THE 405 NEWS IN BRIEF (WEDNESDAY)
February 03, 2010,
Written by The 405
Today's 'News In Brief' is supported by the women of Cinncinatti, a lone Wolf and Chicken Teriyaki in all it's variations.
Here's the new Efterklang video!
Marina and the Diamonds have announced details of their May 2010 tour.
With tickets going on general sale Friday Feb 5th at 9am, fans can order tickets two days early by signing up to the Diamonds Area on Marina’s new website (click name above).
Marina and the Diamonds will be playing a 14-date stint across the UK this spring. Her current tour is completely sold out. Her single 'Hollywood' is out this week through 679/Atlantic Records, and followed by her debut album The Family Jewels on the 22nd February.
She will be appearing on GMTV this Thursday and the Jonathan Ross show on Friday.
MAY UK & IRELAND TOUR
12 - Birmingham, Glee Club
13 - Bournemouth Old Fire Station
15 - Brighton Concorde
16 - Cardiff Millennium Music Hall
18 - Norwich Waterfront
19 - London Bloomsbury Ballroom
22 - Sheffield Leadmill
23 - Manchester University
25 - Liverpool Masque
26 - Belfast Speakeasy
27 - Dublin Tripod
29 - Glasgow QMU
30 - Edinburgh Liquid Rooms
31 - Leeds Cockpit
Acrylics are heading to the UK for a small run of shows.
Mon Feb 15 // London - Borderline w/Freelance Whales
Tue Feb 16 // London - ILL FIT @ The Social w/Maple Bee
Thu Feb 18 // London - Old Blue Last w/ Erland & The Carnival ***SOLD OUT***
Their debut single, 'Molly’s Vertigo', will be released on the 22 of February 2010. Copies of Acrylics debut EP All Of The Fire will be available exclusively from Rough Trade from the 8th February. The 10” vinyl is in extremely limited numbers, so act quick and order here!
Rocketeer
Rocketeer have announced their debut single ‘Troubadours’, will be released on 1st March 2010.
Dates:
Thursday 4th March - Cobden Club (launch party)
More TBC
Here's the new video for Two Door Cinema Club's next single 'Undercover Martyn', released on 22nd February, which is taken from their debut album Tourist History, released on 1st March.
FEBRUARY
14 - London, HMV's Next Big Thing @ Barfly w/ Mystery Jets
21 - Dublin, NME Awards Show @ The Academy w/ The Maccabees
22 - Belfast, NME Awards Show @ The Academy w/ The Maccabees
MARCH
09 - Bristol, Thekla
10 - Leeds, Cockpit
11 - Sheffield, Academy
12 - York, Fibbers
14 - Glasgow, King Tuts
15 - Newcastle, The Other Rooms
17 - Birmingham, Academy 2
18 - London, Hoxton Bar & Grill
19 - Oxford, Academy
20 - Manchester, Deaf Institute
MAY
26 - London, Heaven
Eugene + The Lizards release a double A-Side single featuring the tracks 'Bugjuice' and 'I Want Action'. The tracks will be available from 1st March via digital download. 'Bugjuice' is also available now as a free download from www.eugenemcguinness.net, which is where you can also view accompanying videos directed by long term visual collaborators Will Lovelace & Dylan Southern (Blur: No Distance Left To Run).
Eugene + the Lizards are:
Eugene McGuinness
Dominic McGuinness
Malcolm Lunan
John Barrett
Eugene will be performing a couple of solo shows - February 5th at the Hobby Horse in Dalston, London and on February 16th at the Lock Tavern in Camden, London.
Parenthetical Girls will release Privilege, their new full length, as a box set of five extremely limited 12" EPs on their own Slender Means Society label.
These EPs will be sold separately in sequence every quarter over the next 15 months, each as they are completed. They will not be distributed to stores. As the cycle concludes in May of 2011, the fifth and final 12" will come packaged in a beautiful, aesthetically cohesive LP box designed to house all four of the preceding releases, forming the complete Privilege album. Limited to 500 physical copies per EP, the 12"s will each feature original art by renowned Swedish illustrator Jenny Mörtsell, and will be hand-numbered in the blood of their respective band members. The first 12", subtitled On Death & Endearments, will be released on February 23, 2010.
Here's the official remix from Delphic of Phoenix’s 'Fences'. Delphic just released their debut album Acolyte in the UK and are following up with a US EP on Modular, due March 2nd.
Fences (Delphic Remix) by delphic
Frog Eyes' new album, Paul's Tomb: A Triumph will be released on April 26th via Dead Oceans.
Here's a taster of what's to come:
MP3: Frog Eyes - Flower In A Glove
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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]
Will - 11/03/10
"is Grohls drumming really something that's gonna be the first point to come to mind?" Well, maybe not the first, but certainly one of the key points. I'm not sure about Nevermind, but I don't think I've ever had a chat about SFTD with someone who hasn't marveled over the drumming. He was never overshadowed Dave Grohl's fame peaked with Foo Fighters, not his talents. [view article]
Aaron - 11/03/10
So you're saying that one album captures Daves Grohl's talent better then the various albums he's put out with The Foo Fighters and Nirvana during their prestige? This might be the case if Grohl was the life and soul of that particular QOTSA album, but he wasn't. Granted its a good album, what would you say separates SFTD from say one of Nirvana's greatest albums Nevermind? Both have good points about them but is Grohls drumming really something that's gonna be the first point to come to mind? With The Foo's, Grohl's progression from drummer to lead ultimately forced his presence as a musician in the rock world to sky rocket. Now the attention and focus surrounded him and his band, rather then Kurt like it had been in Nirvana. How many drummers are better known then leads? None. So it makes sense to say that being in The Foo's is what allowed Grohl to come into his own as a musician and demonstrate his abilities without being overshadowed. I'd say Grohls talents peaked during The Foo's, so nothing before or after that can really be his best. The era of The Foo's was when Grohl was in his prime. [view article]
TheBooklovers - 11/03/10
I dunno Aaron. He certainly achieved more column inches and air time with The Foos, can't be denied, but as a guitarist and singer he's fairly average. Don't get me wrong, he's good and he more than gets the job done. But he's nothing special. When you get down to brass tacks though, there are very few people who have been inspired to pick up a guitar because of him. On the other hand, the vast majority of drummers around my age I know have cited him as one of their first drum crushes. Even older drummers I've met, who started playing before Grunge broke, have mentioned him as an influence. I'm always amazed that he never went into acting though. If Flea can have a side career as a walk on extra, then surely he must have been approached by now. SOMEONE needs to fill the void left by Jim Carey who isn't Jack Black. Just watch any of their videos, his comic timing is fantastic! [view article]