Watch more live Swervedriver--the videos below are from last night's show in D.C."Deep Se...
Saturday, March 31, 2012
An interview with Morrissey and Johnny Marr that aired on Spanish television in 1985 has surfaced on You Tube. Topics discussed were popular music, the Smiths' cover art/sleeves, Joy Division, and more. Take a look at the interview below (beware of the bizarre fast forwarding):Meanwhile, Morrissey was named one of the 'Top 20 Sexiest Male Musicians of All Time" by the LA Weekly blog. Forward over...
Friday, March 30, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Happy Mondays are poised to return to the stage this spring for live shows, but without Bez. Bez confirmed to Mojo Magazine (via Contact Music) that he'll be attending the shows on the tour and will be doing some DJ'ing, but he won't be dancing around the stage playing the maracas like days of yore. He told Mojo: "It's me whole pelvic-leg region that's given up the chase. ...
Happy Birthday, Perry Farrell!"Pigs In Zen" (live, 1990)The alt music world owes a great debt to Farrell. Kurt Cobain receives the "credit" (so to speak) for getting the alternative scene off the ground in 1991, but Jane's Addiction, with Farrell at the helm, was just as influential, if not moreso than Cobain and Nirvana. Jane's Addiction were busy playing shows and ripping up the scene in the late...
Spiritualized will kick off their North American tour next month. Don't miss them live at the Majestic Theater on May 4th. Take a look a the band's performance of "Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space" from last weekend's show in Manchester.Spiritualized will release the new album Sweet Heart Sweet Light on April 17th and you can pre-order it now on iTunes. If you still haven't heard...
Ultravox reformed in 2009 for some live shows and later this spring the band will return with their first studio record in 28 years. Brilliant features the classic Ultravox lineup of Midge Ure, Billy Currie, Chris Cross, and Warren Cann, and the titles for the 12 track record are posted below. Ultravox will follow up the release of the record with a tour in the fall, though it's unlikely they'll...
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Interpol's song "Lights" is featured as the backdrop to the short David Lynch animated film I Touch A Red Button Man. The big screen premiere of the film takes place in New York City next Friday before a screening of Lynch's classic Wild At Heart. Interpol's Sam Fogarino will introduce the film short, and he'll also participate in a Q & A session afterwards. Tickets and more info about the...
Boz Boorer (best known as Morrissey's guitarist) has confirmed he'll release a new single in May. "Slippery Forces" plus four remixes of the track will be released on May 4th, with the full length album Some of the Parts to follow later in the year. Watch the official video for "Slippery Forces" below:
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Damon Albarn premiered the first single from his forthcoming release Dr. Dee on the BBC today. Take a listen to "The Marvelous Dream" below:Dr. Dee drops May 8th and you can pre-order the 18 track record here.Meanwhile Albarn's partner-in-crime Graham Coxon will release his solo record A + E next week. The full album is still streaming here and you can pre-order it here.I still can't get "What'll...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Garbage are set to release their new record Not Your Kind Of People on May 15th. The band dropped the new track "Blood For Poppies" about a week and a half ago, and now another new song, "Battle In Me" has surfaced. "Battle In Me" is slated to be the first U.K. single from the new cd, and you can listen to a full stream of it below. Garbage offered up "Blood For Poppies" as a free download last...
Swervedriver performed on Jimmy Fallon last night and will be kicking off their tour tomorrow in Philadelphia. I hope a tour, late night appearance, and an awesome web-only track means a new record is coming later this year! Let's dream about that and in the meantime, enjoy Swervedriver's performance from last night.Web only performance of "Deep Wound""Son of Mustang Ford" (courtesy of The Audio...
For those keeping track, Peter Hook has been on the road playing classic Joy Division records while New Order have been busy playing gigs of their own. On Friday, the very same day New Order played their highly profile gig at Ultra Music Festival in Miami, Hooky announced the cancellation of his 2012 tour of Australia and New Zealand. Coincidence? Looking for media attention of his own? Who knows,...
Monday, March 26, 2012
Today Soundgarden posted a VERY SHORT snippet of a new song titled, "Live To Rise." This is the first new music from the band in 15 years and they could only tease us with 22 seconds??? The full version of the song will be released on the Avengers soundtrack which drops May 1st. Check out the INCREDIBLY SHORT snippet of "Live to Rise" below:Soundgarden is expected to release a full length new album...
The Machine Room have posted another awesome track on Soundcloud called "Tickling Tongues."If you haven't already, check out the band's new four song Love From A Distance EP. The track "Your Head On The Floor Next Door" is by far my favorite song of 2012--it's sooooooo addictive.If you liked the original version you might also like the Heex remix of "Your Head On The Floor Next Do...
Swervedriver are kicking off their short North American tour in Philadelphia this Wednesday. They're playing VERY few shows on this tour (seriously guys, only ten shows?) so take full opportunity to watch them tonight on Jimmy Fallon. Swervedriver's music and influence have been documented recently in two films --Anyone Can Play Guitar, and Upside Down: The Creation Records Story--plus they were...
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Graham Coxon is releasing his new album A + E on April 2nd, and The Guardian is hosting the exclusive full stream of the album now. Standout tracks from the record include "City Hall," "Running For Your Life," and the infectious gem, "What'll It Take."Watch the official video for "What'll It Take" below and pre-order A + E here.Earlier this month Coxon debuted tracks from A + E live at a BBC Radio...
Before New Order's set at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami this weekend, Fuse caught up with Bernard Sumner for a short interview. Sumner talked briefly about New Order's reunion, "Peter the bass player left the band," and revealed that "this year is about playing live," though he did say New Order may write new music while on tour. He also said it was Peter Hook who was holding up the release...
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Tim Burgess from the Charlatans U.K. will release his autobiography, Telling Stories, on April 26th. More info on the book is posted here. Watch the trailer for Telling Stories below:Telling Stories Trailer Burgess will celebrate the release of his book with a live reading, Q + A, signing, and acoustic performance on May 12th in Newcastle, U.K.The Charlatans U.K. are heading out on the road for...
Ministry's new record, Relapse, drops March 26th and you can listen to a full stream of the album now through Monday.The official video for the cd's first single, "99 Percenters" premiered earlier this week:Al Jourgensen and the gang documented the making of Relapse with a series of ten webisodes. Follow the links below to watch the full Relapse series.Webisode 1Webisode 2Webisode 3Webisode 4Webisode...
Morrissey wrapped his South American tour and posted a thank you to fans in an official update posted on true to you. In the statement Morrissey also confirmed the re-release of his 1988 single, "Suedehead." From the statement:
In April, EMI re-issue my 1988 single Suedehead as remixed by Ron and Russell Mael. This is a great thrill for me, and I am indebted till death to Ron and Russell.
You...
Friday, March 23, 2012
Happy Birthday, Damon Albarn! Albarn is the busiest guy in showbiz, or at the least the music biz! Take a look at few of the projects that he's been busy with over the last couple of months:Gorillaz collaboration with Andre 3000 and James MurphyBlur reunion at The Brit awards:Rocketjuice and the Moon (project with Flea)Last year Albarn wrote the music for opera, Dr. Dee, which will also serve as...
Public Image Limited. appeared at The Quietus' Record Store Day event in the U.K. on Monday. Watch John Lydon talk about the importance of records in an interview recorded at the event: Last week Public Image Limited played a concert as part of the weeklong BBC Radio 6 tenth anniversary celebration. Watch some video from the event:BBC interview/"Deeper Water""This Is Not A Love Song""Albatross""Disappointed""Rise""Warrior"Public...
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Vanity Fair online features a interview with Shirley Manson and Butch Vig from Garbage. Both Manson and Vig gave their own explanation on how/why the Garbage reunion came about:BV: It started really from Shirley. I think she felt a sense of frustration because she worked on a solo record and her label rejected it. They said it was way too dark, or too left field. They wanted something much more...
Soulsavers, aka Rich Machin and Ian Glover, will release a new record later this spring. The team has a long history of using impressive guest vocalists--Mark Lanegan, Mike Patton, and Gibby Haynes are just a few of the names who have worked with the duo over the years. The band's new single, "Longest Day" features another big star--Dave Gahan from Depeche Mode. Take a listen to the single below:...
My Bloody Valentine announced that their LONG awaited reissues are finally coming this May! The remastered versions of Isn't Anything and Loveless will be released on May 7th. In addition, the band's four eps (Feed Me With Your Kiss, You Made Me Realise, Glider, and Tremolo) will be reissued on a compilation that will also--brace yourself--contain seven rarities and previously...
As part of the 60th anniversary celebration of New Musical Express, the magazine has launched a search for the Ultimate Music Icon of the last 60 years. Brace yourself because it is indeed a readers poll, and as history reminds us, these sorts of polls never end well. To get an idea of the trainwreck potential, take a look below at the artists who have made the shortlist. You'll notice that some...
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
If you haven't had your fill of Peter Hook talkin' 'bout New Order and Joy Division, click on over to read a new interview with Hooky. Yes, Hook is still bitter about his ex-bandmates using the New Order name--but it's worth checking out the article to read his comments about Joy Division's albums. Hook said he's only now realizing what masterpieces those albums were. Yes, he's only figuring that...
Monday, March 19, 2012
Tonight is the Record Store Day U.K. launch party featuring a live concert from Public Image Limited and DJ set by Orbital. The "secret" guest-list-only event will be webcast on Boiler Room live from 7pm-11pm U.K. time (2-6 pm ET) tonight. It appears the webcast will NOT be geo-blocked, so fans worldwide should be able to check out the show here at the time of the event. If you missed Orbital's...
Sunday, March 18, 2012
A documentary about Hole's drummer Patty Schemel will finally enjoy a run in theaters next month. So far Hit So Hard: The Life & Near Death Story of Patty Schemel has only been shown at film festivals, but starting in April the film will open in theaters in select cities. New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco have official screening dates and more are expected to be announced soon. Hit So...
Graham Coxon performed a concert last week in London as part of the BBC Radio 6 tenth anniversary celebration. Coxon's eight song set mainly consisted of tracks from his forthcoming album A + E. Watch the full concert below and pre-order A + E here. The record drops April 2nd.01. "Advice" (new song)02. "What'll It Take" (new song)03. "The Truth" (new song)04. "Running For Your Life" (new song)05....
Saturday, March 17, 2012
As you may recall, a few weeks ago at the NME Awards Johnny Marr was badgered (once again) about when he'd reform the Smiths. Marr quipped that he'd reform the Smiths if the current government stepped down:"We won't be reforming this week. Maybe if the government stepped down. If this government stepped down, I'll reform the band. How's that? That's a fair trade, isn't it? I think the country...
Friday, March 16, 2012
Noel Gallagher has announced a special 12'' release for Record Store Day. Songs From The Great White North will feature four previously released tracks pressed on opaque white heavyweight vinyl, and the U.K. version will be numbered and limited. Side A 1. The Good Rebel 2. Let The Lord Shine A Light On Me Side B 1. I'd Pick You Everytime...
Jesus & Mary Chain are playing a handful of shows in Texas this week. Watch video of "Happy When It Rains" from their show in Houston a couple of nights ago.Now take a look at some old school 'Chain. This is video of their legendary 1985 show where a riot broke out (you can watch the riot in the second cl...
Orbital are teaming up with Public Image Limited to launch Record Store Day in the U.K. on Monday. Record Store Day is April 21st, but a big party featuring live sets by both acts are intended to help create excitement and awareness of the annual event. The "secret" P.I.L./Orbital gig takes place Monday night in a town called Shoreditch and interested attendees have been urged to email requests...
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Noel Gallagher has routinely been playing Oasis songs during his live shows, but so far Beady Eye (Liam Gallagher's band) has not. That'll be changing soon according to some comments Liam made today on London's XFM:"We're doing Fuji Festival in Japan, which is in July. And we will be dropping Oasis songs for anyone who's bothered...I feel they're just as much my songs as they are Noel's. And if...
Fans of shoegaze/goth band Curve should check out Dean Garcia's latest musical project--SPC ECO (pronounced space echo). The band have been around for a few years and recently signed to XD Records (also home to Bloody Knives). At the end of last year SPC ECO dropped a compilation album, You Tell Me, featuring eight previously unreleased tracks and a few older ones. Last week they followed up the...
Cedric Sharpley, ex-drummer for Gary Numan, suffered a heart attack at the beginning of the month and according to reports, died yesterday. He was 59 years old. R.I.P.Sharpley played with Numan's band from 1978 through about 1992, and had also formed a band of his own Dramatis.Watch video of Sharpley in this classic video from 19...
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Jack White recently debuted a new song titled "Sixteen Saltines" on Saturday Night Live. Today the studio version was posted on White's website (take a listen to it below), plus you can pre-order the single, which will be released on March 20th. White's full length debut Blunderbuss drops April 24th.Jack White "Sixteen Saltines"...
Monday, March 12, 2012
Morrissey followed up last week's William & Kate comments with a few words about Prince Harry before launching into "Meat Is Murder" at his show in Rio De Janeiro this weekend. Though Morrissey is known for dishing out the snark, somehow his recent barbs have re-sparked a debate in the U.K. (you'd think they'd be used to this by now, or perhaps it's just a slow news week). Saturday The Guardian...
fIREHOSE will kick off their first tour in 18 years next month. To coincide with the launch of the tour, the band will release a compilation titled lowFLOWS: The Columbia Anthology '91-'93. The limited edition two disc set features select tracks from the band's two Columbia releases (1991's Flyin' The Flannel and 1993's Machinery Operator) plus some rare and previously unreleased material from that...
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Saturday, March 10, 2012
What female Smiths fan wouldn't want a pair of custom made panties with Smiths lyrics printed all over them? Come to think of it, male fans are probably going to want these too! The pair of made-to-order panties were sold recently by BunnyJump through the etailer Etsy, but it looks like you may still be able to request custom orders through the BunnyJump website. Take a look at the original listing...
Over the past couple of weeks London's Xfm radio held a contest and asked listeners to determine the greatest frontman* of all time. The results were announced yesterday and proved to be somewhat questionable: Liam Gallagher was named the winner.Hang on a minute here--I am a HUGE Oasis fan--but are you kidding me? Greatest frontman? Gallagher is known for standing on stage, putting his arms behind...
Friday, March 9, 2012
Take a listen to a couple of rare Joy Division recordings: The version of "Ceremony" is a bootleg rehearsal version from 1980 and is believed to be the first recorded version of the song. The second song is an alternate version of "The Eternal" taken from a Martin Hannett mixtape. "Ceremony""The Etern...
Thursday, March 8, 2012
It's Gary Numan's birthday! Celebrate by watching the Numan documentary Reinvention. FYI, a best of DVD titled Machine Music: The Best of Gary Numan will drop on June 11th.Part 2Part 3Part 4 of the documentary was removed from You Tube by Universal Music, but another uploader posted it--the following version overlaps a bit with part 3 and part 5, but it's still very much worth watching:Part...
The most awkward interview with Erasure took place after the band's show in Sweden back in 1997. Where to start with this atrocity? Clueless interviewer? Check! Bizarre sing-a-long? Check! The most ridiculous question ever (at ~ 6:30 into the video)? Cheeeeeeeeeeck! Wow, you really have to watch th...
A 30th anniversary celebration of the formation of The Smiths will kick off in Manchester's Holden Gallery next week with an artistic extravaganza titled The Gospel According To. The exhibit, which sounds more like an art festival of sorts, will include artistic interpretations of Smiths songs & photos (including the Stephen Wright fan photos taken last weekend), screenings of bootleg footage...
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