Little Boots has announced details of a new UK tour for October.

Jarvis Cocker (pictured), Little Boots, The Kooks' Luke Pritchard, The View and Fatboy Slim are among the musicians who have painted themselves blue for a new photoshoot to raise awareness for Oxfam's new climate change campaign.

Next week Victoria Hesketh puts out her full-length debut in the UK, Hands. She's not quite ready for a full-length closeup Stateside, although Little Boots is not leaving us hanging entirely; Americans without internet connections and the ability to download international releases will have to make do with the Illuminations EP, packaged as a fi...

Little Boots has previewed her debut album, 'Hands', online before its release, making six songs from the album available to listen to on NME.COM.

Welcome to NME.COM's guide to this week's free gigs (week beginning June 1).