Frontman reveals the band's obsessive recording process

The Dalston festival arrives once again this weekend, with the likes of The Horrors, to Kwes, Bicep and Hannah Holland playing who we speak to here about her Jungle set to come

Ahead of playing a special Jungle set at East London's annual Land of Kings Festival over this weekend, 4-5th May, Hannah Holland of Bastard Batty Bass spoke to us about her new label's ongoings and current musical faves.

I think living in Berlin really helped me learn [the art of mixing and groove]. I guess the essence of my sets has always been there, it's just the way I play it has been refined over the years

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The 'Skying' rockers also reveal their favourite small venue

Joshua Hayward also gives an update on the band's plans for the follow-up to 'Skying'

WHAT: Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival
WHEN: May 4-6
WHERE: Memphis, TN
WHO: Girl Talk, My Morning Jacket, Big K.R.I.T., Jane's Addiction, Florence + the Machine, Black Lips, Wiz Khalifa, Al Green, the Cult, Lupe Fiasco, Cold War Kids, Little Richard, more

WHAT: Camden Crawl
WHEN: May 4-6
WHERE: London, England 
WHO: Actress, Charli XCX, Rustie, Kwes, Niki & the Dove, the Raincoats, the Cribs, the Big Pink, Veronica Falls, Loney Dear, the Futureheads, Keep Shelly in Athens, Glasvegas, Young Man, more

WHAT: Asymmetry Festival
WHEN: May 3-5
WHERE: Wroclaw, Poland
WHO: Sleep, Black Tusk, Bohren & Der Club of Gore, Panacea, Killing Joke, Red Fang, more

WHAT: Land of Kings Festival
WHEN: May 4-5
WHERE: London (Dalston), England
WHO: Male Bonding, Factory Floor, Kwes, Maria Minerva, The Horrors (DJ), Trevor Jackson, Slow Club, Stay+, Bullion, Toy, Speech Debelle, Rough Trade (DJs), No Pain in Pop (DJs), more

Organisers cite 'unforeseen licensing issues' for moving summer bash dedicated to late Charles Haddon of Ou Est La Swimming Pool

The Maccabees, The Horrors, Frank Turner also reveal their choices

Photos by Natalie Kardos and Chris Tuite; above: Pulp by Natalie Kardos

The first weekend of Coachella kicked off yesterday with performances by Pulp, Mazzy Star, M83, Refused, Girls, the Black Keys, Kendrick Lamar, Neon Indian, Death Grips, Explosions in the Sky, EMA, M. Ward, Arctic Monkeys, the Horrors, WU LYF, Yuck, and many more. Our photographers Natalie Kardos and Chris Tuite will be there all weekend.

Check out a selection of shots from day one after the jump, then head over to our Facebook page for even more photos. Bonus David Hasselhoff cameo!

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On March 26 in the UK and March 27 in the U.S., Mute will release Grinderman 2 RMX, a collection of Grinderman reworks from artists including Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Nick Zinner, Silver Alert featuring the National's Matt Berninger, Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme, the Horrors' Faris Badwan's Cat's Eyes project, and more.