Category: Music

Like to mash up the dance floor and blow a fuse? Well you will happy to know that the mighty Pendulum have announced a full UK tour to coincide with new single ‘Granite‘. This brand new track will be released on November 26th which sees the act mix a 70’s style vocal over fat beats.

Don’t miss these live shows as they will be the hottest this year. Expect a new abum to drop early 2008.

1 Nov: Glasgow, The Arches
2 Nov: Edinburgh, University
3 Nov: Bristol, Carling Academy
6 Nov: Southampton, University
7 Nov: Brighton, Digital
8 Nov: Bournemouth, Opera House
9 Nov: London, Fabric with Rodney P & Skitz, Andy C, Scratch Perverts, Does It Offend You Yeah +
10 Nov: Manchester, The Warehouse Project
13 Nov: Sheffield, University
15 Nov: Hull, Welly Club
16 Nov: Newcastle, Carling Academy
17 Nov: Leeds, University
19 Nov: Nottingham, Rock City
20 Nov: Leicester, University
21 Nov: Swansea, University
22 Nov: Exeter, Lemon Grove
23 Nov: Plymouth, University
24 Nov: Cardiff, University
29 Nov: Hertfordshire, University
30 Nov: Birmingham, Custard Factory

Aes Rizzle joined forces with the people currently on tour with him [including Rob Sonic, Blockhead and DJ Signify] to produce an amazing track called Douchebag which they performed live in a parking lot, check it out:

www.myspace.com/aesoprockwins

A compilation of tracks compiled by Radio 1’s Daniel P Carter will be released on Hassle Records.

Hassle Volume 1 will be released on October 29th and will feature Katie Parsons’ linear notes, picking the cream of the current punk and hardcore scene featuring Gallows, The Ghost Of A Thousand, Cancer Bats and more. There will be 2,000 copies made and will cost only £4.99. Here’s the all important track list:

1. Cancer Bats – French Immersion
2. Outcry Collective – New Franchise Mess
3. Flood Of Red – Don’t Sleep, Swim!
4. Hexes – Semaphore Kids
5. Blackhole – Witches
6. The Ghost Of A Thousand – Left For Dead
7. Gallows – Come Friendly Bombs
8. Rolo Tomassi – Curby
9. Sanzen – Modus Operandi
10. Untitled Musical Project – A Popular Musical Composition
11. Silicon Vultures – Sour Tits
12. 1000 Hertz – Give Me An Amen!!
13. The Fucking Hate – Indoor Scarfs
14. Cry For Silence – A World Benign WAITING
15. Fucked Up – David Comes To Life

www.hasslerecords.com

The Super Furry Animals have made their video for Run-Away available online.

You can check out the video to the second single from Hey Venus! by clicking here or here. The band are also heading out on tour on the following dates:

October

16th – Dublin -Vicar street
17th – Belfast -Mandela hall
19th – Liverpool -Carling Academy
22nd – Nottingham -Rock City
25th – Southampton -Guildhall
26th – Oxford -Carling Academy
28th – Birmingham -Academy
29th – Bristol -Academy
30th – Leeds -Town Hall

November

2nd – London -Roundhouse
3rd – London – Roundhouse

www.superfurry.com

Thrill Jockey Records are celebrating their 15th anniversary with 2 shows at Koko in London.

The Chicago based label will host a night on the 11th of November featuring The Fiery Furnaces, Trans Am, The Sea and Cake, Califone, Arbouretum, Radian, The Zincs, Daniel Higgs and Chiara Giovando. The second will be the day after, on the 12th, featuring Tortoise, Bobby Conn, Adult. and KTL.

In addition, a limited 7″ box set with the label’s acts covering songs by other Thrill Jockey acts will be released and available first at the above shows.

www.thrilljockey.com

Flying Lotus has brought out a new game to support his Reset EP.

The 6 track record is out now on vinyl, CD and digitally on Warp Records, and he will be playing some dates in November to support the release. These dates are:

7th – London, Rhythm Factory (w. Benji B)
9th – Manchester Mint Lounge
16th – Leeds Faversham
17th – London Cargo (support slot)
23rd – Glasgow Sub Club
24th – London, Brixton – 3rd Bass

Make sure you play the game Attack! by heading over to his website, linked below.

www.flying-lotus.com

Ninja Tune’s Fink has announced some UK tour dates to support his 2nd album Distance And Time which is out on October 8th. The tour dates are:

October

11th – Leeds Cockpit
12th – Manchester Night & Day
13th – Brighton Redroaster
14th – Birmingham Yardbird
17th – London Luminaire
18th – London Camden Barfly
19th – London Camden Barfly

www.myspace.com/finkmusic

Wu Tang Clan have been given permission to sample a Beatles song.

The rap crew were originally going to cover While My Guitar Gently Weeps with Dhani Harrison, son of George. However, now the group have clearance to sample the song, which is a first for an official Beatles sample.

The band will be pushing back 8 Diagrams to December, “due to the magnitude of the sample and the History being made.”

In other Wu news, GZA will be performing Liquid Swords in its entirety at Koko on Sunday December 9th as part of the Don’t Look Back series.

www.wutang-corp.com

Ian MacKaye isn’t dead.

The Fugazi and Minor Threat man was the victim of an internet rumour saying he’d been killed by a hit-and-run and his Wikipedia entry was changed multiple times as part of the elaborate hoax. However, MacKaye came out and said:

“I am happy to report that I am not dead.”

That clears that up then.