ContactMusic — NO DIRECTION HOME Festival has announced their line-up for this years festival with Richard Hawley set to headline along with Andrew Bird The Low Anthem and Dirty Three The No Direction Home Festival will take place from the 8th-10th June 2012 at Wel... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — As I mentioned earlier in the month, the Dirty Three have a new LP dropping in February. My copy has been on repeat, but revisiting the Melbourne trio’s last output – 2005′s Cinder – I was reminded how I used to imagine what the album’s cor... more info

Chorus.fm — *Dirty Three* (http://www.dragcity.com/artists/dirty-three) will release Toward The Low Sun, their first album in seven years and the first one on Drag City (http://www.dragcity.com), on February 28th. Listen to the track "Rising Below" in the replie... more info

Rollo & Grady — Dirty Three Album: Toward The Low Sun (2/28) Label: Drag City Dirty Three – Rising Below more info

Aquarium Drunkard — It’s been seven years since the last Dirty Three album, 2005′s Cinder. Come February 28th the Melbourne based trio make up for lost time with the release of Toward the Low Sun, their eighth record and first for the Drag City label. Here’s the f... more info

Stereogum — The members of Australian violin/guitar/drums instrumental trio Dirty Three have been plenty busy lately; you probably recognize violinist Warren Ellis as Nick Cave’s right-hand swamp monster. But they haven’t released a new studio album together... more info

DrownedInSound — Although the news is that Grinderman are no more - the also-Warren-Ellis-featuring Dirty Three will return in 2012 with a new album. It's called Look Toward The Low Sun and will see release through Bella Union (who have a roster which is shaping up t... more info

Guardian Music — 'That's it,' says Bad Seeds frontman, before suggesting Grinderman could return when they're 'even older and uglier'Nick Cave has ended Grinderman's latest tour by announcing that the band is "over". The group played their final show on Saturday nigh... more info

Guardian Music — Cult 90s band to play their first concert in 13 years at I'll Be Your Mirror festival in London next yearThe Afghan Whigs are to make London's Alexandra Palace the site of their first concert in 13 years. The 90s rockers will headline All Tomorrow's ... more info

NME - Festivals — As part of our short series on cult festival All Tomorrow’s Parties, we spoke to festival founder Barry Hogan about what’s made the residential indie shindig one of the most beloved festivals in the world. You said a few years back that the Dirt... more info