News

News

Retro Clip: Spiritualized Visits Jools Holland, Circa '97

Read my review of Spiritualized @ The Apollo Theater here. Enjoy 'Broken Heart' below.  Source

Radiohead: Coachella East, Portishead: Coachella West

URB reports the glorious news: *Portishead is confirmed to headline this year's Coachella festival on Saturday night, according to a high-level source. The same source unequivocally denied rumors that Radiohead would appear at Coachella, but did confirm that the group would play the East Coast festival being planned by Coachella promoters. The full line-up will be announced this Monday.  Source

Sex Pistols to debut new songs at Isle Of Wight

The Sex Pistols could play their first new songs in nearly 30 years at the Isle Of Wight Festival this summer.  Source

Ryan Adams Is (Still) Obsessed With His YouTube Channel

And we love him for it! Enjoy 'Gloria' below. Download a Ryan tune at bottom of post.  Source

New Supergrass Video - "Diamond Hoo Ha Man"

Knock knock. Who's there? Hoo Ha. Hoo Ha who? Yeah, you get the point. When does someone tell Supergrass this whole broo hoo ha is sorta annoying? Guessing it hasn't happened just yet because over at YouTube they've posted the following note about the video for their current single "Diamond Hoo Ha Man":To spare your confusion - the fabulous Diamond Hoo Ha Men are covering for the band in the video, as Supergrass were not available for the shoot.Talk about beating a dead hoo ha.

Otherwise, rocking enough song. You can grab the "Diamond Hoo Ha Man" 7" only single now. Diamond Hoo Ha itself is out 3/31 in the UK on Parlophone.

Source

Portishead Announce First Tour in Forever

My Bloody Valentine won't be the only 1990s icons fully reborn as an active live act in 2008: Portishead, fresh off a successful stint last month at the ATP Nightmare Before Christmas festival they curated, have also put the touring cogs in motion.  Source

Band of Horses Kick off Winter World Tour

From a town so small to a town so large to a town that is hopefully within galloping distance of yours, Band of Horses kick off their winter world tour Sunday night in their home base of Charleston, South Carolina. The boys will be joined on the American leg by well-coiffed crooner Cass McCombs, and by some guy named Sufjan February 13 when they take the stage at Carnegie Hall for the Tibet House benefit. That show also features Philip Glass, Nawang Khechog, Marisa Monte, Television's Tom Verlaine, and Ray Davies of the Kinks.  Source

Decemberists frontman to release live album

The Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy is gearing up to release a live solo EP this spring.  Source

Arctic Monkeys and Muse feature on new 'Later...With Jools Holland' compilation

Arctic Monkeys, The White Stripes and Muse all feature on a new compilation culled from live performances on 'LaterÂ...With Jools Holland'.  Source

Radiohead video interviews - Friday Afternoon Top Ten

Everyone's still going Radiohead mental after their tiny London show on Wednesday (January 16), so we've collected together ten Radiohead video interviews for you to watch now.  Source