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News: Noel Gallagher releases remix collection of “It’s a Beautiful World” for Record Store Day 2018
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds have announced a special collection of remixes of latest single “It’s a Beautiful World” will be released exclusively on 12″ vinyl for Record Store Day 2018 (Saturday 21st April). This track was released as the second single from Number 1 album “Who Built the Moon?”, Noel’s 10th consecutive chart-topping album. …
News: Kamasi Washington announces European tour dates
Kamasi Washington has announced an extensive run of UK and European live shows. The tour will see the Los Angeles saxophonist, bandleader and composer performing some of his biggest headline shows to date – including a show at London’s legendary 3000 capacity Roundhouse venue – during a run of 26 headline shows and festival appearances …
News: Royal Trux stream three classic albums – available from today
Royal Trux (Neil Hagerty/Jennifer Herrema) are making their entire cumulative catalog (40 lps including Royal Trux, NMH, RTX, Howling Hex, and Black Bananas) available via their new home at Fat Possum. The releases will be made available to the public via streaming for the first time and the scheduled roll out has the first 3 …
News: Bill Ryder-Jones confirms UK headline tour for September
Bill Ryder-Jones will be undertaking his first full tour of 2018 in September, playing a series of venues that are as unique as the artist himself. Multi-instrumentalist, producer, string-arranger and composer Bill Ryder-Jones has had a career spanning 15 years, a rarity in a world that so often looks to the new. His talent stretches …
News: Record Store Day 2018 List Announcement – full details
Record Store Day UK are proud to reveal *the official list* of limited edition releases coming to independent record shops on 21st April 2018. Hundreds of record labels have once again come on board to deliver a huge array of special vinyl products to celebrate the diverse and unique culture of the UK’s independent record …
News: Halestorm Announce Autumn UK and European Tour
Hard rock heavyweights Halestorm have announced their biggest UK and European tour for later in the year! After a couple of years away from the UK shores (apart from a brief appearance at Download Festival in 2016), Halestorm are returning to play their biggest shows in Blighty yet, including a show at the legendary O2 …
News: Dirty Projectors announce world tour – dates here
Dirty Projectors will tour globally this summer, with shows in North America, Europe and Japan. Songwriter/producer David Longstreth will quit his studio obsessiveness to embark on a new chapter in the Dirty Projectors story, joined by longtime members Nat Baldwin (bass) and Mike Johnson (drums) as well as three new band members: Felicia Douglass (percussion/vocals), …
Track: Jon Hopkins – Emerald Rush, plus tour dates
Jon Hopkins has announced that his first album since 2013’s breakthrough record Immunity is out via Domino Records on May 4th. Called Singularity, Hopkins explores the dissonance between the urban (or at least a dystopian view of it) and the green forest dystopian urbanity and the green forest, rather than the nightlife/night out of Immunity. …
News: The Lurkers to release 40th anniversary Edition of Fulham Fallout for Record Store Day
Beggars Arkive announce 40th Anniversary Record Store Day Edition Of The Lurker’s debut album Fulham Fallout. Released on orange vinyl on 21 April 2018 The Lurkers were the first ever band on Beggars Banquet, and the whole label history boils down to their existence. Formed in West London in 1976, they are one of the …
News: Travis announces tour and performances of The Man Who live
It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly twenty years since the release of the album ‘The Man Who’ by Travis. Released in the midst of the Brit Pop phenomena and perhaps somewhat overshadowed by the Oasis/Blur dichotomy, the showy brilliance of Pulp and the emerging audience-pleasing rise of Coldplay, it cannot be doubted that ‘The …