The Pixies are to release a live DVD – Pixies: Acoustic – Live In Newport DVD. The DVD will feature 22 songs and a short film of the band preparing for their show. The tracklisting is:
Bone Machine
Cactus
Ed Is Dead
All Around the World
Subbacultcha
Monkey Gone to Heaven
Is She Weird
Here Comes Your Man
River Euphrates
Velouria
Wave of Mutilation
I Bleed
Crackity Jones
Gouge Away
Hey
The Holiday Song
Nimrod’s Song
Mr. Grieves
Caribou
Vamos
Where Is My Mind?
Gigantic
Metal legends Iron Maiden are currently recording their new album in London. The album, their fourteenth studio effort, will be called A Matter Of Life And Death and is due out in August. Producer Kevin Shirley has said of the album:
“I feel from the outset we all clicked on this one. We spent two months in the studio, from Go to Whoa – from Nicko’s ‘tubs up’ to final mixes and sequenced master! Producing Iron Maiden is like sitting in the head and driving one of those mammoth automatons from Star Wars or Saturday morning cartoons! And there’s nothing that can stop it!”
Nigel Oliver, the man who has been charged with trying to sell stolen Beatles recordings, has been put under a 2 year supervision order, after being found unfit to plead.
The Judge claimed that he would have given a sentence of 4 years but that since Oliver was not fit to stand trial, the supervision order would be handed out instead and will include mental health observation.
Jesse Keeler from Death From Above 1979 is reported to be grabbing the bass duties for the new Queens Of The Stone Age album, which is having material written for it right now. Sounds interesting…
Today, The King Blues are attempting to break Status Quo’s world record of most gigs played in 24 hours. In 1991, The Quo raised £2m for charity and took a whole year planning their record breaking gig playing, which included 4 stages, 60 drums, 200 amps, 62 guitars, 105 cymbals, 12 miles of cable, 50 cameras, 2 million watts of power, 250 crew members, 8 helicopters, 5 jets, 20 limos and 16 police escorts.
The King Blues’ attempt to beat this record took only 60 minutes to organise and will include 1 crew member, 2 cameras and an old ambulance. If you want to see this amazing feat take place, check them out here:
London – Wembley Arena 12pm (outside)
Birmingham – NEC 3:15pm (outside)
Sheffield – Arena 6:45pm (outside)
Leeds – Out Of Step (independent record shop) 8:30pm (outside)
Glasgow – SE+CC 2:40am (outside)
London – house show 11:25am (inside)
In other news, Kenisia will take to the road at the following venues:
July:
21st – Yeovil Ski Lodge with Lightyear and Sonic Boom Six
22nd – Bristol The Junction with Fandangle, Strawberry Blondes, The Restraints
30th – Chepstow The Five Alls (Free Entry)
Legendary montage artist Winston Smith and lover Chick Fontaine tied the knot recently in the Washington Square Bar & Grill, North Beach, San Francisco.
Famous for his artwork with the Dead Kennedy’s, Green Day and many more, Winston has always impressed people all over the world with his knack of finding wild images and sowing them all together to make something unique to view.
Look out for an interview with the man himself on this site very soon and congratulations to the new couple.
Check out Winstons incredible books for your living room at www.winstonsmith.com
Legendary group Motorhead have just finished their new album, Kiss Of Death, which is due to be released in August, and are currently touring Europe, wowing crowds everywhere. The group have confirmed they will return to the UK with some live shows and the dates are [all with Clutch]:
October:
31st – Dublin The Point
November:
2nd – Newcastle City Hall
4th – GlasgowAcademy
5th – Manchester Apollo
7th – Bradford St. George’s
8th – Sheffield City Hall
9th – Birmingham Academy
11th – Cardiff University
12th – Oxford New Theatre
13th – Leicester De Montfort Hall
15th – Norwich UEA
16th – Cambridge Corn Exchange
17th – Ipswich Regent
19th – Nottingham Rock City
20th – Bristol Colston Hall
21st – Plymouth Pavilion
23rd – PortsmouthGuildhall
24th – Folkstone Leas Cliff Hall
25th – London Brixton Academy
Hawthorne Heights have just announced a third gig for August. The group, who are already confirmed for the Reading and Leeds festivals, will also play a headline show at the Islington Academy.
The dates for the gigs are:
August 26th – Reading Festical, The Lock Up Stage
August 27th – Leeds Festival, The Lock Up Stage
August 29th – London Islington Academy (headline show)
Panic! At The Disco’s two dates at London’s Brixton Academy have both sold out and the band have added a third date for the 22nd of October, which is selling out fast too. So make sure you get to buying a ticket if you want to catch the band whilst they’re over this year.
Dates:
22nd October, London Brixton Academy
23rd October, London Brixton Academy – Sold Out
24th October, London Brixton Academy – Sold Out
The Deftones have decided to call their album Saturday Night Wrist after toying with the idea. The album is recorded and mixed and due for release in October though it could be delayed by the label.