Glade festival 2010 cancelled

It's really sad news that Glade festival has been cancelled.

The event was supposed to run from 15 to 18 July at the Matterly Bowl, but delays and uncertainty in gaining the licence and police clearance meant the promoters were faced with escalating costs and legal fees. As a result, they've decided to cancel the festival and refund ticket sales.

Glade is a fantastic festival. It's free of sponsorship and corporate interference, and it champions lots of great music styles and promoters. Plus it has one of the best lineups of any festival in Britain - this year would have seen the likes of Orbital, Simian Mobile Disco, Tricky, Alex Metric and Dreadzone. 

To read the full statement from Glade, click here.

Only consolation for Londoners is that you can now come to Lovebox, which is running over the same weekend. Click here for details.

Dreadzone album release

The incredible Dreadzone have just announced the release date for their next album.

The breaksy reggae band, one of the late John Peel's all-time favourites, are dropping 'Eye on the Horizon' on 26 April. You'll even get a signed copy if you pre-order from www.recordstore.co.uk - wowsers.

Dreadzone have been around for yonks and are an absolutely wicked live band, so catch them if you can. They do the festival circuit every year and are also celebrating the album launch with a DJ tour headed up by bandmeister Greg Dread. For info go to www.dreadzone.com.

Check out this clip of a performance of the classic 'Return of the Dread'. That's MC Spee throwing shapes at the front.