Milton Keynes’ Capdown are back in 2007 with a new album, which will hit shops in early February. Their third LP, Wind-Up Toys, will feature 12 new songs including the download only Home Is Where The Start Is and the upcoming release Keeping Up Appearances. The album is produced by Hundred Reasons’ guitarist Larry Hibbitt.
The tracklist for the album is:
1. ‘Truly Dead’
2. ‘Blood, Sweat And Fears’
3. ‘Wind Up Toys’
4. ‘Terms And Conditions Apply’
5. ‘Surviving The Death Of A Genre’
6. ‘No Matter What’
7. ‘Thrash Tuesday’
8. ‘Generation Next’
9. ‘Keeping Up Appearances’
10. ‘Strictly Business’
11. ‘Community Service’
12. ‘Home Is Where The Start Is’
And the band are currently on the Kerrang! Most Wanted tour:
November
26th – Birmingham Barfly
27th – London Barfly
28th – Cardiff Barfly
29th – York Barfly
30th – Glasgow Barfly
December
1st – Aberdeen Moshulu
2nd – Edinburgh Exchange
3rd – Liverpool Barfly
In case you missed the audio-visual delicacy that had the entire skate industry pushing back release deadlines in a vain attempt to top the ridiculously high standard that was Gnargore the DVD, pin back those eyelids and take the phone off the hook because the Gnargore Experience is about to double up in a brand new DVD entitled Bare Merk!
I hate to think what skateboarding might become without the creative input and dedication of certain individuals… Pontus Alv is right up there with the best of them, and his new project is yet another string to his bow. Le Boxx is an exhibition celebrating the art of skate creation via the medium of the ramps we ride.
A track from the new Sonic Youth rarities and b-sides album The Destroyed Room, has been made available online.
The packed out Scala warmed up with Imperial Leisure, a shockingly bad ska band who, as far as I’m concerned, should never have been on the bill. After they’d finished however, the real show got into full swing with Yungun and Mr Thing taking the stage with Devise on hype duty. Opening up with Jackin’ For Breaks, the UK act showed their worth, rapping over various other tracks and getting the crowd that bit more excited.
Bjork and The Sugarcubes got back together for one night only last week in Laugardalsholl, Reykjavik.
Reports are that Jimmy Eat World will reissue their first two albums – Static Prevails [1996] and Clarity [1998].
Former Nirvana bassist Kris Novoselic has apparently being snapped up by San Francisco’s Flipper.
A Big Thanks goes out to Bryce Kanights over at 
This Christmas is all about the DVD Boxset – a collection of all your favourite company’s videos to get you amped, reminisce and escape the dinner table when your Granny starts telling jokes.