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Wolfmother announces dates with the Killers

Posted: 22 Jul 2009 11:51 AM PDT

On Monday, Wolfmother announced that it has scheduled six shows in support of the Killers’ upcoming North American tour. Click here for a complete list of the dates. The announcement of these dates comes as Wolfmother has finished work on its long awaited follow-up to its Grammy Award winning self-titled debut.

The four-piece recently dropped the teaser track “Back Round” on iTunes and their Myspace page. Judging by the half-minute of music provided, the band has continued to blast ahead with the same throwback nu-vintage sound that catapulted them into the limelight with the instant hit “Woman”.

The new album is called Cosmic Egg and is due in stores sometime this fall. Led by the powerful guitar and commandingly high-pitched vocals of frontman Andrew Stockdale, it took the band three years to cook up and perfect the songs that appear on the upcoming release. Having teamed up with UK producer Alan Moulder, the album promises to impress with a brand new batch of hard-driving, relentless hard-rocking tunes. Stay tuned to The Rock Dose for an upcoming full album review.

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U2 video for “I’ll Go Crazy If I don’t Go Crazy Tonight”

Posted: 22 Jul 2009 10:32 AM PDT

U2 have revealed the video for the third single of off their No Line on the Horizon album. The video features some incredible animation while the band itself does not actually appear. The video’s animation comes courtesy of David O’Reilly, who’s previous work includes Son of Rambow and Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. As it is explained on the official U2 YouTube page, the characters in the video realize they are living empty lives and all “decide to make changes in their lives”.

In the midst of their 360 Tour, the band is currently making its way through a series of European dates to be followed a few weeks later by the North American leg of the tour when the band plays Chicago’s Soldier Field on Sept. 12th. So far, the tour has featured the band’s innovative stage design that some fans are calling “The Claw”. Other highlights have included both a Michael Jackson tribute and a live feed to astronauts who are currently orbiting the earth on a space station. You can follow along with the tour at @U2_360Tour, the bands new Twitter account.