As you will have noticed, BBC 6Music has been earmarked for closure by that Strategic Review thing that came out a couple of months ago. Well, there has been plenty of campaigning in the mean time, including several gigs in various places and Adam 'Count Buckules' Buxton challenging (jovially) Director General Mark 'Thommo' Thompson to a fistfight. »
Ever since the the announcement of the news that BBC 6Music was to close there has been a flood of support from listeners, commentators and even a few 6Music DJs themselves, including most recently Steve Lamacq. »
Dev Hynes, a.k.a Lightspeed Champion, is one busy man with releasing albums, doing an absolute ton of videos and what not. That's not about to change, you should be pleased to know, as he's announced a UK tour for May, as well as new single, from his current record Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You.»
Life really is sweet!»
The artist who goes by the name of Lightspeed Champion, as a tribute to The King, has recorded a version of his 'Devil In Disguise' and, fortunately for us lot, has made it available to download, for free, for the next few weeks. Thanks, Dev!»
Watch Lightspeed Champion's new video for 'Marlene'.»
You literally can't move for album announcements at this time of year, and 2009 is no exception to this raft of confirmations of new material. Who wants to release a record in December, anyway? Today it's the turn of Lightspeed Champion, a.k.a Dev Hynes, who has revealed details about his second record, the follow up to 2008's Falling Off The Lavender Bridge.»
So, there are just a few days to go until London's own "High Summer Jamboree of sizable proportions" Field Day takes place at Tower Hamlet's Victoria Park»
Brighton's Beachdown Festival - held August 22-25 - has confirmed a number of new additions to its bill»
Lightspeed Champion, The Gossip, Alphabeat, Black Lips and The Go! Team are among the acts performing at this year's Surfstock festival at St Agnes, Cornwall»
The full line-up for this summer's Green Man Festival - held August 15-17 in Glanusk Park, Brecon Beacons - has been revealed»
This year’s Redfest has bailed from the summer calendar after poor ticket sales, joining Quart, Blissfields, Wax:On Live and others on the scrap-heap»
The line-up for a series of iTunes endorsed shows at London’s Koko has been announced.»
A clutch of Domino recording artists have been tacked on to the bill for this year’s Green Man festival»
“The lovely Antony Elvin (who is playing at WOOD) made an un-commercial advert for our WOOD festival, along with Robin Bennett (who has a cameo), Antony has been in Mighty Boosh etc. it does show.”»
The ominously-dubbed Morrissey day at Wireless has attracted new names, and they’re pretty damn punk - Siouxsie! New York Dolls! Dirty Pretty Things!»
Tickets for the eleventh Truck Festival go on sale tomorrow»
Having only recently announced a second weekend date, the Relentless energy drink sponsored Wakestock 2008 has today made several new additions to its already mixed bag of must-sees and mediocrities»
Struggling to find a festival to accommodate your needs this summer? Perhaps Redfest can help, as it launches for its inaugural year with what is, in fairness, a decent line-up»
The first ever Boring by the Sea Festival will emerge in Weymouth this year, featuring appearances from some of British music’s most cherished underground champions»
The first raft of acts have been confirmed for this year’s Summer Sundae Weekender in Leicester.»
Dev Hynes on Lightspeed Champion's debt to comic books, plus details of a spring tour and new single»
The strings in our bow.»
A cast of half-famous faces joined Dev Hynes in London last night for a one-off covers show in celebration of the new Lightspeed Champion album.»
NME’s features editor James McMahon has hit out at the Observer Music Monthly, bemoaning an article published yesterday that he saw as promoting an “inherent fear and disgust of the working classes”.»
The first “tranche” of acts have been confirmed, it says here, for The Great Escape 2008.»
Dev Hynes's life so far as Lightspeed Champion has been an interesting one. Of course, you’ll know all about that already, so we aren’t going to outline it yet again. We are though, here to give you this new video from the man»
Lightspeed Champion has announced a grand tour to welcome in the new year.»
‘Early birds’ alert; tickets for Adventures in the Beetroot Fields’s stellar God’s Average Speed event are now on limited pre-sale.»
Pity the man's feet, do: this Thursday, October 18, Dev Hynes aka Lightspeed Champion will play three sets in one night in London. Let's hope his Oyster's properly topped up...»
Fresh from support slots with the likes of The Shins, Regina Spektor and Rilo Kiley, our favourite new singer/songwriter Eugene McGuinness has announced a sod-load of new dates in some very fine company.»
Dev Hynes - aka Lightspeed Champion - has recorded an album of Green Day covers. Which is a shame, as we were holding out for a Weezer collection...»
Him that used to be in another band but is now in a new one called Lightspeed Champion - pictured - tours in October. Perhaps you might want to attend a show? Here's what you've got to choose from...»
Lightspeed Champion - aka Dev Hynes, formerly of Test Icicles - will play his sort-of debut headline show on July 19 at London's 229 Club...»
Dev is in Nebraska, as of now, recording with Mike Mogis; the results will make up the debut Lightspeed Champion album, which is to be released later this year through Domino...»
Izumi Records are releasing a charity Christmas album, to be made available through iTunes from December 6th...»
Lightspeed Champion are to release their (his?) debut single in January...»
See that STA all-dayer news, there? We thought that was about as ace as today was gonna get, awesome-festival-type-stuff wise. But no - then we saw this...»
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