July 14th, 2010

Fresh from completing the tribute to the Buzzocks JD Set on Channel 4 together with Tim Burgess, The Answering Machine are off to the mixing studio next week to start mixing their second album.

The album, recorded in Manchester by the band themselves and produced by vocalist Martin Colclough, suggests a mature progression from their first album.

The following are Martin’s thoughts on what the band were trying to achieve with their sophomore album:

Our latest Soundbites has the latest updates from R.E.M’s new album, a dispute involving a track worked on by the late, great Jimi Hendrix, details of an unexpected Pink Floyd reunion, while Muse ponder selling their soul to Twilight, while Arcade Fire get extremely charitable…sort of.

Damon Albarn’s Gorillaz project has included many famous faces over the past decade, but one man not interested in being involved is former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon.

U2 have announced the new dates for their postponed world tour following the injury to frontman Bono.

Bono’s back inury in June forced the cancellation of a series of dates, most notably the Glastonbury festival, and they will now visit Europe from the start of next month, but will not be back in North America until May 2011.