Down frontman Phil Anselmo has begun blogging about the band’s new album.
The album, Down III: Over The Under is due out on September 25th and this blog is the first in what is expected to be a series regarding the record. To check out the first update, click here.
Ever wondered how to make Calvin’s fly eye shades? Well get the chicken, bleach, shoes and crackerbread ready and watch this educational video:
Murs is set to feature Kid Rock and Gym Class Heroes on his upcoming album.
His Living Legends crew-mate Luckyiam recently spoke about his own album but mentioned in passing that he’s heard there would be guest spots for Gym Class Heroes, Snoop, DJ Premier, Ne-Yo and Kid Rock. Seriously, GCH and Kid Rock? What the fucking hell are you thinking? Eesh.
Lucky also went on to say he’s heard the new Atmosphere album When Life Gives You Lemons… and commented:
“Yes, I’ve heard the new Atmos. It’s really dope to me. I think it will silence recent critics.”
Lucky’s new solo album Most Likely To Succeed is out now.
Canadian hardcore group Protest The Hero have announced they will release their new album, Fortress, on Vagrant Records. The album, which follows up Kezia from 2005.
And because this news piece is so short, we’ll put their video up for Heretics And Killers because flying monkeys playing instruments are great:
Radiohead will not release their new album until next year.
The band’s spokesperson recently told the NME that the follow up to Hail To The Thief, which came out in 2003, will not be coming out this year despite already having been mastered. The band are currently not on a label though there is no indication who they will sign to.
In other Radiohead news, Thom Yorke will re-release his book with Radiohead cover artist Stanley Donwood called Dead Children Playing on October 17th.
Jay Z is the richest rapper in the world.
The Def Jam CEO earned around $34 million last year thanks to his work with Def Jam, the 2 million copies of his Kingdom Come album sold plus money from his sponsorships with Budweiser, Hewlett-Packard and General Motors.
Next in the list were 50 Cent [$32 million], Diddy, Timbaland and Dr Dre. I guess now is the bit where we say “Cash rules everything around us, CREAM get the money, dollar dollar bill y’all” or “Mo money, mo problems” right…?
Bruce Springsteen has announced details of his new studio album.
Magic will be released on October 2nd and will be the first album he’s recorded with the E Street Band in 5 years. The tracklisting for the new record is:
‘Radio Nowhere’
‘You’ll Be Comin’ Down’
‘Livin’ in the Future’
‘Your Own Worst Enemy’
‘Gypsy Biker’
‘Girls in Their Summer Clothes’
‘I’ll Work for Your Love’
‘Magic’
‘Last to Die’
‘Long Walk Home’
‘Devil’s Arcade’
Bedouin Soundclash have streamed their entire album on Punk News.
The band, who released Sounding A Mosaic in 2004 will be releasing the new record, which was produced by Bad Brains’ Darryl Jenifer, is going to be released on August 21st. If you want to hear it before then, click the link below.
The famous fanzine Anti-Matter is set to be compiled into a new book.
The fanzine was formed in the 1990s by Norman Brannon from Texas Is The Reason and the book, The Anti-Matter Anthology: A 1990s Post-Punk & Hardcore Reader will feature conversations with the likes of Quicksand, Rage Against The Machine, Sunny Day Real Estate, Rancid, Ian MacKaye and more.
The book will be an impressive 256 pages and is due out in early November. You can check for more information on the book’s myspace below.
Planes Mistaken For Stars have posted an explanation for their recent split.
The band collectively said that there were many reasons for their split including family ties and financial strain, but that the over-riding reasons was that they “just felt it was time”. They went onto say there was no angry splitting and finished by saying:
“I have no doubt that we could continue to write balls to the wall music. Maybe someday, but for now, it’s just time for change. It’s been one hell of a ride! The past 10 years have flown by and we’ve had experiences we could never have dreamed of. Thank you all for being a part of it. And so, Farewell!”