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Richard Wright

2008-09-15T20:04:00.000+01:00

Founding member of Pink Floyd dies. Rosie Swash guardian.co.uk, Monday September 15 2008 17:15 BST Richard Wright (far right) was Pink Floyd's long-term keyboard player. Photograph: Hulton Archive Richard Wright, one of the founding members of Pink Floyd, has died today following a struggle with cancer. He was 65. Wright was the band's long-term keyboard

Arcade Fire news

2008-05-14T06:15:00.002+01:00

Arcade Fire to score Donnie Darko director's new film. Montreal's finest return from their holidays with a soundtrack of shadowy anthems. Expect hurdy gurdys and Cameron Diaz.Sean MichaelsTuesday May 13, 2008guardian.co.uk Arcade Fire and Richard Kelly seem to be unrelated - but as Donnie Darko taught us, the oddest things turn out to be connected. The first are earnest art-rock musicians,

Neil Aspinall

2008-03-26T08:18:00.002Z

Neil Aspinall 1941-2008. Beatles fixer and friend takes secrets to the grave. Hunter DaviesTuesday March 25, 2008The Guardian Neil Aspinall (left) talks to Beatles Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Photograph: Robert Whitaker/Hulton archiveNeil Aspinall, who died yesterday aged 66, was one of only two people of any importance in the Beatles saga who never told their story. Which

Nick Cave interview

2008-02-25T08:51:00.003Z

Old Nick. He has been spitting hellfire and damnation for years, but now that he has turned 50, is Nick Cave finally mellowing? Of course not, he tells Simon HattenstoneInterview by Simon HattenstoneSaturday February 23, 2008The GuardianA high-maintenance kind of guy ... Nick Cave. Photograph: Muzi Quawson Nick Cave is sitting behind his desk, long of limb and droopy of tache. He's wearing

Eric Burdon

2008-02-09T07:35:00.000Z

Eric Burdon and War To Reform. by Paul Cashmere @ Undercover - February 9 2008 Eric Burdon and War Concert Poster Eric Burdon and War will reform for one night only in London in April for the first time in 37 years. Animals lead singer Burdon joined US R&B, funk and jazz band War in 1970 but it was short-lived. They disbanded in 1971. However, in their short career, Eric Burdon &

Sexy Sadie

2008-02-08T07:30:00.000Z

Paul McCartney Marks To Passing of the Maharishi. by Paul Cashmere @ Undercover - February 2008 The Beatles Love Sir Paul McCartney has issued a statement following the death of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Holland this week. In his statement, Sir Paul said, "I was asked for my thoughts on the passing yesterday of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and I can only say that whilst I am deeply saddened by

Ringo

2008-01-23T07:09:00.000Z

Ringo Starr Walks Off Regis and Kelly. by Paul Cashmere @ Undercover - January 23 2008 Ringo Starr Former Beatle Ringo Starr refused to go on TV for his scheduled appearance on the Regis and Kelly show today, after the show's producer tried to chop his song his half. Ringo was to perform 'Liverpool 8' from his new album, but was told to cut the performance down to 2 minutes 30

Oldies, but...

2008-01-03T07:39:00.000Z

Never gonna give it up:80s stars cash in on thirtysomething pop nostalgia boom. · Tickets sell out for tour celebrating the era· Acts include Rick Astley, Bananarama and ABCOwen Gibson, media correspondentWednesday January 2, 2008The Guardian I'm your Venus ... Bananarama are set to turn back time with nostalgia tour. Photograph: Allstar Picture LibraryThey may not look or sound like

Billie Piper

2008-01-01T07:44:00.000Z

Billie Piper goes traditional for her second wedding. Helen PiddTuesday January 1, 2008The Guardian Billie Piper's first wedding was every parent's nightmare: just 18, the then pop star went into early retirement to marry a DJ almost twice her age. Worse, that DJ was Chris Evans. Worse still, mum and dad weren't invited - but Danny Baker was. And she hadn't brushed her hair. Yesterday,

Oscar Peterson

2007-12-28T10:27:00.000Z

Oscar Peterson no more. Canada's legendary jazz pianist, a technical virtuoso who performed with the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz and Dizzy Gillespie and inspired generations of jazz musicians, dies aged 82.John FordhamTuesday December 25, 2007Guardian Unlimited Oscar Peterson: 'could transform any melody into streams of spontaneous alternatives'. Photograph: AP After the

John Lennon

2007-12-08T09:30:00.000Z

Yoko Honors John On The 27th Anniversary of his Death. by Paul Cashmere @ Undercover - December 8 2007 Today, December 8th 2007, marks the 27th anniversary of the murder of John Lennon. To mark the occasion, John's widow Yoko has released the following statement. John Lennon & Yoko Ono December 8, 2007 I miss you, John. 27 years later, I still wish I could turn back the clock to the

Radiohead...

2007-12-06T06:36:00.000Z

Radiohead to shut down free download of 'In Rainbows'. It's 'The End of the Beginning' next week Radiohead Radiohead have announced that the free download of their recent album 'In Rainbows' will come to an end next week.In a posting today (December 5) on the band's Dead Air Space blog titled "The End of the Beginning", the band said that the "download area

Cansei de Ser Sexy

2007-12-05T10:20:00.000Z

CSS live. Brixton Academy, LondonCaroline SullivanWednesday December 5, 2007The Guardian Cansei de Ser Sexy (as they initially were until they gave in to the English-speaking world's lack of enthusiasm for other tongues) have already grasped a basic fact about how to win over UK audiences. Play party music to a British crowd when their reserve is down - at a summer festival, perhaps, or in

The Hives interview

2007-11-26T20:15:00.000Z

'We did a bloody good job, don't you think?' The Hives are a tribute to the power of self-promotion, 'idiot concepts' and shoes with white soles. Leonie Cooper meets a band that has given up giving upThe GuardianHowlin' Pelle Almqvist, the extravagantly immodest singer of the Hives, is in agreement with something posted on the band's website by one of his fans. Their fourth album, the fan

Baby Animals news

2007-11-19T09:09:00.001Z

Baby Animals Announce Album and Tour. by Tim Cashmere @ Undercover - November 19 2007 Baby Animals We're giving you an early warning (yes, that's the best I could come up with) on a new album from the newly reformed Baby Animals, and a national tour to go with it. The early 90s Aussie rockers are back with their first album since their split in 1992 – 'Il Grande Silenzio' – which is due to

Goldfrapp news

2007-11-14T08:04:00.000Z

Goldfrapp get back to nature. Francesca MartinWednesday November 14, 2007The GuardianOut are the tassled disco dancers and glitter balls, in are a 17th-century steel-string harp and a toy organ. For their fourth album, Seventh Tree - a follow-up to the 2005 album Supernature, and due to be released next February - the band Goldfrapp have gone folk. Singer Alison Goldfrapp and her writing

Nick Cave

2007-11-07T10:26:00.000Z

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Dig Lazarus. by Andrew Tijs - November 7 2007 Nick Cave at the Forum Theatre in Melbourne photo by Ros O'Gorman Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have announced their fourteenth studio album 'Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!' After his recent induction into the ARIA Hall of Fame (and his own induction of the Bad Seeds), Nick Cave and band provide the follow-up to the

Arcade Fire

2007-10-26T06:57:00.000+01:00

The bitter taste of success. They've crashed into the mainstream and Hollywood adores them, but Arcade Fire aren't happy. Alexis Petridis meets a band trying to make sense of their ascent to stardomFriday October 26, 2007The Guardian Randall's Island sits in the middle of New York's East River, a vast, characterless, landfill-augmented field, surrounded by straits given the kind of

Soulwax

2007-10-22T20:01:00.000+01:00

Nine tracks from Soulwax. Alongside his brother Stephen, David Dewaele revolutionised dance music as Soulwax. Their work splicing together songs from unlikely sources (like Salt-n-Pepa with Iggy Pop) helped to give rise to the phenomenon of the mash-up, while their remixes continue to be the industry standard. Here David tells us about some songs that have influenced himMonday October 22

Girl Power

2007-10-21T13:02:00.000+01:00

If you wanna be a pop star, you better get with the girls. 'Girl Power', once just a slogan, now dominates the pop charts. So what happened to the boys?Kitty EmpireSunday October 21, 2007The Observer As pop manifestos go, the one touted by the nascent Spice Girls in long-ago 1996 was more suspect than most. Girl Power was a cheeky, hen-night vision of feminism riddled with body

Subways news

2007-10-18T20:09:00.000+01:00

The Subways preview new material at Club NME LA. The trio thrill the packed house. The Subways The Subways previewed new material during their sold-out show at Club NME Los Angeles with Fred Perry Subculture last night (October 17).The English trio breezed through crowd-pleasing favourites including 'Young For Eternity' and 'Rock And Roll Queen' in addition to new tracks '

Bat For Lashes live

2007-10-11T09:35:00.000+01:00

Bat For Lashes preview new material at sold-out LA show. Brighton band also cover Tom Waits. Bat For LashesPicture: Guy Eppel Bat For Lashes previewed new material and covered Tom Waits during their sold-out show at the Troubadour in Los Angeles last night (October 9).Brighton's Natasha Khan was backed by an all-female three-piece band who traded instruments

Sugababes

2007-10-05T08:21:00.000+01:00

Sugababes, Robots in disguise (Island)Alexis PetridisFriday October 5, 2007The Guardian The arrival of the Sugababes' fifth album is heralded with a set of gawp-inducing statistics. The trio are the most successful female act of the century. They have had more Top 10 singles with original songs than any girl group since the Supremes. They are the first girl group in 20 years to release

PJ Harvey interview

2007-09-28T08:29:00.000+01:00

Songs of innocence and experience. PJ Harvey sings like a child on her new, stripped-down album, but it's full of grim subject matter. John Harris hears how the elusive singer-songwriter was just trying to get the soul back in her music.Friday September 28, 2007The Guardian Polly Harvey's latest single is called When Under Ether. You may have heard it, perhaps on the occasions when Radio

Polly Jean Harvey

2007-09-23T10:00:00.000+01:00

PJ Harvey's White Chalk is genius with a dark heart. As the tracks unfold, Jude Rogers finds herself acting as Polly Jean's agony aunt while listening to her wailing like a Kate Bush from hell on perhaps the saddest album she's ever heardFriday September 21, 2007Guardian Unlimited 1. THE DEVIL0.10 Out on the wild and windy moors, Polly Jean Harvey's made another album. And even though

Sir Richard Branson

2007-09-18T08:01:00.000+01:00

Never mind the high street: Branson sells his Virgin Megastores. Sir Richard rids himself of the business that brought him to public attention in the 1970sOwen Gibson, media correspondentTuesday September 18, 2007The GuardianSir Richard Branson yesterday severed his last remaining link with the high street, offloading his Virgin Megastore chain at a time when record shops are under

The Streets

2007-09-08T07:45:00.000+01:00

Hip to the beat of the Streets. Rob Fitzpatrick uncovers the contents of a successful Streets tour Saturday September 8, 2007The Guardian"I had Rohypnol on Friday," says Fulham-born rapper Elliot Example Gleave. "It was a mistake - someone spiked me - but I still lost my wallet and woke up with a headache. Example has just returned from a five-night tear-up across Scotland with his

Euros Childs

2007-08-29T07:19:00.000+01:00

The year of the dragon. Where do you go after Gorky's Zygotic Mynci? Jude Rogers talks to former frontman Euros Childs about how glad he is to be WelshFriday August 24, 2007The Guardian As the most restless musician in Wales bounds on to the stage at the Green Man festival, the sun dips behind the Brecon Beacons apologetically. It dips for someone whose music predated the psychedelic

Von Bondies news

2007-08-28T07:47:00.000+01:00

Von Bondies Prepare For New Album. by Paul Cashmere @ Undercover - August 21 2007 Von Bondies Von Bondie's last album 'Pawn Shoppe Heart' was released on 2004. Fans will get the follow-up in early 2008. The new Von Bondies album is called 'Love, Hate and The There's You'. The album was produced by Rick Parker (BRMC), Peter Katis (Interpol) and Butch Walker (Hot Hot Heat). All songs were

Madchester and Tony Wilson

2007-08-21T10:46:00.000+01:00

Stars attend Wilson funeral. Fred Attewill and agenciesMonday August 20, 2007Guardian Unlimited Mourners carry the coffin of Tony Wilson at his funeral. Photograph: Matthew Lewis/Getty ImagesFriends and family of Tony Wilson, the legendary Manchester music impresario and founder of the Hacienda club, gathered today to pay their respects at his funeral. Mourners included musicians from

Robyn

2007-08-18T12:33:00.000+01:00

There's a new songbird on the block. Peter Robinson signs up for Robyn's new pop revolution.Saturday August 18, 2007The GuardianLess than 12 months ago, Robyn's fanbase in the UK amounted to 217 hardcore pop enthusiasts, many of them bloggers. Most remembered her from her 1998 No 8 hit, Show Me Love, at which point she was a teenage pop warbler whom RCA were attempting to sell as a Britney.

Edwyn Collins

2007-08-17T12:55:00.000+01:00

'I was dead - and I was resurrected'. Two years ago, a stroke left Edwyn Collins unable to walk, talk or even play the guitar. Now he's got a new album out. In his first interview since his illness, he tells Simon Goddard how he taught himself to be a musician againFriday August 17, 2007The Guardian There's a noticeable spring in the step of the security guards at Inverness airport on an

Happy Mondays

2007-08-15T10:12:00.000+01:00

Former Happy Mondays Star Pays Tribute To Tony Wilson. by Daniel Zugna - August 15 2007photo by Tim Cashmere Shaun Ryder of Happy Mondays Former Happy Mondays drummer Paul Ryder has paid tribute to the late Tony Wilson, describing the Manchester music icon as a "patron saint" for the city. "Everything I've got in my wonderful life now I owe to two people: Mr Derek Ryder Senior, and my

Tony Wilson RIP

2007-08-11T13:27:00.000+01:00

Music legend Tony Wilson dies. Staff, Manchester Evening NewsFriday August 10, 2007Guardian Unlimited The music mogul Tony Wilson has died aged 57 following a heart attack. The former Factory Records boss had been diagnosed with kidney cancer last year, and had been undergoing treatment in hospital in Manchester. Wilson founded the famous Hacienda nightclub and was one of five

White Stripes Interview

2007-08-10T07:23:00.000+01:00

If Something's Missing, All the Better. Stephen Chernin/ Associated PressBy KELEFA SANNEH They were wearing suits! And hats! No, not the two band members: Jack White was wearing red pants and a red T-shirt, while Meg White was wearing black pants and a red shirt. And besides, plenty of musicians dress up when they play Madison Square Garden. On Tuesday night, though, the White Stripes went

Arctic Monkeys

2007-08-04T10:39:00.000+01:00

Sheffield united. Their careers have soared, but beneath all the hype, Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner and solo artist Richard Hawley are just two northern lads who lie awake thinking up tunes. Dorian Lynskey listens to them swap storiesFriday August 3, 2007The GuardianAlex Turner and Richard Hawley. Photo: Linda Nylind On a poor excuse for a summer's day, in a grey corner of west London, the

Oldies and Goldies

2007-07-28T11:08:00.000+01:00

Some old albums still sell like new. Titles from the '80s and '90s by bands such as AC/DC, Bon Jovi and Metallica continue to do a brisk business. By JAKE COYLE The Associated Press A POWERFUL PREMIERE: The debut album by Metallica, featuring singer-guitarist James Hetfield, is the second-biggest selling album of the Nielsen SoundScan era. It sold 275,000 copies in 2006.

Kate Nash interview

2007-07-21T11:30:00.000+01:00

It's great when you're Kate ... Yeah! We once called her a mini-Allen, but chart-bothering songstress Kate Nash isn't "bittah". In fact, she's the new queen of London's pesky pop kids. Sylvia Patterson finds her making fey while the sun shines Saturday July 21, 2007The Guardian In a big silver car carrying seven people away from a festival, Kate Nash is by some volume the loudest,

Daft Punk

2007-07-14T12:16:00.000+01:00

Punk fiction. So you've reinvented dance music, packed out stadiums and won over hip hop royalty. What next for Daft Punk? Umm, an art-house flick about melting robots, finds Alex RaynerSaturday July 14, 2007The Guardian You may now kiss the, um, robot: a scene from Electroma You can only imagine the confused faces in the boardroom when the pitch came in. Two French disco

Indie News

2007-07-09T07:12:00.000+01:00

Smells like indie spirit In the Eighties you knew where you stood with indie music but, twenty years later, 'indie' means major-label, mainstream guitar bands like Snow Patrol and Coldplay. But there are welcome signs of a return to the genre's DIY rootsKitty Empire: We won the indie wars - but at what cost?Jude RogersSunday July 8, 2007The Observer Indie used to be such a simple term in

Live Earth..?

2007-07-06T00:05:00.000+01:00

The Brazil show has just been canceled.Rock group Arctic Monkeys have become the latest music industry stars to question whether the performers taking part in Live Earth on Saturday are suitable climate change activists. "It's a bit patronising for us 21 year olds to try to start to change the world," said Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders, explaining why the group is not on the bill at

Justice

2007-07-02T21:52:00.000+01:00

Electronica That Rocks, à la FrançaiseBy WILL HERMES, New York TimesPublished: July 1, 2007ONE of the most blogged-about sets at this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Southern California took place on a stage dominated by towering Marshall amplifier stacks and a huge illuminated cross. When the dark-clad musicians let loose with a familiar hammering riff, the fans erupted in

Spice Girls are back

2007-06-29T03:41:00.000+01:00

After months of rumours, Spice Girls confirm reunion. Posh, Ginger, Scary, Baby and Sporty have announced they are bringing back Girl Power for a world tour. More from the press conference: Daniel Martin's sketchPaul MacInnes and agenciesThursday June 28, 2007Guardian Unlimited From left: Posh, Sporty, Ginger, Baby and Scary.Photograph: Lefteris Pitarakis "Girl Power is back and stronger

Jesus and Mary Chain live

2007-06-25T22:30:00.000+01:00

The Jesus and Mary Chain.Royal Festival Hall, LondonTom Hughes, The GuardianJarvis Cocker managed a couple of pretty impressive coups in putting together this year's Meltdown festival - Roky Erikson and Devo performances count as rare treats indeed - but there's something particularly seductive in the promise of seeing the Jesus and Mary Chain back on the UK stage. It may only be a

Annie Lennox

2007-06-19T07:40:00.000+01:00

Lennox to play global peace gig. The gig will be Lennox's first public appearance this year Singers Annie Lennox, Corinne Bailey Rae and James Morrison have been lined up to headline a concert in September calling for global peace. "Something that is of common interest to every man, woman or child on the planet must surely be

Beth Ditto

2007-06-18T08:00:00.000+01:00

What would Beth Ditto do?Today's dilemma for Beth: How should I respond to catcalls in the street? The Guardian I have been 130lb as well as 215lb. I have had blond, strawberry blond, green, pink and purple hair, and none of that has ever exempted me from having lewd comments flung at me in the street. This happens to all women, and it can be really upsetting, but we shouldn't feel hopeless

Jarvis Cocker interview

2007-06-10T21:19:00.000+01:00

Paris match. Jarvis Cocker moved to Paris four years ago in search of anonymity and a new life for his French wife and baby son. Returning to Britain to curate the Meltdown festival, he tells Lynn Barber about fame, fatherhood and his alter-ego, DarrenSunday June 10, 2007The Observer Meltdown, the arts festival on the South Bank, starts next Saturday, curated by Jarvis Cocker, and you can

Emily Haines

2007-06-08T09:39:00.000+01:00

Dancing to depression. What's wrong with Emily Haines, asks Laura BartonFriday June 8, 2007The Guardian "I found this thing," says Emily Haines, through jet lag and a sip of Pimm's, "that I drew when I was really young. On a piece of paper, it says: 'What's wrong?' underlined twice, and then a big empty box, and then it just says Emily Haines at the bottom. And I thought, oh my God, that's

CBS & Last.fm

2007-06-01T06:26:00.000+01:00

CBS buys social music site Last.fm for £140m. · TV firm gains access to online community of 15m· Founders started in single east London roomKatie Allen, media business correspondentThursday May 31, 2007The Guardian US television network CBS has paid $280m (£140m) for London-based music and social networking website Last.fm. The deal - the largest UK web 2.0 acquisition to date - gives CBS

The Nymphs live

2007-05-30T17:39:00.000+01:00

THE NYMPHS - LIVE AT THE ROXY! ALL AGES!!! When:Wednesday Jun 06, 2007 at 8:00 PMWhere:The Roxy9009 W. Sunset Blvd.Hollywood, CA 90069United StatesThe Nymphs are at the Roxy for an all ages show!!! This is my first headlining show since I've been "back". I hope to see YOU there! Love, Inger This show is ALL AGES!You can get tickets here at http://www.Ticketmaster.com. Also, check out an

Some girls

2007-05-20T23:15:00.000+01:00

Album: Sophie Ellis-BextorTrip the Light Fantastic, FASCINATION/POLYDORAndy GillPublished: 18 May 2007With her last single struggling to reach the Top 10, and the follow-up yet to make any impression on the Top 40, the game may be up for Sophie Ellis-Bextor. It's not hard to see why, either: while she's been away for a few years, a new generation of more talented singers has come along,

Control: The Ian Curtis Film

2007-05-18T08:19:00.000+01:00

The cult of Ian Curtis. Anton Corbijn's eagerly-awaited biopic of Joy Division's lead singer opens at Cannes this week. It's just the latest example of the extraordinary fascination that's grown up around the short-lived star, says Andy Gill. Published: 14 May 2007 This week, the photographer Anton Corbijn's film about the late Joy Division frontman, Control: The Ian Curtis Film, will be

Brett Anderson Interview

2007-05-14T00:20:00.000+01:00

Growing Up In Haywards Heath By Brett Anderson, Part I and II. By David NatoliA singer-songwriter with impeccable credentials, Brett Anderson remains one of music's heavyweight performers. Having spearheaded the 1990's indie scene with Suede's blueprint for Britpop and re-established one of the world's greatest song-writing partnerships with The Tears, he returns to the fore as an

Morrissey

2007-05-07T07:22:00.000+01:00

So much to answer for. It was May 1982 when a young Johnny Marr encountered the charismatic Mancunian oddball who became known to millions only by his surname. Their amazing songwriting partnership inspired a thousand indie bands and, 25 years on, they remain a potent forceSean O'HaganSunday May 6, 2007The Observer Twenty-five years ago this month, a bequiffed 18-year-old called Johnny Maher

Sugababes News

2007-04-30T10:31:00.000+01:00

Sugababes star arrested on assault charge Rosie Swash and agenciesMonday April 30, 2007Guardian Unlimited Sugababes singer Amelle Berrabah spent last night behind bars after she was arrested on suspicion of assault.The 23-year-old singer was taken to

Nightmare of You, Rasputina, Sigur Ros and Dungen.

2007-04-26T17:31:00.000+01:00

Nightmare Of You, Homeless? Story by: Taylor MasonAfter spending the last few months perfecting tunes for their sophomore record, Nightmare Of You declared their free-agency yesterday, announcing that they have parted ways with label EastWest. Confirming the split via their official MySpace page, NOY wrote, "As of today, April 17, 2007, Nightmare Of You and our respective Bevonshire Label

Secret Shine News

2007-04-23T12:42:00.000+01:00

Some info here from Scott of Secret Shine:"The album is going well thanks. We have 5 songs that are certainties to make it and lots of other ideas that we're working on. We went back into rehearsals this week to work on our ideas and also prepare for a show we're playing on June 7th in Bristol, our home town. We'd like to put 10 tracks on the album. We're still debating whether to release it

Year Zero / Nine Inch Nails

2007-04-18T17:11:00.000+01:00

Flirting With Dystopia, Experimenting With Noise.By KELEFA SANNEH, New York TimesPublished: April 17, 2007Miniature hard drives stashed in bathrooms. Unlisted phone numbers that lead to ominous messages. A small constellation of mysterious Web sites chronicling a grim future 15 years away. This is how Trent Reznor is letting the world — or some fanatical portion thereof — know about "Year

Rock News 04 2007, some more

2007-04-16T16:57:00.000+01:00

The Chemical Brothers, Tori Amos, Arctic Monkeys, Starsailor,Queens Of The Stone Age, Manic Street Preachers, Sum 41, Spoon,The White Stripes, and Supergrass. The Chemical Brothers reveal new album details. It's due out this summer.The Chemical Brothers have announced details of their forthcoming album.The follow-up to 2005's 'Push The Button' is titled 'We Are The Night' and is due out

Yet more Rock News 04 2007

2007-04-16T16:42:00.000+01:00

U2, TN on the Radio, Massive Attack, Tim Armstrong of Rancid, Patti Smith,Ash, Art Brut, Tegan and Sara, Brody Dalle, Hot Hot Heat,Emily Hanes of Metric, and the Happy Mondays. U2 get to work on new album. The Edge confirms details.U2 have announced that they have begun work on their new album.Guitarist The Edge says that the band are working with producer Rick Rubin on the follow up to

Future of Sound

2007-04-16T10:08:00.000+01:00

Future of Sound brings together the talents of scientists and artists for avant-garde happenings.Chris Mugan reports It is potentially the oddest tour of the year, with a musical instrument that responds to brainwaves, gloves that move sound and a demo of the trance-inducing properties of Neolithic tombs.Such is the travelling circus that Future of Sound takes on the road this month, a

Collide News

2007-04-13T16:19:00.000+01:00

Hello there,So ... we have some great news!!We are on the tail end of finalizing the songs and final mixing of the collaboration project that we have been working on with Dean Garcia, who many of you will recognize as the musical mastermind behind the band Curve.This new collaborative project will be called "The Secret Meeting" with Ultrashiver as the album title.We are SUPER excited!!!

More Rock News 04 2007

2007-04-12T16:06:00.000+01:00

The Chemical Brothers, M.I.A., Ulrich Schnauss, New Pornographers, The Sea And Cake, Setting Suns (aka Adam of Swervedriver and Sam of Interpol!!), Shellac, The Wedding Present, Amiina, Jeff Buckley, Laura Veirs, and Lungfish.Chemical Brothers Are the Night on New Album. Klaxons, Midlake, Fatlip guest.The Chemical Brothers will release their sixth LP, We Are the Night, via Astralwerks on

Rock News 04 2007

2007-04-09T15:41:00.000+01:00

Marilyn Manson, Sinead O'Connor, Bjork, They Might Be Giants, R.E.M., The Cure, Atreyu, and Super Furry Animals.Marilyn Manson: Manson explains the turmoil that's plagued him for much of the past year - and ultimately led him to restart his musical career with a new album, 'Eat Me, Drink Me,' due in June 2007. The songs, he says, "are clearly written to seduce somebody". He then describes

Life in Paris

2007-04-09T07:02:00.000+01:00

The boulevard of broken dreams It is the epitome of romance and style. But Paris is in the grip of an unprecedented 'flight of the young', with the disenchanted looking to London and New York for a new life. On the eve of the French elections a generation of young Parisiens, frozen out economically and racially, are turning their back on the city.Andrew HusseySunday April 8, 2007 The

Mutya Buena Interview

2007-04-08T23:41:00.000+01:00

'Whatever's whatever' When Mutya Buena left the Sugababes, fans knew that the UK's best selling girl group would never the same again. Now, as she launches her solo career, life is sweet, she tells Sylvia PattersonSaturday April 7, 2007The GuardianThey were saying to me on my new video, 'try not to smile too much'," cackles Mutya Buena, who isn't in the Sugababes anymore, who spent seven

Band Names

2007-04-04T20:42:00.000+01:00

What's in a name? Eva Wiseman on the long and short of new band namesThe Guardian Once upon a time, band names were simple. Buddy Holly And The Crickets. Bosh. Bill Haley And His Comets. Wallop. In the 1960s, influenced by Buddy's arthropodic bandmates, the Beatles kickstarted the "the" trend. Like weedy sports teams, the Kinks, the Turtles and the Sonics lined up for sweaty

Baby Metallica

2007-04-03T12:31:00.000+01:00

Couple fights to name baby 'Metallica'.STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Metallica may be a cool name for a heavy metal band, but a Swedish couple is struggling to convince officials it is also suitable for a baby girl.Michael and Karolina Tomaro are locked in a court battle with Swedish authorities, which rejected their application to name their six-month-old child after the legendary rock band."It suits

Rock News 03 2007 encore

2007-03-30T12:06:00.000+01:00

Ryan Adams, Paramore, Coldplay, The Pipettes, Tim Finn, Linkin Park, Placebo, Elliott Smith, and Velvet Revolver. Ryan Adams unveils album tracklisting. 'Easy Tiger' is out June 5Ryan Adams has revealed the tracks that will make it on to his ninth studio album, set for release in June.'Easy Tiger' is the follow-up to 2006's '29' , and will feature 13 tracks, which will be titled:'Goodnight

Rock News 03 2007 some more

2007-03-28T11:47:00.000+01:00

Beastie Boys, Joanne Newson, White Stripes, David Yow of Jesus Lizard,Social Registry, The Rakes, Dolores O'Riordan, Yeah Yeah Yeahs,and Panic! At The Disco.Beasties' Yauch Talks New Album, Bad BrainsIt's been three years since the Beastie Boys released To the 5 Boroughs, which is still only half the time between the release of Boroughs and its immediate predecessor, Hello Nasty. The trio

More Rock News 03 2007

2007-03-27T23:28:00.000+01:00

R.E.M.: A 25-year rockin' roleBy Edna Gundersen, USA TODAY Radio Free Europe, R.E.M.'s 1981 debut single, heralded the birth of alternative rock and one of its most reputable champions. It also started the 25-year countdown to an inevitable induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band, which formed 27 years ago in Athens, Ga., heads the 2007 class. It includes Van Halen, Patti

Dean Wareham

2007-03-23T20:22:00.000Z

Questionnaire: Dean Wareham. By Cam LindsayWhat are you up to?The Dean & Britta project. Well that's one. The other thing I'm doing is writing a book, actually. It's a self-serving memoir about what it's like to be in a band. It's coming along, it's been very difficult for someone who usually writes lyrics. That is something you can hide behind, but when writing something like this, people

Crazy Band Names

2007-03-21T23:41:00.000Z

And you will know them by ... their crazy names bands have adopted -some bizarre, funny, horrible monikers.By Tony Hicks, CONTRA COSTA TIMESWhat's really in a band's name? Recognition. Laughs. Scorn. Repulsion. A reaction.A band just wants notice. And its name can make for a powerful first impression -- good or bad."It's tough enough to get signed these days, and some bands do it on one

Dinosaur Jr

2007-03-20T10:38:00.000Z

Feedback to the future. Grunge pioneers Dinosaur Jr have reformed - and they've brought their famous friends. As Matt Dillon directs their new video, the band rock in all the right places, finds Johnny SharpSaturday March 17, 2007The Guardian It's customary to find that your favourite screen icons are a disappointment in the flesh. Shorter, acne-scarred - they can never quite live up to the

Björk and Volta

2007-03-15T09:10:00.000Z

On Friday, Björk opened her music box and revealed its latest treasure:Volta, the Icelandic powerhouse's forthcoming album, due out May 7 on One Little Indian/Atlantic.The record was produced by Björk herself, and features a globe-trotting all-star cast of contributors, including Timbaland, Antony, Lightning Bolt's Brian Chippendale, percussionist Chris Corsano, African collective Konono N°1

Silversun Pickups

2007-03-13T22:53:00.000Z

Pickups a serendipitous success - Trial and error worked for Silversun Pickups. By Ricardo Baca, Denver Post Pop Music CriticRock 'n' roll is a land of misperceptions. Some lyrics are poetry while others are nonsensical. Some bands are built on love and ego, others on hate and self-loathing.Some bands come together and everything is laid out for them like a floor plan. He's the best guitar

Rock News 03 2007

2007-03-10T22:56:00.000Z

Queens Of The Stone Age, Portishead, Interpol, and Client.Boston lead singer dies. Brad Delp was 55 The lead singer of American arena rock band Boston was found dead in his home today (March 9) in southern New Hampshire.Brad Delp was 55, and was reportedly alone at the time of his death, according to Atkinson, New Hampshire police.The cause of his death has not yet been determined and is

Yoko Ono news

2007-03-08T09:24:00.000Z

Yoko blocks premiere of film on Lennon.03/06/2007 7:43 PM, APThe world premiere of "Three Days in the Life," a documentary about John Lennon, was canceled after lawyers for the slain Beatle's widow, Yoko Ono, warned that she had not authorized any public viewing of the film.The documentary was to have been screened Tuesday night at the Berwick Academy, a private school in southern Maine.Hap

Actors & Singers

2007-03-04T22:40:00.000Z

OSCAR'S ROCKERSYOU would think that one lucrative career bringing fame and fortune would satisfy anyone. But for many stars, the adulation of movie fans is not enough. Jared Leto, 35, who starred in Alexander and Fight Club, hits the charts today with A Beautiful Lie, the second album from his band 30 Seconds To Mars. Unlike most of his fellow actors turned-singers, Leto tries to play down

Kaiser Chiefs 2007

2007-03-02T08:31:00.000Z

Not such angry young men, after all. Kitty EmpireThe Observer Kaiser Chiefs : Yours Truly, Angry Mob (b-unique) £12.99 It's not often that students, lower-division footballers and policemen enjoy the same music. But jumping around to the Kaiser Chiefs' cautionary good-time anthem, 'I Predict a Riot', became a national pastime in 2005. The Leeds band acquired a reputation for chipperness,

Shaun Ryder

2007-02-26T09:29:00.000Z

Interview: Shaun Ryder. It's great when you're straight.With the help of aliens, he's off the methadone. Now the ex-Happy Mondays' singer wants to find his kids. By Miranda SawyerSunday February 25, 2007The ObserverLike Keith Richards or Shane MacGowan, Shaun Ryder is revered by those who believe that rock'n'roll should be lived as well as recorded. 'I still get five offers a day off the

Joan as Police Woman

2007-02-23T09:51:00.000Z

Joan Wasser played violin for Lou Reed and Nick Cave, but now she's a singing star in her own right. By Charlotte Cripps. One difficult moment for the cool New York singer/songwriter Joan Wasser (aka Joan as Police Woman) was when she had to choose between being in two bands: Antony and the Johnsons and Rufus Wainwright's. A close buddy of Antony Hegarty's, of Antony and the Johnsons,

2007 Soundtrack

2007-02-16T08:55:00.000Z

Zach Braff's long-time indie favourites, we're-not-new-ravers, Brum guitar heroes, backpack hip-hop revivalists - these are the 10 bands ready to step up to the big stage during the course of the coming year.The Guardian Lend them your ears... (clockwise from left) The Shins, Art Brut, The Kidz in the Hall and Findlay Brown The Shins In short: sensitive indie-poppers poised for the

Luke Haines

2007-02-10T14:04:00.000Z

Luke HainesOff My Rocker At The Art School Bop (Degenerate Music) Alexis PetridisThe Guardian It seems almost spiteful to bring up Luke Haines' name at a time when music journalists are impelled to write articles predicting what new artists are going to be big next year. Casting the bones of rock and pop is a thankless enough task without being reminded of previous disasters in

Snow Patrol live

2007-02-03T14:27:00.000Z

Scottish softies turn snow to slush. They made the biggest-selling album in Britain this year, but Snow Patrol are as joyless live as on record. Maybe it's time they took a holiday in Mali ... Kitty EmpireThe Observer Snow Patrol G-Mex, Manchester Snow Patrol singer Gary Lightbody staggers around the stage, eyes screwed shut. Scotland's most eligible bachelor (source: Scotland on Sunday)

Sugarcubes

2007-01-28T10:00:00.000Z

Iceland: Notes from a small island. Iceland's Sugarcubes spawned more than the global superstar Björk. They kick-started an entire industry, says Chris Mugan. Icelanders have just witnessed the unexpected reunion of one of their country's biggest musical successes, The Sugarcubes. Björk joined her former bandmates in aid of their record label Smekkleysa (meaning, and known in the UK as,

Richard Hawley

2007-01-24T09:21:00.000Z

Richard Hawley, Shepherds Bush Empire, London. By Luiza Sauma There's a distinct family atmosphere in the Shepherd's Bush Empire tonight. From the balcony, the old music hall glitters with the shiny bald heads of Richard Hawley's devotees. People have come with their wives and husbands, their grown-up children; the man sitting in front of me has even brought his grandson, who looks all of

Babyshambles got signed

2007-01-21T09:26:00.000Z

Parlophone signs Babyshambles. Paul MacInnes Guardian Unlimited Saved by music ... Doherty. Photograph: PA. At last, some stability in Pete Doherty's life. The troubadour/narco-enthusiast and his band Babyshambles have reportedly signed a three-album contract with Parlophone records for an also reported £1m. What will he do with all that money? The big deal follows a brief liaison

The Blue Nile

2007-01-19T06:47:00.000Z

The Blue Nile: A band that likes to take its time. In 25 years, The Blue Nile have produced just four albums of melancholy perfection. Their low-key singer Paul Buchanan tells James McNair why you can't hurry love. No eyes trail Paul Buchanan as he enters Booly Mardy's bar in Glasgow, but then he often goes unrecognised. Now 50, The Blue Nile's singer-songwriter has trodden a rather singular

Michael Brecker RIP

2007-01-14T09:09:00.000Z

Saxophonist Michael Brecker succumbs to cancer. NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Brecker, a versatile and much-studied jazz saxophonist who won 11 Grammys over a career that spanned more than three decades, died Saturday at age 57. Brecker died in New York of leukemia, according to his longtime friend and agent, Darryl Pitt. In recent years, the saxophonist had

The Hours

2007-01-12T12:57:00.000Z

Back from the brink. The Hours have been through drugs, death and abandonment. But adversity has turned them into Britain's most powerful new band. Dave Simpson caught up with them Friday January 12, 2007The GuardianMartin Slattery and Antony Genn of the Hours.Photograph: Martin GodwinIn 1995, the audience at Glastonbury were treated to an unexpected performance. Halfway through

The View

2007-01-10T08:41:00.000Z

The View: The outlook is brilliant The View are young, gifted and relentlessly touring. They tell Nick Hasted they're in a hurry to get where they're going. The View's fans have been down in London from Dundee since this morning, drinking steadily, like football fans down for the Cup. Come showtime at King's College's bar there's even hooliganism, a violent mêlée kicking off as the

Lily Allen, girl of the year

2007-01-06T12:42:00.000Z

A year ago, she was another hopeful uploading songs on MySpace. Today, even your parents know who Lily Allen is. Hermione Eyre charts the irresistible rise of the biggest - and mouthiest - pop star of 2006. Imagine the past year as a pop parade, and what do we see? McFly dressed up as soldier boys marching at the front, perhaps; Ghostface Killah borne along on a float made out of a

The Long Blondes

2007-01-05T07:13:00.000Z

The Long Blondes: Blondes' ambition. The latest sensation from Sheffield isn't actually from Sheffield - but that's a mere detail, The Long Blondes tell Chris Mugan "I think in the Sixties it was used to make pornos. It's got loads of amazing decor still intact, shag pile carpets everywhere, even on some of the walls. There's actually a sauna." Dorian Cox, the chief songwriter and

Foals

2007-01-02T08:36:00.000Z

Let Paul Lester guide you through the minefield of new bands, to find a bunch of brainy punk-funksters who specialise in music to make girls dance.Guardian UnlimitedWhere's the herb garden?... Foals Hometown: They're from Oxford, but they've just moved to Brighton where they share a three-storey house - with its own herb garden, in case you wondered. The line-up: Jimmy (guitar, keyboards

Cocteau Twins and More

2006-12-31T09:48:00.000Z

'If music be the food of love, play on, Cocteau Twins' By Arifa Akbar They are regarded by their fans as modern poets but artists from the Cocteau Twins to Antony and the Johnsons will soon set their music to the words of the greatest bard of them all. Antony Hegarty, lead singer from the Mercury Prize-winning Californian band, Antony and the Johnsons; Liz Fraser, a member of the 1980s

That was Halloween

2006-12-26T22:37:00.000Z

Bat For Lashes, Bush Hall, London By Luiza Sauma It's Halloween in west London, and the streets are crawling with well-spoken witches and werewolves, clutching cans of lager. Inside the grand, Edwardian enclave of Bush Hall, vampires and grim reapers hang out by the bar. Could there be a more perfect setting or a more suitable date for Bat For Lashes, aka Natasha Khan, to air the psychosexual

Gimme some truth

2006-12-21T20:07:00.000Z

John LennonPaul MacInnes, Wednesday December 20, 2006Guardian Unlimited Lennon was a "former member of the Beatles singing group" say the FBI. Photograph: AP The last of the classified documents compiled by the FBI on the behaviour and beliefs of John Lennon have finally been made public today. For years the subject of speculation and official requests for their release, these 10

Oh my goth

2006-12-18T07:29:00.000Z

Back in black.Goth has risen from the dead - and the 1980s pioneers are (naturally) not happy about it. By Dave Simpson.The Guardian'As goth as a daffodil in a yellow kitchen' ...Julianne Regan on the Horrors. Photograph: Dave M Bennett/Getty The Faversham, a pub close to Leeds University, is a brightly decorated bar, popular with lawyers and office workers. But a couple of decades ago

Pinochet at last dead

2006-12-11T08:41:00.000Z

Protests, parties after Pinochet's death. By Gideon Long Reuters Photo: Demonstrators yell slogans against former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in downtown Santiago, December 10, 2006 SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters)The body of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, whose government killed thousands during his 17-year-rule, was taken to