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Foals UK tour

Foals have announced a UK tour.

The band, who released their album Antidotes recently, will be playing the following dates:

September

27th – Aylesbury Civic Centre
28th – Cardiff University
29th – Norwich UEA
30th – Nottingham Rock City

October

2nd – Hull University
3rd – Liverpool Academy
4th – Aberdeen Music Hall
5th – Glasgow Barrowlands
7th – Newcastle Carling Academy
8th – Manchester Academy
9th – Leeds Academy
10th – Lincoln Engine Shed
12th – Southampton Guildhall
13th – Bristol Carling Academy
14th – Birmingham Carling Academy
16th – Brixton Carling Academy

www.myspace.com/foals

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The Specials reform

The Specials are reuniting for a tour this year.

Terry Hall of the group said the band were still putting the dates together but were looking at a September or October tour. He went on to say that the reunion had to be done right, citing the Pixies getting back together, but as yet there are no specific details. Watch this space.

www.thespecials.com

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Buzz Chart

P-Money

It’s not often you see grime in the buzz chart, but this one just couldn’t miss out. P-Money‘s latest opus What Did He Say? is the most militant grime track since Pow! so you’d be a fool not to check it out. If this song were a person, it’d be a renegade ninja, knifed up to the teeth and ready to fuck you up so bad you’re pissing out of your nostril before the nurses even get to you.

The track blasts in with a ferocious beat, pouding your speakers [if you don’t have them turned right up, you’re a pussy] and P-Money makes it perfectly clear that if you cross him, you’re going to be fucked up sooner rather than later. With lines like “Suck your mum as fast as you can I’ll time you” and “Hold on what? You don’t like who? DICKHEAD! Mind who you’re talking to”, it’s obvious he ain’t in the mood for games.

This tune is big. So big in fact, that it makes Rik Waller look like an oompa loompa. So stop reading this, tool up and listen to the track.

Abjekt.

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Buzz Chart

Black Kids

I’ve been told to listen to two bands this month because I might like them. From the Reverend Abjekt I was instructed to listen to Cool Kids, who make groggy basslines and are black. I was also told to listen to Black Kids, who make happy indie pop, are two-fifths black, and aren’t cool.

Now normally I like this type of Prozac-fuelled, cutesy video, lots of shouts and hand claps music, and I don’t even mind the song matter being particularly minimal with very little substance. Songs about fruit jam and sodapop, unicorns on crack, or teaching moves to some pillock with the dance abilities of Heather Mills are fine. But this is pretty much biting on everything that’s been done before.

They’re getting a lot of recognition, and for good reason. They write catchy songs, have a great sound, but it’s almost identical to Architecture in Helsinki and Of Montreal. In fact, I actually thought it was AiH when I first started listening. Oh, and when I put it on the second time round, the phone rang. It was Robert Smith asking for his voice back.

So, a catchy, well-played song, with more than an influence of some already brilliant bands just means that having listened to this, I’m more inclined to put my In Case We Die Hissing Fauna Galore remix CD on instead.

Moose.

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Free Atmosphere EP!

Atmosphere have released the latest in their Sad Clown series for free.

You can pick up Sad Clown Bad Spring 12 from here. And it’s ridiculously good, so make sure you do it. Download it, love it and prepare for the album When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold on April 21st. Let Slug tell you the rest:

www.myspace.com/atmosphere

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Penguins can fly

The BBC has discovered a colony of penguins that have a very unique ability that no other penguins have – the can fly.

Want proof? Click the link, fool.

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Music News

Ronson to play Wakestock 2008

Mark Ronson has been confirmed for this year’s Wakestock Festival.

The wakeboarding and music festival will take place in Oxford’s Blenheim Palace on the weekend of June 27th-29th with the wakeboarding happening at Cardigan Bay in Wales on July 4th-6th.

The line up features the likes of The Streets, Calvin Harris, Groove Armada, Audio Bullys, Friendly Fires, Supergrass, Funeral For A Friend and more. Tickets are on sale now priced at £85 for a weekend ticket, £110 for a weekend ticket with camping and day tickets are available for £40.

www.wakestock.co.uk

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Music News

New Son Of Dave album

Son Of Dave is to release a new album.

April 7th will see the release of 03 with the single Lover Not A Fighter being released on June 16th. Click here for a sneak preview.

He will also be heading out on tour in April in May, starting at Proud on April 9th with Vincent Vincent & The Villains. He will also play at the Le Gun exhibition at Transit in London on April 10th, where he will feature as a live installation.

sonofdave.blogspot.com

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Gay For Johnny Depp video and tour

Gay For Johnny Depp are back for their second UK tour of 2008.

The New Yorkers will be heading back out this month with 65daysofstatic alongside Errors and Pilgrim Fathers. They will also be releasing new single Belief In God Is So Adorable on April 14th as a free download, a track that is a magnificient 105 seconds long. Here are the tour dates:

9th – Bristol Thelka
10th – Nottingham Rescue Rooms
11th – London Indigo O2
12th – Leeds Cockpit
13th – Brighton Concorde II
14th – Wolverhampton Wulfren
15th – Manchester Academy II
16th – Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms

www.gayforjohnnydepp.com

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Music News

Badge Of Friendship night details

A Badge Of Friendship have announced their new club night date.

April 4th will see them team up again with Southern Records DJs as well as bringing Rip This Joing DJs, Rock A Rolla DJs and Vice Magazine’s Goodbye! Mother. The tickets are £6 in advance, £7 on the door and £5 after 10.30pm. Bands are on at 8pm and once the music is done, its DJs until 2am. Here are the details:

April 4th 2008 @ The Fly 36-38 New Oxford Street London WC1

Doors at 7.30pm until 2am

Playing live, will be:
Instruments
Nitkowski
Fighting Kites (featuring Southern Records’ very own Neil!)

www.southern.net / www.myspace.com/abadgeoffriendship