The Breeders will play their first UK dates in 6 years as they come to the UK to promote new album – Mountain Battles – which is out on 4AD on Monday 7th April. more… “Breeders happy event – April tour and album”
Following his Xmas # (thirty)one, Malcolm Middleton has announced his next release, due out at the end of February. Mini-album Sleight Of Heart is an acoustic/covers album, comprising 6 new self-penned songs and 3 written by others more… “back to basics for Middleton”
Former Husker Du and Sugar singer/guitarist Bob Mould has signed to the Anti- label in the USA, where he joins the likes of Neko Case and Tom Waits. His debut for the label, entitled District Line, comes out on February 5th in the USA. more… “Bob Mould: new label, new album”
Former Arab Strap man Malcolm Middleton has a Christmas message for a festive record market set to be dominated by whichever X-factor entrant Simon Cowell deems to have won most text votes. more… “Middleton’s festive cheer”
Killing Joke’s bassist Paul Raven has died unexpectedly while recording in Geneva. The Wolverhampton-born musician apparently passed away after a recording session more… “Killing Joke bassist dies”
Following a musical departure via his Grinderman project, it’s business as usual for Nick Cave with the announcement of a Bad Seeds album set for UK release on March 3rd on the Anti- label. more… “Nick Cave back with the Bad Seeds”
Watford punk revivalists Gallows are to release a single, ‘Staring At The Rude Bois’, an up-dated and strangely-spelled version of The Ruts classic which also features Lethal Bizzle. The seventies punk legends’ single, which was a top 30 hit in 1978, comes with a remix by former PiL bassist Jah Wobble. more… “Gallows in timely Ruts ‘tribute’”
A new book, entitled ‘The A-Z Of Franz Ferdinand’ is set for release on November 19th via Northumbria University Press, just in time for the Xmas market. more… “Franz Ferdinand – the real story”
Bill Drummond, once of the KLF and equally famously, burner of a million pounds, has launched a scheme seen by many as bizarre as the band’s collabration with TammyWynette. No Music Day is on 21st November and as its name suggests, aims to cancel all musical play, from radio and TV, to jingles, to whistling milkmen. more… “is this music? Not on Nov 21st!”
Correcto, the band which will probably not want to be known just for having Franz Ferdinand’s Paul Thompson on drums, are set to release their first single, ‘Joni’, on Domino Records on November 5th. more… “Correcto: present”