Electronic collective The Avalanches previewed a number of tracks during Primavera Sound in Barcelona. The plunderphonics group are set to release their long-awaited second album Wildflower on July 8 (almost sixteen years since their iconic debut Since I Left You). Amongst the new songs debuted was “Subways”, a track which originally previewed on a hotline during a viral[…]
New York rapper Troy Ave was shot in the leg at a T.I. concert in the city’s Irving Plaza last night. The incident took place in the venue’s green room shortly before the headline performance, and resulted in the death of bodyguard Ronald McPhatter, and four more injuries. Police have been unable to identify the shooter or ascertain how a[…]
The Eagles Of Death Metal have been removed from the lineups of Rock en Seine and Cabaret Vert this summer, after further controversial statements from the band’s singer Jesse Hughes. Since surviving the Paris terror attacks in November 2015, Hughes has made a number of controversial statements, including claiming that venue staff were collaborating with the attackers. […]
Radiohead‘s number one record A Moon Shaped Pool has been critically well-received, although the music video for the album’s lead single “Burn The Witch” could put the band in hot water. The family of Gordon Murray, the creator of 60’s television show Trumpton, are reportedly unhappy with the use of the show’s intellectual property in the video. […]
Fans of the London artist and BRIT School graduate James Blake may have been holding out for a new album for some time, but few expected it at such short notice. Yesterday Blake announced in an interview with Radio 1’s Annie Mac that his new album, The Colour in Anything would be released that very night on iTunes and[…]