The Fratellis Call It Quits

After 5 years together, The Fratellis have officially called it quits. According the split on the band's website forum, singer Jon Fratelli stated, "We have no plans to work together right now."

Continuing on, he further stated, "Sometimes things just work out that way. Mince, Baz and I are working on music but not with each other...Your passion is appreciated more than we will ever be able to say. We'll forever give our hearts and souls to music and to you guys who want to hear what we do."

Jon Fratelli (real name Jon Lawler) is currently performing in the Codeine Velvet Club while Mince has joined a heavy metal band, so if you really need a Fratellis fix you've always got the side projects...

Black Rebel Motorcycle Annonces U.S. Tour...With A Little Help From The Fratellis and The Horrors

San Francisco's own Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is back with a U.S. tour (with a little help from The Fratellis and The Horrors).

Here are the tour dates:


San Diego, CA House of Blues (May 6)*
Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern (8)*
San Francisco The Fillmore (9)*
Portland, OR Roseland Theatre (11)*
Seattle, WA The Showbox (13)*
Boise, ID The Big Easy (15)*
Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue (16)
Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre (17)
Omaha, NE Sokol Underground (18)
Lawrence, KS Granada Theater (19)
St. Louis, MO The Pageant (20)
Minneapolis, MN First Avenue (22)
Milwaukee, WI The Rave (23)
Chicago, IL Vic Theatre (24)
Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall (25)
Boston, MA Avalon (29)
New York, NY Webster Hall (31)
Philadelphia, PA Theatre Of The Living Arts (June 1)
Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club (2)
Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall (4)
Indianapolis, IN The Music Mill (5)
Nashville, TN City Hall (6)
Atlanta, GA Roxy Theatre (7)
Fort Lauderdale, FL Culture Room (9)
Orlando, FL The Social (10)
Birmingham, AL Zydeco (12)
New Orleans, NO The Republic (13)
Houston, TX Meridian (14)
Austin, TX La Zona Rosa (15)
Dallas, TX House of Blues (16)

*with the Fratellis

the rest are with The Horrors

BRMC have a new record coming out on titled "Baby 81" that comes out May 1st.

Also, be sure to check out the new Horrors video for "Count In Fives" HERE

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The Fratellis - Video for Flathead

Since "Flathead" has been on the iTunes commercial I guess MTV figured it was cool enough to play on their station...

This morning I woke up to the "Flathead" video on MTV and I almost passed out...

The video is sort of shit but the song is fantastic



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The Fratellis Play SXSW, NYC and LA

The Fratellis have been a favorite since the NME first turned me onto them a while back. Finally, they are coming Stateside and playing a few gigs here to prep the US for what they've been missing.

The dates are as follows:
SXSW (March 14-18...not sure what/when/where they are playing)
Los Angeles March 19th @ The Troubador
New York March 22nd @ Mercury Lounge (buy tickets HERE)

The Flathead EP is currently available on iTunes and their record "Costello Music" gets a US release date on March 13th via Interscope Records.

They are fantastic and I love them. So GO!



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