Sunday, September 19, 2010

Quick News


The Drums have revealed via their website, thedrums.com that guitarist Adam Kessler has left the band. The Drums say "There have been some questions as to recent events and we are sorry to say that Adam has left The Drums, "Jonny, Jacob and Connor are devastated and are keeping to themselves and with friends at this time. The band are currently on the road in America. Thank you for all of the support, it means a lot." There has been no explanation for Adam's departure.

Trent Reznor is giving away a 5 song sampler to his score for the upcoming David Fincher film, The Social Network. The film is based on the creators of Facebook and stars Jessie Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake. Get the sampler HERE. Social Network arrives Oct 1.

After years of speculation, BBC news is reporting that Sacha Baron Cohen is set to play legendary Queen front man Freddie Mercury in an untitled bio-pic directed by Peter Morgan (The Queen, Last King of Scotland).

Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry has released the cover to his long awaited forthcoming record, Olympia. Take a look at the cover below, and notice the famous rock vixen on the cover....its model Kate Moss. The record will be out next month and features collaborations from Radiohead's Johnny Greenwood, Mani of Primal Scream, Flea and David Gilmore. However, what has everyone buzzing is the impromptu Roxy Music reunion, featuring Brian Eno, Adam Mackay and Phil Manzanera.