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Welcome to the AltSounds Concentrate 8 Pints In. This is a round up of all the finest content posted on the site. Please have a scroll down and click away at anything that tickles your fancy. This is also the AltSounds official newsletter, so if you want it dropping in your inbox do sign up now!

Phew, what a week. As ever its been busy as the London tube in our inbox's. Some of the latest cracking news jumping all over the pages of AltSounds. Also, this week we are trying something a little different with the newsletter, hope you like! We have added some random old features and reviews for you to have a gander at right at the bottom of each section - just incase you missed them the first time around. We would also like to make a huge shout out for DJ Mehdi, his family and friends for the horrible news of his passing this week. Much respect to you brother.



RIP DJ MEHDI 20 January 1977 – 13 September 2011



Some of the latest and best news of the week - this shit is hot off the press...





Debuitng in 2010 with a live score at London's Roundhouse, "Entr'acte" + "Manhatta" are 2 films made in the same era as "Man With A Movie Camera", showing the world in the 1920's from


The Frontier Touring Company are rapt to confirm the Foo Fighters' nationwide stadium tour this summer with special guests Tenacious D will now feature additional support - in the form of



KINGS OF LEON DOCUMENTARY TO BE RELEASED NOVEMBER 1‏

RCA Records is excited to announce the release of Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon on November 1, 2011. The release will be available on both standard DVD and Blu Ray as well as digitally

More top news this week: Latest 5 news articles:

Here are the best reviews from AltSounds.com - anything rated above 80% by our scoring system blags the "Cream Of The Crop" title...


Band/Artist:
MILAGRES
Release: GLOWING MOUTH
Rating: 90%
Label: Kill Rock Stars

Here at AltSounds things are often pretty unpredictable. Every month, hundreds of albums, singles and EPs are processed for review, ranging from well-known chart toppers to relatively



Band/Artist: Foo Fighters
Release: Wasting Light
Rating: 80%
Label: RCA

In discussion for the most recent release for the Foo’s, Grohl stated that this would be their heaviest album yet, and he really was not joking. Wasting Light punches you in the face immediately



Band/Artist: Blink 182
Release: Neighbourhoods
Rating: 81%
Label: Interscope Records

Finally, the moment every pop-punk fan has waited for: Blink 182 release their new album Neighbourhoods. Since unveiling tracks like ‘Up All Night’, ‘Hearts All Gone’ and ‘After Midnight,’


Band/Artist: Dream Theatre
Release: A Dramatic Turn Of Events
Rating: 96%
Label: Roadrunner

I’m going to dispense with the departure of Mike Portnoy, that’s been well documented and discussed elsewhere over the past year. Dream Theater fans know what he brought to the band and by



Band/Artist: Frankie & The Heartstrings
Release: The Hippodrome, Kingston
Rating: 89%
Label: N/A

"Hello Kingston! Good to be back, remember the last time?" said Frankie singer of Frankie & The Heartstrings before opening their set at The Hippodrome, that last time he's referring to was actual



Band/Artist: DJ Mob and MC Enemy
Release: Album Sessions
Rating: 94%
Label:

As far as electronic album mixes go, you will not find a more diverse set of songs ever than on Album Sessions. Aside from the typically vibrant euphoric hardcore that DJ Mob plies, in

Latest 5 reviews:
Random selection of old reviews to check out:

More features than you can throw a small stick at. Here are some of the best pieces up on AltSounds.com...



What Feature? File-o-Facts: James of Films of Colour

Huh?
Find out some more info with this quickfire Q&A on James Rees-Flynn


What Feature? File-O-Facts: Roy Duffy of Squarehead

Huh?
Find out some more info with this quickfire Q&A on Roy Duffy



What Feature? The Lowdown: Koder

Huh?
Ladies and gentlemen, please let me introduce to you, Koder. Hailing from South London, this artists has dabbled in all sorts of different genres, from DubStep to Hiphop to Grime,



What Feature? The Lowdown: Dave Hyde of Hyde and Beast and The Futureheads

Huh?
The Futureheads have come a long way since their first gig at Ashbrooke Cricket and Rugby Club in December 2010. Calling themselves Sunderland’s Finest Rock Band



What Feature? THE ALTSOUNDS ULTIMATE GUIDE TO: SPLIT FESTIVAL 2011

Huh?
We are talking about the Split Festival which takes place this weekend up in the north of England in the city of Sunderland


What Feature? The Lowdown: Joseph Washbourn of Toploader

Huh?
We caught up with frontman Joseph Washbourn to chat about the band’s latest effort Only Human, what it’s like to be back in the game after so long and the new structure of the band



What Feature?
File-O-Facts: Will Romeo of Gameday Regulars

Huh?
Find out some more info with this quickfire Q&A on Will Romeo



What Feature?
The Lowdown: Dale Butler of Malefice

Huh?
Britain has always been good for metal music. During the 70s, we offered the world The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, and as a result the entire landscape of heavy music dramatically shifted



What Feature?
File-O-Facts: Skyler Nielsen of Oh No Not Stereo

Huh?
Find out some more info with this quickfire Q&A on Skyler Nielsen

Random selection of old features to check out:



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