Everybody’s favourite noisemakers (the) Melvins will release a new album in April 2013.
Released via Mike Patton’s Ipecac label, the thirteen track effort finds Buzz ‘King Buzzo’ Osborne and co putting their stamp on works originally by David Bowie, The Jam, Roxy Music, Queen and The Kinks. Each cover is a collaboration with a guest artist and those roped in to help include Mudhoney’s Mark Arm, Jello Biafra and cult film maker John Waters.
It has been reported that OFF!’s upcoming tour dates have all been cancelled.
Lead vocalist Keith Morris recently slipped into a diabetic coma and is taking time out to recover. In addition to being OFF!’s frontman, Morris is also involved with Flag, a band including other former Black Flag members. Flag have been booked to appear at the Punk Rock Bowling Festival in Las Vegas in May. So far, this – and Flag’s other prior shows – remain unaffected.
Formed in 1988, The Breeders biggest break came with their second album, 1993’s ‘Last Splash’. Featuring their best known track ‘Cannonball’, the album became a cornerstone of many alternative record collections in the 1990s.
To celebrate that album’s twentieth anniversary, Kim Deal and her merry band are taking to the road again, for a medium sized tour throughout May and June, ending with three UK dates.
With vocalist Jim Lindberg back on board, Pennywise are set to play a handful of dates in Australia along with the recently reformed Face To Face. The Menzingers are to provide support at all shows.
Their follow up to 1990’s seminal ‘Loveless’ may have been a long time coming (approximately twenty three years, in fact), but not only do My Bloody Valentine’s fans have a new album to enjoy, there’s also an opportunity to catch Kevin Shields and co live.