Anyone over the age of 12 shouldn’t like Harry Potter. Fact.
However, at least the actor Daniel Radcliffe has redeemed himself by saying his favourite band at the moment is The Hold Steady. And… er… that’s it.
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Author: Crossfire
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US Punk film released
The documentary Punk’s Not Dead has hit US cinemas this weekend.
The film which lokos at the evolution of punk rock, features interviews with many prominent punk artists and some rare concert footage. With the likes of the Ramones, Billy Idol, Henry Rollins and Social Distortion in it, you know it’s worth seeing.
Though describing Good Charlotte as punk is pushing it to the verge of ridicule…
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Rise Against plan new record
Zach Blair from Rise Against has spoken about the band’s new album.
The new guitarist stated that once the band finish their current tour, they will head out to the International Taste Of Chaos tour with The Used, Aiden and Gallows where they will hit Europe, New Zealand, Japan, Australia and Asia and once that’s done, a new record will be written and recorded.
To read their interview with Crossfire, click right here.
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Danny Wainwright joins Xyn
Danny Wainwright has hooked up with the art & skate collective Xynthetic.
The skater and artist has joined the Xyn team and will hit up both sides of the spectrum for them. Gav from Xynthetic said:
“I can’t tell you how STOKED i am (and we all are) to have Danny on-board to have a world-record-holder, pro-skater, super-artistically-gifted and genuine all-around-super-nice-guy is just the best, another very welcome addition to the stellar collective we have now!
Not just a legend on a board, DW’s joining us on the artistic front too, laying his mad skills to boards and whatever else may come in the future, so be sure to keep peeled for that too!”
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No No Fugee La La
The Fugees won’t be reuniting according to Pras.
The trio got together briefly in 2004 and were reported to be starting on new material, but Pras has told Billboard Magazine that though he and Wyclef were working towards something, Lauryn Hill is “in her zone” and that he was “fed up with that shit”. He went on to say:
“Here she is, blessed with a gift, with the opportunity to rock and give and she’s running on some bullshit? I’m a fan of Lauryn’s but I can’t respect that.”
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Siouxsie goes solo
Siouxsie of Siouxsie & The Banshees is releasing a solo album.
Mantaray will feature 10 tracks and will be released in October. Reports are saying that the album will feature modern glam, industrial rhythms and an expansive sound. The tracklist is:
‘Into A Swan’
‘About to Happen’
‘Here Comes that Day’
‘Loveless’
‘If it Doesn’t Kill You’
‘One Mile Below’
‘Drone Zone’
‘Sea of Tranquility’
‘They Follow You’
‘Heaven and Alchemy’
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RX Bandits hit the UK
RX Bandits have announced some UK tour dates.
The band will hit these shores after playing some dates in the States in support of their latest album “…And The Battle Begun“. The dates are:
September
18th – Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
19th – Cavern Club, Exeter
20th – Solus Bar, Cardiff
21st – Zodiac, Oxford
22nd – Sugarmill, Stoke on Trent
23rd – Cathouse, Glasgow,
25th – KIngs College, London
26th – Academy 2, Newcastle
27th – Barfly, Birmingham
28th – Academy 3, Manchester
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Elliot Smith book on its way
A book featuring revealing and intimate photos of Elliot Smith is being published.
Autumn De Wilde took many photos which have been kept away from the limelight and will publish them in the book alongside interviews and a CD of previously unreleased songs.
The book features conversations with Smith’s collaborators and will have forewords written by Beck and Chris Walla from Death Cab For Cutie.
The book will be out in November.
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Fiddy talks a bunch of shiddy
50 Cent is a chump.
Yes, I know we all know that, but it’s worth saying again. He recently had a dig at Ghostface and has now dissed Nas for being “weird” because he reads books.
So first of all he has a dig at one of Wu Tang, who could piss on a microphone and sound better than him, then he has a go at Nas, universally considered one of the best mainstream rappers ever, because the man reads books.
Maybe Fiddy is just jealous because he can’t read? The big beefy dickhead.
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Klaxons mystery track?
The Klaxons were as surprised as anyone to find that the B-side of their limited edition 7-inch was in fact a song not by them.
500 copies of the new single ‘It’s Not Over Yet’ were pressed with an etching on the B-side, which upon closer inspection turned out to be a random song by a mystery artist.
Simon Taylor from the band said: “I think the people at the pressing plant have their eyes on different pies, because whenever we have an etched vinyl, something always break or goes wrong with it.”
He added: “I used to get really into those fan websites where people would claim that there was some kind of link between the hidden tracks and the other ones. I like the idea that there is some sort of magic behind it. Maybe there is.”
So is it any good? Go to www.nme.com and have a listen.