CSS have explained the meaning behind the title of their new album ‘Donkey’.
The band revealed that the name relates to them and how they were forced to tour by their old management. The group’s Adriano Cintra said:
“It’s a Brazilian expression… like ‘you idiot’. Like, ‘we got new management; we’re not donkeys any more’.”
The band then suggested titles for their next album which included Horses, Tigers and My Little Pony. Donkey is released on July 21st.
Ashers will be releasing their debut EP this autumn.
The band, made up of Mark from The Unseen and Bill and Joe of Deadly Sins, will release Cold Dark Place on Welfare Records. You can check out three songs from it on their MySpace page.
Late Of The Pier will release their debut album.
Fantasy Black Channel will be released on August 11th and was produced by trend-of-the-moment Erol Alkan, in Nottingham. The album was follow Heartbeat, which will be released as a single on August 4th.The full tracklisting is:
‘Hot Tent Blues’
‘Broken’
‘Space And The Woods’
‘The Bears Are Coming’
‘Random Girl’
‘Heartbeat’
‘Whitesnake’
‘VW’
‘Focker’
‘The Enemy Are The Future’
‘Mad Dogs And Englishmen’
‘Bathroom Gurgle’
MIA has cancelled her UK tour.
She made the announcement whilst performing in New York saying:
“This is my last show. I cancelled the UK tour…I’m canceling because I feel like physically I just have to stop for a second. It’s too insane. I was losing a sense of just, like, reality, you know what I mean? I think for an artist like me, it’s so important for me to be in the streets and go to the same shop every day and see the same people and, like, communicate. And it’s really difficult to do that when you’re in the city every day for 24 hours. Like, I love connecting with my band, but I want to actually help them and be a part of peoples’ lives. Which is really hard when you’re on tour.”
Gutted.
Be Your Own Pet are holding a video competition with a difference.
The band want people to make a video for Black Hole, the song which had its controversial lyrics censored by Universal. However, the material will see the light of day, so make sure you click here for the details.
Del Tha Funky Homosapien was recently interviewed by fellow Jukie Aesop Rock.
You can check out the interview by clicking here and see what Del’s new music is like, what TV shows he watches and the mighty Hieroglyphics.
Amy Winehouse has apologised for singing a racist song.
The singer was caught on video by her husband Blake Fielder-Civil but denied that she was a racist saying:
“I don’t want to play anything down, but I’m the least racist person going.”
Yeah and Rik Waller is the least hungry person going, he just likes to eat 250 burgers a day…
My Bloody Valentine are to play a low key warm-up show.
The group will play the ICA venue in London on June 13th, a week before they make their trip to the Roundhouse in Camden. Tickets are bound to go fast, so make sure you pick them up quickly!
Have the video for their track Only Shallow to tide you over:
From Autumn To Ashes have split up.
Francis Mark from the band said that there were no quarrels between the members and that he was “looking forward to feeling uncertain”. He went on to say:
“At this point I feel that we have accomplished everything we could have hoped for with FATA, It doesn’t feel much like a break up. Just feels like the end. It’s complete. I would say that we are going on indefinite hiatus because the term breakup suggests a more negative circumstance.”
Crossfire DJs Zac Slack and James Sherry have been confirmed to return to the Duracell Powerhouse at this year’s Download Festival as the headline DJs on Friday and Saturday night.
Crossfire’s very best will be joined by Dillinger Escape Plan as special guests on Friday 13th and Pendulum on Saturday 14th of June whilst Municipal Waste will join the malarkey on Sunday 15th alongside Daniel.P.Carter from Radio One’s Rock Show and Talita Two Shoes from Total Rock.
Duracell Powerhouse line up:
Wed 11th June
0000-0200 Talita Two Shoes (Total Rock)
2100-0000 DJ Feebz (Total Rock)
Thurs 12th June
0000-0200 Natasha Meltdown (Total Rock/Sin City/Inferno)
2100-0000 Talita Two Shoes (Total Rock Radio)
Fri 13th June
2230-0300 DJ’s Zac Slack & James Sherry present the Crossfire Sound System with special guests Dillinger Escape Plan.
Sat 14th June
2230-0300 DJ’s Zac Slack & James Sherry present the Crossfire Sound System with special guests Pendulum.
Sun 15th June
0100-0300 Daniel.P.Carter (Radio One Rock Show)
2230-0100 Special guests Municipal Waste