Twenty five years of hits on a rather pointless CD compilation, saved only by the utterly brilliant bonus DVD that acts as an accompaniment.

Pet Shop Boys announce ‘Ultimate’ Greatest Hits
The Pet Shop Boys have announced a new Greatest Hits collection called the Ultimate Pet Shop Boys. It’ll be released on 1st November via Parlophone.

The Primavera Sound Diaries 2010
This time last week I was a sweaty mess of half wrecked excitement somewhere in the centre of Barcelona. Now I’m sitting with the sniffles alone in my bedroom trying to figure out how to consolidate one of the best festivals of my life into a word count below that of the Oxford English Dictionary.

TLOBF :: Now Playing
Another month and another addition to our Now Playing feature, where we find out what’s been dominating the ears of our regular contributors!

Latitude Festival, 17th-19th July 2009
Simon Tyers travelled to deepest Suffolk for three days, where he found old stagers in fine form and newer names coming good on their promise.

Latitude announces first acts – middle aged festival goers rejoice!
Latitude festival has announced the first acts to headline and play at this years festival…
TLOBF Interview :: Kieron Gillen of Phonogram
“If I was decapitated by a precariously balanced piece of vinyl after I’d finished it, I’d be fine with it being my sole testament to the world.” Simon Tyers talks to Kieron Gillen about his cult comic creation Phonogram.
HEADLINES
- Best Coast announce UK headline tour, new album due in Spring
- Timber Timbre announced as support for Laura Marling tour
- Clarence Clemons’ nephew Jake Clemons joins the E Street Band
- Barack Obama drops campaign mixtape
- Cate Le Bon announces UK tour
- Kanye West and Jay-Z rumoured to be appearing in Shoreditch today
- The Flaming Lips, Friends and Tom Vek amongst those confirmed for The Parklife Weekender 2012
- Hot Chip, Mount Kimbie, Metronomy and more to play Sónar 2012
- Josh T. Pearson, Beth Jeans Houghton and Gilles Peterson added to The Apple Cart line-up
- Sigur Rós, The xx, The Horrors and more added to Bestival line-up
Videos
Latest Reviews
- Field Music – Plumb
- Earth – Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II
- Coolrunnings – Dracula Is Only The Beginning
- Tennis – Young And Old
- Maribel – Reveries
- Woodpigeon – For Paolo
- Amanda Mair – Amanda Mair
- Karen Dalton – 1966
- Gotye – Making Mirrors
- Suzanne Ciani – Lixiviation
- James Levy and the Blood Red Rose – Pray To Be Free
- Thomas Truax – Monthly Journal
- Of Montreal – Paralytic Stalks











