Producer Hudson Mohawke recently revealed to BBC Radio1Xtra that Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke is currently working on a solo album. “It hasn’t been finalised yet, but I’m doing a bit of stuff for Kele from Bloc Party’s solo album,” Mohawke explained. “He’s doing a record with one of the guys from Spank Rock.” Makes sense. Kinda. Since releasing Intimacy last year, Bloc Party have been chewing up the road ever since, a grueling schedule that has drummer Matt Tong questioning whether or not he wants to stick with the band. That plus this equals impending hiatus, guys. (via Spinner)

We’ve been scrambling to keep you up-to-date as Glastonbury’s slowly leaked megaconfirmation after megaconfirmation in the past few months. But today’s full lineup announcement is something to behold, the headlining package of Neil Young, the Boss and a reunited Blur now propped up by a roster so behemoth and iron-clad, it’s equal parts intimidating and enticing. Also playing: Bloc Party, Lady Gaga, Jarvis Cocker, Regina Spektor, Maximo Park, Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, Lily Allen, Tom Jones, Pete Doherty, Q-Tip, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Streets, Ray Davies and and and and…
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Words and photos by JENZ

“I like to see lady drummers. It’s fucking cool,” says one of the security guards at Popscene as The Whip plow through their soundcheck. The Manchester quartet are in town to open for fellow UK outfit Late of the Pier, but in two short hours the Mancs will blow their contemporaries out of the front door and onto the alleyway outside of the club.
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Silversun Pickups and Eulogies will be rocking for a good cause this Thursday at the Echoplex in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale tonight and all proceeds benefit The Pablove Foundation.
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Words by P. Elizabeth Cawein
Phots by Amy Davidson

As I headed down 56th toward Terminal Five, the massive crowd I saw teeming outside the entrance was no shock — I knew the show had been sold out for weeks and I was definitely feeling the appropriate level of thankfulness for my job, which allowed me to walk right into the Bloc Party/Longwave show, navigate the sea of people and find an open seat on the mezzanine.
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