The Shockwaves NME Awards Tour is back for 2011, and it’s bigger and bolder than ever before, with an extraordinary line-up which I have been wetting myself with excitement about since its announcement. Normally you would expect to see bands of this size headlining their own shows, but the Crystal Castles, Magnetic Man, Everything Everything [...]

After recently premiering the music video for their single Baptism, Crystal Castles are already set to release their next single, a cover of Platinum Blonde‘s Not In Love. Although the song appears on the band’s sophomore album Crystal Castles (II), the single edit of the song features The Cure’s Robert Smith instead of Crystal Castles [...]

To celebrate the 4th of July, Mochi Beats has released a new mashup for us all to enjoy. The mashup includes Crystal Castles’ Empathy, Rihanna from Love The Way You Lie, Lupe Fiasco from Slow Down, and Terra Naomi from Say It’s Possible – a nice eclectic mix if I do say so myself. Listen [...]

‘Brooklynites’ Bear in Heaven (a rock band formed by Jon Philpot) have decided to do a remix of Celestica by Crystal Castles, who I first discovered when watching the debut series of Skins back in early 2007. The melody of the original is suddenly placed amongst pulsing beats and blips. It has a sweet initial [...]