Damian J Kulash, singer with current video kings Ok Go, was arrested in Orlando this past weekend for resisting arrest.
He was standing outside the venue and, according to reports, was alerted to the police by having an “intent to take pictures and talk to fans”. This is, apparently, enough to warrant a stern telling off and after he refused to move, he was handcuffed and taken to a jail cell.
Reports are that he got the police to watch the superb video for A Million Ways, which makes him an absolute legend. He was released the next day following his eventful 9 hours.
Check out the band’s website [and make sure you watch the videos] at www.okgo.net
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Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson is set to record a solo album, but Garbage are far from split up. Manson, who recently inducted Blondie into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, recorded new tracks in London and claims she has no set schedule for a release date. She has worked with David Arnold, the man she worked alongside for her James Bond theme “The World Is Not Enough“.
Saxon, the 80s metal giants, have had problems ahead of their scheduled appearance at Desert Rock, the metal concert in Dubai, which is due to have 25,000 people in attendance and is being fronted by overlords Megadeath.
After over 6 years of graft and false rumours, Mike Patton’s new project, Peeping Tom, is apparently ready to go. After various different news stories floating around in the past, finally Peeping Tom’s self titled debut album has found a home on Ipecac and is due for release on May 30th.
After last year’s brilliant 10th anniversary celebration, the Camden Crawl is back, taking place on Thursday April 20th. The Crawl, which costs £20, takes in 50 of 2006’s best up and coming acts and will contain a venue map which will remain secret until the day itself.
Edinburgh’s Big Hand have been announced as the tour support for the upcoming jaunt of ska legends The Slackers. Big Hand, who played over 100 gigs last year and who are on course to do the same in 2006 will be gracing the stage all over the country with The Slackers who are signed to Tim Armstrong’s Hell Cat Records.
Thin Lizzy, one of rock’s most lauded names, are back. Twenty years after the death of Phil Lynott, the band are going on the 20/20 Tour, which will feature the line up of Scott Gorham, John Sykes, Marco Mendoza and Michael Lee, and will comprise 20 dates in total, one for each year since Lynott’s death.
East End’s version of Eminem, the brash and ballsy Plan B, is set to release his new single Missing Links / Breakdown, on April 3rd. The MC, who recently gained critical applause for his last 7″ No Good, is set to be one of 2006’s most talked about UK urban artists thanks to his unique and sometimes brutal storytelling.
British big timers Muse are back in the studio to record their fourth album. The record, written in France and recorded in America, has been shaped by Matt Bellamy’s views on recent world events and contains a track written through the eyes of a soldier.