[News] Beacons Festival Adds More Bands to Line-Up

After the initial line-up annoucnement for Beacons Festival which takes place on the 16th-18th of August in Skipton, North Yorkshire we were pretty excited to make the trip over to the hills for the event. Already announced acts included Django Django, Theo Parrish , Eats Everything, Jaws and Wolf Alice. Today they've announced some more bands making it all the more sweeter; LA's finest Local Natives will be gracing the stage along with Savages, Solange, Fucked Up, John Talabot, Lunar C, Paradise, East India Youth and Gabriel Bruce. 

To grab yourself some tickets for the event simply jump over to the official website. If you grab them at the early bird rate you'll save enough money to grab your friends a few rounds at the event too, you can't say fairer than that.

[News] Metallica Announces Orion Music Festival On June 23-24 In Atlantic City

Earlier today Metallica announced that they are launching a two-day festival in Atlantic City,NJ called Orion Music Festival. The festival will take place on June 23 - 24 2012 with the band headlining both nights of the event. The band also revealed that they will perform The Black Album in its entirety during one of the two nights. Tickets for fan club members go on sale tomorrow (2/8) at 10am ET and tickets for the general public go on sale on Saturday (2/11) at 11am ET.

Other artists included in the lineup for the two-day event include: Arctic Monkeys, Avenged Sevenfold, Modest Mouse, The Gaslight Anthem, Cage The Elephant, Fucked Up, Best Coast, Hot Snakes, Titus Andronicus, Gary Clark Jr., Lucero, Roky Erickson, The Black Angels, The Sword, A Place to Bury Strangers, and Liturgy. There will also be a lifestyle element included in the festival that will showcase each member of Metallica's interests - allowing fan to interact directly with each of the band members.

More details about the event are expected to unfold in the coming months. For more information head over to http://orionmusicandmore.com.

[Listen] Fucked Up - "Year Of The Tiger" Plus Other Chinese Zodiac Singles

Today Fucked Up release their "Year Of The Tiger" 12" to round out their Year Of The Series and below you can stream all of them through the magical widget. Ain't the internet grand? Give the new one a spin followed by the others and let us know what you think. Thanks Matodor for the musical goodness on this glorious Tuesday afternoon.

[Watch] Fucked Up - "Jingle Bells" Live on No Reservations

Following up the photo-shoot filled video for "Turn The Season" that we got earlier in the week, Fucked Up were featured on "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations" holiday special. MTV Hive points us in the direction of them doing a very enjoyable version of "Jingle Bells" during the show. So sit back, put your feet up and get in the festive spirit. Or alternatively smash some stuff up. Whichever takes your fancy once you've given the track a listen. (Via P4K)

[Watch] Fucked Up - "Turn the Season" (Official Video)

Fucked Up just don't want to take a break and sit down do they?! We're not complaining and after releasing two LP's in 2011, who knows what 2012 my hold for them? Well, we do actually, and it's at least one release titled "Year of the Tiger". It'll be released as a 12" and features Jim Jarmusch, Austra, and Annie-Claude Deschênes. You can expect to see it in stores onFebruary 21st via Matador (pushed back from the original date of Feb. 7th.)

 It's part of their ongoing Chinese Zodiac singles series and is self described by the band as "one of the best things we’ve ever done". Who are we to question a band and their own confidence, especially when it's Fucked Up.  As well as this release the band have just upped a new visual for their David Comes to Life track, "Turn The Season". According to Matablog, it was recorded during a photoshoot for the David Comes to Life album art. See what you make of the pose filled vid at the top via Spin.

[Listen] Fucked Up - "I Hate Summer"

Check out some new material from Fucked Up titled "I Hate Summer". Good time to release it huh? With it being winter and all. The track is being released to celebrate Fucked Up headlining the punk fest, Bruise Cruise, next February and if you want more info jump over here to watch a funny little promo vid. It's a two minute thrash from one of the most exciting live bands around at the moment. (via Stereogum)

[Watch] Animal Man (Fucked Up) - "Do You Feed"

Here comes some visuals from Fucked Up's fictional band Animal Man. Animal Man were one of many fictional bands that put out tracks on F'd Up's  companion disc for the last LP, David Comes to Life, David's Town. The video is an entertaining watch and sees guitarist Ben Cook giving the British accent a try whilst also having a nice looking date with the bands bass player Sandy Miranda. Oawww.

From experience, not many people can pull of a convincing UK accent. See what you make of Ben's in the video at the top. 

[Listen] Wavves - "Destroy" Feat. Fucked Up

Another cut from Wavves' upcoming EP Life Sux which is set to drop in a weeks time on September the 20th. We've already had a preview of two other tracks from the EP in the form of "I Wanna Meet Dave Grohl" and the Best Coast featuring "Nodding Off", and today comes "Destroy". Our buddies over at One Thirty BPM have pointed us into the direction of this track which features punk rocking Toronto band, Fucked Up. Check it out below and look out for the EP when it drops next week via Nathan Williams'  very own label, Ghost Ramp .