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Archives for June 2010

New Klaxons Album Coming Soon

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Having not released a new album since debut ‘Myths of the Near Future‘ smashed the charts and spawned several successful singles back in 2007, Klaxons is now returning with second album ‘Surfing the Void‘ all set for release on August 23rd.

Produced in LA by Ross Robinson (Sepultura, Slipknot, At the Drive In, The Cure), Klaxons is sure to have much to offer with ‘Surfing the Void‘ and the ten track album is bound to go down a storm with those that loved the band’s last release.

‘Echoes‘ has been chosen to be the lead single for the album and will see its release through Polydor on August 16th.

The follow is the full track listing for the ‘Surfing the Void‘ studio album:

  1. Echoes
  2. The Same Space
  3. Surfing The Void
  4. Valley of The Calm Trees
  5. Venusia
  6. Extra Astronomical
  7. Twin Flames
  8. Flashover
  9. Future Memories
  10. Cypherspeed

Legendary Shack Shakers July Tour Dates

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The Legendary Shack Shakers recently released new album ‘AgriDustrial‘, and will be hitting the UK in July in order to test out the new material on the live circuit.

‘AgriDustrial‘ is the statement of an American band fighting back against a society gone mad with greed and the usurpation of basic human dignities. Legendary Shack Shakers really means business with this album, and fuelled with passion the band is sure to put on one hell of a UK tour in July.

The following is a list of the tour dates that the Legendary Shack Shakers currently has planned:

July
12th – Glasgow, King Tuts
13th – Sheffield, The Boardwalk
15th – Newcastle, The Cluny
17th – London, The Garage
19th – Brighton, Komedia

RPA & The United Nations of Sound Debut Album Out Soon

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RPA & The United Nations of Sound, the new project of the former The Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft, will release debut album ‘United Nations Of Sound‘ through Parlophone on July 19th.

The following is the full ‘United Nations Of Sound’ track listing:

  1. Are You Ready
  2. Born Again
  3. America
  4. This Thing Called Life
  5. Beatitudes
  6. Good Loving
  7. How Deep Is Your Man
  8. She Brings Me The Music
  9. Royal Highness
  10. Glory
  11. Life Can Be So Beautiful
  12. Let My Soul Rest

Charlotte Gainsbourg to Release Live EP

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In the lead up to playing her first ever UK show at the Shepherds Bush Empire on June 22nd, Charlotte Gainsbourg will be releasing a live EP on June 14th consisting of five tracks. The session was recorded at Sunset Sound Studios and broadcast live on the ‘Morning Becomes Eclectic‘ show on Los Angeles-based radio station, KCRW.

Charlotte Gainsbourg is to release this as a download only, and the following is the full tracklisting for the EP:

1. Time of the Assassins
2. Heaven Can Wait
3. Greenwich Mean Time
4. Voyage
5. In The End

Green Day Rock Band Out Now

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They’re not f**king around; Green Day Rock Band has now officially been released here in the UK and it’s time to start singing and strumming like Billie Joe Armstrong, hitting the skins like Tre Cool, and rocking the bass like Mike Dirnt.

Tracks from all but the band’s first two albums are playable within the game, and both the ‘Dookie‘ and ‘American Idiot‘ albums are included here in their entirety.

The full tracklist for the game is as follows:

The Warehouse

Dookie (1994)
“Burnout”
“Having a Blast”
“Chump”
“Longview”
“Welcome to Paradise”
“Pulling Teeth”
“Basket Case”
“She”
“Sassafrass Roots”
“When I Come Around”
“Coming Clean”
“Emenius Sleepus”
“In the End”
“F.O.D.”

Milton Keynes

American Idiot (2004)
“American Idiot”
“Jesus of Suburbia”
“Holiday”
“Boulevard of Broken Dreams”
“Are We the Waiting”
“St. Jimmy”
“Give Me Novacaine”
“She’s a Rebel”
“Extraordinary Girl”
“Letterbomb”
“Wake Me Up When September Ends”
“Homecoming”
“Whatsername”
Warning (2000)
“Minority”
“Warning”
Nimrod (1997)
“Hitchin’ a Ride”
“Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)”
“Nice Guys Finish Last”
Insomniac (1995)
“Brain Stew”
“Jaded”
“Geek Stink Breath”

The Fox Theater, Oakland

21st Century Breakdown (2009)
“Song of the Century”
“21st Century Breakdown”
“Before the Lobotomy”
“Last Night on Earth”
“Peacemaker”
“Murder City”
“¿Viva La Gloria? (Little Girl)”
“Restless Heart Syndrome”
“Horseshoes and Handgrenades”
“The Static Age”
“American Eulogy”
“See the Light”

The following tracks are also available as downloadable content in order to make the whole ‘21st Century Breakdown‘ playable:

“21 Guns”
“Know Your Enemy”
“East Jesus Nowhere”
“Last of the American Girls”
“¡Viva La Gloria!”
“Christian’s Inferno”

Enter Shikari Announces Intimate Show at the Camden Underworld

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Following on from headlining the Redfest on July 23rd and playing a show with The Prodigy, Pendulum, and Chase & Status at Milton Keynes Bowl on July 24th, Enter Shikari will be playing an intimate gig at the 500 capacity Camden Underworld on July 26th.

The show at the Underworld will be filmed with a plan to release said live footage later on in the year.

Tickets for the Camden Underworld gig will go on sale on Monday, and will be available only through the band’s official website.

Free Thomas Tantrum Track Available for Download

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Unsigned Southampton powerpop four-piece Thomas Tantrum is currently giving away new track ‘The Last Kiss‘, and it can be downloaded right here, right now, completely for free.

The band is all set to release its second studio album in September, and if you’re into your powerpop/indie then Thomas Tantrum is most definitely a band that is well worth checking out.

The Sword to play Intimate Show at the Camden Barfly

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With the band’s third studio album ‘Warp Riders‘ due for release on August 23rd, The Sword will be playing an intimate show at the Camden Barfly on July 5th and you’ll therefore have the opportunity to see them live at the 200 capacity venue.

Tickets are available now at the mere cost of £10 from Seetickets, and if you’d like to make sure you’ll be there then it’s best advised that you order your tickets for the show sooner rather than later.

With the band’s music having now appeared in the last three editions of Guitar Hero, The Sword is most definitely a band with a strong reputation for producing high quality heavy metal,  and a powerful performance on July 5th should surely be guaranteed.

Former Stereophonics Drummer Stuart Cable Dies Aged 40

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Stuart Cable, founding member of the Welsh rock band Stereophonics, has died in his home at the age of 40. Cable played with the band from 1992 through 2003, and had since found a career in radio where he worked for XFM South Wales and BBC Radio Wales amongst others.

A post mortem is due to be carried out at a later date, it is understood that Stuart Cable had been at the local pub on the night of his death however and it is believed that Cable had been drinking heavily. Stuart Cable’s death is not being treated as suspicious.

Our thoughts are with Stuart Cable’s friends and family at this sad time, and the world of rock is in mourning at it has lost another of its great drummers.

Cancer Bats – Sabotage Video

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Official video for Cancer Bats’ cover of the Beastie Boys hit ‘Sabotage‘. Cancer Bats can here be seen taking to the streets in an attempt to track down the Beastie Boys.