February 23rd, 2011

BBC Radio One In Studio Session, Maida Vale 2011

London’s White Lies are thrilled to announce that they’ll be kicking off a spring run of stateside dates this May with the rescheduled New York City show happening on May 19 at Terminal 5. The 7 city run in support of their sophomore release, Ritual, will see the band giving their fans on this side of the ocean a taste of their new music in their exciting live show! From tour kick off in Boston at Paradise Rock Club on May 17 the band will hit major markets across the East Coast and Southern States before wrapping in Mexico City on May 26. White Lies made a major splash with their incredibly enigmatic 2009 debut, To Lose My Life and their highly anticipated sophomore effort Ritual is already a smash success. With high profile appearances on the likes of The Tonight Show and sold out gigs stateside this past January, you won’t want to miss your chance to snag tickets when White Lies play a city near you this spring. Nationwide summer tour to be announced shortly!

Danny O’Donoghue, songwriter with pop band The Script, has laid into Pulp and their enigmatic frontman Jarvis Cocker, who the group are due to share a stage with at this year’s T in the Park festival.

In a rare interview, actor Nicky Evans talks exclusively about finding rave culture, his PC wiping a ‘concept album’ away, how a bout of malaria landed him the Shameless gig, and bumping into his character Shane Maguire at a Rage Against the Machine gig.

In today’s Soundbites, our weekly look at news, reviews, mp3, tabloid gossip and more, AC/DC ready their latest live album, new Morrissey material is due for release, and there’s a look at Tom Williams & The Boat’s new single. Also, free mp3s from Drugg and The Plea, Lady Gaga finishes her latest video, Download gets its final headliner and there’s a classic live Stones video from their collaboration with Martin Scorsese.

Former White Stripes mainman Jack White has hinted his future may lie as a solo artist following the duo’s decision to call it a day earlier this month.