Category: Music

Del might be signing for Def Jux, according to reports.

When talking in an interview about his new album, 11th Hour, Del said:

“Looks like I’m possibly fucking with El-P you know for the release of this through Def Jux. I’ve known El-P for a long time. That’s my boy man. Looks like it’s going down like that. But 11th Hour is my best work to date.

It’s a Del album so don’t expect to be listening to no crazy space shit or none of that shit. If you want that you got to listen to Deltron. This is strictly about me, how I get down, my real world shit and I how I get through it…”

Blimey.

www.hieroglyphics.com

Grayskul have released a new song taken from their upcoming album Bloody Radio.

The follow up to Deadlivers will feature guest spots from Slug, Aesop Rock, cage and even Pigeon John. The first single will be Scarecrow, a track produced by Aesop Rock and the B-Side will be a remix of the track, produced and featuring Doomtree badman POS.

The album will be out on Rhymesayers on September 11th.

www.rhymesayers.com

Anyone over the age of 12 shouldn’t like Harry Potter. Fact.

However, at least the actor Daniel Radcliffe has redeemed himself by saying his favourite band at the moment is The Hold Steady. And… er… that’s it.

www.theholdsteady.com

The documentary Punk’s Not Dead has hit US cinemas this weekend.

The film which lokos at the evolution of punk rock, features interviews with many prominent punk artists and some rare concert footage. With the likes of the Ramones, Billy Idol, Henry Rollins and Social Distortion in it, you know it’s worth seeing.

Though describing Good Charlotte as punk is pushing it to the verge of ridicule…

www.punksnotdeadthemovie.com

Zach Blair from Rise Against has spoken about the band’s new album.

The new guitarist stated that once the band finish their current tour, they will head out to the International Taste Of Chaos tour with The Used, Aiden and Gallows where they will hit Europe, New Zealand, Japan, Australia and Asia and once that’s done, a new record will be written and recorded.

To read their interview with Crossfire, click right here.

www.riseagainst.com

The Fugees won’t be reuniting according to Pras.

The trio got together briefly in 2004 and were reported to be starting on new material, but Pras has told Billboard Magazine that though he and Wyclef were working towards something, Lauryn Hill is “in her zone” and that he was “fed up with that shit”. He went on to say:

“Here she is, blessed with a gift, with the opportunity to rock and give and she’s running on some bullshit? I’m a fan of Lauryn’s but I can’t respect that.”

www.prasmichel.com

Siouxsie of Siouxsie & The Banshees is releasing a solo album.

Mantaray will feature 10 tracks and will be released in October. Reports are saying that the album will feature modern glam, industrial rhythms and an expansive sound. The tracklist is:

‘Into A Swan’
‘About to Happen’
‘Here Comes that Day’
‘Loveless’
‘If it Doesn’t Kill You’
‘One Mile Below’
‘Drone Zone’
‘Sea of Tranquility’
‘They Follow You’
‘Heaven and Alchemy’

siouxsie.trinitystreetdirect.com

RX Bandits have announced some UK tour dates.

The band will hit these shores after playing some dates in the States in support of their latest album “…And The Battle Begun“. The dates are:

September

18th – Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
19th – Cavern Club, Exeter
20th – Solus Bar, Cardiff
21st – Zodiac, Oxford
22nd – Sugarmill, Stoke on Trent
23rd – Cathouse, Glasgow,
25th – KIngs College, London
26th – Academy 2, Newcastle
27th – Barfly, Birmingham
28th – Academy 3, Manchester

www.rxbandits.com

A book featuring revealing and intimate photos of Elliot Smith is being published.

Autumn De Wilde took many photos which have been kept away from the limelight and will publish them in the book alongside interviews and a CD of previously unreleased songs.

The book features conversations with Smith’s collaborators and will have forewords written by Beck and Chris Walla from Death Cab For Cutie.

The book will be out in November.

www.autumndewilde.com

50 Cent is a chump.

Yes, I know we all know that, but it’s worth saying again. He recently had a dig at Ghostface and has now dissed Nas for being “weird” because he reads books.

So first of all he has a dig at one of Wu Tang, who could piss on a microphone and sound better than him, then he has a go at Nas, universally considered one of the best mainstream rappers ever, because the man reads books.

Maybe Fiddy is just jealous because he can’t read? The big beefy dickhead.