Radiohead will play three UK dates in October.
The dates are the band’s first since 2008 and will see them play a show in Manchester and two in London. Tickets go on sale on March 9th at 9am via Ticketmaster.
The dates are:
October 6th – Manchester, Arena
October 8th – London, O2 Arena
October 9th – London, O2 Arena
The Camden Crawl 2012 has announced its first wave of evening acts for the May bank Holiday Weekend’s celebrations in London.
New bands in the evening line up include:
ADMIRAL FALLOW / ALABAMA 3 / ALPINES / AND SO I WATCHED YOU FROM AFAR / ANTLERED MAN / ARROWS OF LOVE / BASEMENT / BASTILLE / BAXTER DURY / BEN WESTBEECH / BLACKLISTERS / BLACK MOTH / BLACKHOODS / BOY FRIEND / BRANDT BRAUER FRICK / BRONTIDE / BXENTRIC / CASHIER NO. 9 / CHARLIE XCX / CHEW LIPS / CYMBALS / DOG IS DEAD / D/R/U/G/S / DUTCH UNCLES / ECHO LAKE / FANZINE / FEAR OF MEN / FICTION / FUNERAL SUITS / GHETTS / HAWK EYES / HEY SHOLAY / ICEAGE / ICONA POP / JAMES CLEAVER QUARTET /JAPE / JAYMO & ANDY GEORGE / KEEP SHELLY IN ATHENS / KWES / LIONESS / LUCY ROSE / MARMOZETS / MELODICA, MELODY & ME / NIGHT ANGLES / PARIAH / PEACE / POLARBEAR / PSYCHOLOGIST / ROLO TOMASSI / ROSKA / RUBBER BANDITS / SEX HANDS / SPECTOR / TEAM ME / THE BARR BROTHERS / THEME PARK / TOBY KAAR / TOM STAAR / TOY / TRUE TIGER /WILLY MOON + SPECIAL GUESTS & MANY MANY MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON….
Go to the Camden Crawl website for ticket information and more.
If you are looking for some crucial viewing online this weekend and like hardcore, watch this full set of songs from Black Flag playing Mabuhay Gardens in San Francisco in 1981. The video features Dez Cadena on vocals making this a rare opportunity to see some footage of the band when they were on form at the beginning of their journey.
If you want Dead Kennedy’s shows from 1978 you can find them on the same site from the links on this page or watch .
Atlanta Supergroup Diamond Rugs have released video footage of their epic track “Gimme A Beer” this week. For those of you stoked on this musical project that sees various members of Black Lips, Dead Confederate, Deer Tick, Six Finger Satellite and Los Lobos get together for a country/garage party, check out this footage of their debut show and hope they are making plans to visit the UK.
A full album has been recorded, so look out for release dates soon but for now, pop over to our free download feature to pick up this tune for nish.
Sonisphere Festival have announced 23 acts who will play the rock event this summer over the weekend of 6th-8th July. Confirmed headliners include Queen (with Adam Lambert), Faith No More, and KISS. Other acts included in the announcement today include Evanescence, Wolfmother, Tim Minchin, The Darkness, Flogging Molly, Fields of the Nephilim, Lacuna Coil, Gojira, Ghost, Incubus, Marilyn Manson, Refused, Cypress Hill, Mastodon, The Blackout, Andrew W.K., Katatonia, Switchfoot, and I Killed The Prom Queen.
Tickets go on sale this Thursday 23rd February at www.sonisphere.co.uk.
Michael Davis of MC5 passed away over the weekend.
The bassist, who was part of the seminal Kick Out The Jams album of 1969, died of liver failure at the age of 68. Davis left the band in 1972 but recently rejoined them whilst continuing to work on his art career which included working with OBEY.
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon unleashed a new song onto the world.
The duo were performing at the War Child charity show in West London, playing He Thought Of Cars and Strange News From Another Star before introducing the new track as Under The Westway, an homage to the massive flyover situated right over Crossfire HQ. We love it, obviously.
Check it out below:
Letlive. have released the visuals to their song Muther.
The track features on the awesome Fake History album, released on Epitaph Records. The band are currently finishing up a run on the Kerrang! tour and are in the midst of working on a new album.
Whilst we wait for that though, press play below and enjoy what you’re hearing, it’s big.
The Menzingers are streaming their album On The Impossible Past online.
The band, who are releasing the album on February 20th, have put the entire album up on the Punk News site and will showcasing the material when they hit Kingston on May 5th. You can listen to the whole album here and get a little taster of what to expect below.
Fans that want to pre-order the album can do so by heading over to the band’s site.
Napalm Death will re-release their debut album on March 5th.
SCUM, originally released in 1987, will be released on limited edition redux CD and coloured vinyl LP to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The album has been remastered from the original tapes and Mick Harris from the band said:
“It sounds wicked – that record still holds up today and I’m proud I was part of it.”
The vinyl will be released thus:
100 made – Lime Green
200 made – Lilac
300 made – Magenta
800 made – Black & White
Pre-order the SCUM limited edition redux now on CD and LP here.