The Martin Scorsese film on the Rolling Stones has been put back.
Shine A Light was due to be released on September 21st but will now see an April release. The postponement was due to the current European tour and sources said the director was worried the film was being rushed.
Christina Aguilera and Jack White are set to appear in the film, which was shot in 2006.
Interpol will release a new single in September.
The band will release Mammoth on September 3rd from their new album Our Love To Admire after having played the Reading and Leeds festivals. They will play a couple of shows before hand before coming back to the UK to play some big shows in November.
August:
20th – Birmingham Academy
21st – Newcastle Academy
22nd – Edinburgh Corn Exchange
24th – Carling Weekend: Reading
25th – Carling Weekend: Leeds
November:
28th – Blackpool Empress Ballroom
29th & 30th – London Alexandra Palace
MTV have announced Mark Ronson and his live band will provide the music for the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards.
The super-producer will be part of the house band for the September 9th show in Las Vegas’ Palms Casino Resort. He will be joined by The Dap-Kings and Jamiroquai’s Stu Zender as well as some guest vocalists.
It’s still summer, I don’t care what you say. And to go along with the vibe, Pepe Deluxe have put their new video up on YouTube. Check it out and start doing the hippy hippy shake!
Mindless Self Indulgence will be hitting the UK in support of their upcoming DVD Our Pain, Your Gain.
October:
4th – Dublin, Voodoo Lounge
5th – Belfast, Spring & Airbrake
6th – Aberdeen, Moshulu
7th – GlasgowQueen Margaret Union aka QMU
9th – Newcastle, Newcastle University (Basement)
10th – Wolverhampton, Wulfrun Hall
11th – London, Electric Ballroom
17th – Brighton, Concorde 2
18th – Nottingham, Nottingham Trent Students Union
19th – Bristol, Anson Rooms
20th – Oxford, Academy
21st – Manchester, Academy 2
Dillinger Escape Plan have a new album ready to go.
The band recently blogged on their MySpace regarding their new record Ire Works, which is due out in November. The band confirmed they have 13 tracks and recording is completed with a US tour also on the horizon.
50 Cent has said he will quit working on solo material if Kanye’s new album sells more.
The rappers both have their albums coming out on the same day, 50 Cent’s Curtis and Kanye’s Graduation. In a recent interview Fiddy said:
“Let’s raise the stakes. If Kanye West sells more records than 50 Cent on September 11, I’ll no longer write music. I’ll write music and work with my other artists, but I won’t put out anymore solo albums.”
Though he has sold more records that Kanye in the past, 50 might want to think about going back on the promise with pre-sales putting Kanye in a very big lead. All we want is for Shaggy, Chakademus & Pliers and Snow to kick them both into retirement…
Every Time I Die have a new video inspired by Teen Wolf.
If that doesn’t make you want to lick your lips and howl, then you’ve clearly grown up watching the wrong films. The album The Big Dirty is out in early September and the video should be floating around online in the not too distant future.
The Hives will release their new album The Black And White Album in October.
This will be the group’s first album since Tyrannosaurus Hives in 2004 and will be preceded by a single, Tick Tick Boom in September. There will also be a 7″ version of the single released on October 1st.
The man who changed the face of British music from his empire of the Manchester music scene in the 70’s, Tony Wilson passed away last week after suffering a heart attack.
Championing the likes of the Sex Pistols, Joy Division, and the Happy Mondays, Wilson created the huge music empire surrounding the Hacienda club and the infamous Factory Records label.
His career was documented by Steve Coogan in the film 24 Hour Party People, which shows the highs and lows of his time as one of the greatest music visionaries in British history, Wilson will me sadly missed by all.