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So indie-guitar music in Britain is in the doldrums, is it? Try telling that to The Maccabees. In a world of Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj and Rihanna, the London five-piece are bucking the trend for young white British boys armed with a six-string. Not only is third album "Given to the Wild" their finest by far, but critical platitudes are being matched by commercial success: "Given to the Wild" is a ...

With the powerful vox of lead singer Florence Welch, it has taken only two albums for English indie rock group Florence + the Machine to achieve breakthrough success. Now comes the big tour to match. The band headlines Merriweather Post Pavilion on Sept 19 with openers the Weeknd and the Maccabees . Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. through Ticketfly and cost $40 to $55. Read full article >>

There's only one place for the downward-spiralling, self-imploding star, says former fan John Patterson. Video-on-demand So this is where it ends for Mel Gibson and the widening gyre of his never-ending slow-motion personal apocalypse: his last movie, The Beaver, was a weird, misfired flop; another project, dealing with the ancient revolutionary Jewish sect the Maccabees, is in turnaround ...

Ahead of their first ever tour Down Under we chat to The Maccabees about changing sounds and rat-infested studios.

The rapper and band will play sets on the White Isle this summer.

As always, Ibiza Rocks will also present the best DJ’s, including a welcome return from Radio 1 DJ and Bestival head-honcho Rob da Bank who has a long history with ‘Rocks’ having played at the first ever gig at the opening of the Ibiza Rocks Hotel in 2008 and then at the 5th Birthday with The Prodigy.

New Acts Announced For Festival

He just might be angry enough to sue "The Maccabees" screenwriter Joe Ezsterhas for releasing a recording of a rant that went down in December at the actor¿s Costa Rica home.

Mel Gibson appears to continuously be putting his worst face forward whenever he's around Joe Eszterhas. The Basic Instinct screenwriter, who recently alleged in a nine-page letter...

The group are the final addition to this year's festival lineup.