It feels amazing to report some news on Operation Ivy: two very rare and widely unknown demos, “Ignite” and “More than Our Share” have been posted on Operationivy.com. Enjoy drooling over these MP3s- I know I will.
For all of you that thought the idea of the supergroup The Bens was just a speculation, a recent feature on MTV's You Hear It First confirmed that they have completed their yet-untitled EP, which will be available December 30 online.
A tracklisting has been revealed for R.E.M’s In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003. Many may feel that some essential songs are missing. But hey, it’s their album, they choose the tracks.
Bluebird will hit the road with Lion Fever in October to promote the release of their Falling Back To Earth EP. These are those dates that we promised we'd get you. See. We keep our promises.
Well, looks like GSL jumped the gun a few weeks ago, stating that Pleasure Forever had broken up. Looks as if the news isn't completely true. Keyboardist/vocalist Andrew Rothbard has indeed left the band, but Pleasure Forever will continue on with a new lineup. Though, drummer Dave Clifford has joined on with Lion Fever (for more, see one post below), who are set to release their debut album on Dim Mak sometime soon.
The Eels ongoing Tour of Duty in support of Shootenanny! marches on. Check the more for the exact dates and locations.
The always amazing Pretty Girls Make Graves are well into their US tour and have finished filming a video for "This Is Our Emergency", the first single from The New Romance. The video should be up on the Matador Records site anyday now. I will be checking every hour and promise to let you know when you can view it.
Ontario's Silverstein have a spiffy new website with losts of new information, including a slew of US tourdates. You can find these on the website or by simply clicking...
Remember that Stone Temple Pilots greatest hits album? Well, we have the track listing and have confirmed it will be released on November 11th.
Ladytron played their final Light & Magic shows this weekend in London and Liverpool. Beginning September 22nd, in conjunction with XFM.com, they will provide links to download three live tracks from their London gig at the Astoria. So, be sure to get over to ladytron.com on Monday!
Blur will release one my favorite tracks from Think Tank, "Good Song", as a proper single come October 6th (UK). The release will arrive in stores in three versions: CD, 7", and DVD. All releases will include either "Me White Noise", a early version of the hidden track on the LP, or the previously unheard "Morricone". For the DVD, Blur teamed up with hot-shit video team Shynola to produce a video solely based on drawings by Glasgow artist David Shrigley. According to Shynola, the video is an animated love story between a squirrel and a fairy. In other words, "a true story of doomed love and nuts, with juicy bits."
Alt-country rockers turned major-label martyrs, Wilco, will appear on the newly revamped "Soundstage" program on PBS. The performance has aired previously, but you can catch it again this Sunday, September 21st at 12:30am or 1:00am (or Saturday evening, rather). Oh yeah, Sonic Youth performs too. For more info on scheduling or who else might appear on the show, head over to the "Soundstage" website.
Want some incentive to run out and snag a copy of the new Outkast double-LP, Speakerboxx/The Love Below, come Tuesday? Well, head over to MTV.com and check out "The Leak" feature, where you can preview the entire album. "Kick ass" is right. Sadly though, it looks as if it's going to be the last Outkast album for a while, maybe for good, so don't hesitate.
Confirming earlier reports, the new Nelly Furtado album will indeed be called Folklore and released on November 25th. Guests include Caetano Veloso, Bela Fleck, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Mike Einziger, and Kronos Quartet, and the first track, "Powerless (Sat What You Want)," goes to radio on October 6th.
We have now confirmed with the band that Denali will indeed replaced Hoobastank on the upcoming Deftones North American headlining tour. Hoobastank dropped off the tour last week and apparently Deftones frontman Chino Moreno personally selected Denali to replace them. If you want to know where to see this seemingly odd, yet awesome pairing, see the dates below.
The new self-titled effort from Killing Joke sees them back to their brooding best. Featuring a line-up including all of their original members plus the always-amazing Dave Grohl on drums, it's truly something to check out. The album hit stores on August 5th, and you can preview some music below.
If you though there couldn’t be better news than The Chemical Brothers releasing a best-of double CD with a collaboration with the Flaming Lips, well, there is. Now we have the tracklisting…
As you might have read in Rolling Stone early this year, Paul McCartney has convinced EMI to release the original "de-Spectorized" version of Let It Be, the final album from The Beatles. According to Jam! Music, the album will hit stores on November 18th (US). McCartney reported the new album will be the "noise [The Beatles] made in the studio" and the recording will be "exactly as it was in the room." Regardless of how you feel, I think it's just nice to see The Beatles in the release dates again.
Phantom Planet are on the road for another headlining tour, the first since Jason Schwartzmann’s departure and the acquisition of new drummer Jeff Conrad. Ben Lee will be supporting L.A.’s finest. A recent LA show was taped for a live CD that will be available on their official fansite and for a DVD to be released later this fall.
Timo Maas will be heading out on the PlayStation2 Dual Play tour this September and October in support of Music For The Maases 2 — a remix album featuring Timo’s re-workings of Fatboy Slim, Moby, Placebo, and Garbage as well as a new Timo Maas original track. Check him out in these cities...
