Caught in the Crossfire

Atreyu have got themselves a deal with Hollywood Records after having left Victory. Frontman Alex Varkatzas commented on the signing by saying:

“As a group of friends playing music our main goal is to grow and spread our brand of metallic rock around the world. We try to progress and grow on each album we record. We feel that Hollywood Records is the perfect place to continue to grow, while maintaining our freedom to do whatever the hell we want with our songs. We look forward to our future with Hollywood, they have shown a real interest in us for quite a while. To put it simply, they are down for us and we are down for them. C ya in the pit.”

www.myspace.com/atreyurock

Minnesota freestyle king Eyedea is back with a new project called Face Candy.

The rapper, who won Scribble Jam’s MC Battle in 1999 and the televised Blaze Battle in 2000, has joined forces with Carnage alongside Casey O’Brien and Kristoff Krane [bassist and vocalist respectively in Abzorbr] and will release an album of freestyles over jazz.

The album will will be called This Is Where We Were and will come out on Rhymesayers Entertainment in November.

www.myspace.com/facecandy

Dangermouse has recently told the NME that there is a follow-up to the amazingly successful St Elsewhere album and that he and Cee-Lo, aka Gnarls Barkley, have already been bouncing ideas off each other for the new album.

The producer said that the first album took almost 3 years to complete and they were adamant that they wouldn’t be rushed into the next one. He said:

“We’re going to do it the same way we did before – we’re going to do it at our pace and see what happens. When we get into the groove with things, we do the songs in bunches, and so we know that all we need to do it is go back and start working. If we love what’s coming out, then we’ll do another record; if we don’t love it the way we loved this one…then we won’t do it.”

www.gnarlsbarkley.com

The Vans Eastpak Antidote Tour details have been announced, for the jaunt across the UK featuring Gogol Bordello, Danko Jones, Bedouin Soundclash and Disco Ensemble. Peep the dates above and get out there to rock!

www.antidotetour.com

The Pixies film, LoudQUIETloud, which shows a back-stage in depth look at the band’s reunion in 2004, will be released on DVD on November 6th.

The film, which was directed by Matthew Galkin and Steven Cantor, was premiered earlier this year at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. It’s blatantly a great watch, so pick it up!

www.4ad.com/pixies

And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead will be releasing their So Divided album on November 13th.

The album has been produced by longtime friend Mike McCarthy, who has recently worked with Sound Team, with Conrad Keely of the band providing artwork and creative direction for the album’s booklet.

Guests include Grammy winning violinist Hilary Hahn and vocals by Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls. The group have announced a US tour with the Blood Brothers to promote the new album, and there should be a UK tour in early 2007.

www.trailofdead.com