Optimus Alive! went down in Passeio Marítimo de Alges in Portugal over the weekend. Headliners included Coldplay and Jane's Addiction. The riverside fest had a nice mix of nostalgia (Stooges,…   Read Story »

Beyoncé doesn't normally play festivals, but by all accounts she killed it at Worth Farm last night. After her Glasto headline performance the star told BBC she was so nervous playing for 175,000…   Read Story »

This past weekend, bill-sharing fellows Reading and Leeds were tasked with distracting a nation still reeling from the death of its Oasis. Their secret weapons were unannounced sets by Them Crooked…   Read Story »

The Brits' third album Off With Their Heads features vocal assistance from Lily Allen and New Young Pony Club. Mark Ronson co-produced. And now you can listen to it over at LastFM.   Read Story »

Last week Amrit let you know that the Kaiser Chiefs, who taught us to never miss a beat, were playing "Spanish Metal," but not of the Haemorrhage sort. This week they play with Lily Allen on the…   Read Story »

Last video around Ricky Wilson's guys did expensive things like hiring actors and renting face masks, so it's only logical that they've pulled the purse strings a little tighter for the next sample…   Read Story »

In "Never Miss A Beat" we're we're told "it's cool to know nothing." Except how to coordinate your outfits for properly dividing into flashy masked and mimed gangs. The video for the Kaiser Chiefs'…   Read Story »

Mark Ronson is very serious about his love for Kaiser Chiefs. He memorialized this by commissioning Lily Allen to sing a cover of KC's "Oh My God" for his Versions record. Now he's one-upped himself…   Read Story »

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The clip tease we saw last week didn't paint the whole picture; consider this Who Framed Mark Ronson?, with an animated Lil as Jessica Rabbit and live-action Ronson as Bob Hoskins (who in turn is in…   Read Story »