Bloc Party revealed details about 'Intimacy' during their first ever web chat this morning. The album was produced by Paul Epworth and Jacknife Lee, and was primarily recorded in London, England. They described the album as a mix of "wildly experimental" and "classic Bloc Party", so it looks like everyone will be a happy camper here.Intimacy will be available August 21st in digital form, and O...
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You'd think if you put Bloc Party, Foals, Kaiser Chiefs, Neon Neon, Har Mar Superstar and Mystery Jets in a room with the Sex Pistols you'd have a great party, right? Well, members of each band were kickin' it together backstage at Summercase festival in Spain over the weekend. But the fun was interrupted when all watched a bizarre skirmish between Sex Pistol singer John Lydon and Bloc Party ...
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Kele Okereke, frontman and lead vocalist for indie-rock-turned-indie-dance English collective Bloc Party may well be recording his very own solo album according to an interview on Sunday night with music-producer Hudson Mohawk. Mohawk, real name Ross Birchard, sat down with BBC 1Xtra and had a few things to say about his upcoming projects.
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MTV News in the UK caught up with Gruff Rhys (Neon Neon and Super Furry Animals) at the Mercury Prize Nominations Announcement ceremony and asked him about the incident between John Lydon and Kele Okereke. Rhys was present when the Sex Pistols frontman allegedly attacked the Bloc Party frontman. (Previously reported on MOG here.) Rhys told MTV: "It was horrific. Kele is a very brave man and ...
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Last week people were pissed after following a ticking countdown on the Bloc Party Web site, with only to reveal a new single being played on Zane Lowe's BBC One Radio show. Perhaps they were expecting a free show or an autographed Kele guitar? Whatever expections weren't met, probably still aren't but Bloc Party went ahead and released an official video, directed by Ace Norton, for the track,...
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The video for the new single 'Talons' from the band's new album 'Intimacy'. The single will be on the CD release in October. ..ONE OF MY TRUSTED MMN BLOGS CAME UP WITH THIS FIRST;http://mog.com/blog_post/content/207THEY ARE FINDING THE NEW STUFF FAST, BUT IT'S NOT THE SAME LEAVING A COMMENT ON A BLOG AS IT IS WITH SOMEONE'S MOG...
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BLOC PARTY + DOES IT OFFEND YOU YEAH? Do Webster HallAug 6th, Webster Hall, NYCLast week, I sprinted to Webster Hall in order to see (and shoot) Does It Offend You, Yeah?, the NME-loved, ra-ra band from Reading and fellow bold Brits Bloc Party. It was a hot night; a packed house; a little bit of tension in the air. I didn't know if the two would mix sweetly or combust.Lucky be a rock band, thei...
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Bloc Party have announced the release of a brand new single. "One More Chance" will be released on August 10th in the UK.The single will premier on June 18th on Zane Lowe's show on BBC Radio One. For us in North America you can listen to Zane Lowe online here.Bloc Party'w website
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Bloc Party didn't exactly "Wow!":http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog/171926 with the release of their first single off Intimacy, the band's follow-up to 2007's A Weekend In The City, "due later this week.":http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog/182345 Do they do a better job with the second single, "Trojan Horse" off Intimacy? You tell me. "Trojan Horse""Mercury"
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Riding on the tails of Rawks post on finally getting someone into mog. I fortunatly did not have to wait almost one year to get someone into the fold. Meet http://mog.com/JeffHot he has been lurking for a couple weeks now. Please welcome him!I am posting this song in his honor.Here are some ticket stubs of some shows we enjoyed back in the early 90's when we were going to Art School together in...
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Bloc Party drummer Matt Tong pretty much called it earlier this summer when he said that the band members “definitely need to have a break and gain a bit of perspective on life outside of the band.” Not only that, but Tong seemed to have a hunch...
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Gordon Moakes bassist of the English group, Bloc Party announced he's quit his band, but just for a bit. Moakes explains he has to take time off to help rear the awaited youngin'."Unfortunately I'm not going to be able to join the boys during the next month or so of touring," he explained. "The reason for this is that my wife is expecting our first baby in a few weeks and after some long hard t...
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Bloc Party is heading out on their ninth American tour. The circuit, following a summer’s worth of worldwide festival stops, kicks off September 7th in Chicago. Deerhoof and Smoosh will open up differnt legs of the tour, which includes a stop at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. The band is also asking fans to make a new video for their track "The Prayer," which will go on to be featured on.
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In the vein of "Dear Abby" columns or "Loveline" or even the new MTV series "Man Wife", Bloc Party's Kele Okereke will be spending next week as a bonafide advice columnist for the UK's The Guardian.Next week, he's going to be...
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Acclaimed electronic producer Hudson Mohawke has revealed he has been working on Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke’s debut solo album.Speaking to BBC Radio 1Xtra, Hudson confirmed rumours that Okereke was set to record a solo album after appearing to put his band on the back burner after they recently completed their long ‘Bloctober’ tour last [...]
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