Covent Garden hosted a launch party for the collaboration between DC Shoes and New Era caps on Thursday 19th November at The Hospital.
Free liquor and canapes were served in the clinical, smokeless room where ltd edition decks hung from the walls until they were stolen and all the booze had run dry and DJ Goldie had left the crime scene…evidence below.
The King Blues will release their single Mr Music Man on November 27th on 3 track CD and download.
The CD will also feature a new track entitled If Genghis Khan Then Why Can’t I?, a new mix of the Mr Music Man demo and a video of the band are they successfully beat Status Quo’s record of most gigs in one day – playing in London, Birmingham, Sheffield, Leeds, Glasgow and back to London in 24 hours!
You can check out the video right now on youtube:
Isle Of Wight’s The Bees are back on tour in preparation for their third album, which is due to be released in early 2007. The group are now heading out after having just completed a Highlands and Islands tour, roadtesting their new album Octopus.
November:
21st – Southsea Pier
22nd – London KCLSU
26th – Stoke Sugarmill
27th – Glasgow Oran Mor
28th – Hull The Welly Club
29th – Manchester Club Academy
Air will release their new album Pocket Symphony on March 5th next year, as their follow up to 2004’s Talkie Walkie. The album will feature 12 songs and includes artists such as Jarvis Cocker and Neil Hannon guesting.
The tracklisting is as follows:
1. Space maker
2. Once upon a time
3. Hell of a party
4. Napalm love
5. Mayfair song
6. Left bank
7. Photograph
8. Mer du Japon
9. Lost message
10. Somewhere between walking and sleeping
11. Redhead girl
12. Night sight
Milton Keynes’ Capdown are back in 2007 with a new album, which will hit shops in early February. Their third LP, Wind-Up Toys, will feature 12 new songs including the download only Home Is Where The Start Is and the upcoming release Keeping Up Appearances. The album is produced by Hundred Reasons’ guitarist Larry Hibbitt.
The tracklist for the album is:
1. ‘Truly Dead’
2. ‘Blood, Sweat And Fears’
3. ‘Wind Up Toys’
4. ‘Terms And Conditions Apply’
5. ‘Surviving The Death Of A Genre’
6. ‘No Matter What’
7. ‘Thrash Tuesday’
8. ‘Generation Next’
9. ‘Keeping Up Appearances’
10. ‘Strictly Business’
11. ‘Community Service’
12. ‘Home Is Where The Start Is’
And the band are currently on the Kerrang! Most Wanted tour:
November
26th – Birmingham Barfly
27th – London Barfly
28th – Cardiff Barfly
29th – York Barfly
30th – Glasgow Barfly
December
1st – Aberdeen Moshulu
2nd – Edinburgh Exchange
3rd – Liverpool Barfly
In case you missed the audio-visual delicacy that had the entire skate industry pushing back release deadlines in a vain attempt to top the ridiculously high standard that was Gnargore the DVD, pin back those eyelids and take the phone off the hook because the Gnargore Experience is about to double up in a brand new DVD entitled Bare Merk!
This feature presentation will introduce, or re-introduce, us to the extraordinary talents of Tom Gillespie, Wig Smith, James Brewer, Dan Jordan, Tom Yaxley, Reuben Binns, Tom Hinton, Arran Burrows, Ross McAbe, Neil Roberts, Dave Bailey, Lloyd Johnson, Joel Taylor and friends.
The release of this banger is set for early 2007, with a premiere at Idela skateshop, Birmingham. For more info click here.
I hate to think what skateboarding might become without the creative input and dedication of certain individuals… Pontus Alv is right up there with the best of them, and his new project is yet another string to his bow. Le Boxx is an exhibition celebrating the art of skate creation via the medium of the ramps we ride.
A spined mini ramp with a symbolic cross shaped tombstone/wallride has been built inside the Stapelbaddsparken, in Malmo, Sweden, and shall stay there throughout the entire month of December. Visit the Bryggeriet website for the introduction, photos, blog and more.
A track from the new Sonic Youth rarities and b-sides album The Destroyed Room, has been made available online.
The album will be released in mid-December and features 3 previously unreleased tracks and material from their 2001 Noho Furniture Sessions. The track below is called Kim’s Chords.
Yungun & Mr Thing
Scala
02.11.2006
The packed out Scala warmed up with Imperial Leisure, a shockingly bad ska band who, as far as I’m concerned, should never have been on the bill. After they’d finished however, the real show got into full swing with Yungun and Mr Thing taking the stage with Devise on hype duty. Opening up with Jackin’ For Breaks, the UK act showed their worth, rapping over various other tracks and getting the crowd that bit more excited.
Mr Thing busted out a nice solo, hitting some one-handed scratch routines, before Devise got a chance to do his thing over some faster paced music. But their highlight was the brilliant Dancing Shoes, cutting the audience in half for some hugely well received call and response, before having the entire place bust out their moves for the track.
With the audience suitably ready, Ugly Duckling took to the stage with DJ Young Einstein throwing up some People Under The Stairs as their introduction. Andy Cooper then proclaimed that King’s Cross was the first place they stayed when they first came over 6 or so years ago… and it was still as shitty as it was back then! With the opening salvo of Let It Out, Yudee and Pass It On, the crowd were dancing and hollering before they’d even got into full swing on the stage.
But when Einstein brought out his trust dookie gold rope and Eye On The Gold Chain rang out, we knew we were in top gear. Rio De Janeiro and A Little Samba came either side of Pick Up Lines, where Dizzy attempted to chat up a girl using first an American line and then a British one – Do you work for the Royal Mail? Because I swear you were checking my package – before finishing up with Turn It Up and Smack.
One thing you know you’ll get when you see UD is a brilliant live show, packed with fun and smiling people, and this time didn’t disappoint. Though it was full to bursting point, there wasn’t one push or shove as everyone found their own tiny bit of space to dance in. A brilliant performance by an always amazing live act.
Abjekt
[Photo from www.myspace.com/yungunmusic ]
Bjork and The Sugarcubes got back together for one night only last week in Laugardalsholl, Reykjavik.
It was the first time the band had played together in 14 years and marked the 20th anniversary of the record label Smekkleysa SM and their first single Birthday.
You can check out footage of them playing the Icelandic version of Birthday at the show by clicking right here.