Belle and Sebastian have debuted new songs and bizarre cover versions when, on April 6th, the played their first live show since headlining at the first ever festival at Camber Sands. Belle and Sebastian played at the 'Nice & Sleazy' club in Glasgow to 100 people who snapped up their tickets before the show was even a»
Four new Weezer songs have been uploaded to a micro-site for your listening pleasure. You can find them here.... http://geffen.farmclub.com/weezer/player/ You'll need real player to hear them»
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci have announced their first live dates of 2001 which will be a short tour of Wales. They have now finished recording their new album and these gigs will be the first to feature ex-Topper drummer Peter Richardson as a full member of Gorky's.
May
16th - Yales Club, Wrexh»
Foo Fighters and Feeder to play the V festivals
It's that time of year when festival line-ups are revealed and here is some advance information on who will be playing at V2001 this year.
Faithless and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers have already revealed on their web sites that the»
Deconstruction - The Compilation CD is to be released on 21 May and will feature almost all the bands to have graced the European punk tour since it started three years ago. The track listing runs as follows:
NOFX - Electricity
Good Riddance - One For the Braves
Pennywise - Mig»
Having recently completed a short tour of their own and having accompanied Insane Clown Posse on the first leg of the Bizzar / Bizaar tour earlier this year. Marz are set to pack their bags again and help ICP rock shows across the US on the second leg of the tour which starts in May. This time however Marz and IC»
Suicidal Tendencies have parted company with their drummer Brooks Wakerman who had been a member of the band since 1997. No reasons have given other than differing interests between Wackerman the band. However the band doesn't seem to saddened by Wakerman's departure as when talking about the possible repla»
New Earache Records signings Cadaver Inc are being investigated by the Norwegian secret police, and under discussion in the Norwegian parliament. According to the Norwegian Parliament's Head of Security, the band's website is "so ugly and scary we had to go to the police with it". The band now faces charges of Internet»
Emma Bunton AKA Baby Spice, set to topple Hear'say from the top of the charts this Sunday with her new single 'What Took You So Long', has claimed to be an indie fan while trouncing the new Ash and Feeder singles in this week's chart telling NME.com: "I hope it's not the death of indie, because I'm a massive fan »
Slipknot's new album, rumoured to be titled either "People = Shit" or "Iowa" has been slated for release on 23 July. Tracks include "People = Shit", "The Heretic Anthem", "New Abortion" and "Disaster Piece". Says vocalist corey Taylor, ""This album is basically saying to someone: "Here. Sit down in this chair. Ma»
Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite has hit out at NME, and branded U2 as "pompous, disgusting and patronising".
When asked about the magazine's decision to give U2 their 'Best Band In The World' trophy, Braithwaite told playlouder.com: "I despise U2, I really fucking hate them. They're pompous, disgusting an»
Following the success of last years event, Ken of Escanna has decided to organise another post-rock alldayer.
As yet the event hasn't got a headliner but the rest of the bands scheduled to play are:
Reynolds
Hirameka Hi-Fi (TBC)
Econoline
escanna
the oedipus
Montan»
Eliza solo details and first gig
Stone Temple Pilots are finishing their 5th studio album in Atlanta, recorded in their LA house studio. They have made a film documentary of the creation of the album, directed by Chapman Baehler, who said it will be "beautiful" and "moody" in a "really beautiful space" with some "totally awesome rock-out live stuff" »
REM, The Coors, Atomic Kitten, Black Mambazo and Mel B are set to take part in a Nelson Mandela Benefit Concert to take place in Trafalger Square on April 29th. The concert is completely free and are availible now by phoning: 0906 617 2904. Calls cost 60p per minute and all profits go to the Nelson Mandela Fund. »
Details of the forthcoming Pearl Jam DVD (and VHS) have been confirmed. It will be entitled "Pearl Jam: Touring Band 2000" and will be released in the UK on 21st May 2001 (and 10th April in the US). The video features 28 full-length songs from the US tour last year, while the DVD also features "Matt Cam", which l»
The rather seminal arty types ESG have been cancelled from the All Tomorrows Parties line-up. The reason given is they are "unable to fly to the UK due to health reasons". They were due to headline the second stage on the Saturday. It is thought that there will be no replacement and The Sea and Cake will be moved»
Chemikal Underground's New Yorkers Interpol announce a tour of the UK.
The band who released their superb debut E.P on Chemikal Underground earlier this year, and featured on Fierce Panda's debut American only six-tracker will briefly tour the UK later this month. The dates are as follows:
»
When The Beekeepers split up, they divided into two unequal parts - the first being Jamie East, who has already been featured on these pages; the second being Lucas J. The band has recently released some free MP3s of its new material on its website, www.lucasj.com. To access the»
The British Underground Rock Band Site, renowned for its excellent online resources for both musicians and music-lovers, has announced the release of the final CD in its BURBs Audio series of releases. BURBs Audio is a subscription series which was launched back in June, and every two months »
The Ian Drury tribute album 'Brand New Boots & Panties' will be released on April 9th. Artists include Shane McGowan, Billy Bragg, Paul McCartney and Robbie Williams, all of which being accompanied by Ian Drurys band, The Blockheads. The album will be released on East Central One Records and most of the money fro»
Idlewild are to support Catatonia, Toploader, Dum Dums and Wheatus for the UNISON's 'Campaign For A Living Wage' gig. The concert is set to take place on the 28th of April at the Manchester Evening News Arena, as support for the £5 minimum workers wage. The tickets are £10 in advance. This gig was a success last year w»
Alan McGee's Poptones label have now decided that theyre claims to revolution the music industry and universe might have been a bit optimistic. Originally the label were going to sell music via MP3 'really cheap'. But now they're not. Quite what the shareholders, who invested a few million into the compan»
The Wildhearts are touring Britain, presumably this also means the rumours were correct and they have reformed. There are 5 confirmed dates:
Glasgow Garage - June 16th
Dudley JB's - June 17th
Cambridge Junction - June 18th
Nottingham Rock City - June 19th
London Forum - June 20th
Even »
Boise, Idaho indie rockers Built to Spill are set to release the follow up to 1999's "Keep it Like a Secret" on 19th June. Rumoured to be entitled "Sabonis", it will be the band's fifth full-length. They are currently in the studio with Phill Ekk, producer of such luminaries as Modest Mouse and Love as Laughter.»
Ginger, of The Wildhearts and many other projects, has recently announced more news of his solo career. Although it is unlikely that his first single will be released until June, it appears that the intention is still to release 12 singles before Christmas. Further to the four tracks mentioned in Drowned »
Stoke-On-Trent demons Charger have just announced a UK tour in support of their superb new album, The Foul Year Of Our Lord. They've been referred to as 'the new Raging Speedhorn', and with Casey Chaos on their side breaking out of the underground shouldn't prove too difficult a task. Catch them on one of the»
Airport Girl release their debut album on Fortuna Pop!
Airport Girl's debut album 'Honey, I'm an Artist' is due to be released by
Fortuna Pop! in the U.K on the 2nd April.
The tracklisting is as follows:
1. This could be the start of something small
2. Power yr Trip
3»
Fountains Of Wayne, Lambchop, Yo La Tengo, Queens of the Stoneage appear
on 'This Is Where I Belong: The Songs of Ray Davies and the Kinks'.
The album, which is due to be released in the US on Praxis Recordings on the
24th July, includes the following:
Bebel Gilberto - No Return
Foun»
Details of the line-up for this year's London Fleadh have been
announced.
Former Lemonheads frontman Evan Dando is one of the major additions to a
bill, which is topped by Neil Young & Crazy Horse.
Also set to play the one-day festival, which takes place on the 16th June at
Finsbury Park»
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