2007 was the year of reunions, but 2008 doesn’t fall too much behind neither, with more and more previously iconic acts getting back together. One of these acts is also the shoegazing pioneers My Bloody Valentine, a true sensation of the late ’80s. Back in November, frontman Kevin Shields, announced the band’s reforming and moreover [...]

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The shoegazing innovators were considered a sure thing for this year’s Coachella fest, by most music connoisseurs and fans alike. Alas the band wasn’t among the list, instead Jack Johnson, Portishead and Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) were announced as headliners. This both came as a total surprise, but also disappointment.
Coachella founder and organizer Paul Tollett [...]

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A lot of people had high hopes, that the shoegazing Irish innovator of My Bloody Valentine, would make a stop at this year’s Coachella festival. However, the band apparently wasn’t able to attend, leaving a lot of North American fans disheartened, as well as leaving some flat broke, as a trip to a European festival [...]

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Their initial reunion shock hype has died off a bit, so it’s a good thing the band’s taking it a step at a time, with new updates each week. Feels like a soap opera already. This week My Bloody Valentine’s manager has announced the band intends to pull a Radiohead-wise stunt and release, their much [...]

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Yesterday the Irish quartet announced their much awaited (well 16 years i quite a lot) reunion tour,  that is scheduled to take place this summer, starting from June 20. Sadly a lot of fans’ surprise, the band only announced 3 gigs.
Alas due to high demand, My Bloody Valentine has come to its senses and has [...]

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Most of the rock scene was in shock last week, after the My Bloody Valentine frontman Kevin Shields announced that the band will be reforming and not only that, but will be releasing a new record soon as well. The interview was conducted by Ian Zvenonious, in a really casual manner at a local [...]

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The year of 2008, will definitely go down in history as a time of band reunions. Since the beginning of the year countless broken up bands have announced their reunion and in most cases a grand tour or fabouls LP to go with it. Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, The Police, Rage Against The Machine are [...]

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