Despite some pitfalls, "like bassist Mickey Quinn breaking his back,":http://mog.com/Sturgell/blog_post/108841 brit-pop act Supergrass have finished recording their sixth studio album. For Diamond Hoo Ha, the band went to Berlin and worked with producer Nick Launay (Gang of Four, PiL). The album will be released via Astralwerks on April 15th.A video for the album's first and sorta title-track...
British rock band Supergrass has canceled a homecoming gig in Oxford, England, after its bass player Mick Quinn broke his back while sleepwalking, reports "Yahoo News":YA.Quinn fell from a first floor window at a villa in the south of France, a representative for the band said Friday. Surgeons at a specialist spinal unit in Toulouse have repaired two broken vertebrae, and are caring for Quinn's...
Brit-pop act Supergrass has premiered another music video for the second single off their sixth album Diamond Hoo Ha. The follow-up to 2005's Road to Rouen hits shelves on April 15th via Astrelworks. Here's the video for "Bad Blood":
Two members of 90s Britpop heroes Supergrass have completed work on a new covers album, under the name The Hot Rats. Singer Gaz Coombes, along with drummer Danny Goffey recorded the album with with Radiohead cohort Nigel Godrich.Speaking about the album to BBC 6 Music, which will feature songs from artists such as The Kinks [...]
The Hot Rats, the new covers band formed by Supergrass duo Gaz Coombes and Danny Goffey, have announced details of a UK Tour.Dates:King Tuts, Glasgow - October 11thLeeds Cockpit - 12thManchester Roadhouse - 13thHoxton Bar, London - 15thOxford Academy - 16thBristols Thekla - 17thNottingham Rescue Rooms - 18thBrighton Coalition - 24th
The Hot Rats, AKA Gaz Coombes and Danny Goffey, have announced a UK tour in October to coincide with their debut single release, double a-side Damaged Goods/Fight For Your Right, on Oct 12th (independent release).
Supergrass is just the latest act leaving EMI, others include Radiohead Rolling Stones, and Paul McCartney. The band's bassist who is also the managing director of the new label they have started called Supergrass Records, Micky Quinn told BBC 6Music: "We had a pretty good run with Parlophone when we were signed to them, but it's more a case that Parlophone has changed so much over the past y...