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Ash

Ash

18 Oct 2007

ROCK Barrowland, Glasgow, Sun 28 Oct ‘There’s always been a fight within ourselves between wanting to rock out and also wanting to be totally pop,’ says Tim Wheeler, grinning. ‘So there’s always a real tension to what we do.’ And there, in a…

Mr Hudson

Mr Hudson & the Library

18 Oct 2007

The ultimate hybrid, Mr Hudson & the Library mix mournful piano with emotive vocals, acoustic guitar and grime. It’s not a marriage you’d imagine would work, but Mr Hudson creates a startling new sound as Chet Baker-inspired rhythms are underpinned by…

Britney's album title revealed

8 Oct 2007

The new album from Britney Spears will be entitled Blackout, her record label has revealed. Due for UK release on 12 November, it will be the 25-year-old’s first album for four years. The singer will not be making many promotional appearances…

Queen reign with best music video honour

8 Oct 2007

Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody has been named the best music video of all time, with almost a third of those polled voting for the opera-based rock song. The survey was commissioned by O2 to mark the company’s sponsorship of the ‘best video’ category at…

Led Zeppelin touts warned: eBay tickets not getting in

5 Oct 2007

Ticket promoter Harvey Goldsmith has warned Led Zeppelin fans who buy tickets for the group’s one-off reunion gig on eBay they will not get in to the gig. Just hours after successful applicants were notified they had been selected from 25 million…

Charlatans offer free downloads to boost following

5 Oct 2007

Alan McGee, the mastermind behind Britpop success stories Oasis and the Charlatans, has launched plans to allow singles and albums to be download for free. McGee had the idea when negotiating a distribution deal for the Charlatans. He rejected…

Placebo drummer quits band after 11 years

5 Oct 2007

The drummer for Placebo Steve Hewitt has quit the band in a split described as “amicable”. He replaced Robert Schultzberg on drums to record Placebo’s debut album in 1996 and stayed with the group for the next 11 years. Singer Brian Molko and…

Rufus Wainright

Rufus Wainright interview

4 Oct 2007

Late last month, Rufus Wainwright was in Los Angeles, treading the hallowed boards of the Hollywood Bowl, whooping it up as only Rufus can whoop it up. He had brought his acclaimed Judy Garland Live At Carnegie Hall show to town. Just him, an orchestra…

The Decembrists

The Decemberists interview

4 Oct 2007

Any band who name themselves after the Russian uprising of 1825 are, you feel, coming from a different place to most other heralded groups for whom the tune’s the thing. The Decemberists’ architect and songwriter Colin Meloy is not so much a tunesmith…

Muse named best band at Digital Music Awards

4 Oct 2007

Rock group Muse has scooped the best band accolade at the BT Digital Music Awards in London. The awards were created to single out the artists who recognise the increasing emphasis on digital music, with more than 90 per cent of singles in the UK now…

Fans flood Radiohead site for new album

3 Oct 2007

Radiohead fans flocked to the band’s official website in their droves after it was announced their new album would only be available as a download. It was also revealed that fans can pay what they like for the download, with the ensuing rush causing…

Fans to dictate price of new Radiohead album

2 Oct 2007

Radiohead will allow fans who download their new album decide what they want to pay. In the latest move to modernise with the music industry, as CD sales decline year on year, the group’s seventh studio album In Rainbows will be available for…

Pink Floyd 1 – Spice Girls 0

28 Sep 2007

A survey by digital music provider Music Choice has found that Pink Floyd has topped the nation’s wish list of bands most wanted to reform. Next in line were 70s Swedish stars Abba and rockers Guns N’ Roses. The poll of 5,000 music fans spells…

Kylie to headline Glastonbury 2008?

28 Sep 2007

Kylie Minogue is among a list of names reportedly lined up to headline the Glastonbury Festival next year. The Australian singer is thought to be frontrunner to top the bill at the UK’s most prominent festival, three years after cancelling an…

A million Zeppelin fans look for stairway to O2 arena

21 Sep 2007

More than one million Led Zeppelin fans have applied for 20,000 tickets to see the group perform together for the first time in nearly 20 years. One quick calculation means hopefuls have a one in 50 chance of making the show. Organisers say they…

Sex Pistols to reunite

21 Sep 2007

The Sex Pistols have confirmed plans to reunite for a one-off gig to mark the 30th anniversary of Never Mind The Bollocks. The legendary punk band will play at London’s Brixton Academy on November 8, bringing together original members John Lydon…

Blunt album to focus on MySpace fans

21 Sep 2007

James Blunt’s new album will be promoted on the social networking site MySpace in a bid to capitalise on net surfing music lovers. Warner Music is allowing browsers to listen to the British singer’s new offering All the Lost Souls on his MySpace…

I’m with the band… no really

21 Sep 2007

The 10th annual Rock ‘n Roll Fantasy Camp in Las Vegas will see Roger Daltrey, Slash, Motley Crue’s Vince Neil and Jack Bruce of Cream among those taking part. The five-day event, which is billed by organisers as “the ultimate music experience”…

Jack Peñate

Jack Peñate

20 Sep 2007

With a toe-tapping, top-ten hit under his belt, two incendiary sold-out UK tours and a highly anticipated debut album on the way, Jack Peñate really shouldn’t have a care in the world. However, when we catch up with the London-born lad in a Covent…

Feist

Feist

20 Sep 2007

FOLK POP Oran Mor, Glasgow, Wed 26 Oct If Leslie Feist has done one thing in her varied career that deserves to make her a star, it’s the day she spent shooting the video to her recent, mesmerisingly cheerful single ‘1234’. Google it or find it on…

Dean Owens

Hitlist - The best rock, pop, jazz & folk

20 Sep 2007

• Dean Owens and the Whisky Hearts This masterful Edinburgh songwriter kicks of ten days of shows in Darvel with a full-blooded, full-band show of his beguiling Americana. Darvel Music Festival, Darvel Town Hall, near Kilmarnock, Wed 26 Sep. (Folk…

The Graduate

The Graduate

(3 stars)20 Sep 2007

ROCK Barfly, Glasgow, Thu 6 Sep ‘Did you see his hair? Did you see his arms? Did you see his teeth?’ The post-gig analysis comes in many forms, but for some it had an overwhelmingly teenybopper feel when The Graduate left the stage after this…

Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters

(3 stars)20 Sep 2007

ROCK Echos, Silence, Patience and Grace (Roswell/RCA) A wave of post-Nirvana excitement propelled Foo Fighters through their first few albums with ease and just as they were going to running out of steam a whole new generation of rock kids came along…

Georgie James

Georgie James

(5 stars)20 Sep 2007

POP Places (Saddle Creek) Imagine The White Stripes raised on summer sunshine and vintage Beach Boys instead of Detroit rain and Delta blues, and you’ll get some idea of the genius of boy-girl duo Georgie James. This is pure, driven pop music with…

Psychic TV

Psychic TV

20 Sep 2007

From his days as ringleader of prime industrialists Throbbing Gristle through various incarnation of PTV, Genesis P Orridge has never creatively stood still. His early music proved a defining influence on Marilyn Manson and Nine Inch Nails, and he…

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