Month: June 2014

‘The beginning of the long goodbye’ is how Pete Townshend has described the UK arena dates which have been announced to celebrate The Who‘s 50th anniversary. Related news:…

The Maccabees in New York (Photo: Paul Bachmann for Live4ever) With their first live dates for a good while just confirmed (they’ll be supporting Kasabian during a tour of the UK and Ireland towards the end of this year), The Maccabees have offered fans another update on the progress of…

Fresh from their Glastonbury headline gig yesterday (June 29th), Kasabian have announced a winter tour of the UK and Ireland which will include a 5-night stand at the Brixton Academy in London. Related news:…

It’s not hard to work out why so much of the 90’s has been written off as unworthy of remembrance. The period that saw Generation X goof off on authority and made heroes of Jay and Silent Bob was never up to much in the eyes of the man; for…

Three headliners for Glastonbury 2015 have already been signed up according to chief organiser Michael Eavis, who has given himself another six years at the helm before retirement. Related news: The Libertines preview All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade LP with Shiver Air announce deluxe reissue, more tour dates on …

The Libertines were back on stage together for the first time since 2010 during the weekend, warming up in Glasgow for next Saturday’s (July 5th) headline appearance at British Summer Time. Related news: The Libertines preview All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade LP with Shiver The Libertines to play Brighton …

Kasabian closed Glastonbury 2014 last night (June 29th) in front of a crowd which was reportedly the biggest enjoyed by this year’s three headliners. Related news:…

Ed Sheeran‘s new LP ‘x‘ is at number one on the UK Record Store Chart this week, dethroning Klaxons‘ ‘Love Frequency‘ which drops to #12. Related news: Bill Ryder-Jones, Marika Hackman among highest new entries on UK Record Store Chart The Reytons top UK Record Store Chart with Ballad …

The Libertines have posted a Facebook message to fans as they prepare to return to the stage for the first time since 2010 tonight (June 28th) in Glasgow. Related news: The Libertines preview All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade LP with Shiver The Libertines to play Brighton Beach concert this …

Soul legend Bobby Womack, whose career stretched from an early association with SAR Records to a renaissance with the 2012 album ‘The Bravest Man In The Universe‘, has died at the age of 70. Related news:…

Arcade Fire set a standard their weekend successors will surely struggle to match during a glittering headline set on the first night (June 27th) of Glastonbury 2014. Related news:…

Haim (Photo: Andy Crossland for Live4ever) The sisters Haim are promising their second album will arrive ‘very soon’ after the debut ‘Days Are Gone‘ suffered for a little while with delays. Related news:…

Noel Gallagher performs in NYC with Oasis (Photo: Paul Bachmann for Live4ever) The Oasis photo and memorabilia exhibition entitled Chasing The Sun, which was held in London last month to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the band’s landmark debut album ‘Definitely Maybe‘, will not now move north to Manchester…

Never underestimate the power and potential of a lo-fi garage-rock-revival duo; to do so would be foolish if listening to …And the Hangnails‘ latest gem ‘You & I’. A tune about wrestling with yourself, combating the uncertainties you face when that glance in the mirror is unsure…

Graham Coxon performing solo in London – Blur were late withdrawals at BDO this year) Organisers of Australia and New Zealand’s travelling Big Day Out festival have confirmed the event will not take place next year, but have insisted they intend on bringing it back in the future. Related news:…

John Grant will have been to many places in the eventful last five years of his life, but it’s safe to say that this is probably his first visit to East End Park, the hardest-of-knocks suburb of Leeds that’s a classic modern British cultural juxtaposition. Outside the environs of the…