Hip-hop group Jurassic 5 have split up. The reasoning can be found on their MySpace.
Source: AbsolutePunk.net
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Indie-pop band Arcade Fire have stated that they are not doing the soundtrack to David Kelley’s new film as previously reported but rather may provide one or two instrumented accompaniments to the film.
Source: Pitchforkmedia
Psych-punk band with the worst name in history Butthole Surfers have reunited with a classic lineup consisting of Jeff Pinkus on bass and Teresa Taylor (aka Teresa Nervosa) and King Coffey on drums, the first time the line-up has played together since 1989.
Source: Pitchforkmedia
Albums released on the 12th May include:
- Iron Maiden - Somewhere Back In Time
- Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs
- Millencolin - Machine 15
- Isobel Campbell and Mark Lannegan - Sunday at Devil Dirt
- Pendulum - In Silico
- Martha Wainwright - I Know You’re Married But I’ve Got Feelings Too
- Flight Of The Conchords - Flight Of The Conchords
- Moby - Last Night
- Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
- Duels - The Barbarians Move in
- Brigade - Come Morning We Fight
Funeral for a Friend have revealed that the first song from their forthcoming self-released album will be called Waterfront Dance Club. They are asking fans in Greater London to be extras in their forthcoming video on their MySpace.
Source: AbsolutePunk.net
NME band-of-the-week Crystal Castles have been accused of stealing from chip-tune artists who make their music available for free non-commercial use online
Dirty Pretty Things have made Hippy Son from their forthcoming second album Romance At Short Notice as a free download from their website. The single will be released on 23 June, prior to the album’s release on the 30.
Source: NME.com
It has been reported that Zak Starkey has fallen out with Oasis singer/guitarist Noel Gallagher and has left the band. No official confirmation has yet been released.
Source: NME.com
An interview with indie-rock band Death Cab for Cutie from US music magazine Spin is available to read for free online.
Source: AbsolutePunk.net
Everyone’s favourite pretencious indie band Radiohead have told The Word magazine they don’t like former label EMI’s non-band-approved Greatest Hits album The Best Of. In other news, water is still wet.
Source: Drowned In Sound
Beck has signed up to indie record label XL Recordings in the UK for his forthcoming album. As previously mentioned, the 10-track DJ Dangermouse-produced album is coming out this summer.
Two members of the original lineup of Gang of Four, who reformed in 2005, have left once again. Drummer Hugo Burnham and bassist Dave Allen have left to focus on other projects, leaving singer Jon King and guitarist Andy Gill continuing to work on new projects under the Gang of Four name.
Source: DrownedInSound
The Police have announced that their reunion will end with a final concert in New York City. Reunited last year, they will play their final UK show on 29 June.
Source: NME.com
CreateSpace, owned by Amazon.com, have announced they’re partnering with EMI and Sony BMG to create on-demand CDs for out-of-print and digital-only music. This is currently US-only but given Amazon’s success worldwide is likely to eventually be rolled out in the UK.
Source: Wired Blog
US-based music-3news website AbsolutePunk.net has been bought by Buzznet. Buzznet is partially owned by major label Universal Music Group. Founder Jason Tate has stated on a forum post he will “continue to run the site” and UMG will “not have any influence … editorially”.
Source: hypebot
Pete Doherty, singer from Babyshambles and formerly of The Libertines, has been released from Wormwood Scrubs prison having served 29 days of a 14 week jail sentence. The band will be playing the Glastonbury Festival this summer.
Source: NME.com
The new guitarist to New York-based pop-punk band Taking Back Sunday has been announced. Matt Fazzi, formerly of Facing New York, will be replacing Fred Mascherino, who left to do his solo project The Color Fred. For more details, see Taking Back Sunday’s site. Taking Back Sunday will be playing the main stage of the Reading and Leeds Festivals this summer.
Source: Punktastic
British pop-punk band Kids in Glass Houses have released a new song entitled Good Boys Gone Rad on social-networking site Bebo.
Source: Punktastic
New albums out in the UK this week include:
- The Delay - Everything’s the Rush
- Def Leppard - Songs from the Sparkle Lounge
- Elvis Costello - Momofuku
- Hadouken! - Music for an Accelerated
- Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell
- No Age - Nouns
- Four Year Strong - Rise of Die Trying
- Forever the Sickest Kids - Underdog Alma Matter
The artwork to Alkaline Trio’s 6th studio album Agony and Irony can be seen at Absolutepunk.net. Alk3’s major label debut will be released on 1 July on Epic Records, a subsidiary of Sony BMG.
