The Game‘s new album R.E.D. has been pushed back to August 24th.
Originally due this month and then moved to July, it is thought that the latest move is to accomodate new tracks, produced by DJ Toomp, who did some work on Game’s last album, L.A.X. Whilst you wait for the album, peep the video for Shake.
Following their successful tour of the UK earlier this year, Toronto’s Cancer Bats will return in October for a run of twelve further dates.
The band released their latest album “Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones” earlier this year.
October
27th – Folkstone, The Quarterhouse
28th – Tunbridge Wells, Forum
29th – London, Electric Ballroom
30th – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
31st – Leeds, The Cockpit
November
1 Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
2 Coventry, Kasbash
3 Dublin, Academy 2
4 Belfast, Limelight
5 Stoke, Sugarmill
6 Aberdeen, Drummonds
7 Newcastle, Academy 2
Cardiff’s Islet have made a lot of waves recently with little more than word of mouth and their show stealing performances across the UK. While much of talk surrounding them has been focused on their lack of internet presence, the band have now emerged from the shadows as a proper band, with a new mini album, music video and even a website.
Islet released Celebrate This Place this week which is available to stream on their website, while the music video for “We Shall Visit” can be viewed below;
Following his first UK show earlier this year, DOOM has announced his first UK tour scheduled for this October.
The mysterious MC, formerly known as MF DOOM, Viktor Vaughan, King Geedorah among other aliases, will play four UK dates.
While reports of DOOM’s live show have ranged from great to poor, the best way to find out is to catch him on one of the following dates;
October
13th – Manchester, The Warehouse Project
14th – Brixton, O2 Academy
15th – Brighton, Concorde 2
16th – Bristol, O2 Academy
Like your hardcore? Then get stoked on the 2nd compilation from Relapse Records that is released on 22nd June 2010 on CD and download. Enjoy this teaser for the ‘This Comp Kills Fascists Vol. 2‘ compilation featuring music by Social Infestation…
Protest The Hero have started pre-production on their next album.
The group plan to start recording in August but have already posted some footage from the writing sessions, which you can see below.
PreProduction Crepe from Luke Hoskin on Vimeo.
30 Seconds To Mars have announced details of an upcoming UK tour.
The band will be hitting the following dates, with tickets going on sale this Friday [June 18th].
November:
29th – Brighton Brighton Centre
30th – London O2 Arena
December:
1st – Birmingham NIA
3rd – Aberdeen Exhibition Centre
4th – Manchester Central
Mark Ronson is releasing a new single before his new album, The Record Collection, drops.
Bang Bang Bang, featuring Q-Tip and MNDR is out on July 11th and the video is below. Summer banger.
Gorillaz have unveiled the latest video from their latest album Plastic Beach, which shall accompany the mellow standout track “Melancholy Hill”.
As ever with Gorillaz, the track is enhanced by the band’s visual aspect – watch out for a cartoon versions of Mick Jones, Snoop Dogg and others
Following a recent UK tour and the release of their debut album Aim and Ignite, fun. recently recorded a series of acoustic videos from a London apartment.
Check out the band’s Youtube channel for more in the series, but for now check out the latest for their track “At Least I’m Not As Sad (As I Used To Be)”