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Free Japanese Voyeurs ‘Smother Me’ Download

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Fresh from the studio, recording with GGGarth (The Melvins, RATM, The Jesus Lizard) in Canada and mixing with Alex Newport (At the Drive-In, Pissed Jeans, Male Bonding) in Brooklyn, London based metal band Japanese Voyeurs is currently giving away the track ‘Smother Me‘ as a free download, the track having been newly recoded for their album which is due for release in early 2011. ‘Smother Me‘ can be downloaded here.

Japanese Voyeurs will be hitting the road with Against Me and Fucked Up towards the end of October. The following are the tour dates:

Oct 22nd Southampton, Mo’ Live
Oct 24th Cardiff, Solus
Oct 25th Bristol, 02 Academy
Oct 26th Coventry, Kasbah
Oct 27th Glasgow, QMU
Oct 28th Nottingham, Rock City
Oct 29th Leeds, Met University
Oct 31st Plymouth, University
Nov 1st Cambridge, Junction
Nov 2nd Oxford, 02 Academy
Nov 3rd London, Electric Ballroom

We Are The Ocean – Lucky Ones Video

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Official video for the We Are The Ocean single ‘Lucky Ones‘. ‘Lucky Ones‘ features on the re-release of the band’s ‘Cutting Our Teeth‘ studio album, and is the first outdoor music video that the band has ever put to film.

We Are The Ocean screamer Dan Brown had the following to say about the video: “We’re really stoked on our new video for ‘Lucky Ones’‘. He also added that “The police turned up during filming, a nearby house had called them because they noticed a lot of fire. We tried to convince them to be in the video but they weren’t keen!“

The Duke & The King Announce October Tour

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The Duke & The King will be touring the UK and Ireland in October, with twelve dates having been announced for the tour.

The band will start out at Cambridge Haymakers on October 17th, continuing through to Manchester’s Deaf Institute on October 31st.

The following is a full list of the tour dates that the band is set to play:

Sunday 17th October – CAMBRIDGE HAYMAKERS
Monday 18th October – NOTTINGHAM GLEE CLUB
Tuesday 19th October – DUBLIN ACADEMY 2 (IRE)
Thursday 21st October – KILKENNY THE SET THEATRE (IRE)
Friday 22nd October – SLIGO SLIGO LIVE (IRE)
Saturday 23rd October – ROSCREA GRANTS DAMER CRT HOTEL (IRE)
Sunday 24th October – BELFAST EMPIRE (IRE)
Monday 25th October – GLASGOW ORAN MOR
Wednesday 27th October – LONDON ELECTRIC BALLROOM
Thu 28th October – LEEDS WARDROBE
Fri 29th October – BRISTOL FLEECE & FIRKIN
Sunday 31st October – MANCHESTER DEAF INSTITUTE

Badly Drawn Boy – Too Many Miracles Video

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Official video for the Badly Drawn Boy single ‘Too Many Miracles‘. ‘Too Many Miracles‘ is due for release on October 3rd, with album ‘It’s What I’m Thinking Part 1 – Photographing Snowflakes’ due for release the same week on Damon Gough’s own new label, One Last Fruit.

Klaxons’ Jamie Reynolds meets Revolutionary Filmmaker Jack Bond

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Having long been a fan of the work of Jack Bond, Klaxons vocalist Jamie Reynolds was lucky enough to meet up with the filmmaker, with their meeting having been put to film in a two-part video.

Meeting up, talking about art and drinking together, Jack Bond and Jamie Reynolds ultimately end up at a fun fair and head for the teacups.

This two part feature can be viewed at the following  links:

Part 1: http://www.vbs.tv/en-gb/watch/vbs-meets/vbs_meets_jack_bond_part_1-2

Part 2: http://www.vbs.tv/en-gb/watch/vbs-meets/vbs_meets_jack_bond_part_2

The Duke & The King – Shine on You Free Download

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New York based four-piece The Duke & The King is currently giving away ‘Long Live The Duke & The King‘ album track ‘Shine on You‘ as a free download at its website.

All you have to do to download the track is head along to the website and fill in your name and e-mail address in order to claim the free download.

The ‘Long Live The Duke & The King‘ album is due for release on September 27th through Loose Music / Silva Oak.

Klaxons – Echoes Video

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Official video for the Klaxons single ‘Echoes‘, the first from the band’s ‘Surfing The Void‘ second studio album.

New Madball Album set for Release in October

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Currently in the studio recording new album ‘Empire‘, Madball has announced that the album will be hitting the stores through Good Fight Music on October 12th.

Erik Rutan (Misery Index, Cannibal Corpse, Goatwhore) is the man in charge of production duties for the record, and Freddy Cricien had the following to say about working with Rutan on the record:

Erik has been great to work with. He’s definitely a perfectionist, which I have no problem with. It’s going to benefit us in the end! He’s got his own techniques like everyone does, so he’s going to bring a different dynamic into the sound/mix. I’m excited for people to hear the finish product. I predict it will be very HARD!

Drummer Jay Weinberg (son of Max Weinberg) recently joined the band’s line-up and it’s his drumming that will be heard on the record, and he who will tour with the band when they tour Canada with Comeback Kid in September.