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M umford and Sons (above) have confirmed
they will release a new album entitled
Wilder Mind on May 1. ‘Yim Yames’ and
his southern rockers My Morning Jacket return
with The Waterfall in May. Roisin Murphy’s first
new album in eight years, Hairless Toys, will be a
tribute to the darker side of ‘70s disco culture. After
dropping a new track online, Tame Impala appear
to have a new album in the works for release later
this year. Florence and the Machine are back
after an extended break and will release the
intriguingly titled How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
on May 29. Of Monsters and Men will release
their long-awaited second album in June, called
Beneath the Skin. British pomp-rockers Muse have
announced a June release for their seventh studio
LP Drones. They’ve spent the past year working on
the new record with Rich Costey (Muse, Death Cab
for Cutie, Foster the People, Interpol) in studios in
Los Angeles and Iceland. After making a big purple
splash with their Australian appearances and last
album in 2013, Scottish trio Chvrches return with a
new album later in the year. Electronic overlords The
Chemical Brothers are also hard at work on a new
album, with neither title nor release date finalised.
The Darkness return with a new album in June.
After hugely acclaimed Australian appearances in
recent years (and his Daft Punk smash), funk maestro
and super producer Nile Rodgers will release a
Chic album this year. Although they’re still trading
barbs with original bassist Peter Hook, New Order
(who first broke up in 2007) are at work on a new
album. UK rockers The Vaccines will release a new
album this year.
Music history
April 1, 1984
Years before anyone had heard of Pharrell
Williams or a song called Blurred Lines,
soul superstar Marvin Gaye is shot and
killed intervening in an argument between
his parents, one day short of his 45th
birthday.
“There’s some work
to be done in #Vanuatu,
@NataliaKills and @willymoon,
if you’ve got a spare minute.”
World Vision NZ lend Joe Irvine/The X
Factor judges’ controversy some perspective.
“As a token of respect and gratitude I have not brought
any washing home and will leave a clean plate at tea.”
Drenge’s mum must be happy to have her boys
home from tour.
“Didn’t we say LOVE yourself? They don’t LOVE u.
The world don’t LOVE u. Worldly things don’t
LOVE u. The master will serve justice.”
OK, Kendrick Lamar.
Director Peter Weir’s
moving account of young
men in the crucible of the
WWI battle will be available
at last on Blu-ray this month.
The release of Gallipoli
remastered for Blu-ray and
DVD will also mark the 100
year anniversary of the Allied
campaign on the shores of
Turkey, and will boast a Limited
Collector’s Edition especially
for the occasion. This
wonderfully packaged
3-disc set contains the
remastered film as well
as extensive featurettes
and interactive features.
There will also be a
Gallipoli journal and two-up
set including a wooden kip
and two coins. An interesting
perspective will be provided through
the letters of Keith Murdoch, who was
an Australian journalist during WWI. It’s
an experience that has resonated within
his family, with Keith’s son and media
mogul Rupert Murdoch becoming one of
the producers for this classic
Australian film. First released
in 1981, Gallipoli stars Mark
Lee and Mel Gibson as mates
whose experiences in the
trenches of WWI have come
to symbolise the character and
sacrifices of Australians in this most
turbulent and tragic conflict. Selected
cinemas will also be screening this
remastered version of Gallipoli nationwide,
from April 25. The Limited Collector’s
Edition on Blu-ray and DVD will be available
in JB Hi-Fi stores from April 15.
“Make sure you’re getting enough iodine! Don’t forget the brain is a fatty organ!”
Father John Misty dispenses health advice.
Gallipoli Blu-ray debut
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