Roots Manuva has given the first indication of the sound of his new album '4everevoluton'. Taking time off after 2008's 'Slime & Reason' Roots Manuva has kept fans waiting for his next step. Gathering together the Banana Klan, the rapper has assembled a loose knit crew of collaborators to work on new material. Alongside some mainstays new faces include Elan Tamara, Spikey T and more. Sessions continued until earlier this year, when Roots Manuva decided to gather the tracks together and form an album. '4everevolution' is set to be released through Big Dada this summer, with the rapper remaining cagey ...

Today I'm rollin out the cream of the crop for our readers. I have a bunch of new shit from some artist that I'm totally lovin and respect. It's time to give these new guys some play. If you haven't heard of these guys you are all in for a treat. This is some speaker workin shit right here. Prepare to get some serious bass frequencies going down in you ears today! Zeds Dead baby and this time they have teamed up with The KILLABITS another Dubstep duo from Canada! These guys have it down! The ...

For my first time at the Borderline, I wouldn’t say my impression of it is that of overwhelming appreciation. Although the artists playing tonight were magnificent, HMV’s choice to place their main gig of the night at such a weak venue seemed like a strange one. With awful door staff and an early awkward atmosphere I didn’t come to feel comfortable until just before the headliner, luckily though with an absorbing set from the highly tipped James Blake, the night ended well. Described as ‘the hottest ticket in town’ by compere XFM DJ John Kennedy, many would ...

Umphrey’s McGee keyboardist Joel Cummins has witnessed first-hand the development of Jam Cruise. Joel performed on Jam Cruise 1 with Umphrey’s and has participated in each successive trip with the exception of JC2 and JC6. This year’s trip marked Joel’s first Jam Cruise as a special guest, which means that Cummins’ role on Jam Cruise 9 was to sit-in with the various artists on the Poesia. Plus, Joel was scheduled to play a set of his own at the Atrium Piano on the final full day of the cruise. [All photos by Brian Spady ] It should ...

Patriotism may be the last refuge of the scoundrel, but Nationalism is another check point for the tasteful. The sold out former cinema of the O2 Academy played the humble host for a band which continue to exceed expectation. The National’s latest album ‘HighViolet’, the bands 8th would you believe, has finally exposed them to a wider audience, the result of which there to see tonight and with the bands current sold out tour. The National’s latest mix of often anxious, at times heartbreaking and always sublime songs from their latest album played a major part in a ...

Hijack is easily considered to be one of the leaders of the Jacked House genre. From his works on Potty Mouth, remixing Freeland">Adam Freeland to his new releases on his very own imprint, we sure as hell have featured this talent! We had the opportunity to have a quick sit down interview with the man and heard about one strange night in Auckland as well as his thoughts on how easy (or hard) it is to get noticed and how he began his career. How did Hijack begin? I was a DJ who made edits of tracks for sets ...

Before Phish Summer Tour started, we asked our readers what song they would most like to see the band bust out and the winner of our informal poll was Alumni Blues. Hopefully most of those readers who picked Alumni were at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden last night when the quartet opened with the [...] Before Phish Summer Tour started, we asked our readers what song they would most like to see the band bust out and the winner of our informal poll was Alumni Blues. Hopefully most of those readers who picked Alumni were at the Susquehanna Bank Center ...

Label: FoF Music Release date: 15/06/10 Link: Official Site Buy: Amazon By now the heavyweights of West Coast style hazy hip-hop have been established. For the most part, names like J Dilla, Madlib, Flying Lotus, and other similar artists all conjure up interesting interpretations that make a cohesive take on the genre. So when Shlomoh , hailed before as some new wunderkind for the beat future, seems to plagiarize the sound of these heavyweights on his Camping EP it’s hardly a surprise, but still feels like a dagger. Sure it’s unique and has some calling cards to ...

A lovely big, positive piece on the NME and new editor Krissi Murison was the highlight of yesterday's MediaGuardian - the newspaper's enthusiasm for the magazine in no way influenced, of course, by the magazine's sponsorship of the newspaper's student media awards. Perhaps the most interesting part of the article was this: Now it is tempting to think of the magazine as a 58-year-old who, having given birth to numerous offspring, nme.com, NME Radio, NME TV, NME Awards tour and Club NME, is being eclipsed by them. [Paul Cheal, the publishing director of NME and Uncut ...

9 pm: @ Music Gallery (with Julie Fader and Brian Borcherdt ) If you're looking for a way to get you pumped for a crazy night of music...well, Postdata's ghostly folk probably is the antithesis of that. If, however, you're aiming for a quality way to kick off your night, then he's probably exactly what you're looking for. Download " " Alternate 9 pm suggestion: Giant Hand @ Global Village Backpackers 10 pm: @ (with Ghostkeeper , Silver Starling , Metz and Soft Copy ) Of all the albums currently slated to come out this year -- a list that includes outings from the ...

Usually I start out with a glimpse of the weather here on lovely Cape Cod, but today all I have to say is ditto. Read the last few days. Today didn't change. Life has stalled. Nothing much is happening. I haven't been anywhere. I try and get up to Boston every now and then to shake off the sand, but that hasn't happened in a while. I did go to Hyannis last week, and I visited a few shops, but nothing much came of it. Lately, a big day has meant doing a wash and changing the ...

I can dream can't I? RJD2 Through The Walls (Ric Ocasek Vocal Version) I recently bought the 2002-2010 box set by RJD2. It's a great deal. For 56 bucks you get RJ's first two albums, The Horror EP (probably one of the best EPs/remix comps ever made) and a bonus EP of previously unreleased material. It's all on vinyl but comes with a download code. Of course, a notable omission is RJ's critically-maligned The Third Hand, but that was left out most likely due to label issues, as that's the only album he ...

DJ Berries's DJ trading card How bangin' is this idea?! The trick to remixing is good synergy ...making the sum of the parts greater than the whole. Mard-uk says to check out New York's DJ Berrie's thoughtful, mediatative, and wistful...and almost melancholy...reworking of the La Roux uber -classic. Berrie works wonders with Elly Jackson's vocals, and we get an entirely new pespective on the emotion in the "Bulletproof" drama. This is a "Bulletproof" for late, late night in intimate clubs, and it definitely is one of the dopest takes. Superb. www.mediafire.com/?tn2ym2yt1jk ...

Updated: 6:03 P.M.]   NEWS: STROKES In "Disagreement" Over New Album The boys are arguing about songs for their comeback release, singer Julian Casablancas said.[ SPIN ] WEEZER Performs with CHAMILLIONAIRE and KENNY G ! Sara Bareilles also joined Rivers Cuomo and Co.'s AOL Session, recorded yesterday. [ Pitchfork ] MASTODON 's 'Jonah Hex' Soundtrack: "Spacey, Pink Floyd-Like" Bassist Troy Sanders details the metal band's music for the upcoming comic book movie, starring Megan Fox. [ SPIN ] NOEL GALLAGHER Confirms Solo Career "I'm looking forward to doing my own thing, bringing out my own music," ex-Oasis man said. [ NME ] U2 Postpone ...

A girl I went to high school with is releasing a single on Friday. She was never interested in singing when we were at school, but seems to have found her calling in pop (or so her myspace will have you believe.) I know this because she added me on twitter and curiosity got the better of me and I followed her links to her website. I wish I hadn't. There are too many people who put their name to music just because they can, for the 'glamour' of it. Her's is honestly the most poorly executed single ...