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Speaking exclusively, Kasabian’s Serge Pizzorno has revealed the concept behind their new album, which he hopes to be ready for September release.

The follow-up to 2006’s “call to arms” album ‘Empire’ will be a concept album as well, with guitarist Serge revealing: “In a way it’s a concept album, like a soundtrack to some mad film. It’s like a really good road movie, yeah a road movie…that’s what I’d say.”

As for the style? It seems getting their own recording studio has made a big difference.

“We built our own studio which has freed us up massively,” he explained. “We’ve really been experimenting on this album. The first three tracks we’ve done are twenty minutes long! Music’s stuck in a reality at the moment and we’re going the other way, back into experimentation without structure which is hypnotic and sends you into a trance. It’s very psychedelic, real head music that bends you around.”

He also described two stand out tracks, telling us: “My two favourite tunes so far are ‘Take Aim’ and ‘Where’s All The Love Go’. ‘Take Aim’ is like a mad Latin folk tune but there’s a bit of Dr Dre in there too. So it’s got a hip hop flavour with a folk edge – it’s pretty wild!”

There are several well-placed spies inside American Idol and they are saying that things between the contestants have been ugly from the get go and are getting uglier by the minute. It is being said that at least one female contestant has taken cheap shots at Syesha Mercado calling her hair ‘nappy’ behind her back. And the guys have been ganging up against 17-year old David Archuleta, making snarky remarks behind his back. You can’t blame them though. David is this year’s golden boy and sources say that execs at 19 Entertainment have already been in touch with record publishers in Hollywood for songwriters to get cracking for the kid.