The Clash have announced that they are re-releasing London Calling.
The 2009 edition will be released on December 14th and is called the 30th Anniversary Legacy Edition. There aren’t many details as yet but it is expected to be a CD/DVD release.
To get you in the mood, check out a performance from 1978.
Public Image Ltd. will play a gigs at the Electric Ballroom in Camden on December 22nd/23rd.
John Lydon’s reformed group will also be playing Brixton’s O2 Academy on the 21st. The date on the 22nd was originally scheduled for Brixton too but has been moved to the Camden venue. Tickets bought for the Brixton show can now be swapped for the new date.
The Swellers have posted a new video online.
Check out the video for Fire Away below:
Thursday have released their new video.
Circuits of Fever is taken from their latest album Common Existence and you can check them out on the following dates in November:
16th – Birmingham, Academy 2
17th – Glasgow – Barrowlands
18th – Newcastle – Academy
19th – Manchester – Apollo
20th – Nottingham – Rescue Rooms
21st – London – Brixton Academy
22nd – Cardiff – Great Hall
Justice will play London on New Year’s Eve.
The French duo have announced that they will be performing as part of the Ministry of Sound event at The O2 in London on December 31. They will be joined by Calvin Harris, Deadmau5, Plump DJs, Eric Prydz and more.
New York alt-rock band Say Anything have streamed their new album in its entirety on MySpace.
The band’s self-titled album will be released on November 3rd. To get you hyped, check this video:
Evile have launched a website that pays tribute to their late bassist Mike Alexander, who passed away earlier this month.
The site contains news, information and photos of Alexander, with an option to donate money to help Mike’s family and a condolences book. The band said of the site:
“We wanted a definite place which people could visit to commemorate, remember and celebrate Mike. Thank you so much from all of Evile and Mike’s family for all the support. It really means a lot….We’re hoping to arrange two very special memorial nights for Mike, so please keep an eye out (not literally out of it’s socket).”
Make sure you visit the site at www.mikealexander.co.uk
Everyone loves a bit of Weezer and we’re no different at Crossfire.
Their new album Raditude is out soon and the band have just put the first video from it online. Check it out:
BK-One‘s solo album Radio Do Canibal is out now.
Brother Ali’s DJ has brought all his friends to perform on the album from Slug and Ali to P.O.S. and Scarface, Raekwon to I Self Devine, it’s a banger. Check the video below to get a taste:
One of our favourite new bands here at Crossfire Fake Problems have been on tour in the UK with Frank Turner and have been successfully whipping up a frenzy at every show. Check out part one of their video blogs from this tour here and look out for them on the road.