Morrissey was in the news quite a bit in 2011. In April he revealed in a BBC interview that he was working on his autobiography, he debuted three new tracks in June, and in July he got bit by a dog and fans were allegedly patted down for meat products before allowed entry into concerts.
Morrissey launched a North American tour in November which was scheduled to kick off in Chicago, but two days...
Saturday, December 31, 2011
The Cure played a handful of shows on the Reflections tour--the tour featured Robert Smith and the band playing the first three Cure records in their entirety followed by a greatest hits encore.Watch more footage from Reflections here. In December, the Cure released a live collection, Bestival Live 2011, which was recorded during the band's September appearance at Bestiv...
After 31 years together R.E.M. packed it in and called it a day in 2011. The band posted the following announcement on their official website on September 21st:"To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished....
In 2011 New Order reunited for some live shows in Paris, London, and South America, but WITHOUT key member Peter Hook. Hooky was pretty mad about not being asked to participate and made some cheeky comments on his official website and to the media, but at the end of the day, the New Order reunion went on without him."Temptation" New Order WITHOUT Peter HookWatch more live New Order footage WITHOUT...
Friday, December 30, 2011
Filmmaker Ti West wrote a piece on why you should pay for independent films (instead of ripping them from the net). A lot of what he wrote could also be said about other forms of art (like music) particularly this paragraph:Every time you purchase something you are making a statement. You are creating physical evidence that something has value. If something has a high value, then it becomes in...
A couple of weeks ago Motor released their new single, "Man Made Machine" featuring Martin L. Gore on vocals. The song is awesome:Gore had been a fan of Motor and Bryan Black explained in an interview with Beatportal how Motor wound up opening up for Depeche Mode on the band's 2009 tour: Martin Gore had always played our records when he DJed, and at some point Mute asked us to remix the DM single...
Primal Scream will close out the year (and their 20th anniversary Screamdelica tour) with two shows in Scotland tonight and tomorrow. Last night the band played the O2 in Dublin. Watch some fan shot footage:"Slip Inside This House" (Live from O2 in Dublin)For some professionally shot Primal Scream footage, check out video from their appearance at this summer's Glastonbury Festival"Come Togeth...
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Contact Music recently asked Noel Gallagher who he'd most like to see reunite, and it turns out it's The Smiths. "The one everybody would like to see is The Smiths and they say it's not going to happen but they said the Roses wouldn't happen and they said Led Zeppelin wouldn't happen." Read the rest of his comments about The Smiths and also his comments about the recently...
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Morrissey posted a ranking of his ten favorite records "of which I'm most proud" on his favorite fansite and it's kind of an interesting list--take a look below:
1. Years Of Refusal
2. Ringleader of the Tormentors
3. You Are the Quarry
4. Vauxhall and I
5. Strangeways Here We Come
6. Rank
7. Louder Than Bombs
8. Bona Drag
9. Southpaw Grammar
10. Your Arsenal
Morrissey was also named PETA's...
Morrissey was named PETA's 2011 'Person of the Year' for making the world a kinder place for animals. Most fans know Morrissey's views on animal rights, and those who have attended his concerts over the years have seen first hand how passionate he is about the subject (fans in the U.K. were even allegedly patted down for contraband meat products before allowed entry into his show this summer).
If...
Monday, December 26, 2011
British tabloid The Sun recently doled out their year end awards--the Bizarre Lord & Gig Awards 2011--and among the winners was Noel Gallagher. His solo debut release Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds scooped up Album of the Year. Congrats, Noel! Check out a picture of Noel & his award (scroll down the page) plus take a look at the other winners here.Watch the entire Noel Gallagher Sitting...
Dinosaur Jr has been on the road playing Bug in its entirety followed by an encore set with some greatest hits. Some of the shows also featured a pre-show interview with the band hosted by Henry Rollins. Check out some interview footage plus some live performances below:Henry Rollins interview with Dinosaur Jr"Feel The Pain" (December 14 in Los Angeles)"Just Like Heaven" (December 14 in Los Angeles)"Freak...
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Buz Kohan, the writer of "Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth" revealed in an interview with CBS how the duet between David Bowie and Bing Crosby came together. Watch the interview with Kohan, plus watch video of the classic performance which aired on Crosby's 1977 Merry Old Christmas Special:David Bowie/Bing Crosby "Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Ear...
Friday, December 23, 2011
Always fun to dust this one off--back in 2009 Al Jourgensen recorded a Christmas song, "It's Always Christmas Time" along with Mark Thwaite (in memory of Paul Raven who died earlier that year). Check it out:***Take note--F-bombs o'plenty:Al Jourgensen & Mark Thwaite "It's Always Christmas Time"Now, that's holiday cheer! Don't you think Al's video/Christmas cheer is 5,000,000 times better than...
If you weren't on the 'net yesterday, you might not have heard that an alleged old school track from Radiohead has been unearthed. Legend has it, the song is titled "Putting Ketchup in the Fridge" and it was recorded sometime in the 1990's--either for Pablo Honey or the Bends. Take a listen:
"Putting Ketchup in the Fridge"
Full disclosure: I hope it turns out the song was recorded during the...
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Morrissey issued a statement recently on fansite true-to-you.net (as he does from time to time) regarding his recent North American tour as well as a few other things. Check out the comments he made regarding Sunday's show at the Royal Oak Music Theater: I stopped the show at the Royal Oak Theater in Michigan in consideration of the audience - who were being unashamedly assaulted...
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
A YouTube search for Teenage Fanclub's cover of Camper Van Beethoven's "Take The Skinheads Bowling," led me to something even better--an awesome bootleg of a concert featuring Alex Chilton & Teenage Fanclub! Chilton & the Fannies performed together April 8, 1996 at the 13th Note in Glasgow. The show was taped and rebroadcast on the Scottish BBC Radio show Beat Patrol soon after the gig and...
Monday, December 19, 2011
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Johnny Marr appeared on the BBC Radio 6 show Vinyl Revival earlier today. Marr discussed (and played) some of his favorites from his vinyl collection with host Pete Paphides. He also shared some fun stories about Morrissey, Ian Curtis, and Bernard Sumner. You can listen to the archive of the hour-long episode here. The episode will be available for your listening pleasure for the next 7 days,...
Morrissey will be playing the final show on his North American tour tonight in Royal Oak. Check out the setlist from last night's show in Chicago for an idea of what to expect. Morrissey was in a pretty good mood and had a LOT to say (including fun comments about Lou Reed before "Satellite of Love") and what some considered a "disturbing" video during the performance of "Meat Is Murder." Tonight's...
Friday, December 16, 2011
Wire's 2011 live album The Black Session- Paris 10 May 2011 will be given a worldwide release in February. The 13 track live album was previously only available exclusively at the band's live shows in the U.K. this past year. The Black Session - Paris 10 May 2011 was recorded at Radio France's Paris studios in May and features material from their last record Red Barked Tree as...
Ian McCulloch will release a new solo cd next year (date pending). McCulloch has described the new record as "Hunky Dory David Bowie trying to find Brian Wilson's surfboard on the moon." McCulloch also called the record spiritual, especially a track on the record titled "Lift Me Up." He did an interview with the BBC yesterday and premiered a song. Check out the broadcast here.
McCulloch's band...
Trent Reznor spilled some details regarding the How To Destroy Angels full length debut cd to Rolling Stone. The full length cd from the project featuring Reznor, his wife Mariqueen, and partner in crime Atticus Ross, is likely to drop in the first quarter of next year. Reznor reveals the music was influenced by Cabaret Voltaire (uh, and hopefully the band's namesake, Coil) and HTDA has finally...
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Public Image Limited's ENTIRE back catalog (with the exception of the Metal Box and Second Edition) will be remastered and reissued by E.M.I. in the U.K. on January 16th. No word on if/when these might be available in North America, however it's likely they'll be released Stateside at some point since they were also released in Japan earlier this year.
The band's catalog includes the following 10...
Ultravox has been dormant for years (though they did reunite briefly in 2009 for some live shows) but a new record and tour are on the way for 2012. Original member, Billy Currie (violin/strings) has revealed that the classic Ultravox lineup just finished recording the band's new cd, which was produced by Steve Lipson. The band is currently plotting some live shows in April to coincide with the...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Morrissey's North American tour is winding down--the last two dates are Saturday's show in Chicago and Sunday's sold out show at the Royal Oak Music Theater. Morrissey pulled out "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" for the shows in Mexico--will he keep the Smiths' classic dusted off for the Midwest??? If nothing else, he has been ripping his shirt off at all the shows, so at least there's that..."There...
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
A theatrical production on the Britpop music scene is reportedly in the works according to a report in Contact Music (who referenced a report in Britain's Daily Record.) Although the project sounds like it's got MAJOR trainwreck potential (part of the plot will reportedly focus on the rivalry between Oasis and Blur), heavyweights Alan McGee (Creation Records founder) and Irvine Welsh...
Monday, December 12, 2011
Pulp will finally get around to releasing remastered versions of their first three cds, It (1983), Freaks (1987), and Separations (1992) early next year. These reissues were expected out earlier in this year, but in this case the delay is awesome--the band decided to go ahead and remaster the records as well as offer up extra material (originally they weren't going to bother remastering...
Two Radiohead tracks recorded during sessions for The King Of Limbs will get a proper release on December 19th. Fan site Radiohead At Ease discovered links to buy the songs "The Daily Mail" and "Staircase" on digital sites starting December 19th. December 19th is also the day the King Of Limbs DVD drops, so it all makes perfect sense."The Daily Mail""Stairca...
Sunday, December 11, 2011
BBC Radio 4 has uploaded the entire audio archive for its long running show Desert Island Discs. If you're not familiar with the show, celebrities are invited onto the program to reveal the 8 albums, as well as the book and luxury item they'd elect to have if stranded on a desert island. Desert Island Discs launched in 1942 and will be celebrating its 70th anniversary in January. You can check...
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Apparently the Stone Roses mean business. Yesterday the Kings of Manchester announced they've signed two record label deals (with Universal and Columbia) so you'd better believe they'll be releasing something next year. The label deals just add another layer of $$$ to what the band will be making off their sold out 2012 reunion shows. By the way, more shows are expected to be announced soon, so stay...
Friday, December 9, 2011
Trent Reznor and Karen O were interviewed by The Scottish Sun and talked "Immigrant Song," the lead track from the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo soundtrack. The two talked quite a bit about the soundtrack, which is out today digitally. The interview is a great read--Trent Reznor discussed being a dad (his son Lazarus Echo is now one, and there's a new baby on the way!)...
Morrissey played Mexico City the past two nights and you can watch some video from the shows below:"I Want The One I Can't Have" (December 9th)"First Of The Gang" (December 8th)"I Know It's Over""You're The One For Me Fatty""I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris"Morrissey has the night off tonight, but he'll pick back up tomorrow night in Puebla, Mexico. The tour will make its last two U.S. stops next...
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