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Albert Hammond Jr. Announces Second LP

 Tonight on MySpace, in commemoration of the end of his nine-month tour in support of the excellent Yours To Keep, Albert Hammond, Jr. wrote a blog announcing something that will both either excite and/or enrage Strokes fans — the recording of a second Albert record! In October, Hammond will take to Electric Lady Studios “for [...]

29 Aug 2007 | More
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Art Brut to bar hop with The Hold Steady This Fall

 Talking singer Eddie Argos and his very able band have already taken the next leap with their harder rocker It’s A Little Bit Complicated. Now they’re going to shake up things even more (across America) by taking on the night with The Hold Steady from October 21 until November 21. This one’s officially deemed NME’s [...]

29 Aug 2007 | More
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Mother and the Addicts Release ‘Science Fiction’ in the States in September

We find them more at the Fall side of Britrock, with their irreverent dabbling in everything from rockabilly to disco, but perhaps it’s Mother and the Addicts’ Glasgow home base and clever sly wit… you can’t help but bring up the names Franz Ferdinand or Jarvis Cocker when referencing these boys. Their second record, [...]

29 Aug 2007 | More
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Black Diamond Heavies Announce UK tour dates

 Nashville-based blues-rock duo — but self-proclaimed “vagrants/citizens of the world” — Black Diamond Heavies (aka John Wesley Myers and Van Campbell) has just announced a UK stint starting October 10 in Aberdeen at the Lemon Tree and wrapping October 20 at London’s Roadhouse in support of its latest release, Every Damn Time. However, if you [...]

29 Aug 2007 | More