Author: Crossfire

American rap group Dead Prez are coming over to the UK to raise awareness against the BNP with The Bigger Than Hip Hop Tour. The tour will include UK artists such as the brilliant Rodney P, Skitz and Klashnekoff and has been organised in association with Love Music, Hate Racism.

If you can get out and see one of the shows on this tour, which begins on April 27th and finishes in London on May 4th, make sure you go and support a great cause with some wicked music.

Money from the event will go to charities, including one that works in Ghana. And remember, supporting this is also a kick in the teeth for the BNP, and there’s nothing sweeter than that.

www.lovemusichateracism.com

Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty is in court today after pleading guilty to possessing crack, cannabis and heroin. The sentence given to him was a community order with 2 years’ supervision, an 18th month rehabilitation programme and a six month driving ban, meaning he avoided jail time, which had been a possibility.

The singer was already on probation for drug offences and was accused of possessing drugs twice, once in December and once in January and he is set to have a separate hearing next month regarding a review of his community service, for another drugs offence.

When will he ever learn?

www.babyshambles.com

Indie group The Rakes are taking an interesting step for their new live show by revealing they are going to play a set in a kebab shop!

The show, which will take place in East London on the 4th of May, will be invite only and is part of T-Mobile’s Street Gigs.

To be in with a chance of getting a ticket, hit up gigs.t-mobile-campaign.co.uk/joinus/ by midnight on Wednesday April 26 and you could be sharing a doner with the band!

www.therakes.co.uk

San Francisco’s Brian Jonestown Massacre, named after the legendary Rolling Stone guitarist, are about to tour the UK. The group, fronted by outspoken Anton Newcombe, who produces, singer, plays guitar and writers, has had 40 different members and they are now infamous thanks to their part in the cult film Dig, featuring the Dandy Warhols.

Make sure you catch them at one of the following dates:

May 14th – Birmingham Bar Academy
May 15th – Dublin Vicar Street
May 16th – Belfast Mandela Hall
May 18th – Liverpool Bar Fly
May 19th – All Tomorrow Parties
May 21st – Nottingham Rescue Rooms
May 23rd – Glasgow ABC 2
May 24th – Leeds Cockpit
May 25th – Sheffield Leadmill
May 26th – Manchester Academy 3
May 28th – Stoke On Trent Sugarmill
May 29th – Oxford Zodiac
May 30th – London Kings College
June 28th – London Koko

Check out www.brianjonestownmassacre.com for more.

Carl Barat, currently wowing indie kids with his new band Dirty Pretty Things, has said that he would like to work with Babyshambles frontman and of course fellow Libertine, Pete Doherty again one day.

He said that he was very upset at the split of The Libertines, saying Doherty was a shadow of his former self and that after the group split his [Barat’s] world fell apart.

www.dirtyprettythingsband.com

Iggy Pop and the Stooges are to release their first new record since 1973 it has been announced, with Steve Albini on production duties. The album is untitled at the moment, but it is expected to have a 2007 release.

Iggy told the Rolling Stone that the group experimented on the new album, so it will certainly be an interesting listen.

Meanwhile, the group are set to play Thurston Moore’s [of Sonic Youth] Nightmare Before Christmas event later on this year.

www.iggypop.com

Slayer have finished recording their first studio album in 5 years and are scheduled to release it on July 24th.

The follow up to God Hates Us All is the band’s first release for Warner Brothers and Rick Rubin on board as an executive producer.

A digital single is due out on June 6th and Kerry King has claimed that the new album will be “a riff-fest”. Watch this extremely metal space…

www.slayer.net