This coming Saturday will see some of London’s most exciting rising DJs cramming into a Shoreditch warehouse space for the London heats of the DMC DJ Championship.
Hosted by Urban Nerds, the event will also see huge bass, garage and funky sets from the likes of Redlight, Geeneus ft. Katy B and MC Tippa, as well as Tomb Crew.
The event will take place in the Scrutton Street Warehouse.
Klaxons have named their second album Surfing The Void.
The album, their first since 2007, will be released on August 23rd with the single Echoes coming a week beforehand. The album was produced by Ross Robinson and the tracklisting is:
‘Echoes’
‘Same Space’
‘Surfing The Void’
‘Valley Of The Calm Trees’
‘Venusia’
‘Extra Astronomical’
‘Twin Flames’
‘Flashover’
‘Future Memories’
‘Cypher Speed’
As if we weren’t already excited about the upcoming Big Boi album Sir Lucious Leftfoot: The Son of Chico Dusty, he goes and drops this video for General Patton.
Top 10 of 2010 incoming, surely:
Today marks the release of Pulled Apart by Horses latest single “Back to the Fuck Yeah”, as the band also embarks on their latest tour of the UK.
The band are set to release their self-titled debut album on June 21st, and will play the following dates to coincide with the release;
June
14th – Manchester, Deaf Institute
15th – London, 100 Club
16th – Nottingham, Bodega Social Club
17th – Glasgow, King Tuts
19th – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
26th – Glastonbury Festival
July
16th – 2000 Trees festival
24th – Off The Cuff festival
25th – Truck festival
30th – Kendal Calling
August
7th – Hevy festival
20th -Pukkelpop
September
4th – Manchester, LCCC supporting Muse
12th – End of the Road festival
Last week was Devo week here at Crossfire after listening to new album Something for Everybody, and then chatting about it with the band’s Mark Mothersbaugh. Our interview will go online with the launch of Crossfire 3.0, so you’ll have to sit tight until then.
However, with the record being released this week, the band are giving fans a chance to sample the new material over at Colbert Nation, where the album is streaming in full. Just click the widget on the right of the page and enjoy the ride!
Veronica Falls are back this week with a new double A-side 7” to be released today through No Pain in Pop. Having impressed us here at Crossfire with their previous single “Found Love in A Graveyard”, anticipation is high for this new single. The two tracks included on the single are “Beachy Head” and “Staying Here”.
Meanwhile, the band have the following shows lined up;
June
26th – Glasgow, Captain’s Rest
July
10th – Lounge on the Farm festival
23rd – Indietracks festival
24th – 1,2,3,4 Shoreditch festival
25th – Truck festival
Brother Ali has put a new track out for free online.
Produced by Medium Zach of Big Quarters, the beat was chosen from over 900 that he received within 24 hours of asking for them on Facebook and Twitter. It’s a biggun and it’s below.
He’s playing the following shows in July:
8th – Dingwalls, London
9th – The Cooler, Bristol
10th – Freebutt, Brighton
Chromeo will release their new album on September 14th.
Business Casual will be preceded by the single Don’t Turn The Lights On on June 29th. The tracklisting for the album is:
‘Hot Mess’
‘I’m Not Contagious’
‘You Make It Rough’
‘Don’t Turn The Lights On’
‘Grow Up’
‘Night By Night’
‘Don’t Walk Away’
‘When The Night Falls’
‘The Right Type’
‘J’ai Claqué La Porte’
Kid Cudi was been arrested in New York City last Friday.
The rapper, who also stars in How To Make It In America, was brought in on charges of “criminal mischief and criminal possession of a controlled substance”. Regardless, he was able to perform a the Bonnaroo festival saying he “really wanted to be here tonight”.
Motion City Soundtrack have unveiled a new video for their track ‘A Life Less Ordinary (Need a Little Help)’. The World Cup themed video features clips of the USA football team playing behind the band’s music.
The band released their 4th album, ‘My Dinosaur Life’, earlier this year, and are set to play the Reading and Leeds festivals this coming August.