BLACK KEYS EXHAUSTED, CANCEL TOUR DATES
The Black Keys are one of the hottest acts going, but the issue is getting the better of the band. The group has called off its upcoming tour of Australia and New zealand as well as a number of shows in Europe while dealing with exhaustion. The duo apologized for the canceled dates and added that the band needed the time off.
They also thanked the fans for their appreciation of the "Brothers" album.
SetUS ON THE Target FOR COLDPLAY
Coldplay will have two producers for their next disc. Brian Eno is a holdover from the "Viva La Vida" album, but Markus Dravs was called in to get his critical ear to what the set is doing in the studio as well. Singer Chris Martin told Music-News.com, quote, "We'd just met with Brian Eno, and he said, 'We too need another person, because I want to do the frame of sowing the seeds, the more abstract stuff, but we too have a woodchopper guy who's gonna organize everything."
Coldplay invited Dravs to take break after receiving a tribute from Arcade Fire's Win Butler. The vocalist recalls, quote, "Win said, 'You should try this guy Markus. He's wonderful and he's extremely talented, but he's brutal. 'This is amazing' or 'this is great.' He's extreme." Martin says Dravs addition will keep the band from being too complacent with their music, adding, quote, "One of the dangers of getting a bit successful is that no one pushes you quite so hard. But we don't get that problem at the moment."
BEASTIES SEEING DOUBLE
The Beastie Boys are a larger than life outfit, which may explain why it's taking multiple actors to give them in the upcoming short film, "Fight For Your Right Revisited." IMDB.com now has a serious shape for the film, which is debuting this week at the Sundance Film Festival. And, as it turns out, two actors will see each of the three Beastie Boys. Elijah Wood and Will Ferrell will play Ad-Rock, Danny McBride and John C. Reilly have been cast as MCA, and Seth Rogen and Jack Black do their best Mike D. The film, which will also double as a fancy for the Beastie Boys' new album track "Make Some Noise," also features appearances by Susan Sarandon and Stanley Tucci as the parents from the "Struggle For Your Right" video. All 3 of the original Beastie Boys also appear as cops.
Other celebrity cameos include Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, David Cross, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, Jason Schwartzman, Adam Scott, Rainn Wilson, Steve Buscemi, Chloe Sevigny, Alicia Silverstone, Martin Starr, Ted Danson, Rashida Jones, and R.E.M.'s Mike Mills. All that is known of the plot is that it follows a story of what happens following the society from the "Fight For Your Right" video.
BLUR'S UP TO "SOMETHING"
Blur will be back this year, but it remains to be seen how much and when and where. Drummer Dave Rowntree told "Gigwise.com" that the group have been discussing ideas a lot over the last few weeks and they will definitely do something together this year. As for that "something," Rowntree says, quote, "Who knows what it's going to end up like. What I do know is that we don't want to devote ourselves to anything vast at the moment. We're dipping our toes in the water." Back in December, singer Damon Albarn revealed that plans were in rank to enter the studio this month.
SMITHS GUITARIST Johnny MARR WANTS TO RELEASE MEMOIRS
Johnny Marr may eventually share his story with the world. The Smiths guitarist, who has spent time in recent years performing with The Cribs and Modest Mouse, revealed in a Twitter posting that he's been made a safe pass to write his memoirs. He adds, quote, "I'd get into it and that would mean less time on songs. It will happen though. It will be an autobiography of course, that or about my collection of fascinating public bus tickets from the '80s. That would be cool." During a recent break from his band obligations, Marr assisted composer Hans zimmer in creating the account for the Leonardo DiCaprio film, "Inception."
GET UP KIDS GET UP TO THE CHALLENGE
The Get Up Kids are back, but their reunion is not backed by some major conglomerate. The reunited rockers decided that with relaunching the band, they wanted to do things their way and that included starting their own label. Singer Matt Pryor tells Billboard.com, quote, "The Vagrant we signed to in 1999 is a totally different order than it is now. There were five people working there when we signed and it's a bigger company now. When the band got back together, we felt like it was a proverbial rebirth for us, so we said, 'Let's get it back to the real beginning - back to the first thing we ever did,' which was put the record out ourselves." The group formed Quality Hill records and their label will issue "There Are Rules" on January 25th.
HAVING Confidence IN YOUR WHITE LIES
White Lies are taking the next step in their development and bassist Charles Cave tells BBC's "6Music" that it comes across in their music. He says he found it odd when people labeled the music from their first album as dark and depressing. Cave explains, quote, "I think musically.[there] is a lot of doubt and piles of worry, but this one, the lyrical theme has touched on quite a bit. Just the overall effect is a lot more convinced I think."
The bassist says their "Ritual" album was something that just came flowing out and they avoided the pitfalls that run to do with recording a second album. He adds, quote, "For us it was a thousand times easier than the showtime one. We could get easily said, 'Okay, we're going to create a family to get an album,' because we can, and what I think is difficult is having the discipline to say, 'No, we're not. We're going to do this as ready and as well as we can.'" "Ritual" is in stores now.
QUICKIES
The South By Southwest music conference is getting bigger by the week. The latest group of acts for the Marching music week include: The Kills, Surfer Blood, Chromeo, Owen Pallett, Flogging Molly, Gayngs, Low, The Antlers, Josh Ritter, The Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group, The Dodos, Sage Francis, A-Trak, Portugal. The Man, Dum Dum Girls, and more. The festival runs March 16th-20th at venues throughout the Austin, Texas area.
Funeral For A Friend is putting the final touches on its latest album. The record is titled "Welcome Home Armageddon" and is expected in mid-March. Songs of the album include: "This Side Of Brightness," "Old Hymns," "Front Row Seats To The End Of The World," "Sixteen," "Aftertaste," "Spinning Over The Land," "Man Alive," "Owls (Are Watching)," "Damned If You Do, Dead If You Don't," "Medicated," "Broken Foundation," and the title track.
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