Rap music outlawed in Iran
Not to be outdone by Brighton who yesterday outlawed any music preaching a message of HATE, Iran has banned the entire genre of rap.»
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Fucked Up: LCD, Black Lips, Horrors, Nelly Furtado, Chromeo and more for Christmas single
Fucked Up have roped in many many members of their extended family to celebrate the holiday period with a Christmas single.»
New DeVotchKa full-length in spring
DeVotchKa will return with their first album since 2004 next spring.»
Stephen Malkmus readies new album with the Jicks
I’m told that I’m supposed to cover Pavement? Can I get away with not covering Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks? No? Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks will release a new album in March.»
Rolling Stone gathers some hoss: Wood wants Band of Horses link-up, fanboys Beirut
Ronnie Wood, perhaps the most punchable of all the Rolling Stones, has revealed his admiration for both Beirut and Band of Horses - apparently planning to collaborate with the latter.»
House of Brothers: debut EP, live dates
House of Brothers release a debut EP on Monday. It’s called Deadman which I think is a slightly odd name. Out through Big Scary Monsters Records, it’s five tracks long.»
Pink Mountaintops, Amy Millan, Malajube, Destroyer give live to new comp
Canada, Canada, Canada all we hear is Canada. I hate Canada. Do I?»
RIP: Bauhaus, again
Prime gothists Bauhaus will retire – for good this time, apparently – after the release of their new album.»
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Why? New record, enit
Sam Duckworth will release his second album as Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly next spring.»
Mardi Bum: Arctic Monkeys sell special Big Issue at shows
Music + charity = not patronising, hackneyed and totally ineffectual? Arctic Monkeys have cracked something, working with the Big Issue to produce a special ‘collectors’ magazine for their forthcoming UK arena shows.»
UPDATED: Late of the Pier tour in February
Late of the Pier will headline their own UK tour next year.»
Fabric 38: M.A.N.D.Y. put latest comp together
Fabric has extended its range of own mixes to 38, as the hedon-house of some renown recruits German duo M.A.N.D.Y. for the latest instalment in the series.»
MGMT play UK in spring
Brooklyn’s MGMT will once again experience the taste of a proper cup of tea as they return to the UK in early spring.»
UK! Yeasayer begin to fill 2008 calendar
Yeasayer will return to the UK for shows next year.»
Earth return with new, absurdly-titled album
Earth will stop droning on their new record, details of which were released today.»
Gravity’s Rainbowie: Klaxons enlist Visconti for new record
Interesting sound abound… Klaxons are to work with the inimitable Tony Visconti on the follow-up to Myths of the Near Future.»
The new Peñate: ‘I don’t wanna bore people’
Happy Londoner Jack Peñate will head back into the studio in January to begin work on his second album.»
Glum n’ base: Grooverider facing four years in prison over porn and weed
Radio 1 DJ Grooverider has been arrested in Dubai after being caught in possession of cannabis and pornography.»
Radiohead to close gates on free In Rainbows download
Riding roughshod over our news pages for the third time today, Radiohead have drawn a line under one digital pursuit, announcing that In Rainbows’ online gallivant will end on the 10th of December.»
Angry: new Destroyer record in March
Renowned solo artist Dan Bejar will be assuming his Destroyer mantle again in a few months, as he returns with a new album.»
Uber-tour: Art Brut plot world domination
Eddie Argos will head out on a triumphant lap of honour round the UK and Ireland in January after steamrollering his way to Christmas number one with Black Arts.»
John Maus - Love Is Real
Pushing on – or retreating away? – into the nothingness that surrounds it, John Maus’s universe is one that can mean all things to all who, however fleetingly, inhabit it. God? Is that you? Nar son, it’s just Ian Curtis. He's taking his smile back»
Murder music: Brighton set to ban songs of hate
Brighton is set to become the first city to introduce a ban on ‘anti-gay’ lyrics next week, reports the BBC.»
Ticket resales: Radiohead among artists pressing for slice of eBay pie
Not content with charging £42.50 for tickets to next summer’s UK tour, representatives of Radiohead have formed an alliance with those from more than 400 other artists aiming to grab back money from second-hand ticket sales.»
UK Radiohead tickets on sale now
Radiohead tickets are on sale days ahead of schedule from the band’s official online store.»
Adam Green to return with new record in March
Former Moldy Peach, now returned-to-earth decomposee Adam Green will release a new album in March.»
Dead Meadow ready album five
Dead Meadow have announced the release of their fifth studio album.»
Five-months pregnant Breeders name new baby
More news on the new Breeders album – following reports yesterday on the early details of the new record, label 4AD have expanded; naming album, tracks, release date.»
RIP: Underground Kingz' Pimp C
Pimp C, one half of Houston’s rap act Underground Kingz, was found dead in a Hollywood hotel room yesterday morning. He was 33.»
A week in Drownload: SMD, Holy Fuck, Celebration
You may have noticed already, but DiS got its own mp3 ‘blog last week. You’ve probably scanned it once or twice after clicking through the ‘Drownloads’ link at the top of the page and found a green but growing archive of hot sound. Wossat? You ain't?»