Kate Nash Live Update

Gearing up for the major European music festivals this summer, that sweet little Brit Kate Nash took the west coast by storm the past few weeks. We just can't get enough of her, so here's a little update on what she has been up to if you missed anything....

Last Night, Miss Nash closed the NME Awards USA Tour in LA at the Henry Fonda Theatre. She has been playing with The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players and last night invited

 14-year-old Rachel Trachtenburg on stage to drum with the band. Later in the evening, bouncers tried to remove Miss Trachtenburg from the side of the stage at which point Miss Nash stopped in the middle of her hit song, Foundations, and said, "I know it's not professional, but she's in the band, she's not leaving." You go girl!  See it below (Foundations at Henry Fonda Theatre)!

Kate played before a rowdy Friday night crowd at Seattle's historic Showbox Theatre (Market, 5/9/08). The crowd was so excited to have Miss Nash in town that they had to be routinely shushed. She was in great spirits and played two encores!  Read what the Seattle PI said about the show.

The Kate Nash Coachella set was fiery to say the least. Our sources tell us she had a big blowout with her boyfriend backstage after the show, which could have explained her intense stage demeanor. Regardless, the temperature was hot both figuratively and literally, and this was one show not to miss. One of the things we love most about Kate's performance is the heavy inclusion of percussion. At times, all the members of her band will be banging on something. And the beat runs deeper than just the drums, as Miss Nash uses her piano to pound her soul into each piano tune. We are huge fans of former Maccabees drummer Elliot Andrews. That guy can really pound! He adds a strong backbone to the music and instantly gives Miss Nash credibility in the world of rock. This does not imply she needs the credibility, but should be noted when your friends compare your love for Kate to just another chick-pop crush.

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno invited Kate to perform on Wednesday.  Thank you NBC!  You can watch the show HERE!

Visit Kate's Website today for a Free Download of a remix of her most-unique, B-side hit, Caroline's A Victim. This is a remix of our favorite Kate Nash song (Purple Rain excluded).  The website is still a work in progress...Can't wait to see what's been taking so long!

Gander On!

New Radiohead Album Close To Completion

Courtesy of NME

Radiohead have broken their silence today (June 13) in a internet posting to say their next album is nearly finished.

The band have been working on the follow-up to 2003's 'Hail To The Thief' for over a year, and while they had been keeping a studio diary on their Dead Air Space site, things had gone quiet until recently.

However in today's post guitarist Ed O'Brien has announced that the record is nearly ready.

"A word from the studio," he wrote. "Yes I know its been a while ..... but we've been working on this album for a while ...... BUT WE ARE NEARLY THERE ....."

No more details were forthcoming, though it has been rumoured the album could be released this autumn. Gander On!

Keith Richards will never drop it like it's hot

Courtesy of NME

The Rolling Stones' Keith Richard has declared he hates hip hop.

The guitarist explained his disliked the genre for its vocal delivery and computer aided beats.

"Hip-hop leaves me cold. But there are some people out there who think it's the meaning of life," he told Rolling Stone magazine. "I don't wanna be yelled at, I wanna be sung to."

"I never really understood why someone would want to have some gangster from L.A. poking his fingers in your face," he added. "As I say, it don't grab me. I mean the rhythms are boring - they're all done on computers."

I guess this means I'll never get to hear the Jumpin Jack Flash remix feat. Fat Joe I always dreamed of. Gander On!

Jack White Goes 7" Crazy

The two coolest kids on the planet (not named Goose or MJ) are about to release their sixth album, 'Icky Thump.' While we love the Raconteurs, we were happy to read NME's report that this WILL NOT be the final album by the duo from Detroit. That would be a very bad thing.

The White Stripes will be including a 7" vinyl in the June 6th issue of NME. The giveaway single features 'Rag and Bone,' which will appear on Icky Thump. Should you decide to pre-order Icky Thump from insound, they will throw in a 7" containing 2 versions of the song 'Icky Thump.' NME can be found at Barnes & Noble. Run, don't walk...

Any free White Stripes material is cause for commotion, and the excitement doesn't stop there...If it is more Jack White you crave, my friend over at Jasper dot Web Vomit has a story for you. Note: Jasper is not a very credible source, but what do I know?

He reports that the Hentchmen (Italy Records), will soon be re-releasing their album Hentch-Forth.Five sometime soon. This is the album with Jack White BEFORE he pressed anything with Meg. Allegedly, the re-release will also include the two 7" EPs Jack recorded with the band (Some Other Guy 7" and Ham And Oil 7").

Jasper writes, "The “Some Other Guy” cover always cracks me up, because The Hentchmen added that “Featuring Jack White” as sort of a joke. The name meant mostly nothing at that time, and it was just a “let’s put your name on the cover like it’s some sort of bonus” type thing. And yes, that’s Jack on the back of the sleeve. With blond hair."

If this Hentchmen album materializes, we predict big profits for a little-known Detroit band. Early postings around the White Stripes rumor mill have many wondering if a new, rare, re-leased Jack White album is too good to be true. Gander On!