From Autumn To Ashes have split up.
Francis Mark from the band said that there were no quarrels between the members and that he was “looking forward to feeling uncertain”. He went on to say:
“At this point I feel that we have accomplished everything we could have hoped for with FATA, It doesn’t feel much like a break up. Just feels like the end. It’s complete. I would say that we are going on indefinite hiatus because the term breakup suggests a more negative circumstance.”
Blueprint’s Yorkshire magician Mike Wright has been handed a full edit on YouTube this week stuffed full of tech steez and northern nonchalance. Mike’s skating has been in the spotlight again since fresh footage of the boy wonder appeared in the much discussed Baghead Flats DVD. Look out for an interview with Ben Powell and Rye Gray about Baghead Flats here at Crossfire next week as they will spill the beans on the the whole project.
Here’s a reminder that Zoo York team will be skating throughout the UK from this week. Don’t miss this!!
Local skate jams are popping up all over the country as the summer threatens to kick in for us all.
Devonshire Green’s concrete park in Sheffield will get a roasting on July 5th in association with Story, The House and Sidewalk.
Get down there .
Crossfire DJs Zac Slack and James Sherry have been confirmed to return to the Duracell Powerhouse at this year’s Download Festival as the headline DJs on Friday and Saturday night.
Crossfire’s very best will be joined by Dillinger Escape Plan as special guests on Friday 13th and Pendulum on Saturday 14th of June whilst Municipal Waste will join the malarkey on Sunday 15th alongside Daniel.P.Carter from Radio One’s Rock Show and Talita Two Shoes from Total Rock.
Duracell Powerhouse line up:
Wed 11th June
0000-0200 Talita Two Shoes (Total Rock)
2100-0000 DJ Feebz (Total Rock)
Thurs 12th June
0000-0200 Natasha Meltdown (Total Rock/Sin City/Inferno)
2100-0000 Talita Two Shoes (Total Rock Radio)
Fri 13th June
2230-0300 DJ’s Zac Slack & James Sherry present the Crossfire Sound System with special guests Dillinger Escape Plan.
Sat 14th June
2230-0300 DJ’s Zac Slack & James Sherry present the Crossfire Sound System with special guests Pendulum.
Sun 15th June
0100-0300 Daniel.P.Carter (Radio One Rock Show)
2230-0100 Special guests Municipal Waste
Drawing Boards have released a new deck for the summer on their blog this week and just in time for UK exams.
Please note that the the actions pictured on this graphic should not be copied, even under adult supervision…
Swedish ripper Danijel Todorovic has many presents to unwrap this month. The people in the know have designed him some new Nike Blazer sneakers that match his brand new Blazer pro deck on The Harmony.
Look out for The Harmony on this years Big Push, you can find them lurking at www.theharmony.co.uk where you can also find the brand new pumps.
Need fresh wood? Getting amped about the summer? Losing your mind? Well, here’s your solution.
Lovenskate are about to unleash a new limited edition run of decks this week and the message is plain and simple: LETS GO FUCKING SKATEBOARDING!
Stu from Lovenskate’s Mum allegedly sent him an email this morning telling him that no kid is going to buy this deck because of the rudeness in the swearing – prove her wrong and buy one of these planks today! You can find out how this week only at www.lovenskate.com
Engineer Records will be releasing A Tribute To Seaweed.
The record is out now online and will hit the shops on June 24th and will feature tracks by the Washington band who began releasing music on their own Leopard Gecko label in 1989. The CD will come with a video of the band playing Sit In Glass in Houston in 1992. The tracklisting is:
1. START WITH – Ryan Mills (of Kover)
2. SQUINT – Four Star Alarm
3. STEADFAST SHRINE – The Company We Keep (feat. Brian Southall of The Receiving End of Sirens w/Kenny Bridges of Moneen)
4. FREE DRUG ZONE – Favez
5. CHALK THE CRACKS – Steve Brodsky
6. CLEAN SLATE – Nora
7. MAGIC MOUNTAINMAN – Elemae
8. KID CANDY – The Action Design
9. COMMON MISTAKE – The Porter (feat. members of We.re All Broken, Thursday & The Gaslight Anthem)
10. BAGGAGE – Killwhitneydead.
11. ONE OUT OF FOUR – Look What I Did
12. CRUSH US ALL – The Fire Still Burns
13. ANTILYRICAL – The Story Changes
14. CARD TRICKS – Worlds | Between | Us
15. STARGIRL – Joshua
16. STAGGER – Kane Hodder
17. LOSING SKIN – Rob Avery (of Boysetsfire).
100 Club, London
04.06.08
Given that my teenage years have long since disappeared from my chronological rear-view mirror, it’s probably no great surprise that some of my favourite records are infused with a sense of youthful energy and vitality. Two years ago, Nebraskan folk/pop quintet Tilly And The Wall‘s ‘Bottoms of Barrels‘ album awoke my inner child from his slumber, and this year, Those Dancing Days‘ forthcoming debut album could well have the same effect. The Swedish quintet are indeed a youthful bunch – all five of the girls have only just finished school – and they’ve managed to attract a decent-sized crowd for a wet Wednesday evening.
Support duties go to John and Jehn; she mostly conjures up droning organ sounds, whilst he jerks around the stage like a man possessed, unleashing short, sharp bursts of guitar. They prove to be eerily compelling if you give them a chance; but the constant chatter from the crowd is a clear indication that most folks here tonight just wanna dance.
And who can blame them? Heaven knows the British weather isn’t doing much for our spirits, so Those Dancing Days’ perky hybrid of indie-pop, girl group and Northern Soul influences is a welcome distraction. Clearly delighted that so many fans have shown up tonight, keyboard player Lina bounces around happily behind her instrument, whilst guitarist Rebecka can’t stop grinning as she exchanges knowing glances with her bandmates.
Songs like ‘Discho‘ and previous single ‘Hitten‘ (which translates from Swedish as ‘The Hit‘) are proof enough that this lot are really onto something; with the beautifully melancholic, disaffected tones of vocalist Linnea married to chiming guitars and a sublime organ that swirls and loops itself seductively through your ears. But it is their eponymous set-closer that impresses the most; a relentlessly giddy burst of synth-drenched sunshine that could get a dead donkey on its feet and bopping away to drummer Cissi’s impressive tub-thumping skills.
Their aforementioned debut album is due for release this autumn; you’d be well advised to keep an ear out for it. In the meantime, check out the songs on their Myspace; then get yourself an ice lolly and go play on the swings.
Alex Gosman