Kings of Leon hit the road with BRMC
Kings of Leon have announced that they will be joined by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club on the second leg of their US tour.
They'll kick things off in Minneapolis later this summer, and are set to play dates at Los Angeles' Greek Theatre on September 7 at New York's Radio City Music Hall on September 19, before wrapping things up in New Orleans this autumn.
The Followill boys will also make summer festival appearances at Chicago's Lollapalooza on August 5 and Seattle's Bumbershoot on September 2. |
Nightmare Of You, Homeless?
After spending the last few months perfecting tunes for their sophomore record, Nightmare Of You declared their free-agency yesterday, announcing that they have parted ways with label EastWest. Confirming the split via their official MySpace page, NOY wrote, "As of today, April 17, 2007, Nightmare Of You and our respective Bevonshire Label have left our old home at EastWest and are free to explore the best options for the future of the band. Our forthcoming album will NOT be affiliated with Sire Records nor will it suffer from the poor distribution our debut endured."
The Long Island band, which features emo veterans Brandon Reilly (the Movielife) and Samuel Siegler (Rival Schools, GlassJaw) remained optimistic about their recording future, going on to write "We are very lucky for this freedom to explore the 'right' options for us since most contractually obligated bands can end up crippled by a lack of both passion and resources."
Nightmare Of You will continue to play the remainder of their confirmed dates including a Long Island homecoming gig May 26 with I Am The Avalanche.
Tour Dates For Nightmare Of You:
04/20 - Oxford, OH - Miami University Shriver Center
04/21 - Buffalo, NY - Club Infinity
04/22 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
04/24 - Pittsburgh, PA - Point Park University
05/26 - Long Island, NY - Temple Beth AM |
McCartney Says New CD Is Retrospective
Paul McCartney says his upcoming album, "Memory Almost Full," looks back to the past. "In places it's a very personal record and a lot of it is retrospective, drawing from memory, like memories from being a kid, from Liverpool and from summers gone," the 64-year-old ex-Beatle said Monday in a statement.
"The album is evocative, emotional, rocking, but I can't really sum it up in one sentence," he said.
"Memory Almost Full," McCartney's 21st solo album, will be released June 5 in the United States. It is his first for Hear Music, Starbucks' new music label.
A medley of five songs on the 13-track disc is "purposely retrospective," said the legendary singer-songwriter. "I thought this might be because I'm at this point in my life, but then I think about the times I was writing with John (Lennon) and a lot of that was also looking back."
Film director Michel Gondry has directed a music video ? starring Natalie Portman ? for the opening track "Dance Tonight," but McCartney said he's "not going to give the plot away."
McCartney last released the acclaimed "Chaos And Creation In the Backyard," in 2005. |