NEWS DIGEST: Thursday, February 14

2:37 PM GMT 13/02/2008

Radiohead have posted a new video for their In Rainbows track, Videotape, online. Available to view via the band's DeadAirSpace portal, the new promo was created by Thom Yorke and prodcuer Nigel Godrich. Yorke posted the following accompanying message:

"had a niggling feeling that this never really got seen much.
Its a kind of video thing to go with Videotape using lots of wierd techniques we were messing with. Nigel and I really enjoyed making it at the end of last year. It appeared at the end of a webcast which i think was lost due to transmission problems.
So here it is (roughly) for you to see again.
x"

You can view the clip HERE.

Bob Mould is set to play four UK dates in May. The gigs arrive alongside the release of his District Line LP. The former Husker Dü giant will take on:

Glasgow ABC (May 23)
Manchester Academy 2 (24)
Birmingham Academy 2 (26)
London Koko (27)

The Police will tour the US and Canada for the last time this summer. The jaunt will begin on May 1 in Ottawa and will mainly consist of Amphitheatre dates. The band are unlikely to play festivals and stadiums. Stay tuned to MOJO for details.

Massive Attack have been announced as Artistic Directors of the this year's Meltdown Festival. The Bristol beat-merchants follow in the footsteps of such luminaries as John Peel, Robert Wyatt, Scott Walker, David Bowie, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Morrissey, Patti Smith and Jarvis Cocker. The group has released the following statement: "It's an honour to host Southbank Centre’s Meltdown festival and to be in such inspiring company as its previous curators. In addition to the music, we want this year's festival to have a strong political and visual element to it to reflect our influences and obsessions. Our aim is to mix it up a bit by instigating collaborations that make sense and probably some that don't.”

The event takes place between June 14 and 22 in the concert halls situated on London's South Bank.

Richard Hawley will play London's Royal Albert Hall on May 20. Tickets are on sale now.

Amy Winehouse's brother, Alex, has been discussing his troubled sister's recent travails. You can read his Times article HERE.

Beyoncé Knowles has incurred the wrath of Aretha Franklin after annointing Tina Turner the Queen Of Soul at last week's Grammy Awards. "I am not sure of whose toes I may have stepped on or whose ego I may have bruised between the Grammy writers and Beyoncé", said Franklin. "However, I dismissed it as a cheap shot at controversy". Still, all's well that ends well - "Love to Beyoncé anyway", she added.

Rumours that The White Stripes were to play a small East London pub in March proved to completely false.

And finally...it's February 14. Here's My Bloody Valentine

Posted by Ross_Bennett at 2:37 PM GMT 13/02/2008

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