Love US punk rock and hardcore? Obsessed by it’s roots, the albums, the 7″‘s, the energy, the blood, the guts, the scene? Well, a new site has emerged on our radar today that could help you become even more emerged in the Washington DC punk scene.
Check out www.yellowarrow.net//capitolofpunk/ that features video interviews with Ian Mackaye and many other Dischord band members throughout the various areas of Washington.
Globe Shoes have sent us a nice neat edit from their Slaughter at the Opera event from last month for your viewing pleasure.
Click here for the full story in film.
A-Trak is hitting the UK in May.
The 1997 World DMC Champion will be bringing his hip hop and electro fuelled DJ sets to the venues below. He’ll also be releasing a 45 minute Nike Plus track, following in the steps of Aesop Rock:
1st – Paradise Factory, Manchester
2nd – Fabric, London
8th – Notting Hill Arts Club, London
15th – Cargo, London
24th – Dot To Dot Festival, Bristol
25th – Dot To Dot Festival, Nottingham
In the meantime, you can check out his remix of Sinden’s Beeper right here.
Maximo Park will be playing a charity event at the Forum in May.
The band will be joined by Mystery Jets, Blood Red Shoes & Pete And The Pirates in Kentish Town on May 28th in aid of The Royal Marsden Hospital and the No Surrender Charitable Trust.
The show was put together by Maximo Park after their good friend Jason Boas was diagnosed with terminal cancer and Claudia Anselmetti, who tragically died of cancer three years ago.
Tickets are £20 and are on sale now.
The DuFFs Concrete Carnage event is back for another year at Rom Skatepark.
Sunday June 22nd is the date for the sesh that will see UK riders from the DuFFs UK team, Creature Skateboards and Independent Trucks.
Paramore will release their new single in May.
That’s What You Get will be released on May 12th and is taken from their album Riot. The band also announced some dates around their Give It A Name appearances in Sheffield and London [May 10th & 11th].
May 12th – Academy, Glasgow
June 2nd – RDS Simmions Court, Dublin
June 4th – Guildhall, Portsmouth
June 5th – Rock City, Nottingham
Deftones recently updated fans on their new album.
Eros will be started on April 14th with Terry Date producing it. They went on to say:
“Hard for me to describe what this record will sound like. So far, it’s shaping up to be our most unorthodox piece of work, not only sound-wise but the way a lot of the songs have come about. There is also some of that good old “fuck you, I hope you die!” aggression I know a lot of you love and miss from us. So thats about it for now. Will keep you posted.”
Robin Finck has rejoined Nine Inch Nails.
The guitarist played with the band in the mid 90s as well as in 2000 and has been brought back in after the band announced a number of US shows, including the Lollapalooza festival in August.
Finck has also worked for Guns N Roses, being drafted in to replace Slash and worked on the will-it-ever-be-released? album Chinese Democracy.
Terror have released a song from their new album.
The Damned, The Shamed will be released on June 10th and will be their debut for Century Media. You can hear Relentless Through And Through on their MySpace page by clicking the link below.
Rumours are circulating that Vans will host Go Skateboarding Day this year on Saturday 21st June with Independent Trucks in Manchester.
People will congregate at the Pump Cage, then hit the streets on a route that will be planned to end at Central Skatepark. Look out for more info at www.vans.co.uk