The Layaways are set to release their second album, We've Been Loston December 7, 2004. 'Over its 11 tracks, the album mixes new-wave-influenced indie pop with hints of folk, psychedelica, and even an excursion into full-blown country protest.' Track listing below:
Twenty-five years after The Cure began their global pop invasion with their debut disc, Three Imaginary Boys , Rhino Records gives the album its first-ever U.S. domestic release with a deluxe two-disc edition loaded with previously unreleased tracks and a 16 page booklet filled with photos and tour memorabilia from the personal archives of vocalist Robert Smith, as well as a track-by-track commentary and notes by U.K. music scribe Johnny Black. Check below for more detials and a link to a listening party for the record.
Rilo Kiley front woman Jenny Lewis will be releasing a solo album on the Team Love label sometime in the summer of 2005. The disc was recorded in six days with longtime pal Mike Mogus.
The band claims to not be recording a new album until 2006 but Incubus will be working on scoring the music for the upcoming film "Stealth." Brandon Boyd says that the music will be "largely out of character for us, which is excting." To tide over fans they plan to release another bootleg or two on their site.
A new DVD series entitled "Burn To Shine" is set to be released on January 20th via Trixie. The concept here being to get a bunch of bands together to play spontaneously at a building that is set to be destroyed later in the day. The first disc features peformances by Ted, Q and not U, The Evens, Weird War and Bob Mould playing at a house in DC set to be burned by the fire department later in the day. The series is directed by Brendan Canty of Fugazi.
U2's Bono, Coldplay's Chris Martin, Dido, Robbie Williams, Travis' Fran Healy and the Darkness' Justin Hawkins have scant things in common, but one of such is that they are all on Band Aid 20's version of "Do They Know It's Christmas," which benefits refugees in the war-torn Darfur region of the Sudan. Get it at bandaid20.com.
The first exhibit of Bob Dylan's life and work, "Bob Dylan's American Journey 1956-1966," is now on display at Seattle's Experience Music Project through 2005. The exhibit will travel to Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame also, just in case you can't make it.
Sir Paul McCartney (um, the Beatle) is now adding halftime shows to his impressive roster of achievements, as he is the headliner for the NFL's Superbowl halftime show in Jacksonville, Florida, on February 6th. No doubt the wardrobe malfunctions will be rampant this time.
Camp Freddy, which touts members includingJane's Addiction's Dave Navarro and Stephen Perkins, Cult's bassist Billy Morrison and Donovan Leitch, are set to release an album in early 2005. Some of the guests on this album include Jerry Cantrell, ex-Cult guitarist Billy Duffy, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and (one of these things is not like the other ones) Macy Gray.
The Scissor Sisters have made available the video for their latest single, "Laura" for your downloading pleasure. Check it in Windows Media and Real Media and then be sure and look for it and lots of other downloads in our newly renivated downloads section.
Razorlight have posted online a new media player for you to check out. It features 4 songs including "Up All Night," "Stumble and Fall," "Vice," and both the audio and video streams for "Golden Touch" along with other goodies. Check it here.
The Kills have announced a new string of tour dates to finish out 2004. Check them out below and look for their new album No Wow in stores March 2005.
Check out these new audio streams for Rusted Root's “Send Me On My Way” from their new Live album. Peep the track in Windows Media and Real Media.
Check out Space Mtn, a West Coast band that is starting to pick up some buzz. The band just played an acoustic set on KSCR in LA last week and recently filmed a video for their song "Hovercraft" with with director Joaqiun Baca-Asay. Their debut album A Drawing of a Memory of a Photograph of You is set to drop in 2005, and you can check out the tracks "Hovercraft" and "I Die" thanks to your friends at Silent Uproar.
Elefant will be re-releasing their album Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid on Hollywood records, as well as the single "Misfit" with a new remix. Check that out here and check out this excellent album if you haven't already.
The Stills, Phantom Planet, Snow Patrol, The Killers, Tears for Fears, and The Delays have all each recently performed an exclusive acoustic ‘Connect Set’ for the Sony Connect music service and they are now available. These sets are all 3-5 tracks of acoustic performances that cannot be found anywhere other than right here.
Sub-Pop will release a new EP single from The Postal Service on Feb. 8th for "We Will Become Silhouettes." The disc will feature the new track "Be Still My Heart" and remixes by Arne van Petegem (aka Styrofoam) and Matthew Dear.
Death Cab For Cutie have signed a deal with Atlantic Records. Frontman Ben Gibbard ensures fans on the bands official site that the only difference between old Death Cab releases and future major-label Death Cab releases will be the presence of an Atlantic Records logo.
Phantom Planet will release their first DVD, Chicago, Chicagogoing, Chicagogone on Dec. 14th via Epic Records. The disc features loads of live footage including 16 tracks from a performace at Schuba's in Chicago (natche). Also expect to find the bands videos, their first live apperance ever, and their set from the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan.
Nine Inch Nails has launched tds.nin.com promoting the souped-up re-release of The Downward Spiral (available Tuesday, 11/23). The site is filled with goodness like complete info on the two versions, an interactive player, wallpaper downloads and artwork galleries. Check it.
