Hot Chip cover New Order in LA
Hot Chip previewed new material and covered New Order during their sold-out show at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles last night (June 13).
Standing behind four keyboards arranged in a semicircle, the London quintet previewed several new tracks from an album they said would come out next year, including 'Shake A Fist', 'One Pure Thought' and 'Bendable Poseable'.
"Thanks for sitting through the new ones...we like the feedback," said guitarist/keyboardist Owen Clarke.
The band looked like five normal guys swigging Jagermeister and beer throughout the night.
Despite their subdued stage presence and minimal audience interaction, they got a strong reaction from the crowd, which included cast members from American television programmes 'Lost' and 'That '70s Show'.
Toward the end of their 80-minute set, the band launched into the classic New Order track, 'Temptation', from 1987's 'Substance', eliciting cheers from the crowd.
A few audience members attempted to crowd surf but didn't get very far, while others blew bubbles, jumped up and down and waved their fists in the air.
'The Warning' garnered a massive sing-along, while 'Over And Over' got the biggest audience response.
Hot Chip played:
'Out At The Pictures'
'Shake A Fist'
'Boy From School'
'Hold On'
'Just Like We Breakdown'
'One Pure Thought'
'Bendable Poseable'
'No Fit State'
'The Warning'
'Temptation'
'Over And Over'
'Crap Kraft Dinner'
'Ready For the Floor/Privacy' |
Rage Against The Machine confirm early reunion
Rage Against The Machine members Tom Morello and Zack de la Rocha are set to play together before their high-profile festival reunion.
As previously reported the reunited band are set to play together for the first time since 2000 at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which will take place over the weekend of April 27-29.
However, Morello and de la Rocha are set to play for free at the 2007 Coalition of Immokalee Workers Truth Tour in Chicago on April 14.
The rally comes after the announcement that McDonalds will meet the demands of the CIW, an organisation whose members are largely immigrant working in low-wage jobs.
The duo will be part of a parade and carnival that make its way through downtown Chicago and return to Federal Plaza for a celebration featuring CIW members, reports Punk News. |
Led Zeppelin set to reform
Led Zeppelin look set to reform for a gig at London's O2 Arena this autumn.
Although there has been no official announcement that the legendary rockers will perform again 27 years after they disbanded, advertisements appeared in the national press today (September 1) with top-price ticket and hotel packages on offer for ?369.
A cheaper package from the Premier Entertainments company, including a night in a four-star hotel, is available for ?269, reports This Is London.
Callers today were told: "It's just about to be officially announced."
Promoters subsequently told BBC 6 Music not to book tickets "just yet", but did not deny the story.
A statement issued later by the promoter Harvey Goldsmith regarding the packages again warned fans not to buy from touts and claimed "there are NO packages or tickets for some the events advertised at all, nor do some of the events even exist", but again it stopped short of a full denial regarding the reformation.
It read in full:
"There have been at least four events advertised which I suspect either don't exist or where no tickets are on sale or indeed dates finalized. These are the very people whom our industry has spent over a year trying to convince the DCMS to instigate outlawing.
"The media should consider the consequences of giving credibility to those who rip the public off.
"There are NO packages or tickets for some the events advertised at all, nor do some of the events even exist. We are concerned that the public will be fleeced. The bottom line is that unless official adverts have appeared for concerts, tickets are not on sale. Do not buy from unauthorised sources."
The reunion has been rumoured all year, and suspicions were further aroused when it was revealed the band would release a 2-CD 'Best Of' compilation called 'Mothership' on November 11.
It's thought that original drummer John Bonham's son Jason would replace him on drums. The band originally split following John's death aged 32 in 1980 after choking on his own vomit following an alcohol binge.
The three surviving members - John Paul Jones, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page - briefly reunited at the Live Aid concert in Philadelphia in 1985 and at Atlantic Records' 40th birthday celebrations in 1988. |