Busta Rhymes, one of the most larger-than-life characters in music, is coming back with a new album entitled The Big Bang, due for release in May.
The production on the record is handled by a host of big names, including the legendary and now sadly deceased J Dilla, the Neptunes, Just Blaze, Timbaland and Dr Dre.
With a lead single called I Love My Bitch which features Kelis, already being played on radio, its only a matter of time before Busta is back at the forefront of rap.
www.bustarhymes.com is your hook up.
Manchester’s Jim Noir has teamed up with Adidas for an advert for the upcoming World Cup, after the company chose his Eanie Meany song, taken from the Tower Of Love album. The advert is due to be screen in the run up to the World Cup in Germany and will have loads of big name stars playing football in the street with two kids.
Conor Oberst’s Bright Eyes have gone back into the studio to work on their next album. The album, which doesn’t have a title at the moment, is being lined up for a release in spring of 2007. Reports are that there are around 30 songs to choose from and it is likely that 12 will be the final number on the album.
We all know everyone loves them, that’s why they’re number 1, but how about a sneaky peak at the video for Gnarls Barkley’s smash single Crazy?
British rockers Bullet For My Valentine have shot themselves in the foot resulting in being sensationally kicked off their first full tour of the US where they were supporting Rob Zombie. Front man Matt Tuck posted comments on Zombie on the group’s official boards.
Oxford based rock trio King Furnace will release their debut single ‘Crash!‘ on May 8th through Akuaba Records. A full-length video for the track was recently completed, and is expected to be available in the coming weeks.
It’s been reported that Jack White’s new band The Raconteurs have had to change their name for the Australian market due to their being a jazz band down under with the same name. As a result, White’s group will be called The Saboteurs to avoid any conflict. This change is for Australia only and they will remain known as The Raconteurs throughout the rest of the world. The new album Broken Boy Soldiers is out next month.
After almost 10 years away from these shores, Daft Punk are going to return, by playing a set at the Global Gathering Festival which takes place in Stratford upon Avon on July 28th and 29th.
It’s been pretty quiet on the J5 front, thanks to various solo projects and so forth, but word is the group are back together in the studio working on a new album entitled Feedback. The album, which features production from Nu Mark and Salam Remi is slated for a June 25th release.
Scandal is never too far away from Pete Docherty, and though it isn’t him in trouble this time, it’s one of his bandmates in Babyshambles. Patrick Walden, the guitarist who is constantly flitting in and out of the band, has been remanded in prison after a charge of common assault, having been accused of assaulting his girlfriend at their home.