Mogwai released their new album today titled Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will on their own label Rock Action Records.
The band’s seventh album was recorded over the summer at Chem 19 Studios, in Hamilton and mixed at The Castle Of Doom. ‘Hardcore’ is produced by Mogwai confidante Paul Savage (the man behind Mogwai’s exceptional 1997 ‘Mogwai Young Team’ album) and is the follow up to 2008’s magnum opus ‘The Hawk Is Howling’.
Enjoy this new video for track Mexican Grand Prix.
Radiohead fans will be stoked to know that a brand new album from the band will be released this Saturday February 19th, yes you read that correctly! Their new album ‘The King Of Limbs‘ will not get the same treatment as In Rainbows as a ‘pay what you want’ album but you will be able to buy the first ever ‘Newspaper album’ on May 9th at £30 / £33.
This package will contain ‘The King Of Limbs’ on CD, two 10-inch vinyl records and artwork sheets. Those who buy the set via pre-order online will also receive the album as a download on Saturday. If you just want to download the album this Saturday you have a choice of dishing out £6 (for MP3) or £9 (for WAV’s).
Planning to travel New York this year or thinking of going somewhere you can skate and take in the delights of a new City? The new House of Vans park in Brooklyn looks well worthy of a visit this year as it has something for everyone.
It opened last year with various special guests including Public Enemy, click here for the recap and watch this latest clip to get a feel for the place, looks much fun.
Roir Records have a special Valentines mixtape and card ting g’wan this morning for all of you punk rock lovers out there.
Send your other half one of 6 cards and pick up some tunes from the Roir Vaults from New York Dolls, Skatalites, Bad Brains, Martin Rev, 10 Ft. Ganja Plant, Bush Tetras and more.
Click here to get it.
Apologies for the lack of skate news yesterday but we felt as though it wasn’t relevant considering the news that had broke of Steven ‘Bingo’ Binks sudden misfortune.
For those of you who didn’t know Bingo, he ran the Mischief Skate Shop in Stockton-on-Tees for the last 15 years and was one of the most dedicated skateboarders in the UK. He was there for everyone, for whoever needed advice, facts, history or general feedback and doing what he could for the local community to bring them together. Bingo always had a positive attitude, would help anyone and loved posting his views about it on the internet and keeping in touch with us via our social networks.
His sudden departure shocked the skateboard community yesterday. It made everyone realise how important it is to enjoy what we have, whilst we have it. Reading through the tributes on the forum thread at Sidewalk yesterday and the comments on Steve’s Facebook page was nothing but heartbreaking. Today, people have reacted the only way they can and that’s by remembering the good times and creating an event to send Bingo off, the way he would have done for others. Hosted by the skaters of Teeside, this memorial jam will be held this Sunday 13th February at the Five Bridges spot in Gateshead from midday and go on throughout the afternoon into the evening. See the Facebook page here for full details and click here for a map.
The skaters of Teeside had this memorial graff up on the wall last night in honour of the great man that has been forwarded via twitter and facebook all night long. We are thinking of all of his friends and family down here in the South, celebrate his life this weekend to the full and remember, we have one life, enjoy it to the full.
Steven ‘Bingo’ Binks RIP.
Thanks to Ronny Calow for posting this portrait on facebook.
Zac
Jono Atkinson has been lurking down in Wales now for a couple of years after relocating from London and has been captivated by their vibrant skate scene ever since. Rather than just soak it up he decided to get amongst it and put a documentary together of what the South Wales scene is doing right now compared the rocking 80’s scene in Swansea when skateboarding exploded with help from footage logged back in the day by Tomsk.
Those who are as old as me as I type this will remember the amazing sessions at the Swansea vert ramp so expect some gems to be dug up. Enjoy this short trailer for now and look out for the DVD very soon.
Half’n’Half trailer from Jono on Vimeo.
Good news for skaters of Belfast just arrived here. Freestyle Skateparks have started work on a new concrete park which will be finished in late April 2011.
Locals can expect a tasty looking bowl, banks, ledges, hip, manny pad, bowled corner, driveway and more. Take a look at this design below and spread the word, the park is situated under the M3 flyover at Little Patrick Street and Corporation Street in Belfast.
Momentum Wheels have a new video titled Yo Llama! Llama! dropping online on February 23rd featuring Chris Haslam, José Rojo, Magnus Hanson and Morgan Smith as they roll around Peru.
Watch this trailer whilst you wait for it to drop.
Momentum Wheels Yo Llama! Llama! Trailer from Momentum Wheels on Vimeo.
The DC pop-up gallery will take over Fifty Fifty Store in Bristol with two exhibitions running until May 2011. The first gallery project, opening on Thursday 17th February, will launch the SP11 European Skate Collective in the UK with a DC European Skate Team photography exhibition by the hugely talented, Gaston Francisco. Gaston has spent much of the past year traveling with the DC team to the USA, Holland, Belgium, Hungary and Norway which has resulted in him capturing captivating and intimate portrait and action shots of the team.
Product co-created by team riders Jody Smith, Ruben Garcia, Manuel Margreiter and Antony Lopez will be on show and available to buy from the shop on the night. Spread the word if you are West.
The year 2010 saw Soundgarden, Chris Cornell, Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd and Matt Cameron reuniting after a 13-year absence to a thunderous roar. As promised, the band have now announced that they’ll be releasing their first-ever collection of live tracks on March 21, 2011 through UMC.
Titled Live on I5 – a reference to the Interstate 5 which runs up and down the West Coast- the new collection compiles live tracks from a 1996 run by the band and captures the band at the height of their recording and touring career.
Rumours are still out there about Soundgarden playing one of the summer rock festivals, either Download or Sonisphere so keep your ears pinned to the web if it becomes a reality.