Matt Kent, Redferns Elbow frontman Guy Garvey has spoken some of the influences behind the band's forthcoming album 'Build a Rocket Boys!' Although much of the album was recorded in usual haunt Blueprint Studios in Manchester, the band also decamped to Scottish climes for a scene change. Garvey told The Quietus, "The first song we ...

PA Photos The previously hinted at Blur re-reunion seems to be starting to gather pace. According to Graham Coxon's Twitter, the band met up on Thursday (3 February), with, apparently, the possibility of music being recorded. Coxon wrote (and later deleted) (via NME), "Now off to see the Blur boys and have coffee and maybe switch a tape ...

Tim Mosenfelder, Getty Images Adele has revealed that she cannot write music unless she is in a state of heartbreak. Speaking to the Daily Mail about new album '21', she said: "My music is based on personal experience, so I have to live a little before I can write anything. It took a break-up to get me going. When I'm happy, I don't have ...

Gary Wolstenholme, Redferns Broadcast frontwoman Trish Keenan has died after contracting pneumonia brought on from swine flu (H1N1). She was 42. Her manager Martin Pike told Spinner she died on Friday morning, Jan. 14, having been on life support since Christmas. He said, "She had been in Australia, and had stayed on to see relatives ...

Wendy Redfern, Redferns The music industry can sometimes treat a band like a dancing bear, forcing them to do rounds of interviews, promotions, added content etc. In detailing how things will work for Portishead's next album, Geoff Barrow has rebelled against these strictures, issuing a series of things the bands will not do --and made sure to ...

PA Photos Foo Fighters have become pretty well known for crafting great videos to complement their music -- 'Learn to Fly' in particular -- but now they are offering fans a shot at joining the list. In a move that can either be seen as a nice way of bringing them closer to its fans, or a cheap way to get the videos done, wannabe directors are ...

Ben Meadows, WireImage Will Oldham has launched an unprecedented attack on Bill Gates, criticising the computer magnate on the motives behind his charity work. In a wide-ranging interview with Fogged Clarity (via Pitchfork), Oldham, often known as Bonnie "Prince" Billy, said, "[It's] like Bill Gates ... I want to eradicate cholera, so I can ...