Following on some their acclaimed ‘Growing Pains‘ last year, Dinosaur Pile Up have returned in the new year with a brand new single that just so happens to be one of the first songs frontman Matt Bigland wrote for the band. ‘My Rock N Roll’ is due out on March 14th.
The band will also be appearing on the Rock Sound Exposure tour. Catch them with Japanese Voyeurs and The Xcerts at the following dates:
FEBRUARY
17 – Bedford Esquires
18 – Bournemouth Champions
19 – Brighton Audio
20 – Tunbridge Forum
22 – Cambridge Haymakers
23 – Birmingham O2 Academy3
24 – London Relentless Garage
25 – Bristol O2 Academy2
27 – Glasgow King Tuts
28 – Newcastle O2 Academy2
MARCH
02 – Leeds Cockpit 2
03 – Manchester Roadhouse
04 – York Duchess
05 – Southampton Joiners
The Canadian hardcore troupe have posted the video for ‘G.M. Vincent & I‘, lifted off the stunning Symptoms + Cures, which just so happened to be Winegums’ album of 2010. Check out an interview Winegums did with the band last year here.
Starkey has dropped a video for his bassy banger Robot Hands.
The track is taken from his Space Traitor Vol. 1 EP which is out now and proves just why people love the Philly producer so much. Turn the volume up and get read to involuntarily lose your proverbial.
The track Fighting Fire features Jess Mills on vocals and is brand new fire from the producer and continues the excellent work he did with last year’s Foundation album which was on more than one list on our Best Of 2010 feature. The track is released on Digital Soundboy on February 27th.
Erreon Lee
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Erreon Lee won’t be a name known to most people reading this. This isn’t being said on any pretentious, we-were-here-first level, it’s just a matter of fact. The young Texan recently got signed by Wiz Khalifa to his Taylor Gang imprint and as a result a score of people have been turned onto the MC. Whether he’s known or not however, this mixtape is a great way to get into him.
A free download over at his site, the 22 track mixtape has its ups and down though the former thankfully vastly outnumber the latter. From the opening track Ignorant Shit, Lee shows his prowess over a laid back, slightly disco-infused beat before slamming down on Tear The Ground which features a deep Southern chain-gang sample on which he boldly states “I don’t need a hook on this beeeeeeeeetch”.
The standout track, Go To Hell, comes fairly only on too, with booming drums marching and skiffling hi-hats slinking along the beat as Erreon declares war on haters. Sure the subject matter might not be the most original, but the ease with which his delivery lays out the vocals is something not many rappers are able to master. The chipmunked vocal which provides the understated backbone of the track before coming to the fore in the chorus is a guaranteed winner.
There are some off moments – no-one wants to hear a remix of Bed Rock and Say Somethin’ is another Drake-a-like track skipper. But when the sunshine-in-a-bottle production of The Wrap Up and the Lady Gaga sampling [yep, you read that right and it’s GREAT] Make Her Say follow the duff tracks, it’s easy to forgive and forget.
Having Khalifa appear on a couple of tracks certainly doesn’t help either with his weed-smoking hombre killing things in his own inimitable way on Boarding Pass Remix and Superstar. Erreon Lee doesn’t come acorss over-awed or overshadowed though, which is arguably the best compliment one could give him. Similar to Wiz, this might not grab you instantly, but after a few listens you’ll be on side, no doubt about it.
Check the video for Go To Hell below and make sure to grab the mixtape, it is free after all!
The Alabama rapper, championed on Crossfire since 2009 [commence trumpet blowing now], has inked the deal which will see him go through the Shady imprint whilst still carrying the Interscope and his own Ghet-O-Vision stamps.
Slaughterhouse, the supergroup containing Joell Ortiz, Joe Budden, Crooked I and Royce Da 5’9, were also signed by Eminem with Royce saying “It’s very exciting for me to reunite with Eminem years after our Bad Meets Evil project together. Slaughterhouse on Shady Records will be a force to reckon with.”
Glassjaw are planning to give away an EP in February.
The band are set to make their Coloring Book EP available to fans who see them on tour next month. To give fans a taster of what to expect, they have made the track Gold available on their site.
Coloring Book follows their Our Color Green collection, which was brought out earlier this year. The band are also working on their new album, which is slated for release sometime this year.
The band, who returned to the line-up that made their debut album Tell All Your Friends, have been working with Eric Valentine on production duties. The album has no set release date, but is expected later this year and will be their first since 2009.
Lower Than Atlantis have released details of their second album, which will be called World Record.
The album will be released on April 4th with the single Beech Like The Tree out on February 14th on Wolf At Your Door Records. The tracklisting is below as well as the video for the single. Boom!
1. (Motor) Way of Life
2. Beech Like The Tree
3. High At Five
4. Uni 9mm
5. Another Sad Song
6. Marilyn’s Mansion
7. Deadliest Catch
8. Bug
9. Up In Smoke
10. Could You? Would You?
11. Working For The Man By Day, Sticking It To The Man By Night
12. R.O.I.
Having tipped him for big things last year, Crossfire are happy to see Wiz dropping a video for the remix of his huge single Black And Yellow.
The G-Mix features Snoop, seemingly his new best friend as well as Juicy J and T-Pain. Yeah, we know T-Pain is awful, but look at that weird shit he has on his face throughout, it’s worth his verse just to get an eyeful of it. Anyway, Wiz kills is as per, so get the volume UP.
Following on some their acclaimed ‘Growing Pains‘ last year, Dinosaur Pile Up have returned in the new year with a brand new single that just so happens to be one of the first songs frontman Matt Bigland wrote for the band. ‘My Rock N Roll’ is due out on March 14th.
Comeback Kid are back with a new video.
Starkey
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Glassjaw are planning to give away an EP in February.
Having tipped him for big things