Along with a whole host of actsThe Long Blondes are amongst a host of bands confirmed for this year’s Secret Garden Party.Other acts set to appear at the festival are Graham Coxon, Howling Bells, Larrikin Love, Ok Go and Robots In Disguise.Lily Allen, The Real Tuesday Weld, Utah Saints, The Infadels and The Chalets have […]

REM are set to resume work on a new album before the end of 2006.The rock legends have been lying low since their ‘Around The Sun’ world tour ended in London last July. Now drummer Bill Rieflin has disclosed that they want to get back in the studio.The three founding members of REM still in […]

Killers frontman Brandon Flowers says the band are recording “one of the best albums in the past 20 years”.The Las Vegas group have been recording in their hometown since January with producers Flood and Alan Moulder.The album is due out in September and is set to feature tracks including Bones, Where The White Boys Dance, […]

Black Holes and Revelations will be the title of the fourth long player from Muse. The album will hit the shops on July 3rd preceded by lead single Supermassive Black Hole on June 19th. Track lists for both the album and single are expected to be announced soon.Muse recorded ‘Black Holes And Revelations’ with producer […]

The bill for this year’s Uxfest has now been expanded. Happening on August 6, at the Islington Academy in London, it will feature the following bands: Bring Me The Horizon, Engel, Profane, Shellshock, Fireapple Red, Eths, Head-On, Biomechanical, Murder One, Kingsize Blues, Inner Rage, Mumrah, NWS, Sylosis, Forever Never, Outcryfire, PDHM, Architects. More names will […]

Arkansas metalcore crew The Handshake Murders have signed to Goodfellow Records. The five-piece will release their first album for the label in January.

Devildriver are to re-relaese their album, ‘The Fury Of Our Maker’s Hand’, on Hallowe’en (October 31). This will come with bonus tracks and DVD footage.

System Of A Down have announced that they’re to take a lengthy break, following their headlining stint on this year’s US Ozzfest tour. The band are not splitting up, but it may be a few years before we see them again.

Soil have now confirmed three club shows in the UK,in addition to their appearance at the Download Festival. These happen at London Camden Underworld June 7 (with Clutch and Blindside), Southend Chinnery’s 8, Edinburgh Studio 24 11.

Firebird are to play 5 shows in the UK in the perdiod 7-28 May. Harry Armstrong, from End Of Level Boss, will be joining the band for this tour, on guitar.