Kaiser Chiefs

Kaiser Chiefs want guitars in the charts

Music Gossip

7 Feb 2012

Kaiser Chiefs want a new band to "rejuvenate British guitar music." The 'I Predict a Riot' group are hoping a new group can get people listening to traditional bands again. Guitarist Andrew White told the Gainsborough Standard newspaper: "There's…

Kaiser Chiefs record in tiny studio

Music Gossip

15 Dec 2011

Kaiser Chiefs record their albums in a studio which is only big enough to fit one person in at a time. The 'Little Shocks' group's drummer, Nick Hodgson produced and recorded most of their last album 'The Future is Medieval', which they admit was…

Kaiser Chiefs worried about future of guitar bands

Music Gossip

3 Oct 2011

Kaiser Chiefs don't know if music is a "viable career for five guys with guitars" in 2011. The 'Ruby' rockers say the music industry has changed "totally" since they went on official hiatus at the end of 2008, and they don't know if today's guitar…

Ricky Wilson's performing frustration

Music Gossip

17 Sep 2011

Ricky Wilson was getting "frustrated" b y Kaiser Chiefs' lack of live performances. The singer was desperate for his band to end their official 'hiatus' - which started in 2008 - and release their latest album 'The Future is Medieval' as well as get…

Kaiser Chiefs 'respectful' Japanese fans

Music Gossip

17 Aug 2011

Kaiser Chiefs find their Japanese fans the most "respectful" in the world. The 'Little Shocks' band have recently returned from touring in the Asian country, and admit they are always surprised by way their fans in the country greet them and how…

Kaiser Chiefs give up bouncy songs

Music Gossip

23 Jun 2011

Kaiser Chiefs didn't want to write "bouncy songs" for their latest album. The group's new album, 'The Future is Medieval', is "darker" than previous material as the band both feel they have matured and recordings were overshadowed by the illness of…

Kaiser Chiefs proud of new LP

Music Gossip

12 Jun 2011

Kaiser Chiefs felt like they were "really sticking it to the man" with their new album. The 'Little Shocks' group have released 'The Future is Mediaeval' on a basis where fans can choose 10 out of the 20 tracks they have recorded to make their own…

Kaiser Chiefs release customisable album

Music Gossip

3 Jun 2011

Kaiser Chiefs have shock released new album 'The Future is Medieval' today (03.06.11). The 'I Predict a Riot' group have ended their hiatus - which began in 2008 after third album 'Off With Their Heads' and has been broken only by a handful of shows…

Kaiser Chiefs' guitar heavy comeback

Music Gossip

4 Feb 2011

Kaiser Chiefs have been working on guitar heavy new tracks for their comeback album. The 'I Predict A Riot' rockers have been on a two year hiatus, but say their return later this year will come at the right time, as they feel guitar music is…

Kaiser Chiefs take time out

Celebrity Gossip

3 Feb 2009

Kaiser Chiefs are to take a long break from music. The band were "gutted" when latest single 'Good Days Bad Days' didn't reach the top 100 of the UK singles chart and after being snubbed for this year's BRIT Awards they have decided to have some time…

Ricky Wilson's Oasis love

Celebrity Gossip

31 Dec 2008

Ricky Wilson's favourite band was Oasis when he was a teenager. The Kaiser Chiefs singer idolised Noel and Liam Gallagher when he was growing up, and always wanted to be as successful as the rock 'n' roll siblings. He said: "I used to see Oasis…

Autumn Music Preview 08 - Future music

18 Sep 2008

Limbering up well in advance for the run-up to Christmas (yes, it’s only September and we’ve already dropped the C-word), all manner of superstar acts are crawling out the woodwork to release long awaited albums. Oasis pave the way with their seventh…

Liam Gallagher's biscuit rage

Celebrity Gossip

28 Aug 2008

Kaiser Chiefs say Liam Gallagher hates them because they ruined his biscuit. The band's keyboardist Nick Baines has revealed the feud with Liam's group Oasis began after they did an impression of him on a British TV show. The 'Wonderwall' singer…

Mark Ronson working with Kaiser Chiefs

8 May 2008

Music producer of the moment Mark Ronson - best known for his collaborations with Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen - has confirmed plans to work with the Kaiser Chiefs, on the band's upcoming album, with two songs already in the bag.

Kaiser Chiefs to hit the Highlands

24 Apr 2008

A picturesque pavilion in the Highlands is setting its stall for the arrival of two gigs by popular rockers the Kaiser Chiefs. The band, known for hits such as Ruby and I Predict a Riot, will play Strathpeffer Pavilion in Ross-shire on the 19-20 May…

Kaiser Chiefs to play intimate Scottish dates

16 Apr 2008

Kaiser Chiefs will play three warm-up gigs in the Scottish Highlands next month, ahead of their show at Leeds' Elland Road stadium. The band, currently recording the follow-up to 2007's Yours Truly, Angry Mob, play Strathpeffer Spa Pavilion on 19 and…

Televised Crimewave

10 Apr 2008

Punk club night Fast is joined by Televised Crimewave, formed from the ashes of Leeds art-punks Black Wire (who inspired the Kaiser Chiefs’ ‘I Predict a Riot’), and now favour a raw, raucous no wave garage sound with a reputation for wild live shows. ‘I…

T in the Park line-up

28 Feb 2008

This year’s T in the Park line-up features seasoned acts such as Rage Against The Machine, The Verve, REM, Stereophonics, Prodigy and Chemical Brothers alongside more recent success stories The Fratellis, Kaiser Chiefs, and Glastonbury headliners Kings…

The Raconteurs, Ian Brown, Kaiser Chiefs and more confirmed for T in the Park

13 Feb 2008

The first names for this year's T in the Park, 11--13 July, have been confirmed as The Raconteurs, Ian Brown, Kaiser Chiefs, The Prodigy and The Pigeon Detectives by festival organiser Geoff Ellis. The Prodigy will headline the Radio 1/NME Stage on…

White Stripes and Kaiser Chiefs cancel US tour dates

14 Sep 2007

Fans hoping to catch The White Stripes or Kaiser Chiefs stateside in the near future will be bitterly disappointed after both bands cancelled tour dates. The Leeds band, who were due to kick off a seven-date tour in Dallas on Tuesday, say they want…

Singles & Downloads

Singles & Downloads

7 May 2007

(Picture: Asobi Seksu) Yob poseurs the Kaiser Chiefs turn soothsayer this fortnight with ‘Everything is Average Nowadays’ (B-Unique, 3 Stars) forecasting a slew of unoriginality in singledom. They have, however, stepped it up from the workaday…

Also released

28 Feb 2007

Fulborn Teversham Count Herbert II (Pickled Egg) The ever inventive sticksmith behind Polar Bear and Acoustic Ladyland Seb Rochford tries on some new musical undergarments, while his punk junk jazz gets strewn with earthy, eccentric electronics. It all…

Singles and downloads

Singles and downloads

13 Feb 2007

An almighty Single of the Fortnight has this reviewer’s eager digits already itching to rattle off their glowing textual praise. But first credit where it’s due to some of the largely stiff short-playing competition coming your way in the next 14 days…