No Doubt‘s new album is more than likely going back to the band’s roots.
Gwen Stefani has recently spoken about the long-awaited record and what people can expect from it. With her solo career veering more towards pop and rap, it was feared that she would take this with her to the group that made her. However, she said:
“I’m coming to the end of a chapter, doing my own dance records. In the fall, I’ll record with No Doubt. I don’t want to say for sure that it’ll be ska but that it is where we started.”
Californian quartet No Use For A Name are considerably smarter and more musically proficient than your average melodic skate-punk band, so it’s a shame that they seem to have not gained much more than a cult following across the globe.
Standing on the first floor balcony, overlooking the main part of the venue, it was clear to see just how popular French duo Gaspard Augé and Xavier De Rosnay have become. Koko was more packed that Pavarotti’s coffin and as such, having a place up on the balcony was probably the best place to be, not only in terms of having dance space but also because the smell was probably a whole lot better on our level.
El-P is heading back over to the UK to play some dates in October. After playing a raucous set at Dingwalls, he’s back for more carnage. The dates are:
The Unseen will be playing some UK daets to support their new record Salvation.
Dillinger Escape Plan have posted a new song on myspace.
Jesu have posted a new song from their rarities album Pale Sketches.