As mentioned, the Raveonettes are still working on theire new studio album. They are decribing it as influenced by early rock n' roll and bop groups. Early song titles include "Red Tan" and "Love In A Trashcan", and "Ode To LA", featuring 60's vocal legend Ronnie Spector. Expect to see this gem in early 2005.
Not even at the peak of their current hype-dom, the Futureheads already have plans to record their second album. Also, in January, they will be filming their first video. Be on the lookout for it on TRL.
The hardest working man in show business, James Brown, has announced that he is battling prostate cancer. 71 year old Brown will undergo surgery next wednesday and had this to say about his condition, "I have overcome a lot of things in my life. I will overcome this as well."
Chicago-based Wilco had so much fun this fall on the road that they're heading out again in February for a few dates. Catch them if you can.
80s supergroup Duran Duran will be featured on VH1 Tuesday night (Dec 14) with a special including fan interviews, studio performances and the ever-popular behind-the-scenes footage. Meet me at Rite Aid to pick up some AquaNet before we watch, eh?
The Joy Circuit will release their debut 5-song EP on January 11th. The disc will be available from CDBaby, iTunes, Napster, and Rhapsody but not so much in your local retailer. Get a heads up on the tunes by seeing the band Dec 14th at Silverlake Lounge in LA.
Pantera and Damageplan guitarist Dimebag Darrell was shot and killed onstage Wednesday night when a gunman rushed the stage during a Damageplan show. The gunman expressed disgust in Pantera's breakup and proceeded to shot the guitarist as well as at fans in the audience. Five people were killed, including the gunman.
Turbonegro are currently in a undisclosed Oslo studio laying down tracks for their next album, the follow-up of 2003's vastly successful Scandinavian Leather. The working title of the album is Babylon Forever. A release date is set for April 2005.
The Sub City Take Action! Tour is gearing up for an Internet ticket pre-sale for the 2005 trek. Beginning Friday, December 10th, a limited amount of pre-sale tickets will be available for purchase at www.takeactiontour.com. Artists confirmed for the fifth annual tour--kicking off February 2nd in Washington, DC include headlining act Sugarcult, with The Early Novmber, Hawthorne Heights, Head Automatica, Hopesfall, and others. The schedule is below.
Superfly Productions and A.C. Entertainment have announced the dates for the fourth annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. Confirmed to take place June 10 - 12th, 2005, the three-day camping and music festival will once again be held on the same pristine, 700-acre farm in Manchester, TN, 60 miles southeast of Nashville.
We have received some video streams of De La Soul's performance on the Last Call w/ Carson Daly last week. Check out "Rock Co.Kane.Flow" f/ MF in Real Media and Windows Media.
As drummer for both the Smashing Pumpkins and Zwan, Jimmy Chamberlin has made quite a name for himself in the music communinty. The man behind the kit has now set out on his own, and in support of the release of the Jimmy Chamberlin Complex's CD, Life Begins Again, we have some music for you.
We have recently gotten a hold of some new videos from Mos Def for your viewing pleasure. Check out "Ghetto Rock" in Windows Media and Real Media and "Sex, Love & Money" in Windows Media and Real Media
Me First & The Gimme Gimmes are playing three shows on the East Coast. Below are the dates.
The nominees for the 47th Annual Grammy Awards were announced today. The ceremony will take place on February 13th in Los Angeles at The Staples Center. If you don't want to sort through the full list, look below for some highlights:
The 47th annual Grammy Award nominees have been announced. This wouldn't normally be news but Triumph the Insult Comic Dog's Come Poop With Me was nominated for best comedy album. Do comedy winners get televised acceptance speeches? Lets hope so.
Merge Records will be re-releasing the first EP from The Arcade Fire. The disc has been out of print for some time and should be available sooner rather than later.
The access page over on the official Nine Inch Nails site has once again been updated. This time Trent answers a handful of questions mostly regarding 5.1 mixes of past and present projects. Looks like With Teeth will be available in this format. Rock.
Me First & The Gimme Gimmes have announced three new shows on the East Coast, and the dates are below. The band's latest release Me First & The Gimme Gimmes "Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah" was released on October 19th.
The Pixies, after claiming they would not go further into the northeast than New York City, have finally announced their ONE homecoming show in Boston, MA. The show will be held on Thursday, 12/9/04 at the Avalon Club. Tickets will be onsale at noon this Saturday at Ticketmaster.
