THE 405 NEWS ROUNDUP (25/02/08)
February 25, 2009,
Written by The 405
Hello!
Todays roundup is full to the brim with video's, MP3's and all the latest news from the world of Music & Film! From the Yeah Yeah Yeah's all the way through to Radiohead!
Yeah Yeah Yeah's
Their new album might be a bit of a let-down but you should still check the Yeah Yeah Yeah's (picture above) out when they hit the UK in April. They'll be playing two shows at the Shepherds Bush Empire in London (25th & 26th) and one show at the Manchester Academy (22nd).
Click here to find out more!
Reading Festival
It seems the headliners for this years festival will be Radiohead, Kings Of Leon and the Arctic Monkeys. It seems that those last two bands have a timeshare when it comes to British festivals! As regards to Radiohead I'm not sure how to feel. I'm pretty sure their music will be lost on the vast majority of the Reading demographic, i.e. 15 years old emo's, but I guess they've got to learn about good music sooner or later!
The B-Team
Will Ferrell and Adam McKay are currently zooming around Hollywood pitching their latest film idea called The B-Team. It's apparantly about a couple of idiot cops and will star Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg! He may have gone downhill a bit recently but Will Ferrell is still a comic genius in my opinion and for that reason alone, I'm excited!
We'll keep you posted on this one!
Swan Lake
Swan Lake will be releasing their latest album, Enemy Mine, through Jagjaguwar on the 24th of March. I haven't heard it yet but apparantly it's quite good. Tha band were nice enough to offer up some downloads for you!
MP3: Swan Lake - Spanish Gold 2044
MP3: Swan Lake - A Hand At Dusk
MP3: Swan Lake -Spider
Caroline Weeks
The amazing Caroline Weeks, of Bat For Lashes fame, will be trying to steal some of the limelight away from Natasha Khan this April when she releases her debut album, Songs For Edna, on the Manimal Vinyl label.
Check her out at www.myspace.comcarolineweeks
Brakes Tour
Brakes will be heading out on tour in April, including a slot at the Camden Crawl!
11 April - Lincoln - Lincoln College Knight's Building
13 April - Ruby Lounge - Manchester
14 April - The Royal - Derby
15 April - Cockpit - Leeds
16 April - Hull University
17 April - The Duchess - York
19 April - King Tuts - Glasgow
20 April - Crawdaddy - Dublin
22 April - Liverpool - O2 Academy 2
23 April - The Bullingdon - Oxford
24 April - Camden Crawl
25 April - Little Civic - Wolverhampton
26 April - Central Station - Wrexham
28 April - Dingwalls - London
29 April - Bodega - Nottingham
14 May - The Great Escape - Brighton
16 May - The Great Escape - Brighton
Richard Swift
After the roaring success of his Borderline show last night, Richard Swift will be playing a free show at The Social tomorrow! So get your asses down there!
Audrye Sessions
You lucky Americans get to see the fantastic Audrye Sessions support Manchester Orchestra on their massive American tour! I'm jealous!
4/21 Nashville, TN - Exit In
4/22 Athens, GA - 40 Watt
4/23 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
4/24 Richmond, VA - The National
4/25 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
4/26 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
4/29 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
4/30 Cambridge, MA - Middle East
5/01 Rochester, NY - Water Street
5/02 Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Small' s
5/03 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
5/05 Pontiac, MI - Eagle Theatre
5/06 Columbus, OH - Skully's
5/07 Covington, KY - Mad Hatter
5/08 Chicago, IL - Subterranean
5/09 Minneapolis, MN - Station 4
5/12 Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre
5/13 Salt Lake City, UT - Avalon
5/15 Seattle, WA - El Corazon
5/16 Vancouver, BC - Biltmore
5/17 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
5/21 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
5/22 San Diego, CA - Voodoo Stage @ HOB
5/23 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
5/24 Tempe, AZ - Clubhouse
5/26 Austin, TX - Emo's
5/27 Dallas, TX - The Loft
5/28 Houston, TX - Walter's
5/29 New Orleans, LA - Spanish Moon
5/30 Oxford, MS - Proud Larry's
5/31 Atlanta, GA - Bottletree
6/02 St. Petersburg, FL - State Theatre
6/03 Orlando, FL - The Social
6/04 Orlando, FL - The Social
MP3: Audrye Sessions - New Years Day
Royksopp
Those Norwegians are at it again with their fantastic video for 'Happy Up Here' (out on the 9th of March). Watch it below!
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