The Download Festival has announced that ZZ Top have joned the bill for this years get together at Donington Park.
The 70’s fuzzers will join Pendulum, Def Leppard, The Prodigy, Marylin Manson, Korn, Limp Biskit, Whitesnake, Slipknot, Motley Crue, Trivium, Killswiytch Engage, Dragon force and Devil Driver over the weekend of 12th-14th June.
Canadian punk legends SNFU are coming back to Europe to play a whole bunch of shows.
The band met via skateboarding in the early 80’s and pumped out the classic If You Swear, You’ll Catch No Fish and …And No One Else Wanted To Play albums that if you have not heard you should search for. Check out the dates below.
13.03.2009 Frankfurt, Au
14.03.2009 Günzburg/ Haldenwang, Tom Tom Club
15.03.2009 A-Vienna, Arena
16.03.2009 Aulendorf, Irreal
17.03.2009 Marburg, Cafe Trauma
18.03.2009 Köln, MTC
19.03.2009 Hamburg, Hafenklang + SUBURBAN SCUMBAGS
20.03.2009 Lübeck, Treibsand + SUBURBAN SCUMBAGS
21.03.2009 Bielefeld, AJZ
22.03.2009 NL-Rotterdam,Baroeg *Matinee
24.03.2009 NL-Amsterdam, Winston
25.04.2009 Saarbrücken, Garage
26.03.2009 UK-London, Water Rats
27.03.2009 UK-Sheffield,Casbah
28.03.2009 UK-Newport, TJ..S + FOUR LETTER WORD
29.03.2009 UK-Newcastle, Trillians
31.03.2009 F-Le Havre, Cabaret Electric
01.04.2009 F-Paris,La Mécanique Ondulatoire
02.04.2009 F-Belfort,La Poudriere
03.04.2009 I-La Gabbia, Giorgio in Bosco (Padova)
04.04.2009 I-Ke Me Meo, Argelato (Bologna)
05.04.2009 SI-Ljubljana, Gala Hala
06.04.2009 BA-Sarajevo, Kino Bosna
07.04.2009 CRO-Osijek,Club United
08.04.2009 SRB-Belgrade TBA
10.04.2009 CZ-Prague, 007
11.04.2009 Berlin, Wild At Heart
Summer Festival / Club Tour 2009
17.07.2009 Dessau, Back To Future Festival
18.07.2009 CZ-Olsi U Tabora,Mighty Sounds Festival
07.08.2009 UK-Blackpool, Rebellion Festival – Wintergardens
08.08.2009 UK-Peterborough, Infest III – The Park
Black Sabbath‘s ‘Paranoid’ is said to back with never previously released new recordings. Paranoid is the first release in a set of Black Sabbath deluxe expanded editions.
Each remastered album includes an additional disc of previously unheard outtakes, demos and instrumental tracks taken from the original studio sessions. Expect a triple-disc containing the extremely rare 1974 Quadraphonic mix of the album.
The album also includes deluxe digipak gatefold packaging with expanded booklets containing rare and previously unseen photographs, comprehensive sleeve-notes telling the story behind each album and include images of rare single covers and memorabilia from the period.
This is out on 6th April on Universal. Look out for it.
Having been on a live hiatus for what seems like an eternity to touraholics Blood Red Shoes, the Brighton duo are returning for 3 rare live shows before they go into the studio to record.
Steve Ansell and Laura-Mary Carter will be taking this opportunity to test drive some eagerly awaited new material and of course run through tracks from their debut album ‘Box Of Secrets’, that exploded onto the scene back in Spring 08. Here’s the update from Stephen himself:
“We’ve taken a few months off from playing live to concentrate on material for the 2nd album. We’re getting itchy feet to play the songs and get a feel for how they work live. You never really know if a song stands up or not until you play it with all the adrenaline of a live show so we’ve booked a few smaller shows to try stuff out, we’ll be playing mostly all new stuff, to get it in shape before we head into the studio to record it all“
MARCH
Tues 10 Southend, Chinnerys
Wed 11 Northampton, Roadmender
Thurs 12 Gloucester, Guildhall
Go to www.myspace.com/bloodredshoes for more and here for an interview with the band on our site in 2008.
Every Time I Die have signed to Epitaph Records.
Keith Buckley and co. are working on new material at the moment and said of the new deal:
“We are extremely honored and humbled by the faith that our new family at Epitaph has placed in us to continue writing music that is true to ourselves and true to our supporters. While most bands are looking for their 15 minutes of fame, Every Time I Die knows that Epitaph is the ONLY label where the soil is fertile enough for punk/rock bands to thrive on the ethics that got them started and we are proud to hang our hats within their walls. Our first Epitaph release will be recorded this spring with Steve Evetts and thus far is proving to capture the excitement of our new lease on life and the aggressive energy we are notorious for. See you in hell, otherwise known as the road.”
Have some ETID goodness below:
Brody Dalle’s new band Spinnerette will be releasing their new EP Ghetto Love soon and will hit the Islington Academy on February 23rd.
Check out the video for their new track Ghetto Love below:
Kasms are on the lips on many this month due to their 2nd single about to drop. The band features Rory Attwell (ex Test Icicles) and one hell of a front woman in Rachel Callaghan whose presence live is nothing short of chaotic. ‘Bone You‘ is released on Trouble Records on February 23rd. Grab a copy before they blow up and check their live dates on their MySpace as they are touring right now.
Sweden’s THE HAUNTED allow you access behind the scenes for their latest video shoot. This video “Trenches” will be the next single to come from the band’s highly acclaimed “Versus” album that was released back in December 2008. Watch it below and read a recent live review here.
This MC is about to be catapulted into stardom this week once this YouTube vid gets out…
What better way to get in your girlfriend or boyfriend’s good books than by taking them for a night out?
The Urban Nerds lot have a party for just that reason on Valentine’s Day at 93 Feet East in London. The line up includes Rusko, Tayo, A1 Bassline & Tempa T, Thunderclaps, GoldieLocks (DJ Set), Session, Rattus Rattus, Klose One, Ordio Kid, DRAMA, Dusty Lungs, Savage Henry, Essence b2b Priors, Pneuma, Jimmy Image and will be hosted by Illaman.
You can get earlybird tickets here.