Category: Music

Problems are continuing to arise over the finances of the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard.

Two women with children by the rapper appeared in a Brooklyn Court to complain about the handling of ODB’s estate. Suzy Wong and Cheryl McCall both have 11 year old sons, fathered by ODB according to reports, and they say that his widow and estate administrator, Icelene Jones, has blown over $225,000 since he died in 2004. Wong said:

“We wanted to make objections to Icelene being the administrator, and her accounting. She’s playing the sorry and sad widow, but the truth is they hadn’t had a marital relationship for 12 years.”

The problems don’t stop their either as the posthumous album A Son Unique is having to be delayed from release due to a dispute with Damon Dash, who owns the rights to the album.

Wu Tang saw it coming then – Cash Rules Everything Around Me, Dollar Dollar bill’s y’all.

www.wutangcorp.com

The Beastie Boys are looking to drop their new album this summer, according to reports.

Billboard has said that the group are currently putting the finishing touches to the record which will follow up To The 5 Boroughs, which was released in 2004.

The group has been busy, releasing the DVD Awesome: I Fuckin’ Shot That! DVD and MCA taking over the production duties for the new Bad Brains record. It is expected that new material will be played at their various festival dates this year.

www.beastieboys.com

Short Sharp Shock, the hardcore/thrash 4 piece that we have raged on about for months have just signed a record deal with Earache Records.

With thrash on everyones lips this year, looks like SSS could fit the bill your are looking for. Rumours that a tour with Municipal Waste are circling the underground for the summer, here’s hoping..

Well done, hopefully they will drop an amazing follow up to their incredible S/T debut.

Brooding hip hoppers Dälek will team up with My Education this year.

Dälek and the instrumentalists My Education will be getting together to put their own spin on Spiegel im Spiegel, a piece composed by Estonian Arvo Part in 1978.

The song was originally a composition for the violin and piano but both groups will be giving it their own influence, with the release slated for this month.

www.myspace.com/dalek / www.myspace.com/myeducation

Iceland’s Bjork has revealed details of her sixth studio record.

The album, which is called Volta, will be released on May 7th and will feature 10 tracks written and produced by the songstress herself. There will be some collaborations on the album, with Antony Hegarty from Antony & The Johnsons and man of the moment Timbaland set to join her.

The album will also feature a 10 piece brass section of female Icelandic musicians and an apperance of a pipa, which is a Chinese stringed instrument.

www.bjork.com

Kelis was arrested at the end of the last week in Miami, according to reports.

The singer, who is married to rapper Nas, was reportedly seen to be shouting profanities and charging at the local police, who were investigating a prostitution matter.

Kelis was warned by the police and was then allegedly arrested for her refusal to co-operate with them. In other news, the singer is working with Ashanti on designing shoes for their new line KeShany Heels.

www.kelis.co.uk

White Stripes have announced details of their new album.

The duo have named the upcoming release Icky Thump and recording and mixing of it has just recently been finished. It will be their sixth album, coming after Get Behind Me Satan in 2005. As yet there is no release date, but they have said:

“We are doing our best (whatever that is) to release the album as soon as corporately possible.”

www.whitestripes.com

The Sword will be pressing 1,000 copies of a new 7″.

The track on the record will be Freya and will be available on their tour over here with Clutch, which begins on April 3rd.

Freya will be backed with a live rendition of Iron Swan, which was recorded at a gig they performed at CBGB’s in New York.

Check out the bands video for Freya here.

www.myspace.com/thesword

Bad Brains have officially signed a deal with Megaforce.

The band are currently finishing up the work on their new album, which will come out on the label and will see Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys on production duties.

The band, which now feature the original line up, have reportedly decided on the title Build A Nation and are looking to release the record in May.

www.badbrains.com