Category: Music News

Most skaters will be stoked to learn that Dinosaur Jr are back with a brand new album for 2009.

The album titled “Farm“, the fifth full length record by the original line-up of J. Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph—which is set to be released on PIAS on June 22nd 2009.

“Farm” was recorded in J Mascis’ Bisquiteen studio in Amherst, Massachusetts, and was produced by Mascis himself. We will let you know what this album is like once we have a copy here, let’s hope the music is as exciting as this incredible artwork! Spread the word.

Tracklisting is:

Pieces
I Want You To Know
Ocean In The Way
Plans
Your Weather
Over It
Friends
Said The People
There’s No Here
See You
I Don’t Wanna Go There
Imagination Blind

25 years have gone by but Spinal Tap are making a comeback and have announced a World Tour. Well, it’s one gig….

Explaining the decision to play just one show, lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel said: “If we’re going to do a world tour on only one night, at least it’s this world“. Bassist Derek Smalls added: “One night is not enough, and it’s way too much“.

Make sure you get your tickets for Wembley Arena in London on 30th June. Tickets go on sale on Thursday at 9am.

Beth Ditto and her crew are back with a new record scheduled for Monday June 22nd. The new Gossip album is titled Music For Men and produced by goldenballs producer Rick Rubin so expect perfection on the production.

The album’s first single, Heavy Cross, will be released on June 15th on Columbia Records.

The Sword had a nice surprise in Paris throughout this latest tour with Metallica. Legendary drummer Lars Ulrich decided to beat the drums on The Sword’s biggest song ‘Freya‘! Watch it below.

German noisemeister Alec Empire was last seen in London on stage dialling 999 telling Police that he was ‘blowing people’s ears off and it was an emergency’. He is now back with a new mini album set for release on 25th May. Look out for him live in the UK at the following dates:

24th April Bang Face Weekender Camber Sands
1st May The Underworld London
2nd May Satan’s Hollow Manchester
3rd May Ivory Blacks Glasgow
5th May The Waterfront Norwich

The Ghost Of A Thousand will see their new track Bright Lights premiered exclusively on Daniel P. Carter’s Radio 1 Rock Show tonight.

The show, which airs between midnight and 2am on 7th April can also be heard on the BBC iPlayer for seven days after the show has aired. The track is lifted from the band’s upcoming New Hopes, New Demonstrations album which will be released on Epitaph on June 1st and will be available for free download from the band’s site for 48 hours.

Remind yourself about how awesome this band are by checking out the video below:

www.theghostof1000.com

Bad Brains on tour in Japan & Europe throughout May. Dates are:

May 15 @ Azkena Rocke Festival, Vitoria-Gateiz, SPAIN

May 17 @ Le Phare, Toulouse, FRANCE

May 18 @ Elysee Montmartre, Paris, FRANCE

May 20 @ Sheperd’s Bush Empire, London, UK

July 25 @ Fuji Rock Festival, Niigata, JAPAN

Viva Machine, newly signed to Rocklouder Records, will release their debut album this summer.

A single, Earthquakers And Loveshakers, will be released as a free download in late May to coincide with an upcoming UK tour. You can check them out by clicking the MySpace link below and see a live video here:

www.myspace.com/vivamachine

Quarterstick Records’ Mi Ami hit the UK in April and May at the following dates.

Click here to listen to their sonic aura from their love of Watersports.

10th April London UK – UPSET THE RHYTHM @ LEXINGTON w/ 20JAZZFUNKGREATS (DJ)
30th April London @ MACBETH
1st MAY Nottingham UK @ CHAMELEON ARTS CAFE
2nd Manchester UK @ RETRO BAR
3rd Glasgow OPTIMO presents @ SUB-CLUB
4th Newcastle UK @ END BAR
5th Liverpool UK @ KOROVA
6th Cambridge UK @ THE PORTLAND

Rock’n’Roll legends Social Distortion have announced the dates of their European tour, set to take place in summer 2009. The tour, which starts in Madrid on June 4th and ends in London on July 8th, will include club shows as well as appearances at the major festivals.

“The band and I love playing Europe“, says Mike Ness, “We’ve only been over a couple times, but we have always had a loyal fan base throughout Europe that just keeps growing. We are really looking forward to coming back and this time we are coming back feeling better about being Americans – if you know what I mean!“

Social Distortion is currently writing with plans to record a new album, due for release sometime in 2010. The bands first-ever career spanning collection Greatest Hits is out now through Time Bomb Recordings/Epitaph Records.

Social Distortion Tour Dates

4-JUNE Madrid, Riviera (SP)
5-JUNE Barcelona, Razzamatazz (SP)
6-JUNE Bilbao, Rockstar (SP)
8-JUNE Paris, Bataclan (FR)
11-JUNE Vienna, Arena (AU)
12-JUNE Interlaken, Greenfield Festival (CH)
13-JUNE Milan, Rock In Idro Festival (IT)
15-JUNE Munich, Zenith (GER)
16-JUNE Offenbach, Stadthalle (GER)
17-JUNE Dusseldorf, Phillipshalle (GER)
19-JUNE Berlin, Zitadelle (GER)
20-JUNE Scheessel, Hurricane Festival (GER)
21-JUNE Neuhausen, Southside Festival (GER)
25-JUNE Gothenburg, West Coast Riot Festival (SWE)
27-JUNE Helsinki, Pitka Kuuma Kesa Festival(FIN)
30-JUNE Oslo, Rockefellar (NOR)
2-JULY Roskilde, Roskilde Festival (DEN)
4-JULY Werchter, Rock Werchter Festival (BEL)
5-JULY Roitzschjora (Leipzig), With Full Force XVI Festival (GER)
6-JULY Amsterdam, Melkweg (NL)
8-JULY London, Shepherds Bush Empire (GB)