Category: Music

Warner Music has revealed its plan to stop licensing its artists on free music streaming services such as Spotify, We7 and Last FM. Larger bands that this will effect include REM, Muse and Green Day but the effects are likely to be more widespread.

The label’s chief executive, Edgar Bronfman Jr, reasoned that the services offered by streaming services are “clearly not positive” for the music industry.

The full implications of this move are unclear as of yet, but it is quite possible this move could spark a chain reaction among over major labels.

The forthcoming re-issue of Bright Eyes’ 2004 EP One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels, will come backed with new material

Collaborating with Saddle Creek label mate Neva Dinova on four new songs, the package will be released on March 23rd.

The full tracklist reads;
Rollerskating
Happy Accident
Someone’s Love
I Know You
Tripped
Black Comedy
Poison
I’ll Be Your Friend
Get Back
Spring Cleaning

Strokes drummer Fab Moretti has revealed that the band is aiming for a September release for their new album.

The New York band have been working on the album with producer Joe Chiccarelli (Bjork, U2, Beck), and Moretti went on to explain the “basic tracks are done”, as the band add their own finishing touches.

Unlike earlier records, their latest project is more of a creative free-for-all, as every member of the band has contributed ideas.

Baltimore’s The Dangerous Summer have announced details of their debut album to be released this Spring. The record, Reach For The Sun, will be released on 12th April through Hopeless Records.

Reach For The Sun was produced by Paul Leavitt (Circa Survive, All Time Low, Dashboard Confessional), who the band have been working with since being in high school.

Check out the video for Where I Want To Be, released last year;

Here’s one for the old school visitors to this zine. Vans continue their band collabs on shoes with none other than Suicidal Tendencies. Click below for the full collection and look out for various ST DVDs and re-issues throughout the year.

Portland’s finest power pop trio The Thermals have released a new single through Kill Rock Stars. The track, entitled Canada, was written on the road as the band finish off touring last year’s Now We Can See.

Meanwhile the ever industrious band is finishing up recording for their new album, set to be released later this year. Personal Life will be produced by Chris Walla and released on September 7th.

The hugely awaited follow up album from MGMT will be released this April, the band has announced.

The release of the record, entitled Congratulations, has been marked by a countdown on the duo’s website which is due to end on April 13th, coinciding with the release of the record in US (the album is released a day earlier in the UK).

Congratulations was produced by the band themselves alongside the more experienced head of Pete Kemeber of Spaceman 3. The tracklisting reads;

It’s Working
Song for Dan Treacy
Someone’s Missing
Flash Delirium
I Found a Whistle
Siberian Breaks
Brian Eno
Lady Dada’s Nightmare
Congratulations

Lil Wayne’s prison sentence has been postponed until the beginning of March so that the rapper can have dental surgery.

Although Lil Wayne was expected to begin his sentence for gun possession yesterday (February 9th), he will now have surgery this coming Friday and spend the rest of the month recovering.

We Are Scientists have announced the first single from forthcoming album Barbara.

The track will be titled Rules and is scheduled for release on April 5th. Meanwhile the full length record features former Razorlight drummer Andy Burrows behind the kit, and will be released in June.

New songs from the album will most likely be road-tested when they play Hoxton’s Bar & Grill on February 23rd.

Jamie Lidell has revealed an esteemed list of contributors for his latest album Compass. The record set for release on May 17th will feature the likes of Beck, Grizzly Bear, Feist, Gonzales and Wilco’s Pat Sansone.

The record was partly recorded at Feist’s Canadian ranch, and shall be released through Warp Records.