[Update 3 - First 'The Resistance' Review!]

Zane Lowe - "New album - A beautifully recorded, strong, sweeping, fighting, uplifting, rocking, lilting and inclusive record about love."

[Update 2]

Zane is currently listening to the album and will be posting 'some words' about it in approximately one hour! There have also been some more pictures added to his yfrog account

[Update]

Zane Lowe is at Lake Como interviewing Muse and will be listening to their new record shortly. Visit Zane Lowe's twitter account (and Muse's) for more tweets and pictures!

This was translated from the July 1 edition of Japanese Magazine Rockin' On by "Uchu", a member of the Muse.mu messageboards. Please excuse any grammar/spelling mistakes

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In the article, Matt says 'I was inspired by Geroge Orwell's "1984", and there is a hidden love story in it. I felt so powerful that two people use love as a means of resistance and to resist the situation they struggle. The harmony of a love story and discontent with politics - that's one of the themes of the album.'

Besides, he mentions what the new songs are like.
?Mix of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and classical music
?New standard of discotheque number
?Glam rock song like T. Rex

And He added 'The normalest song in the new album is close to the most strange song in BHR. *laughs* It may be quite different from everyone's speculation.'

More details (I mean it is the full interview) will be revealed in the next issue of the magazine.

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Musewire have posted this to their Twitter account

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Matt is featured in the latest issue of JMag, talking about The Resistance from an "underground bunker recording studio."

If anyone has any scans or has time to transcribe the article, feel free to share them with us.

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Chester Bennington, from Linkin Park, has expressed his desire to take Muse's throne as the world's best live act. Linkin Park will be performing alongside Nine Inch Nails and Metallica at this year's Sonisphere Festival, Knebworth, 1-2 August.

nme.com

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Chester Bennington said the he thinks Muse are currently the band to beat in the live arena, but he's confident that Linkin Park will be able to equal the Devon trio's high standards when they headline the Sonisphere festival on August 1.

"They're one of the best - if not the best - live performing bands in the world at the moment," he said about Muse, adding "We need to fucking kick some ass."

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Emily Eavis has confirmed that Muse will not be performing at Glastonbury this year.

NME article

Michael Eavis (or someone pretending to be him) recently posted this on his Twitter account:

Michael Eavis

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'We have had some resistance from the black holes forming around the Park Stage, hopefully we should have that sorted before you all arrive!'

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Musewire have just posted this to their Twitter account.

"Hi, Quick update. Youll be pleased to know the album is well and truly finished. Off to NY tomorrow for mastering and parties. Chris"