Category: Music News

Innerpartysystem has released their Winter 2009 Mixtape online. The new mix incorporates some brand new material from the band. You can hear a snippet of it on Myspace. If you sign up for the band’s email list, you can download the mixtape in its entirety on their official fan site.

NOFX keep it real as always with new super-low-budget-and-practical-joke-centric video for Cokie The Clown. It’s the title track for an EP which will be released before Christmas. As well as CD, the band are releasing it on two pretty 7 inches.

Check out the Video

here and their Myspace page.

The wonderful Athlete are back on the scene and are playing some shows in November and December. Go check these dates.

21 Nov Southampton University
4 Dec Bristol Anson Rooms
5 Dec Glasgow ABC
6 Dec Manchester Ritz
8 Dec London Shepherds Bush Empire
9 Dec London Shepherds Bush Empire
10 Dec Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall

Good Shoes are back with a new album called ‘No Hope, No Future‘ in January and are currently on tour around the UK. The Morden massive have a new video too for single ‘Under Control‘ out on January 11th, look out for it and click here for a recent live review from Southampton.

One of the best festivals in Europe, possibly even the world, is back next year and initial indications of the line-up are solid. The first acts to be announced at the hardcore / punk event based in Meerhout, Belgium are AFI, Pennywise, the Bouncing Souls, Zebrahead, Agnostic Fun, Strike Anywhere and Good Clean Fun.

Failsafe will be opening the following Living End shows in the UK. Make sure you’re there early to catch one of the UK’s best up and coming young punk bands!

28 Nov 2009 20:00 COCKPIT: Leeds, UK Leeds
29 Nov 2009 20:00 GARAGE: Glasgow, UK Glasgow, Scotland
30 Nov 2009 20:00 ACADEMY 2: Manchester, UK Manchester
1 Dec 2009 20:00 ACADEMY 2: Birmingham, UK Birmingham
2 Dec 2009 20:00 FORUM: London, UK London

Animal Collective have just uploaded their awesome new video for ‘In The Flowers’, taken from their critically lauded most recent album ‘Merriweather Post Pavillion’. Check it out here:

J Mascis & The Fog are confirmed to return to the UK in December for a bunch of dates. Dinosaur Jr’s frontman is back for ATP Nightmare Before Christmas and 10 Years of ATP Festivals and these 3 other dates:

Dec 5 – ATP Nightmare Before Christmas – Minehead, Somerset
Dec 7 – Moho Live – Manchester – tickets £13 (with Dead Confederate)
Dec 9 – Garage – London – tickets £15
Dec 10 – The Venue, Leicester University – Leicester (with Dead Confederate)

Here’s J Mascis and the Fog’s ‘Everybody Lets Me Down’..to get you amped.

Rancid have unleashed a video for their track ‘Up To No Good‘ this morning lifted from their “Let The Dominoes Fall” album. Check it out here and look out for Tony Hawk who sneaks into the mix with a guest appearance!

Slayer have had to postpone their winter UK tour due to Tom Araya’s back injury. The tour will be rescheduled to kick off on March 7th. In associated news, Slayer fans will be stoked to know that drummer Dave Lombardo has been working with Flip Skateboards’ producer Baron and Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister. Watch a brand new documentary on this project below.

The new rescheduled dates are:

MARCH 7th – ENG, Manchester Academy
MARCH 8th – ENG, London Forum
MARCH 9th – ENG, London Forum
APRIL 2nd – ENG, Nottingham Rock City
APRIL 3rd – SCO, Glasgow Barrowland
APRIL 4th – ENG, Leeds Academy
APRIL 5th – ENG, Birmingham Academy

Baron Interview

Baron.Ft.Lemmy & Dave Lombardo – Stand By Me | MySpace Video