Sanctuary Records has closed down.
The label which previously housed the likes of The Charlatans, Morrissey and Spiritualized was bought by Universal Music last month and had lost over £56 million in the last financial year.
It is expected that artists still signed to the defunct label will continue on one of Universal’s labels.
A musical based on Morrissey songs is being planned.
Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant, who star in Reno 911 and wrote Night At The Museum has outlined plans to bring the former Smiths’ man to Broadway saying:
“I have an outline in my head, like ‘Mamma Mia’- type musical but with them music of Morrissey called ‘I’ve Changed My Plea To Guilty’. It’s for a very diehard set of fans.”
Barrell of laughs…
Does It Offend You Yeah? have announced a number of tour dates. And here they are in all their glory:
September
13th – Brighton Audio
14th – London Egg
15th – Bedford Hungry Bears
17th – Glasgow King Tuts
18th – Manchester Academy
19th – Leeds Champion
20th – Sheffield The Small Plug
22nd – Birmingham Academy
23rd – Oxford Academy
24th – Northampton Soundhauz
25th – Stoke The Underground
26th – Mansfield The Mill
27th – Wrexham Central Station
29th – Nottingham [2 shows]
30th – Southampton The Joiners
October
1st – Exeter The Cavern
3rd – Hertford Marquee
4th – October The Fez
8th – London Barfly
From Autumn To Ashes have announced the return of a former member.
Mike Pilato, who filled the bass slot from 2000 to 2004 and was part of Too Bad You’re Beautiful and The Fiction We Live has returned to the band. FATA are about to go on tour with Strike Anywhere and Silverstein to support Hold A Wold By The Ears.
The We’re Ok EurOk Girl & Chocolate Tour video from their excursion throughout Europe this summer is now live on Crailtap.
Featuring silky smooth skating from Sean Malto, Jeron Wilson, Devine Calloway, Justin Eldridge, Brandon Biebel, Jesus Fernandez, and Rick McCrank, and also a couple of background props from our very own Moose!
Give it a while to load, this video is so hi-def it makes real life look dull, but has got me hyped to skate a lot recently.
Click here to view skateboard wonderment
Agnostic Front are releasing a new 7″ called For My Family on September 25th.
The release will feature two songs from their new album Warriors – For My Family and Dead To Me with the track Break The Chains being recorded exclusively for the release.
Led Zeppelin have confirmed they will reunite this year.
Robert Plant confirmed the rumours by saying he was going to meet Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones. It is thought that the reunion will only be a one off gig which will possibly take place at London’s O2 at the end of this year.
The Game is to stand trial for 3 felony charges.
The rapper allegedly pulled a gun after punching a player on a basketball team and threatened to shoot him.
He has been ordered to appear in court to face counts of making of making criminal threats, possession of a firearm in a school zone and exhibiting a firearm on the grounds of a facility for minors according to reports.
Naughty boy isn’t he?
Dillinger Escape Plan‘s tour of Europe with Messhugah has been cancelled.
An announcement from DEP said that they were looking forward to the tour but they are leaving it up to Meshuggah to comment on why the tour was cancelled, which seems to say it all.
DEP confirmed they are looking to set up a new tour and will announce the dates as soon as possible.
New Found Glory, who recently tattooed Gallows frontman Frank on stage at Reading, have posted the first video from new album From The Screen To Your Stereo Part II, which is due out in mid-September. Check it: