Excited for the new Alien Workshop video ‘Mind Field’? You should be. The new trailer is up on the site now and can be viewed at www.awsfilmworks.com/feature
It’s going to be ridiculous, when you remember that the team includes Heath Kitchart, Omar Salazar, Jason Dill, Steve Berra, AVE and more, and will be out very soon.
Crossfire’s newest favourites Torche have launched a full album stream.
The Meanderthal album is the follow up to last year’s 12″ EP In Return and you can check it out by clicking the link below.
Pete Doherty has finally been jailed.
The Babyshambles frontman has been given a 14 week sentence after failing to turn up to his probation hearings. A spokesperson for the court said that he’d been jailed for “breach of time keeping, non-compliance of his order and using different drugs”.
His label, Parlophone said that a solo show will be postponed but it “is due to be rescheduled and all tickets will be valid for the new date once it has been announced. Peter was very much looking forward to the show and would like to offer his sincerest apologies to all his fans and all those concerned”.
Madball have announced a change in their lineup.
Drummer Rigg Ross has left the band after six years and the band have moved to bring in former Cro-Mags and Bad Brains drummer Mackie Jayson drummer as his replacement. A statement from the band said:
“We’d like to wish him [Ross] all the best for the future, and he will have our love and respect forever. At the same time, we’d like to welcome Mackie Jayson to the band. We look forward to playing our first shows with him later this month.
Alkaline Trio have posted a new song online.
Help Me is taken from their upcoming album Agony And Irony, which will be their first on Epic Records and the follow up to Crimson in 2005. The new record is out on July 1st and you can check out the new song by clicking the MySpace link below.
Lyrics Born will release his new album at the end of the month.
The rapper’s new record, Everywhere At Once, will hit the stores on April 21st on Anti- Records and will include elements of pop, RnB and reggaeton. The album will be his debut for Anti- and is his first since the 2003 release Later That Day.
Dirty Canvas have announced the line up for the April event.
The grime, dubstep and hip hop night will take place at it’s usual Rhythm Factory home on April 18th. The line up will see the likes of Jammer, YoYo’s Seb Chew, Patchwork Pirates, DJ Magic, Skull Juice, Skepta, Blaise Bellville and more taking to the stage.
You can get in for £8 before midnight, £10 after.
Red will debut his album on April 10th.
The turntablist, who released his debut single Seen earlier this year, has already been used on a Sony PSP advert and promises more on his upcoming album Fingerprints.
The album launch will be on April 10th at The Luminaire in London. He’ll be playing with Full Fat and Lone and tickets will only set you back £5.
It’s that time of the year when the best chilled records are being lined up to be released just in time for those first rays of UK sun. Last year I managed to get consistently wrecked and mangled to Brightblack Morning Light’s unbelievable dreamy long player, but this year I have a sneaky feeling that Speck Mountain may have just made a claim for the come down record of 2008.
Sleeping comfortably in the noisy realms of Chicago, this 3-piece fronted by the 60’s infused vocals of Marie-Claire Balabanian use various instruments to provide a laid back soundtrack that would not be out of place in a record store laying next to classics such as Mazzy Star and The Velvet Underground. Close your eyes and think about a mix of pulsating vintage organs, lazy piano’s, teasing guitar riffs and lo-fi percussion and you are almost there. ‘Summer Above’ is a wonderfully dreamy folk and indie record that will melt your mind and take you on a journey, look out for it this month.
Zac Slack
Ever wondered how James Brown would have sounded, had he tried his hand at punked-up rock n’ roll? We’ll never know for sure, but thanks to Rocket From The Crypt, we won’t have to imagine too hard.
The San Diego sextet were impressive enough on record, but live, they were nothing short of electrifying; blasting out their brass-laden, sweat-soaked anthems with no shortage of swagger and a fine sense of showmanship. Soul Brother No. 1 would have definitely approved.
‘R.I.P.’ is a CD/DVD recording of the band’s last ever show; a hometown gig that took place on Halloween in 2005. It was never going to be a tearful,subdued affair; a fact made clear when the band take the stage in ridiculous fancy dress outfits and blast into ‘French Guy‘ with all the restraint of a pack of hungry dogs in a butcher’s shop. It sets the tone for the whole show, and you can only marvel at how on earth the band managed to play with such intensity, night after night, for nigh-on sixteen years.
On this side of the Atlantic, RFTC were best known for their mid-90’s hit ‘On A Rope‘. A great tune, indeed, but by no means the best that the band had to offer. Check out ‘I’m Not Invisible‘ on the link above, and if you weren’t lucky enough to see them live, then be thankful for this chance to catch up on what you missed.
Oh, and be sure to play it LOUD. It’s what they would’ve wanted!
Alex Gosman