Fans spotted a sponsored post across social media sites that indicated that the band were ready to tour the country. The post reads, “Back in the UK, 2024. Pre-sale sign up now live.”. The group last released music in 2022, with a song called ‘New Body Rhumba’. Their last full-length album came five years before in 2017, with American Dream.

LCD Soundsystem is comprised of mostly only James Murphy when recording music inside the studio but have toured as an extensive band since the group’s inception in 2002. LCD Soundsystem released their debut self-titled album in 2005, followed up two years later with the highly acclaimed, Sound of Silver in 2007. The group then released This Is Happening in 2010 before putting the project on hiatus, coming back in 2017 to release American Dream.

The band are currently playing across New York for there annual residency in the area. The band’s tour which they called the ‘Tri Boro Tour’, includes 4 shows at the Brooklyn Steel, 5 shows in Manhattan’s Terminal 5 and 3 shows in Queen’ Knockdown Centre. The band will also be playing follow-up shows in San Francisco on December 30^th and 31^st.

When asked about the band’s future plans earlier this year, frontman James Murphy said: “We’re trying to just be a band, play music and play in cities that we like that want to see us. We’re gonna be a normal band in 2023. You know, make some music, put some music out, and hopefully play some more shows. Nothing crazy. I’m not gonna hole up in a stadium.”

LCD Soundsystem will be featuring on the next IDLES album, TANGK, where members James Murphy and Nancy Whang contribute backing vocals for the track, ‘Dancer’. The Bristol-based band were joined by LCD Soundsystem for the last song of their set at a Re:SET show in Chicago on June 25. IDLES Frontman Joe Talbot said: “OK, I want to make this very clear. We are forever humbled and very grateful to share a stage with LCD Soundsystem, I’m also humbled by the fact I get to sing an anti-fascist song to people with open minds and hearts. Thank you for welcoming us into your beautiful country. We’ll see you very soon.”

The team’s manager Richie Brown has explained that a parent of one of the AFC Rumney players had worked with 50 Cent on a recent tour, and was urged by some other keen parents to “see if you can get some sponsorship out of him for us”.

Brown commented on the matter, “He said he would ask the question – worst case scenario was [50 Cent] would have just said no. Thankfully he didn’t, he agreed to it. He sponsored our away kit first of all, and then we were a little bit cheeky. We asked for a little bit more, and he sponsored us again for our tracksuits.”

 The team plan to debut their new kits next week for their first away game of the season. Richie Brown said the team are also “going to get a few photos taken and sent over to him, then hopefully he can give us a good luck video or something to acknowledge it all. We’re massively appreciative of everything he’s doing for us right now. We love the support.”

We feel absolutely over the moon that our u14s Girls have been sponsored by World Known Superstar Actor / Music Producer @50cent @gunitbrand

He has provided our girls with a brand new, top quality tracksuits & away kit which we look forward to wearing this season

Thank You pic.twitter.com/l957VejqJx

— Cardiff BluebellesFC (@CBluebellesFC) October 5, 2023

After being discovered by rapper Eminem, New York born 50 Cent shot to fame back in 2003 with his smash hit “In Da Club”. Additionally, G-Unit was an American Hip-Hop group that included 50 Cent, alongside Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks.

Due to the rapper’s mid-naughties fame, team manager Brown seems to think that despite the players being excited, the sponsorship is an even bigger hit with the parents. “I’m sure more of them know who he is than the players because of their ages, but the buzz around the team and the whole club really is amazing and its all down to him.”

Another “Skinny Ape” performance is scheduled to take place on the 17th December in Time Square.

The London show will be directed by artist and Gorillaz co-creator Jamie Hewlett, and Emmy-nominated Fx Goby (To Build a Fire, En Tus Brazos, Back to the Moon).  Both it and its New York counterpart are created by Nexus Studios, using Google’s ARCore Geospatial API to transform the physical performance venues.

Check out the trailer for the immersive experience, in which we catch a first glimpse of the larger-than-life animated characters roaming the city streets.

In a press release talking about the new shows, Gorillaz bassist Murdoc Niccals said, “Thanks to the techies at Google, we’ve created the music video event of the century, so don your pink robes and come see Gorillaz like you’ve never seen us before. The future is nigh!”

“Skinny Ape” is the fourth single from Gorillaz’ new album, Cracker Island, scheduled for release 24th February 2023 on Gorilaz Productions, Parlophone and Warner records.  The new album will be the eighth full studio album by the English virtual band.  The “Skinny Ape” single was debuted on Gorillaz’ 2022 World Tour, and has already become a firm favourite with fans.

The band are in good company on the album, which features contributions from Stevie Nicks, Adeleye Omotayo, Thundercat, Tame Impala, Bad Bunny, Bootie Brown and Beck.  Eight-time Grammy-award-winning multi-instrumentalist/ singer-songwriter Greg Kurstin produced the album, along with Gorillaz and Remi Kabaka Jr.  Cracker Island’s ten tracks were recorded in London and Los Angeles earlier this year.

You can preorder the new album here, and check out the official audio for new single “Skinny Ape” below.

Since the Peaches’ hiatus as a band began in 2004, both Green and Dawson have been working on their respective solo projects, with Green releasing seven solo albums, as well as a film, Adam Green’s Aladdin, in 2016.  Kimya Dawson continued to tour in her own right, and put out several studio albums, among them 2006’s critically acclaimed Remember That I Love You on K Records.

Talking about the reunion, Adam and Kimya said, “We’re excited to be back, older and moldier.  Let’s see if we still got it!  Once a Moldy Peach always a Moldy Peach.”

After several new US dates, the Peaches have announced that they will play the Roundhouse in London on May 29th.  Following that, they will go on to feature as part of the Primavera Sound lineup in Barcelona and Madrid in June.  You can read more about the full Primavera lineup and dates here.

Check out the Moldy Peaches performing “I forgot” in Reading in 2002.

Tickets for the Peaches’ Roundhouse show will go on sale Friday, December 2nd, at 10:00am UK time.  You can follow the link here to buy.

Full European tour dates for 2023 are below:

29/05/2023 – Roundhouse – London, UK
02/ 06 – Primavera – Barcelona, ES
09/ 06 – Primavera – Madrid, ES

Equipped with a tagline which references the singer’s chart-topping album, Madison Square Garden is Harry’s House, the concert’s run has become historic due to its length. To mark Styles’ legendary residence at Madison Square Garden, the former One Direction band member was honoured with a banner marked with his name. The personalised banner was raised at the New York venue to commemorate his record and TV personality Gayle King presented Styles with the special reward.

Speaking on stage, King said, “We have a surprise for you, Harry! We’re all at Harry’s House right now. Fifteenth consecutive night, sold out show. “No artist has ever done that before. Twenty-thousand people, Harry, on their feet. We think you are walking joy, walking happiness … and we just want to say to you Harry, we don’t want to say goodnight to you, Harry Styles!“

Reacting to the unveiling of his banner and King’s comments, Styles could be seen tearing up and addressed the audience saying, “I just want to say from the bottom of my heart to each and every single one of you who came tonight… That’s insane, To all of you who bought a ticket, thank you so, so much for your support. Things like this don’t happen to people like me very often… and I just want to thank you all. You’ve changed my life each and every single one of you thank you so, so much. Any time when you come to Madison Square Garden and you see that, you remember it’s because of you. That is ours.“

Harry watching the MSG 15 banner go up at @TheGarden pic.twitter.com/8vcobdlPyD

— HSD Love On Tour (@hsdlot) September 22, 2022

With the unveling of his banner at Madison Square Gardens, Styles has joined a very small club; there are only two other artists who have received such an honour. The first to be bestowed their own banner was Billy Joel, the “Piano Man” singer has held a close relationship with New York’s most famous venue throughout his career. The American singer and pianist’s association with Madison Square Gardens is evident in his 129 shows; Joel was even given a second banner when he concluded his 83-show residency.

The second act to be given a banner was progressive funk rockers Phish; the American group’s banner was erected after they finished their run of shows. The 2017 concert series consisted of thirteen gigs and became famous for the set lists; those in attendance confirmed that the band did not repeat any songs across all thirteen gigs.

Cumming described their thought process as: “Tomorrow is not promised, no tour is promised, no popularity is promised, no health or money is promised. Why not make what you want to make on your own terms? Why not make a record that makes you want to dance? Why not make a record that makes you want to scream?“

They’ve had a little help from their friends when it came to the writing, collaborating with artists such as Shamir, Suzy Shinn and Jacob Portrait (who was also on producing/mixing/co-engineering duties). Recorded largely at home with Faber doing some of the engineering, it’s an album that shows the band mostly going it alone. Faber said that “We didn’t have to rely on anyone outside of the band and our producer, Jake Portrait, to get Headful of Sugar made. Self-sufficiency helped us tell the story we wanted to tell. “

And they set out to do just that. Their latest single “Who Put You Up To This?“, which is the opening track on the album, has been described as “a kiss-off to a former lover, maybe, but also a former self“, stating “In another life I was a bitch/ In another life I was your bitch/ Here’s how it turned out“.

new album ‘Headful of Sugar’ out May 6th. listen + watch the video for the first song, Who Put You Up To This? OUT NOW

sign up for early access to tickets, pre-order the album and merch https://t.co/ya0xo6OVal

Album Cover shot + creative directed by Driely S. pic.twitter.com/QYGvRsy0pM

— Sunflower Bean (@Sunflower_Bean) February 8, 2022

In other news, fans can also look forward to a new tour in support of the album, happening over February-June later this year.  Tickets go on sale this Friday from 10 am, and if you want to get in early, you can go by this link. The UK tour dates can be seen below.

Sunflower Bean UK Tour Dates:

30/03/2022 – Junction 2 – Cambridge
31/03 – Brudenell Social Club – Leeds
01/04 – Strange Waves Festival – Manchester
02/04 – Stereo – Glasgow
04/04 – Newcastle University – Newcastle upon Tyne
05/04 – Rescue Rooms – Nottingham
06/04 – Mama Roux’s – Birmingham
07/04 – Electric Ballroom – London
09/04 – Thekla – Bristol
0/04 – The Wedgewood Rooms – Portsmouth
11/04 – Concorde 2 – Brighton

He explained that Be a Rebel was originally written for the last album, 2015’s Music Complete, but never made it on. Its new incarnation is a remix by Sumner himself, made during lockdown. Some fans have expressed disappointment that New Order’s long-awaited return only takes the form of an old album leftover being remixed, but nevertheless there is a buzz about it.

New Order rose like a phoenix from the ashes after the death of Ian Curtis and dissolution of Joy Division. After starting off in the shadow of their former band, New Order have managed to arguably surpass Joy Division in popularity.

Their first single Ceremony in 1981 used lyrics that Curtis had written a week before his death. This and their subsequent debut album, Movement, was fairly similar to the sound of Joy Division. Both Sumner and Hook seemed to be trying to emulate the dreariness of Curtis’ vocals and the lyrical content was equally dour.

It was after the band started spending time in New York City that they began to find their unique sound. The thriving underground club scene there in the early eighties was accompanied by the sounds of Chic, Sylvester and Afrika Bambaataa.

Sumner’s told Q magazine in 1991: ‘I literally saw the light when I was in New York with New Order and I went to this club… someone had spiked my drink with a tab of acid…and all of a sudden this electronic music – Giorgio Moroder, Afrika Bambaataa – made sense’. Sumner had seen the light, electronic dance music was the future.

From then on, New Order experimented more heavily with electronic equipment and synths, creating innovative dance tracks like Confusion and famously Blue Monday in 1983 that epitomise their fusion of post-punk and dance music. This movement from ‘dark gloomy gothic group‘ to ‘disco divas’ was described by Jon Savage as ‘incredible’. But the seeds may have been sown as early as the Joy Division days when Curtis used to bring Kraftwerk records to band rehearsals.

Blue Monday was New Order’s first big hit. That distinctive thumping dance beat from the drum machine and the video-game-like synths still get the crowds going. The iconic use of church organs gives the song a sense of reverence and Sumner’s vocals were by this time hitting the mark. This time there was no attempt to recreate Curtis’ voice because let’s face it, no one could.

With their 2015 release Complete Music, however, the band lost some of their early energy. Likewise, Be a Rebel is a pleasant listen, but ironically sounds more dated than their earlier output. Let’s hope the phoenix that is New Order will rise once again.

Formally from Wakefield, Jarman now resides in New York City working on his latest project, Exclamation Pony. His missing Sunburst Gibson 335 has been part of multiple tours for The Cribs and has “A lot of sentimental value”. The guitar was stolen in Brooklyn, New York by Jarman’s former roommate and has already been sold on.

The band posted a further image yesterday evening displaying the black Gibson hardcase the guitar was last seen in, with “The Cribs” sprayed onto the rear of the case in red. A reward will be issued for any information leading to the return of the guitar along with their “eternal gratitude”.

The band of brothers are set to take some time out following their string of shows in the UK this august. The Cribs released Payola on March 11 this year, a best of collection from the band’s 5 album catalogue. You can catch The Cribs this August across the UK and at Y Not Festival, where the band are set to headline the Saturday night (August 3).

The full post from the band:

“Ryan’s sunburst Gibson 335, a guitar he has toured with extensively for the last few years, has been stolen in New York by his former roommate. It was stolen in the Williamsburg, Brooklyn area and has already been sold, however it’s whereabouts are unknown. Please please could you keep an eye out for it, it could be in any pawn shop/music store in the area and may be in a very distinctive Gibson hardcase with ‘The Cribs’ sprayed on it in red. The serial number is: 81051048. It has a black pickguard that had some stickers on it as seen on the pic, however these may have been removed. Any person giving ANY information leading to it’s return would receive our eternal gratitude and some other kind of reward as the guitar has a lot of sentimental value and we are gutted that it has been stolen. Please help!”