Outkast’s Andre 3000 is set to play the role of Sammy Davis Jr in an upcoming film according to a report in the New York Times.
The film will concentrate on the singer’s relationship with Kim Novak, which caused much controversy at the time because it was an inter-racial relationship. Andre 3000 has recently featured in the films Idlewild and Charlotte’s Web and is currently working with Will Ferrell on Semi-Pro.
Motley Crue’s Nikki Sixx has recently held a press conference to talk about his upcoming side project the Heroin Diaries.
The side project will feature a book and a soundtrack recorded by Sixx’s side project 6AM, Heroin Diaries will pick up the darker aspects of the band’s biography The Dirt and looks at the bass player’s decline into the world of drugs in the late 80s.
No Doubt will head back into the studio for their first album in six years, but Gwen Stefani won’t be with them.
The singer is currently on her solo album tour in America but the rest of the band have said that won’t stop them going into the studio. Adrian Young of the band said that the three musicians will lay down songs with music only and then Gwen will be laying vocals down when she’s done with her tour.
The record is expected to be ready for release in 2008.
The Bled have finished recording their new album, Silent Treatment.
The album will hit the shops in autumn and features 11 songs. The band said of the release:
“I’m not gonna barage you with a bunch of adjectives and cliche descriptions of what it sounds like, but just know that we are more confident and excited to be in this band now because of this record.”
Crossfire took Download Festival at Castle Donington by storm on Friday and Saturday night with killer sets from Enter Shikari, Gallows and our resident Crossfire DJs Zac Slack and the legendary James Sherry.
The Duracell Powerhouse tent was bursting at the seams by eleven, hundreds of metal fans rocking out, with classic metal hitting the airwaves on day one. Following their triumphant set on the Dimebag Darrell stage that evening, trance/rock upstarts Enter Shikari took to the decks around midnight on Friday, with fans packed into the tent, the crowds going mad for Slayer, Refused, Rage Against The Machine and even Madness!
Glo-sticks and mosh pits, head banging and raving all came together in a night that kicked everyone’s arse. Crowds spilt out into the pathway, everyone plastered in Crossfire stickers and partying like there was no tomorrow. Shikari’s 30 minute set went out the window, and 2 hours later, they were still rocking out to Slayer, with this live version of the ‘Heavy Shit Show‘.
Crossfire and Enter Shikari took partying to a whole new level….and then handed the gauntlet to Gallows for the live None More Punk show on Saturday night. The Crossfire Sound System was on 11 as Gallows destroyed the tent with their choices for a crowd of over 2000 people who just went nuts for 4 hours. who didn’t disappoint and tore the entire festival a new one.
Expect more in the very near future…
The White Stripes will be playing a one off show in London next week.
Jack and Meg White will play the Rivoli Ballroom in South London on June 12th, which has been called an “intimate and incredible setting”. Tickets for the gig will go on sale on June 11th via Live Nation and Gigs And Tours and will be limited to two per person.
Proceeds from the show will go to the Chelsea Pensioners’ Appeal, as well as charities supported by The London Pearly Kings and Queens Society.
Alan McGee is to join forces with radio DJ Gary Crowley to team up with Rockworld TV.
The channel, which goes out on Sky Channel 368, will see McGee and Crowley’s venture showcase the best in new music on their station.The show will feature 3 bands playing live every episode and the 3 bands lined up for the first episode, broadcast on July 20th are The Holloways, Reverend And The Makers and The Chavs.
Crowley will host his own show which will feature interviews and live performances and his first show, June 10th, will feature original Sex Pistol Glen Matlock.
Throwdown have posted a new song up from their upcoming album.
Venom & Tears is due for release in early August and the track taken from it, which you can check out by clicking the link at the bottom is called Holy Roller. Frontman Dave Peters said:
“We kinda went back to our roots as far as what got us into playing music, rather than sticking to what got us into hardcore…When we wrote Haymaker (2003) that’s about as bare bones and raw as it gets, add four years later of playing and touring together to that and we’ve developed quite a ways with influences, execution and fuck it we’ll play a solo if we want to too.”
The Dead 60s are to release their new album in August.
Time To Take Sides will be out on 13th August and will be preceeded by the single Stand Up which is out digitally on July 30th with a physical release set for August 6th. To support these releases the band will be touring the following places:
June
18th – Soho Revue Bar, London
July
24th – Marquee, Hertford
25th – Charlotte, Leicester
29th – Faversham, Leeds
31st – Leadmill, Sheffield
August
2nd – Empire, Middlesbrough
3rd – Tunnels, Aberdeen
4th – King Tuts, Glasgow
5th – Cluny, Newcastle
8th – Roadhouse, Manchester
9th – Dingwalls, London
11th – Thekla, Bristol
12th – Fez, Reading
14th – Pressure Point, Brighton
15th – Academy, Liverpool
17th – Club Nirvana, Wigan
18th – Fibbers, York
Bez and his mates will be back touring as the Happy Mondays have announced a new set of dates.
The band will be supported by The Sunshine Underground to follow up their very popular sold out summer dates. The full tour listing is:
September:
27th – Nottingham Rock City
28th – Glasgow Carling Academy
October:
1st – Sheffield Octagon
2nd – Newcastle Carling Academy
3rd – Bristol Carling Academy
5th – Oxford Zodiac
6th – Brixton Carling Academy
8th – Norwich Uea
9th – Southampton Guildhall
10th – Leeds University
12th – Birmingham Carling Academy
13th – Liverpool Carling Academy