Roy Stride was never a brilliant mobile phone salesman. But working in his local branch of Carphone Warehouse, he was good enough to be offered a managerial job. For the bright young English Literature graduate, the chance of a promotion presented a dilemma.  On the one hand, it offered security. ... More RTV Newsflash

The Magic Numbers new album and tour dates. The Magic Numbers have announced details of the release of a new album and UK tour in June.   The album, titled The Runaway, will be released through Heavenly Recordings on Monday June 7th 2010.   The 12-track album was produced by Romeo Stodart ... More RTV Newsflash

Blur Is Not Going Away.    Blur is going to hang around even if one of them has taken to the land. Former Blur bassist Alex James has been exclusively talking to Xfm.co.uk about his new life as a farmer.  "Bass player is probably the easiest job in the world," he ... More RTV Newsflash

Blur.co.uk yesterday confirmed a feature length documentary film telling the story of blur is due for cinema release on January 19th. 'No Distance Left to Run' is directed by 32 (Dylan Southern & Will Lovelace) and is a Pulse Films production.  Filmed throughout the band’s 2009 rehearsals and acclaimed summer ... More RTV Newsflash

Video game players and music fans alike can now get closer to Band Hero’s in-game playable character Taylor Swift than ever before, as they can perform as the music icon to her fan-favourite chart-topping hits 'You Belong With Me,' 'Picture To Burn' and 'Love Story' in the biggest music event ... More RTV Newsflash

The Levi’s® OnesToWatch® London Residencies are back in town with three hot servings of live gigs as the colder months draw closer. The shindigs will showcase emerging talent from all over the UK, and a band all the way from Denmark.  The October shows kick-off with a night of feel-good ... More RTV Newsflash

Being a festival so epic in stature, you might think that Glastonbury would neglect cutting-edge dance music in favour of rock and indie. You'd be wrong. Glastonbury takes pride in providing its faithful crowd with a mix of the classic and contemporary, bringing some of the best talent—both established and ... More RTV Newsflash

Originally a product of Britain's new romantic movement, Depeche Mode went on to become the quintessential electro-pop band of the 1980s. One of the first acts to establish a musical identity based completely around the use of synthesizers, they began their existence as a bouncy dance-pop outfit but gradually developed ... More RTV Newsflash

The rock video game war will heat up again in the fall: both of the industry’s flagship series are hitting consumers with tantalizing titles in 9/09. Harmonix’s The Beatles: Rock Band arrives September 9th, and now Activision has confirmed Guitar Hero 5 is due September 1st. The game will boast ... More RTV Newsflash

GRAHAM COXON has admitted he tried to jump out of a window when Blur got to number one.The band's guitarist spoke about how he wanted to end it all when Country House made it to the top of the singles' charts.  He said Britpop was a "grotesque travesty" that was ... More RTV Newsflash

The 'Parklife' stars - singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree - reconciled late last year to play several reunion concerts this summer but had not confirmed if they would release new material.  However, Graham - who left the group before they began working ... More RTV Newsflash