Paul Weller gets hyper-literal with this atmospheric panorama of a clip for "Around The Lake," the first released track from his forthcoming Sonik Kicks. It's a propulsive, uptempo track riddled with…   Read Story »

Beyond taking place in beautiful Oslo, Norway one of Øya Festival's strongest points is its eclecticism: When I attended in 2006 (and met Amrit), I was excited by Enslaved, the Knife, and Morrissey…   Read Story »

Surprise, it wasn't My Bloody Valentine's 15-minute aural assault "You Made Me Realise" that caused Sunday's biggest audio mishap. Organizers cut the speakers during the Cure's "Fire In Cairo" (two…   Read Story »

Paul Weller's releasing his night solo album this summer. The 21-track, 70-minute shaggy-dog finds the ex-Jam and Style Councilor cycling through, among other things, soul, rock, folk, jazz, spoken…   Read Story »

Paul Weller needs no introduction, but maybe his ninth solo album does. The ex-Jam and Style Councilor's releasing 22 Dreams 7/22 on Yep Roc. The 21-track, 70-minute shaggy-dog epic cycles soul,…   Read Story »

UPDATE: Unfortunately a mix-up at the label forces us to remove this track from distribution. Stay tuned for another MP3 premiere next week. Paul Weller needs no introduction. Maybe his ninth solo…   Read Story »

Legendary psychedelic Soft Machine drumming vocalist and longtime solo artist Robert Wyatt is back this month with Comicopera, his first collection of new, woozy, ambitious studio material since…   Read Story »

The Brit tabloids are eating this one up this morning: Daily Mirror reports that The Modfather was spotted guzzling beer, "determined to have a good time" at Royal Albert Hall this week, when he came…   Read Story »