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Upcoming Releases: The Top Five New Albums Set To Delight Your Ears In February

Unlike the Sue Gray report into alleged law breaking at Number 10, our five favourite forthcoming albums in February all have a confirmed date to be shared. Whilst there are some major releases from Kanye...

Alt-j Frontman Joe Newman Reveals Aftermath Of Wild Mushroom Trip Which Left Him 'Hyper-vulnerable'

Alt-J frontman Joe Newman felt "hyper-vulnerable" after taking mushrooms at university.The 'Something Good' hitmaker has opened up on the time he took the psychedelic drug in a "mushroom tea", but he admitted things didn't go...

Alt-j Announce New Remix Album And Tour

British indie stars Alt-J have announced the release of a new album of remixes taken from their current album Relaxer, completed with the help of a number of hip-hop and rap artists.The trio revealed the...

Ed Sheeran, Stormzy And Alt-j Lead 2017 Mercury Prize Shortlist

The 2017 Mercury Prize shortlist has finally been announced and includes two previous winners, three former nominees altogether and one of the biggest pop stars in the charts at the moment: Ed Sheeran. The winner...

Gorillaz, Lorde And Other Huge Albums We're Looking Forward To This Summer

As March progressed and the sun began to come out a little bit, it was hard not to get the feeling that 2017 had finally begun to actually happen after the cold winter months. So...

Fka Twigs And Alt-j Lead Aim Independent Music Award Nominations

The Video Girl hitmaker has scooped nods for Independent Breakthrough of the Year and Most Played New Independent Act, while her single Two Weeks will compete against Alt-J's Every Other Freckle for Independent...

Ed Sheeran Plays Secret Latitude Gig

The Thinking Out Loud hitmaker performed on the Brit festival's woodland iArena stage after Alt-J had finished their set, NME.com reports. With a short set that featured Lego House, Don't, and...

Glastonbury Line-up Revealed

Florence and the Machine, Patti Smith, Alt-J and Rudimental have joined the 2015 Glastonbury Festival line-up.Organiser Emily Eavis announced a list of 75 artists set to take to the stage at this year's event on...

Paul Mccartney, Metallica And Florence And The Machine Lead Lollapalooza 2015 Line-up

Paul McCartney and Metallica have been announced as the headliners for this year's Lollapalooza Festival, taking place at Chicago's Grant Park on July 31st through to August 2nd. The legendary Beatle’s heading slot marks his...

Alt J Shrug Off Noel Gallagher's Criticism As A "Rite Of Passage"

Indie stars Alt-J have brushed off criticism from Noel Gallagher by saying that they felt that being slagged off by him is “a rite of passage to get a pasting from him.” The former Oasis...

Alt-j Fuel Noel Gallagher Feud

British rockers Alt-J have fuelled a war-of-words with Noel Gallagher just months before they are due to headline a festival together.The former Oasis star started the feud by dismissing the band in a recent interview...

Ed Sheeran And Sam Smith Win At Brit Awards

Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith were the big winners at the Brit Awards. The annual music industry spectacular rewarded the two biggest-selling artists of last year by bestowing two trophies on each on Wednesday night...

T In The Park 2015 Announces Killer Line-up For Its New Venue

Amazing acts have been announced to perform at this year's T in the Park including Kasabian, Avicii and Fatboy Slim. Despite notorious festivals to match up to, it is looking very likely that this year...

Alt-j, The Libertines And The Jesus And Mary Chain Among Best Kept Secret 2015 First Announcements

The Netherlands' Best Kept Secret Festival won't be a secret for long if they keep introducing stellar acts such as this each year! The first line-up announcement includes alt-j, The Libertines and Noel Gallagher's High...

Open'er Festival 2015 Continues To Grow With More Exciting Line-up Additions

The newest additions to Open'er Festival 2015 arrive in the form of Flume and Tom Odell, who are joining an already stellar line-up including Alt-J and Kasabian for some fantastic Polish fun this summer. Further...

Andrew Lockwood’S Top Albums Of 2014

10) Luke Sital-Singh - 'The Fire Inside'A mixture of previous EP releases and new material 'The Fire Inside' is a fully loaded debut album from the short listed 'Sound Of 2014' artist. Luke wears his...

Alt-j Return With New Album 'This Is All Yours', Plus UK Tour

Alt-J have announced their return with second album This Is All Yours - the follow-up to 2012's Mercury Prize winning An Awesome Wave. The new record will be released on September 22 through Canvasback and...

Halt-j? No Way - Mercury Winners Alt-j Will Continue Despite Gwil Sainsbury Exit

In an unexpected shakeup of one of 2013’s most talked-about bands, Gwil Sainsbury left Alt-J following their Mercury win; but that doesn’t mean the end for the now-three-piece formed in Leeds back in 2007, as...

Barclaycard Mercury Prize 2013: This Year’S Nominees For Album Of The Year

The Barclaycard Mercury Prize nominations have come round again, designed to celebrate this year's best British musical offerings. Last year we saw Alt-J with An Awesome Wave take home the coveted music industry prize and...

Weather-worries Are Looking Few For Leeds And Reading Festival 2013

It may be nearing the end of the summer but Leeds and Reading Festival 2013 goers don't have much to worry about in terms of the unpredictable English weather this weekend (August 23rd - 25th).The...

“This Is Something Different” - Phoenix Close Lollapalooza 2013 In Style

As Thomas Mars – the lead singer of Phoenix – explained, "Usually on Sunday night people are really tired.” He was talking about festivals, and he was right, bit he and his band had something...

Lollapalooza Packs Up For Another Year: What Did Day 3 Bring?

"If they pull the plug on this song, you'll have to keep on singing," ordered The Cure's Robert Smith, preparing to play 'Boys Don't Cry' at the end of an ecstatically-received, hit-filled set. The British...

David Cameron Gives Romantic Mixtape To G8 Leaders, Who's On It?

Prime Minister David Cameron has promoted young British musicians by giving all the G8 leaders a 10-track USB stick containing songs from Alt-J, Conor Maynard, Laura Mvula and Gabrielle Aplin with a very prominent theme...

Lollapalooza 2013 To Be Equipped For All Weathers For Another Memorable Weekend

Get ready for a magnificent time as Chicago brings you another rollicking year of Lollapalooza with a legendary line-up of mixed genre music from The Cure to Mumford & Sons.Since it's revival in 2003, Lollapalooza...

As Fans Gather For 'T In The Park,' Police Crack Down On Drugs

The sun is shining, the line-up is terrific; T in the Park 2013 is about to celebrate its 20th anniversary with thousands of fans and seven stages. Performers during the three day festival will include...

Alt-j Kick Off Glastonbury Festival With Surprise Set

Mercury Music Prize winners Alt-J kicked off Britain's legendary Glastonbury festival on Thursday night (27Jun13) by playing a surprise set for revellers.The Something Good hitmakers staged a secret show at the William's Green stage, and...

A Week In Music, Daft Punk Make Triumphant Return With Get Lucky, Chvrches Ep Precedes Anticipated Album, Vampire Weekend Interviewed At Coachella

A Week in Videos... Undoubtedly the most eagerly-anticipated video of the week comes from Daft Punk, who return to the scene with ‘Get Lucky.’ Featuring Pharrell on vocals and the legend that is Nile Rogers...

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