Scene and Heard

MUSIC NEWS: Thom Yorke of Radiohead has unveiled some tracks from his Atoms For Peace project during a DJ set in the US.

A track entitled ‘Default’ is available for listening online, while the album, from a group that also features Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, is due some time next year. The Killers release their new album Battle Born on Monday and the band’s website is streaming bits of it at the moment. Fatboy Slim has expressed his hope that the trouble at the Swedish House Mafia gig in the Phoenix Park is an isolated incident for dance events. “The last time they tried to ban us it was about making too much noise, keeping people awake and taking drugs and nothing to do with violence,” the British DJ/producer told Hot Press. “In general I’ve never heard of trouble with violence at dance events.”

GIG WISE: The Opera House in Cork has announced its lineup for the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, with highlights including Roma group Taraf de Haïdouks (Oct 26) and hip-hop legends De La Soul (Oct 28). Also in Cork, top American jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman is at Triskel Christchurch tonight. The same venue has some other tasty gigs coming up in the next few weeks, not least Scullion (Sept 27), and Sinéad O’Connor (Oct 19), a fundraiser for Mad Pride Ireland. Triskel also hosts the Noise Weekender from Sept 28-30, an event organised by music zine Noise and Plugd Records that features a number of emerging Irish rock, folk and electronic acts. Bell X1 have added a second Triskel date, Nov 2, after their first gig on Nov 3, sold out. Over at Cyprus Avenue, twin sister group Heathers — they sing the song in the Discover Ireland ad — play on Oct 4, part of a tour that also includes the Academy in Dublin on Sept 29. In Killarney, the INEC Acoustic Club has Finbar Furey (Oct 5) and Frances Black (Oct 19). Ed Sheeran plays two dates at the O2 in Dublin (Jan 11-12), while Billy Bragg and Andy Irvine (accompanied by Dónal Lunny) celebrate Woody Guthrie’s centenary with a gig at Vicar Street on Monday.