Damon Albarn has revealed that he plans to release a new album in July.
The Blur frontman, who recently performed with The Good The Bad And The Queen at London’s Love Music Hate Racism Festival, has said that the new record will feature a Chinese choir and an orchestra, with over 120 people featured. He hinted that it might have somethnig to do with his recent opera Monkey: Journey To The West but saying that the project’s title had “something of monkeys in there”.
The Fall of Troy are bringing their insane live show to the UK for a series of headline dates. How much noise can three people make? A lot.
Monday June 9 – Kingston The Peel
Tuesday June 10 – Liverpool Barfly
Wednesday June 11 – Southhampton Joiners
Thursday June 12 – Newport TJ’s
Modern emo pioneers Taking Back Sunday have announced a date on 21st August at the London Astoria 2.
The band play Reading festival the next day. A glimpse of new material perhaps…?
Jake Harris and Daniel Clarke have just finished the promo for thier brand new London scene video Square One, featuring Steve Murphy, Robin Lambert, Guy Burleton, Anthony Demascio, Josh Cox, Boots, Pete Adams, Tom Knox, and more.
You can see the trailer by clicking here, and keeping an eye out for the video very soon.
Christ almighty. Cancer Bats have never exactly been musical lightweights, but even the bass-heavy hardcore rumblings of their excellent 2006 debut ‘Birthing The Giant‘ couldn’t prepare me for the sheer size and ferocity of ‘Hail Destroyer‘. It’s as if the Canadian quartet have put themselves through the musical equivalent of a boot camp, and emerged sounding heavier, yet also leaner and more muscular than ever before.
Guitarist Scott Middleton has upped his riff ante into the Stratosphere, and the rest of the band are no slackers either; vocalist Liam Cormier roaring like an insane lion throughout. And whilst the band’s hardcore roots are by no means severed, it would be inadequate to describe ‘Hail Destroyer’ as a great hardcore record. Genres be damned, it’s a great record, full stop. Check out the title track on the link above, especially if you’re feeling a bit sleepy at work, and need something to blast away the cobwebs with the force of a jet-propelled nuclear warhead.
When this lot aren’t in the studio, they’re usually out on the road; and sure enough, they’ll be over here to level UK venues next month. Get in on the action at the following shows:
MAY:
Mon 12th – Cardiff, Barfly
Tue 13th – Birmingham, Barfly
Wed 14th – Glasgow, Barfly
May 15th – York, Fibbers
May 16th – Cambridge, Barfly
May 17th – Brighton, The Great Escape festival May 18th – Leeds, Cockpit May 19th – Nottingham, Old Angel May 20th – Sheffield, Corporation May 21st – Manchester, Satan’s Hollow May 22nd – London, Camden Barfly
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Dave Bachinsky has an interview up on the City website, which discusses pro status, life, and the upcoming video from the team.
www.thecitystreets.com and follow the links for the full read.
Crossfire’s very own Ralph Lloyd-Davis is featured on the Crailtap site right now, with his question about Keenan being answered by Jeron Wilson.
Read the in-depth discussion of footage and switch tricks by visiting www.crailtap.com and scrolling down on The Daily Randoms.
Yep, that’s right. By July you will be able to visit a brand new skatepark in the centre of Baghdad, after an American businessmen has decided to pump millions of dollars into the city’s struggling amusements and tourist attractions.
With over 200,000 skateboards being shipped over to Iraqi kids, this project either aims to help the chidren of a war-torn country, or is another exploitation. Read the full article here, and decide for yourself.
It seems that every pro skater these days ends up documenting their daily lives on the internet. This month, Steve Berra has decided to spill the beans on why Eric Koston and himself put together the concept of The Berrics and why. Pop over there this week to see Real’s New Pro Nick Dompierre share some words and footage at the park.
Sidewalk have posted up amazing edits of the carnage that went down at this years War of the Thistles event in Scotland.
The turnout was massive, the skating was mental and the footage is here featuring Div Adam, Colin Adam, Ben Nordberg, Kris Vile, Korahn Gayle, Benson, Andy Scott, Neil Smith, Woody and many more.
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