Alterkicks will begin 2007 with their first full tour alongside a slot on the NME Awards Shows 2007. For their own tour, they have decided to offer bands the chance to support them on certain dates. Local bands are wanted on these dates:
Local bands are wanted for each of the below venues –
Southampton, LENNONS – 17th February
London, THE BAFLY – 21st February
Glasgow, KING TUTS – 28th February.
The band have said anyone interested should leave a comment on their myspace page stating their band name, the city they’re based in and which of the 3 dates they’re interested in. Alterkicks will then listen to all the bands and see who fits the bill!
Meanwhile, the band’s single Good Luck is out on March 26th.
The Bled are to reissue their debut full length Pass The Flask which was previously made out of print. The group are also going to add unreleased material and some of their earlier recordings to the record.
Eagles Of Death Metal will play a “ladies only” show in Soho on January 22nd, with pink PS2s showing the Eagles Of Death Metal’s videos and take part in karaoke sessions. In addition to this special gig, the group will be playing a full UK tour:
Reports from Vietnam seem to show that Gary Glitter might get an early release from his 3 years sentence for child molestation because he might quality for a presidential amnesty which marks the new year celebrations in mid-February.
Trail Of Dead have put out the first video from their new record, So Divided. You can check out the video, which features Pat Mastelotto from King Crimson and Amanda Palmer from Dresden Dolls by clicking the link below.
Mos Def’s new album Tru3 Magic has been brought back from stores in a bid to launch the album properly after the rushed release it got at the tail end of 2006.
Klaxons want around 100 girls to star in their new video. If you are a “young” girl and free to shoot a video on January 26th, you should email 
MySpace have officially launched in France and will have a secret show with London’s Archive playing to mark the occasion tonight. The website said:
50 Cent is such a worldly guy that he wants to be able to promote safe sex…through his own brand of condoms. He says that instead of being part of a safe sex campaign, he’s going to bring out these johnnies and donate some of the proceeds to HIV awareness.
Maximo Park will be playing three small dates in their hometown of Newcastle, where they will play new material from their untitled forthcoming second album.