British rock quartet Palma Violets are off to a hell of a start for a band that only first began rehearsing in 2011. They’ve already notched a nomin...
according to Okereke, Lydon then "became intimidating and aggressive while his entourage responded with a racist tirade including the statement, 'Your...
. "Intimacy," the band's third album, became available August 21 exclusively from blocparty.com. Options include an MP3 download available for $10 in ...
Bloc Party fans expecting a routine Web chat with their heroes got more than they bargained for Aug. 18, when the U.K. alt-rock band announced they wo...
Surprise! Bloc Party have joined Radiohead and the Raconteurs as bands that sneak attack fans with a new album (presumably to avoid leaks — the band's...
," drummer Matt Tong tells Billboard.com. "And you have to sweeten the deal out there for the traditionalists."Tong says he's unaware of data that rev...
of its 2007 album, "A Weekend in the City." That set has sold 148,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.The 10-track "Intima...
. Fans who pre-order the physical album, which will contain different tracks from the digital release, will receive a free download of the digital ver...
You have to give Bloc Party this much: they can keep a secret. Just days after finishing a U.S. tour and releasing the apparently one-off single "Merc...
The Capitol Hill Block Party will return once again this summer in downtown Seattle on the weekend of July 24-25. Sonic Youth, the Jesus Lizard, the G...
sales are being donated to the violence prevention organization Home Alive and The Vera Project, a youth run, all-ages venue and recording studio in S...
could continue, but right now I'm very much focused on this record, it's something I'm very proud of." Other band members are working on other project...
putting on a show-stealing performance at the Pitchfork Music Festival, will make appearances. Diplo himself will pop up periodically throughout, and ...
In news from the animal kingdom, alion cub bitBloc Partyguitarist Russell Lissackwhile he was touring through South Africa with his band, Ash. During ...
debut single "Down," with a "block party" video for "Do You Remember." "I love the idea of the street vibe," Sean told MTV News on the video set last ...
According to guitarist Russell Lissack, Bloc Party's two-year hiatus is about be over: Lissack says that the band is going to head back into the studi...
By now, we've all been dying to know what the deal is withBloc Partyfrontman Kele Okereke's upcoming solo album. And by we I mean die-hardBloc Partyfa...
Tweet In 2011 it felt like there was plenty of upheaval in the Bloc Party camp, with rumors that singer Kele Okereke was no longer a part of the group...
West Coast psychedelic purveyors Moon Block Party have announced their first event of 2012. Taking place this Saturday, January 14, Moon Block and cre...
Kele Okereke, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of indie rockers Bloc Party, revealed today that the band has signed to Frenchkiss Records. Okereke p...
Photo by Emma Svensson Last year, amid rumors of Kele Okereke's unceremonious removal from Bloc Party, the band posted a cartoon of the group intact, ...
WHAT: Moon Block Party Presents: Desert Daze WHEN: April 12-22 WHERE: North Palm Springs, CA WHO: Dengue Fever, Here We Go Magic, the Fresh & Onlys, B...
Lollapalooza's lineup was recently released with the black, white and red headliners of Black Sabbath, The Black Keys, Jack White and Red Hot Chili Pe...
Tweet Remember when there was all that turmoil surrounding Bloc Party, with singer Kele Okereke claiming the band was working in New York without him?...
The HARD Summer festival takes place at Los Angeles State Historic Park August 3-4. The lineup includes James Murphy, Bloc Party, AraabMuzik, Danny Br...
WHAT: Capitol Hill Block Party WHEN: July 20-22 WHERE: Seattle, WA WHO: Neko Case, Major Lazer, Diplo, Grimes, Twin Shadow, Cloud Nothings, Youth Lago...
Angular rock savants Bloc Party will release its fourth album and first full-length in four years, the aptly titled "Four," on Aug. 21 through Frenchk...
Bloc Party is set to release their first album in four years on Aug. 21. The new album, Four, was produced by Alex Newport, who has worked with The Ma...
Bloc Party have announced the first release on their new home, Frenchkiss, and their first full-length since 2008's Intimacy. Four will be out on Augu...
The full lineup has been announced for the second annual Moon Block Party Pomona, set to take place June 23 in the heart of the Arts Colony in downtow...
In May, Bloc Party announced that they would be releasing their first studio album since 2008 on Aug. 21. The new album, which will be titled Four, wi...
They may have been off the radar for a few years, but Bloc Party is back with a new sound they believe is unlike "anyone else's on the planet." With t...
The Bloc Party comeback is forging full-steam ahead. On August 21 in the U.S. and August 20 in the UK, the band will release a new album called Four o...
Bloc Party ducked out of the abum-making game for four years, but judging by the new video for their ultra-energetic single "Octopus," they haven't sl...
On August 21 in the U.S. and August 20 in the UK, Bloc Party will release a new album called Four through Frenchkiss. They've shared the album's lead ...
Wilco has just been added as the headliner of the second annual A.V. Fest/Hideout Block Party, set to take place September 14-15 at the Hideout in Chi...
Bloc Party: "Day Four" (via SoundCloud) Bloc Party just tweeted a link to their new song, "Day Four". It's from their upcoming album Four, out August ...
After a four-year hiatus, Bloc Party will be releasing their fourth album, appropriately titled Four, on Aug. 21 via Frenchkiss. This weekend, the Bri...
WHAT: The Hideout Block Party & A.V. Fest WHEN: September 14-15 WHERE: Chicago, IL WHO: Wilco, Iron & Wine, the Corin Tucker Band, the War on Drugs, W...
Tweet Floridian remixers SLDGHMR just released a dance-inducing remix of Bloc Party's "Octopus." The original is the first single off the quartet's up...
10 Photos » On Sunday night Diplo's Mad Decent imprint came to Brooklyn's Williamsburg Park for the third stop of their annual label showcase and summ...
Last Wednesday, approximately 3,000 patrons were treated to a night with Bloc Party, which played an hour-and-ninteen minute set. Unfortunately, the o...
Bloc Party's fourth album, appropriately titled Four, is now available for streaming a week before the album's release date. Officially out Aug. 21 vi...
Since Bloc Party announced details for their new album, Four, in May, we've heard "Day Four" and seen the video for "Octopus." Now, the band is stream...
Earlier this year, Bloc Party came off of hiatus, reassembling to release the new album Four. Director James Lees put together the new video for their...
20 Photos » Bloc Party stopped by the Hollywood Palladium in support of their latest album Four. Some of the highlights included the delay pedal madne...
co-founded by Broken Social Scene's Kevin Drew, celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. To commemorate the birthday, Arts & Crafts is throwing an ...
Seattle's Capitol Hill Block Party has just announced its lineup and it looks pretty great. The Flaming Lips (who recently tore up SXSW) along with Gi...
Tweet The post-punk Brits Bloc Party get their guitar jangling single "Truth' some electro vibes from producer Alejandro Chal (aka A. CHAL) on this re...
This ain't no country BBQ at your maw and paw's. It's the return of summer, and bringing with it is the Mad Decent Block Party. Even more exciting is ...
It's that time of the year again. The 2013 Mad Decent Block Party makes its official stop in New York on August 10. A video just posted of the line-up...
