Radiohead Reportedly Film New Music Video

Radiohead have reportedly filmed a new music video in Los Angeles with There Will Be Blood director Paul Thomas Anderson.

The band are expected to release their ninth studio album shortly, having recently announced a UK tour along with a series of summer festival dates. The upcoming album follows 2011's The King Of Limbs. 

Fact reports - in a new episode of podcast For Crying Out Loud - that author Stefanie Wilder-Taylor has revealed that Anderson filmed part of the alleged new Radiohead clip in her house.

She explains: "Oh, this happened, I forgot to tell you! So, I’m at home and there’s a knock at the door… there’s a guy with a clipboard. I come to the door with a scowl on my face and the guy says, ‘Hey, we’re in the neighbourhood, we’re going to be shooting a music video.’ So now, I’m thinking you’re basically telling me – what happens a lot in my neighbourhood, because it’s a very typical suburban looking neighbourhood – I’m gonna be inconvenienced."

A press representative for Radiohead have offered no comments. 

Kendrick Lamar Inducts N.W.A Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

Last night, Kendrick Lamar inducted N.W.A into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

They join Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Run-DMC, The Beastie Boys and Public Enemy as the only rap acts to have been inducted. Kendrick - who cites the group as a big influence on him - talked at length about the groups larger influence on the Los Angeles community.

"These are the records that put Los Angeles on the map" he said. He went on to say "Being gangsta is being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Read the full transcript HERE. Watch his speech and N.W.A's acceptance speeches below.

N.W.A didn't perform at the ceremony. Ice Cube ( talking to the New York Times) said "Nah, we're not performing. I guess we didn't really feel like we were supported enough to do the best show we could put on." During his speech Dr Dre said it was only a matter of time before Kendrick himself was inducted into the Hall.

Watch Kendrick induct N.W.A HERE
Watch N.W.A's acceptance speech HERE

FYF Festival Announces Headline Acts

Kendrick Lamar, LCD Soundystem, and Tame Impala will Headline FYF Fest 2016

FYF Festival organisers Goldenvoice have unveiled the Los Angeles based festival's 2016 line-up announcing vast range of acts with Kendrick Lamar, LCD Soundystem, Grace Jones and Tame Impala at the top of the bill.

Other acts include French duo Air who are playing their first U.S. date in five years and Saves The Day will be playing an exclusive set comprising of their 2001 album Stay Where You Are. The two join the likes of Ty Segall, Jagwar Ma - who have been on tour with Tame Impala - The Black Lips, Peter Bjorn and John, Diiv and Hot Chip.

Prices for the entire weekend are $199.
For more details please visit www.fyfest.com

Review: Bleached - Welcome The Worms

In recent times, a cluster of bands have sprouted up from the sun-drenched Los Angeles ground and began defining the sound of the city. Green shoots full of life are definitely growing from Bleached. Whose second full length album Welcome the Worms is full of life and vigour.

If there was an album that sounded like the embodiment of a city, then this would be it. ‘Welcome the Worms’ explores the depths of punk-pop and embraces the whole stoner-rock vibe. And it does all this whilst sounding like a sunny day on the west coast of America. Heavily influenced by bands like Nirvana and Hole, Bleached have a knack of putting together heavy, swashbuckling songs that feel like a cruise along an LA highway.

Sisters Jennifer and Jessica Clavin are the real driving force behind these songs and this album. Jennifer’s lyrics are – at times – very personal here, which is refreshing as their previous album ‘Ride Your Heart’ felt a bit like it was drenched in cliché’s. ‘Trying to Lose Myself Again’ details previous experiences about nights spent in LA “fooling around” and on ‘Wasted on You’ she calls out somebody who she believes treats her badly “Take some friends just to go to your show, and watch you sing about another girl” but, the vocal delivery clears up what she thinks of the matter. She just doesn't care. Her vocals are full of attitude throughout the album but on the particular track she’s basically saying “fuck off”.

The first half of the album see’s the band at their strongest. ‘Wednesday Night Melody’ is without doubt the stand-out track with its booming intro and vocal hook. The song is centred around a bone shaking drum beat, enough to wake the stoner rockers from their naps. However, as the midway point passes, Welcome the Worms becomes a tad predictable. There is no change on the journey the band are taking us, apart from a slight left turn provided by the heavily Nirvana-inspired ‘Desolate Town’  (even the name sounds like the place where Kurt Cobain grew up) but from then on it fizzles out.

Without doubt there are clear signs of progression which is evident in the sense there are some real hits in the making on this album. But, it couldn't quite be sustained long enough over the 34 minutes. Bleached have the songs, the look and the sound (which is now really polished and tight) and they definitely aren't pulling over just yet. 

7/10