As GGD's management suggested last month, Florence & The Machine indeed stole sampled "House Jam" in their hit "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)." Florence Welch, a "massive" GGD fan, says she meant it…   Read Story »

London hosted the BRIT Awards last night, which offered some nice firsts: Lily Allen won her first award as Best British Female Solo Act and her first as a Snooki lookalike (fire the stylist), and…   Read Story »

"Here Lies Love" is the scene-setting title track from David Byrne and Fatboy Slim's post-BPA Imelda Marcos concept album. As we've mentioned, each track on the 2-CD collection features a different…   Read Story »

As dime-a-dozen blog bait, remixes don't usually merit official videos. But most remixes aren't this officially excellent, so let's all try to calm down and enjoy this clip! Florence & The Machine…   Read Story »

So Florence Welch's crowd at Shepherds Bush Empire last night weren't exactly hospitable to ascendant, moody minimalists the xx. (One punter yelled "enough!," and that dude should still be getting…   Read Story »

This past weekend, bill-sharing fellows Reading and Leeds were tasked with distracting a nation still reeling from the death of its Oasis. Their secret weapons were unannounced sets by Them Crooked…   Read Story »

Earlier this morning, British DJ/television presenter Lauren Laverne announced the dozen 2009 Mercury nominees at London's Hospital Club. The prize, of course, is for the UK's album of the year…   Read Story »

Aside from some heavy rains on Thursday and some quick showers Sunday, the throngs at Worthy Farm this year enjoyed some of the best weather in Glastonbury history. In return, the impressive lineup…   Read Story »

Valentine's Day is one of those holidays you might not pay too much attention to if you're in the midst of a really good relationship -- because every day is like Valentine's Day! -- but can gain…   Read Story »

Florence Welch aka Florence And The Machine hails out of the UK and she's got all the Brit buzz. The BBC critics poll placed her at #3 on that list of most likely breakouts for 2009, the NME threw…   Read Story »