As collaborations go Ian Astbury’s new project with Japanese metal band Boris is probably as strange as it gets. Having already teamed up with Slash, The Doors and UNKLE… this time the Cult frontman experiments with Boris’ unique brand of avant garde doom rock. The result is BXI – a three track EP that includes a cover of the Cult’s Rain and it’s out now.
Relentless Energy Drink gears up to the release of their second installment of the cinematic documentary series, ‘The Lives of the Artists’.
Exploring true artistry within sport and music, this year’s ‘Lives of the Artists’ stars UNKLE’s James Lavelle and snowboarders Xavier de le Rue and Jeremy Jones.
In this interview with Midlake, frontman Tim Smith reveals how worried the band are about their finances and admits they have concerns about playing live. There’s also talk of solo projects in the future.
One of the best gigs i have been to in a long while…. Dan Snaith triumphs on the new album Swim.
Last week Prince declared that the internet was dead, try telling Twitter fans that.
106 million plus people are now using the social networking phenomenon.
Bands and artists are at it too now, but just how important is it for the music industry?
Adrian Larkin has been digging deeper into the world of music related tweets.
Backstage at Glastobury by the John Peel Stage and I catch up with Julian Casablancas who tells me the currently-untitled record is still only “half-way done” and won’t be ready until at least March.
Universal Music says it hasn’t ruled out Amy Winehouse opening the London Olympics in 2012.
In an interview with 6 Music Marc Robinson, director of film and music, claimed any of Universal’s artists could feature and there’s been a great deal of interest already from some acts.
“I think every artist is keen to get involved in these events, obviously they (Olympic commitee) are going to have a strong vision of what they want in their ceremonies so it’s up to us to assist them with what they can do musically,” he said.
It’s the first partnership of its kind by an Olympic organiser.
New figures out this month show that the festival market is contributing more that £130million to the UK economy. But it’s also costing festival organisers more than ever with claims artist fees are reaching unsustainable levels.
Live Aid mastermind Midge Ure has told 6 Music he is planning another fund raising concert. It follows the recent news that Mick Karn, former bass player with the band Japan, has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
