Category: Music

Japandroids are set to release a compilation of their early EPs, entitled No Singles.

The record will be released on May 11th, combining 2007’s ‘All Lies’ with 2008’s ‘Lullaby Death Jams’. The release follows the success of last year’s breakthrough album, Post Nothing, and will be the first time their early material has been made widely available.

The tracklisting for No Singles reads;

‘Darkness On The Edge Of Gastown’
‘No Allegiance To The Queen’
‘Sexual Aerosol’
‘Lovers/Strangers’
‘Lucifer’s Symphony’
‘Couture Suicide’
‘Avant Sleepwalk’
‘Coma Complacency’
‘To Hell With Good Intentions’
‘Press Corps’

The Audition’s fourth album ‘Great Danger’ is released next week and the band will be over in the UK not long after that. The record is a stunner and the live dates are bound to be characteristically brilliant.

19 May 2010 Rescue Rooms w/ The Rocket Summer Nottingham
20 May 2010 University w/ The Rocket Summer Newcastle
21 May 2010 Garage w/ The Rocket Summer Glasgow
23 May 2010 Academy 2 w/ The Rocket Summer Liverpool
24 May 2010 Academy 2 w/ The Rocket Summer Manchester
25 May 2010 Solus w/ The Rocket Summer Cardiff
26 May 2010 Academy 2 w/ The Rocket Summer Birmingham
28 May 2010 Electric Ballroom w/ The Rocket Summer London
29 May 2010 Slam Dunk South Uni Of Herts
30 May 2010 Slam Dunk North Leeds Uni
2 Jun 2010 Wedgewood Rooms w/ The Rocket Summer Portsmouth
3 Jun 2010 Concorde w/ The Rocket Summer Brighton

Alkaline Trio have announced a UK tour.

We liked their latest album ‘This Addiction’ and are thinking that Trio at the Roundhouse could be very sweet indeed… Check out the UK dates in support of the album:

Fri 21 May BIRMINGHAM 02 ACADEMY
Sun 23 May MANCHESTER ACADEMY
Mon 24 May GLASGOW 02 ABC
Tue 25 May NEWCASTLE 02 ACADEMY
Wed 26 May BRISTOL 02 ACADEMY
Fri 28 May PORTSMOUTH PYRAMIDS CENTRE
Tue 1 June LONDON ROUNDHOUSE
Wed 2 June NOTTINGHAM ROCK CITY

Sometimes there’s nothing better than a good cover song. Alternative bands covering pop bands are our favourites. Check out what The Spill Canvas did to Ke$ha, complete with funny (if slightly cringey) video accompaniment.

One of our favourite discoveries of 2009 are finally hitting the UK this year! fun. are bringing their quirky sound to these shores at the end of the month to coincide with their debut UK single being released. The double A-side debut single ‘Walking The Dog’ / ‘Be Calm’ as a limited edition 7” vinyl, on March 29th through Friends Vs Records.

The band’s album ‘Aim & Ignite’ will then get a full UK release on Hassle Records with exclusive bonus content on May 31st.
Get tickets to the dates whilst they’re still available (you’re too late on The Social one, that’s already sold out) –

March
Tue 23 The Social London SOLD OUT
Fri 26 Club NME @ Koko’s London £5
Sat 27 Barfly, 1PM Under 18s London £5
Sat 27 Proud Galleries London £10/£8 w/flyer tickets on door

DMX has been arrested in Arizona for regular use of illegal drugs throughout the last nine months.

The rapper is facing five counts of violating probation, after admitting to charges including the use of cocaine.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said, “We would hope that he is finally sent to prison. We’ve arrested him five times already. How many times do you have to violate the law?”

Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster will release a new album this May, their first since 2005’s Royal Society.

The Brighton based band will release their third album, entitled Blood and Fire, on May 17th. This will be preceded by the single, Love Turns to Hate, on May 10th.

Meanwhile the band will play a headline show at the Relentless Garage on June 3rd, following appearances at Camden Crawl and The Great Escape festivals.

Gorillaz will road test their new material with a series of UK shows later this month.

The animated band, created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, will play six UK dates with a live band rumoured to include The Clash’s Mick Jones and Paul Simonon.

Gorillaz will play;

March

21st – Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms (March 21)
22nd – Bristol Trinity (22)
23rd – Cambridge Junction (23)
25th – Brighton Old Market (25)
26th – Birmingham Irish Centre (26)
27th – Lincoln Engine Shed (27)

The Dangerous Summer have announced a string of tour dates throughout April and May.

The band will be touring in support of their debut record, Reach For The Sun, which will be released in the UK on april 12th.

The Dangerous Summer will play;

April

26th – Sugarmill, Stoke
27th – Academy 2, Birmingham
28th – Academy 2, Bristol
29th – Club Ifor Bach, Cardiff
30th – Academy 2, Liverpool

May

1st – Academy 3, Manchester
2nd – King Tuts, Glasgow
3rd – Academy 2, Newcastle
6th – Kings College, London

Florence and the Machine, Belle and Sebastien and Vampire Weekend will play headline slots at this year’s Latitude festival, it has been announced.

The band’s will play on July 16th, 17th and 18th respectively, and will be joined by the likes of The National, The xx, The Horrors and Grizzly Bear.