Category: Music News

The Flaming Lips have said they are going to put out a live album in 2007, with their performance at the Hollywood Bowl last week the concert that will be used for it. This will have more obscure tracks added to it, which will be recorded at the group’s hometown show in Oklahoma City. Expect the album to be released early next year.

In addition to this, the Lips are touring the UK, check out the dates:

November:

4th – Brighton Centre
5th – Bournemouth BIC
6th – Manchester Apollo
8th – Blackpool Empress Ballroom
9th – Birmingham NIA
10th – Glasgow SECC
13th – London Hammersmith Apollo
14th – London Hammersmith Apollo

www.flaminglips.com

Guns N Roses are never far from the headlines and once again Axl Rose was at the centre of the problems. Their set at Wembley Arena on Sunday didn’t start until 10.30pm and near the end of the set, Rose promptly left the stage and didn’t come back.

The band were booed and slow hand clapped before finally appearing on stage and when Rose left it was up to Skid Row’s Sebastian Bach to fill in for him on Night Train and a repeat performance of Paradise City.

The band’s manager Merck Mercuriadis came on stage after the gig and read a statement to the crowd that Rose had either hypertension or high blood pressure.

www.gnronline.com

Once again Biggie‘s family are stepping up their efforts against LA over the police’s allegedly corrupt handling of the case. Reports are that the LAPD had given up on the rapper’s murder but now there is a lawsuit heading their way, they’ve announced that 6 detectives will lead a task force into new investigations.

The LA Times newspaper states that there is no new evidence on the case, so it can be argued that the re-investigation is political more than anything.

The team are thought to be checking out the rumours that Biggie’s death was down to a rap feud, and that he was murdered by the Crips, at the request of Suge Knight, something Knight has always denied.

www.biggieduets.com

Ex-Blur guitarist Graham Coxon is going to release a limited edition version of a live album, which he’ll record during his set at the Astoria on October 25th.

He posted on his official website saying that the live CD will be available on the night of the show and that fans will be able to buy the recording only minutes after its finished. Let’s hope he doesn’t have a crap night!

www.grahamcoxon.co.uk

Trivium have put out an mp3 of the new track Detonation today. The track is taken from their new album The Crusade, which is due out in early October.

The mp3 won’t be around for long, it’s going to disappear on August 21st when the countdown time on the page hits zero. So to make sure you grab the track before it vanishes, go here.

In addition to this, Trivium will release the single Anthem (We Are The Fire) on October 2nd and will feature a video and tracks that were recorded in The Crusade’s sessions but didn’t make it on the album.

www.trivium.org

No, we’re not talking about the tabloid with it’s page 3 girls, we’re talking about a new band on the block called The Sun.

Their video for the track Romantic Sun is a controversial one, but it’s just how we like it at Crossfire – downright dirty!

Click the link below to check it out, and make sure your mummy isn’t watching over your shoulder!

thesunwebsite.com/romanticdeath

www.myspace.com/thesun

Dustin Kensrue, frontman of Thrice, has claimed that the group are going to release a double-double album. This big leap for the band is seen as their most ambitious effort to date and each album will have a different theme. Kensrue said:

“There’s going to be four discs, and they will each be themed differently. It will be a large body of music — maybe around 25 songs or so. I’ve never been a fan of double albums; I’m a fan of shorter records. This will kind of be just multiple, shorter records, and each one will be self-sufficient. But also, they all tie into each other.”

www.myspace.com/thrice

LA’s The Bronx are releasing their new album, a self titled 13 track effort, in September. The album, the follow up to their debut album of 3 years ago, will have a single, History’s Stranglers, brought out a week before hand on September 4th.

Recorded in a converted methadone clinic a half-block from the Venice boardwalk and inspired by the contrast of its filth and its filthy rich, the method was much the same as the group’s first record – all basic tracks were recorded completely live, -capturing the essence of simultaneous, convincing performances.

Some UK dates are being planned and should be announced relatively soon, and the group have been using Bronx-O-Vision on their US dates, seeing the crowd wearing 3-D glasses for the show! Meanwhile the band are due to appear as pre-Rollins Black Flag in the film What We Do Is Secret, documenting the 70s band The Germs.

www.thebronxxx.com

Hot Chip will be joined by Junior Boys on their forthcoming UK tour, which will happen in October. If you want to check out both bands, then make sure you get to one of the dates below:

October:

11th – London, Astoria
12th – Nowich, Waterfront
13th – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
14th – Manchester, Academy 2
16th – Glasgow, Archies
17th – Aberdeen, Mosulu
19th – Leeds, University
20th – Newcastle, Northumbria Uni
21st – Sheffield, Leadmill

Junior Boys will also play the Luminaire in Kilburn on August 10th.

www.juniorboys.net

Juana Molina, fresh from her tour with Jose Gonzalez in the States, has gone straight into the studio to record some music with Devendra Banhart. These tracks are currently being mixed, so watch this space!

Juana’s not stopping there though, as she’s coming over to the UK for some extra special cinema dates as well as some festival performances. Check her out here:

August:

17th – Duke of York’s Cinema, Brighton
18th – Pure Jazz Festival, Hague
19th – Phoenix Picture House, Oxford
20th – Greenman Festival, Brecon
21st – Greenwich SCR Room, London
23rd – Ritzy (screen 1), London
27th – Arts Centre, Norwich
29th – Mono, Glasgow
30th – The Social, Nottingham

www.juanamolina.com