July 15th, 2010

Kele Okereke from Bloc Party showcases a few cuts from The Boxer in an exciting and unlikely ring of performance in this segment of The Guest Apartment.

When he arrived last month, he did so with nothing…save his vocal accompanist, Lucy. The synthesizer and amp that were reserved for the session were apparently lost in the endless traffic grid of New York, with little to no hope for an on time arrival.

Yet Kele, adventurous as always, took to the roof of The Guest Apartment, sporting nothing but the spare acoustic guitar we leave kicking around in the event of such emergencies.

Rock veterans Iron Maiden have used a press release today to vent their spleen at fans of Grizzly Bear as well as attacking their US rivals Metallica amongst others.

La Roux, the electronic duo led principally by Eleanor Jackson, have announced details of their new single ‘Tigerlily‘, the fifth to be taken from the Mercury-nominated 2009 self-titled debut.

Details of ‘We Were So Turned On‘, the new 2-cd tribute album to legendary songwriter David Bowie, have been released.

As the 2010 Latitude festival prepares for the early arrivals at Henham Park, Suffolk, one of this year’s headliners have been speaking of their delight as they prepare to headline their first major festival.