The Death Notes release their new single Obsession on May 16th. Obsession continues the band`s journeys on the darker side of alternative: a tormented daydream of infatuation spiked with post-punk energy.2010 saw the release of the bands single In the Spider’s Web. The track received glowing reviews and was picked up for airplay by (among others) Mike Joyce (The Smiths, 6Music).Sweeping the Nation described the band’s sound as “Siouxsie Sioux fronting The Horrors”.
2011 is already shaping up to be a landmark year for the Nottingham five piece.
They played support for Sad Day for Puppets on their UK tour and have a brace of festival appearances lined up for later in the year including a support slot for Chameleons Vox (The Chameleons) www.myspace.com/thedeathnotesmusic
Aussie Chris Hemsworth talks about how he was almost too big to play Marvel’s character “Thor”, in the new mega-movie directed by Belfast-man Kenneth Branagh, set to arrive in all cinemas on May 6, 2011.Chris did a lot of bulking up for the role, but when it came time for the final costume fitting he realized that he was too large! Before filming for the movie could begin Chris had to begin a new diet and exercise regiment to gain his smaller physique.
One Direction boys talk about their passion for Pokémon Black and White.One Direction’s Liam, who has already completed the game and collected more than 150 new Pokémon, says: “We’re all huge Pokémon fans now! Zayn and I played it loads when we were younger, but Harry had never really played before we introduced him to it. We all started playing the new version during rehearsal breaks whilst on tour and now we can’t put our consoles down. Niall even takes his to the toilet!”
Players will be able to encounter and enjoy over 150 never-before-seen Pokémon with new heroes and a new region.
Pokémon fans will also be able to discover new ways to battle other fans from across the globe, with the chance of even battling One Direction.
During The Alan Titchmarsh Show Zayn Malik revealed: “I think we’re looking to release our first album in the summertime – June sometime.” Liam Payne added: “We just want to make a massive track to start off with and see where it goes from there.” www.PokemonBlackWhite.com
The Glass Canoe was formed in spring of 2009, spending a little over two years writing and molding demos which would eventually become their debut album, Chimera.Chimera was mostly recorded at home in North County, San Diego, CA. Being labeled as “Psychedelic Pop”, The Glass Canoe focuses heavily on melody and atmosphere.
They are influenced by all types of genres and styles, and are always trying new ways to experiment with their music. The band is continually writing and recording ideas for new albums and live shows. theglasscanoe.com
The Jude are an up-and-coming London-based rock ‘n’ roll band. “Ha Ha Goodbye” is their debut single release and is a sound they describe as “vicious skiffle” – a punchy, jerky, energetic number that gets you dancing in no time.Frontman Gav’s powerful Irish vocals growl over an energetic British rock ‘n’ roll sound – giving an all-round ‘London’ vibe.
“Ha Ha Goodbye” highlights the journey of leaving their hometowns and moving to London to jump on the musical goodship. Similarly The Jude are named after Saint Jude – the patron saint of lost causes, of hopeless cases, of the underdog.
The energy in the music transmits amazingly live and they have played with artists such as Tinie Tempah, the Kooks, and headlined the official Live Nation aftershow party for Kings of Leon last summer.
The Jude have played prestigious festivals and events such as Standon Calling, Relentless Boardmasters, the Red Stripe Music Awards, City Showcase London and an Oxjam event hosted by Phil Clifton of MTV & XFM. Having just been invited by Friends of Mine Festival to play alongside Black Lips, Detroit Social Club and Buzzcocks; www.wearethejude.com
Catch The Jude live:
14 May : This Feeling – London
21 April – “Ha Ha Goodbye” single launch gig – Proud, Camden, London
21 May : Friends Of Mine Festival – Manchester
Gwen Stefani looks amazing and talks to ELLE magazine on whether Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Katy Perry have taken a page out of her playbook when it comes to style: “Really? I don’t see myself in those girls. I usually put pants on. I see these girls as more going for the sex-symbol thing. I was more, in the band, like a tomboy. Of course, I think every girl is sexy, so there’s going to be a little of that. But I see a lot of younger artists going more toward the sexy thing.”On performing while pregnant: “It was horrible. Certain songs would make me want to puke. You feel pretty gross when you are first pregnant. You don’t feel cute, you feel disgusting. You’re getting fat. It was hard. I mean, I’m very vain. That would be my middle name. Of course I am, you know what I mean? I love the visual.”
On her appearance: “I mean, I’m very vain. That would be my middle name. Of course I am, you know what I mean? I love the visual.”
On her marriage to Gavin Rossdale: “The first time we ever kissed was right around Valentine’s Day–we were in New Orleans on tour. So, yeah, I always think about that because it’s unbelievable that we’ve been able to stay together. I feel so proud of us–it’s one of my biggest achievements.” READ MORE in www.elle.com
Vadoinmessico are a 5 piece band from several corners of the Earth residing in London and playing beautiful, nostalgic psychedelic folk-pop. Giorgio (from Italy), Salvador (from Mexico) started the band and were soon joined by banjo player Stefan (from Austria) and Alessandro (also Italian), and their English drummer Joe.
They have recorded their debut album, with the help of mix engineer Craig Silvey (Arcade Fire, Portishead, etc) and are now ready to enchant the world with their exceptional sounds.
Vadoinmessico make music that reflects their culturally diverse origins, and their migratory status in London.
The themes that run through Giorgio’s songs are those of the nostalgia of lost lands and lost loves, and but set to the warm and exotic tones of the Mediterranean and Latin influences that permeate their entirely unique sounds.
However, there is also a dimension to Vadoinmessico that is pop, playful, beautiful, and warm – which will appeal to all.
2011 sees a new era begin for Vado as they prepare for a series of single and EP releases in the UK and Europe for Spring and Summer, and an album in the Autumn, to considerable anticipation after already being play-listed on national radio in Germany, being featured on NPR in the USA, playing one of the buzz shows at SXSW in 2010, and having sold more than 3000 copies of their self-released debut EP last year. Curling Up Your Spine by Vadoinmessico
The band’s debut single, ‘Curling Up Your Spine’, is released this Spring on T.O.D.O Records/Outcaste. www.myspace.com/vadoinmessico
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi present: ROME – album release date 16th May, featuring vocals by Jack White and Norah Jones.United by their shared passion for classic Italian film music, Danger Mouse and Italian composer Daniele Luppi created the ROME album over an intense songwriting period using vintage equipment and original musicians from films such as The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Once Upon a Time in the West.
Every effort was made to replicate the recording practices of the 1960s/70s golden age.
For all its cinematic qualities, what follows is a complex, nuanced pop record with intensity and darkness as well as uplift and light. It’s an ambitious work with a uniquely modern sound that has been achieved through traditional, vintage processes. It is, above all, a fully realised album, perfectly formed and hauntingly beautiful.
Check out a trailer for ROME, including interviews with Danger Mouse, Daniele Luppi, Jack White and Norah Jones below:
Lady G wrote: “JUDAS APRIL 19TH IF THEY WERE NOT WHO YOU WERE TAUGHT THAT THEY WOULD BE, WOULD YOU STILL BELIEVE? (sic)”
GaGavision No.41 includes rehearsals for the Judas promo, as well as showing a protester confronting the fashion icon – singer outside a concert venue.
Lady Gaga new album is expected to be release on 23rd May
Photo by Lady Gaga/Twitpic
Leeds based indie band, Scams will release a four track EP entitled ‘Lost For Words’ on 18th April. The EP was produced by Johann Scheerer at Clouds Hill Studios, Hamburg.The Scams sound is rock/pop music without bullshit and without boundaries. It’s about heartfelt harmonies and searing melodies, carrying openly sincere words.
The band is fronted by Andy Morgan, bass and vocals come from Adam Fenwick, second guitars, samples and vocals are provided by Jamie Macneal and Daniel Harvey completes the line up on drums.
The band have also recently enjoyed some synchronisation success, with tracks ‘Youngblood’ and ‘Jules et Jim’ used in the new series of ‘Shit My Dad Says’ and ‘Better With You’, both shown on Channel 5 and Fiver.
Front man Andy Morgan commented on the track listing – ‘Lost For Words’ is the lead single from the EP, it’s about how there aren’t enough words to properly describe anything that anyone would ever need to say.
The next track ‘The Gunfighter (1950)’ is based on the Gregory Peck movie, fame and infamy go hand in hand.
‘Lions And Tigers And Bears’ is a funny one, I’ve always had an issue with the ‘it was all a dream ending’ in The Wizard Of Oz; there’s no place like home but always an excuse for a break from reality.
The last track on the EP is called ‘Making Maps From Memory’ and is the result of too many years in an isolated, small-minded city.
The band has just returned from a European tour with New Politics and recently supported Azure Ray. They will be announcing a series of UK dates and festival appearances over the coming months.
SCAMS – LOST FOR WORDS EP OUT 18TH APRIL
‘YOUNGBLOOD’ AND ‘JULES ET JIM’ USED IN NEW SERIES ‘SHIT MY DAD SAYS’ AND ‘BETTER WITH YOU’ www.wearescams.com
2010 saw the release of the bands single In the Spider’s Web. The track received glowing reviews and was picked up for airplay by (among others) Mike Joyce (The Smiths, 6Music).
Sweeping the Nation described the band’s sound as “Siouxsie Sioux fronting The Horrors”.
On performing while pregnant: “It was horrible. Certain songs would make me want to puke. You feel pretty gross when you are first pregnant. You don’t feel cute, you feel disgusting. You’re getting fat. It was hard. I mean, I’m very vain. That would be my middle name. Of course I am, you know what I mean? I love the visual.”
