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American Football’s ‘Never Meant’ receives a music video 15 years later

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American Football

Fifteen years on from the release of American Football’s hugely influential self-titled début album, the opening track from the album has now been given an official music video, breathing fresh life into an old favourite.

Having recently been reissued via Polyvinyl complete with ten more tracks curated from rare live recordings, demos and practice sessions, American Football’s début (and only ever) album can now be enjoyed by a whole new generation of fans, and old fans alike can be treated to additional material from the band that they weren’t previously aware of.

You can take a look at the official video for American Football’s ‘Never Meant‘ below:

Four Year Strong’s ‘Tread Lightly’ now available for streaming

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Four Year Strong - Go Down In History

Four Year Strong will release their new EP ‘Go Down In History‘ via Pure Noise Records on July 21st, and to celebrate this the band have now made a new song available for streaming in the form of ‘Tread Lightly‘, taken from the forthcoming EP.

‘Go Down In History‘ was recorded, mixed and mastered by Machine (Fall Out Boy, Every Time I Die) at The Machine Shop, and features five new tracks from the band in total as they provide us with a fresh taste of their signature blend of melodic-hardcore, pop-punk and rock.

You can take a listen to Four Year Strong’s ‘Tread Lightly‘ below:

Oxygen Thief hitting the road with Möngöl Hörde later this month

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Oxygen Thief - The Half-Life Of Facts

Oxygen Thief will be hitting the road with Frank Turner’s hardcore band Möngöl Hörde later this month, supporting them on a nine date UK tour.

Oxygen Thief’s full band début album ‘The Half-Life Of Facts‘ will be released via Xtra Mile Recordings on June 16th, and the tour with Möngöl Hörde will then follow just a few days later as it kicks off in Birmingham on June 19th.

A full list of tour dates for the Oxygen Thief/Möngöl Hörde tour can be found below:

June 19 BIRMINGHAM The Institute
June 20 NEWCASTLE Academy 2
June 21 LEEDS Cockpit
June 22 BRISTOL The Fleece
June 23 PORTSMOUTH Wedgewood Rooms
June 25 LONDON The Garage
June 27NOTTINGHAM Rock City
June 28 MANCHESTER Academy 3
June 29 GLASGOW King Tuts

Broken Hands, Tiger Cub and Gengahr to join The Family Rain on ‘Bad Weather’ tour

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The Family Rain Bad Weather Tour

The Family Rain will begin their ‘Bad Weather’ tour in Birmingham tonight, complete with support from Canterbury’s Broken Hands, Brighton’s Tiger Cub and the London based Gengahr.

The ‘Bad Weather’ tour will see The Family Rain take in six headline shows in total, finishing the tour with a homecoming gig at Bath’s Komedia before a finale at Dingwalls, London.

The following is a full list of tour dates for The Family Rain’s ‘Bad Weather’ tour:

04/06/2014 Birmingham, Hare and Hounds
05/06/2014 Leeds, Cockpit, w/ Tiger Cub
09/06/2014 Manchester, Night and Day, w/ Gengahr
10/06/2014 Glasgow, King Tuts
11/06/2014 Bath, Komedia, w/ Gengahr
12/06/2014 London, Dingwalls, w/ Broken Hands, Tiger Cub

Changes to Xbox Live Gold now live

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Xbox Live Games With Gold June 2014

Changes have been made to the way that Xbox Live Gold operates, meaning that entertainment apps and experiences that were previously only available to those with an active Xbox Live Gold subscription have now been made open to everyone.

For those with an active subscription, exclusive discounts are now available on games in the Xbox Store with Deals with Gold, and Xbox One owners will be pleased to hear that Xbox One games are now available with Games with Gold as Max: The Curse of Brotherhood and Halo: Spartan Assault have both now become available for download.

Whilst Xbox One games have now been added to Games with Gold, Xbox 360 owners will be pleased to hear that the games will still be continuing for the Xbox 360 as well, with Dark Souls currently available until June 15th, and Charlie Murder and Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition then to become available between June 16th and June 30th.

It should be noted that although Xbox 360 games downloaded with Games With Gold are then attached to your account regardless of whether or not you later cancel your subscription, an active Xbox Live Gold subscription is required in order to continue to have access to any Xbox One games downloaded as a part of Games with Gold.

Then Thickens to support Echo & The Bunnymen

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Then Thickens

Chorley-based six piece Then Thickens will be supporting Liverpool legends Echo & The Bunnymen later this week, playing alongside the band for four shows throughout the UK.

Then Thickens will release a new single this August, with the summer college rock anthem ‘Worms’ all set for release on August 4th via Hatch Records. ‘Worms’ is taken from the band’s ‘Death Cap at Anglezarke‘ studio album which is out now.

The following is a list of the shows that Then Thickens will be playing over the course of the next week in support of Echo & The Bunnymen:

7th June – The Ritz, Manchester
8th June – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
10th June – O2 Academy, Bristol
11th June – Queens Hall, Edinburgh

Yellows ft. Shalo – Together Video

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Official video for Yellows’ ‘Together‘, featuring Shalo. ‘Together‘ is the first track taken from the 21 year old North London rapper’s forthcoming EP ‘No Ego’, officially due for release in Autumn 2014.

The Walking Dead pinball game incoming

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The Walking Dead Pinball

Zen Studios have partnered with Telltale Games in order to create an all-new digital pinball table based on the award-winning The Walking Dead video game series.

The game will feature locations from season one of The Walking Dead video game, complete with choice-driven gameplay as you play through the title and choose the fate of those that you encounter.

Mel Kirk, Vice President of Publishing at Zen Studios, had the following to say about the collaboration:

Zen Studios is a huge admirer of Telltale Games, and we truly cherish the opportunity to work with such amazing visionaries. Working with Telltale’s The Walking Dead is a hallmark moment as we continue our quest to create the most memorable and authentic pinball experiences.

The Walking Dead Pinball table will be demonstrated at this year’s E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo and will be available for download later this summer on Zen Studios’ pinball platforms across console, PC and mobile stores.

An official trailer for the game can be found below:

Digitalism, Hudson Mohawke, Rustie, Jimmy Edgar, Jacques Greene and more added to the Berlin Festival lineup

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Berlin Festival 2014

Adding to the already star-studded lineup, a third set of world-class acts has now been announced for the Berlin Festival 2014, with the likes of Digitalism (DJ set), Dieter Meier (Yello), Kindness, Hudson Mohawke, Rustie, Jazzanova (DJ set), Jimmy Edgar and Jacques Greene now being added to a bill that already included such artists as Woodkid, Moderat, Editors, Sven Väth, DARKSIDE, Warpaint, Jessie Ware, Kid Ink, Bombay Bicycle Club, Trentmøller (live), Chase and Status (DJ set), Crystal Fighters, Neneh Cherry & Rocketnumbernine, Mount Kimbie and Foreign Beggars.

Tickets are available for the festival now, with weekend tickets available from €74 and day Tickets from €44.

48 Hours Awake – The Movie should give you a taste of the sort of creativity you can expect from Berlin Festival this year, and you can take a look at the video below:

Sonic Boom Six seeking help recording studio album number five

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Sonic Boom Six

Sonic Boom Six have kicked off a PledgeMusic campaign in a quest to raise the funds required to record their fifth studio album, ‘Operation Boombox’.

With 5% of any money raised after the goal is reached going to Teenage Cancer Trust and of course a new Sonic Boom Six studio album to look forward to once the target has been reached, there’s plenty of reason to invest in the campaign and help make this latest Sonic Boom Six studio album happen.

The songs have been written, the producer has been chosen and the tracks have been demoed, so all that’s left now is for the album to be funded and ultimately recorded.

With all sorts on offer such as t-shirts, a personal house show, or even Sonic Boom Six frontwoman Laila Khan getting your name tattooed on her ankle, there are plenty of incentives to get you investing in this PledgeMusic campaign, ranging from a £5 ‘Operation Boombox‘ mixtape right through to a £2000 Executive Producer credit.

Whether you’re looking to contribute a little or a large amount of cash, every little helps as Sonic Boom Six seek to get this new album recorded, and the race is now on for the band to reach their end goal and for the fans to make sure releasing ‘Operation Boombox’ is made possible.