June 6th, National Emo Kid Beatdown? Necessary?
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Wu Tang TV!
Wu Tang’s ultra-producer The RZA is to write the score for a new animated martial arts series which is due to be shown on US TV in the autumn.
The show, called Afro Samurai, is an animated show that features the voice of Samuel L. Jackson and will be based on a graphic novel by Takashi Okazaki, which centres around a black samurai that wants revenge on his father’s killers.
It’s not the first time RZA has penned film scores, as did the music for Kill Bill, Blade: Trinity and Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai.
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New Dr Octagon Remix Online
Def Jux’s Rob Sonic has just done a new mix of a track from the new Dr Octagon album.
The track is called A Gorilla Driving A Pickup Truck and Sonic has slammed out the Road Rage Mix. The album, The Return Of Dr Octagon, is due on the 27th of June. Can’t wait!
To get a listen to this remix, click here. All you have to do then is right click and save it. Kool Keith is always worth a listen after all.
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Strapping Young Lad’s New Material
Devin Townsend’s Strapping Young Lad have posted a new track online. The song, entitled You Suck can be heard by by cliking this link.
The group’s upcoming album, The New Black, is set for a July 11th release. Heavy shit.
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Limited Edition Slayer Single
Metal overlords Slayer will be releasing a limited edition single called Cult on June 6th. The single will include a live video of the track and some rare fan video footage. The single will preceed their new album, yet to be titled, which is due out on July 25th.
The tracklisting is:
01 – Cult
02 – Cult (Live Video)
03 – Rare Fan Video Footage
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Black Dahlia Murder Hit The UK
Detroit Death Metal behemoths Black Dahlia Murder will return for a string of headline dates in the UK this month. Support at all shows comes courtesy of Dutch hardcore masters Born From Pain and Century Media recording artists Maroon.
The tour dates are:
June:
18th – London Mean Fiddler
19th – Glasgow Cathouse
20th – Manchester Music Box
21st – Sheffield Plug
22nd – Milton Keynes Pitz
23rd – Yeovil Ski Lodge
Tickets are priced £9 regionally and £10 for London. Extended support in London comes from recent In At The Deep End signings Sylosis.
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Black Label Society Play UK
Million selling guitar hero Zakk Wylde and his band Black Label Society have confirmed a handful of UK shows in Spring 2007. Dates are as follows:
March
4th – Glasgow Academy
5th – Manchester Academy
6th – Newcastle Academy
8th – Birmingham Academy
9th – Brixton Academy
Tickets will set you back £19.50 for all dates.
Recently in the UK to play with Ozzy Osbourne at the Prince’s Trust concert, Zakk now hits the road with Black Label Society to spend the summer headlining the second stage on the US Ozzfest tour. New album ‘Shot To Hell‘ is set for release on September 25.
It’s true, the Southbank will be rinsed for another year as we have decided to run another 7-Set Comp at Southbanks most famous set of stairs. The definite date for this jam is Saturday 24th June and will kick off from 12pm – whenever we are done.
The comp is promoted in association with The Extreme Sports Channel program Genex and will be shown within the next 2 months, so watch this space.
But get this date in your dairy and remind yourself of what chaos went down last year by clicking here for the full written feature with images or here for the Southbank video
Send this link to everyone you know who skates and post it on ALL forums today. It will be another corker!
May 2006 came and the rain was still falling in London. These guys got off the plane and had to make the most of it, but they had a good time as you will see in this video feature put together by Alan Christensen.
The footage is on the top right hand side of this page. You can download it to keep if you right click it and save target as.
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Rose Hill Drive Support The Who!
It’s a busy time for Rose Hill Drive – Their self titled debut album will hit the shops on July 24th and they’ve just been brought in as the support for legends The Who at their Hyde Park concert. On top of this, the Colorado group will be playing a number of UK dates, including a stop off at the Wireless Festial in Leeds.
The live dates are:
June
25th – Wireless Leeds
26th – London at Water Rats
27th – Birmingham Bar Academy
28th – Nottingham Rock City downstairs after Twisted Sister
29th – Glasgow at King Tut’s
30th – Liverpool Carling Academy
July
2nd – Hyde Park Calling with THE WHO
Check out www.rosehilldrive.com for all the info.