All About The Rapture
The Rapture: All fired up [Audio]
by daverh on September 2nd, 2009
Check out our interview with The Rapture to get all the info on how The Rapture have recovered from the split of Mattie Safer, their Parklife tour, and what’s next for the turbo-charged disco-punks. [more]
The Rapture [Audio]: Pieces of the band we love
by i_have_ADD on January 21st, 2008
Riding high on the success of their sophomore album, 2006's 'People Of The Pieces We Love', NYC punk-funkers The Rapture are one of only a handful of bands that are able to court both the club and indie scene with effortless ease. [more]
Sydney gets an Afterlife
If you were looking for somewhere to party after Parklife, you've now got the perfect choice. The lineup and details for Afterlife have just been announced, and it's a tasty lineup indeed featuring Busy P, MSTRKRFT, The Rapture DJing and more. [more]
Afterlife comes to Brisbane!
If you were looking for somewhere to party after Parklife, you've now got the perfect choice. The lineup and details for the official afterparty Afterlife have just been announced, and it's a doozy of a lineup indeed. [more]
The Rapture DJ set this long weekend
The Sounds Group return to Yu and Soho this October long weekend for another massive party, this time featuring a headline DJ set from NYC indie lads The Rapture. [more]
Good Vibrations lineup gets even bigger!
The lineup for next year’s festival was big to begin with, full of massive names from across the musical spectrum but now it’s blown out even more: The Nextmen feat. MC Yungun, Tittsworth, Dirty Laundry and more have all been added. [more]
The Rapture working with Cassius superproducer Zdar
After a year of ups and downs, The Rapture are at last on the path upwards, following up their impressive Parklife tour with the news they're recording with Cassius mastermind Zdar. [more]
More news on the future of The Rapture
ITM gets the details behind Mattie Safer’s split from the group and where The Rapture will go from here. [more]
The Rapture lose vocalist/bassist Mattie Safer
Whilst we were rejoicing at the prospect of seeing The Rapture tear up the Parklife stage, it’s come to light that the band will be traveling lighter for this tour. One member lighter, that is. [more]
New Rave. New what?
American indie/ dance band The Rapture took issue with the ‘new’ in ‘new rave’ this week and mocked the relentless media reclassification of rock/ dance hybrids. [more]
Scotsman-in-Berlin uber-producer/ dance culture theorist Ewan Pearson chatted to Skrufff this week about his role co-producing the Rapture’s new album ‘Pieces Of The People We Love’ [more]
Visiting Output Recordings’ website, you will no longer be able to browse through the catalogue of amazing artists such as The Rapture, Black Strobe, LCD Soundsystem, Four Tet and Mu. [more]
A phenomenally cool cast of producers has been selected and the studio clock has started ticking. The Rapture's boyishly good-looking singer Luke Jenner recently commented that working with Danger Mouse is definitely the most far-out thing the band have done. [more]
The Rapture's forthcoming album could only be described as one of the most eagerly awaited returns in the hearts and minds of young indie disco punks' lockers and lockettes everywhere. [more]
In a rare spot of weather luck, Melbourne welcomed the masses into a sunny Birrarung Marr for Parklife 2009. [more]
The city looks different on the night of a festival. Everything has a kind of sheen to it. Girls are smilier, lights are brighter, and pupils are wide in anticipation of one big thing; the afterparty... [more]
For Parklife, there was plenty on offer for a fun day out. A remarkable festival day that will be long remembered for years to come it may not have been, but in a time of increasing festivals, such days are few and far between. [more]
The youth of Adelaide flocked to The Botanic Gardens to kick off the festival season with a mixed bag of acts at Parklife 2009! [more]
After weeks of wintery weather during what is supposed to be spring, Parklife patrons woke to a sun-drenched day, perfect for a music festival. [more]
Walk through the Fire, dance through the Woods, trek up to the River, and come back down to Earth. There was something for everyone at this year's Parklife if you were willing to explore. [more]
In spite of the fact that they were here with the V Festival last year, these Rapture dates were their first solo shows in Australia and those at the soldout Metro gig were in good spirits, no doubt aided by the fact that it was Friday night. [more]
After weeks of almost incessant rain, the weather gods shone on Brisbane on Sunday for the Good Vibrations Festival, and thankfully gave us all a beautiful day. [more]
Another weekend another festival, or so it seems in this ever cramped calendar of events. But with Kanye, Cypress Hill, The Rapture and Calvin Harris on the bill, not even the threat of rain can deter the punters. [more]
Mini V festival was somewhat of a disappointment, even though it had so much promise. [more]