If October and November are the hot months to tour this year then June and July are the month for giving away freebies!
Gaslight Anthem have offered up an acoustic version of their new single ‘Boxer‘ for their free gift this month. Just head over HERE and follow some simple steps and show that you can speak American Slang in exchange for some top notch music. Get on it…
Rock three-piece from Cleethorpes Orphan Boy are in a generous mood this Summer. Not only are they releasing a single, ‘Pop Boy‘, on July 19th and an album, ‘Passion, Pain and Loyalty‘ on August 2nd but are offering two free downloads for everyone!
Click HERE to get your hands on ‘Grand Piano‘ and ‘Remember‘, and to get an idea of what to expect, here’s what the band have to say about the new album…
‘Passion, Pain & Loyalty was written for all the people who listen to records alone in their bedrooms and stare out of the windows late into the night. It’s still got the energy and imagination of the first record, but the music is bigger this time. It’s sharper, deeper and more accomplished. We like to think that it could become one of the last great rock ‘n’ roll records. Which, for three scruffs from Grimsby, would be pretty good going. But even if no one buys it, this record will always be a success to us, because our aim was to make a great album, and that’s what we did.‘
Jammer will be celebrating his upcoming album launch in style on July 3rd.
The MC, whose Jahmanji album is released on July 12th on Big Dada, will be joined by a whole host of great DJs and MCs at Cable in London. You can grab your tickets here to see the likes of Boy Better Know, Breakage, Newham Generals, Mumdance, Plastician, Toddla T, Redlight and more.
Approved by The Boss himself, The Gaslight Anthem will be taking their New Jersey rock sound to the UK in another must-see tour during October and November.
Tickets for the following dates go on sale on 2nd July.
21st October – London Hammersmith Apollo
22nd October – Southampton Guildhall
23rd October – Bristol Academy
24th October- Wolverhampton Civic Hall
16th November – Nottingham Rock City
17th November – Leeds Academy
18th November – Newcastle Academy
19th November – Edinburgh Picture House
20th November – Manchester Apollo
Against Me! and Fucked Up, two bands who have already established themselves as two of the most exciting punk bands to see live in recent years, have announced that they are visiting our shores again in October and November.
The bands will be joined by Crazy Arms and Japanese Voyeurs and will play the following dates…
24th October – Plymouth University
25th October – Bristol O2 Academy
26th October – Coventry Kasbah
27th October – Glasgow QMU
28th October – Nottingham Rock City
29th October – Leeds Metropolitan University
1st November – Cambridge The Junction
2nd November – Oxford 02 Academy
3rd November – London Camden Electric Ballroom
Australia Hip Hop collective, Hilltop Hoods have announced that their fifth studio album, ‘State Of The Art‘, will be given a worldwide release on August 23.
Released through the crew’s own record label, Golden Era Records, the follow up to 2006’s ARIA Award winning ‘The Hard Road‘, will be celebrated with a series of live dates in July.
The group will be playing T In The Park Festival on July 10, Oxegen Festival on July 11 and a one-off show in London’s KOKO on July 13.
Australia’s church-band-turned-rock-outfit Violent Soho have released the brand new music video for their new single ‘Jesus Stole My Girlfriend‘.
The single will be released on July 26 through Ecstatic Peace! Check out the video below to hear the perfect fury-filled soundtrack for whenever you get dumped for Jesus.
Our good mate The Last Skeptik just put out a new video for his remix of David Lyre’s track Constellation.
The remix is lifted from Skeppy’s Same Day Different Shit record which is out now and features the producer’s reworkings of Daniel Merriweather, Marina & The Diamonds and Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. amongst others.
A little chill time was needed to fully absorb the visual/aural intensity of Brothersport and its incredible accompanying music video. Now we’ve had time to let it sink in, Animal Collective have emerged from the waves with the brand new video for the live favourite ‘Guys Eyes‘. Don’t expect any mind altering visuals though, this one is a gentle re-introduction to the sound that for many defined the last year of the decade.
Head over to My Animal Home or look below to enjoy some chilled jams set to some skating, surfing and beaching. Good Summer vibes for all.
It has been confirmed that one of London’s biggest nightclubs, Fabric, will be sold to a new company called Fabric Life. The team that runs the club currently will remain in charge.
Adminstrator of PwC UK, David Chubb stated the following:
‘This ensures that Fabric, an iconic London club, will stay open and continue to entertain. Through the sale of the business, the jobs of over 100 people will be saved. We kept the club open during the administration and this would not have been possible without loyal employees, clientele and suppliers. We would like to thank them for their support over this period.‘
And in an official statement from the club itself, Fabric had this to say:
‘The Fabric family is delighted to announce that Fabric is no longer in administration. Fabric has been bought by a consortium who fully back founders Keith Reilly and Cameron Leslie’s vision; nothing within the scope of the Fabric ethos or team shall change. The consortium has formed a new company called Fabric Life Limited. After ten and a half brilliant years, we look forward to many more.‘