Grand Duchy: Let the People Speak

A handful of the numbers on Grand Duchy's second album, Let the People Speak , are fun and interesting, and the band's unique marriage of slick, synth-heavy electropop and dark folk-rock can be a happy one. We like it when families or lovers sing together. The Carter Family, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Oasis, the White Stripes, Handsome Furs, Arcade Fire – the real drama we read about, or the …

A SHORT FLIGHT WITH NOEL GALLAGHER

Last year, the former leader of the pioneering Brit-pop band Oasis launched his new group, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. But these Birds won’t be flying long, and that suits their namesake just fine.

Pulp returns to rock America

Along with bands like Blur and Oasis, Pulp defined the Britpop sound of the 1990s. But Pulp may have been the smartest of the bunch.

Coachella: The Hives play it again without ever having broken up

The Hives play Coachella, known for reunions, for the first time since 2003, but they've stayed together, unlike many of their peers. 'Lex Hives' is out June 5. When the Hives last played the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, the appearance could have been considered a victory lap for the band. It was 2003, and the practitioners of lean, fashionable rock 'n' roll had a year earlier seen …

Coachella: The Hives know better than to call it quits

When the Hives last played the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the appearance could have been considered a victory lap for the band. It was 2003, and the practitioners of lean, fashionable rock 'n' roll had a year earlier seen their air-guitar-ready scolder “Hate to Say I Told You So” crack the top-100 on the U.S. pop charts. The success of the song ultimately led the band to a multi …

Sunday slot on music TV

A FOUR-piece rock band hailing from Bishop s Stortford is looking forward to watching one of their gigs on MTV. Sub Pop Sunday is made up of singer-songwriter Richard Judge, Peter Judge on drums, Mike Bradley on guitar and Kris Ambrose on bass. The grou

The Beatles' kids could form a band, says Paul McCartney's son

A fresh wave of Beatlemania could sweep the world after Paul McCartney's son says four of the legendary British rock group's children are considering setting up a band together.

Beatles 'sequel' band planned

A fresh wave of Beatlemania could sweep the world after Paul McCartney's son said four of the legendary British rock group's children were considering setting up a band together.

Beatlemania 2.0

Paul McCartney's son reveals four of the legendary British rock group's children are considering forming a band.

The new Fab Four? Beatles' sons may form band

A fresh wave of Beatlemania could sweep the world after Paul McCartney's son said four of the legendary British rock group's children were considering setting up a band together.