Brother Ali releases his new album Us in September.
We already showed you the cover of the album and now we’ve got a video that gives you a little idea of what to expect from the record. Our verdict: Awesome.
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Modest Mouse release EP
Modest Mouse are set to release a new EP.
No One’s First, And You’re Next will drop on August 17th and will contain eight songs, six of which were released on limited edition 7″ vinyl. The full tracklisting is:
1. Satellite Skin
2. Guilty Cocker Spaniels
3. Autumn Beds
4. The Whale Song
5. Perpetual Motion Machine
6. History Sticks To Your Feet
7. King Rat
8. I’ve Got It All (Most)
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Dinosaur Pile Up tour video!
Aside from making The Most Powerful EP in the Universe (out August 17th on Big Brain/Friends vs Records) Dinosaur Pile-Up recently went on a little jaunt overseas. En route to Paris they made this video, so here’s what life on the road with Leeds’ no.1 superstars-in-the-making is really like:
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New Paul White EP
Abjekt loves Paul White and intends to make the entire internet do the same.
Luckily for him, he has the perfect chance to get people’s ears onto the UK producer as White has just released a digital only EP entitled The Punch Drummer EP. The EP follows up his critically acclaimed and exceptionally good album The Strange Dreams Of Paul White which is out on One Handed Music.
Click here for your hip hop goodness and you can even get the title track for free!
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Weezer debut new tracks
Weezer debuted three new songs at a festival in Korea recently.
The band, who were playing the Jisan Valley Rock Festival, played I’m Your Daddy, Can’t Stop Partying and The Girl Got Hot. The group said that they were happy with the new set-up of the band, featuring Josh Freese on drums, which allows Pat Wilson to play guitar and “frees up Rivers to do his thang”.
Check some footage from Korea:
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Blue Scholars sign to Duck Down
Blue Scholars have signed to Duck Down Records.
The Seattle based duo will release Oof! on August 25th before re-issuing their last album Bayani featuring a new song and two tracks that had previously only been released digitally. Geo of BS said:
“After weighing all the options, remaining independent is without question, the best look. Duck Down shares that vision and their track record speaks for itself. With them, we get that national and international push while still owning and controlling our music.”
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Motorhead headline Bulldog Bash
Motorhead will be headlining this year’s Bulldog Bash.
The legendary band will hit the 23rd Bulldog Bash, which takes place on August 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th at Shakespeare County Raceway in Long Marston. Here are the line-ups for the main stage:
Friday August 7th
9.30 – 11.00 UFO
8.00 – 9.00 OLIVER/DAWSON SAXON
6.40 – 7.40 NEVER THE BRIDE
5.35 – 6.20 LE CHAT NOIR
4.45 – 5.15 THE CULPRIT
3.55 – 4.25 HAMMERLOCK
Saturday August 8th
9.30 – 11.00 MOTORHEAD
8.00 – 9.00 NICO’S ALCHEMY
6.55 – 7.40 THE QUAILS
5.50 – 6.35 TYLA AND THE DOGS
4.45 – 5.30 LOUIS BARABBAS & THE BEDLAM SIX
4.00 – 4.30 ADAM BOMB
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MHz to re-release album
MHz, the crew that contained RJD2, Jakki, Copywrite, Tage and Camu Tao are to re-release their album Table Scraps.
The decision to re-issue the album which went out of print in 2001 and is extremely rare came so as to give proceeds of the sale to the family of Camu Tao, who passed away last year of cancer. The release will hit iTunes and physical copies will also be available with updated cover artwork.
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Hard Knock August line up revealed
Goldielocks‘ free London night Hard Knock Wife is back with a stellar line-up in August.
The event will feature Mz Bratt, Hammer and Young Flames alongside DJ sets from DJ Yasmin and White Kids. The fun kicks off at The Social on Little Portland Street in W1 on August 12th at 7pm and runs through til midnight.
Bound to be large, so get on it!
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Nine Inch Nails – Live
Jane’s Addiction
O2, London
15.07.09
‘Wave Goodbye‘. It’s printed on the t-shirts, it’s on the tour posters and all over the internet but it’s only when I arrived at the O2 to witness all of this commotion that it starts to actually sink in.
That’s right; Trent Reznor is calling it a day after an amazing twenty year career under the Nine Inch Nails guise. Hard to believe really after such a successful run of amazing albums backed up by years of amazing tours and memorable live shows. But first, the co-headliners.
Opening with ‘Three Days’ Jane’s Addiction seemed to be on a fast track to glory but quickly divert off into a world of just going through the motions. The visible tension between Perry Farrel and Dave Navaro on stage was off putting and took the magic away from their performance despite playing the classics ‘Stop!‘ and ‘Ocean Size‘. As for the encore performance, the band begrudgingly eek out ‘Jane Says’.
Whether it was intentional, letting Reznor and co. reap the glory of their last UK headline show or not, the Jane’s Addiction performance was mediocre at best. It’s a shame because they are capable of so much more and I believe they owed the fans a lot more considering the ticket price alone was pushing the £40 mark. If I wanted to see middle of the road toss I’d pick up a copy of NME magazine. (Oooooh snap!) Either way Jane’s Addiction have seemed to have lost their love for their music and each other.
Nine Inch Nails, performance wise, couldn’t be further removed from their co-headliners. Trent Reznor backed by Robin Finck, Justin Meldal-Johnson and Iian Rubin start to play with the house lights still on, opening with ‘Now I’m Nothing‘ before being plunged into ‘Terrible Lie‘ backed by strobe lighting and a gnarly digital backdrop. Epileptics need not apply.
NIN don’t look like a band of the brink of disbanding. Reznor, the ring leader, conducts the band into a swirling mass, writhing around on a stage which looks more like the bowels of some mechanical hellhound than a band playing the most popular stage in Europe.
Nine Inch Nails plow through an amazing set, blistering through Downward Spiral favorites ‘Heresy’, ‘Reptile’ and ‘March Of The Pigs‘ and even throw in a version of David Bowie’s ‘I’m Afraid Of Americans‘. A full on, industrial, assault on the senses. As if this gig wasn’t special enough Reznor thanked us all for the support over the past twenty years before bringing on none other than Gary Newman for sterling renditions of ‘Metal’ and ‘Cars‘.
NIN come full circle, going back to where it all began with ‘Down In It’ and ‘Head Like A Hole‘ taken from the first full length ‘Pretty Hate Machine‘. Guitars, amps, synthesizers and keyboards are trashed and are thrown around the stage as Nine Inch Nails go out with a bang.
“Everyone I know goes away in the end”. Poignant lyrics from Reznor as he and the band play encore ‘Hurt‘ to close the show. An emotional farewell to a beloved band but there was still resistance from fans who couldn’t understand why Reznor was calling it a day. Wouldn’t you rather see Nine Inch Nails go out on top like they did tonight rather than Reznor dragging is liver spotted corpse across the stage 20 years down the line? I rest my case. Nine Inch Nails gave a performance for the ages tonight. A fitting farewell to an absolutely astonishing band. Thanks for the memories, Trent.
Tom Lindsey