British indie kings Bloc Party unveiled new material from their much anticipated second album during their Royal Albert Hall show.
They opened their set with a new song, Waiting For The 7.18 and also previewed ‘Hunting For Witches’, ‘Wet’, ‘Blue Moon’ and ‘Uniform’.
Check out www.blocparty.com for all the news.
Exciting news coming out for anyone who is a fan of legendary group Tool. The band have revealed which songs are going to feature on their new album 10,000 Days, which is due to be released in May. The tracklist is as follows:
Vicarious
Jambi
Wings for Marie (Pt. 1)
10,000 Days (Pt. 2)
The Pot
Lipan Conjuring
Lost Keys (Blame Hofman)
Rosetta Stoned
Intension
Right in Two
Viginti Tres
www.toolband.com for more.
Ten people have been arrested following the stabbing of three teenagers after a Lethal B show in Liverpool.
The incident happened at the after-show party and has left one teenager in a serious condition in hospital following a wound to the back.
This isn’t the first time Bizzle has found himself at the centre of controversy, with his blow up anthem “Forward Riddim (POW!)” being banned for its use in the craze of happy slapping videos.
Definitive Jux heavyweight Mr Lif is coming to these shores for a one off date at London’s 93 Feet East on April 25th in support of his upcoming album Mo Mega which is due out in June of this year, with guest spots from Akrobatik, Aesop Rock and Blueprint. Accompanying him is new Def Jux signing Cool Calm Pete, whose album Lost is already out in the shops.
If you wanna check out the Boston MC who has a reputation as one of the tightest live rappers around, make sure you hot step it to Brick Lane next month!
Drowned in Sound Radio unveils its first special artist-orientated programme, replete with a very special exclusive session track and much more besides.
New British band Guillemots invited the editor of Drowned In Sound, Colin Roberts, who also hosts their podcasts, to spend the day with them, playing favourite tracks and new material. And now the podcast is available to download with an acoustic version of their new single We’re Here.
If you’re interested in this, check out this link:
Fancy giving your desktop a heavy metal makeover? How about choosing from a selection of extreme metal’s most sinister artwork ever, all with the click of a mouse? Well, now you can.
The fine folks at TrueMetal.org have provided a headbanger’s dream with their vast and sinister gallery of heavy metal wallpapers. Whether you’re into the 80’s thrash stylings of Slayer and Megadeth, the black metal exploits of Mayhem and Satyricon, or even the power metal cheese that that is Manowar; it’s all here and yours to be had with just one click.
Grab your sword and head to http://truemetal.org/metalwallpaper/indexad.html and let battle commence!
Crossfire’s own James Sherry and partner in crime Neil Aldis have released their very own heavy metal book, simply titled: Heavy Metal Thunder – Album Covers That Rocked The World.
The 256 page book contains over 350 colour photos choreographing some of heavy metal’s best loved album covers since the genre’s birth over 35 years ago. Interviews with both the artists and bands involved are included, with pieces in question ranging from the greats such as Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, right up to modern day heavyweights Slipknot and Limp Bizkit among others.
Chapters include: Here Come the Americans – Hair Metal and Sex; Fist Bangin’ Mania and Punk Takes Effect!
The book is in stores now, with more information available at www.octopus-publishing.co.uk
Look out for an interview in this Friday’s Guardian with Mr Sherry and if you wanna congratulate him personally go here.
An independent British record label, Flowerburger Records, launched this week with a petition damning the music industry for suing people who download music illegally.
Flowerburger Records’ founder Chris Thomas, a long-standing music industry account who clients include Nick Cave, is one of a growing number of senior figures outraged by the industry’s stance.
The online petition has been launched to coincide with a report due to be published in April by an all-party parliamentary group looking to establish how consumers, artists and distribution companies should be protected in a continually evolving market place.
“I would bet my house on the fact that every single music executive arguing in favour of suing music fans has a computer full of music they didn’t pay for,” says Chris. “This hypocrisy simply has to stop.”
“We must make it clear to the British parliament and the music industry across the world that we will not stand for this heavy-handed solution to the problem of illegal downloading, and I invite everyone who feels the same way as us to sign our petition.”
Flowerburger Records is also planning to offer financial aid to people who are being sued by the music industry, and invites anybody who is being sued or knows somebody who is being sued to get in touch via their website where you can sign the petition at www.flowerburger.com
This Crossfire site you are looking into right now just got some decent props in this month’s issue of Rocksound Magazine.
We thought it was rather nice of them indeed and thought we would share it with you to see if you agreed with thier review which was er…amazing to say the least.
Check out their new issue with Panic! At The Disco on the cover, interviews with Tool, Placebo, Hundred Reasons, Stone Sour, Taking Back Sunday, Atreyu, Sepultura, The Bronx, Thursday, From First To Last, MC Lars, Klling Joke, Death Cab For Cutie, The Flaming Lips, Bleeding Through, Scarlet and much more.
The new mag also contains a free CD with tracks from bands such as Hundred Reasons, Atreyu, Seputura, From First To Last, MC Lars, Engerica, Free Diamonds, Left Side Brain, Scarlet, Narcosis and The Abominable Iron Sloth among others.
Ever searched for something on the web, mispelt the address and ended up somewhere completely opposite? Well, www.kuntandthegang.co.uk is about as far off from the legendary hip-hop crew, as pot noodle is from Haute Cuisine.
Kunt might be a lovely chap and a great guy to see live, but if bums, wanking or sexual fantasies about Carol Vordeman don’t get your juices flowing, then Kunt isn’t your friend. That said, after a listen to a few class tracks and a brief summary of his sordid and bizarre life, Kunt could find a place in your heart – or your bum depending on how you look at it!
Enjoy the music you deranged git!