Category: Music News

Tubelord have announced they will release a new EP called Tezcatlipōca.

The self produced effort will be released on August 16th and you can check out one of the tracks from it, Ratchet, below. The band will also be touring extensively as well as curating their own ROTA art exhibition and show at the Notting Hill Arts Club on August 7th. Winners.

Tubelord ‘Ratchet’ by Hassle Records

June
26th Queens Head, Glastonbury Festival
30th Berkshire @ Wellington

July
16th 2000 Trees Festival, Cheltenham
25th Birmingham @ The Flapper

August
01st Y Not Festival, Derbyshire
07th ROTA @ Nottinghill Arts Club, London FREE ENTRY (4pm-8pm)
15th Moor Music Festival, Skipton
20th Castle Calling @ Richmond Castle, Yorkshire
21st Morton Stanley Festival, Redditch

September
21st Leeds @ Cockpit
22nd Sheffield @ The Harley
23rd Manchester @ Sound Control
24th Northampton @ Labour Club
25th Lincoln @ SCY
27th Norwich @ The Marquee
28th Nottingham @ The Central
29th Reading @ Face Bar
30th High Wycombe @ Nags Head

October
01st Brighton @ Freebutt
02nd Cambridge @ Portland Arms
03rd Cardiff @ Buffalo
07th London @ Water Rats
08th Portsmouth @ Kraken Awakes
09th Chester @ Telford’s Warehouse

Them Crooked Vultures have announced details of a one-off show at London’s Brixton Academy on July 5th.

The band will donate any proceeds from the show towards the treatment of Eagles of Death Metal bassist Briaon O’ Connor, who was recently diagnosed with cancer. Tickets went on sale this morning, so be sure to snap one up while they’re still available.

Fresh off the back of a UK tour and the release of their latest album “O My Heart”, Mother Mother have uploaded some of their own footage from the road.

This two part video blog features the band talking on camera, as well clips of the band performing on stages (and beaches!) across the country. Check it out!

As The Young Veins gear up for the release of their debut album “Take a Vacation”, the band have unveiled a live video for super catchy album track, “Change”.

This warm, instant summer record won’t be released until July 5th, but check out this live video to give you a flavour of what’s to come.

Les Savy Fav have announced the tracklisting for their new album.

The album will be called Root For Ruin and will be released on September 13th. The band are due to tour Europe this year, but whilst we wait for exact dates, you check see the tracklisting below:

‘Appetites’
‘Dirty Knails’
‘Sleepless In Silverlake’
‘Let’s Get Out Of Here’
‘Lips n’ Stuff’
‘Poltergeist’
‘High And Unhinged’
‘Excess Engergies’
‘Dear Crutches’
‘Calm Down’
‘Clear Spirits’

Rumours are swirling around that Ozzfest will hit the UK this year.

The event, set to be happening at London’s O2 Arena on September 18th. The line-up is apparently due to be Ozzy Osbourne, Korn, Skindred and the Murderdolls. Watch this space…

The Game‘s new album R.E.D. has been pushed back to August 24th.

Originally due this month and then moved to July, it is thought that the latest move is to accomodate new tracks, produced by DJ Toomp, who did some work on Game’s last album, L.A.X. Whilst you wait for the album, peep the video for Shake.

Following their successful tour of the UK earlier this year, Toronto’s Cancer Bats will return in October for a run of twelve further dates.

The band released their latest album “Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones” earlier this year.

October

27th – Folkstone, The Quarterhouse
28th – Tunbridge Wells, Forum
29th – London, Electric Ballroom
30th – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
31st – Leeds, The Cockpit

November

1 Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
2 Coventry, Kasbash
3 Dublin, Academy 2
4 Belfast, Limelight
5 Stoke, Sugarmill
6 Aberdeen, Drummonds
7 Newcastle, Academy 2

Cardiff’s Islet have made a lot of waves recently with little more than word of mouth and their show stealing performances across the UK. While much of talk surrounding them has been focused on their lack of internet presence, the band have now emerged from the shadows as a proper band, with a new mini album, music video and even a website.

Islet released Celebrate This Place this week which is available to stream on their website, while the music video for “We Shall Visit” can be viewed below;

Following his first UK show earlier this year, DOOM has announced his first UK tour scheduled for this October.

The mysterious MC, formerly known as MF DOOM, Viktor Vaughan, King Geedorah among other aliases, will play four UK dates.

While reports of DOOM’s live show have ranged from great to poor, the best way to find out is to catch him on one of the following dates;

October

13th – Manchester, The Warehouse Project
14th – Brixton, O2 Academy
15th – Brighton, Concorde 2
16th – Bristol, O2 Academy