La Roux unveils new song 'Tropical Chancer'

June 9, 2014 19:20

Elly Jackson releases her second album 'Trouble In Paradise' on July 7

La Roux has unveiled another new song from her forthcoming second album, 'Trouble In Paradise'.

Listen to 'Tropical Chancer' on the Pitchfork website. Earlier this month Elly Jackson premiered two more new songs in a set packed with fresh material as her North American tour arrived in Toronto.

Elly Jackson played a set filled with new material, including the previously unheard 'Cruel Sexuality' and 'Kiss And Not Tell.' She also performed 'Let Me Down Gently' and 'Uptight Downtown', both of which have been released in the run up to the release of the second La Roux album, during the gig at Danforth Music Hall.

During the course of recording the LP, Jackson separated from musical partner Ben Langmaid, and recently told NME that "there wasn't a great deal of understanding" between them when it came to making new music.

La Roux will tour the UK in November. She also plays a one-off London show at Conway Hall on July 1. See below for ticket details.

La Roux will play:

London Conway Hall (July 1)
Glasgow O2 ABC (November 5)
Leeds Metropolitan University (7)
Birmingham Institute (8)
Bristol Academy (10)
Norwich UEA (14)
Oxford Academy (15)
Manchester Ritz (16)

To check the availability of La Roux tickets and get all the latest listings, head to NME.COM/tickets.

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Jack White unveils new song 'Just One Drink' - listen

May 16, 2014 18:03

The track comes from the former White Stripes man's second solo album 'Lazaretto'

Jack White has unveiled a new song, 'Just One Drink'.

Click here to listen to the track via Rolling Stone. The song comes from the former White Stripes man's new album, 'Lazaretto', which comes out on June 9 and also features the previously released 'High Ball Stepper' and the album's title track. Scroll down for a full tracklisting.

A special vinyl 'Ultra' version of 'Lazaretto' will be available. The 180 gram release will feature two vinyl-only hidden tracks, which will be situated under the labels on the record, with one playing at 78 rpm and one at 45 rpm, making the release a three speed album. The mix of the album will also be different from the digital and CD release and have a different running order.

Jack White will play a one-off UK show this summer. He will appear at London's Eventim Apollo on July 5. This is White's second scheduled appearance in the UK this summer and will come after he plays Glastonbury Festival in June.

The 'Lazaretto' tracklisting is:

'Three Women'
'Lazaretto'
'Temporary Ground'
'Would You Fight For My Love?'
'High Ball Stepper'
'Just One Drink'
'Alone In My Home'
'Entitlement'
'That Black Bat Licorice'
'I Think I Found The Culprit'
'Want And Able'

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Slipknot unveils songs, art, on new "best-of" album

The cover of heavy metal band Slipknot's new album ''Antennas to Hell'' is shown in this publcity photo released to Reuters June 11, 2012.

Credit: Reuters/Handout

By Piya Sinha-Roy

LOS ANGELES | Mon Jun 11, 2012 5:15pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Grammy-winning heavy metal band Slipknot unveiled the artwork and tracklist for their upcoming "best-of" album on Monday, their first release since the 2010 death of bassist Paul Gray.

"Antennas To Hell," due out on July 24 in the United States, will encompass some of the band's best-known singles from their last four studio albums, including "Spit It Out," "Left Behind" and "Vermilion."

"I think every song Slipknot has ever written is a greatest hit, so it was hard (to narrow it down), but at the same time there's only four records, so we did stick a couple of live songs on," band member Shawn "Clown" Crahan told Reuters.

"It all falls together the way it needs to."

Slipknot, founded by Gray and Crahan in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1995, has eight members -- Crahan and Chris Fehn on percussion, lead singer Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson on turntables, guitarists Jim Root and Mick Thomson, Craig "133" Jones on sampling and drummer Joey Jordison.

Following Gray's death from an accidental overdose in 2010, the band's future has been hotly debated in the world of music with media outlets posting conflicting reports on the end of Slipknot, something Crahan said has amused him.

"We as a band have never decided to go away. We've never even talked about it; it's not even a question. The only question was how long it was going to take each individual member to accept what's happened and feel comfortable with moving on in the record area," said Crahan.

"Paul was the major part of writing records. It's not only my brother that I'm not seeing, but it's also what he brought to the table," added the percussionist.

Crahan said the band will be stepping away from the spotlight after playing a series of summer festivals, so that band members can go through "the healing process" and work on a new record. He said the lyrics were already being written for the next album and the artwork would be "severely involved."

The band released four studio albums over the years, 1999's self-titled debut, 2001's "Iowa," 2004's "Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)" and 2008's "All Hope Is Gone," selling more than 20 million records worldwide.

"Antennas To Hell" packages notes on their career with a DVD of a live show at 2009's Download Festival, video montages of Slipknot and its members, and the 19-song compilation.

Along with the album, the band is headlining festivals over the U.S. summer before taking the helm of their very own, the first annual Knotfest, taking place in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on August 17 and in Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 18.

"Now is the best time to exercise the philosophy of this beautiful art thing that we're going to make known as Knotfest," said Crahan. "The community is what we want to bring back, I want to bring back the intimacy of concerts."

The tracklist for "Antennas To Hell" is as follows:

1. (sic)

2. Eyeless

3. Wait And Bleed

4. Spit It Out

5. Surfacing

6. People = Shit

7. Disasterpiece

8. Left Behind

9. My Plague (New Abuse Mix)

10. The Heretic Anthem (live)

11. Purity (live)

12. Pulse Of The Maggots

13. Duality

14. Before I Forget

15. Vermilion

16. Sulfur

17. Psychosocial

18. Dead Memories

19. Snuff

(This version of the story has been corrected to fix a typo in second paragraph)

(Editing by David Brunnstrom)

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Green Day Unveils 'Uno!' Album Artwork

by Hannah Gilman, N.Y.  |   June 14, 2012 4:05 EDT

Green Day fans were treated to a sneak peek Thursday (June 14), when the band debuted the album artwork for their upcoming Sept. 25 album, "¡Uno!" The release, the pop-punk trio's first since 2009's "20th Century Breakdown," will be closely followed by two more albums, "¡Dos!" and "¡Tré!"

The cover features a black and white cutout of frontman Billie Joe Armstrong's face, eyes crossed out with hot pink X's, against a gritty, geometric, neon green background. "Green Day" is loudly splashed in hot pink across the top of the cover, while "¡Uno!" is sprawled graffiti-style in white in the lower left-hand corner.

Green Day Announces New Album Trilogy

The artwork was accompanied by a 30-second trailer that gives fans a glimpse into the making of the band's new album trilogy. Each shot changes with the beat of the music, leaving plenty of opportunity for viewers to catch a look at what went into the record's creation.

The trailer shows the trio recording in the studio, with bits of handwritten songs shown on tattered paper, and a dry erase board covered in what are presumably song names. Titles include "Carpe Diem," "Crushing Bastards" and "Makeout Party."

"¡Dos!" is slated to land Nov. 13, and the final installment of the trilogy, "¡Tré!," is set to drop Jan. 15, 2013.

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Rock and Roll Hall unveils nominees for 2012 (Reuters)

(Reuters) – Trailblazing women in rock such as Joan Jett and Heart's Wilson sisters, as well as iconic rappers the Beastie Boys were among 15 music acts nominated on Tuesday for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.

"From vocal groups to hip-hop, from singer-songwriters to hard rocking artists, this group represents the spirit of what we celebrate at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame," president and chief executive Joel Peresman, said in a statement.

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, whose "I Love Rock N' Roll" became an anthem of the musical genre fame, and "Crazy on You" singers Heart, led by Ann Wilson and her sister Nancy Wilson, are both first-time nominees.

They are joined by rockers Guns N' Roses, The Cure, The Small Faces/The Faces and R&B artists The Spinners, Rufus with Chaka Khan, bluesman Freddie King and 1980s rappers Eric B. & Rakim among those nominated to the Hall for the first time.

Repeat nominees who failed to make it into the institution in previous years were the Beastie Boys, funk rockers Red Hot Chili Peppers and War, as well as disco-era songstress Donna Summer and 1960s artists Donovan and Laura Nyro.

The 27th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place in Cleveland on April 14.

Acts are eligible for induction 25 years after their first release. This list of nominees all put out first albums in, or prior to, 1986. Inductees will be decided by 500 voters who include previous inductees and record industry insiders.

Days prior to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, the institution will celebrate the grand opening of it's new Library and Archive -- the world's largest collection of materials dedicated to rock 'n' roll.

(Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)

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