Iggy Pop and the Stooges are to release their first new record since 1973 it has been announced, with Steve Albini on production duties. The album is untitled at the moment, but it is expected to have a 2007 release.
Iggy told the Rolling Stone that the group experimented on the new album, so it will certainly be an interesting listen.
Meanwhile, the group are set to play Thurston Moore’s [of Sonic Youth] Nightmare Before Christmas event later on this year.
Slayer have finished recording their first studio album in 5 years and are scheduled to release it on July 24th.
The follow up to God Hates Us All is the band’s first release for Warner Brothers and Rick Rubin on board as an executive producer.
A digital single is due out on June 6th and Kerry King has claimed that the new album will be “a riff-fest”. Watch this extremely metal space…
Wolfmother‘s performance for the Camden Crawl has been announced, with the Australian rockers hitting the G Lounge at 5pm on April 20th. The show is going to be extremely exclusive, with only wristholders being allowed into the show.
The venue is on Kentish Town Road and the group will play a set as part of their mini tour in support of their upcoming self titled debut.
The second man allegedly involved in the altercation which lead to the death of Detroit rapper Proof has died in hospital. Keith Bender had been in a critical condition since he was shot in the head outside the CCC Club in Detroit last week. A spokeswoman from the hospital he was in confirmed he had died from a gunshot wound early on April 18th.
Meanwhile the lawyer to the deceased rapper spoke out against a claim from the Police that Proof fired the first shot. He said “There’s an ongoing investigation… Until all of the factual evidence has been evaluated, an opinion by the Detroit Police Department is premature.”
Veteran rocker Neil Young is to bring out an album of protest songs called Living With War, with a track entitled Impeach The President set to feature on it.
On his official website, Young told that he had recorded a ten track album with his band, and likened it to the protest tracks of Bob Dylan and Phil Ochs. No lyrics or even a release date has been revealed yet, but keep an eye out on his website for updates.
This year’s V Festival, which sold out in under three hours earlier, has added a number of bands to the line up, which already included Radiohead and Morrissey.
Some of the newcomers are The Dandy Warhols, Biffy Clyro, The Boy Least Likely To, Imogen Heap and Kano.
The festival will take place on August 19th and 20th in Chelmsford and Staffordshire.
Check out www.vfestival.com for the full line up.
If hip hop had a super hero, you wouldn’t be surprised if Chuck D was the one wearing the cape. And a comic company named American Mule has picked up the rights to publish a comic based on Chuck’s legendary Public Enemy.
The comic is due to be an ongoing series, published every 2 months, featuring Chuck, Flav, Professor Griff and DJ Lord, with some special guest stars promised. The series will be written and illustrated by Adam Wallenta and Chuck D himself and a special preview edition [issue 0] is available through Diamond Comic Distribution or American Mule.
The White Stripes are going to court to face the man who produced their first two albums. Jim Diamond, based in Detroit, is claiming he is partly responsible for creating the band’s sound and though they had no contract, he said the band understood how important his role was.
The band’s lawyer has said they will fight the “meritless case” and deny Diamond had anything to do with their sound, saying that the $35 an hour he was paid in the studio is all he’s owed. The trial begins on June 12th.
The O2 Wireless festival has once again increased its bill with the news that Jack White’s band The Raconteurs have been added to the Hyde Park leg of the festival, with them playin on June 21. Another name joining the festival is UK’s own Sway who will appear on the same day as Massive Attack, Gnarls Barkley and DJ Shadow.
The full bill at both sites to date is as follows:
London
June 21
The Strokes
Belle & Sebastian
Super Furry Animals
The Raconteurs
Dirty Pretty Things
Gogol Bordello
Bob Mould
Guillemots
The Like
June 22
David Gray
KT Tunstall
Violent Femmes
Missy Higgins
Fun Lovin’ Criminals
Ray Lamontagne
John Cale
Robyn Hitchcock And The Minus 3
Micah P Hinson
June 23
Massive Attack
The Flaming Lips
Pharrell Williams
Damien Marley
DJ Shadow
Gnarls Barkley
Terry Callier
Clor
Sway
Midlake
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
June 24
James Blunt
Zero 7
Eels
Beth Orton
Nizlopi
Nile Rodgers + Chic
Killa Kela
The Boy Least Likely To
The Upper Room
The 88
Paolo Nutini
June 25
Depeche Mode
Goldfrapp
The Mystery Jets
Thomas Dolby
Gang Of Four
The Dears
OK Go
Leeds
June 24
Massive Attack
Goldfrapp
Pharrell Williams
DJ Shadow
Gnarls Barkley
Terry Callier
Clor
Sway
Midlake
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
June 25
The Who
The Flaming Lips
The Zutons
Super Furry Animals
Eels
Robyn Hitchcock and The Minus 3
The 88
Bob Mould
The Upper Room
The Answer
Steve Mason’s King Biscuit Time will release the album Black Gold on May 15th through No Style Records, and have will preceed this with a single, entitled Kwangchow, on the 24th of April.
To celebrate the new album, an e-card has been made which you can view at the website – www.kingbiscuittime.co.uk – and as an even bigger bonus, if you sign up to the website, you’ll get exclusive tracks and videos, lovely stuff!
With the album promising a whole variety of sounds, from pop to dancehall to psychedelia, Mason is going to release the album which is 100% biodegradable. The revolutionary design from modo replaces standard plastic trays, with recyclable carbon neutral trays. Funky and environmentally-friendly, can’t say better than that!
See the band live at the following dates:
MAY
Fri 12
Galway, Roisin Dubh
Sat 13
Limerick, Dolans
Sun 14
Cork, Cypress Avenue
Mon 15
Dublin, Whelans
Wed 17
Edinburgh, Venue
Thu 18
London, Scala
Fri 19
Birmingham, Barfly
Sat 20
Brighton, Hanbury Ballroom (Mojo Stage – Great Escape)
Mon 22
Manchester, Academy 3
Tue 23
Glasgow, Oran Mor