Outkast haven’t split up, according to Andre 3000.
The rapper has spoken out amongst rumours of the band finally having split up. However, he maintained the group are still together, just working on solo stuff at the moment. Big Boi is doing a solo album and Andre is doing the same as well as remixing work. He went on to say:
“After we do those solo albums, we’re planning on doing another Outkast album. I don’t know how long that’s gonna be; it could be two years”
Kings Of Leon are involved in a domestic dispute that is reportedly throwing the band’s future into doubt.
Drummer Nathan Followill has proposed to his girlfriend and his brother, frontman Caleb, has said that if he doesn’t get a pre-nup, he’s “an idiot”.
Caleb went on to say that they’d invested a lot of time into the band and he doesn’t want his brother to make a mistake, continuing by slating bands who make watered down songs because they’re “all about the same girl”.
Nathan had a go back though, saying:
“It’s different for me than it is for Caleb, I’m pushing 30. It’s always hard when big brother starts devoting time to a girl that would normally be devoted to little brother.”
The White Stripes are returning to the UK to play a group of arena dates.
The duo will support their new album Icky Thump by starting in Glasgow before finishing up at the O2 Arena in London. The full line up of dates are:
October:
24th – Glasgow SECC
25th – Manchester MEN Arena
26th – Newcastle Metro Arena
28th – Birmingham NEC
29th – Cardiff International Arena
31st – Sheffield Hallam Arena
November:
1st – Nottingham Arena
2nd – London O2 Arena
The Dropkick Murphys will be following up their The Warrior’s Code album with a new record called The Meanest Of Times.
The album will feature Spider Stacey of the Pogues and the Dubliners’ Ronnie Drew and was self-produced.
The album will be out in September and will be released in association with Warner’s Independent Label Group which also hold a stake in Ferrett Records and has a partnership with hip hop label Rhymesayers Entertainment.
The 80s Matchbox B-Line Disaster are back with a new EP.
The band will release their new EP along with a best-of-live album which comes in a limited edition ouija board package on July 30th.
With tracks about such delights as paranoia, anxiety, schizophrenia, high diving horses from the 1930’s, the wrath of god, Klaus Kinski, man’s desire for freedom ultimately resulting in his own destruction, really dangerous circus entertainment and Werner Herzog it’s bound to be an interesting listen.
They are also heading out on tour, the dates of which are:
July:
23rd – Manchester Academy 4
24th – Birmingham Barfly
25th – Brighton Barfly (the gloucester)
26th – Chatham Tap’n’tin
27th – Liverpool Barfly
28th – Leicester Sumo
30th – Glasgow Barfly
31st – Newcastle Academy 2
August:
1st – Leeds Cockpit
2nd – Sheffield Plug
3rd – Stoke Sugarmill
4th – Nottingham Rescue rooms
5th – Bristol Thekla
6th – Cardiff Cwb ifor bach
7th – London Scala
Sparta have announced some UK dates are part of their European tour.
They will be playing the dates below after having been to Australia and will follow the ULU date by playing in Switzerland, Belgium and Germany before heading back for Leeds and Reading. They will then provide the supoprt for Velvet Revolver and Alice In Chain’s upcoming US tour.
August 14th – London, ULU
August 24th – Reading, Reading Festival – Radio 1 Stage
August 25th – Leeds, Leeds Festival – Radio 1 Stage
Paramore have announced they will play a second date at the Astoria on their upcoming UK tour.
The band will play a few shows after playing the Reading and Leeds festivals next month. The new list of dates are:
September
1st – Portsmouth Pyramids
2nd – Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
3rd – Manchester Academy 2
5th – Cardiff University
6th – London Astoria
7th – London Astoria
We like to bring you the exclusives here at Crossfire and this afternoon, we got a nice tidbit of info from the world of underground hip hop.
Our man in the field Abjekt interview Aesop Rock about his upcoming album None Shall Pass and a whole host of other goodies which you will be able to read about soon, and Aes told us that he wants to come to the UK in December to play a show.
You heard it here first, keep your eyes peeled. None Shall Pass drops on August 28th and trust us when we say it’s an absolute winner.
We reported last week that Fergie was being paid to namecheck clothes brand Candie’s in her lyrics.
However, a spokesman for the singer has denied that deal saying that she does have a deal with Candie’s but it has “nothing whatsoever to do with the creation of her music”.
Ok, but we still fucking hate her.
The Enemy have decided to launch their album today with what can be described as the most boring viral game of the year so far.
We are sure that it’s not the bands decision but in this day and age delivering something this basic should be laughed at. We’ll Live And Die In These Towns‘ is out today.
Click here to shoot yourself.