NEWS

31 May 2006

Thom Yorke’s solo album ‘The Eraser’ has leaked over a month ahead of its release. According to atease.com, limited promo copies of the album have been sent out, one of which has appeared online.The copies have been watermarked with the receiver’s details, but it’s not known whether the person who leaked the album is being […]

31 May 2006

Dry Kill Logic have covered Guns n’ Roses’ ‘It’s So Easy’ for their upcoming album ‘The Magellan Complex’, due for release next month. You may hear their version now here.

31 May 2006

The Go! Team are planning to rope in My Bloody Valentine founder Kevin Shields to help produce their second album.Shields has already worked on a remix of the Brighton collective’s songs ‘Huddle Formation’ and ‘Ladyflash‘.The band are hoping to start recording their second album, which is scheduled for release next spring/summer, in their hometown next […]

31 May 2006

New Order, Keane and Massive Attack are among the bands confirmed to play Spanish festival Summercase in July.The action takes place on July 14 and 15, with venues being the Boadilla Del Monte in Madrid and the Parc Del Forum in Barcelona.Рўhe full line-up is as follows:New Order, Keane, Primal Scream, The Chemical Brothers (DJ […]

31 May 2006

Franz Ferdinand have announced plans to release a new single this summer.The Glaswegian four-piece have been busy in the studio recording a “pop” version of ‘Eleanor Put Your Boots On’ at a studio in Benton Harbour, Michigan. The track will be the fourth and final single to be taken from their second album ‘You Could […]

31 May 2006

Nashville alt-country collective Lambchop will release its ninth studio album “Damaged” Aug. 22 via Merge Records. The 10-track set is the second commercial release for the group in 2006, following the B-sides and rarities compilation “The Decline of Country and Western Civilization Part II: The Woodwind Years.”

30 May 2006

Deep Purple are to play at this year’s Montreaux Jazz Festival, the 40th anniversary of the event. It happens from June 30 to July 15. There are unconfirmed reports that attempts are being made to persuade guitarist Ritchie Blackmore to re-join the band for this one-off occasion.

30 May 2006

The new and improved Gorefest-site will launch on Thursday the 1st of June. Complete with a whole new set of photo material, some live video footage, the video for ‘For The Masses’ easily accessible and an up to date list of GF-shows to come. And of course there is still the GF-forum, in which you […]

30 May 2006

Bloodbound have officially announced three new members added to the band’s line-up: Pelle Г…kerlind – Drums, Markus Albertson – Rhythm Guitars and JГ¶rgen Andersson – Bass. Profiles of all Bloodbound members can be found here.Pictures from the band’s April 29th performance at the Gothenburg Metal Festival, including the new band line-up and Hammerfall frontman Joacim […]

30 May 2006

Paul Simon wowed fans including Billy Bragg with a secret show before delighted fans in London on May 25.The star premiered his new album ‘Surprise‘ at The Bloomsbury Theatre in the West End. He played four tracks from the Brian Eno-produced record – ‘Outrageous’, ‘How Can You Live In The Northeast?’, ‘Father And Daughter’ and […]