NEWS

Electronic guru Aphex Twin has announces plans to play at the next All Tomorrow's Parties festival, curated by Portishead. In addition to the festival's curators and Aphex, other performers will include Julian Cope, Black Mountain, Sparklehorse, Oneida, Seasick Steve, Team Brick, Crippled Black Phoenix and Fuzz Against Junk. The festival runs December 7-9 at The Butlins Holiday Center in Minehead, U.K. Appropriately enough this year's theme is "The Nightmare Before Christmas." Tickets are already on sale through ATP's Web site.