It's been a year of truly brilliant sounds even if there may have been a few disappointments along the way. Take hip hop, for example: unlike 2012's records by Kendrick Lamar and Macklemore & Ryan...
After an immense year for music, here's reviewer Dom Gourlay's favourites for 2013 - and possibly for a long while after!Arcade Fire 'Reflektor' - Early reviews were ridiculously negative, probably because journos were invited to...
Vampire Weekend 'Modern Vampire in the City' - 'Modern Vampires in the City' makes it three for three for the New Yorkers and their latest release could very well be their best yet. It shows...
Kevin Shields, the singer and guitarist with the influential shoegaze band My Bloody Valentine, has accused the Mercury Music prize of "banning" his band's music from consideration for the award. Sheilds' band were left off...
FYF Fest 2013 presents yet more new acts for its 10th annual weekend this August including comedians Doug Benson, Brett Gelman and Karen Kilgariff.FYF is an alternative music festival spread over two days - this...
Hop Farm Festival was due to take place in rural(ish) Kent this July as has been the routine for the festival throughout it's five year lifespan, however the fest was forced to cancel for the...
We’re not sure how Hop Farm is back in 2013 after going into administration last year and posting alleged losses of some £4.8 million… but good news, everyone! Hop Farm’s back in 2013! And it’s...
A Week in Videos...The popularity of Unknown Mortal Orchestra has been on a slow burning rise for some months now. Taken from their forthcoming second album, helpfully entitled II, ‘So Good At Being In Trouble’...
Shocked surprise has been replaced by gushing words and overzealous praise as critics rushed to get the first review in on the first My Bloody Valentine album released in 22 years. The band’s front man...
Twenty-two years may have passed since My Bloody Valentine last released an album (1991’s Loveless) but the band have not lost their ability to whip music critics into a frenzy. Writing for The Telegraph, Bernadette...
It's been 22 years but at last shoegaze heroes My Bloody Valentine have released the follow-up to 1991's Loveless. Needless to say, people were very excited by the news.So excited in fact that since the...
Conducting the release of their third album like it was some clandestine operation, My Bloody Valentine have finally released the follow-up to 1991's Loveless through their website.The band announced the arrival of their album, titled...
Primal Scream think recording with Robert Plant was the ''most rock 'n' roll thing ever.''The 'Rocks' band recruited the legendary Led Zeppelin singer to appear on a song from their forthcoming tenth album, and regular...
The bassist from 90's shoe-gaze heroes My Bloody Valentine, Debbie Googe, has revealed the the band's long awaited third album is almost on the way, telling Drowned in Sound that the follow-up to 1991's Loveless...
My Bloody Valentine - who promised to release a new album this month - have announced a three-day UK tour for March, 2013. Kevin Shields and company will play Glasgow Barrowlands on March 9, Manchester...
Music mogul Alan Mcgee is in talks to recreate the record label that produced Oasis, Primal Scream and My Bloody Valentine.The talent spotter-turned-executive shut down Creation Records after 16 years in 1999 and formed new...
Rockers Primal Scream have recruited My Bloody Valentine's bassist Debbie Googe to replace Gary 'MANI' MOUNTFIELD in the band.Mountfield quit the group last year (11) to reunite with his former band the Stone Roses and...
Kurt Cobain and Nirvana, who rose to global fame with their grunge breakthrough album 'Nevermind', have been described as an inspiration by New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne. Speaking after his Mtv Unplugged taping earlier this...