Jim Morrison, Nine Inch Nails, Oasis, Mick Jones, Zane Lowe, 50 Cent and the Reading/Leeds festivals...
Intro...
Welcome to today’s slice of stuff. Read on to learn about the new album from Nine Inch Nails, the new drummer in Oasis, the best album of the year according to Mick Jones, this weeks kewl list from Zane Lowe, trouble for 50 Cent at a gig and an update on the Reading/Leeds Carling festivals. But first, trouble from Mr Mojo Rising...
Break on through from the other side...
Lead singer with The Doors, Jim Morrison was well known for his trouble causing before his death in 1971. It seems that he is still stirring up shit from beyond the grave.
According to Christian Charlet, the manager of Paris' Pere Lachaise Cemetery, he is sick of the droves of pot-smoking, cigarette discarding mourners treating the grounds like they were a blacklit living room.
The Frenchman is concerned for the remains of Morrison though, all he wants is the best for the legendary singer.
Charlet said: "We'd like to kick him out because we don't want him; he causes too many problems."
You have just got to love the French haven’t you?
Monophonic spree...
After a five year break Trent Reznor is almost ready to unleash the new Nine Inch Nails album upon us. It is reported that the multitalented front man is working on the follow up to ‘The Fragile’ with producer Rick Rubin and has reckons the new album will be a bit different.
Reznor said: "I'm approaching this record from a totally different mindset and strategy than 'The Fragile'. Every record I've done has reflected where I've been at as a person when it was done, for better or worse. What is coming out of my head now seems to (come) from a very different place than the last record.
"One of the rules of this record has been to orchestrate using only monophonic voices. No chords. Anywhere. Most of the synthesis has been done with a rather elaborate and ever-growing modular rig and recorded live…editing and correcting is avoided, if possible (and) whole takes are encouraged as opposed to looping."
Oh right, so it is going to sound a bit shit Trent, is that what you are telling us? The new album should be out later this year so get your pennies ready.
Little Ringo...
It has long been thought that if you strip away the posturing and power chords Oasis are little more than a tribute band to The Beatles. Well the uni-brow brothers have stepped a little bit closer to Beatle-dom by announcing they have brought in Ringo Starr’s son to tour with them this summer.
Zak Starkey will be on the kit when the Brit-Pop veterans take the stage at Glastonbury at the end of June. No doubt the lads will have their autograph books out at the ready for their hero Paul McCartney who is also appearing at the event.
Noel Gallagher confirmed the arrival of Starkey when he said: "Zak's first gig will be to 150,000 people. He's rehearsing all the Oasis songs now."
Thankfully for the Manchester lads Zak doesn’t take after his father in that he can actually play the drums as opposed to simply being able to keep time. This has been demonstrated in recent years, most noticeably when he filled the target t-shirt of Keith Moon for re-formed uber-group The Who.
Once in a lifetime...
What is going to be the best album of this year? If you are listening to former Clash guitarist Mick Jones it is going to be The Libertines next long player. Jones has been working on the new record alongside producer Bill Price and he believes one as good as this comes along only once in a lifetime.
Jones said: “Sensational. I can't believe how good they've got, even since 'Up The Bracket' - and that was a great debut.
"A record as good as this only comes along once in a generation. Yeah, you had it with The Clash. And now it's The Libertines' turn. The lyrics on ‘The Man Who Would Be King’ are as good as any I've heard. Everything that's happened to them in two years is on this record, and a lot has happened to them.”
If you believe everything you read the band have been at each others throat while at their West London studio and have been on the verge of splitting up for the last year. All bollocks apparently.
“[It’s been] Beautiful, and don't let anyone tell you differently. If it was as stupid as people are making out - security guards to stop them fighting and that crap - do you think I'd be mug enough to stick around and put up with it?
"They've grown up. What happened with Pete [Doherty] going to prison was a horrible time, it could have finished any band. They know that, and it's made them realise how much they love each other.”
Awww, bless their scummy little hearts.
This weeks kewl list...
It is Zane Lowe’s play list time again boys and girls (well I fucking like it anyway).
Faithless - 'Mass Destruction (Zinc Mix)'
The Offspring - 'Can't Get My Head Around You'
Morrissey - Irish Blood English Heart'
Poonisher - ' Base 1'
The Beastie Boys - 'Ch-Check It Out'
Franz Ferdinand - 'Jacqueline'
The Streets - 'Dry Your Eyes'
DJ Shadow - 'Midnight In A Perfect World'
The Secret Machines - 'Sad And Lonely'
Reuben - 'Freddy Kreuger'
Roni Size - 'Strictly Social’
The Vines - 'Winning Days'
Kings oF Convenience ' Misread'
Slipknot - 'Duality'
Morillo Feat Audio Bullies - 'Break Down The Doors'
Rancid - 'Red Hot Moon'
Jetplane Landing - 'Brave Gravity'
Concorde Dawn - 'Tonite (Pendulum Mix)'
The Libertines - 'Don't Look Back Into The Sun'
Ryan Adams - 'Wonderwall'
Brand New - 'The Quiet Things That No One Evers Knows'
The Killers - 'Mr Brightside'
The Stone Roses - 'Fools Gold'
Bloc Party – ‘Banquet’
Atlantic Conveyor - 'Nasty Things'
Eagles Of Death Metal - ' I Only Want You'
Mylo - 'Destroy Rock N Roll'
Half a quid, half arsed...
Don’t you just love the posturing and gesturing done by all those well hard American rappers? Do you ever wonder that behind their entourage they are actually a bit, well, soft as shit? Oh, just me then. Anyway it turns out that 50 Cent had to dish out a bit of a bitch slapping to a fan after they had the affront to throw water at him...or did he?
It seems that the highly successful rap star put in a surprise performance at a nightclub in Springfield, Massachusetts, which was holding an event called Spring Jam organised by local radio station WZMX 93.7. The gig was an invite-only affair for winners of an on-air contest who had to adhere to a strict dress code to get in to the club.
So there you have 1,400 suited and booted punters in the crowd, what does ‘Fiddy Cent’ do? Halfway through his first ‘song’ he gets carried away and starts spraying the fans with water and throwing bottles at them which resulted in them pelting him with bottles back!
There must have been a quarterback in the throng as someone managed to hit the big, bad rap star on the head with a well returned Volvic. This got the muscle-bound beefcake well and truly pissed off and he leapt into the crowd to knock fuck out of the perpetrator (after removing all of his jewellery first – tart).
Well that is one version.
Another, coming from one of those shadowy sources claim that the rapper was just really getting into the show and jumped into the crowd because he was ‘down with the kids’ or some such shit.
Club co-owner Michael J. Barrasso said: "Police were there, my security were there, it was contained within 30 seconds, then everyone was pushed back onstage. [50 Cent] finished the song he was singing, then exited off the side of the stage with his whole entourage."
In an unrelated incident the Springfield Police Department are apparently looking into a shooting that happened nearby shortly after Fiddy left the venue.
Reading/Leeds line up...
Updated details for the Reading/Leeds festivals taking place on Friday June 27th until Sunday 29th have been announced today. The line up now looks something like this:
Friday, August 27 Reading / Saturday August 28 Leeds
Main Stage:
The Darkness (headline), The Offspring, Ash, The Hives, Special Guests (TBA), Jurassic 5, Hundred Reasons, Reel Big Fish, Taking Back Sunday, Goldie Lookin Chain
Radio One Stage:
Graham Coxon, Super Furry Animals, Peaches, The Donnas, Razorlight, The Wildhearts
Saturday August 28 Reading / Sunday, August 29 Leeds
Main Stage:
The White Stripes (headline), Morrissey, The Libertines, Franz Ferdinand, The Vines, The Roots, My Morning Jacket (Leeds only), Special Guests, Thursday, Young Heart Attack
Radio One Stage:
Funeral For A Friend, Dizzee Rascal, MC5, Special Guests, 80's Matchbox B-Line Disaster, The Ordinary Boys, Har Mar Superstar, The Icarus Line, The Bronx, Bloc Party
Sunday, August 29 Reading / Friday, August 27 Reading
Main Stage:
Green Day (headline), 50 Cent, Placebo, Lostprophets, The Streets, Special Guests, Dropkick Murphy’s, The Rasmus, New Found Glory, Thrice, Yellowcard
Radio One Stage:
Supergrass, Von Bondies, Auf Der Maur, British Sea Power, Deus, 22-20s, The Stills, Dogs Die In Hot Cars,
So, are you interested? Well there are a few other bands that are rumoured to be added to the list including: Muse, The Beastie Boys, Scissor Sisters, Courtney Love, AC/DC, Blink 182, Idlewild, The Distillers, The Thrills.
Tickets for the Reading Weekend tickets are now sold-out, Leeds weekend tickets are still available priced £105 including parking and camping, while one day tickets are still available for both sites and priced £45.
They are also available from the Mean Fiddler website , Ticketmaster or on the national credit card hotline 08701-500-044.
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