Tom Morello recently spoke to MTV regarding the reunion of Rage Against The Machine.
The guitarist explained that the band wanted to come back to “knock the Bush administration out in one fell swoop, and we hope to do that job well”.
Morello also didn’t rule out the chance of playing more shows with the band. Fingers crossed!
The Killers will play the UK on their new tour.
The Americans will come over to these shores as part of the European leg of their tour, which will support their new album Sam’s Town. The UK dates, which begins this month, are:
February:
16th – Sheffield, Hallam FM Arena
17th – Manchester, Evening News Arena
18th – Birmingham, NEC
20th – Newcastle, Newcastle Arena
21st – Aberdeen, Aberdeen Press & Journal Arena
22nd – Glasgow, SECC
24th – London, Wembley Arena
27th – Dublin, RDS Main Hall
March:
3rd – Brighton, Brighton Centre
4th – Nottingham, Nottingham Ice Arena
5th – Cardiff, Cardiff International Arena
The Avalanches have updated their website with news on their long awaited new album.
Amongst other things, the group said they will make a load of mixes available, which won’t give any hints on the album but will tide people over.
They described the record as “so fuckin’ party, you will die” and though they have no date for the record, they expect everyone to love it and are currently narrowing down 40 tracks for the final cut.
They ended by saying “one day when you least expect it you’ll wake up and the sample fairy will have left it under your pillow.”
Klaxons have announced another set of UK tour dates for later this year.
The shows, which will support their debut album Myths Of The Near Future, will begin in Glasgow and take the band all over the country where the tour will culminate in London. The dates are:
May:
6th – Glasgow Academy
7th – Birmingham Academy
8th – Nottingham Rock City
9th – Leeds Met University
10th – Northumbria University
12th – Liverpool Academy
13th – Manchester Ritz
14th – Bristol Academy
16th – Norwich UEA
17th – Portsmouth Pyramid
18th – London Shepherds Bush Empire
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Coldcut have always produced innovative music, splicing genres from all parts of the tuneful spectrum, and with this DVD release, they do all that and more. This DVD, which stands alongside their Sound Mirrors album features not only a DVD, but a remix CD.
So, let’s bump the CD quickly – DJ Kentaro hauls arse with his energetic drum n bass remix of ETUC, Spank Rock come in with a typically bassy and ballsy remix of True Skool, The Qemists give their own particular fuzzy and fast paced version of Everything Is Under Control and even UK rapper Sway puts his slant on True Skool. With that sort of calibre on the remix tip, you know it’s worth checking out.
Right then, onto the DVD. Every song on the album has got its visual counterpart, and every single video can stand out on its own as a terrific piece of art. But what makes this DVD such a valuable one is that every video really does fit the feel of the song its portraying and when watched in full, you are taken all over the place senses-wise.
From the charismatic appearance of Roots Manuva on the cover-art styled video of True Skool to the animation which bounces along to the thump of the bass in Just For The Kick to the mosaic backdrop of A Whistle And A Prayer, the individual styles all give the tracks another dimension.
Everything Is Under Control‘s video, which moves on a “Big Brother” style theme, runs close to the wire, showing masked riot police beating innocent people. The main character in the video is running away, trying to figure out what is going on whilst the constant flashing of the message that everything is under control tries to force its way into his consciousness.
The best video of the collection is the masterful Sound Mirrors. It begins in a similar vein to Massive Attack’s Teardrop, with its slow burning, gloomy atmospherics. Then the mesmeric turning of the light grabs your attention and slowly but surely, jelly fish evolve and are lit up against the bleak backdrop. Eventually they work their way up to the surface and onto a giant dish, which then transmits their light up to the sky.
If you’re a fan of Coldcut, then this is a must-buy as it shows just how malleable their music can be. But even if you’re not in love with the music, the videos are enough to warrant a purchase, each holding its own tiny piece of glory amongst the others.
DC Skater and his bodyguard have made it onto MTV.
Rob Dyrdek and his best friend, bodyguard Christopher Boykin [aka Big Black] have their own TV show on MTV, filmed around their living together in Hollywood Hills. The show is already hugely popular in the States and is produced by Jackass’ Jeff Tremaine.
Dyrdek is well known for his charisma and his work in skateboarding, including designing shoes for DC to srtting up the Rob Dyrdek/DC Shoes Skate Plaza Foundation, and the show, which began on MTV UK last week, is set to showcase his love of skating, so make sure you check it out!
Karma have sprouted another quality product in the form of bright fucking green wheels that stand out and stand strong!
The Karma tree has a reputation for producing plain clothes cops that do the job, and well, these rollers are no exception.
54mm is generally the preferred wheel size. Small enough for manual heads to get the flip in/flip out shit on lock, but just the right size for a cheeky powerslide when blagging some finesse. These are built to tame the ghetto streets of our homelands, which are still showing no sign of recovering from concrete acne.
Equipped with these and you’re as safe as Batman with his utility belt, soaring over cracks effortlessly leaving your lesser mortal friends sweating behind you while you cruise along ahead. I ain’t shitting you on this!
I won’t lie to you; I like a cheeky powerslide as much as the next Sergio Yuppie impersonator. And in England, the poor wheels are subject to the roughest form of torture when scraped against grit and jagged slabs of pavement bombing down your local San Fran wannabe. Unfortunately for these, I bomb hills like the USA bombs countries, but these wheels have withstood more than Hiroshima can claim. Not a flatspot in sight. Bo!
Overall, another gem from the Karma heads. Don’t even consider overlooking them especially as you can pick them up afrom your local skater owned shop for £20.00!
Visit www.karmaskateboards.com for more.
The very first Klub Kerrang! at Koko in Camden, London exploded onto the rock scene on Saturday 27th February 2007 in style.
With guest DJ’s James Sherry and Emma Johnson on the decks making sure the main room swung from the rafters and DJ sets from both Biffy Clyro and The Bronx in the lounge, Koko was subjected to the loudest night of the year so far, especially with Bassknives and the infamous Gallows taking to the stage live.
The Crossfire room provided all the underground tunes needed for a rocking night out courtesy of DJ Zac Slack and booze was flying around like pies from the gangsters of Bugsy Malone!
Every mont we will bring you a gallery from our residency at Klub Kerrang!which now runs in London every 3rd Saturday of the month. See you on the 17th February for the next one – you may find your self on this page next!
Photo’s exclusive to Crossfire from Niki Kova’cs and Jen Saul.
NEXT MONTHS KLUB KERRANG! WITH CROSSFIRE IN THE TOP ROOM IS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY FEBRUARY 17TH.
COME DOWN AND FEEL THE LOVE.
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Did you have to read George Orwell’s Brave New World when you were a teenager?
Well, if you did, you might remember a key element – Soma: the political drug that kept everyone happy and unaware of reality.
Now, you might remember Crossfire mentioning how the French Skate magazine market needed a reality check when two of it’s top titles, Chill and Freestyler got knocked the f*** out of the biz.
Rumours were running rampant about any chance of a come-uppance for the fallen, and today confirmation has arrived that a new magazine is on its way! Fred Demard and David Tura, renowned skate journalists and overall top blokes, have put their heads together to bring the French scene some much needed Soma. Watch this space.
News just in that our buddies at Flip have re-designed and re-vamped their website with loads of new stuff for you to ogle in amazement at. A new feature on the site is of Arto Saari’s photography. Pretty cool stuff it must be said.
Don’t forget to check out our competition page this month where you can find some rather stunning fresh Flip Tees up for grabs.
Expect to find out next week what we thought of Flip’s products when their winter collection was delivered at the door of HQ over Xmas.
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