Arcade Fire have taken a stand agains touts for their upcoming dates.
The band have announced they will be making another 50 tickets available for each London date [St John’s Church and Porchester Hall] on the door at 6pm of the night of the gig.
They will be on a purely first come, first serve basis and will be wristbands, to stop people selling them outside the venue.
Snoop has officially pleaded not guilty of weapons charges.
The rapper was found with a collapsible baton in his luggage whilst boarding a plane in Orange County. He was charged with possession a deadly weapon but Snoop claimed it was just a prop.
Doggy Dogg wasn’t in court to deliver his plea, as his lawyers took care of that for him and also requested that the trial be started and finished as quickly as possible.
Cat Power is returning to the UK in April and May with her new Dirty Delta Blues band.
The singer will bring over her new line up, which includes Judah Bauer from Jon Spencer Blues Explosion as she plays some shows in the UK.
They have recently played in Europe, including a show for Chanel and are due to play New York’s Museum Of Modern Art in early February. The new single, The Greatest, is to be released on February 19th.
The two dates in the UK are:
27th April – All Tomorrow’s Parties, Minehead (Curated by The Dirty Three)
1st May – The Forum, London
World Cup Skateboarding and Eastpak are proud to present the Subvert Jam in Hamburg, 31st March to 1st April.
This event will feature some of the Europe’s biggest transition skaters including Nicky Guerrero and Brazilian street champ Fabio Sleiman skating for 2,000 Euros prize money.
This Jam also coincides with the grand opening of the Subvert Skateshop dedicated to vertical vampires.
Check out www.wcsk8.com and www.eastpak.com for more details.
DC Shoes are very proud of their founding member, Danny Way.
So much so, that they have made a film entitled I am Danny Way, one of a series of films dedicated to incredible individuals.
Danny’s film was nominated for the 2007 X-Dance Film Festival, alongside 1st and Hope by Brian Lotti, beck and the Malloy Brothers, or The Brian Deegan Story, a motocross legend.
Watch Danny’s trailer here.
A DVD tribute to Brian Wilson is due for release in the USA.
The DVD, called MusiCares Presents A Tribute To Brian Wilson, features covers such as the Chili Peppers doing I Get Around, Richie Sambora doing City Blues and Jeff Beck covering Surf’s Up and Surfin’ USA.
The DVD was filmed at a dinner honouring the Beach Boy and will also hold performances from John Legend, Earth, Wind And Fire and a 5 song set from The Brian Wilson Band.
Throwing Muses member brings out single and album.
Kristin Hersh’s single In Shock is in shops right now, and is the first track on the new album Learn To Sing Like A Star. The album is out on January 29th and features Martin and Kim McCarrick. You can check out tracks from the album and see the video for In Shock by clicking here.
Meanwhile, her tour dates are:
March:
1st – Bristol: Thekla
2nd – Leicester: Y Theatre
3rd – Nottingham: Rescue Rooms
4th – Birmingham: Glee Club
6th – Portsmouth: Wedgewood Rooms
7th – London: KOKO
9th – Sheffield: Leadmill
10th – Manchester: Academy 3
11th – Glasgow: Oran Mor
C Rayz Walz will be releasing his new album The Dropping soon.
The album will be his first for Urchin Studios after having left Def Jux and will feature the song Childhood which features Matisyahu.
There will only be 3,000 copies of the album with no possibility for reprints. The album is due to feature the likes of Poison Pen, Rahzel, 4th Pyramid and even The Blizzard, the kid he was a MADE coach for on MTV.
Hatebreed have announced some worldwide dates, which include some UK dates in April. They are:
April:
18th – Exeter Lemon Grove
19th – Northampton Soundhaus
20th – Colchester Arts Centre
21st – Liverpool Stanley Theatre
22nd – Oxford Zodiac
23rd – Brighton Concorde 2
24th – Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
25th – Stoke Sugar Mill
26th – Newport TJs
News is coming about the new Dinosaur Jr album which is out this year.
The record, Beyond, is the first full length since Hand It Over came out in 1997 and will be the first to feature Lou Barlow, who left the band in 1989.
The album is going to be out on May 1st on Fat Possum Records and there are plans to bring out a Dinosaur Jr live DVD a week later, featuring footage from their reunion tour. The tracklisting for the new album is:
Almost Ready
Crumble
Pick Me Up
Back to Your Heart
This Is All I Came to Do
Been There All the Time
It’s Me
We’re Not Alone
I Got Lost
Lightning Bulb
What If I Knew…