Singer of the Year, Jon Boden, will launch an ambitious new project – A Folk Song A Day.

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I Am Kloot – Album Making Documentary

I’m listening to Sky At Night during a very quiet week, the quietest week that Europe has experienced in more than half a century. A volcano – Eyjafjallajokull (which surely must be Icelandic for supercalifragilistic) – has erupted, closing … Read More

Band Of Horses play secret New York train station show

Band Of Horses played a secret gig for fans at Grand Central Station in New York City last week (June 18).

The band announced the one-off free show only the day before and over 1,000 fans queued for hours for … Read More

Peter Hook to play Joy Division’s ‘Unknown Pleasures’ at the 1234 Festival

Peter Hook has announced that he will play Joy Division’s ‘Unknown Pleasures’ album in full at this year’s 1234 Festival.

Taking place in London’s Shoreditch Park on July 24, the bassist will perform with his band The Light.

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Kate Nash UK Tour

Kate Nash has announced details of an October tour of the UK.

The singer, who released her second album ‘My Best Friend Is You’ in April, will begin the gig-run in Bexhill-On-Sea on October 4.

Meanwhile, Nash will play four … Read More

Doves, Frightened Rabbit, Idlewild for Ben & Jerry’s Sundae on the Common

Doves and Scouting for Girls have been unveiled as the headliners of this year’s Ben & Jerry’s Sundae On The Common festival.

Again taking place on Clapham Common in south London over two days, the July 24-25 event also sees … Read More

Gorillaz: On Melancholy Hill – The Video

On Melancholy Hill, the third single from Gorillaz’ Plastic Beach, will be released by Parlophone Records on July 26th, 2010.

The single LP for On Melancholy Hill, available on iTunes from July 26th, will contain:

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Sound Of Guns @ Relentless Garage

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London, 18th June

Sound of Guns are touring around the UK to promote their debut album “What Came From Fire” (out June 28th). After having played a few months ago at the Lexington in London, this time they … Read More

Lady GAGA – Alejandro

At present Lady Gaga is a fucking icon, you can love her or hate her, but that’s a fact. We haven’t seen such a phenomenon for ten years at least, I can remember last Madonna’s changes (from Frozen to … Read More