September 27th, 2009

There are several things in life I will never understand: tax forms, the metric system, and why The Rifles aren’t the biggest band in the world. Hailing from the East of London and having only released two full studio albums, The Rifles don’t exactly come to the States too often. Having been a fan of theirs from the beginning, when I was presented with the opportunity to see them three nights in a row, I took it. While that might sound just a little insane, not only was I not the only person doing it, but also there was a group of people from England who flew in just to see the same three gigs!

The Futureheads have confirmed they will return with a new album soon, and have described the new record as ‘complicated’.

Speaking to BBC 6Music, guitarist Ross Millard said: “We’ve been putting the finishing touches to the album and it’s ready to go right now. We’re really excited about this stuff, we’ve spent a lot of time making this record and in fact we’ve made a lot of it in the North East for the first time. It feels like we’ve been able to concentrate on things.”

Taio Cruz remains on top in this week’s singles chart, which also has two tracks by rapper Jay-Z in the top 10. Elsewhere, Madonna scores a no.1 album with ‘Celebration’, and the album chart also sees new entries for Dizzee Rascal, Mika, Cliff Richard and Pearl Jam.

Top 10 Singles:

1/ Taio Cruz – Break Your Heart

2/ David Guetta Ft Akon – Sexy Chick
3/ Jay-z Ft Alicia Keys – Empire State Of Mind
4/ Shakira – She Wolf
5/ Jay-Z Ft Rihanna & Kanye West – Run This Town
6/ Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling
7/ Pixie Lott – Boys & Girls
8/ Madonna – Celebration
9/ Dizzee Rascal – Holiday
10/ Mini Viva – Left My Heart In Tokyo

New video from Ian Browns new album “My Way” Filmed in Manchester.