Portishead have announced the band is only a day away from finishing their third album.
Geoff Barrow posted on the band’s wesite saying that they have been in London putting the finishing touches to the follow up to their 1997 self-titled album. Barrow said:
“I think one more day messing about with it and it will be done. Then into the wonderful world of mastering…[the band are now] working on some art work and getting the live stuff together.”
The Hold Steady are ready to record their new album.
Singer Craig Finn recently spoke after the band’s show in Providence and said that they have much of the material ready to be recorded and even played one of the songs Ask Her For Adderall at the show. The plan is to start recording in December though Finn has yet to put vocals to most of the music. He went on to say:
“It sounds like the rest of our stuff. It’s hard for me to tell what’s different. I haven’t finished lyrics at all. Writing a record to me is like doing a crossword puzzle, there’s that last one on the bottom and once you get that one the rest of them it gets really easy. I don’t have that one yet, but I have a lot of the other ones”
Another band splitting up is The Blood Brothers.
The news of the split was confirmed by Justin Pearson on the Three One G forums and there have been no announcements about farewell shows. The band had found themselves without a label in January when their then label V2 was all but shot down.
If it isn’t bloody microscooters getting in your way at skateparks, then it’s some kid being a dick on a pogostick.
Or should that be pogodick.
Some kid managed to fall into the main bowl in Cedaredge, USA and smack his head pretty bad because he was fucking around on a pogostick, so the local council have closed the park. The reaction to the closure has not been good, but read the full story for more info.
Leave it in the 80’s mate.
http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2007/10/20/102007_9b_skate_park_closed.html
Some Girls have split up.
The band, who released material over a number of labels including Epitaph gave no explanation for the break up but pointed out where some of the members were.
Bassist Justin Pearson and guitarist Charles Roswell are working on new material with Ground Unicorn Horn, vocalist Wes Eisold has a new project, drummer Sal Gallegos is working with Geronimo.
Wow, wow, fucking wow.
Everyone’s favourite artsy skateboard company Alien Workshop is getting ready to release their latest video masterpiece, Mind Field.
Most skateboarders will tell you Photosynthesis is the best video ever made but by the looks of the new trailer, Mind Field might just top that.
www.awsfilmworks.com
A full album stream from Avenged Sevenfold has been made available.
The group’s new self-titled album is due out at the end of October but you can check it out before that by clicking right here.
The Weakerthans first two albums will be reissued.
Epitaph will be doing the reissuing after the records became unavailable through G7 Welcoming Committee Records who had stocked them previously. Epitaph will reissue Fallow and Left And Leaving though there is no word on their Watermark EP. The band recently released Reunion Tour.
The Plan B team took a trip to Holland recently for a mini tour and gather some buttery smooth tech skills on camera for you lot.
Bolts catches all round, and if you remember that they are giving this footage away free, then think how good the upcoming video will be.
Nollie flip crook over to www.planbskateboarding.com to have a peep.
Get your ‘rewind’ button at the ready. The Gonz, Jason Lee and Danny Way skate Paris as Spike Jonze mans the camera.
Some of this tape ended up in ‘Video Days’ but most hit the cutting room floor. It’s hard to imagine this was going down over 15 years ago. This footage appears in the new Man Who Souled The World video, watch out for a review of that very soon on Crossfire.