Mark Ronson has been announced on the line up for this year’s Creamfields.
The bill, which also includes Groove Armada, Kelis, Simian Mobile Disco and The Chemical Brothers, is set to expand to include the likes of 2ManyDJs and Pendulum.
The event takes places in Daresbury in Cheshire on August 25th.
Mark Ronson releases his single Stop Me featuring Daniel Merriweather today on digital download, with the CD release coming next Monday [9th]
Radiohead have denied the rumours floating around lately that they’re about to sign a deal with the new Starbucks’ new label.
A spokesman for the band have said that the band are currently in the studio working on new material and are not currently negotiating a deal with any label, and won’t be until the album is finished. He finished by saying ” the rumour that they are about to sign with Starbucks is totally untrue”.
Trivium will be celebrating their new single The Rising with a tour of the UK in April. The dates are:
6th -Dublin Ambassador
7th – Dublin Ambassador
8th – Dublin Ambassador
9th – Dublin Ambassador
11th – Bradford St Georges Hall
12th – Manchester Apollo
13th – Glasgow Academy
14th – Newcastle City Hall
15th – Liverpool University
17th – Nottingham Rock City
18th – Cambridge Corn Exchange
19th – Portsmouth Guild Hall
20th – Plymouth Pavilions
22nd – Newport Centre
23rd – Wolves Civic Hall
24th – Ipswich Regent
25th – London Hammersmith Apollo
26th – London Hammersmith Apollo
Foxy Brown has pleaded not guilty to charges relating to battery.
The rapper was allged to have bought some hair glue at a shop near to closing time and gone to the bathroom to use the product on her hair. The worker, Hayssam, claims that when he told her she had to leave because the shop was closing, she sprayed him with glue, spat at him and damaged the store’s displays.
Brown claimed outside of court that she was going to “stand up and fight and take care of this”.
Taboo from the Black Eyed Peas has been arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs and driving under the influences.
Taboo, real name Jaime Luis Gomez, was apprehended on Tuesday near Los Angeles after his vehcile was involved in an accident. Arresting officers discovered he’d been drinking and had possession of marijuana.
In addition to this, he also had prescription drugs without a prescription. Gomez was released on $5,000 bail and awaits a court date.
That’s what you get for bringing Fergie into your band, karma son, karma.
Chokehold will make their national television debut as part of Harvey Goldsmith’s ‘Get Your Act Together – The Showdown’.
Catch the hard rocking quintet performing their track ‘Post Work Syndrome’, plus a cover of the Saxon classic ‘20,000 Feet’ on E4 at 10pm on Tuesday April 10th.
The band will also be joining heavy metal legends Saxon for their UK/Ireland tour this coming May. Full dates are as follows:
14th – Academy 2 – Manchester
15th – Astoria – London
16th – Rock City – Nottingham
17th – Temple Bar Music Centre – Dublin
18th – The Garage – Glasgow
20th – Civic Hall – Wolverhampton
21st – Coal Exchange – Cardiff
23rd – Spring & Airbrake – Belfast
Patti Smith has confirmed that her new album Twelve will be a covers album.
The record will feature covers of Stevie Wonder’s Pastime Paradise, Neil Young’s Helpless, Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Tears For Fears and other tracks by the likes of Paul Simon, Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana and Bob Dylan.
The album, due to be released on April 16th, will feature Flea, Television’s Tom Verlaine and Rich Robinson from The Black Crowes as well as her son Jackson and daughter Jesse. The tracklisting is:
‘Are You Experienced?’
‘Everybody Wants To Rule The World’
‘Helpless’
‘Gimme Shelter’
‘Within You Without You’
‘White Rabbit’
‘Changing Of The Guards’
‘The Boy In The Bubble’
‘Soul Kitchen’
‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
‘Midnight Rider’
‘Pastime Paradise’
She will also tour the UK and Ireland in May:
10th – Kendal Arts Centre
11th – Ulverston Coronation Hall
13th – Dublin Vicar Street
17th – London Roundhouse
19th – Minehead – All Tomorrow’s Parties
20th – Liverpool Carling Academy
22nd – Glasgow ABC
23rd – Gateshead Sage
24th – Sheffield The Plug
New signings to Earache and Crossfire favourites SSS tore it up whilst playing a gig on the Daffodil Ferry on the Mersey for a show for Channel 4.
After the band’s performance, its believed that the ship’s hull was cracked and the ship went down one mile from the shore. Foxy, SSS’ frontman said:
“The fact that we never soundchecked and we were sandwiched between two indie bands was great. No-one realy knew what to expect. Especially Channel 4 who I thought were going to go flying as they were in the pit with expensive cameras filming!”
The show is due to air a week on Friday [6th] and promises some thrashingly good noise. Make sure you check them out on tour as they support the June release of Short Sharp Shock:
March:
30th – The Snooty Fox, Wakefield
30th – The Pilgrim, Liverpool
April:
14th – The Engine Room, Brighton
15th – The Old Blue Last, London
June:
4th – Music Box, Manchester
14th – The Barfly, Liverpool
The new Bad Brains album just dropped into here at HQ via courier in the US and on first listen fans will be relieved to know that it has more in common with ‘Rock for Light‘ than any other BB record.
The anticipation as it hit the stereo was pretty immense but now it’s debut has graced our ears, we are stoked as it is a great blend of straight up raging hardcore as only Bad Brains know how to do accompanied by a wonderful helping of dub tunes.
Before you flood us with requests for copies, hold that thought. Our sister company Division will be handling all UK press for the band and there’s no way it will leave the safe!
To remind yourself of how they used to rip it up, click here.
Minneapolis’ independent hip hop’s heavyweights, Rhymesayers Entertainment, have signed a distribution deal with Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group.
The home of Atmosphere, I Self Divine, Brother Ali, Psalm One, Soul Position, MF Doom et al will see the ILG control their catalogue and distribute their albums via Alternative Distribution Alliance.
The first release to come under this deal is Brother Ali’s upcoming album The Undisputed Truth, which is due for release on April 10th.
RSE co-founder Brent “Siddiq” Sayers said of the deal:
“If we have someone who wants to be on a major label, we can, in fact, do that. But if we have someone, like Atmosphere, who does not want to do that, we can keep doing what we’re doing and bring in some select [promotional/marketing] services”.
Brother Ali will be hitting Notting Hill’s YoYo club on April 5th. Be there!