Tour Alert: Kaiser Cheifs
Kaiser Chiefs Live 2012 Following their return to UK festivals this year including Isle Of Wight, Glastonbury and V festival, the Kaiser Chiefs are happy to announce details of their first UK tour in almost 2 years. The band, who released their digital only “try before you buy – make your own” album entitled The … Continue reading
Festival Review: Wilderness
Wilderness Festival Sunday 14th August 2011 Popped went along to the final day of the inaugural Wilderness Festival. With a wealth of boutique festivals having cropped up in recent years, the smaller ones are going to need to offer something a bit different to survive in times of both a tough economic climate and a … Continue reading
Video Alert: Radiohead – The King Of Limbs From The Basement
The King Of Limbs From The Basement Radiohead may have kept us all waiting for this one but for those who have been waiting it will have been worth it as the official hour long session features Radiohead performing their latest album The King Of Limbs live from The Basement. Produced by Nigel Godrich and … Continue reading
Introducing: David J Roch
Dew David J Roch has an interesting job by day, he is an undertaker. Come night time, I guess, very much like a vampire, he comes to life with his music. I’m presuming he doesn’t have time to sleep or do anything else of course. (Though I know he does somehow find time to eat … Continue reading
Video Alert: Pete And The Pirates – Half Moon Street
Half Moon Street Pete And The Pirates are a band that have been around for a while now but still somehow were listed as ones to watch by those “in the know” earlier this year, it’s a good job then that they are finally releasing a single this year. Half Moon Street is released as … Continue reading
Radiohead To Release Remix Album
TKOL RMX 1234567 XL Recordings have announced recently details of the forthcoming new Radiohead album and it is no ordinary Radiohead album for this is the first ever remix album the band have released. TKOL RMX 1234567 will be released through XL on October 10th 2011. Throughout the Summer Radiohead will be releasing seven special … Continue reading
Single Review: The Rifles – Tangled Up In Love
Tangled Up In Love Released 25th September 2011 The Rifles are one of those kinds of bands that you associate with Topman clad indie kids having a leap around and getting sweaty. You might think of their old singles Peace And Quiet or She’s Got Standards. Songs full of angular spitting, cockney style vocals, very … Continue reading
Album Review: Marcus Foster – Nameless Path
Nameless Path Released 26th September 2011 Never judge a book by its cover, nor an album. Whilst the artwork for Marcus Foster’s début album Nameless Path is quite stark and represents the album title, it in no way reflects the kind of music that you will find once you hit play. There is very little … Continue reading
Rubyworks – Things We Lost In The Fire Sale
Things We Lost In The Fire Rubyworks is Ireland’s leading Independent record label and it was one of those hit hard by the fires during Monday night’s riots when the Sony DADC warehouse was set on fire. The label’s stock, as well as the stock of sister label Model Citizen, was lost in the arson … Continue reading
Video Alert: Howling Bells – Into The Sky
Into The Sky Howling Bells return with their brand new album The Loudest Engine on September 12th through Cooking Vinyl records. The album was recorded in Las Vegas and produced by The Killer’s Mark Stoermer. They will also be releasing the first single to be taken from the album on the 5th of September. The … Continue reading
UK Record Labels affected in London Riots
London Riots August 2011 Whilst the majority of news is of course covering the fires and High Street looting across London that has now spread to other cities, it has come to our attention that the UK Independent music industry has also been harmed in this outrageous act of mindless criminality. The Sony building set … Continue reading
Album Review: The Black Ghosts – When Animals Stare
When Animals Stare Released 1st August 2011 From the first listen of this album I was pretty much hooked, although it didn’t exactly start quite that way if truth be told. The starting track Water Will Find A Way is a track that has taken the most time for me to get to grips with … Continue reading
Album Alert: Hatcham Social
About Girls London quintet Hatcham Social are due to release their second album About Girls later this year. From it they will release Like An Animal, the first single to be taken from the album. Like An Animal will be available from the 12th of September and you can listen to it below the album … Continue reading
Introducing: Theme Park
A Mountain We Love / Wax Theme Park are a four young lads from London who will be releasing their debut double A-side single A Mountain We Love/Wax through brand new label imprint paraYse (new label from Transgressive.) The Theme Park single is going to be released as a very limited run of 250 hand … Continue reading
Video Alert: Ladytron – White Elephant
White Elephant Ladytron are all set to release their next album on September 12th, entitled, Gravity The Seducer. From the album they released the track White Elephant back in May this year to whet our appetites. The band have only released this video for the single. Directed by Michele Civetta, the music video was filmed … Continue reading
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