We reported last week that Fergie was being paid to namecheck clothes brand Candie’s in her lyrics.
However, a spokesman for the singer has denied that deal saying that she does have a deal with Candie’s but it has “nothing whatsoever to do with the creation of her music”.
Ok, but we still fucking hate her.
The Enemy have decided to launch their album today with what can be described as the most boring viral game of the year so far.
We are sure that it’s not the bands decision but in this day and age delivering something this basic should be laughed at. We’ll Live And Die In These Towns‘ is out today.
Click here to shoot yourself.
Kelis has confirmed she will play the free Rise Festival in London this weekend [July 15th].
The singer will line up on a bill with St Etienne, Jamelia, Noisettes and The Holloways as well as acts from Africa and Cuba. Rise: London United will take place in Finsbury Park and is sure to be a fun day out, even if the weather turns crap again.
Metallica’s James Hetfield was denied entry into Luton airport yesterday after security muppets, who probably think Coldplay are the best band in the world, stopped him from leaving the airport due to his ‘Taliban-like beard’. This is the funniest thing I’ve heard in ages!
Once Hetfield explained that he was in Metallica, security eventually let him leave after a short interrogation.
I think if he had been wearing a ‘Kill Em All’ t-shirt, he would have been fucked. There’s no getting away from cavity searches with that combo on.
Glue recently blogged on their MySpace about working on a new album.
The record, which will be a follow up to last year’s Catch As Catch Can, is the culmination of the band’s constant touring and wish to “shake things up a bit”. Rapper Adeem stated that the band way of working doesn’t involve sleep or sunlight and that is how it’s going to continue on the new release. He went on to say:
“All I can say is that this album will be recorded differently than the past 3, the sound will not be what you expect, and we are trying to have this done sooner than later. Maybe there will be 2 new albums worked on at the same time? I’m telling you, it’s all about the ideas…big ideas.”
Mindless Self Indulgence are back in the studio to record their new album.
The band are in Canada with Rhys Fuller of Fear Factory fame’s studio. The band are expected to be working on the album all the way up until they set off on this year’s Projekt Revolution Tour on July 25th. They will also be releasing a live DVD Our Pain, Your Gain, on September 11th.
Pointless chump Avril Lavigne is being sued by a songwriting team.
Tommy Dunbar of The Rubinoos said that the Canadian warbling machine’s track Girlfriend is a rip off of their 1978 track I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend and are suing the co-writer of Girlfriend, Dr. Luke and Avril’s publishing company.
Why anyone would want to admit that their music sounds like her toss is beyond us, but here’s hoping they rinse her for a load of cash anyway.
Comeback Kid and Cancer Bats will be heading to the UK as part of the Never Say Die! Tour.
The tour will hit other European dates with The Warriors, Parkway Drive and This Is Hell also on the bill, but the UK dates are:
November:
5th – Brighton, Concorde 2
6th – London, The Electric Ballroom
7th – Manchester, Jillys Rockworld
8th – Glasgow, King Tuts
9th – Sheffield, Corporation
10th – Yeovil, Ski Lodge
MxPx have posted up a video for the title track of their new album.
Secret Weapon, which follows up Let’s Rock, will be out on July 17th via Tooth & Nail Records and was produced by Aaron Sprinkle who hasn’t worked with the band since their 1994 debut Pokinatcha. Bad Religion’s Brian Baker has contributed to the album.
Brighton-based The Go! Team are back with the follow-up to the quarter million selling ‘Thunder Lightning Strike’ that was nominated for 2004’s Mercury Prize.
‘Grip Like A Vice’ features everything you’d expect from The Go! Team, with electro beats, girl rapping and noisy guitars, as well a cover of Sonic Youth’s Bull In The Heather and is currently being finished in time for the end of the summer.
In the mean time, the first single off the album is out now, and you can feast your eyes on the video for ‘Grip Like A Vice’ here.
Go check ’em out on their vast tour, these guys are going to be knackered:
5 Jul 2007 – Electrowerkz – London
6 Jul 2007 – ICA, iTunes Festival – London
10 Jul 2007 – Ibiza Rocks headline show with CSS – San Antonio, Balears
22 Jul 2007 – Benicassim Festival -Spain
28 Jul 2007 – Berlin Festival – Berlin
10 Aug 2007 – Way Out West Festival -Gothenburg
11 Aug 2007 -Oya Festival – Oslo
15 Aug 2007 – La Route Du Rock Festival St Malo, Bretagne
16 Aug 2007 – Pukkelpop – Hasselt
18 Aug 2007 – Loop Festival – Brighton
26 Aug 2007 – Get Loaded Festival – London
31 Aug 2007 – Connect Festival- Loch Fyne, Argyll
2 Sep 2007 – Electric Picnic – Stradbally Hall, Laois
7 Sep 2007 – Bestival – Isle of Wight
12 Sep 2007- Electric Ballroom – London
13 Sep 2007 – Ritz – Manchester
14 Sep 2007 – ABC – Glasgow, Scotland