Jay-Z has said that he would be open to collaborating with Oasis.
Even though the rapper dissed Gallagher after the Manc had said Jay-Z’s headling was “wrong”, he said he doesn’t hold grudges, adding:
“I just believe in good music and bad music, I’ve always said that. You look at any interview from the beginning of time, I’ve always stated that I don’t believe in the lines and classifications that people put music in so they can easily define it.”
Don’t bother mate, they’re crap.
The Damned are back in the studio.
The English punk act, which now features Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Monty Oxy Moron, Pinch and Stu West, have no release date for their first record since 2001, but Pinch is documenting the recording process on their MySpace. Click the link below for more.
King’s College, London
02.07.08
Before the magic that is Funeral For A Friend begins, I get to see something that is truly rare. A band that I’ve never seen or heard before that manages to impress in the live stakes without that prior connection. In Case of Fire have a very polished approach to the music they make which ends up sounding somewhere between a more straightforwardly rocking Muse and a much more disciplined Fall of Troy when they start to use effects etc. Vocalist Steven Robinson has one of those ethereal yet potently strong voices that can carry a melody with absolute assurity.
After the scene has been set the crowd waits anxiously for Funeral For A Friend. This is a band who I last saw five years ago in a supporting role at the 100 club. How far they have come – Top 5 albums, selling out Brixton Academy, winning countless awards. The list really does go on and on. But FFAF have not forgotten who they are or gotten carried away with re-inventing themselves as each new album comes around. The progression to this current moment when they are readying themselves to self-release their forthcoming album has been very natural and wholly unforced.
FFAF bust out all the golden oldies tonight – Juneau, This Years Most Open Heartbreak,10.45 Amsterdam Conversations, She Drove Me To Daytime TV… Matt Davies is the perfect ringleader, calling for audience singalongs where appropriate and jovially bounding around the stage, punctuating the music with jokey asides. New songs Beneath The Burning Tree and Waterfront Dance Club were received with equal glee by the overtly enthusiastic crowd and it’s clear that this band is ready to take it to yet another level.
Winegums.
Filthy denim cutdown (check), bullet belt (check), battered Vans (check), beers ‘n buds (check), cigarettes ‘n skateboard decks (check)… trusty C90 comp tape of ‘Lizzy, ‘Sabbath, Stooges, ‘Flag, RKL ‘n ‘tallica… (check)… okay, let’s get this fucker in the stereo and do it!
It’s been three long years since their last album, but rest assured AT ain’t been stagnating, and “III : Tales of The Ancient Age” finds these Filth Hounds from Oakland in storming form as they explode with 10 spanking new tracks that fuse the very finest Hard Rock, Hardcore and Thrash Metal.
There’s not a weak song amongst ’em, but after repeated spins the stickouts for me were belting opener “Splashback“, snotty ‘n sonic Rocker “Get a Job”, “Bald Headed Woman” with it’s AC/DC styled bad boy boogie, the short sharp “Jonestown”, booze fuelled anthem “Just Guzzlin”… and closing number “Germ Freak (I Ain’t No)” a self proclaimed “filthy, disgusting and lewd” ode to living in the gutter… which has a very neat, neat, neat bass line… heh!
Check out Crossfire’s interview with AT here if you haven’t already.
Pete Craven
After making their notoriously underexposed debut with 1994’s My Love Is Higher Than Your Assessment Of What My Love Could Be, Athens (GA) dirge lords Harvey Milk recorded two more full-lengths (1995’s Courtesy And Good Will Towards Men and 1997’s The Pleaser) before going tits up in 1998 as real life sucked them in and then out.
However, through a series of reissues and live DVDS the band’s cult status grew and they reformed to unleash Special Wishes upon the feverishly lactating public, which has been lactating feverishly ever since.
Fast forward to now and Harvey Milk are back sounding bigger, heavier and nastier than ever before. Spearheaded by the alternately burly and angelic vocal stylings of Creston Spiers, The Best Game In Town is a glorious bucket of sludge that makes the Melvins sound like Peter Andre. Not really, but you get the point. This shit is heavy.
They hit the UK this month with the mighty Oxbow. See them live and listen to their cover ‘We Destroy The Family‘ by LA punk legends Fear. It’s sick
Europe w/ Oxbow!
Jul 12 2008 Supersonic Festival Birmingham
Jul 13 2008 Glasgow Stereo / ABC 2
Jul 14 2008 The Ruby Lounge Manchester
Jul 15 2008 Underworld London
James Sherry
You should know the deal with Mindless Self Indulgence by now. They have simple guitars, they have bleepy bits and they sing about fucking. They have a new album out called If and there is no change in the formula whatsoever.
So why should you listen to this band? Because they’re fucking fun that’s why. The singer is called Jimmy Urine, and no matter how sensible you want to be, that’s funny. Don’t pretend like it isn’t, I can see you sniggering. The band knows what they’re good at and what their fans want and there is no reason to change it.
So press play on Get It Up, lean back, put your feet on the desk and get ready to enjoy lyrics such as “I wanna make some money, but I don’t want no job, I wanna make you horny, but I can’t get it up.” It’s not literary classic, but it is funny!
Abjekt.
Billabong announced this week that they have come into the ownership of US skate company, Sector 9.
The Southern California based company focus primarily on longboards, as well as it’s own Gullwing Trucks brand and have been running for 14 years.
The trailer for the upcoming special edition 3-Disc boxset from Lakai Footwear is up and ready to get you hyped right now.
With promises of vast amounts of unused footage, a top secret film, commentaries and lots of HD fun, this is way too good to be missing out on.
Recent winner of the DVS CPH Pro, Danny Cerezini of Blind Skateboards has got himself a little blogspace, which alongside Winkle, Pablo and Felipe (film rat, photo rat and writer rat respectively) will be filled with all the spiel on his trips whilst filming for the new Blind video.
Check it at www.cerezini.blogspot.com.
Gyppo Army activist, Anthony Demascio, is the latest recruit to be signed up by ACE Trucks UK team.
Check out some bits and bobs from 2006 from Anthony on the Pootube below.