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British Accents Newsletter: Kasabian, Razorlight + more
by Staff
| 08.17.2006
*KASABIAN will return to the US in September for a handful of shows, including September 17 at the Paradise, and September 20 at Webster Hall.
*DAMON ALBARN has a new project called "The Good, The Bad, and the Queen", featuring SIMON TONG (formerly of the VERVE, one-time BLUR fill-in), the production prowess of DANGER MOUSE, and more. Albarn was quoted as saying it's a very English record, maybe the most Anglo work he's done since 1994's "Parklife". Expect a single as early as October and an album in early 2007. Not sure what this does to the timeline for new Blur material.
*The first round of bands playing CMJ have been announced, and they include THE FUTUREHEADS, THE KOOKS, THE KNIFE, SILVERSUN PICKUPS, BOY LEAST LIKELY TO, BEN LEE, BLONDE REDHEAD, HOT CHIP, DEERHOOF, BLACK KEYS, WHITE WHALE, THUNDERBIRDS ARE NOW! and many more tba.
*THE KOOKS have announced a handful of US dates - 2 in LA, September 26 at popscene in SF, and September 28 at Northsix in Brooklyn. It's believed the band will return a month later to play CMJ and a few more US dates.
*THE FUTUREHEADS will play the Paradise in Boston on October 28, with tickets onsale soon.
*Catch RAZORLIGHT in a one-off NYC show at Bowery on September 11, during an off-night from their KEANE support duties.
*PLACEBO will reportedly join SHE WANTS REVENGE for a tour that stops at Boston's Roxy on November 8, Nokia Theatre in NY on November 7, and October 24 at the Warfield in SF.
*While the smoke is still clearing from the fallout of TEST ICICLES, the band's former singer DEVONTE HYNES has emerged with a new band called LIGHTSPEED HEAT, featuring some of the members of WHIRLWIND HEAT.
*In NYC tonight - "All England Club" returns, calling on Anglophiles to don their tennis whites and head down to Lolita Bar from 9-2, with free Bass ale from 10-11. MTV2's "Subterranean" will be there too.
*The underwear of indie-raunch extrordinaire PEACHES has been withdrawn from eBay, with the site saying that the item, which was donated to raise money for charity, was unsuitable for sale. Perhaps it's a biohazard risk.
*GOMEZ will release a "best of" CD called "5 Men in a Hut" on September 25 in the UK.
*In other best of news, OASIS' "Stop the Clocks" album will see a US release on November 21, a day after the UK edition hits import bins.
*BETH ORTON recently canceled her UK tour, but she has a good excuse this time - she's pregnant. No word on when the little Orton is due.
*Hey New York - there's a band playing Pianos on August 22 called DE NOVO DAHL. If you're into ARCADE FIRE you should dig this band. They're playing with HOPEWELL and a few others. Go see.
*Check out the playlist from last week's 3-hour British Accents show here
*You can download the entire show on your iPod or iTunes (ala a podcast) by going to www.wmfo.org and clicking on British Accents "last show" on the schedule page.
NEW & UPCOMING ALBUM RELEASE DATES (subject to change)
Aug 7 - HEFNER/Catfight (unreleased tracks) UK
Aug 7 - OOBERMAN/Carried Away UK
Aug 7 - ALFA 9/Then We Begin UK
Aug 8 - DIRTY PRETTY THINGS/Waterloo to Anywhere USA
Aug 8 - LA ROCCA/The Truth USA
Aug 8 - DELGADOS/Peel Sessions USA
Aug 8 - SIGUR ROS/Saeglopur USA
Aug 14 - SPEARMINT/Paris in a Bottle UK
Aug 14 - CAPTAIN/This is Hazelville UK
Aug 14 - PETER BJORK & JOHN/Writer's Block UK
Aug 15 - RAZORLIGHT/Razorlight USA
Aug 21 - PULP/reissues UK
Aug 21 - CERYS MATTHEWS/Never Said Goodbye UK
Aug 21 - DARLING BUDS/Pop Said (reissue) UK
Aug 22 - PRIMAL SCREAM/Riot City Blues USA
Aug 22 - BROADCAST/Future Crayon USA
Aug 22 - THE ZUTONS/Tired of Hanging Around USA
Aug 22 - STARSAILOR/On the Outside USA
Aug 29 - THE DEARS/Gang of Losers USA
Sep 4 - KASABIAN/Empire UK
Sep 4 - THE RAPTURE/Pieces of the People We Love UK
Sep 11 - various/Belle & Sebastian Save The Children comp UK
Sep 11 - THE VEILS/Nux Vomica UK
Sep 12 - BASEMENT JAXX/Crazy Itch Radio USA
Sep 18 - ELECTRONIC/Get The Message - best of UK
Sep 25 - LARRIKIN LOVE/The Freedom Spark UK
Sep 25 - GOMEZ/5 Men in a Hut (best of) UK
Sep 26 - EMILY HAINES/KNies DOn't Have Your Back (METRIC) USA
Sept - THE STERNS/Sinners Stick Together USA
Sept - MANSUN/Legacy - best of UK
Oct 3 - THE KOOKS/Inside In/Inside Out USA
Oct 3 - DECEMBERISTS/The Crane Wife USA
Oct 3 - KILLERS/Samstown USA
Oct 3 - THE DEARS/Gang of Losers USA
Oct 9 - ALBERT HAMMOND/Yours To Keep UK
Oct 23 - BADLY DRAWN BOY/Born in the UK UK
Nov 21 - OASIS/Stop The Clocks USA
Jan 22 - FIELD MUSIC/Tones of Town UK
UPCOMING SINGLES (all UK unless noted)
Aug 7 - PRIMAL SCREAM/Dolls
Aug 7 - MCALMONT & BUTLER/Speed 7" only
Aug 7 - CERYS MATTHEWS/Open Roads
Aug 7 - METRIC/Monster Hospital
Aug 7 - THE VIEW/Wasted Little DJs
Aug 14 - ARCTIC MONKEYS/Leave Before The Lights Come On
Aug 14 - SPINTO BAND/Oh Mandy
Aug 14 - SUNSHINE UNDERGROUND/Put You In Your Place
Aug 14 - THE DIVINE COMEDY/To Die a Virgin
Aug 14 - THE DEARS/Ticket to Immortality
Aug 14 - NEEDLES/Summer Girls
Aug 21 - MORRISSEY/In The Future When All's Well
Sep 4 - MUSE/Starlight
Sep 11 - LARRIKIN LOVE/Happy as Annie
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