Lou Reed has defended his controversial album 'Metal Machine Music,' which, for the uninitiated, is composed purely of droning guitar feedback played at different speeds. On its release in 1975, 'Metal Machine Music' alienated many critics and fans of the former Velvet Underground frontman, with Rolling Stone magazine describing it at the time ...

Hot Hot Heat have revealed details of their fifth studio album, 'Future Breeds,' which they've been recording in a new private studio they built themselves at their base in Vancouver, Canada. Frontman Steve Bays has produced the album himself after months spent learning how to engineer. In a statement released by the band, Bays explained, "We ...

Malachai are a duo who throw everything into the mix: Cut and paste samples, late seventies kitsch, acid rock, psych ... the list goes on and on. When the Bristol two-piece blend these often obscure influences together, the tracks somehow seem to work organically, whilst also betraying their constructed nature. But while this eclectic range of ...

Plastician - formerly Plasticman - is a pioneering dubstep producer and DJ from London. As well as infiltrating the airwaves and dropping bass-heavy tunes on various underground radio stations, he's produces his own noir-garage numbers and has taken charge of the controls behind the mixing desk and produced the likes of Lethal B and Wiley. He was ...

With his gravelly vocals and a raft of classic singer-songwriter influences, Jon Allen is the natural heir to Damien Rice's much coveted throne. The SXSW -- bound, London-based singer and guitarist sounds like a young, off-kilter Rod Stewart steering away from the middle of the road to knock out blues-tinged anthems with big hooks and even bigger ...

Taking time out from his day job as the Fratellis frontman, Jon Lawler moves off in a sixties pop direction and pays homage to legendary producer Phil Spector with the Codeine Velvet Club. He shares vocal duties with Lou Hickey as epic walls of sound are unleashed by a backing band the pair have drafted in. Their big, bouncy tracks sound like a ...