Red will debut his album on April 10th.
The turntablist, who released his debut single Seen earlier this year, has already been used on a Sony PSP advert and promises more on his upcoming album Fingerprints.
The album launch will be on April 10th at The Luminaire in London. He’ll be playing with Full Fat and Lone and tickets will only set you back £5.
It’s that time of the year when the best chilled records are being lined up to be released just in time for those first rays of UK sun. Last year I managed to get consistently wrecked and mangled to Brightblack Morning Light’s unbelievable dreamy long player, but this year I have a sneaky feeling that Speck Mountain may have just made a claim for the come down record of 2008.
Sleeping comfortably in the noisy realms of Chicago, this 3-piece fronted by the 60’s infused vocals of Marie-Claire Balabanian use various instruments to provide a laid back soundtrack that would not be out of place in a record store laying next to classics such as Mazzy Star and The Velvet Underground. Close your eyes and think about a mix of pulsating vintage organs, lazy piano’s, teasing guitar riffs and lo-fi percussion and you are almost there. ‘Summer Above’ is a wonderfully dreamy folk and indie record that will melt your mind and take you on a journey, look out for it this month.
Zac Slack
Ever wondered how James Brown would have sounded, had he tried his hand at punked-up rock n’ roll? We’ll never know for sure, but thanks to Rocket From The Crypt, we won’t have to imagine too hard.
The San Diego sextet were impressive enough on record, but live, they were nothing short of electrifying; blasting out their brass-laden, sweat-soaked anthems with no shortage of swagger and a fine sense of showmanship. Soul Brother No. 1 would have definitely approved.
‘R.I.P.’ is a CD/DVD recording of the band’s last ever show; a hometown gig that took place on Halloween in 2005. It was never going to be a tearful,subdued affair; a fact made clear when the band take the stage in ridiculous fancy dress outfits and blast into ‘French Guy‘ with all the restraint of a pack of hungry dogs in a butcher’s shop. It sets the tone for the whole show, and you can only marvel at how on earth the band managed to play with such intensity, night after night, for nigh-on sixteen years.
On this side of the Atlantic, RFTC were best known for their mid-90’s hit ‘On A Rope‘. A great tune, indeed, but by no means the best that the band had to offer. Check out ‘I’m Not Invisible‘ on the link above, and if you weren’t lucky enough to see them live, then be thankful for this chance to catch up on what you missed.
Oh, and be sure to play it LOUD. It’s what they would’ve wanted!
Alex Gosman
Love US punk rock and hardcore? Obsessed by it’s roots, the albums, the 7″‘s, the energy, the blood, the guts, the scene? Well, a new site has emerged on our radar today that could help you become even more emerged in the Washington DC punk scene.
Check out www.yellowarrow.net//capitolofpunk/ that features video interviews with Ian Mackaye and many other Dischord band members throughout the various areas of Washington.
A-Trak is hitting the UK in May.
The 1997 World DMC Champion will be bringing his hip hop and electro fuelled DJ sets to the venues below. He’ll also be releasing a 45 minute Nike Plus track, following in the steps of Aesop Rock:
1st – Paradise Factory, Manchester
2nd – Fabric, London
8th – Notting Hill Arts Club, London
15th – Cargo, London
24th – Dot To Dot Festival, Bristol
25th – Dot To Dot Festival, Nottingham
In the meantime, you can check out his remix of Sinden’s Beeper right here.
Maximo Park will be playing a charity event at the Forum in May.
The band will be joined by Mystery Jets, Blood Red Shoes & Pete And The Pirates in Kentish Town on May 28th in aid of The Royal Marsden Hospital and the No Surrender Charitable Trust.
The show was put together by Maximo Park after their good friend Jason Boas was diagnosed with terminal cancer and Claudia Anselmetti, who tragically died of cancer three years ago.
Tickets are £20 and are on sale now.
Paramore will release their new single in May.
That’s What You Get will be released on May 12th and is taken from their album Riot. The band also announced some dates around their Give It A Name appearances in Sheffield and London [May 10th & 11th].
May 12th – Academy, Glasgow
June 2nd – RDS Simmions Court, Dublin
June 4th – Guildhall, Portsmouth
June 5th – Rock City, Nottingham
Deftones recently updated fans on their new album.
Eros will be started on April 14th with Terry Date producing it. They went on to say:
“Hard for me to describe what this record will sound like. So far, it’s shaping up to be our most unorthodox piece of work, not only sound-wise but the way a lot of the songs have come about. There is also some of that good old “fuck you, I hope you die!” aggression I know a lot of you love and miss from us. So thats about it for now. Will keep you posted.”
Robin Finck has rejoined Nine Inch Nails.
The guitarist played with the band in the mid 90s as well as in 2000 and has been brought back in after the band announced a number of US shows, including the Lollapalooza festival in August.
Finck has also worked for Guns N Roses, being drafted in to replace Slash and worked on the will-it-ever-be-released? album Chinese Democracy.
Terror have released a song from their new album.
The Damned, The Shamed will be released on June 10th and will be their debut for Century Media. You can hear Relentless Through And Through on their MySpace page by clicking the link below.