Author Archive for Hannah Jenkins

Watch Franz Ferdinand In The Studio

While we wait with baited breath for the release of Tonight: Franz Ferdinand what will keep us busy for the next month?
Instead of sitting on your sweaty hands for 28 days, why not occupy your mind for just over three minutes by watching them jam in the studio for latest single Ulysses.
Yes, frontman Alex Kapranos [...]

AC/DC Memoirs and Parliamentary Seal Of Approval

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson has signed a deal with Penguin Books to write his memoirs, thoughts and anecdotes that have been gathering dust in that big old head of his over the years.
Ready for a trainwreck of sex, drugs and mass amounts of rock akin to The Dirt? Well you may be waiting for an [...]

Rolling Stone Top 100 Albums Of 2008

Jay Reatard Competition

So, a while ago I was updating week by week the pre-order dates for the collection of Jay Reatard 7″s. I honestly expect only the diehard fans to have successfully assembled the whole collection.
Well, now is your chance to get them all at once. Shipped conveniently to your doorstep alongside a signed copy of the [...]

Damon Albarn’s Opera Gets Remixed

Aside from his old band reuniting, my teen sweetheart Damon Albarn has been keeping himself busy by re-interpreting the Mandarin opera Monkey: Journey To The West with his fellow Gorilla(z), Jamie Hewlett. The opera premiered in the US earlier this year at the Spoleto Festival and has received wide acclaim.
Now we have more musical magic [...]

Morrissey Finds A Home

No, not like that. The years haven’t been that unkind to Morrissey (even though he may force you to think so with his incessant moaning brilliance). What I actually mean in the above title is that Morrissey has finally found a label to release his new album Years Of Refusal.
After splitting with his new management [...]

Ra Ra Riot Announce North American Tour – What A (ummm) Riot?

In continuing support of their debut album The Rhumb Line, Syracuse co-ed Indie outfit Ra Ra Riot have announced a North American Tour.
Their shows begin a month earlier, however, playing a handful of shows in their home state of New York, the first being the Planned Parenthood Benefit at the Bowery Ballroom, where they will [...]

Mark Ronson Names His 99 Favorite Acts Of All Time

As we are on quite the top list kick here at F10 (naturally) and in homage to all of the end of year lists being produced at the moment, I thought I would add another long list of bands to our delightful blog for Friday.
Super producer, Mark Ronson has produced his 99 all time favorite [...]

Mystery Jets Announce Two US Shows

English boys the Mystery Jets have announced two show on either coast of the USA this February.
The massive-haired Eel Pie Islanders (yes really, it’s a place located in Twickenham, London) are set to fly out to LA to play the Club NME at Spaceland and will then head down to Mexico and Guadalajara for a [...]

‘Notorious’ Tracklisting Announced

I’m looking forward to seeing so many movies in 2009. One of which is Notorious, the biopic of the late Notorious BIG which is due for release January 16.
Jamal Woodward stars as the doomed rapper and Derek Luke as Sean Combs. It also features actors playing roles of many other stars who spun round the axis [...]