The Black Keys tour Aus again

Regulars to these shores, the blues brothers, The Black Keys are gracing us with their presence again this June.

The tour is to promote new album Attack & Release, which, unsurprisingly, has been greeted with effusive reviews. The Black Keys recorded with producer-du jour Danger Mouse in CLeveland, marking the duo’s first departure from their studio in Akron. As a result, Attack & Release is a rollicking, unvarnished ride through bluesy rock and soul. The pay-off is much the same at a Black Keys live show: only two guys, but a whole lot of grunt.

Don’t miss The Black Keys on their Attack & Release tour of Australia.

Tuesday 17 June – The Tivoli, Brisbane
Thursday 19 June – The Palace Theatre, Melbourne
Saturday 21 June – Manning Bar, Sydney Uni – Early show 3.30PM DOORS
Saturday 21 June – Manning Bar, Sydney Uni – Late show 9PM DOORS
Sunday 22 June – Metropolis Fremantle, Fremantle

www.theblackkeys.com

We Love Sounds Festival 2008

The line-up for the We Love Sounds music festival in Sydney has been announced with more than 2 dozen international acts and a similar number of Aussie acts making up the bill.

Heading the line-up, The Bravery from New York, Mix Master Mike from Beastie Boys, Utah Saints and Cassius.

We Love Sounds will be held on Sunday June 8 at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney.

The complete line-up is:

INTERNATIONALS GUESTS

DUBFIRE (Deep Dish)
CASSIUS - dj / live (FRA)
MIX MASTER MIKE (Beastie Boys)
!!! (CHK CHK CHK) live (USA)
THE BRAVERY live (NY)
BONDE DO ROLE (4 Piece live, Brazil)
MR OIZO (Ed Banger, France)
STEVE LAWLER
DERRICK CARTER
STEPHAN BODZIN live
UTAH SAINTS
SCRIBE (NZ)
MODESELEKTOR live
BLACKGRASS - dj / live
GRAND NATIONAL live (UK)
THE WHIP live (UK)
ELLEN ALLIEN (B Pitch, GMNY)
HANS PETER LINDSTROM live (Norway)
EDU K live (Brazil)
M_NUS EXPERIENCE feat MARC HOULE live & GAISER live
DAVID SQUILLACE (Italy, Ovum Rec)
DUKE DUMONT
FUTURECOP (UK)
KLEIN & DABRUCK (GMNY)
STEREOHEROES (FRA)

LOCAL FEATURE ARTISTS

VAN SHE live
GRAFTON PRIMARY live
THEATRE OF DISCO live
GAMEBOY GAMEGIRL live
AJAX
BANG GANG DJS
KID KENOBI & MC SHURESHOCK
THE POTBELLEEZ
MIAMI HORROR
TRASHBAGS POSSE DJS - AFTERS & CHEAPFRILLZ
REDIAL
ROBBIE LOWE
MINIMAL FUSS DJS
HOOPS
KATO
ROSHAMBO
FIZZ
BEN MORRIS
GOODWILL
THE ASTON SHUFFLE
MATTT & TOMAAS
ALEX TAYLOR & JULES BEAUMONT (HOME TERRACE RE-UNION)
BAG RAIDERS
THE OUTLAWS

www.sounds.net.au

The Living End to record new album in US

One of Music Universe's favourite local bands, The Living End, are about to head into a New Jersey studio to record their new album with John Agnello (SOnic Youth, Dinosaur Jr. and The Hold Steady).

After trialling some new songs on their 'Longnecks' tour, they are itching to record them. Frontman Chris Cheney says he is excited by the new depth and heaviness to their songs.

Agnello agrees by saying that "from the moment I heard demos of the new songs, I knew this would be a speical record. Chris' vocals really blew me away and the lyrics are great". He added that songs like 'Kid' and 'Waiting for the Silence' were already his stand-outs.

The album will be mixed by producer Brendan O'Brien, who will work on it in between his commitments recording new AC/DC and Pearl Jam albums.

www.thelivingend.com

Reading/Leeds Festival 2008 first announcement

The Reading and Leeds double-header returns in August, with both festivals sharing the same acts over one mammoth weekend. The banner names are suitably colossal: among them Rage Against The Machine, The Killers, Metallica, Bloc Party and Queens Of The Stone Age.

Filling out the middle-tier are hipster-approved names ( The Enemy, Vampire Weekend, Foals, The Wombats ), hard rocking dependables ( Serj Tankian, Slipknot, Feeder ) and even a bit of laughter from Tenacious D.

There’s plenty more to come, but the line-up as it stands is:

Reading: Friday August 22, Leeds: Saturday August 23

Main Stage

Rage Against The Machine

Queens Of The Stone Age

The Fratellis

The Enemy

Biffy Clyro

Serj Tankian

Dizzee Rascal

Taking Back Sunday

Get Cape. Wear Cape.

Fly

Anti-Flag

NME/Radio 1 Stage

Babyshambles

The Wombats

Vampire Weekend

MGMT

Reading: Saturday August 23, Leeds: Sunday August 24

Main Stage

The Killers

Bloc Party

The Raconteurs

Editors

We Are Scientists

Dirty Pretty Things

The Subways

NME/Radio 1 Stage

Manic Street Preachers

Bullet For My Valentine

Justice

Foals

Reading: Sunday August 24, Leeds: Friday August 23

Main Stage

Metallica

Tenacious D

Slipknot

Feeder

Avenged Sevenfold

Dropkick Murphys

NME/Radio 1 Stage

The Cribs

Conor Oberst

Pendulum

Phew..................

Jase Knows Music went to this festival and cant truthfully say that of all the festivals he has been to in his time, this has got to be one of the greatest rock shows he's ever seen. Maybe a return in 2008 might be on the cards.