The Hives will be hitting the UK in April.
The band will release their single We Rule The World (T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S) on 25th February featuring rexmies by Matt Helder of the Arctic Monkeys and Nick Zinner from Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
You can download the Nick Zinner mix for free [until January 21st] at www.u-download.co.uk. The dates for the tour are:
14th – Norwich, UEA
15th – Newcastle, Academy
16th – Nottingham, Rockcity
17th – Bristol, Academy
18th – London, Brixton Academy
Anticon have announced a new signing.
Son Lux has joined the San Francisco based label and will be releasing At War With Walls And Mazes on February 26th. You can check out his myspace at www.myspace.com/sonlux.
Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan have joined forces as The Gutter Twins.
The duo will release their album Satunalia on March 3rd to mark the 20th Anniversary of the Sub Pop label and will also be hitting KOKO on February 21st as part of the NME Awards shows. They will also return to the UK for a full tour in April. Hit their MySpace to check them out.
Ninja Tune are to release a new Ninja Cuts compilation.
The latest compilation will feature 3 CDs, with tracks dating as far back as 1998 [on Mike Ladd’s Blah Blah] and stuff that won’t be released until much later this year. With label artists and guests such Spank Rock, Bonobo, Diplo, RJD2, Ghislain Poirier, Blockhead, MF Doom, TTC, DJ Kentaro, Mr Scruff, Roots Manuva, DJ Shadow and more, it’s bound to be a good ‘un!
Atmosphere have announced they will bring out another Sad Clown CD.
Sad Clown Bad Spring 12 will hit the shops “once this snow melts” and will complete the seasonal set after having released Bad Summer 9, Bad Fall 10 and Bad Winter 11 at the tail end of 2007.
Don’t forget you can still grab the free album Strictly Leakage from www.rhymesayers.com/atmosphere – it’s a banger!
The final announcement was that their new album When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold will hit the shops in April.
Aesop Rock has posted a video for his song Pigs from last year’s amazing None Shall Pass album.
Pimp it and see how amazing Jeremy Fish’s art is:
Dead Meadow have announced some UK dates.
The band will hit these shores to support their new album Old Growth which is out on Matador on February 4th. Hit them up at one of the following dates:
March
2nd : Scala London
3rd : King Tuts Glasgow
4th : The Cluny Newcastle-upon-Tyne
5th : Night & Day Manchester
6th : Fibbers York
7th : Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff
Cat Power has posted up her 2nd studio diary:
And if you missed part 1, click here.
The Sword have finished work on their new album Gods Of The Earth.
The album was recorded in Austin, Texas and is slated for an April 1st release. The track list is:
01 – “The Sundering”
02 – “How Heavy This Axe”
03 – “Lords”
04 – “Fire Lances Of The Ancient Hyperzephyrians”
05 – “To Take The Black”
06 – “Maiden, Mother & Crone”
07 – “Under The Boughs”
08 – “The Black River”
09 – “The White Sea”
Time Again have a new video out from their forthcoming album Darker Days, due on February 18th.