Death Skateboards have posted Ableye’s video feature on Dan Cates overnight so if you missed this the first time round here’s a chance to find out all about what goes down in A Day In The Life with one of Death’s lifelong members. Odd shaped decks, the Death office and much more can be found in these 2 episodes, there’s a 3rd lurking on interweb but the sound has been nabbed by the powers to be for some reason but enjoy these 2 anyway.
Seems like everyone loves the good old 10 tricks thing these days. Here’s Tom Day at the X-Site plaza in Skegness knocking 10 out for the North East massive.
Blueprint have been out on the road in the build up to their video premiere this Sunday. Enjoy this clip of Danny Brady, Marty Murawski, Paul Shier, Jon Nyugen, Fred Gall skating a huge indoor park in Columbus, Ohio.
Slamdunk festival has added a host of new bands to its ever expanding line-up, including Young Guns, Sonic Boom Six and Your Demise.
Also added to the bill are Devil Sold His Soul, Crime in Stereo, The Wonder Years, Blackhole, Azriel and Random Hand.
The main Slamdunk festival is set to take place in London and Leeds on May 29th and 30th, with headliners New Found Glory, Alkaline Trio and Against Me.
The Chemical Brothers will release a brand new album this summer entitled, Further.
The band has collaborated with long term visual collaborators Adam Smith and Marcus Lyall, for the record which shall be released on June 7th. There will be a short film accompanying each of the record’s eight tracks, which shall be premiered alongside the duo’s gigs at the Camden Roundhouse this May. These films will later be released as a special edition DVD version of the record.
The Chemical Brothers will play;
May
20th – London, Roundhouse
21st – London, Roundhouse
22nd – London, Roundhouse
23rd – London, Roundhouse
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster have announced details of a huge tour of the UK, spanning 21 dates.
The Brighton band will begin the tour in May and won’t finish until June, playing in support of their forthcoming album ‘Blood and Fire’, released on May 17th.
Eighties Matchbox will play the following shows;
April
27th – Cambridge Haymakers
28th – Guildford Boileroom
30th – Bedford Esquires
May
1st – Harlow Square
10th – Leicester Sumo
11th – Cardiff Barfly
12th – Southampton Joiners
15th – Poole Chords
16th – Oxford Bullingdon
17th – Reading Sub 89
19th – Liverpool Krazyhouse
20th – Leeds Cockpit
21st – Stoke Sugarmill
22nd – Sheffield Corporation
24th – Newcastle Cluny
25th – Glasgow Stereo
26th – Aberdeen Tunnels
27th – Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire
28th – York Duchess
June
2nd – Birmingham Hare & Hounds
3rd – London Garage
Camden Barfly
27.03.10
With a band name like fun. you know you’re going to be in for a good time. A matinee show is always a weird one (this one is made slightly stranger by a scattering of drunkenly obliterated yobs), but fun. pull it off. It’s their first ever trip over to the UK and this gig makes their total appearances in London higher than the gigs they’ve played in their native New York!
The love for fun. at the show is clear to see as fans sing along heartily to every word despite their debut album not yet being properly released in the UK! Every song in their hour-long set is a stone-cold hit with tracks like ‘At Least I’m Not As Sad…’, ‘All The Pretty Girls’ and ‘Walking The Dog’ going down a storm. Singer Nate Ruess commands the crowd with the perfect blend of graciousness, excitement and cockiness. His voice is one that absolutely penetrates the air with its clean cut melodic lines no matter what background noise and accompanying band instrumentation surrounds him.
The harmonies and melodies are the driving force behind the fun. sound. Quirky indie-pop with a very Beach Boys sound that also takes cues from the likes of Queen and even musicals. Everything is executed with a perfect balance of vigour and precision, leaving no person in the audience in any doubt that this is a band who knows their craft. The six people on stage are totally in tune with one another and bring the songs from the band’s debut album ‘Aim & Ignite’ to life in the most engaging of ways. Each and every person in the crowd is attentive and they all leave with a smile on their face.
Winegums.
The Matts (Rubano and Fazzi) have left Taking Back Sunday. Sad times. However, it seems that the band are now returning to their roots with original members John Nolan and Shawn Cooper re-joining the band following their departure several years ago. Who would’ve thunk it?!
Back to the old-school it is… (hopefully).
fun. took London by storm last week and you can check out a free download from their forthcoming album ‘Aim & Ignite’ here.
The band are all set to return to these shores for those left salivating for more. May will see fun. taking in a little more of the UK including an appearance at Dot To Dot. It’s going to be FUN!
Fri 21 May Liverpool Sound City
Sat 22 May Glasgow Stag and Dagger
Sun 23 May Leeds Cockpit 2
Mon 24 May Brighton Prince Albert
Tue 25 May London Kings College
Thu 27 May Kingston New Slang
Sat 29 May Bristol Dot to Dot
Sun 30 May Nottingham Dot to Dot
Mon 31 May Manchester Dot to Dot
Jaguar Love are set to grace these shores once more at the Great Escape festival in Brighton. Stay tuned for details!
In the meantime, check out the rather brilliant video for ‘Up All Night’, from forthcoming album ‘Hologram Jams’ which will be released on 26th April in the UK.