Category: Music News

British punk up-and-comers Gallows are to reissue their album Orchestra Of Wolves.

The album will be released in its original form and with a special edition bonus CD, also getting its first vinyl pressing, a limited edition gate-fold album with the CD of the album enclosed in the sleeve and hits the shelves on June 11th.

The single Abandon Ship will come beforehand on May 28th as a download and June 4th on CD and 7″ coloured vinyl. The releases will be as follows:

CD Single:

1 Abandon Ship
2 Nervous Breakdown (Black Flag Cover)

7″ 1
a) Abandon Ship
b) Will Someone Shoot That Fucking Snake (BBC Punk Session – 5th April 07)

7″ 2
a) Abandon Ship
b) Surprise!

Orchestra Of Wolves reissue:

Original remastered Album release. Also available as double CD with twelve page booklet

Disc 1 – Original remastered Album

Disc 2
1) Abandon Ship (BBC Punk Session – 5th April 07)
2) Rolling With The Punches (BBC Punk Session – 5th April 07)
3) Will Someone Shoot That Fucking Snake (BBC Punk Session – 5th April 07)
4) Six Years (BBC Punk Session – 5th April 07)
5) Just Because You Sleep Next To Me (BBC Rock Session – 28th Dec 06)
6) In The Belly Of A Shark (BBC Rock Session – 28th Dec 06)
7) Sick Of Feeling Sick (New Song)
8) Black Heart Queen (New Song)
9) Nervous Breakdown (Black Flag Cover)

The band will also tour the UK in June before heading on out on the Warped tour in July and August. The dates are:

June:

Monday 11th Sheffield Leadmill
Tuesday 12th Leeds Cockpit
Wednesday 13th Belfast Auntie Annies
Thursday 14th Dublin Voodoo Lounge
Saturday 16th Aberdeen Tunnels
Sunday 17th Newcastle Academy
Monday 18th Bristol Bar Academy
Tuesday 19th Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
Thursday 21st London King’s College

www.myspace.com/gallows

Two new radio shows have gone live on Crossfire this week for your listening pleasure.

The brand new None More Punk show sees DJs Zac Slack and James Sherry rip through 22 songs whilst creating their own personal carnage in Crossfire HQ’s studio. Expect to hear the likes of Pulling Teeth, Suicide Bid, Melt Banana, The Subhumans, Butthole Surfers and The Bulemics plus much much more. Hit Henry Rollings to get the Punk ball rolling.

Then comes the new Hip Hop show with Zac Slack and Abjekt as they bring you the slammingest jammingest beats from across the globe taking in underground hip hop, old skool tunes and even some electro thanks to Oh No, Saian Supa Crew, DJ Mehdi, Chromeo, Funkdoobiest and more. Click Snoop for the snizzle dizzle.

Marilyn Manson is back in the news thanks to the video for his new single Heart-Shaped Glasses (When The Heart Guides The Hand).

The video features the oddball having sex with his real life girlfriend Rachel Evan Wood, though the singer hasn’t confirmed whether the sex was real or simulated. The singer commented:

“Let’s just say there were some conservative people involved (with the video) that got a little upset about things that were taking place, and there’s been rumours back and forth, but I will not confirm or deny them.”

www.marilynmanson.com

The Nextmen are bringing out a new album, This Was Supposed To Be The Future on June 11th.

Four years after their last album, Brad Baloo and Dom Search have brought together a big summer record which will see the duo spin hip hop, dancehall, raggae and some soul, with Search saying “If you look at our DJ sets, that’s exactly what we play.”

Featuring appearances from Sway, Kidz In The Hall and Dynamite MC, it’s bound to be one to pick up.

They will be playing a tour to support the album on the following dates featuring MC Wrec:

May

31st – Soul Tree, Cambridge

June

2nd – The Rainbow, Birmingham
3rd – The Social, Nottingham
7th – ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY @ Cargo, London [with Sway, Dynamite MC and more]
8th – Thekla Social, Bristol
13th – World Headquarters, Newcastle
14th – Sub Club, Glasgow
15th – Assembly Bar, Edinburgh
16th – Winterwell Festival, Cheltenham
23rd – Glastonbury Festival
30th – Turnmills, London

July

21st – Friends & Family, Manchester
27th – Global Gathering Festival, Leeds

August

4th – Big Chill Festival, Hertfordshire
11th – Bloom Festival, Oxfordshire
26th – Get Loaded Festival, London

Check out an exclusive track by clicking here.

www.myspace.com/thenextmen

The Download Dog, Download Festival‘s mascot, has been let loose in the virtual world of Second Life.

The Download Dog will leave a trail around the Second Life world, which will work like a treasure hunt with the prize up for grabs being an Epiphone Les Paul guitar, signed by artists playing at the festival this year.

The festival takes place between the 8th and 10th of June and will see My Chemical Romance, Linkin Park and Iron Maiden headline. The competition is open now and the winner will be announced on June 7th.

To enter the competition click here.

www.downloadfestival.co.uk

Ash have been confirmed as the headline act for this year’s Rip Curl Boardmasters festival.

The event will take place on August 10th in Newquay and will feature 35 bands, more than they have ever had on before.

The surf, skate and music festival will also feature current ravemasters Enter Shikari so get those tickets quick.

www.ripcurlboardmasters.com

James Yorkston will release his new album Roaring The Gospel on June 4th.

The record will be a collection of rarities and unreleased music, including his first ever single The Lang Toun, which is being made available for the first time since its original release in 2002.

He will celebrate the release with a special show at Union Chapel in London on May 24th and will feature James Yorkston and The Athletes plus some special guests which are to be announced soon.

You can get your ticket from www.seetickets.com or by ringing the Box Office on 020 7226 1686

www.jamesyorkston.co.uk

Irish rapper Shameless has a new single coming out on June 18th titled ‘Everyday in a Broken Dream‘ featuring Rod Stewart of all people! Click below to watch it on poo tube.

Gypsy Punks Gogol Bordello have announced plans for a new album this year.

The record is called Super Taranta and is set to be released in July. The band will work with Victor Van Vugt on the production and Eugene Hutz of the group said:

“With Super Taranta! Gogol Bordello is going to conquer the world. Everything on the album is taken to the next level. It’s more direct, more abstract, more focused, with more dark humor. The dub parts are deeper; the fast parts are faster, its pure orgasmo hysteria.”

We at Crossfire can’t wait. Bring on the gypsy speed metal dubstep.

www.gogolbordello.com

Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor has recently blasted his record label Universal for making the price of the band’s new album Year Zero too high.

Posting on the band’s site, Reznor called the pricing “absurd” and has said he believes the label have ripped the band’s fans off. The example he used was the pricing in Australia where his album cost $34.99 next to Avril’s record which was priced at $21.99. He went on to say:

“As the climate grows more and more desperate for record labels, their answer to their mostly self-inflicted wounds seems to be to screw the consumer over even more. When I asked a label rep about this his response was: ‘It’s because we know you have a real core audience that will pay whatever it costs when you put something out – you know, true fans. It’s the pop stuff we have to discount to get people to buy.’ So… I guess as a reward for being a ‘true fan’ you get ripped off.”

He finished by saying the band would release a full-length remix album, with details coming soon.

www.nin.com