The Raconteurs have announced two UK shows.
Jack White’s side project will be playing the following dates:
May 14th – Hammersmith Apollo, London
May 15th – Carling Academy, Liverpool
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The Replacements re-issued
The Replacements will have four of their albums re-issued and remastered with new and rare material added.
Check out their 1981 performance of Goddamn Job at Minneapolis’ 7th Street Entry:
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Every Time I Die – Live Oxford
Oxford Academy
05.04.08
It’s been a heck of long time since the Buffalo hardcore rock ‘n’ rollers in Every Time I Die last hit these shores (the sweaty summer of ’05, to be exact). In those long three years they have written, recorded and released one of the most exciting releases of last year in the form of ‘The Big Dirty’, a colossal slab of intense riffery that has taken more nods to southern rock and less nods to manic hardcore (which used to be their forte). And in a wait that hasn’t just seemed far too long (it has been far too long) the band are now bestowed upon us in the sweaty confines of the Oxford Academy.
Before this though, the Oxford faithful have to be subjected to a bill containing a support act that just doesn’t suit and a support act that is just plain terrible. The former, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, aren’t half bad, it’s just that their keyboard-infused pop metal would never sit well with an Every Time I Die crowd (as is apparent from the lukewarm reception that greets the end of every song).
Drop Dead Gorgeous do probably suit this bill a bit more but that doesn’t mean to say that they are any good. Watching a band and being convinced that they are never going to end isn’t a good sign, but then again this is no surprise as every song of in-coherent and indecisive beatdown-screamo increases many heart rates to speeds that would indicate signs of a heart attack caused by furious and unrelenting anguish and boredom (breathe…)
This would be enough to probably send punters home from any gig, but then not many gigs have a headliner that bring the party as much as Every Time I Die do. Mixing tracks off of ‘The Big Dirty’ such as We’rewolf, No Son Of Mine and the quite glorious Rendez-Voodoo alongside older material from ‘Gutter Phenomenon‘ and ‘Hot Damn‘ means the fans who have waited so long to see their bearded heroes in the flesh get the chance to sample the delights of a vast range of the bands back catalogue.
A bit of a dead crowd doesn’t stop Every Time I Die from being an absolute blast tonight. Ridiculously pro, insanely tight and with a sound as massive as this, you would be a fool not to catch them on this UK jaunt.
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Nick Calafato
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Atmosphere announce UK tour dates
Atmosphere have announced their UK tour dates.
The duo will be teaming up with labelmate Brother Ali for their “3 The Hard Way” tour which will hit these shores in June. Atmosphere and Ali will be playing together in one giant mega-set in support of the upcoming album When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold, out on April 21st.
The dates are:
15th – Liverpool Academy 2
17th – Edinburgh Voodoo Rooms
18th – London KOKO
19th – Brighton Komedia
20th – Dublin Crawdaddy
21st – Galway Roisin Dubh
22nd – Bristol Thekla
23rd – Nottingham Rescue Rooms
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Torche stream album
Crossfire’s newest favourites Torche have launched a full album stream.
The Meanderthal album is the follow up to last year’s 12″ EP In Return and you can check it out by clicking the link below.
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Doherty finally gets jail time
Pete Doherty has finally been jailed.
The Babyshambles frontman has been given a 14 week sentence after failing to turn up to his probation hearings. A spokesperson for the court said that he’d been jailed for “breach of time keeping, non-compliance of his order and using different drugs”.
His label, Parlophone said that a solo show will be postponed but it “is due to be rescheduled and all tickets will be valid for the new date once it has been announced. Peter was very much looking forward to the show and would like to offer his sincerest apologies to all his fans and all those concerned”.
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Madball get new drummer
Madball have announced a change in their lineup.
Drummer Rigg Ross has left the band after six years and the band have moved to bring in former Cro-Mags and Bad Brains drummer Mackie Jayson drummer as his replacement. A statement from the band said:
“We’d like to wish him [Ross] all the best for the future, and he will have our love and respect forever. At the same time, we’d like to welcome Mackie Jayson to the band. We look forward to playing our first shows with him later this month.
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Alkaline Trio post new song
Alkaline Trio have posted a new song online.
Help Me is taken from their upcoming album Agony And Irony, which will be their first on Epic Records and the follow up to Crimson in 2005. The new record is out on July 1st and you can check out the new song by clicking the MySpace link below.
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Lyrics Born album news
Lyrics Born will release his new album at the end of the month.
The rapper’s new record, Everywhere At Once, will hit the stores on April 21st on Anti- Records and will include elements of pop, RnB and reggaeton. The album will be his debut for Anti- and is his first since the 2003 release Later That Day.
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Dirty Canvas’ April line up announced
Dirty Canvas have announced the line up for the April event.
The grime, dubstep and hip hop night will take place at it’s usual Rhythm Factory home on April 18th. The line up will see the likes of Jammer, YoYo’s Seb Chew, Patchwork Pirates, DJ Magic, Skull Juice, Skepta, Blaise Bellville and more taking to the stage.
You can get in for £8 before midnight, £10 after.