Category: Music News

Death Cab For Cutie will release their new album in May.

Narrow Stairs will feature 11 tracks and Nick Harmer has said the new material is “a sampling of the most uptempo, upbeat Death Cab songs as well as some of our saddest.” The album tracklisting is:

‘Bixby Canyon Bridge’
‘I Will Possess Your Heart’
‘No Sunlight’
‘Cath’
‘Talking Bird’
‘You Can Do Better Than Me (But I Can’t Do Better Than You)’
‘Grapevine Fires’
‘Your New Twin Size Bed’
‘The Remainder’
‘Pity and Fear’
‘The Ice Is Getting Thinner’

www.deathcabforcutie.com

Turntablist extraordinaire Mike Relm is releasing a DVD.

Clown Alley is in its finishing stages and is a way for Relm to present his live show. Talking about the DVD, Relm said:

“It took a while to figure out how to present my live show on video, but with the help of a lot of my creative friends I believe this is the best way to help bring the experience to your living room. Or bedroom. Or kitchen, or wherever you choose to watch it. You’ll also be introduced to The Sideshow, who I battle it out with for control of my all-important briefcase…in 3D!”

Peep the trailer:

www.mikerelm.com

Ladytron have revealed the details of their forthcoming album.

The fourth album will be called Velocifero and is set for a June release. The new record was produced with help from Alessandro Cortini and Ed Banger’s Vicarious Bliss. The tracklisting is:

‘Black Cat’
‘Ghosts’
‘I’m Not Scared’
‘Runaway’
‘Season of Illusions’
‘Burning Up’
‘Kletva’
‘They Gave You A Heart They Gave You A Name’
‘Predict The Day’
‘The Lovers’
‘Deep Blue’
‘Tomorrow’
‘Versus’

www.myspace.com/ladytron

A Radiohead remix record is available for free download.

DJ/Producer AmpLive has released Radiohead Rainydayz Remixes which features the likes of Del and Chali2na on vocals. There is a website up which contains the remixes with the message “It’s not up to you. It’s free”. The tracklist is:

‘Rainydayz’
‘Video Tapez’ (ft. Del The Funky Homosapien)
‘Nudez’ (ft. Too $hort & MC Zumbi
of Zion I)
‘Weird Fishez’
‘All I Need’
’15 Stepz’ (ft. Codany Holiday)
‘Reckonerz’ (ft. Chali2na)
‘Faustz’

www.onesevensevensix.com/amplive/index.html

The Sword have finalised their UK tour dates.

The Texas natives, who have finished their new album Gods Of The Earth, out on April 1st will be hitting the following dates:

March:

25th – Nottingham, Rock City
26th – Oxford, Academy
27th– Birmingham, Academy
28th – Manchester, Academy
29th – Glasgow, King Tut’s
30th – Stoke, Sugar Mill

April:

1st – Newport, TJ’s
2nd – Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
3rd – London, Underworld
4th – Colchester, Arts Centre

www.swordofdoom.com

Coheed & Cambria have been added to the bill for 2008’s Download Festival.

The band will join the groups who were already confirmed for the festival, including Kiss, The Offspring, Judas Priest, Lostprophets, H.I.M, Rise Against and Motorhead. Other new acts to be added include Disturbed, Alter Bridge, In Flames, Childrem Of Bodom and Incubus. This year’s festival takes place, as ever, at Donington Park between June 13th and June 15th.

www.downloadfestival.com

Les Savy Fav frontman Tim Harrington has been swotted this week in a mosquito advert for VH1. Bonkers!

Future Of The Left have announced a new single and tour.

The band will release Manchasm/Suddenly It’s A Folk Song as a double A-Side single on April 7th via 7″ and download. They will then support the release on the following tour dates in April:

2nd – Oxford Jericho Tavern
3rd – Brighton Audio
4th – Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach
6th – Leeds Cockpit
7th – Nottingham Bodega
8th – Bristol Louisiana
9th – Glasgow Stereo
10th – Sheffield Fuzz Club
14th – Manchester Roadhouse
21st – London Garage

www.futureoftheleft.com

A DVD of a Clash documentary is set for release in April.

The Clash Live: Revolution Rock will be airing on US TV in March and will chronicle the band’s live performances across their career including clips from 1979’s studio sessions and concerts in London and New York. A tentative tracklisting for the DVD is:

* Complete Control – Music Machine, London 1978
* White Riot – live in studio, 1976
* London’s Burning – live in studio, 1976
* English Civil War – London Lyceum, January 79
* I Fought The Law – London Lyceum, January 79
* Tommy Gun – live in studio, 1978
* Safe European Home – Music Machine, London 1978
* What’s My Name Music
* Machine, London 1978
* Guns Of Brixton – “Fridays” April 1980
* Train In Vain – Lewisham Odeon, February 1980
* Clampdown – London Lyceum, Feb 1980
* Police & Thieves – Aylesbury Friars, 1980
* London Calling – Bonds, New York 1981
* Magnificent Seven – Tom Snyder Show, June 1981
* This Is Radio Clash Tom
* Snyder Show, June 1981
* Should I Stay Or Should I Go – Shea Stadium, Oct 1982
* Career Opportunities – Shea Stadium, October 1982

www.theclashonline.com

The Specials have released a new DVD.

The 2-Tone pioneers are documented from their first tour with The Clash to their breakup and contains narration by Tim Lovejoy . The disc will also feature videos from their AKA era with hits like Ghost Town and A Message To You Rudy and live footage from their 1980 US tour.

www.thespecials.com