Sid Wilson, Slipknot’s turntablist, is to release his debut solo album, The New Leader, as DJ Starscream at the end of August.
If you want to check out what it sounds like then head on over to his myspace page which can be found here.
South Park is arguably the best cartoon ever to be made for TV is famous for 4 assed monkeys to a singing Xmas Poo and has continued to make us all laugh for years, but now you can download episodes for your viewing pleasure from a loopholed site that have seasons 1 to 10 if you click here.
Fans will also be stoked to know that the official South Park site has a bunch of games for you to play including Cripple Fight with Tommy vs Timmy……staunch fans will know that there is only room for one crippled kid in their town!
Click here to play it..
You Me And The Atom Bomb are back on the road following their extremely popular tour earlier this year during which their album Shake Up was recorded. The new tour will take place in August and will also feature Circus Act. The dates on the tour are:
August:
3rd – Bridgent The Tollhouse
4th – Harrogate Fucking Field Fest
5th – Bradford 1 in 12 Club
6th – Reading The Face Bar (matinee show)
10th – Leamington Robbins Well
12th – High Wycombe The Roundabout
13th – Exeter The Cavern
14th – Andover The George
Check out their myspace at www.myspace.com/youmeandtheatombomb
IX and Naked Shit have joined forces to tour the UK and are ready to hit the country with a whole load of carnage as well as a split CD. With IX’s heavy doom and Naked Shit’s black metal mayhem, you can be sure of a show when you check them out. The dates are:
August:
5th – Edinburgh Subway
6th – Newcastle Sout Fiddler
7th – High Wycombe
8th – Parkstone Central
9th – Brighton Cowley Club
10th – London Macbeth
For more information on the bands, check out www.myspace.com/ixuk and www.myspace.com/nakedshittheband
Braille’s own label Hip Hop IS Music are releasing their next album, Surreal and DJ Balance‘s Future Classic, in August and will feature spots from Ohmega Watts, Sivion and Sojourn.
The label is going from strength to strength and has recently renovated their website, which you can check out at www.hiphopismusic.com and will update their myspace page frequently. According to the label, they aim to add a new song every Tuesday so make sure you check out the page for the exclusives!
Meanwhile, label owner Braille is currently touring Europe as support for none other than James Brown! Can’t be bad.
Badly Drawn Boy is back with his new album Born In The UK. It’s due to be released on EMI [rather than the Beggars imprint XL] and apparently the name suggests that Bruce Springsteen is Badly Drawn Boy’s main influence on this album. Watch this space…
M Ward has signed to 4AD and will be releasing his album, Post-War in September. The album, mixed by Bright Eyes’ Mike Mogis will feature appearances from Jim James [My Morning Jacket] and Neko Case. In addition to this, M Ward will be touring the UK in August, the dates being:
August:
Friday 11th – London Bush Hall
Saturday 12th – Oxford Zodiac
Sunday 13th – Birmingham Glee Club
Tuesday 15th – Manchester Late Room
Wednesday 16th – Glasgow ABC2
Thursday 17th – Shefield Leadmill
Saturday 19th – Bristol Fleece & Firkin
Moorish Delta 7 are back with a new album, Life In The City, which is due to be released on July 24th. With an EP and video also in the offing, it looks like it’s an exciting time for the group.
On top of this, Moorish Delta 7 will be signing copies of their album at Deal Real on July 21st. Additionally, they will make an appearance on the upcoming Baby J mixtape, hitting Westwood’s rap show on July 21st and will be holding a release party in Birmingham at Club Forme with Ras Kwame.
To check out clips of their music, point your browsers to:
French Disconnection are hitting Kilburn with a new event – The Summer Collection, after the huge success of the sold out Spring Collection. This time round, you’ll be able to see Bertrand Burgalat and The Konki Duet, have DJ Oof on the decks and Piney Gir curating the night.
Tickets are £10 in advance or £12 on the door and the event will be at Luminaire on July 25th.
Belgium’s up and coming new band Goose will be releasing their album Bring It On, featuring the tracks British Mode, 3T4, Everybody, Bring It On and Black Gloves, in September and will be playing some UK dates beforehand to give you a chance to hear the album material. The dates are:
Sat 22nd July Nottingham Liars Club
Wed 26th July London Barfly
Sat 5th August London Turnmills
Fri 25th August Leeds Carling Festival
Sun 27th August Reading Carling Festival & London Cross Central
Check out goosemusic.com or www.myspace.com/goosemusic for more.