For those of you who witnessed Chickenhawk blow up our Halloween Massacre party in 2009 you may well remember this track and video. Watch b-roll footage of Chickenhawk’s ‘I Hate This, Do You Like it?‘ video shoot here and get stoked on the fact that these fuckers are in the studio making a new album right now. It’s one of the most wanted for 2010 here without a doubt.
Behind the Scenes of Chickenhawk’s ‘I Hate This, Do You Like it?’ video shoot. from Danny North on Vimeo.
Josiah Wolf, older brother of Why? frontman Yoni and drummer in the band, has announced plans to release a solo album on March 2nd.
The album, entitled Jet Lag, will feature Josiah playing every instrument and was composed during the break of an 11 year relationship. It will be released through Anticon.
Not only is the record mixed by Yoni, but Josiah will support Why? during their US tour this spring. Read the full tracklisting for Jet Lag below;
1. The Trailer and the Truck
2. Master Cleanse (California)
3. The Opposite of Breathing
4. The New Car
5. Skull in the Ice
6. The Apart Meant
7. That Kind of Man
8. Ohioho
9. Is the Body Hung
10. In the Seam
11. Gravity Defied
12. The One Sign
Pendulum are headlining their own huge night at London’s Matter nightclub on January 22nd.
Their set will be the focal point of the Earstorm night, which also sees Sub Focus, Noisia, Zane Lowe, Sinden, Glitch Mob, Herve and more on the bill and will be streamed live on www.pendulum.com so make sure you watch the video below, get hyped and lock in!
After months in the studio working on a new record as well as releases on his label DFA, LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy will be back on the road in May. Although just one date in Bristol on 2nd May has been announced so far, this is likely to form part of a more extensive UK tour.
In a recent interview with NME, Murphy has suggested that LCD Soundsystem’s forthcoming album will be his last under this moniker.
Crossfire favourites Manchester Orchestra have spawned a new musical permutation in the form of guitarist Robert McDowell’s Gobotron.
His debut album On Your Mark, Get Set… will be released digitally on Favorite Gentlemen Recordings on 19th January.
The album began as somewhat of a secret during time off from Robert’s dayjob of Manchester Orchestra. He started playing around with a few ideas on his own, influenced by acts from the Beach Boys through to Ben Kweller, and didn’t really divulge information of what he was doing until it was actually done.
Far’s genius cover of Ginuwine’s classic hit ‘Pony’ will be released in the UK on 1st Feb on limited edition picturedisc vinyl through Bright Antenna Records. Check out a video of the band putting their version together in the studio.
After their cleverly spoonerism-ly titled ‘Sicking and Creaming EP’ last year, Japanese Voyeurs return with another double A-side single, headline tour and an awesome new video. Huzzah!
The single, ‘That Love Sound’/’Blush’ will be released on Feb 8th through the band’s own Slimeball Records and is preceded by a whopping great UK headline tour.
January:
13 Dundee Dexters
14 Aberdeen Tunnels
15 Arbroath Devitos
16 Inverness Mad Hatters
20 Portsmouth Drift In The City
21 Birmingham Flapper and Firkin
22 Milton Keynes The Crawford Arms
23 Cambridge Portland Arms
25 Guildford Boiler Room
27 Brighton Audio
28 Stoke Sugarmill
29 Crewe The Box
30 Wakefield Escobar
31 Nottingham Bodega
February
2nd London Camden Barfly
There is a creepy video for ‘That Love Sound’ which you can see here:
The Bled have posted a couple of new songs from forthcoming album ‘Heat Fetish’ on their MySpace.
Check them out. The album will be released on Rise Records but in the meantime let’s recall how genuinely brilliant some of their back catalogue is –
Quicksand, Rival Schools, Gorilla Biscuits, Youth of Today… Mr. Schreifels has been involved in some of the most exciting bands of the past 20 years but now he’s going it alone. Big Scary Monsters Records have announced they will be releasing Walter Schreifels’ debut solo album in the UK this April. The album will be called ‘An Open Letter To The Scene‘ and includes covers of classic tracks – CIV’s ‘Don’t Gotta Prove It‘ and ‘Society Sucker‘ by Agnostic Front.
The opening track of the album, ‘Arthur Lee’s Lullaby‘, is available as part of the label’s 52-part 2010 Collection subscription series where you can sign up for a minimal fee and receive musical goodies every single week of the year. That’ll keep you going through the winter months. Check out the concept here.
Check out the video for the first single here –
Now where’s that new Rival Schools record? We’ve only been waiting almost a decade…
It’s funny how skateparks 5 years ago were deemed as the most uncool places to skate. Kevin Romar, Stevie Perez, and Mike Marasco get busy down at the Etnies TF courtesy of the Skateboard Mag.