Brother Ali has announced a free EP over the weekend.
The MC, who also dropped a new video for the Jake One produced Shine On, has said that the EP, entitled The Bite Marked Heart, will be released today [Monday 13th] with production from Jake One and Atmosphere’s Ant.
You know the usual, click the video below and crank it!
Burial is back with a new EP on Hyperdub.
The vinyl isn’t yet available, but the digital can be purchased on Hyperdub’s store online. The EP is his first release single the limited edition team-up with Massive Attack and is sure to be gobbled up by everyone and their cat.
Make sure you head over to the Hyperdub site to listen to the track and purchase it if you so desire.
Brother Ali will be hitting the UK as part of his European Tour in May.
The Rhymesayers MC, who releases his new album Mourning in America, Dreaming in Color this year, will be supported by labelmates Grieves & Budo, who were also part of the successful and sold out Rhymesayers European tour that wowed crowds at the end of last year.
The tour dates are below, as is a video for the track Writer’s Block, produced by Jake One [who is handling all production duties on the new album] to get you in the mood. Tickets for the show are available now and you can find the details here.
10th – London, XOYO
11th – Manchester, The Ruby Lounge
12th – Bristol, The Thekla
13th – Brighton, Green Door Store
Ceremony will be hitting the UK in March.
The band will play six dates in between dates in the US showcasing tracks from their upcoming album Zoo, which will be released on March 6th. The dates are:
19th – Kingston, Fighting Cocks
20th – London, XOYO
21st – Bristol, Fleece
22nd – Nottingham, Rock City Basement
23rd – Manchester, Moho
24th – Leeds, The Well
The video for M.I.A.’s new track Bad Girls has hit the web.
Directed by Romain Gavras [famous for his visuals for Justice’s Stress], the video features the singer/MC in what looks to be the Middle East as cars surround her doing all sorts of crazy shit, like driving on just their left hand wheels with M.I.A. sitting on the door.
The tune will stay in your head, guaranteed, and we love it already. Get ready for the “replay” button to be hit a bunch of times, this one’s a banger.
Raekwon recently discussed the effect that solo careers have had on the Wu Tang Clan.
The Chef claimed that he felt the quality of their material as a group has gone down with every solo album released, saying:
“I feel like in a way, us doing solo things hurt us. I never told nobody that. When we had something so pure and so solid together [at the beginning], it could’ve been structured more togetherly [later on] … if we knew it had to stay like that. But when we allow[ed] each other to [work on solo projects], some did better than others and when some did better than others, it caused a certain kind of reaction in the whole movement”.
You can check out the whole interview below:
Big K.R.I.T. has unveiled details for his upcoming mixtape 4Eva N A Day, releasing February 20th.
The Mississippi native will drop the mixtape in the lead-up to his debut album for Def Jam, Live from the Underground. In December, he’d said of 4Eva N A Day mixtape: “Based off the experience of touring in the past year I’m creating this free album from scratch as we speak. I have locked myself back in the studio – 4Eva & a Day coming soon”
If this track is anything to go by, it’s going to be as smooth as ever:
Big K.R.I.T. – BOOBIE MILES (Prod. By Big K.R.I.T.) by BIGKRIT
Jeremy Bolm of Touché Amoré has started a new multimedia label called Secret Voice.
The label is a partnership with Deathwish Inc. and the frontman said of the deal:
“It’s an excuse to release different things that I fully believe in, whether it’s a record, book, video, etc. I have been lucky enough to spend most of the last few years traveling, and in my travels I have met a lot of talented people and seen a lot of fantastic bands that have influenced my decision to get this project off the ground.
When we were in Europe this last Summer I made the mistake of forgetting my music and books in our van back in the states. This lead to a lot of time to think about what else I wanted to do with my life aside from Touche Amore. I’ve always dreamed of working at a label, so what’s better than starting one with your friends helping you out?”
Single Mothers will be the first band to release on Secret Voice, with their self-titled EP, a song from which you can hear below:
SINGLE MOTHERS “Winter Coats” (on Secret Voice) by deathwishinc
Download Festival has announced 14 bands for their 10th anniversary line-up.
As previously announced, headliners for the weekend of June 8th-10th are The Prodigy, Metallica and Black Sabbath and the bill now includes Slash featuring Myles Kennedy, Megadeth, Rise Against, Steel Panther, Billy Talent and Black Label Society. As if that weren’t enough, festival go-ers will also be able to see Kyuss Lives, Five Finger Death Punch, Terrorvision and As I Lay Dying.
The deadline for cheaper weekend arena tickets has been extended to Thursday February 2nd before reverting to the £155 price from then on. Organisers are urging fans to take advantage of the extension with the tickets from www.downloadfestival.co.uk.
Kevin Devine has announced his first full UK tour in four years in February, with his band The Goddamn Band.
The tour follows the release of their new album Between the Concrete & Clouds and the Goddamn Band now features the line-up of: Brian Bonz (keyboard), Chris Bracco (bass, keyboard), Mike Fadem (drums, percussion), Russell Smith (electric guitar), and Mike Strandberg (guitar, mandolin).
The tour dates are:
21.02 – Kingston The Cricketers
23.02 – Manchester Night & Day
24.02 – Southampton Joiners
25.02 – Bristol Thekla
26.02 – Oxford Jericho Tavern
27.02 – London Borderline
28.02 – Leeds Brudenell Social Club
29.02 – Glasgow King Tuts