spinArt will be re-releasing four Camper Van Beethoven albums on April 27th, each featuring previously unrelease bonus tracks. The band will also be touring this coming spring. (By the way, they are awesome fun live!)
Ex-Afghan Whigs frontman Greg Dulli has annonced that his new band Twilight Singers will be releasing an album in the fall of classic covers called She Loves You. In the meantime, several tour dates have been announced for the spring.
Looks like casting is set for the upcoming Johnny Cash biopic. Joaquin Phoenix will have the honor of playing the original "Man in Black" while Reese Witherspoon has been tapped to play June Carter Cash. Filming could start as early as June.
Well folks, those wacky Van Halen brothers have announced a summer tour for your retro pleasure. The only thing left to question now is which much maligned ex-lead singer will be joining them. It would seem that Sammy Hagar (not Diamond Dave) probably has the job, and that leads me to the obvious question: Where Have All the Good Times Gone?
Iggy & the Stooges - Live in Detroit 2003 was released on DVD today to throngs of happy maniacs everywhere. The show was the band's first homecoming show in 29 years, and featured the original lineup, save the bassist, aptly filled in for by the awesome Mike Watt. Extras include Iggy talking about the origins of some of the songs and a sing-a-long feature. Fun for the whole family? Watch a clip of the DVD.
Yay! Preliminary Muse tour dates have been announced! The list isn't complete yet, as they're said to be adding more over the next few weeks, but definitely go and see this band. The NYC show sold out in only an hour, so make sure to get your tickets early. And go pick up the new album, Absolution soon or you will be kicking yourself. Those dates are below.
Hair: Debatable, will be the title of the new documentary of Atom and His Package's final show. The CD/DVD will contain the complete show as well as music videos and a documentary of the band. Hopeless Records will deliver the package on April 6th. Click more for tracklisting.
Bam Margera (of Cky fame) and Clutch have teamed up and recently shot a video for Clutch's first single "The Mob Goes Wild" from their upcoming album Blast Tyrant. Photos from the Margera directed video can be found on the bands website. Look for the new album on March 30th.
Because news is always so sparse about them I feel inclined to report that the debut album Autolux that we told you about (multiple times) will be entitled Future Perfect. Still no solid release date set but we'll let you know when we know.
In what sounds like a strange joke, Nick Oliveri ( Mondo Generator / ex-Queens of the Stone Age) will be embarking on a solo acoustic tour opening up for Brant Bjork. Expect a "variety of original tunes and some covers that he's collected over the years."
Drive-Thru Records artist hellogoodbye have released a new EP online and made it downloadable for free. Apparently the label is wanting to check out the response to the band before dropping a full-length album, pretty good idea if you ask me.
Well Guns and Roses fans, it looks like you'll have an album to look forward to. Nope, not Chinese Democracy, but a greatest hits collection, which the band tried to stop from being made, but, since Geffen has dumped $13.5 million bucks into Chinese Democracy for the past, oh, say what, 7 years, the record company won over the band. Look for it soon.
Audioslave is currently in Los Angeles working on the follow-up to their 2002, self-titled debut. Guitarist Tom Morello told Rolling Stone that the band is writing "a song a day," and has 19 new tracks already down. No word on a release date yet.
Have you heard of Bumblebeez 81? Trust me, you will soon. The somewhat strange band is currently doing some shows opening for Radiohead in the UK (see dates below) and on may 25th they will drop their US debut album, Printz via Modular People. Check out the song "Pony the Ride" in Windows Media and Real Video.
Wow, two Smiths-related news items in two days. What year is it again? Anyrate, the "other two" members of The Smiths, Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce, have embarked on a DJ tour of the US for the next few weeks. Did anyone see this coming?
The kind folks at Mundane Sounds have put up a groovy little selection of what they call "baby bands" for download. All of the bands are small or unsigned acts from around the country. It's really a pretty nice collection complete with cover art. And hey, it's free!
Go check out The Distillers' new single "Beat Your Heart Out," with scenes shot live from their recent tour. Grab it in Windows Media or Quicktime.
Air have released the details of their upcoming tour, and you can check the dates below. The French duo has also just finished a video for "Surfing On A Rocket," and we should have links to that this week.
Last week Carly Simon released a new DVD entitled “Live From Martha’s Vineyard,” and we wanted to give you a chance to check it out. You can visit the official site for the DVD here, and you can watch the video for "Give Me All Night" in Windows Media and Real Video. Read below for some more info on the release. I know posting about Carly Simon on SU is weird, but some of us grew up listening to this with our parents.
Just like we told you, there is a Beck song on the just release Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind soundtrack. Fortunately if that information alone isn't enough to convince you, the official site has a nice media player where you can check out a bunch of the tracks.
