An Evening With Pete Doherty

Pete Doherty has announced two shows to take place next month at Hackney's Empire Theater in London. Doherty will play acoustic songs & read poetry on April 11th & 12th. Doherty will also more than likely read from one of his diaries, more well known as 'The Books of Albion'.

Here is a sample of Doherty's poetry which was written in his teens:

I knew she wasn't English
For she spoke it far too well
The grammar was goodly and the verbs where they should be
And the slang was bang on the bell
But as the language barrier banged and clanged
I could not hear, hear nor see
London, England and Bow
Crumble into the sea.

Tickets go on sale on the 7th of March and will be £17.50 each.

[MP3]The Libertines - Hooray For The 21st Century [Demo]

Our Earthly Pleasures leaks

Maximo Park's second effort, Our Earthly Pleasures, leaked yesterday and is fantastic so far. While I haven't listened to the whole album yet, I have listened to most and it's brilliant. I can't pick any favourite tracks yet but I was listening to Girls Who Play Guitars on repeat for a while this morning.

I have decided not to post official material any more, but I will post a streaming version of Girls Who Play Guitars. If you want to download the leak, I have posted a link to Dancing Jesus, a download forum. You can find the album on there.


Tracklisting:

1. Girls Who Play Guitars
2. Our Velocity
3. Books From Boxes
4. Russian Literature
5. Karaoke Plays
6. Your Urge
7. The Unshockable
8. By The Monument
9. Nosebleed
10. A Fortnight’s Time
11. Sandblasted And Set Free
12. Parisian Skies

[MP3]Maximo Park - Girls Who Play Guitars
[Video]Maximo Park - Our Velocity
[Link]Maximo Park - Drowned In Sound Interview
[Link]Dancing Jesus - Download Forum (Album Leak is available there)
[Link]Maximo Park - Homepage

NME Shockwaves Awards 2007 Winners

Mick Jones joined the Godlike Genius' Primal Scream on stage for a cover of the classic Clash song '(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais'.
Beth Ditto, Noel's new favourite singer, joined Jarvis on stage to cover Heaven 17's 'Temptation'. Other performances by Kasabian, The Killers & The View were also performed.

This years winners:
Godlike Genius Award - Primal Scream
Best British Band - Muse
Best International Band - My Chemical Romance
Best Solo Artist - Jamie T
Best New Band - Klaxons
Best Live Band - Kasabian
Best Album - Arctic Monkeys "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not"
Best Track - The View "Wasted Little DJs"
Best Video - The Killers "Bones"
Best Music DVD - Arctic Monkeys "Scummy Man"
Best Live Event - Reading and Leeds Festivals
Best TV Show - The Mighty Boosh
Best Radio Show - Zane Lowe (BBC Radio 1)
Best Film - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Sexiest Woman - Kate Moss
Sexiest Man - Matthew Bellamy (Muse)
Worst Band - Panic! At The Disco
Worst Album - Robbie Williams "Rudebox"
Worst Dressed - Lily Allen
Best Dressed - Faris Rotter (The Horrors)
Villain of the Year - George W Bush
Hero of the year - Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance)
Best Venue - Brixton Academy
Best Website (That isn't NME.com) - YouTube
John Peel Award For Musical Innovation - Enter Shikari
Phillip Hall Radar Award - The Twang

[Video]Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - Teaser Trailer
[Video]Scummy Man - Trailer
[Video]The Killers - Bones (KROQ Almost Acoustic Performance)
[Audio]The View - Wasted Little DJ's (Demo)
[Audio]Jamie T - Ike & Tina (Demo)

Some (Rather Small) Bloc Magazine Scans

Bloc Party Magazine Scans

Well, they aren't very big and they're kinda hard to read but they are related to Bloc Party so I had to post them! Click the thumbnails to see the larger pictures:


[MP3]Bloc Party - Tulips (John Peel Session, 30.11.04)

Strange House - The Horrors

The Horrors are set to release Strange House, their debut album, on the 5th of March.

The record featues production by Nick Zinner of Yeah Yeah Yeahs fame and will include all of the songs of the self-titled US EP except for Crawdaddy Simone. The album will only be released in the UK by Loog Records.

The band will start a tour on the day of the album's release with three Virgin In-Stores in the UK before one concert in New York and then 18 dates back in England.

Tour dates:
03-05 London, England - Virgin Megastore (Oxford Street) (in-store)
03-06 Manchester, England - Virgin Megastore (Arndale Centre) (in-store)
03-07 Glasgow, Scotland - Virgin Megastore (Argyle Street) (in-store)
03-10 New York, NY - The Bowery Ballroom
03-23 Liverpool, England - Academy 2
03-24 Manchester, England - Academy
03-25 Hull, England - Welly
03-26 Leeds, England - Cockpit
03-27 Birmingham, England - Barfly
03-29 Nottingham, England - Rescue Rooms
03-30 Cardiff, Wales - Barfly
04-01 Portsmouth, England - Wedgewood Rooms
04-02 Bristol, England - Thekla
04-03 Norwich, England - Waterfront
04-05 Newcastle, England - Academy 2
04-06 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC 2
04-07 Aberdeen, Scotland - Kef
04-08 Edinburgh, Scotland - Cabaret Voltaire
04-10 Stoke, England - Sugarmill
04-11 Brighton, England - Concorde 2
04-12 Southend, England - Chinnery's
04-13 London, England - Coronet Theatre

Album tracklisting can be seen here.

[MP3]The Horrors - Gloves (XFM Session)
[Video]The Horrors - Sheena Is A Parasite
[Video]The Horrors - Gloves

Listen To Neon Bible

As I said earlier in this post, Arcade Fire's sophomore album Neon Bible will be first heard off NME.com officially.
You can listen to the album by following this link. Enjoy!

Neon Bible will be first released on the 2nd of March in Germany and will be released worldwide by the 6th of March.

Related:
Neon Bible's track listing is announced over a YouTube video on January 6th. Watch it here.
Call (866) NEON-BIBLE with the extension number 7777 to listen to Black Mirror.

Kaiser Cheifs Top UK Singles Chart

The five piece from Leeds have scored their first #1 after Ruby jumped from #2, knocking Mika down the charts. This has come one day before the band release their sophomore album, Yours Truly, Angry Mob.

The top ten were:
1. Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby
2. Mika - Grace Kelly
3. Kelis feat Cee Lo - Lil Star
4. Akon Ft Snoop Dogg - I Wanna Love You
5. Fray - How To Save A Life
6. Just Jack - Starz In Their Eyes
7. Gwen Stefani Ft Akon - The Sweet Escape
8. Sophie Ellis Bextor - Catch You
9. Fall Out Boy - This Ain't A Scene It's An Arms Race
10. Take That - Shine

Sunday Morning - K-OS

Alright, the other day I was watching whatUwant and K-os' video clip for Sunday Morning came on; I was in love!

The chorus is fantastic, "Everyday is Saturday night, but I can't wait for Sunday morning!"
I will definitely have to get his latest album.

To watch the video, go here.

Fantastic Artists #2

ISO50 - Scott Hansen


Kinkyform - ?


Bansky - ?

Andrew Kendall

If you are a fan of British Indie music, you will have more than likely heard of Andrew Kendall. If you haven't, you shall now know him! Andrew meet *insert your name here*, *insert your name here* meet Andrew.

Andrew is a photographer from Northampton shire. He is mainly a music photographer and mainly uses some form of a Canon EOS. His website is stacked with photographs of bands at concerts, at home, out in the town or somewhere else! He has taken photographs for NME, Loud & Quiet, Time, Bizzare & Musikexpress magazines as well as The Daily Telegraph newspaper.

Here are some links to his different websites:
Homepage
Gallery
Live Journal
Last.FM
Myspace

The Magic Position - Patrick Wolf

Patrick Wolf's third album, The Magic Position, is due out for release tomorrow. While I have downloaded the leaked version of the album, I will not being giving a review. This is because I have not paid too much attention to the album so far and plan to listen to it in full tomorrow.

However, if you are itching to hear something by Wolf, go here to Albion Arks' Patrick Wolf page and follow one of the links on the side of the page to go to the audio section. You can then listen to concerts & sessions by Patrick Wolf. Also, a video of Edward Larrikin from Larrikin Love singing with Wolf on stage at Zodiac in Oxford can be seen here.

[MP3]Patrick Wolf - Bluebells

Switchpod

I have just started streaming my MP3's from Switchpod and thought I'd just let you know. My index is here, so if you right click on the files & then go save as, you can put them on your computer! If you are interested in streaming your own files on Switchpod, just go to this link to register.

Thanks, Cody.

.45 - Globe & The Clash Collaboration

The remaining members of The Clash and Globe have collaborated on a new shoe, the .45 Clash.

This is what Globe's site has to say about the shoe:

DESCRIPTION

Taking its inspiration from old school vulcanized shoes of yesteryear, the .45 is a powerful shoe built around a classic silhouette, but don’t’ let the smooth look fool you—This one gets the job done and then some.

UPPER

- High-collar for increased stability and protection
- Double-stitched, double-layered toe
- Box-stitch ollie protection
- Perforated vamp for breathability
- Upper and lower lace protection system with metal eyelets
- Soft tricot linings for extra comfort
- Internal tongue stabilizers

MIDSOLE

- Internal footbed cushioning system

OUTSOLE

- Vulcanized sticky rubber foxing band and abrasion resistant rubber outsole

OPTIONS

Size	5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Colorways	Black

You can watch the commercial for the shoe here or here.

[MP3]The Clash - 1997

Fantastic Artists # 1

james blagden


electric heat - nigel evan dennis


no pattern - chuck anderson

I Heart Cheeky Chops Clearance

I Heart Cheeky Chops are still having their clearance sale on and you better get in before everything is gone! Everything is half price or less and everything is fantastic. The clearance sale is taking place here.

Klaxons To Play Matinée Shows

The Klaxons have planned 11 gigs in May, with all of them being matinée gigs. Doors will open at 3pm and Klaxons will come on stage at 4pm. With a DJ set opening, but no DJ has been confirmed just yet.

[MP3]Klaxons - Atlantis To Interzone (Hadouken Remix)

Acoustic Oasis Show In Russia

Noel Gallagher & Gem Archer have confirmed reports that they will be heading to Moscow in March for a semi-acoustic gig.

Gallagher & Archer, who traveled around the world for a series of acoustic shows in support of Stop The Clocks & Lord, Don't Slow Me Down, will be playing at Club B1 in Moscow on March the 23rd.

Tickets are available here or you can call (T) +7 495 644 22 22.

[MP3]Oasis - Brit Awards 2007 (5 MP3's, .rar)
[MP3]Noel Gallagher - Fade Away (Union Chapel 2006)

Bloc Party

Alright, here are the latest happenings in Bloc Party's world:

Festivals:
Glastonbury
T in the Park
Carling Weekend - Leeds
Carling Weekend - Reading
Live Earth Concert (Most likely Hyde Park venue)

Singles:
The Prayer
Released January 29, 2007
#4 on UK charts
#12 on Australian charts

I Still Remember
To Be Released April 9, 2007

Interviews:
Russel - Peta Interview
Kele - Entertainment Weekly Interview


[MP3] Bloc Party - Rhododendrons

Three New Bravery Tracks

Three new tracks have appeared on The Bravery's website. One of three songs will start streaming when you go to the Bravery's website. The tracks names are Shapes, The Ocean & Every Word Is A Knife In My Ear and are set to appearon the band's sophomore album, The Sun & The Moon, due out in May.

The band's new sound has been described by frontman, Sam Endicott, as "a weird mix of the Rolling Stones & the Ramones".

The band have four gigs planned, including a Californian gig tonight.

Dates are:

Long Beach California Downtown (February 24)
Dubai Desert Rock Festival (March 10)
New York Bowery Ballroom (March 12)
Austin South by Southwest Stubb's Bar-B-Que (March 14)

'We Danced Together' - The Rakes video

The first single from Ten New Messages, The Rakes' second effort, is due out on March the 12th and will be track 3 from the album, We Danced Together.

Ten New Messages has already leaked though, and the video for We Danced Together has appeared on the internet and can be seen here.

The Rakes will embark on their biggest tour yet, a 13 day tour with 11 gigs throughout the UK.

New OCS Album Features Weller

Ocean Colour Scene's new album, On the Leyline, will feature a song written by the band's idol, Paul Weller.

The album will come out on the 30th of April & Weller's track, For The Dancers Only, is the third song on the album.

The tracklisting of 'On the Leyline' is as follows:


01. I Told You So
02. On The Leyline, Waiting
03. For Dancers Only
04. Man In The Middle
05. I Just Got Over You
06. Go To Sea Boys
07. These Days I'm Tired
08. You'll Never
09. Don't Get Me
10. Loneliest Girl In the Whole Wide World
11. Mr Brown
12. Two Lovers
13. Daylight

The band have also announced a UK tour:

St Albans Alban Arena (April 11)
Oxford Brookes University (12)
Gloucester Leisure Centre (14)
Peterborough Cresset (15)
Margate Winter Gardens (16)
Halifax Victoria Hall (18)
Stoke Victoria Hall (19)
Middlesbrough Town Hall (20)
Glenrothes Rothes Hall (22)
Stirling Albert Hall (23)
Aberdeen Music Hall (24)
Blackburn King Georges Hall (26)
Hull City Hall (27)
Lincoln Engine Shed (28)

[MP3] Ocean Colour Scene - The Day We Caught The Train

Summercase Festival's Headliners

[MP3] Kaiser Chiefs - From The Neck Down

Invincible is 4th Single

Invincible, the 6th track on BH&R, will be the 4th track to be released as a single from BH&R. Muse will release the single on April the 9th, 2 months & 7 days before the band will play at the new Wembley Stadium.

[MP3] Muse - Invincible

Neon Bible - Exclusive Preview

Arcade Fire's forthcoming album, Neon Bible, will be on NME.com from 12 am on the 26th of February for you to listen to the album in full. While this may not be big news to us who download leaks, it will be for those who would prefer to just sample the new album.

New Ian Brown Track

Ian Brown has unveiled a new track, titled 'On Track', on his Myspace page. The song was written for the Russian movie Paragraf 78 and will appear on either the soundtrack or the movie, or both. An instrumental version can be heard at Browny's Myspace page which is here or you can listen to the track here, at the movies website.

A small blog on the song appears here.

Monkeys Selling Quickly In Europe

The Arctic Monkeys have sold out their Dublin show at Malahide Castle in under two hours. In other citites, such as Amsterdam, the band have had fans queuing around the corner to get tickets as seen here in a clip from a Danish TV channel.

Reviews of the bands sophomore album, Favourite Worst Nightmare, have already appeared on the internet, with Uncut's review here. The album is due out on the 23rd of April this year in Europe & then the 24th of April for everywhere else.

Liam Gallagher Attacks Photographer

While attacking the paparazzi is a common thing for Liam Gallagher, like drinking booze & eating dinner, this incident was different. Gallagher attacked the photographer in front of his five year old son Gene, and girlfriend Nicole Appleton.

The video of the incident can be seen here.