Category: Music News

It’s like he knows we love slating him every day.

Kanye has given us another reason to point and laugh at him by having a little tantrum after not winning any of the MTV Video Music Awards. He lost out in all 5 categories and said backstage:

“That’s two years in a row, man … give a black man a chance. I’m trying hard man, I have the … No. 1 record, man.”

This comes a year after he made a tit out of himself when the awesome Justice v Simian track We Are Your Friends won Best Video at the MTV Europe Music Awards and once again Kanye has shown himself up to be a little baby. Now will someone please stick a fucking dummy in his mouth… Let’s see him get his nappy in a twist:

Finally Blur will be heading back into the studio to record new music.

Alex James recently told the NME that the band will be coming together to make sure Blur isn’t left “as an unfinished thing”. James also said he was in touch with all the other 3 members and hinted at what the new music might sound like:

“Good guitars would be good. But I mainly talk to Graham about mandolins and prog music.”

www.blur.co.uk

Dizzee Rascal has announced a new tour of the UK.

The rapper, who was nominated for this year’s Mercury Music Prize will be hitting venues in November, culminating in a date at the Astoria. Apparently he’s going to be going on stage at 7pm so make sure you get there early!

November:

2nd – Leeds University Academy
3rd – Oxford Academy
6th – Bristol Academy
8th – Southampton University
9th – London Astoria

www.dizzeerascal.co.uk

Kid Rock might be in jail for 6 months after his altercation with Tommy Lee at the MTV Video Music Awards.

The pair had a bit of a to-do with reports saying Lee had a dig at Rock who was sitting nearby. They were then apparently involved in a fight and Lee was removed from the venue with Kid Rock being allowed to stay.

Police then arrived at the Palms Casino and taken away on a misdemeanor batter charge and was unable to introduce a segment with Diddy. We’re sure he’ll get off prison time, but then prison is probably like a palace for a hillbilly like him right?

www.mtv.com

No Doubt‘s new album is more than likely going back to the band’s roots.

Gwen Stefani has recently spoken about the long-awaited record and what people can expect from it. With her solo career veering more towards pop and rap, it was feared that she would take this with her to the group that made her. However, she said:

“I’m coming to the end of a chapter, doing my own dance records. In the fall, I’ll record with No Doubt. I don’t want to say for sure that it’ll be ska but that it is where we started.”

www.nodoubt.com

The Casualties will be releasing a CD/DVD on September 25th. It will be called Made In NYC and is set to feature their live homecoming show in New York at the Knitting Factory. Peep the trailer below:

www.thecasualties.net

Walking towards HQ today, we noticed another great piece of work from Banksy. As Abjekt was taking the photo, a woman walked past mumbling “fucking graffiti everywhere”. Silly mare. Here’s the piece of work next to Falafel King off Portobello Road, check it:

www.banksy.co.uk

El-P is heading back over to the UK to play some dates in October. After playing a raucous set at Dingwalls, he’s back for more carnage. The dates are:

October:

1st – Faversham, Leeds
2nd – Roadhouse, Manchester
3rd – Digital, Brighton
4th – Scala, London
5th – King Tuts, Glasgow

www.definitivejux.net

Arguably the greatest RnB song of all time has just won an Emmy.

Adam Samberg and Justin Timberlake’s Saturday Night Live spoof track Dick In A Box has just picked up the award for Best Original Music, with Samberg saying:

“I think it’s safe to say that when we first set out to make this song, we were all thinking, ‘Emmy!’ The other thing we were thinking was, ‘Hey! There’s this young up-and-comer, Justin Timberlake, who is clearly very talented and could really use a break.”

Check it out in all it’s glory:

The Unseen will be playing some UK daets to support their new record Salvation.

November:

2nd – White Rabbit, Plymouth
3rd – The Croft, Bristol
4th – Brickyard, Carlisle
5th – Cathouse, Glasgow
6th – Star And Garter, Manchester
7th – Waterfront, Norwich
8th – Underworld, London

www.unseenpunks.com