It has been confirmed that funnyman Mike Myers will be playing Keith Moon in a forthcoming film about the legendary drummer for The Who.
Reports say that Roger Daltrey has personally supported the plan to get Myers to play the role for the film which is tentatively called ‘See Me Feel Me (Keith Moon Naked For Pleasure)‘.
Billy Corgan has shed some light on the new Smashing Pumpkins album via a myspace blog. He said:
“This year for us will see a new album of songs and a world tour of tears, and we truly look forward to playing again for fans young, old, and missed. So yes, tunes are being dusted off, while others are being asked to kindly submit to an upstart millennia and all it’s asking. When we opened the lid on this music box, we were pleasantly surprised at the music that played: familiar yet unknown, welcoming but not sentimental … and that is all we can ask”.
There is no word on which label it’ll be coming out on or what the release date is.
The crazy barnstormers that are Hayseed Dixie have announced a UK tour, the dates are:
April
9th – Brighton, Komedia
10th – Cambridge, The Junction
11th – Norwich, Uea
12th – Wolverhampton, Wulfrun Hall
13th – Liverpool, Academy
14th – Northampton, Roadmenders
15th/16th – London, Islington Academy
18th – Cardiff, St David’s Hall
19th – Exeter, Lemon Grove
20th – Bournemouth, Old Fire Station
21st – Nottingham, Rock City
23rd – Edinburgh, Liquid Room
24th – Inverness, Ironworks
25th – Glasgow, Abc
RJD2 has wowed hip hop fans for years, with his solo albums Deadringer and Since We Last Spoke, his album with Aceyalone and his work in Soul Position with Blueprint. Without doubt a talented beatmaker, RJ recently left his previous solo home, Def Jux, and signed to XL. And with a new label, comes a new album, The Third Hand which is due in March.
This track, Beyond The Beyond, is taken from the forthcoming album and once again show how versatile RJ is, whilst still keeping to his hip hop roots. The track is catchy, bouncy and has serious lasting power in your head – I defy you to not be singing this whilst making your next cuppa.
His ability for song composition is second to none and I can’t wait for this album to drop, it’s gonna be huge.
After having their album Pro Pain put back for a couple of years due to legal wrangles, Mars Ill wanted to be able to give their fans something immediate, despite it being the same year as Pro Pain was [finally] put out.
And so the album Old Ironsides was made available by the group to say thank you for the waiting and the continued support and with it coming in a rustic envelope with wax seal, you know it’s had a lot of effort put into it.
Mars Ill are, without a doubt, the most under-rated group in hip hop and have always done things consistently and to an incredible standard. Dust’s beats are always a joy to listen to, with his big booming drums and bluesy samples and as always Manchild’s lyrics are a spiritually intense and heartfelt as ever. This track, Learning Me, is a beautiful reminder of things that can’t always be perfect and is a great indication of the rest of the record. Brilliant.
Alkaline Trio have posted one of the tracks from the exclusive New Year’s Eve 7″ release they gave to fans at their December 31st show, online.
The track is a cover of Smoking Popes’ Off My Mind, the band that the Trio shared the bill with at the show.
The track can be downloaded from their myspace page and has promised the will be posting their contribution to the 7″ online soon.
The split CD between Reel Big Fish and Zolof The Rock n Roll Destroyer, Duet All Night Long, has been put up in its entirity on myspace.
The CD is due to be released through Reignition Recordings in February, with a digital releasing following it in March.
Despite the rumours that there wouldn’t be a new Bad Religion album until 2008, bass player Jay Bentley said there might well be a June release date for the new record, to follow 2004’s The Empire Strikes First. This will also follow the group’s live DVD, Live At The Palladium.
In demand and band of the moment Klaxons have finally released the tracklisting for their upcoming album, Myths Of The Near Future, which is out on February 12th. New single Golden Skans will be released on January 29th. The tracklisting is:
Two Receivers
Atlantis To Interzone
Golden Skans
Totem On The Timeline
As Above So Below
Isle Of Her
Gravity’s Rainbow
Forgotten Works
Magick
It’s Not Over Yet
Four Horsemen Of 2012
From Autumn To Ashes have announced that their new album, Holding A Wolf By The Ears, will feature Francis Mark on all vocal duties, following the departure of Ben Perri. The album is apparently due to run at around 36 minutes and the group will be releasing each track individually on their myspace.
The tracklisting is:
Deth Kult Social Club
On the Offensive
Recounts and Recollections
Daylight Slaving
Delusions of Grandeur
Sensory Deprivation Adventure
Every Thing I Need
Underpass Tutorial
Travel
A Goat in Sheep’s Rosary
Pioneers