I was a huge fan of Kate Nash’s first album, Made Of Bricks, and have been eagerly awaiting her second album ever since. Thankfully, the wait is almost over. Nash has revealed the tracklisting and release date of the as-yet-untitled LP and even thrown in a free download.

Although the album hasn’t yet got a name, it will be released on April 19, almost a full two years after the release of her debut. I guess that’s what having a celebrity boyfriend (Ryan Jarman from The Cribs) does to you and your sense of timing.
The tracklisting, according to NME, is:
‘You’ll Never …read more

Glastonbury always pulls out massive headliners, and 2010 is no exception. This year’s line-up could even go down in history as the greatest of all time.

The three headliners for the Glastonbury Festival have now been confirmed. U2 will close Friday night, Muse will end Saturday night, and the whole thing will be finished off on Sunday night by the legend that is Stevie Wonder.
U2 were confirmed a while ago, but Muse and Stevie Wonder were just rumors until now.
Unfortunately for anyone who wants to attend the festival on the strength of the headline acts alone, Glastonbury is already sold out. …read more

After reaching Christmas Number One, Rage Against The Machine promised to hold a free gig in the U.K. to celebrate the fact and to thank all the fans who bought Killing In The Name. And they’re now delivering on that promise, with the free gig to be held in London in June.

As you’re no doubt aware, Rage Against The Machine nabbed the Christmas Number One from The X Factor winner Joe McElderry. This followed a grassroots campaign started on Facebook intended to make sure a reputable song made the holiday top spot rather than another one of Simon Cowell’s manufactured …read more

The Kaiser Chiefs have done little for nearly a year, apart from a few festival appearances. But they’re now back, working together on new material which will inevitably form the basis for a new album. Just don’t rush them, OK.

It was last March that the Kaiser Chiefs decided they were taking a break from writing, recording, and playing music. The rumor at the time was that Ricky Wilson was eager to forge a career in television, although that seems to have erroneous.
However, there was probably some truth to the fact that the band wanted to go on musical hiatus after …read more

Unsure whether to follow the example set by Download, and Reading and Leeds, Glastonbury Festival decided to ask the people actually affected by the trend for the selfish waving of oversized flags. The people have spoken, and flags will be staying put. Unfortunately.

I was really hoping Glastonbury would ban flags, but no, it’s taking on board the views of its patrons and allowing them to remain part of the annual mudfest.
The final results of the poll were 55 percent in favor of keeping the flags, 45 percent in favor of a ban. And I have a sick feeling in my …read more

It looks as though Liam Gallagher is so eager to move on from Oasis that not only is he definitely dropping the name, he’s even willing to completely destroy the sanctity of it by suggesting it was crap anyway. Oh, how we love you, Liam.

Oasis split last year, with the Gallagher brothers finally admitting they hate each other to the point they cannot work together a moment longer. Noel is preparing to release a solo album, while Liam has forged a new band out of the ashes of Oasis.
According to Digital Spy, Liam was asked by U.K. radio station XFM …read more

Paul McCartney is a man who incites very different reactions in people. You either love him or you hate him. Or like me, you respect him for being a former Beatle but don’t like his output since then or particularly like him as a man. So I wonder what his son James is like?

We’ll soon get to find out as James McCartney is about to embark on his first full tour as a singer songwriter. He played a number of secret gigs late last year under the guise of Light. But he’s now truly revealing himself.

The Who are absolute legends. Without them there wouldn’t have been half the rock bands there has been over the past three decades. They started trends and they created classic albums, one of which is Quadrophenia, which the band are set to play in full at a forthcoming gig.

Quadrophenia is a quality film and an even better album. And The Who are preparing to play it in full for their Royal Albert Hall gig on March 30 in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Robbie Williams, like most established pop singers and artists, has earned enough money to be set up for life. He could retire tomorrow and never have to lower his quality of life. So it’s good to hear he, along with a swathe of other British music stars, is giving up his time and money for charity.

Just yesterday I reported how Radiohead had held a special, one-off gig to raise money and awareness for victims of the Haiti earthquake. While U2 and Sting were among those taking part in the Hope For Haiti Now concert event.

2009 saw talk of a new Spice Girls reunion. It then became clear that rather than a full tour, the group were planning something else, maybe a one-off event such as the London 2012 Olympic Games. In the end, it appears the Spice Girls won’t actually be directly involved at all.

In November, The Sun reported that a musical was being created based on the Spice Girls, their career, and their music. I didn’t believe the story at the time, but Digital Spy is now reporting that Simon Fuller has confirmed it is happening.