With ‘Content’ it feels like Gang Of Four are missing a couple of cylinders. Not wanting for effort but cagey and sapped of some vitality where they should be setting down a full throttle marker for those that followed in their footsteps.

Gang of Four get Content
Gang of Four are readying a new album called Content, with exclusive Pledge prizes…

Gang of Four – The Macbeth, London 24/08/09 [Photos]
At a low key, “secret” gig back in August, Valerio Berdini caught the legendary Gang Of Four as they embark on a tour of the UK, promoting new material recording since their re-formation.
ATP curated by The Breeders – Minehead, 15th-17th May 2009
“If you had to be spit-roasted by Steve and Todd, who’d you have at which end and why?” Yup it’s ATP round 2. And it just wouldn’t be an ATP without Shellac, would it?

The Great Escape Festival – 14-16 May, Brighton
Collapsing keyboards, hilarious publicity blunders, rain, haircuts, cues….oh and some excellent live music. Caution….this review contains the phrase “it is about as inappropriate in this setting as Slayer opening for Cliff Richard”.
The Jesus Lizard reform for ATP vs The Fans!
The orginal lineup of David Yow, Duane Denison, David Wm. Sims and Mac McNeilly will be playing a series of shows throughout 2009, but the ATP hosted event will be the first live appearence from the Lizard since they disbanded in 1999.
HEADLINES
- Best Coast announce UK headline tour, new album due in Spring
- Timber Timbre announced as support for Laura Marling tour
- Clarence Clemons’ nephew Jake Clemons joins the E Street Band
- Barack Obama drops campaign mixtape
- Cate Le Bon announces UK tour
- Kanye West and Jay-Z rumoured to be appearing in Shoreditch today
- The Flaming Lips, Friends and Tom Vek amongst those confirmed for The Parklife Weekender 2012
- Hot Chip, Mount Kimbie, Metronomy and more to play Sónar 2012
- Josh T. Pearson, Beth Jeans Houghton and Gilles Peterson added to The Apple Cart line-up
- Sigur Rós, The xx, The Horrors and more added to Bestival line-up
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