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Nialler9 — Exclooosive! Kele Okereke of Bloc Party will play four Irish shows in May (Limerick, Cork, Dublin and Belfast) in advance of his soon to be released debut solo album. Billing himself as just Kele, he has been working with XXXChange and Hudson Mohawk... more info

Altsounds — *Ash are pleased to announce the recruitment of Russell Lissack for their forthcoming UK Tour. Russell will bolster the 3 piece on guitars and keyboards, for a tour that includes an extra London show at Koko on 6th May. * *Russell - of Bloc Par... more info

MTV.com News — 'They are the rock stars of the scene,' he says of the former.By Akshay Bhansali DJ Tiesto Photo: Denise Truscello/ WireImage This week, Tijs Verwest, known around the world as DJ Tiësto, will be headlining the Ultra Music Festival at the ... more info

Silent Uproar — Russell Lissack of Bloc Party has teamed up with Milena Mepri to form Pin Me Down. The duo will release their self-titled debut on April 19th (UK). Stream two album tracks on MySpace. [nme.com] more info

Time Out, London — Electro-pop DJ-turned-frontman Metric works his muscular beats, glitch and guitars (courtesy of Bloc Party axe-man, Russell Lissack) in the headline spot more info

Altsounds — Ash are pleased to announce the recruitment of Russell Lissack, who will bolster the 3-piece on guitars and keyboards, for their forthcoming UK Tour. Russell - of Bloc Party and solo project Pin Me Down - is a life-long Ash fan, "I've always lo... more info

ContactMusic — Bloc Party guitarist Russell Lissack will join Ash on their forthcoming UK tour. The musician told how he was once in a tribute band to the Irish pop rockers, and... more info

Guardian Music — A teenage dream comes true as the floppy-fringed guitarist joins the Northern Irish trio on their upcoming UK tourAfter three bestselling albums, four top 10 singles and a Mercury Prize nomination, Bloc Party's Russell Lissack will finally achieve hi... more info

NME — Plus Calvin Harris and Simian Mobile Disco to DJ at Manchester event more info