Rhymesayers have put up the new Brother Ali video on their YouTube page.
The video is for Uncle Sam Goddamn, which comes from his recently released and much hyped new album The Undisputed Truth, produced by Ant. The video was directed by Bo Hakala and gets the Crossfire seal of approval.
The Beastie Boys’ collaborating mate Money Mark has a new track out today and is celebrating it with an online game.
The track is called Pick Up The Pieces and his label have put together an online jigsaw which you put together to get a YouTube style screen that is playing the video as you build it.
If you fancy a bit of puzzle solving action on a Monday morning, or any other morning for that matter, hit the link below.
New Wave legends Devo have announced their first European tour in 15 years.
The band will be kicking things off in Brighton, visiting Ireland and Scotland before ending up in London for the final date of the tour. Here’s the list of shows:
June:
18th – Brighton Dome
19th – London Royal Festival Hall
21st – Dublin Vicar Street
22nd – Birmingham Symphony Hall
23rd – Manchester Apollo
24th – Glasgow Carling Academy
26th – London Shepherds Bush Empire
The debut EP from Silicon Vultures will hit the shops next Monday.
The track will be released on 7″ pink or black vinyl and will be supported at the Captains Of Industry night at the Camden Barfly on Thursday 26th of April.
The synth punk group will also be recording a live session for the Radio 1 Rock Show this week and will be broadcast soon.
Italian Jazz Metallers Ephel Duath will follow their appearance at the Printemps de Bourges festival with a tour which begins on May 6th.
The band will be playing their first ever shows in Ireland, when they play Dublin, Cork and Belfast and have said that this will be their last UK tour before going into the studio at the end of the year. The dates are:
May:
6th – The Black Box, Belfast
7th – An Cruiscin Lan, Cork
8th – Voodoo Lounge, Dublin
10th – Rock City, Nottingham
11th – Club 85, Hitchin
12th – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
13th – Joiners, Southampton
14th – Star And Garter, Manchester
15th – The Engine Rooms, Brighton
16th – Underworld, London
Damon Albarn has recently confirmed that Gorillaz will not release any more studio albums.
The Blur frontman has said that the only project the cartoon band will be taking part in is a film featuring a score composition that has previously been linked to Monty Python’s Terry Gilliam. Speaking on Radio 2 Albarn said:
“We’re trying to make a film next, starting in September hopefully. It will be a film score. There won’t be another pop record.”
Municipal Waste will be heading out on tour with The Haunted next week.
The European tour will showcase tracks from their new album The Art Of Partying which is due out in June. Landphil of the band said:
“I am totally stoked to hit Europe next week and man I am so looking forward to playing with The Haunted too, they’ve been one of my favourite bands for a long time. I’m sure that everyone will be hyped to hear the Waste’s new material I’m super excited to get to play it live round Europe so soon after coming out of the studio with Zeuss, I’m eager to see people’s reaction to the Waste party!”
The UK dates are:
April:
28th – Leeds Cockpit
29th – Norwich Waterfront
30th – Newcastle Academy
May:
1st – Glasgow Cathouse
2nd – Dublin Voodo Lounge
3rd – Liverpool Academy 2
4th – Birmingham Academy 2
5th – London MeanFiddler
6th – Bristol Academy 2
7th – Oxford Zodiac
Mad Caddies have streamed their entire new album online.
The record, Keep It Going, is due out on the 1st of May as the follow up to Live From Toronto: Songs In The Key Of Eh which came out in 2004. To check out their album, hit the link below and get to dancing!
Klub Kerrang! is back once again to bring you the most energetic raging club night in the country when it returns to Koko on Saturday 21st April.
With last month seeing Kids In Glass Houses and Adam F’s Malpractice get everyone rowdy and in the mood for more musical carnage, this month Klub Kerrang! brings you Devil Sold His Soul and Sign. Click here to see the mayhem that occurred last month in Night Raids.
As ever, it isn’t just live music that you’ll get when you come down, you get Kerrang!’s resident DJs James Sherry and Emma Johnston, who will be laying down the tracks in the main room, and DJ Zac Slack with his returning special guest Talita Two Shoes [Earache] will be melting your ear drums with their unique brand of punk, hardcore, thrash, death metal and classics all night in the top room.
Make sure you take note of the special deal for Klub Kerrang! too: If you come to the venue with a flyer before 11pm, you can get into the club for just £4.
You can print off the flyer from www.koko.uk.com, www.kerrang.com or here on Crossfire.
So the details that matter:
KLUB KERRANG!
DEVIL SOLD HIS SOUL
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SIGN
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Resident DJs James Sherry and Emma Johnston
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Crossfire DJ Zac Slack in the Crossfire room + Talita Two Shoes
Saturday 21st April 2007 (Every third Saturday of the month)
Doors open 10.00pm to late
£6 before 11.00pm and £8 after.
Flyers and NUS cards £4 before 11.00pm
Tickets 0870 998 8888 or right now on www.aloud.com
Drinks offers all night shooters £1.50 Fosters Twist £2
Strictly over 18’s only
KOKO 1A CAMDEN HIGH ST LONDON NW1
Justice have announced that their new single D.A.N.C.E. will be released on May 28th.
The French duo, known for their remixes of the likes of Franz Ferdinand and Britney and also their amazing hit last year We Are Your Friends, will release their album, named after a symbol, in June.
Keep your eyes peeled for Abjekt’s review of the Ed Banger party, where Justice brought the house down. Coming soon!