The monster that is Pendulum has been rocking the Crossfire office for some weeks now. Their party stuffed evil drum and bass and rock is catching on so much that the current tour across the UK was a complete sell out!
Check out the video below for new single Granite, not only is this song sick, the video fucking rocks.
Abjekt can’t get enough of these cats so he’s counting his lucky stars that there is a new False Hopes on the way.
Each member of Doomtree releases a False Hopes CD showcasing their incredible talent and this time round its the time of producer extraordinaire and all round shades wearing badman Paper Tiger.
He has posted up a teaser of the CD with small clips taken from it and it sounds fresh as hell, so head on over to his myspace below and check it out. Don’t forget to order that shit as soon as it’s available too!
Metric are set to release their first-ever live DVD in February.
The DVD will be titled Live At Metropolis and will feature the band’s sold out performance in Montreal whilst touring their album Live It Out. There will also be 3 music videos included on the disc. The tracklist is:
‘Live it Out’
‘Glass Ceiling’
‘Wet Blanket’
‘Too Little Too Late’
‘Poster of a Girl’
‘Patriarch on a Vespa’
‘Monster Hospital’
‘Handshakes’
‘The Police and the Private’
‘Hustle Rose’
‘Combat Baby’
‘Dead Disco’
‘Love is a Place’
Music Videos:
‘Monster Hospital’
‘Poster of a Girl’
‘Empty’
Nice and simple news: Jeffrey Lewis is playing Cargo on December 18th.
Crossfire love him and so should you. See you there!
Comeback Kid are planning a live DVD.
The Canadian band have started recording live footage and backstage antics for the DVD whilst touring Europe with Cancer Bats, Parkway Drive, This Is Hell and The Warriors. Discussing the DVD, the band said:
“When we get to Leipzig on November 23 we will be shooting the live show with a full camera crew. So basically what we’re asking is get out to the shows get as crazy as you can stagediving, singing along or getting interviewed while waiting in line outside before the show and you may find yourself on our DVD.”
The NME Shockwaves Awards Tour 2008 line up has been announced.
The Cribs will headline the tour, which kicks off in Belfast in January, with Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong, Does It Offend You Yeah? and The Ting Tings completing the bill. The opening slot, taken by The Ting Tings has previously been filled by Kaiser Chiefs, Coldplay and Franz Ferdinand. The dates are:
January:
29th – Belfast Mandela Hall (January 29)
30th – Dublin Ambassador Theatre (30)
February:
1st – Glasgow Barrowland (February 1)
2nd – Manchester Academy (2)
3rd – Newcastle Carling Academy (3)
4th – Lincoln Engine Shed (4)
6th – Birmingham Carling Academy (6)
7th – Liverpool University (7)
8th – Leeds University (8)
11th – Sheffield Octagon (11)
12th – Nottingham Rock City (12)
13th – Norwich UEA (13)
15th – Cambridge Corn Exchange (15)
16th – Leicester University (16)
17th – Oxford Carling Academy (17)
19th – Bristol Carling Academy (19)
20th – Cardiff University (20)
21st – Portsmouth Pyramid (21)
22nd – London Brixton Academy (22)
The unsung heroes of any skateboard videos are the directors, producers, editors and filmers that make them. In the case of Lakai’s Fully Flared, the man behind all of those is Ty Evans.
Whilst you sit at home pissing yourself excited about the premiere on Sunday, have a read about what Ty says about the most epic production since Titanic.
Smashing Pumpkins have announced a new string of UK dates for next year.
Billy Corgan’s band will return to support this year’s album Zeitgeist by playing the following four shows in February 2008:
12th – Glasgow SECC
14th – Nottingham Arena
15th – Manchester MEN Arena
16th – London 02 Arena
The Works Skatepark is celebrating their 4th birthday on Monday 26th November.
The birthday party means free entry to all members, so to join all the jollities and help them celebrate, head down from midday to 10pm for a riot!
The idea is for you to make the Volcom Stone your own. Paint on it. Draw on it. Cut and Paste stuff onto it. Customise it any way you see fit…
This competition will be running from Thursday 17th November until Saturday 1st December in selected stores. All you need to do is head to any Volcom retailer to pick up your blank 3D Stone and return it back to the store by a 1st December, fully customised. This customisation is down to your imagination. Anything goes.
We can’t wait for a glimpse into your twisted minds.