Duologue Announce Details Of Debut EP (Plus Free Track Download Link)

London-based quintet Duologue have announced details of their debut self-titled and self-released EP on the 5th May, as well as the release of a sample track free download (links below).

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 04 March 2011

Brian McFadden "Sick" Over Single Criticism

Brian McFadden has confessed that he feels “sick” over the criticism that he has received surrounding the release of his latest single. The ex-Westlife singer was

Written by: James Conlon | Date: Friday, 04 March 2011

Scam Ticket Site Exploits Demand for V Festival Tickets

With unprecented demand for V Tickets this morning causing a surge in Internet traffic, many fans were left without tickets and looking for V 2011 tickets on the open secondary market. International fraudsters have quickly jumped on the opportunity to rip off UK music fans, exploiting unsuspecting UK consumers with offers too good to be true at fake ticketing websites.

Written by: Brad Norris | Date: Friday, 04 March 2011

Plan B Doesn’t Want To Play The Role Model

Plan B has claimed this week that he doesn’t want to be seen as a role model for his younger fans. During a recent interview, the outspoken rapper claimed that it shouldn’t be up to popstars and musicians to preach to youngsters, but rather it should be the authority figures within their own communities.

Written by: James Conlon | Date: Friday, 04 March 2011

Rihanna Planning Duet With Katy Perry

V Festival headliner Rihanna has confirmed this week that a duet with ‘Teenage Dream’ singer Katy Perry is very much on the cards. During a recent interview, Rihanna confirmed that the two will enter the studio together as soon as timing allows it.

Written by: James Conlon | Date: Friday, 04 March 2011

Eminem 'Straight From The Vault' EP Leaks Online

A nine-track Eminem EP entitled 'Straight From The Vault' has leaked online. The ‘Straight From The Vault’ EP was uploaded to a hip-hop forum earlier this week, however the origin of the leak is still unknown.

Written by: James Conlon | Date: Friday, 04 March 2011

Britney Spears To Release ‘Till The World Ends’ Today – Listen Now

Britney Spears has been playing the promotion game wisely with her upcoming release, ‘Femme Fatale’. The singer and producer Dr. Luke have been leaking 20-30 second snippets of tracks on Twitter, whetting fans’ taste for the new release song by song.

Written by: James Conlon | Date: Friday, 04 March 2011

Fatboy Slim to Headline Relentless Boardmasters Festival in August

Fatboy Slim has been announced as the first headliner to be confirmed for this year’s Relentless Boardmasters festival in Newquay, Cornwall. The DJ will headline Saturday 13th of the event, which runs from 10th – 14th August. The rest of the line-up is yet to be announced. Tickets for Relentless Boardmasters are due to go on sale at 10am on Monday 7th March. Keep checking back with Stereoboard.com for more details.

Written by: Rob Sleigh | Date: Thursday, 03 March 2011

Crystal Stilts to Release New Single ‘Through the Floor’

Brooklyn-based garage-pop band Crystal Stilts are to release new single ‘Through the Floor’ on 28th March. The track is the second single to be taken from their forthcoming album ‘In Love With Oblivion’, which is due out on 11th April. The album is the follow-up to their 2008 debut ‘Alight of Night’. The band are also due to tour the UK in March – see below for dates.

Written by: Rob Sleigh | Date: Thursday, 03 March 2011

British Sea Power, Simian Mobile Disco & More Join Gaymers Camden Crawl 2011 Line-Up

British Sea Power and Simian Mobile Disco are revealed as the latest additions to the evening line up for the Gaymers Camden Crawl with a further fourteen new acts also joining the bill.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 03 March 2011

Kylie Minogue Upset Over Poor Single Sales

Australian pop star Kylie Minogue has confessed that she is disappointed by the sales records of her recent singles.

Written by: James Conlon | Date: Thursday, 03 March 2011

Moby: “Major Labels Should Just Die”

Moby has slammed major labels this week during a ‘musician’s table’ discussion at a Los Angeles University. The American electronica musician made the comments during a conversation hosted by KCRW’s ‘Morning Becomes Electric’ at UCLA.

Written by: James Conlon | Date: Thursday, 03 March 2011

Taylor Swift And Miranda Lambert To Perform At ACM Awards

Taylor Swift and Miranda Lambert have both been confirmed as performers at this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards. The pair will join the likes of Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Jason Aldean and Toby Keith, all of whom are set to perform at the ceremony in Las Vegas next month.

Written by: James Conlon | Date: Thursday, 03 March 2011

Caitlin Rose Unveils New Acoustic Video & Tour Details

Caitlin Rose returns to the UK for a seven-date tour next week, kicking off with a sold-out show at the Borderline on Monday, 7th March. She then heads back to the US for four SXSW shows and as support to Ron Sexsmith (11 dates) and then Johnny Flynn on his 16-show tour. Following that Caitlin will return to the UK to play Glastonbury, Camp Bestival and End of the Road festivals. 

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 03 March 2011

London's Lovebox Festival Confirms, Snoop Dogg, Scissor Sisters, 2 Many DJs, & More For 2011 Line-Up

Lovebox, one of East London’s most authentic and captivating music festivals, once again returns to Victoria Park on July 15th,16th and 17th for three days of epic performances and supercharged sets from a truly inspired choice of artists.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 03 March 2011

Rob Zombie To Direct Motley Crue's 'The Dirt' Movie

The inimitable, 7-times Grammy-nominated Rob Zombie has been signed up to direct the film version of Motley Crue's infamous 2002 memoir 'The Dirt'.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 03 March 2011

McFly Announce Details Of 'Pioneer Presenter' Competition

McFly have announced details of a competition on their website to find a 'Pioneer' Presenter!

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 03 March 2011

Mumford & Sons, BB King, James Blake And Chemical Brothers Confirmed For Glastonbury Festival 2011

Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis last night confirmed a list of 14 acts set to join headliners U2, Coldplay and Beyonce at this year’s festival. In an interview with The Guardian the future head of the festival confirmed that Mumford and Sons, BB King, James Blake and The Chemical Brothers would all be playing at this year’s event.

Written by: James Conlon | Date: Thursday, 03 March 2011

Beyonce Donates Gaddafi Money To Charity

Beyonce has declared that she has donated money earned through a performance funded by Muammar al-Gaddafi to charity. The singer performed a private concert for the Libyan leader’s family in 2009, earning an estimated $1 million for the evening’s work.

Written by: James Conlon | Date: Thursday, 03 March 2011

Villagers, Sufjan Stevens, The Vaccines And Friendly Fires Confirmed For Great Escape Festival

Brighton’s Great Escape Festival has today confirmed an impressive list of acts for this year’s line-up. Mercury-nominated Villagers, Sufjan Stevens, The Vaccines and Friendly Fires were all included in the list of acts for this year's event.

Written by: James Conlon | Date: Thursday, 03 March 2011

Carl Barat Ends The Libertines Festival Rumours

Carl Barat has put an end to rumours that The Libertines will be performing on this year’s festival circuit. It was suggested that the band would once again reunite for a summer festival in 2011, but during an interview yesterday Barat declared that the band will definitely not be performing this year.

Written by: James Conlon | Date: Thursday, 03 March 2011

‘Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard Debuts New Song ‘Codes And Keys’ – Listen Now

Death Cab For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard performed two new tracks during San Francisco’s Noise Pop Festival on Sunday. The singer wowed the lucky crowd with a piano-led rendition of the title track from the band’s upcoming LP, ‘Codes And Keys’, as well as performing a new soundtrack number ‘When The Sun Goes Down On Your Street’.

Written by: James Conlon | Date: Thursday, 03 March 2011

Everything Everything Unveil Video for New Single ‘Final Form’

Everything Everything have unveiled the new video for their latest single ‘Final Form’, which is due out on 4th April. The track is the fourth single to be taken from their debut album ‘Man Alive’ following ‘Schoolin’, ‘MY KZ UR BF’ and ‘Photoshop Handsome’. Watch the video for ‘Final Form’ below.

Written by: Rob Sleigh | Date: Wednesday, 02 March 2011

Glastonbury Announce 13 More Acts

Following last weeks’ announcement of U2 as the final headliner for the Pyramid stage, Glastonbury have today announced 13 further acts as they begin to fill out their line up for the festival which will run from 22-26th June.

Written by: Dave Ball | Date: Wednesday, 02 March 2011

Noah And The Whale To Stream New Album 'Last Night On Earth'

Noah And The Whale will make their much-anticipated third album, 'Last Night On Earth', available to stream, through www.noahandthewhale.com from Thursday 3rd March, ahead of its official release next Monday (March 7th).

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 02 March 2011

Music Industries Association Backs Bill To Free Up Live Music

This week, on Friday 4th March, the Live Music Bill will finally be debated in the House of Lords. It will be the first time that the House of Lords has discussed the Bill, which aims to free up live music from unnecessary bureaucracy.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 02 March 2011

Wax On Water Offer Free Album Track Download

Drawing from Electronica and Industrial sounds, mixed together with layers of strings, piano and intense guitars, Maya Fire of Wax on Water terms her sound as “Electro-Grunge.”  Hailing from Camden, London, the lead singer and main songwriter cites her inspirations as a blend of classic songwriters, experimental artists and the visceral sounds of Industrial and Heavy Metal.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 02 March 2011

My Chemical Romance Saving Scrapped Album For When They Split

My Chemical Romance have suggested that their recent scrapped album will be released at some point, but probably not until the group decide to call it a day. Their recent release, ‘Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys' was difficult for the band to create, with a whole recorded album being cast aside for them to start the writing process again.

Written by: James Conlon | Date: Wednesday, 02 March 2011

Sweet Jane Prepare For SXSW

Sweet Jane are a band currently enjoying glowing plaudits from around the world for their debut album 'Sugar For My Soul', released in Ireland in 2010, which saw them secure the Myspace Artist of the Week slot. They also featured in Music Week’s recent ‘Best of Irish’ compilation, and the album has scored top 3 positions in album of the year lists in Ireland, and on some UK blogs. 

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 02 March 2011

Spice Girls Divided Over Unreleased Material

Members of The Spice Girls are apparently divided over what to do with their large collection of unreleased material. According to The Mirror today, the girl group are clashing over what to do with the collection of almost 60 recorded but unreleased songs.

Written by: James Conlon | Date: Wednesday, 02 March 2011