Def Jux’s Cage, whose album Hell’s Winter wowed critics and rap fans last year, has had a remix of album track Shoot Frank done by Glassjaw/Head Automatica frontman Daryl Palumbo.
The track is available to buy on Def Jux’s online store, which specialises in mp3s, becoming an independant hip hop version of iTunes. You can check out a sample of the remix by clicking here.
In addition to this, Def Jux has made DJ Big Wiz’ mixtape of Mr Lif’s new album Mo Mega available for free download, so pimp it here.
Sevendust have had to pull their European tour dates, which included UK shows, due to lack of tour support. The group, who were due to play the second stage at the Download Festival, gave the reason for their cancellation as “lack of tour support”.
Those guys at Epitaph, famed for their Punk-O-Rama compilations, have said that P-O-R is no more, and are retiring it. However, they are replacing the famous compilation with the new breed – Unsound. They claim on the website that:
Aussie group The Grates have been lined up to support The Zutons on their current UK tour and will be performing their own headline shows in June in support of their debut album “Gravity Won’t Get You High“. The dates are:
This year’s Big Chill is going to live up to its name, as a line up has been announced that’s perfect to chill out to. The event will have 4 outdoor stages with bars also providing laid back grooves and up tempo madness once the sun goes down. There isn’t one style of music at this festival either, with the likes Jose Gonzales being set against Mr Scruff and Bugz In The Attic.
KRS-One has teamed up with Skinnyman, MCD and Paradise on a Charlie Parker [The Baptist] produced track called U Must Learn. The track is associated with The Good Samaritan Music Project which brings awareness and issues to the forefront of young people’s minds, and the track features live instrumentation on top of the beat.
Marvin The Martian, of Brixton’s Why Lout? crew fame, is to release his first solo EP, Hoods & Badges, on June 5th. Championed already by the NME, calling his style “Grindie” [don’t pay any attention to this], Marvin is leading the charge from South London re-working and sampling indie tracks. The EP features samples from Good Books, Art Brut and even a motorbike!
South Californian psychobilly stalwarts Tiger Army have announced a full list of headline dates to follow their current dates supporting Morrissey. Get ready for some upright bass-slappin’ action at:
White Rose Movement are back in June with a double-A side single and some new live shows. After playing at SXSW and Coachella in the States, the band are returning to the UK with the London’s Mine / Testcard Girl single.
Big Hand, who recently had words with Crossfire which you can see