Another massive album announcement week this week in our Album News Weekly! There’s a couple of live albums on the way, Franz Ferdinand have announced a new record coming up, plus there’s the Maine, Bliss N Esso, some compilation albums a few labels have put together, plus many many more!

The Jezabels are set to hit the stage with long list of big names, including Black Sabbath, at this years Lollapalooza festival in Chicago.

Future Music Festival. A day synonymous with fluro-wearing hipsters dancing off their drug intakes on a racecourse. But it turns out it’s a pretty fun day, too!

Melbourne contributor Rob Pechar recently travelled overseas, and brings us two reviews from his adventures - the first, No Age in New York City, and the second, Franz Ferdinand in London. Indeed, this is a tale of two vastly different gigs in two vastly different countries. We hope you enjoy it!