Birds Of Avalon have announced a UK tour.
You can check them out at:
May
30th – Borderline, London
June
1st – The Cluny, Newcastle
2nd – Bodega Social, Nottingham
3rd – The Cube, Bristol
4th – Road House, Manchester
5th – The Tin Angel, Coventry
6th – Adelphia, Hull
Scott Weiland has apparently left Velvet Revolver.
Reports suggest that Slash, Duff McKagan, Dave Kushner and Matt Sorum have been at odds with Weiland and the singer revealed he was planning a Stone Temple Pilots reunion tour. A statement from the rest of the band said:
“This band is all about its fans and its music and Scott Weiland isn’t 100% committed to either. Among other things, his increasingly erratic onstage behaviour and personal problems have forced us to move on”.
It still remains unclear how the band will continue, if at all, so keep your eyes peeled for updates.
Weezer have almost completed their new album.
The third self-titled album is due to hit the shelves in June and Rivers Cuomo of the band has said there’s only one song left to mix before sending it off to mastering. He went on to say he thinks he knows which song will be the single saying:
“It’s one word, starts with a T, ends with an R and contains twelve letters. You should be able to figure it out because you’re smart li’l Weezer fans.The album is meaty, crunchy and melodic like a good Weezer album should be.”
Foals have announced a UK tour.
The band, who released their album Antidotes recently, will be playing the following dates:
September
27th – Aylesbury Civic Centre
28th – Cardiff University
29th – Norwich UEA
30th – Nottingham Rock City
October
2nd – Hull University
3rd – Liverpool Academy
4th – Aberdeen Music Hall
5th – Glasgow Barrowlands
7th – Newcastle Carling Academy
8th – Manchester Academy
9th – Leeds Academy
10th – Lincoln Engine Shed
12th – Southampton Guildhall
13th – Bristol Carling Academy
14th – Birmingham Carling Academy
16th – Brixton Carling Academy
The Specials are reuniting for a tour this year.
Terry Hall of the group said the band were still putting the dates together but were looking at a September or October tour. He went on to say that the reunion had to be done right, citing the Pixies getting back together, but as yet there are no specific details. Watch this space.
Atmosphere have released the latest in their Sad Clown series for free.
You can pick up Sad Clown Bad Spring 12 from here. And it’s ridiculously good, so make sure you do it. Download it, love it and prepare for the album When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold on April 21st. Let Slug tell you the rest:
The BBC has discovered a colony of penguins that have a very unique ability that no other penguins have – the can fly.
Want proof? Click the link, fool.
Mark Ronson has been confirmed for this year’s Wakestock Festival.
The wakeboarding and music festival will take place in Oxford’s Blenheim Palace on the weekend of June 27th-29th with the wakeboarding happening at Cardigan Bay in Wales on July 4th-6th.
The line up features the likes of The Streets, Calvin Harris, Groove Armada, Audio Bullys, Friendly Fires, Supergrass, Funeral For A Friend and more. Tickets are on sale now priced at £85 for a weekend ticket, £110 for a weekend ticket with camping and day tickets are available for £40.
Son Of Dave is to release a new album.
April 7th will see the release of 03 with the single Lover Not A Fighter being released on June 16th. Click here for a sneak preview.
He will also be heading out on tour in April in May, starting at Proud on April 9th with Vincent Vincent & The Villains. He will also play at the Le Gun exhibition at Transit in London on April 10th, where he will feature as a live installation.
Gay For Johnny Depp are back for their second UK tour of 2008.
The New Yorkers will be heading back out this month with 65daysofstatic alongside Errors and Pilgrim Fathers. They will also be releasing new single Belief In God Is So Adorable on April 14th as a free download, a track that is a magnificient 105 seconds long. Here are the tour dates:
9th – Bristol Thelka
10th – Nottingham Rescue Rooms
11th – London Indigo O2
12th – Leeds Cockpit
13th – Brighton Concorde II
14th – Wolverhampton Wulfren
15th – Manchester Academy II
16th – Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms