May 1st, 2012

South Africa’s biggest selling band The Parlotones’ new video “Save Your Best Bits” from new album “Journey Through The Shadows”

Ringo Starr has sold the rights for a new musical to Paramount with a view to the project being given a movie adaptation.

My Morning Jacket will hit the road in the US this coming August with support coming from Band Of Horses, who are expected to release a new album later this year.

The first 100 albums of John Peel‘s legendary record collection have been released today as ‘The Space’ – which is being run by The John Peel Centre in Stowmarket – begins its aim to recreate the late DJ’s entire library online.

2,600 albums in total are set to be launched online, the first round of which includes the likes of ABBA, Adam & The Ants and AC/DC. From now on, each week the museum will expand by adding the names of another 100 albums in alphabetical order.

“It is the first step in creating an interactive online museum with access to the entire collection, one of the most important archives in modern music history,” Tom Barker, director of the John Peel Centre for Creative Arts said when announcing the project in February.

“The idea is to digitally recreate John’s home studio and record collection, which users will be able to interact with and contribute to, while viewing Peel’s personal notes, archive performances and new filmed interviews with musicians,” Frank Prendergast of Eye Film And Television added.

Antony Hegarty of Antony and the Johnsons has confirmed the line-up for this year’s Meltdown festival.

Beady Eye frontman Liam Gallagher gatecrashed Manchester City’s press conference last night (April 30th) after seeing his side overcome local rivals Manchester United 1-0 and move closer to their first title since 1968.

Kasabian have been added to the line-up for BBC Radio 1′s Hackney Weekend, which will be headlined by Rihanna and Jay Z.

Snow Patrol and Stereophonics will perform at a concert to be headlined by Duran Duran in celebration of the start of the London Olympics.