According to reports in the press, The Police are planning a comeback with a reunion tour this year which will mark their 30th anniversary. An official statement is expected this month, with the dates likely to be in May and June.
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New Hives album in the works
Swedish band The Hives are getting the material for their new album ready. There’s no date on when the album will be out, but they will be appearing on the solo album of rap producer of the moment Timbaland. The track, Put It On Me, features the band’s vocals and guitars.
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Doherty & Moss marry
Mr Never-out-of-the-news Doherty is back with a bang in 2007 as reports are that he has finally married Kate Moss. Apparently the two go married in a Buddhist ceremony on the island of Phuket at a six star hotel. Another report says that he was wearing his “pork pie” hat and they are honeymooning on another Thai island.
Right, sweepstakes, who wants a fiver on this lasting less than 6 months?
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New RJD2 song!
Soul Position producer and all round awesome hip hop head RJD2 has made one of his tracks available for download.
The track, Beyond The Beyond, is taken from his new album, The Third Hand, which will be his first for XL following his departure from Def Jux. RJD2 is Abjekt Approved and so you should click the link below and get that mp3!
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Brother Ali material
Rhymesayers’ Brother Ali has put his new single up on his myspace. The track, Truth Is, is the first single from the upcoming album The Undisputed Truth and features Atmosphere’s Ant on the beat.
The single, which is coupled with Freedom Ain’t Free [also available to hear on his myspace] will be out in early January, with the album dropping on March 6th.
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Operation Ivy reunion?
Recently in San Francisco, ex-Operation Ivy frontman Jesse Michaels joined up with Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong during their set with Rancid, to perform ‘Unity’. Rancid had been playing this and other Operation Ivy songs on the tour, but this was the first time Michaels had performed with them. There’s been no news of a reunion, but who knows?
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Deepspace 5 news
With Mars Ill bringing out a new album [click here for that news], their fellow crew members of Deepspace5 have also been busy on new material.
Sintax‘s new album, Curb Appeal, is ready for everyone to grab a hold of. The album will feature production from fellow DS5ers Sivion, Freddie Bruno, Beat Rabbi and Playdough and will feature vocal guest spots from The Scribbling Idiots and Sivion.
In other news, Phonetic Composition [Freddie Bruno and Playdough]’s album All Smiles, is available with production from Theory Hazit, Xperiment and DJ Sean P. You can check the guys out on their myspace – www.myspace.com/phoneticcomposition.
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Deranged Records news
86 Mentality will be recording and releasing their 3rd 7″ for Deranged in 2007. Haymaker will be coming out of retirement for a show in Baltimore in January, and even if you can’t get to that, keep your eyes peeled for their compilation CD which is due out in March.
Career Suicude’s album, Attempted Suicide, is due out in mid-January. Jon Drew is handling the production on this hardcore release with Brandon Ferrell on the drums. You can check out a track by clicking here.
Also available is the new Bayonettes 7″, which follows the Stuck In This Rut/Sour release, and you can pick up on coloured vinyl at the online store. The new track, We’re Doomed, is a nod to punk’s past and is setting the band up for a tour of the US and Europe in 2007.
Violent Minds have their new EP done and dusted and will be looking to release it in February or March next year with plans of touring in Europe to back it up. Another group with a release in March is the Tranzmitors, who hope to bring out their full length then. In the meantime, you can pick up their 4th single, which is out now.
Terminal State are also busy with new material too, with their follow up to their last 12″ EP coming in the form of a new 7″ which will give fans a taste of what is to come with their full length, which is due out later in 2007. You can check a preview at www.myspace.com/terminalstatehc or pick up the mp3 by clicking here.
Finally, The Red Dons, a new band with Doug from the Observers and Clorox Girls’ Justin, will be putting out a new release around February. In addition to this, Doug has also started a new band, The Revisions, and you can check them out over at their myspace.
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New Bright Eyes Material
Bright Eyes have put out their first track from the upcoming album Cassadaga, online.
The album will feature the likes of M. Ward, Janet Weiss from Sleater Kinney and Gillian Welch alongside Conor Oberst.
You can check out the track Endless Entertainment by clicking here.
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Snowbombing 2007 line up news
Snowbombing, the winter music festival has confirmed a number of acts for their 2007 event. Included amongst these acts are The Cuban Brothers, Mr Hudson, Sunshine Underground and The Young Knives.
As if that weren’t enough a whole host of great DJ’s will also be performing, including the Scratch Perverts, Rob Da Bank, Joe Ransom, James Lavelle, Evil nine, Soul Of Mann and more.
Gareth Cooper, from the festival said: “We’re very pleased to add the live element to Snowbombing, which we feel reinforces our position as one of the biggest winter festivals in Europe . Watching bands playing at 2000 metres with the snow capped Austrian Alps in the background is certainly different. The event has come along way, 2500 people at the event is probably the biggest exodus of Brits for a one off event which we are proud of.”
Go to www.snowbombing.com for more..