Purple Revolver Music Archive

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Bloc Party tour - New York shows sold out, third added
(Thu 26 Apr 2012 00:21)
Bloc Party have sold out two Terminal 5 shows in New York and have now added a third date to the run of August shows to satisfy the demand.

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Play Fest make final line up additions: Sub Focus, DJ EZ and Gypsy Hill
(Thu 26 Apr 2012 00:15)
The Playfest countdown is on and with just over one month to go until all the fun and frivolities of the festival kicks off, Play Fest just keeps on giving and treating playmates to the best line up possible.

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Therapy? Brixton O2 Academy Jagermeister Tour
(Tue 24 Apr 2012 19:28)
The penultimate night of this year’s Jagermeister Music Tour, saw co-headliners Skindred and Therapy? hit a sold-out Brixton Academy on April 13th. With tickets beating-that-price-till-it-hurt at just £5 a pop, this

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Skindred Jagermeister tour at Brixton Academy review and pictures
(Tue 24 Apr 2012 19:16)
Welsh reggae metal giants Skindred take Brixton by storm on the Jagermeister tour

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Reading and Leeds announce further acts for 2012 lineup
(Tue 24 Apr 2012 15:43)
Reading and Leeds announce Mastodon, Graham Coxon, The Blackout, Santigold, Joy Formidable and many more to their already superb lineup. This year's August Bank Holiday weekend is shaping up to be a treat!

The Futureheads acapella performance in Hot Rats, Sunderland
(Tue 24 Apr 2012 08:35)
The Futureheads performed an a capella set of melodies from the new album Rant in their home town indie record shop - Hot Rats to help celebrate Record Store Day.

Record Store Day at Amoeba Hollywood - Purple Revolver LA video focus
(Tue 24 Apr 2012 08:32)
Record Store Day proved to be a huge day out for all the vinyl lovers at Hollywood Amoeba - watch the video here.

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Kendal Calling 2012: line up your fancy dress costumes - Fairy Tales and Comic Books
(Mon 23 Apr 2012 17:10)
This year Kendal Calling have unveiled a fancy dress theme - Fairy Tales & Comic Books, a magical all encompassing concept to transform the site on Saturday, with the entire congregation encouraged to get involved.

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Murkage - Manchester's rising stars get vocal - interview
(Mon 23 Apr 2012 16:09)
Their music is aggressive, informative and opinionated - all the ingredients that are missing from the mainstream charts today

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Dandy Warhols tour - hits Manchester Academy 2 review and pictures
(Mon 23 Apr 2012 15:42)
Taking to the stage in a cold blue light The Dandy Warhols emerged to a drone of far out feedback before their lulling vibrations slowly morphed into 1997’s Come Down opener Be In.

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D&B Exclusive: Lung Interview
(Mon 23 Apr 2012 14:43)
For those of you waiting for a new musical obsession, let us introduce Lung, a young, dynamic producer, coming fresh out of the valleys and breathing new life into the darkest monochrome rhythms of Dubstep and DnB.

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Record Store Day: Bristol roundup. Drinks and The Duke Spirit
(Sun 22 Apr 2012 13:16)
Record store day was always going to be a belter in Bristol, with three independent shops all taking part.

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Record Store Day roundup: Jumbo Records and Crash Records Leeds
(Sat 21 Apr 2012 21:00)
Record Store Day arrived with a bang in Leeds, at 11am the queues for Jumbo Records were weaving around the top of the shopping centre and out the front door with many bleary eyed individuals in line since 5am.

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Chase & Status - young fans miss out on discovering music on vinyl
(Sat 21 Apr 2012 15:23)
For Record Store Day, we caught up with vinyl killer DJ turned super-producer Will Kennard, aka Status from Dubstep's dynamic duo, who said young music fans have lost touch with the highs and lows of scouring indie reco

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Record Store Day roundup: Probe Records and 3Beat Liverpool
(Sat 21 Apr 2012 13:09)
A snaking queue of hundreds of music fans grew from the door of Probe Records and 3Beat in anticipation of getting their hands on exclusive releases.

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Creamfields *** Ticket Alert limited ticket offer near SELL OUT
(Fri 20 Apr 2012 16:02)
Word from Cream HQ... Fans who are still yet to purchase their ticket for this year’s Creamfields festival are being urged to do so as soon as possible if they wish to take advantage of the current ticket offer

A*M*E releases Ride Or Die and announces UK tour
(Fri 20 Apr 2012 15:17)
A*M*E wins gold star points for creating her own fanzine The A*M*E. Halfway between Just 17 and SuperSuper, The A*M*E is all about her take on the world and her love of fashion, music and the 90’s

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Dizzee Gets Fizzee with the Wolves at the Party in the Eristoff Forest
(Thu 19 Apr 2012 20:58)
The exclusive Eristoff Black Room was buzzing with the Eristoff Wolves serving up a selection of celebrity inspired drinks

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Amazing video of 2Pac hologram at Coachella Festival
(Thu 19 Apr 2012 01:25)
The 2Pac hologram took almost four months to create in a studio and the price range for a comparable live event would be between $100,000 to more than $400,000

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Twin Atlantic tour lands at Manchester Ritz pictures
(Tue 17 Apr 2012 20:22)
Glasgow Alt Rockers Twin Atlantic pulled in a highly vocal crowd and gave a suprisingly energetic performance at the Manchester Ritz.