Adam McIlwee (best known as being frontman of Scranton, PA's Tigers Jaw) unveiled his new solo project Wicca Phase this week. Alter The Press reached out to McIlwee who gave us the low down on his new venture, his now defunct "Blood Man" project, new music and more. Alter The Press: For anyone who doesn't know, what is Wicca Phase? Adam McIlwee: Wicca Pha$e $pring$ Eternal is ten years of moodiness cultivated on the internet, finally released this week after a great weekend and disappointing start to the week. ATP: Before this, you were performing under the ...

Manchester's Parklife Weekender returns for 2012 with The Flaming Lips and Dizzee Rascal headliners at Platt Fields Park from 10th-12th June. Also appearing across the two days are Justice, Nero, Maya Jane-Coles, Crystal Castles, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Azealia Banks, Django Django and Ghost Poet as well as Crosstown Rebels and Hospital Record showcases, Metropolis and Chibuku hosting their own arenas and a host of other bands, DJs and acts. Tickets: Full Weekend Ticket: £64.50 Saturday Only Ticket: £38.50 Sunday Only Ticket: £38.50

Manchester's Parklife Weekender festival has revealed its headliners as The Flaming Lips on Saturday and Dizzee Rascal on Sunday. Taking place at Platt Fields Park on 9th and 10th June the headliners are joined by Justice, Nero, Maya Jane-Coles, Crystal Castles, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Azealia Banks, Django Django and Ghost Poet as well as Crosstown Rebels and Hospital Record showcases, Metropolis and Chibuku hosting their own arenas and a host of other bands, DJs and acts. Clash is a proud media partner with Parklife Weekender 2012, stay tuned for all you need to know before, during and after ...

Nero, Justice and Noah And The Whale are also confirmed for the Manchester festival

Organisers of Isle of Wight Festival have today added indie veterans Ash, Dub-step princess Katy B and Enter Shikari, who’s latest album has been getting rave reviews from all directions. Also added are Pulled Apart by Horses, The Virginmarys and Christina Perri. These all join the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam and Biffy Clyro to the weekend of 22nd – 24th June billing. For more info on tickets and line up head to www.isleofwightfestival.com . Full line up so far: Bruce Springsteen Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Pearl Jam Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Biffy Clyro Professor ...

In case you’d forgotten, Ethan and Alice from Crystal Castles (pictured) would like to remind you of the fact that they are elusive and weird and unconventional. The duo claim to have recorded their last album in an abandoned shopping mall in the bad part of Detroit; deciding they clearly needed some way to top that, they’ve announced they’re heading to Croatia to work on the follow-up. Ethan said they chose Croatia because it seemed like a good place to cut themselves off from the outside world ...

Download Selector Mixtape Vol. 1 Here Since 2010,  Pitchfork.tv 's hip-hop show "Selector" has captured rappers including Big Boi, Clipse, Das Racist, Danny Brown, Lil B, and A$AP Rocky freestyling over beats by the likes of Crystal Castles, Girl Talk, Joker, Gold Panda, Nicolas Jaar, and more.

Happy Wednesday! I have a wealth of great news for you today including articles, videos, and music. Please read on after the jump to see what’s happening in the electronic music world.   Skrillex, Caspa, 12th Planet Perform At CYP2 Party In L.A.   Deadmau5, Rihanna to perform at Grammy-week benefit gig Deadmau5, Rihanna, Calvin... Continue + Comment

Así es. Otro grupo que se sube al carro de los que lanzan discos en 2012. Crystal Castles es un grupo que nos dejó muy buen sabor de boca con sus dos trabajos, titulados apropiadamente como el propio dúo, y que nos hace preveer que el tercero podría llamarse igual. Crystal Castles III (dejemoslo así) comenzará a grabarse el mes que viene en Warsaw, o al menos así lo han confirmado ellos mismos en una entrevista en la que hablan que podría lanzarse en los meses del verano boreal, es...

Electronic duo Crystal Castles has implied that they will begin recording a new album next month in Europe.  Producer Ethan Kath revealed the news in an interview with NME, stating of their new material, “every song we write is bleak.  We don’t want anything else.”  This will be the band’s highly anticipated third album following [...]

Crystal Castles’ Ethan Kath has confirmed that Canadian act Crystal Castles are about to begin recording their third full-length album in Croatia next month. Speaking with beatsperminute, Kath confirmed that the new album would be released “sometime...

According to a recent print edition of NME, electronic duo Crystal Castles will be recording their new album in Warsaw and plan to release it sometime this summer. The new album will be a followup to their great sophomore release, Crystal Castles (II), and like all their other albums, it will be self-produced by Ethan Kath. [...]

An untitled new record should be out this summer.

Photo by Ryan Muir BPM and Prefix point to some very good news for Crystal Castles fans. According to a recent interview with NME , the electro-goth duo will head to Warsaw to begin recording a new album next month, following up 2010's excellent self-titled album . The plan is to release the new record "sometime in the summer" and, naturally, not to concede an ounce of the duo's signature darkness.

Crystal Castles have announced, through the print edition of NME, that they are preparing to work on a brand new album in Croatia next month! CC’s own Ethan Kath stated that the record will be released “sometime this summer” and UTG is really looking forward to the material. He will produce this release as well. Check out a quote from the article by simply looking below. Are you excited for the new works from Crystal Castles? “every song we write feels bleak to me. I don’t get it when people think it’s beautiful. I think it [bleakness ...