NEWS: DUKE SPECIAL – UK TOUR DATES

From The Muppets on Sesame Tree to Mother Courage at the National Theatre. From Huckleberry Finn and silent movie stars to New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. From Belfast to the British Expo in Shanghai, via live performances around the world, the career of the inimitable Duke Special has been, to say the least, a varied and […]
Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny have announced details of their new single ‘Atlas’. Set for release on Mute on 23 April 2012, the single will also have a special Record Store Day release on 21 April. The brilliant, black-and-white video was directed and produced by Beth’s friend Juan Iglesias in Los Angeles, where Beth has […]

NEWS: BETH JEANS HOUGHTON & THE HOOVES OF DESTINY – NEW SINGLE ‘ATLAS’ + VIDEO

NEWS: SALFORD NOISE FESTIVAL DETAILS

– COME AND FEEL THE SALFORD NOISE – It’s about to get noisy for residents of Salford, as the city launches a brand new music festival. Salford Noise 2012 will be held over a number of nights at Salford’s best venues, The Crescent Pub, The Black Lion and cotton-mill-turned-creative-hub Islington Mill, in a bid to […]
Beach House are pleased to share details of their fourth album, Bloom. Like their previous releases it further develops their distinctive sound and stands apart as a new piece of work. The landscape of Bloom was largely designed on the road, between the countless sound checks and myriad experiences of two years of touring. These ideas were later gathered and developed in […]

NEWS: BEACH HOUSE – NEW ALBUM DETAILS ‘BLOOM’ + HEAR A TRACK IN FULL

NEWS: WU LYF – ANNOUNCE SUPPORT ACTS FOR UK, EUROPEAN AND NORTH AMERICAN TOURS

WU LYF are pleased to announce the support acts for their forthcoming tours of the UK, Europe and North America. The band will be joined by a host of artists across the 24 headline dates including Willis Earl Beal, Dreams, Apes & Horses, Herb Diamante, Dark Times, Holy Esque, Young Montana? and Shinies. In addition to these headline […]
In anticipation of their upcoming headlining North American tour, Caveman are sharing an exclusive live performance of “Vampirer/Old Friend” that they shot in Los Angeles last year on their first visit to the West Coast. Their debut CoCo Beware will get a wide release on March 27th via Fat Possum Records after the self-release on the […]

VIDEO: CAVEMAN – ‘VAMPIRER/OLD FRIEND’ (IN THE BACKYARD SESSIONS)

NEWS: BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – UK TOUR SUPPORTS ANNOUNCED + FREE REMIX BY TOM VEK

North London’s finest, Bombay Bicycle Club, have sold out of more than 10,000 tickets to their local homecoming gig at Alexandra Palace on Saturday April 28 2012. In recent years the legendary venue has become famous for hosting notable shows by the likes of Jay-Z, Arcade Fire and Arctic Monkeys while their date follows on […]
The unique Liz Green received a plethora of praise for her wonderful debut album ‘O, Devotion’! upon its release in November 2011. She played a multitude of radio sessions that included a varied array from 6 Music’s Marc Riley and Radcliffe & Maconie (the station also gave her the ‘Album of the Day’ accolade) and Radio 1’s Gilles Peterson to Radio 4’s Loose Ends & XFM’s John Kennedy and […]

NEWS: LIZ GREEN – NEW SINGLE & TOUR DATES

NEWS: AFICIONADO RECORDINGS – DEBUT RELEASE

Aficionado is a Manchester institution, a Sunday night session devoted to the musical miracles which many overlook. Moonboots and Jason Boardman have, over many long years at the helm, championed an endless list of lost classics and new delights. It’s the very definition of Balearic, without genre or agenda… So it’s high time the pair […]
  Visions, her debut album for 4AD, is out a week today (March 12th) Grimes is currently on tour in North America and reaches the UK in May to play a handful of dates. Her show at London’s XOYO has sold out already so a headline show at London’s Heaven on September 5th is ready to be announced. May  6th – Simple Things Festival, Bristol 7th – Berkeley […]

VIDEO: GRIMES – ‘OBLIVION’