There have been three times I have seriously hurt my eardrums, two of them being after Chemical Brothers shows. The DJ duo will release their first "best of," Brotherhood, on September 2nd. Not that it's long over due or anything (13 years and 9 million record sold). The double-disc includes 13 classic Chem Bro tunes, plus the new digital singles "Midnight Madness" and "Keep My Composure" with...
Imagine going to a festival and seeing a sign like this hanging up next to the stage: "While we are not at this stage linking the death to the misuse of drugs, intelligence sources, police and security operators have identified and arrested a number of drug dealers within the event."That's what happened at the DJ and electronica heavy Gatecrasher festival over the past weekend. Held in Northham...
I literally just started jumping up and down for joy in my living room. What makes any festival worth it in my book? A set from the Chemical Brothers who've just been added to this year's Coachella line-up. Tickets are still far from being sold-out, as a commercial for the fest mentioned last night while I watching Kimmel. In addition to the Chemical Brothers, who do not have any other shows sc...
A few Chemical Brothers announcements to keep you up to date:1. The Chemical Brothers have just been added to the Electric Picnic Lineup2. Due to a delay with album artwork, the release of their upcoming album, We Are The Night, has been postponed until July 2nd. not too bad, and definitely worth it, check out the resulting cover art:The Chemical Brothers' We Are The Night:3. You can listen ...
The Chemical Brothers have pushed back the release date of their new album, We Are The Night, citing artwork production problems. The duo's sixth LP and follow-up to 2005's Push The Button was originally scheduled to hit store shelves on June 19th, but now has been puched back to July 3rd.http://www.thechemicalbrothers.com/images/watn-cover.jpgThe first single "Do It Again," featuring vocals fr...
The Chemical Brothers have announced the first three dates of their US tour this autumn. The duo from London are touring in support of their latest, ??We Are The Night?? (Virgin).??We Are The Night?? is the follow-up to 2005's ??Push The Button??. Th new release features collaborations from Klaxons, Midlake and Willy Mason.??We Are The Night?? was released July 2.On Tour:New York, NY Hammerste...
In my double-life as a jet-setting music enthusiast, I would definitely be in London (again, London... sigh.) 6 and 7 and 9 September to enjoy two different audio-visual sensory-immersive events at the ICA. On Thursday the 6th, Matthew Herbert will provide the audio for Joji Koyama's video, Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip) will be paired with Brian Degraw (Gang Gang Dance), and Max Hattler will show h...
The Chemical Brothers have added more stops to their US tour this September. It will be the electronica duo's first US tour in more than 5 years. The Chemical Brothers will be supporting their new album We Are The Night, released earlier this summer. Chemical Brothers tour dates:September 21: New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom September 22: Brooklyn, NY McCarren Pool September 24: Chicago, IL Ri...
Ed Simons, presumably well over his break up with Lily Allen by now, will play a rare reggae set in London this month. He's the "very special secret guest" that's been hyped for the Lake of the Stars Launch Party. Lake of the Stars is an annual music festival in Malawi and there will be a launch party in London to kick it off. The London party takes place at Unit 7 on Saturday May 24th and p...
Yet another big music festival lineup is announced for the UK massive. This time it's the Gatecrasher festival in Northamptonshire May 24-25th. Just look at this all-star lineup:JusticeDigitalismPaul OakenfoldThe ProdigyThe Chemical BrothersCSSDizzee RascalSimian Mobile DiscoArmand Van HeldenAnnie Mac (host of her own show on BBC Radio 1) with more names to come!SourceJustice vs. Simian:The C...
British electronic duo the Chemical Brothers will have their sixth album, We Are The Night, released in June. The new album follows 2005's Push The Button. No additional information about the album has been made available yet. The group will play one show at the Roundhouse in London on May 31. Tickets will be available from this website beginning March 22:http://www.seetickets.com/gat/event.asp...
We previously hipped you to the fact that the Chemical Brothers' new album We Are The Night will be released on June 19th. Now we provide the song titles.Song Titles:1. "No Path To Follow"2. "We Are The Night"3. "All Rights Reversed" (Featuring The Klaxons)4. "Saturate"5. "Do It Again" (Featuring Ali Love)6. "Das Spiegel"7. "The Salmon Dance" (Featuring Fatlip)8. "Burst Generator"9. "A Modern M...
Bestival in the UK has announced the headliner for all three nights of the festival. taking place 7-9 September 2007, The Chemical Brothers, Beastie Boys, and Primal Scream will each headline one night on the main stage. apparently, Primal Scream were recently named "Godlike Genius" with an NME Award this year.Boy those Beasties sure are getting around this year! they used to have a powerful...
Promoters GoldenVoice launched an online magazine called Coachella Digital Monday, which includes festival previews and artist interviews. In this inaugural issue, it was confirmed that five new acts have been added to the lineup of the festival, which takes place April 17-19 at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, Calif. Devendra Banhard, Etienne de Crécy, [...]