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The Japanese band Babymetal, at the forefront of what has been dubbed cute metal, kawaii metal or kawaii core in their mix of j-pop and metal, have just announced a tour of major European venues to present their latest album The Other One (2023), following on from the concert that brought them to this year’s
After touring the last two summers as part of a number of festivals (see our chronicle of Cruïlla 2023), The Offspring have announced today that they will be touring Europe in 2025 to promote their latest album Supercharged (2024), which was released last Friday. The tour, which has already included dates in South Africa, the
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band have just announced the extension of their 2025 European tour, which previously only included concerts in Marseille, Prague and Milan. The tour, which kicks off in Manchester on 17 May, includes cities in England, France, Germany and Spain that will not be visited on the same tour in
North American Maya Hawke has just announced the release of her new EP Clipped Wings (2024) on 4 October via Mom+Pop, as well as the dates of a world tour that will take her to the USA and Canada in March and April 2025, and then to Europe in June and July. This EP, which
North American Scott Hansen, better known as his musical alter ego Tycho, today announced a European tour in support of his latest album, Infinite Health (2024), the sixth of his career, which features special collaboration with Chris Taylor (Grizzly Bear). The tour, which begins in London on 6 March, will visit Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany,
We were surprised by the announcement from Scottish band Franz Ferdinand, who today confirmed the release of their new album The Human Fear (2024) on 10 January via Domino. The album will be the first to feature new members Dino Bardot (guitar) and Audrey Tait (drums), recorded at AYR Studios in Scotland and produced by
Friday saw the start of a new edition of the Low Festival, the 13th in its history in Benidorm, with the Pixies, Suede and Los Planetas as the big headliners. Black Francis of Pixies, Low festival 2024 – Photo by Víctor Ramos Santafé for Indieofilo© After a few small problems with finding a parking space
The In-Edit music documentary film festival has today confirmed the first 16 titles for its 22nd edition in Barcelona, to be held between 23 October and 3 November 2024 at the Aribau cinemas. The 2024 edition will feature documentaries on international artists like Blur, At The Drive-In and Devo, while on the Spanish scene we
More than a decade after their stunning live performance at Amsterdam’s London Calling festival just weeks after the release of their eponymous debut album, Brighton’s Royal Blood visited Barcelona’s Razzmatazz to perform the album that catapulted them to fame in its entirety. Mike Kerr of Royal Blood, Sala Razzmatazz Barcelona 2024 – Photo by Víctor
The sad news of the death of Steve Albini, singer/songwriter for Shellac & producer of countless important independent records over the past thirty years, at the age of 61, has broken our hearts. He died of a heart attack at Electronic Audio, the recording studio he owned in Chicago. Founder of bands such as Rapeman,
