Arcade Fire’s Will Butler pens ‘Waving Flag’ song, based on news headlines
Butler’s latest song is about Ukranian separatists and Moses Kotane.
25th February 2015
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Music industry “on the verge” of switching to global release day
Plans to move all releases to Friday are receiving “widespread support”.
25th February 2015
Metronomy, Pet Shop Boys, Run the Jewels to play first ever Flow Festival Slovenia
Ljubljana fest takes place this June.
25th February 2015
Dutch Uncles guitarist announces departure from the band
The band have released their new album ‘O Shudder’ this week.
25th February 2015
Faris and Tarik Badwan announce new label
Raft Records label launch takes place at Rough Trade East next week.
25th February 2015
Gaz Coombes unveils new ‘Detroit’ video, announces tour dates
Following on from the release of his new album ‘Matador’, Coombes will head on the road this May.
25th February 2015
Best Friends share video for ‘Fake Spit’
The group play at being mannequins in their nauseating and creepy visual.
25th February 2015
UK government agrees to proposal making secondary ticketing more transparent
Ticket touts and second-hand agents will have to give exact details on tickets being sold.
25th February 2015
Django Django reveal ‘First Light’ video
Futuristic clip previews new album ‘Born Under Saturn’.
25th February 2015
BRIT Awards 2015 - Live
All the action from the BRITs 2015 red carpet, ceremony and winners’ conferences as it happens.
25th February 2015
Dutch Uncles share video for ‘Decided Knowledge’
Featuring a puppet version of frontman Duncan Wallis.
25th February 2015
God Damn & Fightstar added to Download 2015 line-up
Decade, Code Orange, A and ROAM have also been confirmed for the June fest.
25th February 2015
Matthew E. White covers Randy Newman for La Blogotheque
White takes on ‘Sail Away’ during the Parisian Take Away Show.
25th February 2015
And the winners of this year’s BRIT Awards are…
Had to nip to the loo and managed to miss your favourite category? Here’s a rolling tally of tonight’s winners.
25th February 2015
Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran & Royal Blood all win big at the BRIT Awards 2015
Mark Ronson, Paloma Faith and One Direction also bag themselves awards.
25th February 2015
Stream Of Montreal’s new album ‘Aureate Gloom’
New album is out 2nd March on Polyvinyl.
24th February 2015
Tall Ships confirm one-off DIY Presents London show
The band will be playing at The Lexington in London on 24th May.
24th February 2015
Spring King share ‘City’ track, taken from a new EP
Garage punks are also supporting Courtney Barnett on tour.
24th February 2015
Marina and the Diamonds announces one-off intimate DIY Presents show
Marina will be playing her first live show of the year at Oslo in Hackney on 11th March for DIY.
24th February 2015
My Morning Jacket, Joanna Gruesome, Girlpool to play End of the Road 2015
New additions join headliners Sufjan Stevens, Tame Impala and The War on Drugs.
24th February 2015
Noel Gallagher streams new album ‘Chasing Yesterday’ in full
High Flying Birds LP is out 2nd March on Sour Mash.
24th February 2015
Has Brandon Flowers announced his new solo album?
The Killers frontman has already been teasing new music, and now it looks like a date and title have been unveiled.
24th February 2015
The Amazing Snakeheads split, claim they’re “never, ever to return”
Dale Barclay confirms the band’s split on Twitter.
24th February 2015
Chvrches’ second album is “coming along very nicely”
In a new statement the band confirm that they’re currently making progress in the studio.
24th February 2015
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