June 18th, 2012

No Gods, the debut full length album from UK band, Sharks, was released on March 20th via Rise Records.

Morrissey has unveiled a large scale North American tour to begin this coming October in Boston.

Noel Gallagher has confirmed the fifth single to be released from his debut solo album ‘Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds‘ will be ‘Everybody’s On The Run‘.

The View have added six new dates to their already extensive UK tour, which kicked off in Inverness earlier this month.

Good news, everyone. They absolutely do make ‘em like they used to.

Let us introduce you to Gary Stewart, making his entrance into the world of music with a crash and a howl and a fiery folkish burr. Ellen and the Escapades fans should already be in on the secret of Yorkshire’s treasure of a Scotsman; he lent his dulcet tones to the harmonies of their highly acclaimed album ‘All The Crooked Scenes’ and he’s been thumping the bass up and down the country, touring that same record.

Now he’s releasing his own labour of love, the ‘Year And A Day‘ EP. Sparking off British and American folk traditions alike, you’d be hard pressed to pin any of this breathtaking music to a specific time or place. Like all the greatest folk songs, they shoot for timelessness and split the arrow right through the bullseye.

Veteran band The Rolling Stones are planning to retire from live performances in 2013 after headlining the Glastonbury festival next June, according to a report in a UK tabloid over the weekend.

Hot Chip have entered at number one on this week’s UK Record Store Album Chart, which is compiled entirely by sales registered at the UK’s independent record stores.

Bands such as The Beatles, Oasis and the Sex Pistols are set to feature on an 86-song playlist which will soundtrack the opening ceremony of this summer’s London Olympic Games, according to The Sun.

Radiohead have described the drum technician killed on Saturday (June 16th) when a stage collapsed prior to their show in Canada as a ‘highly skilled and valued member of our great road crew’.