Indie band Sleigh Bells performed an acoustic cover of Beyonce's 'Irreplaceable' while on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show which can be heard below.  

The duo have just released their second studio album 'Reign Of Terror' which is currently sitting at Number 12 on the Billboard Charts.  

Their track Comeback Kid was named by Zane Lowe as the 'Hottest Record In The World' on January 16th.

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The Killers have confirmed they will release a new album at some stage this year.  

Frontman Brandon Flowers was a recent guest on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show where he gave an update regarding the band's studio work.  "There definitely will be a Killers record coming out in 2012, it's just whether it's in summer time or the winter time, that's up for debate. We're just kind of in the factory, …

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Kele Okereke has put any rumours to rest that Bloc Party were looking for a replacement singer, by announcing the band are to release a new album this year.  

Okereke told on Zane Lowe on BBC's Radio One "We've recorded 2 songs, and we've demoed I think 17."  

He added "We've all felt that whatever energy was there in the beginning was definitely still there. That's the reason for making the…

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Zane Lowe with DJ, James Holroyd a.k.a. Boggy, have been confirmed to open for The Chemical Brothers when they play Auckland on March 2nd, 2011 at the Vector Arena.  

Kiwi born Zane Lowe currently lives in the U.K where he hosts the BBC Radio 1 evening show.  Lowe has also been members of the NZ bands Urban Disturbance and Breaks Co-Op.  Recently Lowe has opened as a DJ for acts such as Muse,…

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Released 9th March, 2009 - Universal Music

One gets a feeling White Lies are going to be big.  Actually, scratch that, they already are.  But as long as this Talking Heads / Depeche Mode sound stays popular, then the skies the limit for White Lies. 

 It was NZ’s own Zane Lowe helped break White Lies via his BBC radio show and since then they haven’t looked back.  They snugly fit in along…

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