Matt Hensley has re-joined Flogging Molly after leaving in January.
The accordion player and pro skater had departed for personal reasons but stated that he now knows where he needs “to be in this world” and said that he missed affecting people in positive ways through his music.
The band are currently recording new tracks for an album that is expected in early 2008.
Lethal B is releasing new single Police On My Back on October 1st.
The grime star has roped in members of The Rakes, Idle Lovers and Babyshambles for the video which you can check out here.
If you’re not down with the Bizzle, then you’re a sad little prizzle who needs a pizzle in his hizzle. Snizzle.
Gay For Johnny Depp have a new single incoming.
You Have A Theory, I Have A Gun is released on October 9th and clocks in at seventy seconds long and comes from their album The Politics Of Cruelty. The album is out on November 5th and we are told that the band are always available for tea and chats. It’s not known whether crumpets enter into the equation.
The nominees for the 2008 Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame have been announced.
Beastie Boys head up a list that also includes Leonard Cohen, Madonna, John Mellencamp, Afrika Bambaataa, Chic, the Ventures, Dave Clark Five and Donna Summer. Five of the nominess will be inducted at the Waldrof Astoria Hotel in New York on March 10th next year.
The Hives have posted news on their forthcoming album.
The album is out on October 8th and will be preceded by Tick Tick Boom the single which can be picked up on CD or 7″ on October 1st. The tracklisting is:
1. Tick Tick Boom
2. Try It Again
3. You Got It All Wrong
4. Well Allright!
5. Hey Little World
6. A Stroll Through Hive Manor Corridors
7. It Won’t Be Long
8. T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S.
9. Return the Favour
10. Giddy Up
11. Square One Here I Come
12. You Dress Up For Armageddon
13. Puppet on a String
14. Bigger Hole to Fill
Bright Eyes will be playing a concert with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Nate Walcott, the Bright Eyes’ instrumentalist has rearranged the music with the orchestra which will feature 40 strings, 11 brass and 12 woodwinds. It is expected to be a one off for now though there might be further similar concerts in the future.
The support will come from Yo La Tengo and M Ward, leaving birthday boy Moose fuming that not going to be at the Hollywood Bowl.
Motion City Soundtrack are back with a new album titled ‘Even If It Kills Me‘ on Epitaph Records this month.
Have a butchers at the ‘This Is For Real‘ video, the single that is lifted from the new album below.
Live dates:
29/09/07 Glasgow ABC
30/09/07 Dublin Cargo (formerly Temple Music Bar Centre)
02/10/07 Exeter The Lemon Grove
04/10/07 Norwich The Waterfront
05/10/07 London Astoria
06/10/07 Portsmouth The Pyramids Centre
07/10/07 Leeds Met. University
Crossfire always knows what music is about to blow up, and we get it to you first. So when we heard this Norweigen singer, we knew we had to share it with the world because very soon you’ll see her everywhere.
Ida Maria‘s new single Oh My God is out on October 1st and you can check it out on her myspace.
So, check the video below and get acquainted with her!
What’s his name blud? Bizzle Bizzle!
The grime MC is going out on tour with The Enemy and The Wombats as part of the NME Rock N Roll Riot Tour which starts in Oxford tonight [Sept 27th]. The full dates are below and see if you can count how many times Bizzle says his own name during his set, the bets are on!
September:
27th – Oxford Academy
28th – Leeds University
29th – Cambridge Junction
30th – Cardiff Great Hall
October:
1st – Newcastle Academy
3rd – Inverness Ironworks
4th – Aberdeen Music Hall
5th – Glasgow Barrowlands
6th – Dundee Fat Sams Live
8th – Middlesbrough Town Hall
9th – Nottingham Rock City
10th – Manchester Academy
11th -Norwich UEA
13th – Keele University
14th – Wolverhampton Civic Hall
15th – Southampton Guildhall
17th – London Brixton Academy
20th & 21st – Birmingham Academy
Band Of Horses will be playing a one off show in London.
The band will hit Bush Hall on November 29th and tickets are on sale now. The show will showcase their new record Cease To Begin which is due to hit shops on October 15th. The band are planning a full UK tour in February next year.