The tracklisting has been announced for the White Stripes’ new album, Icky Thump which is due out in June. The tracklisting is:
1. Icky Thump
2. You Don’t Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You’re Told)
3. 300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues
4. Conquest
5. Bone Broke
6. Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn
7. St. Andrew (This Battle Is In The Air)
8. Little Cream Soda
9. Rag And Bone
10. I’m Slowly Turning Into You
11. A Martyr For My Love For You
12. Catch Hell Blues
13. Effect And Cause
Camden Barfly
21.03.07
Whoever the opening act were at the Barfly, they were awful. And that is basically that. Thankfully The Ripps came to save the day by walking on, plugging in and ripping up with their brand of shouty indie-punk. Opening with their last single Loco, they set their stall out for the rest of the set – Loud bass, sharp drums and some fuzzy guitars which blasted through the two minute track.
Without ever having to tie up their set with meaningless banter, the trio blasted their way through more short, sharp sonic blasts such as Vandals which proclaimed we are a generation of boozers and wasters, the sinister Vampires complete with its bassline which seems to come straight out of the Batfink theme tune and their tainted love song You Don’t Even Care.
They know how to have fun too, as proved by the Supergrass-like Holiday which was the most obvious example of Britpop influences filtering through their songs. All three members brought their own little individuality to the tracks, but no song would have been complete without drummer Rachel’s shrieking backing vocals.
Whatever you think of their hometown Coventry, The Ripps are belting. Like the title of their album says, Long Live The Ripps!
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Photo from www.myspace.com/theripps
UK Ska Punks Random Hand are joining up with Voodoo Glow Skulls in April for a tour. The dates are:
April:
6th – Rios, Leeds
8th – Face Bar w/ Sonic boom Six, Reading
10th – Evolution w/ Sonic boom Six, Worcester
11th – Arts Centre w/ Voodoo Glow Skulls & Grown at home, Norwich
12th – Forum w/ Sonic Boom Six, Darlington
13th – Plug w/ Voodoo Glow Skulls & Grown at home, Sheffield
14th – Hobbits w/ Voodoo Glow Skulls & Grown at home, Weston Super Mare
15th – Trillians w/ Voodoo Glow Skulls & Grown at home, Newcastle
16th – First Floor w/ Voodoo Glow Skulls & Grown at home, Derby
17th – Shed w/ Voodoo Glow Skulls & Grown at home, Leicester
18th – Nexus w/ Voodoo Glow Skulls & Grown at home, Southampton
19th – Peel w/ Voodoo Glow Skulls & Grown at home, Kingston
20th – Victoria Hall, Keighley
26th – Strone Hall, Danoon Rock City
27th – Kef, Aberdeen
28th – Viewfield Hotel, Arbroath
29th – Retro Bar, Manchester
May:
12th – Underworld w/ Voodoo Glow Skulls & Grown at home, London
17th – Junktion 7, Nottingham
26th – 1in12, Bradford
July:
13th – Cert 18, York
14th – Esquires, Bedford
15th – Piece Hall, Halifax
21st – Underworld, London
August:
12th – Rebellion Festival, Blackpool
Check out the new tracks at www.myspace.com/randomhand
Britpop kings Supergrass are ready to head back into the studio to record new songs.
The band have said they are aiming for an energetic sound on their new record, the follow up to Road To Rouen which was out in 2005. Gaz Coombes recently said the band were heading to Berlin to do the recording and expected it to be a two or three week session, to get it done as quickly as possible.
“That’s where the enthusiasm is; in what you’ve got coming, in what the future holds. That’s what it’s like for this next record; there’s just some really kind of vibrant, sort of exciting bits of music happening. Just can’t wait to get it down.”
Municipal Waste are heading into the studio with Zeuss to work on their new album, which is due for release on June 11th.
Frontman Tony Foresta said that the drum tracks have been done and the guitar tracks are currently being laid down and bassist Landphil said that the new material is the best thing they’ve ever done.
The group will be hitting the UK in April and May at the following dates:
April:
28th – Leeds Cockpit
29th – Norwich Waterfront
30th – Newcastle Academy
May:
1st – Glasgow Cathouse
2nd – Dublin Voodoo Lounge
3rd – Liverpool Academy 2
4th – Birmingham Academy 2
5th – London Mean Fiddler
6th – Bristol Academy 2
7th – Oxford Zodiac
Thursday have left Island Records, the band have announced.
The band have released two albums on Island, War All The Time and last year’s A City By The Light Divided, which followed on from their breakthrough release Full Collapse on Victory.
The statement from the band said that it took six months for both sides to reach an agreement but both parties are happy with the result and the band are leaving on good terms. The band will go on to play some live shows before writing a new record, which they’ve had offers for already.
Reel Big Fish will be playing some UK dates as part of their European tour which takes in some festivals along the way. The dates are:
May:
25th – Milton Keynes,the Pitz
26th – Pontypridd, the Full Ponty Festival
27th – Leeds, Slam Dunk Festival @ Leeds University
28th – Peterborough, the Cresset
29th – London, ULU
30th – London, ULU
31st – Bournemouth, Old Firestation
June:
1st – Yeovil, Westlands
2nd – Falmouth, Princess Pavillion
3rd – Plymouth, University – Main Hall
4th – Tamworth, the Palace
5th – Manchester, Academy 2
6th – Glasgow, Garage
7th – Aberdeen, Moshulu
8th – Inverness, Ironworks
Hatebreed will be playing some UK dates before they head back to the States for their stint at Ozzfest. The dates are:
April:
16th – Dublin, Ambassador
18th – Exeter, Lemon Grove
19th – Northampton, Soundhaus
20th – Colchester, Colchester Arts Centre
21st – Liverpool, Carling Academy 2
22nd – Oxford, Zodiac
23rd – Brighton, Concorde 2
24th – Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
25th – Stoke, Sugarmill
26th – Newport, TJs
27th – London, Barfly
Jack White is set to play Elvis in a parody of Walk The Line.
The film, Walk Hard, shows the travails of a rockabilly singer called Dewey Cox who will be played by John C. Reilly.
His character comes into conctact with a few real-life singers, including The King. Jack White recently comfirmed that he was on board and the film would be happening soon.
You know the deal when some girl just won’t leave you alone. She’s forever calling your phone, bombarding you with constant annoying texts and just won’t accept that your voicemail means you don’t wanna talk. Well, even for us guys who’ve never been popular with the ladies, let’s just pretend that sales people who keep calling you trying to sell you shit is a broad who won’t leave things be.
Still with me? Good. TTC, the french collective featuring Teki Latex, Tido Berman and Cuizinier, coupled with DJ Orgasmic on the beat for this track, have penned this absolute cracker of a jam, all about girls who won’t stop calling them. In fact, it gets so bad for them that Teki starts thinking about Dinosaurs because phone’s weren’t around then – lucky bloody Raptors!
TTC’s electro-hip hop gets floors packed and people dancing and this track from their recent album 3615 TTC is an extension of the amazing stuff they did on Batards Sensibles. Even if you can’t understand the words, you’ll understand the language of fat fucking beats and when you’re busy dancing with new girls whilst trying to forget the old ones, you won’t give a shit what language its in.
Now then, how do I put this thing on silent…