Reviews / Live

No frills and zero pretension but energy to spare was the Americans’ allure, and an hour-and-a-half of pure, unadulterated rock fury was a fitting kick-off to Soundwave week.

Wire deliver the reliable rock show in its oldest form: four men with their instruments, annihilating eardrums and focusing every fibre on projecting noise and contained chaos.

New York City hip-hop artist LE1F has announced that he has signed with Terrible/XL Recordings. Check out his latest offering 'Boom'.

"With almost three hours of Green Day you're gonna get a bunch of everything; old stuff, new stuff, stadium rock posturing and covers – plenty of covers. It all works well – though three hours is far too long."

Aussie producer and beard-enthusiast Oisima releases his anticipated Goddess EP Remixes album.

We asked Simon Jones, lead singer of The Holidays, to pick some of his favourite Soundcloud tracks for us.