World Party are releasing a five-disc set featuring 70 previously unreleased songs recorded over the band's 25 year history on April 10th. Arkeology contains old songs, live material, b-sides, covers, and a handful...
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
The internets are about to be agog with Smiths' reunion rumors (again) all because of one comment Johnny Marr made to the NME. Marr attended the NME Awards ceremony in London tonight to accept the award for Best Reissue for The Smiths Complete, plus present Noel Gallagher with the Godlike Genius award. On his way into the event Marr was asked about Gallagher being this year's recipient of the award....
An interesting interview with Shirley Manson from Garbage was posted today by Bullett. Manson talked about the band's hiatus, her solo career, and getting older as it pertains to the music industry. Read the full interview here. Garbage will drop their new record Not Your Kind Of People on May 15th on their own newly launched record label STUNVOLUME. Garbage will release the first single from...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Radiohead kicked off their North American tour in Miami last night and it was quite the event! Hours before the show Radiohead fansite King Of Limbs Part 2 posted a leaked setlist, and the list turned out to be legit. The highlights of the show included the premiere two new tracks, "Cut A Hole" and "Identikit," a rare performance of "Meeting In The Aisle," and the classic OK Computer track "Karma...
The episode of Portlandia featuring a guest appearance by Johnny Marr premieres this Friday on IFC according to the channel's "What To Watch This Week" blog:Friday Tonight at 10/9 c, it’s a new episode of “Portlandia.” This week Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein get the Mayor of Portland’s (Kyle MacLachlan) blessing to create a grassroots campaign to prevent the Olympics from ever coming to Portland....
Monday, February 27, 2012
In an interview with The Quietus, Greg Dulli talked about how the Afghan Whigs' reunion came about: Dulli is curating the 2012 festivals All Tomorrow's Parties/I'll Be Your Mirror and planned headliner Guided By Voices had a scheduling conflict, leading to Afghan Whigs' reorganizing and throwing themselves back in action. So far, the band has announced four live shows, but Dulli told The Quietus...
Morrissey is currently on his South American tour and he's proven that he loves fans in Chile more than fans anywhere else--last night at his gig at Santiago's Movistar Arena he dusted off "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" for fans. Oh, and he wore yellow."Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want""How Soon Is Now?""Everyday Is Like Sunday" (costume change)Watch tons of high quality...
Sunday, February 26, 2012
The print edition of today's New York Times features an interview with Jason Pierce from Spiritualized. Of note, Pierce discussed some of the artists who influenced him, including the Beach Boys, Royal Trux, and Panda Bear, and he also revealed Raw Power by The Stooges was the first record he bought:"I bought [Iggy and the Stooges’] “Raw Power” when I was 14, that was the first record I bought....
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Morrissey's South American tour kicked off last night in Chile. The night before the show fans created a Beatles-like scene outside Morrissey's hotel room:Last night Morrissey played Chile's Vina Del Mar festival, and his set was broadcast on Chilean television, so enjoy some high quality footage that has surfaced so far below, and if you missed yesterday's post on Moz appearing on a game show in...
Friday, February 24, 2012
Spiritualized premiered their new single, "Hey Jane" plus unveiled the artwork for their new record Sweet Heart Sweet Light on Pitchfork. The artwork (posted below as the still to the single's streaming audio on YouTube) is an octagon surrounding the word "Huh?" Huh, indeed. Perhaps it will all make sense once we hear the entire record which is scheduled for release on April 17th.While you're pondering...
Back in 1984 Morrissey appeared on the British television quiz show Pop Quiz. The show is a music quiz show and the episode with Morrissey also featured Kim Wilde, Derek Forbes from Simple Minds, and Nick Beggs from Kajagoogoo. This is must see television! Even if you don't like any of the artists above, the music trivia from 1984 is super fun. Enj...
Jane's Addiction kicked off their North American tour yesterday and will be in town at the Fillmore Detroit tonight. In celebration, watch some early footage from Jane's. The first two videos are from their December 1988 show at St. Andrew's Hall in Detroit:"Pigs In Zen" (1988, Detroit)"Stop!" (1988, Detroit)"Mountain Song" (1986, Los Angeles)"Whores" (1991, Lollapalooza, Cuyahoga Falls...
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Mark Lanegan Band is playing an all ages show at Small's in Hamtramck on May 16th. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 24th through the official Small's website. Tickets are 16 dollars in advance and are will call only (tickets will NOT be mailed). FYI, capacity is 300 at Small's, so if you're interested in going, I wouldn't wait to get tickets. Here's the listing on the official Small's Facebook...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
An interview with Johnny Marr is featured in the latest edition of British mag Vive Le Rock! which is available here. Among other things, Marr was asked about some of the cover versions of Smiths songs that have been recorded over the years:You say it's flattering when other bands cover your songs, but has there ever been one where you think 'that's fucking awful. put the instruments down lad and...
A documentary about independent record shops in the U.K. is in the works. The hourlong documentary is based on the 2010 book, Last Shop Standing, by Graham Jones. The film tours record stores that have survived in this digital, instant gratification musical world, and examines just how they've managed to stay afloat. Johnny Marr, Norman Cook, Johnnie Walker, and other musicians and industry insiders...
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Creation Records' Alan McGee did some spring cleaning and he's decided to part ways with a ton of musical memorabilia he's amassed over the years. Thousands of records, cds, posters, fanzines, and more will be auctioned off starting this weekend through Omega Auctions. Items from Joy Division, New Order, Electronic, Oasis, Jesus & Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, and The Stone Roses are available...
Public Image Limited have confirmed the release date for their new record. The 4-song EP, One Drop, will be released on the band's label PIL Official on Record Store Day then a full length record This Is PIL will follow on May 28th. The new single "One Drop" debuted last week on British Radio. Here are the comments John Lydon made about "One Drop"“One Drop is a reflection of where I grew up in Finsbury...
Scritti Politti's Rhodri Marsden, has been on a tear recording covers and posting them online. Last Christmas he gave us the awesome "Heaven Knows I'm Christmassy Now" and he's followed that up with an outstanding acoustic piano cover of XTC's "Love On A Farmboy's Wages." This is seriously the best cover ever:Love On A Farmboy"s Wages (mp3)His latest cover is "Up, Up, And Away" originally by the 5th...
We're just hours away from Blur's reunion set to take place tonight at The Brit Awards in London! Blur have also announced they'll be playing the 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony Concert! Blur have accepted the invite to headline the Olympics Closing Ceremony Celebration Concert in Hyde Park on 12th August twitter.com/blurofficial/s…— blur (@blurofficial) February 21, 2012Whoo hoo, indeed! Blur, New...
Monday, February 20, 2012
Tomorrow night Blur are reuniting for the Brit Awards--they'll be honored with the 'Outstanding Achievement' award, which will be followed by a ten minute performance. Last night Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon shared the stage and played a handful of acoustic songs for a pre-Brit Awards War Child benefit show in London, including a new song. Take a look at some more fan-shot footage of Damon Albarn...
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Here's a short interview with Andy Partridge from 1992--near the end of the interview Partridge talked about XTC's classic "Dear God" and commented about getting hate mail over the song. Enjoy one of XTC's last concerts from February, 1982 (XTC stopped touring in 1982 because of Partridge's crippling stage frigh...
Today's edition of The Guardian includes an interesting feature story on Adam Ant. The article includes an interview with Ant, who discussed his musical history, his past and present struggle with mental illness, as well as his personal relationships and marriages. Ant also revealed that he hates being considered a new romantic artist:"New romantic was basically, in my mind, clubbers with too much...
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Anton Corbijn, director of countless music videos and the film Control (Ian Curtis biography) is himself the subject of a biopic that premiered at Berlin's film festival Berlinale 2012 yesterday. Directed by Klaartje Quirijns, Anton Corbijn Inside Out examines Corbijn's life as told through interviews with friends, family, musicians he's worked with, and Corbijn himself. The film also features...
This week's NME features a cover story on Noel Gallagher, who is always a pretty interesting interview. He told NME he's jealous of Beady Eye (Liam Gallagher's band) because "I should have had custody of Gem" (Oasis guitarist, Gem Archer). Noel also made the following comments on the likelihood of an Oasis (and Smiths) reunion:"I don't believe a reunion will happen: "I don't think either Oasis...
Friday, February 17, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
This shouldn't come as a massive shock, but you'll be waiting even longer for the new Amorphous Androgynous/Noel Gallagher record. In an interview with NME Gallagher revealed the collaboration likely won't be out until next year. He told the mag he has some time off in July and is planning on finishing up the record then, so it could be out by year's end, but most likely it'll drop next year. Gallagher...
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Morrissey guitarist, Boz Boorer has recorded a short (VERRRRRY short) video teaser for his upcoming single, "Slippery Forces" which drops in April. Watch the teaser below and don't blink, or you'll miss it!By the way, Boorer just released a full record with his other project Happy Martyr. A digital version of the full album, One Square Mile is available on iTunes.Back in 1995 Boorer was featued on...
Last week Garbage asked fans to submit art for a project revolving around their new song "I Hate Love." It turns out Garbage used those fan submissions as the video portion of their 60 second song preview which you can watch below (accessed via USA Today). "I Hate Love" will be one of the songs on the band's new cd Not Your Kind Of People, although as the band pointed out last week, the song is NOT...
Peter Hook's book about Joy Division, Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division, will be released September 27th. Here's all the info on the Amazon listing:As co-founder of Joy Division, Peter Hook was the inspiration behind a band that would shape the course of popular music. He provided the propulsive bass guitar melodies of 'Love Will Tear Us Apart', and was at the heart of the sound that came...
Spandau Ballet's "Gold" has been given the remix treatment. The 2012 Gold remixes have been available in the U.K. since last month, and will finally be available digitally in the U.S. on February 28th. Listen to a short preview of the three remixes--all done by Paul Oakenfold--on the official Spandau Ballet website (follow the links below):Gold (Paul Oakenfold BMX remix)Gold (Paul Oakenfold Dub...
New Order's Bernard Sumner has revealed to the Telegraph why original bassist Peter Hook wasn't asked to take part in the reunion. Sumner says he was very upset after learning about Hook's plans to perform Joy Division albums live, and that led Sumner to reform New Order without Hooky. Read a few choice comments from Sumner below and read the whole interview here:"Were we cool with him touring...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Peter Hook has been on the road performing classic Joy Division records with his band The Light. On Sunday, Hooky played Prague and during the show he dedicated the track "Atmosphere" to the late Whitney Houston. Watch video of his dedication as well as a few other songs from the show."Atmosphere""She's Lost Control""Shadowplay""Love Will Tear Us Apa...
James just announced dates for a North American tour. The tour won't be headed toward the Midwest, but you can check out the tour when it hits these fine cities: Apr 07 Vancouver, BC – The Commodore BallroomApr 08 Seattle, WA – Neumos Crystal Ball Reading RoomApr 09 Portland, OR – Roseland TheaterApr 11 San Francisco, CA – The IndependentApr 13 Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music and Arts...
Monday, February 13, 2012
The creative team behind Iceland: Beyond Sigur Ros is filming a new documentary--this time about the current music scene in Manchester, England. The 90 minute film Manchester: Beyond Oasis sets out to explore the indie scene in the legendary city, following over 40 bands and featuring interviews with key players from the scene. The film is still a work in progress, but you can take a look at the...
Paul Weller is set to release a new cd (his 11th solo cd!), Sonik Kicks, on March 26th. The album's first single, "That Dangerous Age" will be released digitally on March 11th. The digital single will feature a remix by Arctic Monkeys' drummer Matt Helders and another remix by Ladytron. Take a listen to a full stream of "That Dangerous Age" and a short interview Weller did with BBC Radio 6 earlier...
Happy Birthday to Peter Hook! Now if only his comrades in New Order would pick up the phone and make peace with him, well...yeah, that's not happening. But wouldn't it be great if it did?Here's some footage of Hooky in action throughout his musical career. Note: I left out his dance project Revenge because I could only find audio, not video."She's Lost Control" Joy Division"Age Of Consent" New...
Sunday, February 12, 2012
According to a short article posted on a Depeche Mode page for fans in Germany/Austria/Switzerland, it appears Alan Wilder may either be working with Martin Gore on a new project, or possibly even on the forthcoming new Depeche Mode record which is expected early next year. I had to use Google Translate to read the page, so a little is, shall we say, lost in translation. Take a look at the original...
I don't even know what to make of this Echo & The Bunnymen remix. On the one hand, it annoys me, because adding fat/phat dance beats ruins the beauty of the song. On the other hand, the remix sort of works in a bizarre way.Take a listen and see what YOU think:Note to all remixers: "Ocean Rain" is a sacred Bunnymen track. Please, please, please, leave that song alone, ok?"Ocean Rain" (audio)Finally,...
Last year Spaz Dog Comics published the independent comic Unite & Take Over: Stories Inspired By The Smiths Volume 1 and coming this Record Store Day (April 21st), Volume 2 of the series will be released. The premise of Volume 2 is the same as with the first volume: "what is the story that plays in your head when you listen to your favorite Smiths song?" I am SUPER excited that one of my all...
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Last year D.O. Roth, a German video director took Joy Division's 1979 performance of "Transmission" and created a Playmobil version of it. Clearly the musicians are happier than any member of Joy Division would ever be, but if you've never seen the video, it's worth a look:As Lost In E Minor reports, a new Playmobil video from Roth has surfaced--this time for a song by Manchester band The Slow Readers...
The third and final installment of the BBC documentary on British music in America debuted last night. How The Brits Rocked America: Go West, Episode 3 We're The Kids In America focuses mainly on the 80's (though it begins with the Sex Pistols), and includes The Cure, U2, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Echo & The Bunnymen and other 80's artists.
How The Brits Rocked America: Go West, Part 3--We're...
Friday, February 10, 2012
The Dandy Warhols have announced they'll be releasing a new record titled This Machine later this year. They haven't offered up an official release date, only that they'll be promoting the new album on their upcoming European tour which kicks off in April. Read their brief update here. Via Consequence Of So...
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