British rock band Bloc Party are bringing their hiatus (which has been about two years now) to an end as they reunite to start work on a new album. In an interview for NME, guitarist Russell Lissack explained where the band currently stand with the new record, “Kele and I started working on Bloc Party…
Bloc Party’s drummer Matt Tong has been working on new solo material while the band are taking an indefinite break. While frontman Kele Okereke has been out and about with his solo album The Boxer, and guitarist Russell Lissack hooking up with Irish rock band Ash, Tong has been busy crafting an early Nineties sound…
Bloc Party bassist Gordon Moakes has revealed his new band Young Legionnaire will be releasing their debut album Crisis Works on May 9th. Young Legionnaire, which also features The Automatic’s Paul Mullan, are giving away their first single Chapter, Verse on their website younglegionnaire.com. The band are due to kick off a UK tour with…
British alt rockers Bloc Party was formed at the 1999 Reading Festival by Kele Okereke (lead vocals, guitar) and Russell Lissack (lead guitar). They went through a variety of names before settling on Bloc Party in 2003. Gordon Moakes (bass guitar, synths, backing vocals) joined the band after answering an advert in music publication NME…
Irish rock band Ash who have been releasing a single every few weeks as part of their A-Z Series, have hinted that their temporary guitarist Russell Lissack from Bloc Party is more than welcome to join permanently. Ash who have been touring since April hired Lissack to help out on the gigs while Bloc Party…
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