Athlete reveal new album details
Athlete have revealed the details of their forthcoming album.
The follow-up to 2005's UK chart-topping 'Tourist' is titled 'Beyond The Neighbourhood' and is due to be released on September 25 in the US.
'Beyond The Neighbourhood' features 11 tracks and is filled with guitar-pop hooks, complex arrangements and lush orchestration, according to a band spokesperson.
The quartet self-produced the album for the first time in their south London studio. |
Yayo rejects jail offer
Rapper Tony Yayo has rejected the offer of spending nine months in jail in exchange for pleading guilty to assaulting a 14-year-old boy.
Yayo, who founded hip-hop group G-Unit along with rapper 50 Cent, has pleaded not guilty to the charges, which include assault, harassment and endangering the welfare of a child for allegedly hitting the boy.
"The prosecution's nine-month offer is one Tony vehemently rejected," said Yayo's lawyer, Scott Leemon. "It's not even a good offer for a guilty person, and Tony denies the allegations absolutely."
The alleged victim is James Rosemond, the teenage son of recording executive Jimmy 'Henchman Rosemound.
The case has been adjourned until September 6, reports the Associated Press. Yayo is currently free on $5,000 bail. |
Carl Barat overcomes illness to play Isle Of Skye
Carl Barat overcame illness to play with his band Dirty Pretty Things at The Isle Of Skye Festival last night (May 26).
Suffering from a heavy cold and throat problems, Barat was attended at his hotel by the festival's medical team, as the stops were pulled out to get him back on form.
The band were already without guitarist Anthony Rossamondo, who is presently in New York on personal business. He was replaced by The Paddingtons' Josh Hubbard, a long-time ally of both Barat and his former Libertines bandmate Pete Doherty.
"We weren't sure we were going to make it," guitarist Didz Hammond explained from the stage, "Carl woke up today and he couldn't speak."
DPT introduced a new song - provisionally titled 'Best Face' at the bash, with the majority of the set coming from their 2006 debut album 'Waterloo To Anywhere'.
Check out our Isle Of Skye blog here now.
Keep coming back to NME.COM all weekend for more on the Isle Of Skye bash, headlined by Kasabian and Primal Scream, as well as reports from other festivals taking place this weekend, including Dot To Dot, The Full Ponty and Evolution. |