The Groezrock festival in Belguim entertained us this weekend with a bunch of great performances and a multitude of beers and good times. Gallows were there amongst a plethora of other great bands and covered Minor Threat’s Seeing Red song. Watch some video of that here and look out for a full report from this weekend’s fun once the hangovers clear in here.
If you missed our preview covering the 15 bands to look out for then catch up with those here.
There’s lots of heat online today about The Smiths reforming this autumn for some one off shows. The source says:
“This announcement comes after a source revealed that the 80s icons had been in talks to perform with a well-known promoter. The decision was said to have been made after fellow Mancunians, The Stone Roses, gave in and reformed.”
Whether this is true or false remains to be cleared up by the Salford four piece. Regardless of internet chit chat, let us know your favourite Smiths tune in the coments below.
Music producer A-Trak has written a blog feature on why he mourns the simple functionality of Myspace that is no longer available. This article makes some really good points but do you mourn it, did this article make you feel nostalgic, or are you happy that it died a death? let us know in the comments below.
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Ex Gallows singer Frank Carter has finally released the first offering from his new musical project Pure Love this week. Switching from raging hardcore to mainstream 80’s rock, this new song written with ex Hope Conspiracy member Jim Carroll has divided the Gallows fanbase like a marmite bomb and has more in common sound wise with Manic Street Preachers, Journey and The Darkness than previous mentors Black Flag, surprising many.
Watch the video of first single ‘Bury My Bones’ and if you like what you hear get a free download of the single here in exchange for some details.
Death Grips have announced details of a UK tour for May. The band, who released their critically-acclaimed debut album ‘Ex-Military’ in April 2011, will release their second album ‘The Money Store’ on Monday 23rd April and will play the following UK shows:
Saturday 19th May – Glasgow Stag & Dagger Festival
Sunday 20th May – Manchester Roadhouse
Monday 21st May – Nottingham Bodega
Tuesday 22nd May – Norwich Arts Centre
Wednesday 23rd May – Brighton Green Door Store
Friday 25th May – London Alexandra Palace (All Tomorrow’s Parties)
Saturday 2nd June – London Field Day Festival
OFF! are back with a full album full of raging hardcore this summer and have unleashed a video to the track ‘Wiped Out‘ to give you a taste of what’s coming.
Last year’s release of First Four EP’s saw the band emerge with one of the most explosive punk rock records we have heard in a while, so you should be stoked when you hear the news that this new self-titled album coming via Vice Records has 16 tracks stuffed into just 16 minutes!
Fronted by Keith Morris (Black Flag/Circle Jerks), OFF! will be charging into the UK in June to play a full UK tour with the full album dropping on May 7th. Get a taster of Wiped Out and get hyped.
18-Jun Brighton Haunt
20-Jun London Garage
21-Jun Glasgow King Tut’s
22-Jun Newcastle Academy 2
23-Jun Leeds Brudenell Social Club
25-Jun Manchester Sound Control
26-Jun Nottingham Rock City Basement
It’s always a welcoming thought when you hear that EL-P is coming at your ears with a new album.
Today he released this ball-breaking trailer for ‘Cancer for Cure’, the all new, all in your face record that we long for. Get tazered to his usual depth charged beats here and watch this space.
Death Grips have released a free download this week ahead of their album release of ‘The Money Store’ this month. Take this one away for nothing today.
The weekend is almost upon us and to set you up for two days of fun, we have a DnB mix for you courtesy of Pendulum’s El Hornet.
The mix is two and a half hours long and is sure to get you jumping up and having it, so have a listen below and if you are into it, download the whole thing and whack it on your phone or iPod.
Brian Baker from Minor Threat and more fuel more fire on the forthcoming Washington DC Hardcore Documentary that is being edited as you read this.
Salad Days Salad Days: The DC Punk Revolution is looking tasty. Get another small dose of the scene that changed American punk rock forever.