Political poet and singer Gil Scott-Heron will play a string of UK dates this April, following the release of his brand new studio album I’m New Here.
The record is Scott-Heron’s first studio release since 1994, recorded in New York after spending several stints in prison on drugs related charges.
Gil Scott-Heron will play;
April
20th – London Royal Festival Hall
21st – Edinburgh HMV Picture House
22nd – Aberdeen The Warehouse
24th – London Royal Festival Hall
25th – Manchester Opera House
Emerica flow rider Dom Powling features in this latest HD clip from the creative skate shop that is Bored of Southsea. Dom joins the Bored team list and filmed this over 3 weeks with Sam Bailey.
Dom Powling For Bored of Southsea from Bored of Southsea on Vimeo.
Back in 1990 I remember meeting Marc Haziza. We drove down to Leigh on Sea in Essex for a full day of shredding and he ripped the park apart when we got there. 20 years later and the Frenchman is still rolling deep, enjoy this edit of Marc on the road.
Marc Haziza skateboarding around the world from Marc Haziza on Vimeo.
Check this 70’s drenched street edit featuring Joel Meinholz, Jameel Douglas, Toby Valverde, Evan Kinori, Zach Chamberlin, Louie, Cairo, Max Brooker, Field, Nicky, Twohawks Young, Joe Hargrave, Joel Maxey, Nate and Craig McKendry. This was filmed by Ryan Garshell and well worth putting the kettle on for.
Joel Meinholz and the Rolling Company from Rasa Libre on Vimeo.
The Blueprint team will be hitting the road to promote their new video ‘Make Friends With The Colour Blue‘ this April kicking off with a Southbank Jam and premiere at the Prince Charles cinema in Leicester Square on Sunday April 4th.
The team will visit various parts of the country from Guildford, to Milton Keynes, Liverpool, Manchester, Skegness, Stockton, Glasgow, Redcar, Southsea and Newcastle – check the flyer for jam info and signings in your area.
This piece of art made by Pop Surrealist Anthony Ausgang is the MGMT artwork for forthcoming album Congratulations and this is what the artist says in a recent interview on how it all came to fruition:
I met Andrew and Ben from MGMT through the experimental musician Sonic Boom of Spacemen 3 and Spectrum, for whom I had done album cover art in the past. MGMT was recording “Congratulations” at a mansion in Malibu so I went there a couple of times to hang out and watch the process unfold. Not being a musician I was occasionally left to my own devices so I would sit around and draw on pieces of paper then leave them there when I went home.
I got along well with the band and gave them copies of my book, Vacation From Reality. Later, Josh Cheuse, the art director from Sony, contacted me once the recording was finished. The most important thing was that MGMT wanted the “look” of my style of painting and gave me only a few points that I had to hit. Naturally the process took some time but they were always cool with the criticisms. A lot of people who commission a painting only know what they don’t want; fortunately MGMT knew what they wanted and let me do it my way.
Contrary to what seems to be flowing through the web, Congratulations will have singles released from it, the band have been misquoted in a recent interview whilst referring to not having songs equally as catchy as the likes of Kids. Look out for this record in April as insiders who have heard it say that it is the best psychedelic treat your ears will dine upon this year.
Indoor high danger!
High-Wycombe quintet Young Guns have announced a further headline show in London due to popular demand.
The band had previously announced a gig at the Camden Barfly, but after selling out quickly they’ve added a July show at the Relentless Garage.
Young Guns’ updated tour dates read;
April
27th – Colchester, Arts Centre
28th – Manchester, Roadhouse
29th – Glasgow, King Tuts
30th – Nottingham, Rock City Basement –
May
1st – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach (Matinee)
2nd – Yeovil, Orange Box
4th – Bristol, Academy 2
5th – Birmingham, The Flapper
6th – London, Barfly
7th – Swindon, Furnace
8th – Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
July
16th – London Relentless Garage
As previously reported, seminal Chicago punks Cap’n Jazz recently reformed for a one-off show, yet plans have been put in place for a lengthier reunion.
The band is set to re-release their anthology record, Analphabetapolothology, for the first time on vinyl through Jade Tree Records. This is set to be packaged in a deluxe double gatefold album jacket, along with previously unreleased bonus material, photos, show fliers, and brand new liner notes written by tim Kinsella. Wow.
Additionally the band has announced plans for further live shows this summer, following their short surprise set in January. Only a summer hometown show in Chicago has been booked as of yet, but the label has revealed there will be more to come. Although stressing, “this is a one time reunion and this summer will be your one chance to see the band live, so don’t miss it”.
Due for release on March 30th, Ghostface Killah, Method Man and Raekwon’s “Wu Massacre” project have revealed the album’s tracklist.
As well as a sequel to Meth Vs. Chef from Method Man’s standout album Tical, there is also Criminology 2.5, following on from Raekwon’s solo track Criminology. Meanwhile there are guest spots from Inspektah Deck, Cappadonna and Solomon Childs.
Although details of the albums production are still under wraps, hiphopdx.com reports that long time Wu collaborator Mathematics is at least partly involved.
1. Criminology 2.5
2. Mef Vs. Chef
3. Ya Moms (Skit)
4. Smooth Sailing (Remix) (feat. Solomon Childs)
5. Our Dreams
6. Gunshowers (feat. Inspectah Deck & Cappadonna)
7. Dangerous
8. Pimpin’ Chipp
9. How To Pay Rent (Skit) (feat. Tracy Morgan)
10. Miranda
11. Youngtown Heist
12. Breaka Breaka (It’s That Wu Shit)
13. Made Men (Bonus Track)