History of the Royal Albert Hall literally goes to the 'wall' in June

I’ve always thought that the British music press’ reputation for ‘building them up and knocking them down’ is a bit erroneous, though it’s undoubtedly true that there’s a possibly obsessive fetishisation of the new that can sometimes bias against longer-serving bands. Maybe ‘build them up, get distracted by something else, then more or less forget they exist’ might be a truer reflection of what happens.

Check out the inspiration for 'Midlife: The Beginner's Guide to Blur' here

A quick look at the ever-reliable Wikipedia suggests it’s been seven years since the last Cornershop album was released; so long, in fact, that the Wiiija label still existed to release it. Around the time of “Handcream For A Generation”, I spent a night with Tjinder and Ben in Madrid, coming back to write a feature for Uncut that, if memory serves, basically argued that this album should do every bit as well as the “Brimful Of Asha”-driven “When I Was Born For The Seventh Time”.

Premiere of Bad Seeds commissioned short film

The Canadian 'metal-gods' to appear in London next week

Thom Yorke as been announced as a very special guest for next month's Latitude Festival.

American chamber pop group Of Montreal lead the latest batch of music additions for next month's Latitude Festival which takes place at Henham Park in Suffolk from July 16.

Fever Ray, Maps and Camera Obscura also confirmed for Summer bash!

One-off re-pressing of all of the band's albums next month