Enon are back with their 5th album and will be playing 2 nights in Brixton.
The new album, Grass Geysers…Carbon Clouds will be released on October 8th on Touch And Go Records and will feature 12 tracks. With subject matter like a super villain who sends a planet into the ice age, brains swelling due to too much information and even a track called Pigeneration, it’s going to be an interesting journey.
Catch them live at the Brixton Windmill on November 24th and 25th.
Papoose has been dropped by Jive Records.
The much sought after rapper was signed in 2006 on a reported $1.5m deal but since that time has been frustrated and it finally led to his release this year. On the issue, Kay Slay [his associate and famous battle instigating DJ] said:
“We have officially gotten our release from Jive fuckin records. It was like a fuckin year of hell… Unfortunately, we almost became victims of A&R hell….Free at last, free at last. We got our release from Jive Records, and we’re just moving on.”
When asked about what was next for him and Papoose, he remained tight lipped, but it is hoped his album The Nacirema Dream will be released before the year is out.
Jay Z is making a new record based on an upcoming film.
The concept album was inspired by the forthcoming flick featuring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe film American Gangster that depicts the life of Frank Lucas, a real life drug kingpin in the 1970s. Jay said:
“It was like I was watching the film, and putting it on pause, and giving a back story to the story…Watching that film, it brought back all these memories … It took me back to those emotions.”
You can check out the first single from it, Blue Magic, which is produced by Pharrell by clicking here.
Mogwai are to auction off drummer Martin Bulloch’s pacemaker.
The drummer has had a new pacemaker fitted and whilst he is recovering, Stuart Braithwaite from the band posted a MySpace bulletin saying they want to sell the old one for charity. The proceeds will go to the British Heart Foundation and more details are promised soon.
Thursday have revealed the tracklisting for their upcoming rarities compilation.
Kill The House Lights – Live And Unreleased is due out on October 30th and will feature live tracks, b-sides from Full Collapse and War All The Time and a few new songs. A DVD will also come with the record featuring a 90 minute film and full concert. The tracks on the record are:
1. Ladies and Gentlemen: My Brother, the Failure.
2. Dead Songs
3. Voices on a String
4. Signals Over the Air (Live at Starland Ballroom)
5. The Roar of Far Off Black Jets (Full Collapse b-Side)
6. How Long Is the Night (Original Intro)
7. A Sketch for Time’s Arrow
8. Panic On the Streets of Health Care City (War All the Time B-side)
9. Paris in Flames (Demo)
10. Steps Ascending (Live from the Grove)
11. Wind-Up (Demo)
12. Music from ‘Kill the House Lights’
The Beastie Boys reportedly have new plans for their album The Mix Up.
The trio will be adding vocals to the instrumental album but not their own, with reports saying they are looking to bring in M.I.A, Jarvis Cocker and Lily Allen amongst others. Who knows, maybe a group as awesome and talented as the Beasties might rub off on Lily and stop her being shit.
The band also plan to provide a visual version of the album by cutting together performances and other details to make a feature of the record. And then, as if they weren’t busy enough, the band plan to hit the studio to work on their next album.
Isis have announced they will be celebrating their 10th anniversary with a release.
The band will be putting singles Holy Tears and Not In Rivers, But In Drops which were both taken from the In The Absence Of Truth album and these will include both live versions and remixes by the Melvins and Lustmord. The band are also going on a tour of the US with Big Business, Oxbow and These Arms Are Snakes.
Jello Biafra will be touring the UK soon.
The tour will promote the triple CD release In The Grip Of Official Treason which is out on Alternative Tentacles, where he is “sticking it to the Bush regime and calling it like he sees it.”. If you want to get out to see him, head to one of these dates:
November:
6th – Pacific Road Arts Centre Birkenhead
7th – The Boardwalk Sheffield
8th – City Varieties Music Hall Leeds
9th – The Arches Glasgow
11th – Rock City Nottingham
12th – The Comedy Store Manchester
13th – The Glee Club @ The Arcadian Birmingham
14th – Old Fire Station Bournemouth
15th – Exeter Phoenix Arts Centre Exeter
16th – Princess Pavilion Falmouth
17th – Anson Rooms Bristol
18th – Union Chapel Project London
The cheeky beats of Brighton based Kidda will soon be a permanent scar on your inner ear simply because Ste McGregor is back with a brand new bunch of work that should drive your feet bananas on first listen.
New 12″ single ‘VIP’ features Psycho Les from The Beatnuts on the mic and drives an old school, hip hop low rider mixed with a bunch of breaks into your living room at high speed. This choon is a party slamming, b-boy and girlfriend friendly ‘beatathon’ lifted from his forthcoming debut album “Going Up” on Skint records in 2008
The 12″ is accompanied with a remix by Puma Strut’s Beathoven as well as all-important instrumental and acapella versions for the DJs. Get this on Skint Records right now and don’t miss Kidda’s mixtapes on his website that you can podcast, download or simply stream.
Zac Slack
The Decemberists are coming to these shores for a tour in October.
Check it:
2nd – London, Royal Festival Hall
3rd – Cambridge, Junction
5th – Wolverhampton, Wulfren Hall
6th – Bristol, Anson Rooms
7th – Oxford, Academy
9th – Dublin, Vicar Street
10th – Liverpool, Academy
11th – Newcastle, Academy
12th – Glasgow, Academy
13th – Leeds, Metropolitan Uni.
www.decemberists.com