Immortal Technique is coming to the UK for a one off date, where he will perform new material never before heard. He’ll be performing at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire on July 2nd.
He’s bringing his right hand man Akir and will be supported by the UK’s very own Klashnekoff, Poisonous Poets and Moorish Delta.
Check out what was said when Abjekt caught up with Tech earlier this year by clicking here.
Leeds Cockpit
24.06.06
Notoriety follows The Brian Jonestown Massacre as surely as night follows day and Muttley follows Dastardly. Or, specifically, said notoriety follows BJM front man Anton Newcombe. Frequently feted (usually by himself, truth be told) as musical genius and genuine messiah, Mr Newcombe and his ever shifting line-up of cohorts peddle an admittedly fine take on the evergreen, West Coast psychedelic power-pop thang. Yet despite this superb aural output, it’s his ‘personality-led’ incidents that have led to a recent increase in fame, most notably in the superb ‘Dig!‘ documentary DVD (sample line: “fucking broke my sitar, motherfucker.”)
So, before packed and buzzing punters at Leeds Cockpit, it’s something of a surprise to catch Anton in an entirely affable mood. Carrying an on-stage presence part Jason Pierce (standing sideways on to the audience) and part Sherlock Holmes (must be the deerstalker hat), Newcombe is in fine form, leading his band through over 90 minutes of fine, off-kilter retro-rock. Complimented by three guitars, a bowel-rumbling, earth-quaking bass and with the curiously irritating Joel Gion on tambourine / stupid sunglasses it’s one blissed-out blast of over-driven psychedelia after another.
Pausing only for the occasional glug on what appears to be a pint of orange juice and a seriously puzzling blast at a Yorkshire accent (“cheeky monkeys,” he states – yes, really!), the evening rapidly becomes a textbook illustration of the timeless power offered by vintage guitars and fine song writing. In short – a blast.
Steve Lee
After running riot infront of adoring fans in their eventful European and UK tour, The Brian Jonestown Massacre are back to these shores for three more action packed dates:
June
Wednesday 28th – London KOKO
Thursday 29th – Birmingham Academy 2
Friday 30th – Manchester Academy 2
Make sure you get to one of the dates to see if Anton can keep himself together or if another group of band members will be fire live on stage!
Seattle’s Pretty Girls Make Graves are back with a new album called Elan Vital. The material on the album has been road tested to great responses whilst on tour with Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand and Death Cab For Cutie and the second single for the album, Pyrite Pedestal, will be available for download on July 5th.
The group are also touring the UK in July and the dates are:
Sat 1 – Tunnels Aberdeen
Sun 2 – Leadmill Sheffield
Mon 3 – Academy Newcastle
Thur 6 – Islington Academy London
Fri 7 – Academy Manchester
Sat 8 – T In The Park Glasgow
Sun 9 – Oxegen, Dublin Ireland
Tues 11 – Barfly, Cardiff Wales
Check out www.prettygirlsmakegraves.com or you can see Derek Fudesco’s photo blog here: www.cavesinging.blogspot.com
The remaining member of The Ramones is to star in a music based on the group’s songs. The musical, called Gabba Gabba Hey – A Punk Rock Musical, is to be performed at KOKO from July 31st to August 5th.
Some of the tracks included are Beat On The Brat, I Wanna Be Sedated and Blitzkrieg Bop, and the only surviving Ramone, Tommy, will perform every night. Some guests have been lined up also, including Angela Bowie, Hugh Cornwell and Nick Sheppard, formerly of the Clash.
Check out www.ramonesmusical.com for more.
Underoath have taken the step of streaming their entire album on MTV2’s site. Check it out and then make sure you pick up Define The Great Line when it drops on June 20th.
Point your shit to this page to hear the good stuff.
Helmet have made 3 tracks from their upcoming album Monochrome available to listen to online. If you wanna check out Page Hamilton’s new shit, then click right here.
The album is due for release on July 18th. Belting.
Abjekt’s favourite crew Doomtree are the leading lights in underground hip hop right now, but their talent knows no bounds. Lazerbeak, one of the producers in Doomtree, has been in a The Plastic Constellations since he was 14, and as they’ve grown together, from supporting Low at 15 to where they are now, releasing their third album, he’s ready to show the world he’s not just a brilliant hip hop beatsmith, he’s a great songwriter and guitarist too.
They’ve signed to Frenchkiss Records, the home of big names such as Les Savy Fav and The Hold Steady, and they’ve recieved glowing reports from all over the world. If you want to know how they’ve crossed boundaries of taste, then perhaps Slug of Atmosphere‘s opinion matters most of all, and when he said that the Twin Cities of St Paul and Minneapolis aren’t big enough to hold their energy, you know you’re onto a good thing.
This is the opening track of their new album, Crusades, and showcases their ability to pen a great tune. So now you know them and have no excuses. Get listening!
www.theplasticconstellations.com / www.myspace.com/theplasticconstellations
Outkast have announced the first single to be taken from their upcoming Idlewild album, which is due for release on August 21st. The single, called Mighty-O is going to come out on August 7th.
This album will be back to Outkast’s two members working together, as opposed to their last album, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, which was 2 solo albums put together.
In addition to the album, the duo will be putting out their first film, also entitled Idlewild, which will be released in September.
Rhymesayers latest signing, Chicago’s Psalm One, has released a track from her upcoming Rhymesayers debut album The Death Of Frequent Flyer.
Check out the new track, which is called Rap Star, plus tracks from her previous releases by clicking here.