Category: Music

Another track from the much-anticipated Blueprint 3 album made its way online over the weekend.

Off That features a guest spot from Drake and a beat by Timbaland, check it out below:

The Bravery have announced the release of their third album.

The album, which has not yet got a title and is the follow-up to 2007’s The Sun And The Moon is set for release on November 10. A single, Slow Poison, will be released beforehand and was produced by John Hill, who has worked with the likes of MIA and Santigold.

Yellow Submarine is set to be re-made.

Disney are reportedly working with Robert Zemeckis to turn the Beatles-based film into a 3D film, over 40 years after the original was released. The director is currently looking to clear the use of songs by the seminal band and Disney want to release the film in 2012.

Portishead’s Geoff Barrow has revealed he is in a new band, Beak>

The band, which is completed by Billy Fuller and Matt Williams, have already finished an album, which will be released on October 19th.

Whilst making the record, the group recorded everything in one room and didn’t use overdubs, to make sure they got it finished quickly.

It’s a day for tracklistings today, with Slayer revealing their for upcoming album World Painted Blood. Check it out below:

01. World Painted Blood
02. Unit 731
03. Snuff
04. Beauty Through Order
05. Hate Worldwide
06. Public Display Of Dismemberment
07. Human Strain
08. Americon
09. Psychopathy Red
10. Playing With Dolls
11. Not Of This God

Them Crooked Vultures have posted a video blog of the band in the studio. The album is scheduled for October 23rd and has become one of the most anticipated rock records for years. Watch Dave Grohl, John Paul Jones and Josh Homme getting down to the track ‘Nobody Loves Me And Neither Do I‘ here.

Jay-Z has revealed the tracklist for much-anticipated album Blueprint 3.

He calls in obvious guest spots from Kanye, Kid Cudi, Pharrell and Rihanna as well surprises such as Empire Of The Sun, Drake and Mr Hudson. The full list is below:

01 What We Talkin’ About [ft. Luke Steele of Empire of the Sun]
02 Thank You
03 D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)
04 Run This Town [ft. Kanye West and Rihanna]
05 Empire State of Mind [ft. Alicia Keys]
06 Real As It Gets [ft. Young Jeezy]
07 On to the Next One [ft. Swizz Beatz]
08 Off That [ft. Drake]
09 A Star Is Born [ft. J. Cole]
10 Venus Vs. Mars
11 Already Home [ft. Kid Cudi]
12 Hate [ft. Kanye West]
13 Reminder
14 So Ambitious [ft. Pharrell]
15 Young Forever [ft. Mr. Hudson]

Philly producer RJD2 recently announced details of new releases.

He posted on facebook stating that he’d started his own label and is “a free agent, working for myself”. He announced that the new album would digitally re-release Your Face or Your Kneecaps, In Rare Form, and Things Go Better Instrumentals, three comps’ worth of B-sides and rarities that RJ previously put out on his old imprint Bustown Pride.

As if that weren’t enough, he will also drop a vinyl-only set including Deadringer, The Horror EP, Since We Last Spoke and a new EP entitled The Tin Foil Hat EP which features seven new songs. He finished by saying his new album, The Colossus, is finished and will be released “this winter”.

Hep Cat Records have announced they will be reissuing the whole discography from The Gears and The D.I.s.

The Gears’ Rockin’ At Ground Zero album will feature unreleased bonus tracks and will be available on vinyl and CD. Axxel G. Reeese, vocalist in The Gears, also sees his other band The D.I.s get the reissue treatment too, with a 22 track studio recording collection.

The full details are:

The Gears – Rockin’ At Ground Zero CD – Classic, L.A. punk album is back, with much more! Included here is the complete 1980 “Rockin’ At Ground Zero” LP with the first single and with five 1979 demo recordings added, that have never been released. “Girl Crazy”, highlight these newly found tunes. Twenty three tunes in total that have been re-mastered and it comes with a fold out poster.

The Gears – Rockin’ At Ground Zero LP – Limited Edition of 500, colored vinyl, hand silk screened jackets (just like the first batch of the original 1980 Playgems LP). LP packaged with four, 1979 demo recordings added to it that have never been released. Nineteen tunes in total that have been re-mastered!

The Gears – Rockin’ At Ground Zero CD – Deluxe Edition (2CD) This deluxe version includes the classic, complete, 1980 L.A. punk LP “Rockin’ At Ground Zero” with the first single and with five 1979 demo recordings added, that have never been released. Also includes a separate D.I.s “Rare Cuts!” bonus CD ! Out of the ashes of The Gears in 1982, Axxel G. Reese and Dave Drive started The D.I.s (Drill Instructor’s). Members included, Ron Emory (TSOL) & Jonny Ray Bartel (The Red Devils & The Knitters) 9 tracks produced by Billy Zoom (X & The Knitters). 45 re-mastered tunes in total and it comes with two fold out posters! This is a must have collection for any fan of L.A. Punk, Roots or Rock n’ Roll.

The D.I.s – Rare Cuts! CD Out of the ashes of The Gears (legendary L.A. punk band) in 1982, Axxel G. Reese and Dave Drive started a new band called The D.I.s (Drill Instructors). Members included Jimmy Reed (Levi Dexter and the Ripchords), Matt Lee (Ray Campi’s Rockabilly Rebels), Mike “Shakey Wilcox (The Rockats), Thadius T. Baker, Patrick ‘Frenchie” French (The Joneses), “Venice George” Chavlez, Ron Emory (TSOL) & Jonny Ray Bartel (The Red Devils & The Knitters) 22 re-mastered tunes in total, 9 produced by Billy Zoom (X & The Knitters). Includes a fold out poster and detailed liner notes by Jonny Whiteside!