Joan of Arc have joined Polyvinyl Records and is about to release the oh-so-intellectually named double LP Joan of Arc, Dick Cheney, Mark Twain... on August 24 and the vinyl version 2 weeks before. Check their Polyvinyl page for their full catalog.
Les Savy Fav are on tour, this time with Smoke Smoke and the Detachment Kit. Catch them quick; blink and the tour will be over.
Not 100% confirmed, but rumor has it Propaghandi is in the studio recording new tracks for an album in February. Head over to their website to check for updates on the album and news that would make Foxnews proud.
Fun fact of the day: The Postal Service's Give Up is Sub Pop's highest selling album behind Nirvana's Bleach. To celebrate, check out the spiffy cover of Phil Collin's "Against All Odds" they are doing for the Wicker Park soundtrack.
An update on the Saves the Day b-sides album: It will be out August 26, and you can preview some tracks on this handy dandy ecard.
Death Cab for Cutie have an exclusive EP available only on iTunes. Studio X Sessions, compiled from songs recorded at the end of this year's spring tour in Seattle, is a mere $3.96 I am sure a lot of you will be able to get this gratis, but I just don't know how you sleep at night. The EP's tracks are...
It looks like some people's dreams are becomning a reality...or some fans' nightmare. Pink Floyd 's The Wall is coming to the Broadway stage. Miramax and the Ex-Mr. Mariah Carey, Tommy Mottolla, will produce, while Roger Waters will orchestrate the music and write the book. How will they convinice Nathan lane to star in it? See more here.
Singer songwriters Mike Park and Jenny Choi are heading out on a short tour together. Punknews reports that it is to "celebrate Asians who revel in the indie rock subculture and are actively bringing innovative soundscapes to the forefront of what we consider today as American music...the tour hopes to give voice to the often silent 'model' minority by broadening the cookie cutter stereotypes often relegated to Asian Americans." Furthermore, an artist I like is actually coming to Connecticut! The dates are....
Lookout! Records has posted a new track from Ted Leo. "Me and Mia" is from the upcoming album Shake the Streets. Not too shabby. Get it here.
The Faint is heading out on tour with TV on the Radio and Saddle Creek's latest signing Beep Beep. The band will release their new album, Wet From Birth, on September 14th.
Now It's Overhead has just released the first single from their latest album, Fall Back Open, entitled "Wait in a Line." The single features a cover of The Magnetic Fields' "The Book of Love" as well as "Wait in a Line (Faint Mix)." Also on the horizon for Now It's Overhead is a fall tour opening for Rilo Kiley. Look for dates for that tour next week.
In support of their upcoming album, The Libertines will be hitting the road this Fall. However, Pete Doherty won't be making it out on for the tour because he is supposedly seeking help for drug addiction.
A number of bands have signed on for the Vote For Change Tour, a series of concerts presented by MoveOn.Org's political action committee MoveOn PAC. Artists include Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Bruce Springsteen, Death Cab For Cutie, and Bright Eyes, and the tour will visit 28 cities in nine swing states in an effort to rally support for the Democratic party and the Kerry campaign. Full schedule below:
Guess what? The Strokes are planning to release a live album before the end of the year., and it will feature a London concert the band taped last December. Is that not cool?
The Second Annual Howl! Festival of East Village Arts (it's an Allen Ginsberg tribute thing) in NYC is going to be August 17-24. Moby, Steve Earle, Suzanne Vega, and Boy George are all performing. No word on if you have to be a one-person music entity to play.
I didn't know there was such a thing as a Layne Staley Fund Benefit show (Alice in Chains), but apparently it's been going on for three years. Staind's Aaron Lewis and Candlebox's Kevin Martin are among the guests (performers?) at the August 27th Seattle, Washington gig. The proceeds will be used to help recovering heroin addicts.
Squarepusher is releasing a 3-track 12" called Venus No. 17. It was previously released in limited quantity on the 3" cd that came with Ultravisitor, but now you can buy it all old school vinyl here, with special Warp price reductions on overseas shipping. The tracks are: "Venus No. 17," "Venus No. 17 Acid Mix," and "Tundra 4."
Head Automatica have been added to the following dates with Vaux and Hopesfall. The band's new album, Decadence, will hit stores on August 17th and they have relaunched their website in support of the release.
Don't laugh...Nancy Sinatra is releasing an album (thanks to good pal Morrissey's insistance that she be signed to his label) on Sept 28th. The self-titled release will feature Sinatra singing a cover of Moz's "Let Me Kiss You" with the man himself singing backup. Other strange bedfellows include Jarvis Cocker (Pulp), Bono, Pete Yorn, and Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth). I'm a little stunned myself.
Mclusky are currently limbering up for their appearance at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in August, and shortly after they will release a new single, "She Will Only Bring You Happiness," on September 6th. The CD for the single will also contain the video for the song, but you can catch a sneak preview here.
