Scene and Heard

MUSIC NEWS:

Ed Sheeran played to a packed house at a ‘secret’ gig in Vicar Street, Dublin, on Monday, and he thrilled those who’d made it with a set from his new album, X (pronounced ‘multiply’). You can see the Dublin gig via his website. The album is due for a June 20 release. Calvin Harris’s ‘Summer’ went straight into the Irish singles charts at number one last week, while Imelda May bagged top spot in the album list. Hot Press reports that Kilkenny’s coolest cat RSAG, aka Jeremy Hickey, is back in Ireland after a stint in Paris working with Xavier de Rosnay of Justice. Jack White’s upcoming album Lazaretto features all sorts of gimmicky gimmicks on its ‘ultra’ vinyl incarnation, including two hidden tracks that play at 78rpm and a side A that actually begins on the inside of the record and plays outwards. It’s due to drop on June 10.

Finally, monster dubstep producer Skrillex has been telling NME about the difference between his gigs in the UK and America. “In the US I’d play and there’d be girls in their bras on the front row. Then in the UK it was fucking dudes killing each other. I’m not trying to be above anybody, but that’s not who I am. I don’t want people to beat the fuck out of each other.” Can’t argue with that.