Category: Music News

Coheed & Cambria release their new single Feathers soon, check out the video below:

www.coheedandcambria.com

Fresh from their tour with Bullet For My Valentine, Skindred are to hit the road again with Gogol Bordello on the following dates:

March

28th Newcastle, Academy
29th Leeds, Meet
30th Manchester, Academy

April

1st Bristol, Bristol Academy
2nd London, Brixton Academy
22nd Birmingham, Birmingham Academy
23rd Oxford, Oxford Academy

If you haven’t already, check out our interview with Mikey from the band here.

www.myspace.com/skindred

Mark Ronson capped a huge 2007 with a Brit award last night.

The producer, who has seen Version become a massive hit, picked up the award for Best Britishm Male Solo Artist. Other winners included Arctic Monkeys, who turned up in full hunting gear, Sir PauL McCartney, Foo Fighters, Amy Winehouse and newcomer Adele.

www.brits.co.uk

Converge are hitting the UK in July.

You can check out their new tour at the following dates:

13th – Underworld, London
14th – Rock City, Nottingham
15th – Ivory Blacks, Glasgow
16th – The Brook, Southampton
17th – Corporation, Sheffield
18th – Underworld, London

www.myspace.com/converge

Grooverider is to serve 4 years in prison.

The DJ was caught with a small amount of pot in Dubai last November and has just been given the minimum sentence for possession of drugs in the UAE – 4 years in prison. An appeal is planned but Radio 1, his employers, have said:

“He made a serious mistake and is paying a very high price.”

www.myspace.com/djgrooverider1

Blood Red Shoes have announced the details of their debut album.

The album will be called Box Of Secrets and will hit the shops on April 14th. The album title was explained by Laura-Mary of the band saying:

“It means things that we can talk about with each other, but that we can’t share with anyone else. Sometimes one of us will say something, and then the other will be like, ‘There’s something for the box of secrets’… The box is getting pretty full now.”

The album will feature the following songs:

‘Doesn’t Matter Much’
‘You Bring Me Down’
‘Try Harder’
‘Say Something Say Anything’
‘I Wish I Was Someone Better’
‘Take The Weight’
‘ADHD’
‘This Is Not For You’
‘It’s Getting Boring By The Sea’
‘Forgive Nothing’
‘Hope You Are Holding Up’

www.bloodredshoes.co.uk

Adem is the next in line to release a covers album.

Takes will see PJ Harvey, The Breeders, Bjork and the Smashing Pumpkins covered amongst others. The record is due to be released on May 12th with Adem playing Union Chapel in London on March 25th. The full tracklisting is:

Bedhead – ‘Bedside Table’
PJ Harvey – ‘Oh My Lover’
Lisa Germano – ‘Slide’
Pinback – ‘Loro’
dEUS – ‘Hotellounge (Be The Death Of Me)’
Aphex Twin – ‘To Cure A Weakling Child + Boy/Girl Song’
Yo La Tengo – ‘Tears Are In Your Eyes’
Smashing Pumpkins – ‘Starla’
Tortoise – ‘Gamera’
Björk – ‘Unravel’
The Breeders – ‘Invisible Man’
Low – ‘Laser Beam’

www.adem.tv

Cat Power has announced a short UK tour.

The singer, who played in London earlier this year, will hit the road in June on the follow dates:

8th – London Hammersmith Apollo
9th – Bristol Colston Hall
10th – Birmingham Academy
11th – Manchester Academy

www.myspace.com/catpower

The Charlatans have announced a new tour.

The band, who will be supporting their new album You Cross My Path, which is out as a free download from the XFM website, will kick off the tour in Leicester, ending in Manchester. Here are the full dates:

May

10th – Leicester Leicester University
11th – Liverpool Carling Academy
12th – Oxford Carling Academy
13th – Bristol Carling Academy
15th – London Forum
16th – Southampton Guildhall
17th – Lincoln Engine Shed
19th – Aberdeen Music Hall
20th – Glasgow Carling Academy
22nd – Newcastle Carling Academy
23rd – Sheffield Carling Academy
24th – Manchester Academy

www.thecharlatans.net

Everyone loves Justice, so here’s their new video.

Check out Moynihan’s live review here.

www.myspace.com/etjusticepourtous