The second day of this year’s Ashton Court Festival had to be cancelled due to bad weather.
Despite this laughably being called summer, the rain hasn’t stopped and the event in Bristol was pulled due to a huge downpour the night before. The site was deemed unsafe for the public due to the state of the ground and as such The Good The Bad & The Queen and Enter Shikari weren’t able to play.
Marilyn Manson‘s horror film is set to begin filming this year.
The singer will be directing and appearing in the film, but put the project on hold whilst touring his new album Eat Me, Drink Me. The film, Phantasmagoria: The Visions Of Lewis Carroll is set to see Manson as Lewis Carroll with supermodel Lily Cole and Manson’s current squeeze Evan Rachel Wood also likely to appear. Manson said:
“I read Lewis Carroll’s diaries, and he’s a very fractured soul. I think I identified with it more than just fascination; I was in the same mental state. So I think, by waiting, I’ll be able to make a better movie, and I got to make this record.”
Fractured soul or not, you’ve smudged your lippy mate, sort it out.
Atreyu have signed to Roadrunner Records it has been announced.
The band’s new album Lead Sails Paper Anchor is due for release on August 27th through the label and is produced by Goldfinger’s John Feldmann. Frontman Alex Varkatzas said:
“We’re excited to be on a label with a roster we respect and with such a strong track record overseas. The Atreyu/Roadrunner combination is going to really shake things up, we feel confident about this relationship and can’t wait to start crushing together!”
The track listing is:
1.Doomsday
2.Honor
3.Falling Down
4.Becoming The Bull
5.Lose It
6.Two Becomes One
7.No One Cares
8.Can’t Happen Here
9.Slow Burn
10.Blow
11.Lead Sails (And A Paper Anchor)
Post-rockers Explosions In The Sky and apparently still going, The Bravery, will be supporting the recently reunited Smashing Pumpkins on their forthcoming tour in the autumn.
The Bravery will kick off the tour in late September and continue through till October 9th while Explosions in the Sky will be supporting the band from October 11th through the end of the tour.
Explosions most recently released All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone. The Bravery are supporting The Sun and the Moon. The Pumpkins most recently delivered their highly anticipated post-reunion full length, Zeitgeist.
The Zutons guitarist and lead singer Boyan Chowdhury has quit the band, saying musical differences are the reason he wanted to leave.
The band have had an incredibly successful 18 months, but Chowdhury says he has new songs and will form a new band.
The split was said to be amicable with both parties wishing each other luck on future projects.
London ICA
06.07.07
Free gigs are always a nice surprise, so kudos to the folks at iTunes and the ICA for putting on a whole month’s worth of them. However, the distribution of tickets for these shows via a lottery was always going to result in a mix of genuine fans and the merely curious; so tonight it is a fairly sparse crowd that witnesses Good Shoes‘ jerky, melodic post-punk musings.
A shame: as songs like ‘Never Meant To Hurt You‘ are highly danceable, and ‘Morden‘ is sure to raise a smile on any Greater London/Surrey border dweller. Right band, right place, wrong time.
Still, if anyone’s going to spur a lazy crowd into action, it’s The Go! Team‘s hyperactive MC, Ninja, who rapidly wins the masses over with her quick-fire wit and skilful rapping. On record, this Brighton sextet are the musical equivalent of a pick n’ mix raid, with scratchy guitars, arresting beats and bizarre 70’s action movie samples flying from all angles – but it’s in the live setting where they truly excel, bringing the party like few others can.
Alongside old favourites like ‘Huddle Formation‘ and ‘Lady Flash‘, there are a clutch of highly promising new songs played tonight, as well as a genuinely heartwarming vocal performance from drummer Chi on the piano-led ‘Did You Feel It Too‘. It’s rare to see a band having as much fun (if not more) than their crowd – most of whom by now are quite rightly bouncing around like demons on hot coals.
They may have kept a relatively low profile for the last year or so, but if tonight is anything to go by, then The Go! Team are set for one hell of a return when their new album is released in September. Until then, performances in such intimate venues are to be treasured.
Alex Gosman
A comic book on the life of MF Grimm is due out soon.
The rapper and producer, has penned the autobiographical comic, called Sentences: The Life Of MF Grimm and moves from his apperance on Sesame Street through to his part in a gang-land shooting and beyond.
Of the story, Grimm says:
“I didn’t do this book to glorify my life and I certainly hope those of you who read this don’t look at me as a model for how to be successful.”
A full stream of Glassjaw‘s recent set at Brixton Academy has made its way online.
The entire set is up for download and split up track by track and you can re-live the moment by clicking here.
Spoon will be playing a world tour in the coming months.
The band will travel across Australia, Europe and the States to support their new album Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga which is out now. The UK leg of the tour is sandwiched inbetween shows in Belgium and Portugal where they’ll play Cargo on August 16th.
The King Blues have announced the latest line up for their residency in London.
As well as The King Blues, fans will be able to see Frank Turner [ex-Million Dead], Natty and AirHammer. It will take place on August 6th at the Purple Turtle in Camden.