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From tour dates to new venues, new albums to big announcements, we bring you everything you need to know to stay fresh with the latest news in the world of music.
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NewsPanda Bear releases ‘Mr Noah’ EP and confirms new full-length album
Animal Collective’s Noah Lennox – aka Panda Bear – is back with a four-track EP of new material, as well as announcing his fifth solo LP, P... Read more »| 23 Oct 2014 -
NewsThe Charlatans announce 2015 UK tour in support of first LP in four years
Mancunian survivors The Charlatans have announced a major UK tour for March 2015 in support of their new album Modern Nature. The cult indie group play gigs... Read more »| 23 Oct 2014 -
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The Knife announce Shaken-Up Versions mini-album release date
Experimental Swedish electronic duo The Knife have announced the release of a mini-album of remixed and reworked versions of some of their tracks for th... Read more »| 22 Oct 2014 -
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Detour announce New Year gigs in Aviemore
Scottish guerilla gig experts Detour have announced a pair of festive gigs to bring in 2015, taking a line-up featuring Fatherson, Prides, Miaoux Miaoux and ... Read more »| 22 Oct 2014 -
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Entries open for 2015 GIT Award
The fourth annual Get Into This or GIT Award, honouring the best of Liverpool’s underground music scene, is now open for entries. The GIT Award is ope... Read more »| 21 Oct 2014 -
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Chvrches share new track 'Get Away'
Glasgow synth trio Chvrches have unveiled a brand-new track as part of a BBC project to produce an alternative score for Ryan Gosling thriller Drive. Get Aw... Read more »| 21 Oct 2014
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Sleater-Kinney announce new album 'No Cities to Love' and UK tour
Riot Grrrl trio Sleater-Kinney are set to return with their first new studio album in a decade. Due out in January 2015, the surprise effort will arrive ahea... Read more »| 20 Oct 2014 -
NewsFlying Lotus announces Manchester Albert Hall gig for April 2015
Flying Lotus has added a show at Manchester’s Albert Hall to his European tour in support of new LP You’re Dead. The eclectic producer – a... Read more »| 20 Oct 2014 -
NewsLost Map Records release ‘Clumps’ B-sides and rarities mixtape
Johnny Lynch’s Lost Map record label has released a free nine-track sampler featuring a host of rarities and B-sides from the likes of Kid Canaveral, e... Read more »| 20 Oct 2014 -
NewsMalcolm Middleton and David Shrigley team up on new LP
Former Arab Strap man Malcolm Middleton and Turner Prize-nominated artist David Shrigley have joined forces for a new collaborative album entitled Music and ... Read more »| 17 Oct 2014 -
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Glasgow venue BLOC+ releases second free mixtape
Glasgow venue Bar BLOC+ has released a second free mixtape on its new BLOC+ Music imprint. The new ten-track compilation – BLOC+ Ensemble Volume 2 Par... Read more »| 16 Oct 2014 -
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Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite soundtracks Scottish poet
Stuart Braithwaite, guitarist with Glasgow post-rockers Mogwai, has provided his unique sound to the work of a North Lanarkshire poet. Catherine Baird&rsquo... Read more »| 16 Oct 2014 -
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Pixies announce 25th anniversary Doolittle reissue
Boston legends Pixies have unveiled a fifty-track anniversary edition of seminal LP Doolittle to mark 25 years since the album’s release. The new thre... Read more »| 16 Oct 2014 -
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Royal Blood announce 2015 UK tour
Brighton garage rock duo Royal Blood have announced a new set of UK tour dates for February and March 2015, including their biggest Scottish show to date. T... Read more »| 15 Oct 2014 -
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Former Mars Volta keyboardist Isaiah ‘Ikey’ Owens dies aged 38
Isaiah ‘Ikey’ Owens, former keyboard player in The Mars Volta and member of Jack White’s live band, has died while on tour with the White S... Read more »| 15 Oct 2014