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Sex Pistols to release new album?

The Sex Pistols have hinted that they are working on a new album.

The band, who played the Isle Of Wight festival at the weekend, wouldn’t give a definite answer about the rumours that a new album was but hinted they were considering working on new matieral. John Lydon said:

“It’s a nice rumour [that the band will record another album] and it might possibly be true we are attempting to.It’s like all things Sex Pistols – it’s riddled in chaos.You know, who knows what the future will hold? Maybe no future. So far I’ve proved that wrong. I’ve got a splendid future.”

www.johnlydon.com

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Less Than Jake Live

Barfly, London.
13th June 2008

Less Than Jakes selling out of the Barfly was no surprise to anyone. Tickets were snapped up and the buzz preceding the show was ecstatic to say the least. The chance to see a band who have sold out the Astoria and hit Reading’s main stage multiple times in a venue no bigger than your average bathroom is always an opportunity to be relished.

Upon arriving it was obvious that there were some very high expectations from the band this evening and that the crowd weren’t here to mess about. In ska, they trust, and the simple fact of the matter is, if Less Than Jake can’t pull it off, no-one can.

Opening with a new track is always a risky business and unfortunately Less Than Jake are no exception to the rule. ‘Does The Lion City Still Roar?‘ is a fantastic track and sounded great but using it to kick off what was predicted to be an explosive set slightly dampened peoples fires. Fortunately for the fans ‘Sleep It Off‘ ‘Plastic Cup Politics‘ and ‘Johnny Quest Thinks We’re Sell Outs‘ fixed the back-fire of an opening song and set the band up nicely for ‘Look What Happened‘ and another new track ‘Summon Monsters‘. ‘Ghosts Of Me and You‘ is warmly received however the double edged combo of ”History of a Boring Town‘ and ‘Great American Sharpshooter‘ sent the crowd into a relative frenzy.

The Science Of Selling Yourself Short‘ followed and the third and final new track ‘Conviction Notice‘ cemented the fact the band are definitely on the right path in regards to new material. It sounds fantastic and although I haven’t heard the record if the three tracks played tonight are anything to go on its sounding pretty good. ‘Rest Of My Life‘ is up next followed by ‘Krazy Glue‘, but the final four tracks are undoubtedly the icing on the cake. ‘Al’s War‘ followed by ‘Last One Out Of Liberty City‘, ‘Gainsville Rock City‘ and ‘All My Best Friends Are Metal Heads‘.

The sound at the Barfly was pretty spot on and the band played exceptionally well, however it’s fair to say there was a certain edge missing. For a small, intimate, sold out show, the band did little to wow the audience. Yes, they played well, yes they played hits old and new, but yes, we’ve seen it all before. It was exciting at the time, but it did little to make the audience look forward. Back – most definitely. It’s good to reminisce, and Less Than Jake never fail to play well, but that wow factor was definitely missing and it noticed.

Gary Lancaster

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Josh Homme goes a bit nuts

Josh Homme went a bit nuts the other day.

Someone bottled him in Oslo, so, after a tirade which included calling the fan “chicken shit” and a “pussy motherfucker”, he got the bottler brought up to the front and then bottled him in the head. Is this fun or out of order? Watch and decide yourself…

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Metallica announce album title

Metallica have announced the title of their new album.

The band unveiled it on their website, where the letters DC were shown on June 9th. The rest of the title was gradually revealed to be Death Magnetic and the Rick Rubin produced record will be released in September. The band are headlining Leeds and Reading in August and are sure to play new material.

www.metallica.com

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Does this tour offend you yeah?

Does It Offend You Yeah? have announced details of a new UK tour.

The group will kick off their tour in Manchester and end the 15-date runaround in London. The full dates in October are:

11th – Manchester Club Academy
12th – Middlesbrough Arena
13th – York Duchess
15th – Leicester Charlotte
16th – Leeds Stylus
17th – Sheffield Leadmill
18th – Birmingham Custard Factory
20th – Brighton Concorde 2
21st – Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
23rd – Bristol Academy
24th – Swansea Sin
25th – Liverpool Academy 2
27th – Glasgow Oran Mor
28th – Oxford Regal
29th – London Electric Ballroom

www.myspace.com/doesitoffendyou

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Doomtree ready to drop debut

Abjekt’s favourite hip hopping crew Doomtree are finally ready to drop their debut album.

The record will hit the shops on July 29th and will feature the entire collective with guest appearances from the mighty I Self Devine and Kill The Vultures’ Crescent Moon. Watch the video below and get hyped:

www.doomtree.net

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BFMV announce UK tour

Bullet For My Valentine have announced their biggest UK tour to date.

The band will play a series of shows in November, at the following dates in November:

9th – Edinburgh Corn Exchange
11th – Plymouth Pavilions
12th – Birmingham Academy
13th – London Alexandra Palace
16th – Manchester Apollo

Their new single Waking The Demon is out today [June 16th].

www.bulletformyvalentine1.com

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Motley New!

Motley Crue have announced a UK release of their ninth studio album.

Saints Of Los Angeles will be their first new album in 10 years featuring all four original members of the group and will be released on June 23rd. Nikki Sixx explained that the record was based on their infamous biography The Dirt, saying:

[It’s] a tale of dirty needles, damaged minds, music industry battles and a whole lotta sex based on our stories from ‘The Dirt‘.”

www.motley.com

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Police taken to court

The Lancashire Police may have to pay damages after being taken to court.

The Performing Rights Society have accused them of breaking copyright laws saying they have been playing music in their stations, gyms and on the phone to callers without possessing the right license. The matter has been taken to the High Court after Lancashire Police and 11 other police forces refused to pay them.

We wonder if they played N.W.A…

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CSS explain album title

CSS have explained the meaning behind the title of their new album ‘Donkey’.

The band revealed that the name relates to them and how they were forced to tour by their old management. The group’s Adriano Cintra said:

“It’s a Brazilian expression… like ‘you idiot’. Like, ‘we got new management; we’re not donkeys any more’.”

The band then suggested titles for their next album which included Horses, Tigers and My Little Pony. Donkey is released on July 21st.

http://www.myspace.com/canseidesersexy