UK electro stylemasher SBTRKT took to BBC 1 Live Lounge today to premiere a cover of Friendly Fires' "Blue Casette." SBTRKT also played his own "Hold On" from SBTRKT. Frequent SBTRKT collaborator…   Read Story »

Michael McDonald collaborating/Phoemixing DFA duo Holy Ghost! are trading covers with UK dance-punkers Friendly Fires on a forthcoming split 12". Funny, that, since Friendly Fires' "On Board" is…   Read Story »

Chilly Londoners the xx played a shortish sans "Crystalised" set as a three piece on Saturday, a night the more up-swinging Friendly Fires clearly stole for many of those in attendance. (Then again,…   Read Story »

Just when you thought we were putting a cap on our ongoing coverage of how it's been a Very Phoenix Summer, with the logical extension of the band's brand expansion (stumping for fun-loving luxury…   Read Story »

Just today people were talking about big money bets coming in for Speech Debelle to win the Mercury Prize, and what do you know, the British rapper rode Ladbrokes' 4/1 odds and the votes of the…   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 »

Coachella is already the most fashionable of the summer festivals by virtue of its proximity to Los Angeles, so this year the NYT ran with the glam, taking a bagful of high fashion garments and…   Read Story »

Surprise, it wasn't My Bloody Valentine's 15-minute aural assault "You Made Me Realise" that caused Sunday's biggest audio mishap. Organizers cut the speakers during the Cure's "Fire In Cairo" (two…   Read Story »

Friendly Fires' new video for "Skeleton Boy" is not Abe Vigoda's video for "Skeleton," but you wouldn't be blamed or looked upon badly for finding them visually similar. The last time we saw Friendly…   Read Story »

Friendly Fires are the first overseas group to step to the plate in our Decomposed studio. The English band had a big year, releasing their eponymous debut on XL this past September and earning Cool…   Read Story »