Legendary DJ Gilles Peterson is in the World Cup spirit by bringing out a 6 part series of podcasts exploring Brazilian music. Each part will last 30 minutes and will be presented by Gilles.
He’ll feature interviews with famous Brazilian musicians, live sessions and much more. Each part will cover a musical theme, from Roots to Baile to Hip hop.
All the podcases can be heard here and a new podcast will go up each week [the first went up on June 13th] for the six weeks of the World Cup.
Definitely not one to be missed.
MF Grimm’s new album, which is an amazing triple disc effort with around 75 songs on it, has had its release date delayed due to the US Government deciding they didn’t like some of the content and threatened him with court action.
Himsa‘s track I Possession has been put up on their myspace site for a short time. The song was originally released as a bonus track on the Japanese version of Hail Horror.
Dimmu Borgir are scheduled to begin the recording of their new album in October.
Lamb Of God have a video of their live performance of new track Redneck on Google video.
Rob Flynn will be back with his producer’s hat on as Machine Head go into the studio in August to record their new album.
Those crazy kooks from Mindless Self Indulgence have put up a demo of their new track Pay For It on their myspace site.
Captain Everything have decided to tour Europe, even during the World Cup, on a mission of goodwill through punk and football! They’ll travel through Spain, Holland, France and finally return home to England.
Immortal Technique is coming to the UK for a one off date, where he will perform new material never before heard. He’ll be performing at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire on July 2nd.
After running riot infront of adoring fans in their eventful European and UK tour, The Brian Jonestown Massacre are back to these shores for three more action packed dates: