Latitude Festival returns for an incredible 5th Edition on 15-18th July 2010 set in the beautiful countryside of Henham Park Estate on Suffolk’s Sunrise Coast.
Celebrating its fifth year, Latitude continues to lead the way as a bold and pioneering festival cherry-picking the very best from the worlds of music, theatre, comedy, literature, film, poetry, [...]

Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos has said he wants to write a musical.
The singer, who is on tour with his band in Australia at present, told radio station Triple J that he’s had an idea about a musical for some time now, though he hasn’t got round to writing it yet.
“I did have this amazing [...]

British rapper Dizzee Rascal has confirmed plans to publish his autobiography later this year.
Real name Dylan Mills, Dizzee Rascal has dominated British music almost since the moment he first picked up a mic. With a distinctly British style the rapper became a pioneer in what would become known as grime.
Now one of the biggest pop [...]

Alt rock dons Pavement have spoken about their extensive rehearsals for their re-union tour.
Splitting up after a London show in 1999, Pavement left behind them a powerful legacy. The band’s fame has only grown over the past decade, with the San Francisco group recently bowing to the inevitable.
The group’s re-union tour is set to kick [...]

Digital radio station 6Music is among the victims of a new cost cutting exercise at the BBC, director general Mark Thompson has confirmed.
Looks like it’s all over. After months of rumours, a report in British newspaper The Times last week suggested that BBC 6Music was set to close. Sparking furious debate, Director General of the [...]

Arctic Monkeys have joked that rapper P. Diddy is teaching them “hip-hop ways”.
The rap mogul, who struck up an unlikey friendship with the Sheffield group last year, is meeting with the band when they tour the US next month.
“We speak to him at least three times a week,” drummer Matt Helders wryly told The Mirror [...]

Stadium proggers Muse have spoken out after their label Warner Brothers pulled the band’s music from streaming sites.
The impact of the internet on the music industry is still causing tremors. Struggling to adapt to shifting financial currents, many had thought that free streaming sites such as Spotify offered record companies a way out.
However Warner Brothers [...]

Giggs’ 10-date UK tour, which had been set to start tonight (February 23), has been cancelled following a consultation between promoters and police.
The Metropolitan police said that they had met with the promoters of the London gig, set to take place at the O2 Islington Academy on March 4, and that potential risks were highlighted. [...]

New London-based independent record label, One Bird Records, was founded by Laura Scott and Natalie Shaw following stints in music journalism, PR, events promotion and DJing. After meeting at a gig they were both reviewing, they decided to extend their combined polymath into the birth of this new label.
One Bird is a digital singles label, [...]

Writer-director of the Oscar nominated, The Messenger, Oren Moverman is in talks to direct Universal/Working Title’s as yet untitled Kurt Cobain biopic. Invariably this will be exciting news to some, for others a grimace inducing prospect.
After an extensive three years of gestation, David Benioff has adapted Charles R. Cross’ controversial book, ‘Heavier Than Heaven: A [...]