NEWS ROUNDUP (10/06/09)
June 10, 2009,
Written by The 405
Today's roundup includes Brand New, For A Minor Reflection, Latitude Festival, Fanfarlo and Wintersleep.
Brand New
Brand New (pictured above) are heading back over year to play a few shows. Support comes from the rather fantastic Kevin Devine.
Live dates
Tuesday 23 June Manchester @ Academy (sold out)
Wednesday 24 June Glasgow @ Barrowland
Friday 26 June Birmingham @ O2 Academy (sold out)
Saturday 27 June London @ Forum (sold out)
Sunday 28 June Glastonbury Festival, Other Stage
Saturday 29 August Leeds Festival, Main Stage
Sunday 30 August Reading Festival, Main Stage
Brand New re-entered the studio in March 2008, and emerged earlier this year with a clutch of new songs that will form the basis of their new, as yet untitled, fourth album. The band are currently mixing with Dave Sardy (Cold War Kids, Oasis, LCD Soundsystem) ahead of a planned autumn release.
http://www.myspace.com/brandnew
For A Minor Reflection
Stunning post-rock band For A Minor Reflection are playing a show at 229 (London) on the 17th of June. I recommend you check them out.
Latitude Festival
If the news that Thom Yorke would be playing a solo set at Latitude Festival this year, the organisers have announced that the following bands will also be playing!
Of Montreal ~ Maps ~ Lykke Li ~ Fever Ray ~ Paloma Faith ~ Local Natives ~ Mirrors ~ Sky Larkin ~ Villagers ~ Goldheart Assembly ~ Alfonzo ~ Camera Obscura ~ St Vincent
http://latitudefestival.co.uk/home/
Fanfarlo
Fanfarlo are straight up crazy. The band have decided to sell their debut album, Reservoir, for $1. Yes that's right! Up until the 4th of July the album will be available to download for $1 from their site. Seems crazy to me!
Wintersleep
Wintersleep return to the UK in October as Special Guests to Editors.
7 Oct - Belfast, St George’s Market
8 Oct - Dublin, Olympia
9 Oct - Limerick, Dolans
12 Oct - Edinburgh, Picture House
13 Oct - Glasgow, Barrowland
14 Oct - Newcastle, Academy
16 Oct - Manchester, Academy
17 Oct - Leeds, Academy
18 Oct - Norwich, UEA
19 Oct - Bristol, Colston Hall
21 Oct - London, Hammersmith Apollo
22 Oct - Sheffield, Academy
23 Oct - Nottingham, Rock City
25 Oct - Wolverhampton, Civic
26 Oct - Southampton, Guildhall
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Will
MAPS!!! I feel like I've been rewarded for having just bought a Latitude ticket!
danny - 12/03/10
This is absolute, unmitigated, GENIUS. Contender for my favourite video ever I think! Absolutely sick song too, prefer it to Ambling Alp fo sho. [view article]
danny - 12/03/10
This girl is amaaaazing! [view article]
duncan - 12/03/10
Nirvana, mainly because they were over and done with before I was musically conscious so Dave Grohl couldn't ruin them for me by how intrinsically annoying he is. [view article]
Will - 12/03/10
We are including all his musical directions in the debate, which is why we're discussing whether he was better in Foo Fighters or Probot also. Facts are he is a better drummer than he is a guitarist or vocalist, and as we're debating which band he was best in rather than which band he made the best, he thus performed better in Nirvana and QOTSA. To repeat what some of the others have said, he's been good in Foos and had a lot of fame, but hasn't been nearly as influential or impressive as in the bands beforehand. [view article]
Aaron - 11/03/10
Sure, but since Grohl has played his hand at many different musical directions its important to include all of them in this debate in order to find out when he was at his best. Otherwise It'd be a debate about when he was the best drummer... For the record, I do think he's a really good drummer. But doesn't it take a little something away from QOTSA as a band and Grohl himself, if were just going to consider his one off involvement with the group as his crowning moment? I've always been a fan of that band, way before Grohl ever did SFTD with them and though he was a great addition, it's not like the album was carried on his drumming alone. QOTSA are an awesome band regardless of whether Grohl played with them or not. [view article]