Celebrated graffiti artist Xenz will be exhibiting various artwork and designs at the Workshop in Bristol from 2nd February to 2nd March.
Xenz started getting up on the walls back in the 80’s differentiating himself from the others by his experimental use of colours and layers.
For more info about Xenz, visit his site: http://www.xenz.org
For more info about this exhibition and future shows at the Workshop visit http://www.wonderfulworkshop.com
Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell‘s new project, Satellite Party, will release its debut album called Ultra Payloaded in May.
The record will feature Flea, Fergie [from the Black Eyed Peas], Peter Hook and Thievery Corporation and is said to be a “musically eclecitc concept album”. A spokesperson for the project said:
“Satellite Party was born out of Farrell’s passionate belief that one step at a time people can change the world, and with this endeavor, he is launching a musical movement to do just that. Weaving together an array of genres with Farrell’s modernist thinking, the music of Satellite Party tells a story through a collaborative brain trust of artists, musicians and environmentalists called The Solutionists, who seek to redesign and come up with solutions for the world.”
Korn have announced their will be putting out an Unplugged album with 14 tracks, with the release date being February 19th.
The recording comes from a gig which took place in December in New York and also features Amy Lee and Robert Smith guesting. The tracklisting is:
Thoughtless
Blind
Hollow Life
Freak On A Leash (featuring Amy Lee)
Falling Away
Creep
Love Song
Got The Life
Twisted Transistor
Dirty
Coming Undone
Make Me Bad/In Between Days (featuring Robert Smith)
No One’s There
Throw Me Away
Illustrator of gnarly drawings of skulls and general gore French has a new exhibition, which seems to be highlighting his softer side, opening on 18th January.
High Priestess Of The Woods will preview on Jan 17th at the 102 West Bow, Edinburgh and runs until Feb 16th, check the flyer for more details, www.analoguebooks.co.uk or French’s own site www.tapedcopies.com
Lyon recently saw the acquisition of two new concrete bowls on the renovated banks of the Rhone River that runs through the centre of town.
As Crossfire mentioned in previous news, the project to get a skatepark built on the riverbank has been an arduous and heavily debated project, but finally the city gave the green light.
However, the architects and builders responsible for the peanut-shaped transitions were not skateboarders (you can see where this is heading…), so a replica of Marseille this is NOT. The coping hardly peeks out of the edges, and the angles have you safely below the speed limit. Despite these set backs, the bowls are free, in a safe area and good for beginners. The bigger bowl is approximately 2 meters deep, whilst the smaller version connected by a spine sits at a shallow 1m 50.
There are plans to have a ‘street park’ area built next to the bowls, but so far the designs have been deplorable. Local skaters are currently trying to get the designs fixed, but city officials usually follow the thought that whatever costs more must be better, and we all know who takes advantage of that naivety.
Hope is around the corner though, with skatepark designers and all around skate addicts, the Syndrom USSR cooperative, have placed a bid to try and get something done. This band of merry men from Marseille, have several successful skateparks designed and built throughout France, with new projects aimed for Bourgoin Jailleu, Annecy and a specially commissioned bowl for Carhartt in Hossegor.
Let this be a lesson to get involved and follow every step of the conception and creation of future skateparks wherever you live.
Globe is launching a new webfilm project that will feature riders from the team: United by fate.
Released through out the year, this project should shed light on day in the extraordinary life of professional skateboarders such as Chris Haslam, Mark Appleyard, Paul Machnau or Jake Duncombe, as well as a whole lot of sick skateboarding!
Watch the trailer here.
Hell Is For Heroes have posted a new song from their forthcoming self-titled album on their myspace.
The track, You’ve Got Hopes, can be heard by clicking the link below. There is no release date for the album as yet.
The nominations for this year’s Brit Awards have been announced, with Muse, Lily Allen and Gnarls Barkley chalking up a lot of nominations. They will take place on February 14th at Earls Court. The nominations are:
British Male Solo Artist
James Morrison
Jarvis Cocker
Lemar
Paolo Nutini
Thom Yorke
British Female Solo Artist
Amy Winehouse
Corinne Bailey Rae
Jamelia
Lily Allen
Nerina Pallot
British Group
Arctic Monkeys
Kasabian
Muse
Razorlight
Snow Patrol
Mastercard British Album
Amy Winehouse – ‘Back To Black’
Arctic Monkeys – ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’
Lily Allen – ‘Alright, Still’
Muse – ‘Black Holes And Revelations’
Snow Patrol – ‘Eyes Open’
British Single Shortlist
Corinne Bailey Rae – ‘Put Your Records On’
The Feeling – ‘Fill My Little World’
James Morrison – ‘You Give Me Something’
The Kooks – ‘She Moves In Her Own Way’
Leona Lewis – ‘A Moment Like This’
Lily Allen – ‘Smile’
Razorlight – ‘America’
Sandi Thom – ‘I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker’
Snow Patrol – ‘Chasing Cars’
Take That – ‘Patience’
Will Young – ‘All Time Love’
British Breakthrough Act
Corinne Bailey Rae
The Fratellis
James Morrison
The Kooks
Lily Allen
British Live Act
George Michael
Guillemots
Kasabian
Muse
Robbie Williams
International Male Solo Artist
Beck
Bob Dylan
Damien Rice
Jack Johnson
Justin Timberlake
International Female Solo Artist
Beyonce
Cat Power
Christina Aguilera
Nelly Furtado
Pink
International Group
The Flaming Lips
Gnarls Barkley
The Killers
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Scissor Sisters
International Album
Bob Dylan – ‘Modern Times’
Gnarls Barkley – ‘St Elsewhere’
Justin Timberlake – ‘FutureSex/LoveSounds’
The Killers – ‘Sam’s Town’
Scissor Sisters – ‘Ta-Dah’
International Breakthrough Act
Gnarls Barkley
Orson
The Raconteurs
Ray Lamontagne
Wolfmother
Outstanding Contribution To Music
Oasis
Fall Out Boy, fresh from working with Jay Z, have announced that Kanye West will be remixing a track from their upcoming album Infinity On High and it is rumoured that Fall Out Boy will be returning the favour by remixing a Kanye track.
The album is due out on February 5th with single This Ain’t A Scene, It’s An Arms Race being put out on January 29th.