Category: Music News

Guns n Roses line up reuniting could be on the cards.

Original drummer Stevie Adler has said he thinks a reunion could happen. He told reporters that he and Axl have resolved their differences with the other founding members – Slash, Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin – reportedly ready to reunite. Adler said:

“I saw Axl, talked with him from ten or 12 at night to eight in the morning. We resolved a lot of shit. I said, ‘You know the five of us have to get back together! That’s when it will really take off again! Nothing will be bigger.

It would be the biggest reunion ever in history’. He just grinned and giggled a little bit. Everybody in his band came up to me and said, ‘You’re the greatest drummer! We tell Axl, ‘You gotta get the band back together!’ That’s what they said to him! I’ve been talking with Slash. I’ve been talking with Izzy. He wants a reunion”.

Who the hell knows. We’ll see…

www.gnronline.com

It seems ridiculous to even think how this will work but two members of The Jam will reunite for a tour this year.

Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler will come together for the first time since the band’s split in 1982, for a reunion that will coincide with with the 30th anniversary of their debut album In The City.

The tour will be made up of the band’s greatest hits, such as Going Underground, The Eton Rifles, Town Called Malice and Strange Town.

Buckler said of Paul Weller:

“Paul is always welcome to join us for the reunion, but until then, we’ve got a tour and a new album to do!”

The dates are:

May:

2nd – Oxford Zodiac
3rd – Cambridge Junction
5th – Middlesbrough Town Hall – The Crypt
6th – Aberdeen Lemon Tree
7th – Edinburgh Liquid Rooms
9th – Nottingham Rescue Rooms
10th – Stoke Sugarmill
11th – Liverpool Academy 2
12th – Sheffield Leadmill
13th – Preston 53 Degrees
16th – Bristol Academy 2
17th – Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
18th – Cardiff Point
19th – Guildford Surrey University
20th – Isle of Wight: The Venue – Ryde Theatre
23rd – Norwich Waterfront
24th – Tunbridge Wells – The High Rocks
25th – Northampton Soundhaus
26th – Reading Fez Club
27th – Portsmouth Wedgwood Rooms

The Isle Of Wight festival has announced the headliners for this year’s event.

Snow Patrol, Kasabian, Keane and Muse will be the main acts for 2007 with Amy Winehouse, The Fratellis, Wolfmother, Ash and The Feeling also appearing. The event will take place at Seaclose Park on June 8th – 10th. Muse said of the event:

“The past year has been truly amazing for us and performing live is what we’re all about. Getting the opportunity to do that at the Isle of Wight Festival is an honour. Some of our biggest heroes played the festival back in the 70’s. It’s steeped in history and we cant wait to be a part of that.’

www.isleofwightfestival.com

Jurassic 5 are to split up following their current tour.

Soup, aka Zaakir from the group, has said that the future of the band is uncertain. The band who came to prominence in the 1990s with their breakthrough track Concrete Schoolyard, released their fourth album last year to mostly poor reviews. He said:

“After the tour, that’s basically it, I don’t want to sit here and fake around with it – we’re not seeing eye-to-eye right now. People see us as a harmonising, loving group, but that’s far from the truth, I’d like to keep it going, but you can’t force grown men to do what they don’t want to do.

Even though we do what we do doesn’t mean we’re the best communicators. For certain members it’s been brewing for a while – I’ve heard in passing there are things that could have been brought up a long time ago about how people were feeling that weren’t said.”

www.jurassic5.com

These Arms Are Snakes are returning to the UK for a tour.

The Seattle band will play alongside Pelican and will no doubt play tracks from their second full-length on Jade Tree, Easter.

If you want to get along to see these two bands, then hit one of the following:

April:

14th – Southampton Joiners
15th – Birmingham Barfly
16th – Glasgow ABC2
17th – Manchester Satan’s Hollow
18th – Leeds Cockpit
19th – London Islington Academy
20th – Brighton Audio

www.thesearmsaresnakes.org

The (International) Noise Conspiracy have stated they will return to the studio.

The Swedish band will be going to LA to start the pre-production and recording for their new album, the follow up to Armed Love.

The new record will be produced by Rick Rubin who they have worked with before, though there is no release date for the album.

www.internationalnoise.com

Nine Inch Nails have posted two new tracks on their MySpace.

The band have streamed the new material as a preview for their forthcoming album Year Zero. The first track, Survivalism, is the lead single and will be released on March 5th, with the second track being My Violin Heart.

The album, the follow up to With Teeth from 2005, will be released on April 6th in the UK.

In related news, Trent Reznor has a guest spot on the new El-P album I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead which is due out in March.

www.nin.com

A June Cash tribute album is set to be released.

Anchored In Love: A Tribute To June Carter Cash is due for a June release and was produced by John Cash, the only son of Johnny and June.

The album will feature the likes of Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow and Emmylou Harris and a memoir written by John Cash will come out the same day. The tracklisting for the album is:

If I Were a Carpenter – Sheryl Crow and Willie Nelson
Jackson – Carlene Carter and Ronnie Dunn
Wildwood Flower – Loretta Lynn
Far Side Banks of Jordan – Patty Loveless and Kris Kristofferson
Keep On the Sunny Side – Brad Paisley
Wings of Angels – Roseanne Cash
Ring of Fire’ – Elvis Costello
Road to Kaintuck – Billy Bob Thornton and the Peasall Sisters
Big Yellow Peaches – Grey De Lisle
Kneeling Drunkard Plea – Billy Joe Shaver
Will the Circle Be Unbroken – Ralph Stanley
Song to John – Emmylou Harris

After the carnage of the launch night at Koko, Klub Kerrang! is back on Saturday 17th February.

After Gallows and Bassknives pushed the crowd into a frenzy in January, February sees The Ghost Of A Thousand and The Blackout taking to the stage. Click here to see the carnage in Night Raids.

It won’t just be the incredible live music you get when you come to the night though, as Kerrang! resident DJs James Sherry and Emma Johnston will be doing their thing in the main room with DJ Zac Slack bringing his own mix of indie, punk, hardcore, thrash, death metal and classics to the top room. Carnage will ensue.

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!

THE BLACKOUT
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THE GHOST OF A THOUSAND
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Resident DJs James Sherry and Emma Johnston
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Crossfire DJ Zac Slack in the Crossfire room + guests

Saturday 17th February 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

Yoko Ono has commented on her time with John Lennon.

Ono claims that she sometimes regrets falling in love with John Lennon, as she believed it led to sacrifices having to be made. She also made comments on the view of many Beatles fans who blamed her for the split of the iconic band. She said:

“It was the greatest thing that ever happened to me. But you know, I sometimes regretted that I fell in love, because we sacrificed a lot for it. John was laughed at for being in love with me. And I think I was discredited as an artist”.

www.thebeatles.com