MIA, Born Free Leaked
MIA’s new album has been subject to a leak (anyone think these leaks are so frequents that they must be deliberate?). However it happened, we’re pretty excited. It sounds like she is singing over Suicide’s Ghost Rider. The song constantly repeats the line “I was Born Free” – pretty apt given her recent troubles. MIA...
Has Pete Doherty Killed Babyshambles?
The reunion of The Libertines has really left everyone confused to the future of Babyshambles. The sounds from Carl and Pete seem to suggest that their performances at Reading and Leeds could well lead to other things. It would seem unlikely that Pete would be able to hold down two bands, usually struggling to hold...
The Coral Return!
The Coral have been off the radar for a little while now. When they released a singles collection therefore it was a little bit worrying – this so often being the last lazy attempt of record companies to cash in on bands. But no! They are back. It has been announced that on the Butterfly...
LCD Soundsystem Unveil Spike Jonze Video
LCD Soundsystem have landed a big win by getting Spike Jonze to co-direct their new video with frontman James Murphy. Spike’s videos for Fatboy Slim, Bjork, Weezer and Kanye West have all been amazing – and this is no different. It sees the band being tormented by people in Panda suits – mixing cute, funny...
Kylie Minogue Makes “Special Announcement”
UPDATE: In the end…..it was just about a new single: PREVIOUS POST: After all too long the princess of pop looks like she is about to announce her comeback. In a message to her fan mailing list (of which I’m an unashamed member) she said: Please stay tuned… Tune in on Kylie.com from tomorrow, Tuesday...
Ozzy Osbourne Plans New Album “Scream”
Ozzy Osbourne is in a perennial state of comeback, and as such has announced his new album “Scream” is to be released on 14 June. His first in three years, it will once again see him teaming up with producer Kevin Churko who produced the 2007 effort “Black Rain”. Apparently it is Kevin that’s been...
Blur: Fools Day Becomes Free Download
To coincide with Records Days Blur have given us their first track since 2003. Just a thousand copies were released and this morning some early birds queuing up at London’s Rough Trade East were lucky enough to get a free copy. Don’t fret though if you’ve been nursing a hangover rather than hot footing it...
Glastonbury Line Up 2010
The legendary status of Glastonbury is just accepted fact. In recent years though there has been some controversy over headliners such as Jay-Z, a choice which famously led Noel Gallagher to have a go: I’m sorry, but Jay-Z? No chance. Glastonbury has a tradition of guitar music and even when they throw the odd curve...
Rockworld Closes!
Jilly’s Rockworld and The Music Box in Manchester are to close. For those of you who don’t know of the club from it’s appearance (all be it as it’s previous incarnation Rafters) in the film Control it’s not hard to imagine. It was the kind of club you’d go drinking as an, ahem, certified 18...
MGMT Say Sorry for New Album
MGMT have made a bold move by apologising for their new album. We presume this is a tongue in cheek move as here at TMM we think it’s great. Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser said to The Guardian that the album is a radical departure from their commercially successful previous album and have declared it...
Kenneth McKellar Dies Aged 82
Just a day after the sad passing of Malcolm McLaren, music has lost another great – though very different – character. Scottish Tenor Kenneth McKellar has passed away at the age of 82 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. He will be remembered as a true Scot so much so that First Minister Alex...
Robert Pattinson to Play Kurt Cobain in 2010? – NO!
UPDATE: Jonathan Daniel, the manager of Cobain’s widow, Courtney Love, has said the reports are false. “That’s an amazing story, and the first I’ve heard of any of this…They manage to fit pretty much everyone in Hollywood into an article without one fact check.” Earlier Story doubting it was true: Twitter is alight with rumours...
