Buzz band Ipso Facto have announced a set of tour dates for the UK.
The band will be playing at the following:
February:
13th – London KOKO
15th – Manchester Up The Racket
16th – Liverpool Revo
28th – Leeds Halo Club Club NME show
March:
1st – Nottingham Liars Club
7th – Bedford Esquires
Set Your Goals have posted a cover song on their MySpace.
The San Francisco band have put their cover of The Police’s Message In A Bottle live. It was recorded last year and the band have made it available whilst they work on their new album, the follow up to Mutiny! Make sure you catch them on the upcoming Gallows UK tour.
Les Savy Fav performed a riotous warm up gig in Bedford on Saturday.
The New Yorkers played to an audience of just 150, playing a 70 minute set that saw frontman Tim Harrington coming to the stage dressed as a sailor, before changing into a hippy for the encore and explored the ladies toilets with a fan’s camcorder.
Norweigan songstress Ida Maria will be releasing a new single in March.
The Nesna-native will be releasing Stella on March 10th via RCA/Waterfall to follow on from her breakthrough singles Drive Away My Heart and Oh My God. An album is expected in the summer, so to tide you over, have a look at the video for Drive Away My Heart.
N.E.R.D. will play a one-off gig in London this summer.
Pharrell and his cronies will be hitting the Brixton Academy on June 14th, the day after they play the sold-out Isle Of Wight festival. That’s it.
Gnarls Barkley have announced a release date for their new album.
The Odd Couple will be released on April 14th and features the single Run which made its way online a couple of weeks ago. The record, recorded of course by Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo Green, will feature more live musicians than their debut St Elsewhere.
Simian Mobile Disco are to release a new EP.
Live From SoHo is an 8-track EP available through iTunes and features a live set they played in New York last October. The tracklisting is:
‘Sleep Deprivation’
‘Hustler’
‘It’s the Beat’
‘Animal House’
‘T**s & Acid’
‘System’
‘Scott’
‘Ladyflash’ (Simian Mobile Disco mix of The Go! Team)
You want to hear new Cancer Bats material?
Well click the link below and you’ll be able to hear the title track from their upcoming album Hail Destroyer. The album is out on April 22nd.
Missy Elliott is asking fans to name her next album.
The album is due in the spring and the rapper is asking for titles via her website, which you can check out from the link below. There is a preview of the album available with the track Ching-A-Ling which is being released on the soundtrack to the film Step Up 2 The Streets.
Crossfire will be suggesting the following: Izzy Whizzy Let’s Get Missy, Chitty Chitty Bling Bling and the sure fire winner C’mon Geez, Give Us Some Change For A Greggs.
Mark Ronson has spoken out about the Grammy Awards.
The Awards take place this Sunday with the producer saying it’ll be boring if Amy Winehouse doesn’t turn up.
If she doesn’t gain entry to the US, he won’t be playing the ceremony, but he will definitely be playing the BRIT Awards on February 20th with Adele, Daniel Merriweather and “surprise guests”.