News Roundup (04/08/09)

Today's roundup includes Copy Haho & Wonderswan, Alessi's Ark, KASMS and Arctic Monkeys. *Updated: Mogwai & Jay Reatard. *Remember! The news roundup gets updated throughout the day, so make sure you come back later for more news! Copy Haho & Wonderswan Copy Haho (pictured above) and Wonderswan are on a co-headline tour! Check them out at the following dates: August 18 London White Heat @ Madame JoJos 19 Cardiff Buffalo Bar 20 Derby The Royal 21 Cheltenham The Frog and Fiddle 22 Leeds Cockpit 3 23 Sunderland The White Room 24 Manchester The Corner http://www.myspace.com/copyhaho http://www.myspace.com/wonderswanband Alessi's Ark Tomorrow evening, Alessi’s Ark launches her debut art exhibition Handmade at Riverside studios in Hammersmith, West London. Entrance will be free and Alessi will be officially opening the exhibition tomorrow night at around 7pm. Make sure you all go down and check it out! http://www.myspace.com/alessisark KASMS KASMS were thrown out of the Kendall Calling festival on Sunday by security guards after damaging a hired drumkit! http://www.myspace.com/kasms Arctic Monkeys Arctic Monkeys are set to release vinyl-only single through Oxfam. The Oxfam-only version of the single - which is currently only available as a download - will come out on August 17, and features the B-side 'Red Right Hand', a Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds cover. http://www.arcticmonkeys.com/ Mogwai Mogwai have been announced as the headliners for Invada Invasion at Coloston Hall, Bristol (26th September). http://www.mogwai.co.uk/ Jay Reatard Jay Reatard releases his new album, Watch Me Fall, on August 17th (Matador Records). He'll also be playing the following shows: November 10th – Bar Academy, Birmingham 11th – King Tuts, Glasgow 12th – Roadhouse, Manchester 13th – Underworld, London 14th – Croft, Bristol 15th – Masque, Liverpool 16th – Whelans, Dublin http://www.myspace.com/jayreatard Spotify Baby! Remember to check out the following 405 Playlists: The 405 Radar The 405 Staff Picks The 405 Ultimate Mixtape (Add songs to it!) Current Sessions