Peter Gabriel to release 'song swap' album with songs of Arcade Fire, Magnetic Fields + more
This could be incredibly WTF.»
Elbow News
New 'Later...Live' CD compilation on the way featuring Lily Allen, Bon Iver, MGMT + more
To celebrate the longest running musical show since The Black And White Minstrels, there's a double CD out of some of the best performances over the past year or so and it features many wonderful artists and bands, including Jools himself, of course. Playing piano. Over someone. Somewhere. This time I think it's Adele.»
Massive Attack reveal EP details, guest stars a-plenty
Bristol's pioneering sons and daughters, Massive Attack have announced details of their forthcoming four track EP, featuring a whole host of wonderful guest collaborators.»
In The City demo deadline fast approaching
The deadline for demo submissions for the Tony Wilson founded industry event In The City is getting ever nearer, with just two days left for bands to submit their demo tapes, CDs, mp3, m4as or whatevers.»
Chart & Destroy: 'tallica and KoL still top of the pops
Chart attack: no change at the top... Hairy men continue to top the charts with Kings Of Leon at one in the singles chart with 'Sex on Fire' and Metallica topping the album charts for a second week with their ninth studio album Death Magnetic. The sing»
Mercury rising: nominees report massive sales boost
Whether you agreed with the decision to award Elbow the 'Prize or not, one thing is clear: Mercury nominations = more moolah.»
Later...later: Bruni, TVOTR, Fleet Foxes, Metallica, Sway for new series of Later
Everyone's favourite boogie-woogie ivory tinkler cum presenter Jools Holland, returns to our screens tonight (16/9) with the latest series of Later...with Jools Holland»
Metallica scale the heights; beat Glasvegas in epic chart battle
American thrash metal pioneers Metallica have rocked their way up to top-spot in the UK album charts for their Rick Rubin produced LP Death Magnetic.»
Elbow React To Mercury Victory
As already reported Elbow triumphed in the race to become the Mercury Music Prize winners last night during a swanky ceremony in London town.»
And the Mercury Music Prize winner is... ELBOW
Elbow have won the 2008 Mercury Music Prize..»
Burial favourite for Mercury Music Prize
Formerly enigmatic dubstep producer Burial is now clear favourite to scoop the Mercury Music Prize, decided tomorrow at London's Grosvenor House.»
2008 Nationwide Mercury Prize nominees announced
The nominees for the Mercury Prize 2008 have been announced with Radiohead, British Sea Power and Burial all in contention for the annual music award»
Elbow announce October tour
Manchester's Elbow are to promote their 9/10-rated The Seldom Seen Kid album with a tour in October»
Chart round-up: 'bed-wetters' dominate, home and abroad
Bravo, Coldplay: the bed-wetters, so we’re led to believe, have triumphed on two fronts, topping the albums and singles charts this week»
Bill Bailey on Latitude: loves grandness
Remember when we had Grinderman talking about this year's Latitude Festival? Well here's funny man Bill Bailey answering the same questions»
Readers! Elbow want to answer YOUR questions: any last requests?
Elbow want your questions for answering, curious DrownedinSound readers»
Meltdown Festival: Massive Attack joined by Gang of Four, George Clinton, Grace Jones and many more
The programme for this year’s Meltdown Festival, curated by Massive Attack, has been announced»
Chart round-up: bite-size Bank Holiday edition
You stop work, but the charts keep rolling. Yesterday's movers, shakers, fakers and crap, here»
Chart round-up: Merciless songstress conquers all; Nickelback remain a mystery to DiS
Nickelback: WTF? Their shit-rock rolls on, collecting new idiots along the way, but still they can't topple Duffy, whose Welsh tones tickle the top end of both the albums and singles charts this week»
Your bluegrass from your Elbow: Two Gallants join Garvey and co. for spring tour
Elbow and Two Gallants will head out on tour together this spring»
Guy Garvey, the Knife guest on new dEUS album
dEUS will return this spring with a new album, band member Tom Barman has announced.»
Elbow make live return in London, confirm Glastonbury appearance
Elbow made their live return last night in front of a partisan crowd at London’s Porchester Hall, and DiS was there to catch the action»
Seldom Seen Kids: elusive Mancunians back with new record
It was a long time ago now that Elbow first began talking up their next record - “dark” is how it’d be, they said. That was back in February last year. Where have you been, Garvey?»
Mancunian indie stars talk about new album
Elbow frontman Guy Garvey is warning you: the new album is gonna carry forth some "dark shit...»
New albums by not-so-new bands news: Maximo Park and Elbow reveal details
Both Elbow and Maximo Park have revealed details of their upcoming new records. Can you call downloads 'records' and get away with it..»
Cohesion Live: Elbow, Badly Drawn Boy, Graham Coxon line up for one-day fest
Cohesion Live, Manchester's biggest music festival this year, is to take place on September 23 at Platt Fields Park...»
T on the Fringe line-up announced
The line-up for the sixtieth Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been announced, and it contains a smattering of wonderful gigs alongside a slew of whatevers...»
Xfm Manchester announces free gigs
As our readers up t'north may be well aware of, popular London-based radio staion Xfm recently opened a Manchester branch. By way of celebration, the station is to put on a series of FREE shows in the city in April...»
The cream of Manchester, 2006 vintage
More lists I'm afraid (well, it is the start of a new year): Terry Christian and Conrad Murray announced their top Manchester-born songs of 2005 on BBC GMR on Monday night, and the top 20 includes faces both familiar and not so...»
ShockWaves shows update: GLC, Hard-Fi
Further acts have been added to the NME's series of ShockWaves gigs for early next year, taking place in the weeks leading up to the magazine's annual awards bash...»
Warchild benefit tracklisting revealed
A significantly healthy choice of the UK's finest talent are in studios across the world as we speak/write recording Help: A Day in the Life' for the Warchild charity.»
Elbow DVD: exclusive playback in Southampton
South-coast Elbow fans who missed out on tickets to the London playback of the band's forthcoming DVD Leaders Of The Free World can breath a sigh of some relief: there will be another playback in Southampton next Wednesday (July 20th).»
Elb-oh my goodness! Intimate dates announced
Elbow announce two intimate live dates right after the release of their third studio album this September»
Elbow lend a helping hand to Tsunami Appeal
Manchester scowlrock champs Elbow are to head up the bill at a Tsunami Disaster Appeal benefit gig at the city's Apollo theatre later this month, co-ordinated by Gold Blade head honcho and sometime DiS writer John Robb.»
Morrissey, Pixies, Cure to Move Manchester
Morrissey has confirmed yet another festival date. This time, he joins fellow old guard The Cure, Pixies and Ocean Colour Scene at the Virgin Trains Move Festival, alongside Elbow.»
FREE CD: Virtual Festivals Compilation
In celebration of an incredible festival season, we've teamed up with VirtualFestivals and Carling to give you a free 'Best Of The Fest' CD featuring eight tunes from some of the best acts from this year's Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds Festivals. Merry Christmas!»
Elbow: Fallen Blokes
Heart yanking mancs announce some more live dates and the first proper single to be lifted from the new record... Continuing to plot their return Elbow have let slip details of their first gig since V2002 (they've been recording a second album called 'Cast of Thousands' dontcha know..). The g»
Elbow: And a Cast Of Thousands
Elbow have finished making their new album. The long-awaited follow up to 'Asleep In The Back', promises a silly amount of guests, including: Doves' Jimi Goodwin, I Am Kloot, Alfie, The London Communit»
Love Music, Hate Racism: April Carnival
Death to the BNP! A date for your diary! The second, Love Music, Hate Racism Carnival, takes place in Burnley on Sunday April 27th which is just four days before May's local elections when two of the Nazi BNP's Burnley councillors are up for re-election. The line-up announced so far includes »
V2002 Acts Announced! Boring!
Stereophonics, Travis and The Chemical Brothers have been announced as the headlining acts for the V2002 Festival. Other acts confirmed to play the event so far include Badly Drawn Boy, Groove Armada, Supergrass, Primal Scream, Starsailor and Stereo MC's over a tot»
Brief Electric Soft Parade Tour
Indie Hopes for 2002, The Electric Soft Parade have announced a short New Year tour.
The tour calls at
21st Jan - Midem, France
29th Jan - Chinnerys, Southend - Headlining
30th Jan - Esquires, Bedford - Headlining
They follow that with a date supporting Elbow»
New Elbow single details
Elbow release new double A-side single, 'Asleep In The Back'/'Coming Second' on 4th Feb next year. 'Coming Second' is the final single to be released from their Mercury nominated album, 'Asleep In The Back', which has recently been certified silver and appeared in »
Brand new Elbow single for January
Mercury nominees Elbow will release their first new material since debut album Asleep In The Back early next year. The new song, confusingly also titled Asleep In The Back, will be released on January 28th as a double A-side with Coming Second, the final release from their album. They»
New Born again
Mercury nominee’s Elbow are set to re-release ‘New Born’. The single taken from the bands album ‘Asleep In The Back’ was initially given a limited release last July on Uglyman records. The track is now said to change hands for up to £100 in its original format. The CD single released on S»
Elbow To Make Instore Appearances
Elbow are set to do a string of live performances and signings to promote their latest release.
In addition to the band’s appearance at Scotland’s T in the Park festival, Elbow have announced a short series of live performances and signings to coincide with their next single release. ‘Powder»
The Seldom Seen Kid
Grounds For Divorce
Forget Myself
Not a Job
Asleep In The Back/Coming Second
Newborn
Powder Blue
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