Tokyo Police Club will release their debut album in April.
The Ontario band, who released A Lesson In Crime EP last year, will see their first full length, Elephant Shell released through Memphis Industries in late April. The full tracklisting is:
1. Centennial
2. In A Cave
3. Graves
4. Juno
5. Tessellate
6. Sixties Remake
7. The Harrowing Adventures Of…
8. Nursery Academy
9. Your English Is Good
10. Listen To The Math
11. The Baskervilles
The Specials frontman, Terry Hall, has spoken to VBS.tv for their Soft Focus series.
Hall talks about telling fans to fuck off from the DJ booth, The Specials’ hold on British youth culture and growing up in Coventry. Check out the interview by clicking right here.
Gay For Johnny Depp have made a video for their new single.
Belief In God Is So Adorable is released on April 17th, and will be showcased on the band’s UK tour which starts this week. The tour dates are:
January:
25th – Northampton, The Racehorse
26th – Leeds, Royal Park Cellars
27th – Nottingham, Rock City
28th – Luton University
29th – Bournemouth, iBar
30th – Bristol, The Louisiana
31st – Exeter, The Cavern
February:
1st – Brighton, Barfly
2nd – London, Barfly
Check out the video below.
Dizzee Rascal has teamed up with Def Jux.
El-P’s label will be putting Maths & English out on April 29th and the American version will feature two new tracks, G.H.E.T.T.O and Driving, as well as a remix of Where’s Da G‘s by the head honcho himself.
Have a video for good measure:
This Is A Standoff have announced some UK dates.
The band will hit the road in April, with support from Failsafe who are currently on tour with A Wilhelm Scream:
1st – GLASGOW – The Barfly
2nd – EDINBURGH – Cabaret Voltaire
4th – LONDON – The Underworld
5th – MILTON KEYNES – The Pitz
7th – PLYMOUTH – White Rabbit
8th – MANCHESTER- Star and Garter
Check out their video to You Won’t Pass
Two rappers have been involved with the law lately.
Busta Rhymes escaped a prison sentence after assaulting his former driver and a fan in separate incidents. Rhymes was given 3 years probation and community service after having rejected a deal of 2 years in prison and a $500 fine.
The other rapper in trouble is Lil’ Wayne who was arrested for drug-related charges. He was found in possession of “dangerous drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of narcotics.”
Naughty boys.
Chimaira have announced a European Tour.
The band will hit the UK for some dates which will see Marron and The Sorrow supporting. The UK dates are in April:
3rd – Norwich, Waterfront
4th – Sheffield, Corporation
5th – Glasgow, TBA
6th – Bristol, Bierkeller
8th – Nottingham, Rock City
9th – London, Carling Academy Islington
Gallows have been kicked off the bill at a show in America.
The Watford punks were due to support Social Distortion at The House Of Blues in Anaheim, however they were taken off the bill by Disney, who own the venue, after the giant cartoon company took offence to the lyrical content of the band. Lags said:
“I think Mickey Mouse got jealous that Minnie Mouse had Gallows posters on her wall. That kind of stuff happens a lot. I recommend Mickey shows Minnie some more attention, you know, take her out and make her feel special. Cartoon mice need love too.”
In other Gallows news, the band have announced they will play 2 gigs at London’s 100 Club to mark the rowdy gig there last year. The gigs will be on March 3rd and 4th.
Swedish punks Millencolin will release a new album in April.
Machine 15, their first album since 2005’s Kingwood, hits the stores on April 7th and guitarist Mathias Färm claims it is different to their previous material, with the single Detox being “ripe with harmony vocals”. The band will hit the European trail to support the album, playing dates in Holland, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Italy.
Check out the new track Brand New Game at the link below.
The line up for this year’s Coachella festival has been announced.
The collection of artists and bands will see the likes of Madness, Pendulum, Aesop Rock, Minus The Bear, Spank Rock, Diplo, Santogold, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Busy P, Portishead, M.I.A., Mark Ronson, Enter Shikari, Calvin Harris, Yo Majesty!, MGMT, Surkin, Para One, SebastiAn, Uffie, Justice, Chromeo, Simian Mobile Disco, Murs, Les Savy Fav, The Cool Kids, Kid Sister and A-Trak, Manchester Orchestra and many more.
Tickets go on sale this Friday. See you all in California!