The Pipettes release their new single, Judy, today [September 25th] and you can catch the band playing it and songs from their album live at one of the following dates:
September:
25th – Academy 3, Manchester
26th – Garage, Glasgow
28th – University, Newcastle
29th – Koko, London
30th – Leadmill, Sheffield
You can also check the video for the single by clicking one of the below.
Windows Media
Quicktime
The Motorettes have announced they will play some dates in the UK, starting this week. If you want to see them, then head on over to one of these dates:
September:
25th – Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne
27th – Kings College London
29th – Islington Academy London
October:
4th – Leeds Faversham *Club NME Leeds
6th – Swansea University Swansea
11th – Warwick University (s/ The View)Warwick
13th – Camden Proud Galleries London
26th – 53 Degrees Preston
27th – Hull Pozition (club night) Hull
28th – Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield
Comets On Fire have released their new album Avatar and will be supporting it by playing some dates across the UK. To check out the group that have been described as a Fela/Sun Ra/Crazy Horse hybrid, check these dates:
October:
6th – London, ICA
7th – Nottingham, The Boat House
8th – Glasgow, Mono
10th – Galway, Roisin Dubh
11th – Belfast, Black Box
12th – Dublin, Whelans
Glaswegian band Mogwai have performed the score for the upcoming film Zidane, a film about the world class footballer by Douglas Gordon.
The film, which opens on September 29th, was filmed during a Real Madrid match by 17 synchronised cameras. The soundtrack, released on October 30th, was written and recorded by Mogwai after having recorded their Mr Beast album, and will be preceded by a 10″ single on October 16th.
Meanwhile local Ray Lemaire has a gallery exhibition launching this coming Monday 25th September at In On The Green at Thorpe Close.
The gallery ends on 16th October and will feature many meanwhile Skate park locals, so get down there.
Visit www.iotg.co.uk for all info.
Limited 7″ vinyl pressings are one fo the best inventions that us music lovers can have on offer but it’s especially satisfying when the tunes are fresh and wild like this one.
The Vitamins are a 4-piece, London based band that have the rhythm and blues behind them joined at the hip with lead singer Rebecca’s exquisite voice and soulful songwriting. The outcome is a filthy, well produced stomp put together by Daniel Lindegren and mixed by Jon Gray (The Coral, The Subways, The Zutons) that literally has you singing along after the first verse.
But the beauty of the 7″ is the fact that you can flip it and on the flipside of this little gem you will find “Medicine” and this b-side is a cutting edge punk fuelled explosion that you have to have more of once it slices you open.
This single overall is catchy, dirty and a must have, so stop reading this dribble and go buy one. Out on 25th September.
PJ Harvey has said that she’ll be releasing a Peel Sessions album on October 23rd. The album will feature tracks recorded on Peel’s radio show between 1991 and 2004 and will contain 12 songs. The track listing is:
29.10.91
Oh My Lover
Victory
Sheela-Na-Gig
Water
02.03.93
Naked Cousin
Wang Dang Doodle
05.09.96
Losing Ground
Snake
That Was My Veil
10.11.00
This Wicked Tongue
Beautiful Feeling
John Peel Tribute 16.12.04
You Come Through
A documentary will be premiered about Love, and its recently deceased frontman Arthur Lee, at the National Film Theatre on October 27th and will also be shown at the Brixton Ritzy on October 29th. The documentary, by Chris Hall and Mike Kerry, will focus on their first 3 albums and also features interviews with the other band members.
Meanwhile, the first ever Nirvana DVD will be released on November 13th. Live! Tonight! Sold Out had been available on video and had been released in 1994. But the title will now come out on DVD with remastered audio and visual, and will feature many extras and perhaps even some new footage. The film follows the band from 1991 to 1994.
In case you think that’s forum talk for something pornographic or explicit, let me translate: The United Kingdom Skateboarding Association is keeping the pulse of various Skater Owned Skateshops around the UK through features and interviews on their site.
This week’s focus is on Motel 6, and a fortnight ago it was Mischief Skatestore.
Contact this dude: mark@ukskate.org.uk if you want to get your SOS on the map, and brows the site to keep connected with what’s going on behind the till.
The premiere of the much anticipated American Hardcore movie dropped in NYC this week followed by after-party with Flipper (!?!)
Bert Q tells us that there were a lot of of ageing punk rockers there: Bobby Steele, assorted Agnostic Front guys, Vic Bondi, Bad Brains, and er, Moby (go figure).
The movie opens this Friday in NYC but will it reach the UK cinema screens? Who knows but we will have a copy of the movie reviewed for you as soon as we can blag one…
watch the trailer here..