Category: Music

Daft Punk have announced they will release a live Cd this year.

The French duo recorded a show they performed in Paris on June 14th this year and will release both a one- and two-disc version, the second disc featuring the show’s encore.

Thomas Bangalter of the group said the show was special because it was the first time they’d played Paris in 10 years and will re-release Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger with a fan-shot footage video.

Why are you still sitting down? Get up and start doing the robot!

www.daftpunk.com

Reports are coming in that Nine Inch Nails are set to turn their Year Zero album into a TV show.

The show will centre around a right-wing, religious dictatorship of the USA, which reflects the themes on the album. Trent Reznor said of the project, which he would also like to turn into a film:

“We’ve got a producer on board and have met with writers. We’re about to pitch it to the network, so we’re a couple of weeks away from meeting all of the main people, and we’ll see what happens.”

www.nin.com

Jimmy Eat World have released the tracklisting for their new album.

Chase This Light is due out on October 16th and produced Butch Vig has said the record is eclectic, claiming that there are a couple of songs that are “a lot more dreamy and some that are very groove-acious”. So, you will be able to get your groove on to the following:

1. Big Casino
2. Let It Happen
3. Like She’ll Always Be
4. Carry You
5. Electable (Give It Up)
6. Gotta Be Somebody’s Blues
7. Feeling Lucky
8. Here It Goes
9. Chase This Light
10. Firefight
11. Dizzy

www.jimmyeatworld.com

Possibly the most unlikely pairing for a while, Wu Tang have decided to use The Beatles on one of their new tracks.

It has been announced that the rap supergroup will be sampling the classic While my Guitar Gently Weeps with George Harrison’s son for their new album 8 Diagrams.

As well as Dhani Harrison featuring on the record, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ guitarist John Frusciante will also be lending a helping hand.

www.wutang-corp.com

The Dropkick Murphys have revealed the tracklisting for their new album.

The Meanest Of Times is due for release in mid-September and will feature 15 tracks [plus one bonus track]. The tracklisting is below and the album artwork can be seen by looking to the right of the text.

1. Famous For Nothing
2. God Willing
3. The State Of Massachusetts
4. Tomorrow’s Industry
5. Echo’s On “A” Street
6. Vices And Virtues
7. Surrender
8. Flannigans Ball
9. I’ll Begin Again
10. Fairmount Hill
11. Loyal To No-One
12. Shattered
13. Rude Awakenings
14. Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya
15. Never Forget
16. Jailbreak (Bonus Track)

www.dropkickmurphys.com

Minus The Bear have launched a full album stream for the upcoming record.

Planet Of Ice is due out at the end of this month but if you want to hear it before then, head on over to MTVU by clicking this link and check it out. The band have also made a video which is premiered here.

www.minusthebear.com

Legendary hardcore band Bad Brains who were recrnly interviewed on Pitchfork have announced that they will visit London for a one off show on October 16th at the Astoria Theatre.

Their new album just released titled ‘Build a Nation‘ sees the band revisit their roots and is well worthy of picking up.

Go to www.badbrains.com for more and book your tickets today from here.

Joe Beats has uploaded a load of free mp3s.

The producer, who produced the Non Prophets album and is one of Abjekt’s favourites is also up on Urb magazine’s top 1000 list, so if you dig what you hear, make sure you get along to this link and vote for him.

The mp3s are:

Joe Beats – Fade
Joe Beats – Sleep Or Bust
Joe Beats – Any Port (Instrumental)
Joe Beats – The Cure (Instrumental)
Joe Beats – Confessions Of A Trump Card
Joe Beats – Someday
Joe Beats – My Girl Was A Groupie
Joe Beats & Blak – Me Talk Pretty
Joe Beats & Blak – Kiss Of Life
Black Heart Procession – When We Reach The Hill (Joe Beats Remix)
Belle & Sebastian – Space Boy Dream (Joe Beats Remix)
Songs: Ohia – Coxcomb Red (Joe Beats Remix)
Cunninlynguists – Hellfire (Joe Beats Remix)
Non-Prophets – Bounce

You lucky people. Save those and enjoy!

www.myspace.com/joeynosebeats

Lupe Fiasco is moaning about how much work he has to do.

The rapper has said he’s wearing down because his “whole energy for making hip hop music is slowing down” with reports going on to say he might retire after his 3rd album. Yeah, must be hard making all that money.

In other Lupe news, the “supergroup” [supercrap?] of him, Kanye and Pharrell are deciding whether or not to release an album, as they’ve only done one song, which was on a Kanye mixtape.

Kick, push off mate.

www.lupefiasco.com

Dance juggernaughts Faithless have announced two London shows.

The group will play the Shepherds Bush Empire on September 10th and Brixton Academy on September 11th. And basically that’s it. Get your glo-sticks and get tranced up.

www.faithless.co.uk