Category: Music

As previously reported, The Smoking Hearts are set to release their debut album next month, and they have now announced a string of UK dates to go with it.

Their record, Pride of Nothing, will be released on 8th March, and the band is set to play the following dates;

Feb:
13th – Peter Parkers Rock N Roll Club, Denmark Street, London
23rd – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
27th – The Nags Head, High Wycombe

March:
4th – Red Lion, Stevenage
6th – Man On The Moon, Cambridge
8th – South Of The Border, Old Street, London (ALBUM RELEASE SHOW)
11th – Upstairs at The Garage, Highbury, London
12th – The Marquee, Norwich
13th – Club Revolution, Peterborough
14th – The Central, Nottingham
15th – The Freebutt, Brighton
19th – Goblets, Southampton
26th – Esquires, Bedford

April:
1st – The Hat Factory, Luton
3rd – Club 85, Hitchin

Sole has left anticon Records.

The rapper/producer, who set up the label in the 1990s recently wrote on his siet that he was ending his relationship with anticon after finding himself “increasingly at odds with the business end of anticon”.

He insists there is no bad feelings between him and the rest of the artists, but wants to concentrate on his solo career and Black Canyon label. This comes a week after Def Jux went on indefinite hiatus as a label.

Influential skate punks Suicidal Tendencies are to release their first ever live DVD next month. The footage is taken from the band’s performance at Los Angeles’ Olympic Auditorium, featuring classic ST tracks ‘Institutionalized’, ‘War Inside My Head’ and ‘Possessed To Skate’.

Meanwhile, the band is set to headline Hammerfest 2 in Prestatyn ahead of the release of a brand new album in September.

Son of Dave will release the follow-up to his critically acclaimed 2008 album ‘03’, on March 22nd this year. The record, entitled ‘Shake a Bone’, was recorded and mixed by Steve Albini.

As a long time contributor for underground music rag The Stool Pigeon, Son of Dave will also have his columns published in one easy volume, which has been named ‘We Need You Lazzaro, You Lazy, Greasy Bastard’. The book will also be available from March 22nd.

In support of these endeavours, Son of Dave has announced a string of scattered UK dates;

February:

26th – London Blues Kitchen,(Free Entry)

March:

25th – Manchester, Academy 3
31st – Brighton, Hectors House

April:

1st – Bristol, Thekla
2nd – Leeds, Brudenell
23rd – Nottingham, Bodega
24th – London, Jazz Café

May:

6th – Southampton, Brook
7th – Sheffield, Leadmill
26th – Newcastle, Cluny

Four Year Strong have announced a number of ‘Platinum’ bundles of their new album ‘Enemy of The World’ which can be purchased at the following link. I want to watch The Craft with them!

Envy On The Coast have put a new song online.

The brilliant Long Islanders have posted a track from forthcoming album ‘Lowcountry’. Check out ‘Numb’ here.

Envy On The Coast – Lowcountry #1

Envy on the Coast (NEW SONG! NEW ALBUM 3.30.2010) | MySpace Music Videos

Google has deleted a number of prevalent MP3 blogs without warning, claiming that they violated copyright law.

The blogs hosted on Google’s Blogspot and Blogger services included the likes of I Rock Cleveland, Pop Tarts Suck Toasted, Masala and It’s A Rap, while their owners have yet to be informed on the specifics of their infringements.

Bill Lipold, owner of I Rock Cleveland, responded, “I assure you that everything I’ve posted for the past two years, has either been provided by a promotional company, came directly from the record label, or directly from the artist.”

He goes on to add, “Apparently DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) operate on their own set of odd rules,” explaining, “they even requested that the BLK JKS official blog remove their own song.”

As promised, Christmas number one winners Rage Against the Machine have announced a free UK show this summer. The gig will take place at Finsbury Park on 6th June.

To be in with a chance of securing a ticket, fans must register at this website with a passport sized photograph by Sunday 14th February. Those registered can then use their registration number to buy a maximum of two tickets per person. Those seeking to buy two tickets, however, must have two registration numbers and tickets cannot be sold or transferred in any way.

North Atlantic Oscillation have just confirmed a UK headline tour to accompany their album release in March and have also unleashed a beautiful (and slightly twisted) new video for the single.

Their much anticipated debut album ‘Grappling Hooks’ will be released on March 22nd through Kscope and is to be preceded by single ‘Drawing Maps from Memory’ on March 8th.

The dates for their headline tour are:

February

13th London Carnivalle (2 White Church Lane, E1 7QR)
21st Glasgow Nice’n’Sleazys (supporting Xiu Xiu)

March

3rd London Barfly (The Fly Presents…)
22nd London Lexington (album launch presented by Sonic Cathedral)
23rd Bristol Louisiana
24th Manchester Ruby Lounge
25th Leeds Cockpit
26th Edinburgh Sneaky Petes
27th Glasgow Captains Rest

Here’s the video for ‘Drawing Maps from Memory’: