Emerging from Leipers Fork, TN (what?!) Matt Sharp (you know, that guy that was in Weezer when they were good) has released his first pure solo EP entitled Puckett's Versus The Country Boy. You can pick it up at CD Baby, but don't expect the moog sounds of The Rentals or the power pop of Weezer - this is alot more stripped down.
You can now head over to the newly launched teaser site for the new Self album, Ornament & Crime. The album is currently in the finishing stages, as Soap Design is presently working up CD artwork. So, head over to the website, isten to the two new loops from the album, and sign up for the mailing list to ensure delivery of up-to-date information.
Our Lady Peace have already completed pre-production on twelve songs for the follow-up to 2002's Gravity with producer Bob Rock in his Maui studio. Following in the footsteps of the new dungheap of a Metallica album, St. Anger, OLP have opted for the live recording method, with no digital enhancements (ala ProTools or overdubs). Also, according to a recent Rolling Stone article, the band is reportedly writing songs in "like five minutes." Like... wow. So, I guess we can all expect this album to be worse than Gravity and St. Anger, which will take some effort on their part. Well, just in case you wanted to relive the old days for a couple months, OLP have a live album out now. Enjoy it while you can.
It seems that the new Elliott Smith album, From A Basement On The Hill, will now see the light of day sometime in 2004. How do we know? Well, Suicide Squeeze will release a limited edition, 5000-copy run of a 7", featuring the songs "Pretty (Ugly Before)" and "A Distorted Reality Is Now A Necessity To Be Free", on August 19th. And, on their website, it says that the release will "[give] fans the long-awaited stuff they deserve and a good peek at what's in store for Smith's upcoming 2004 full-length." So, go pre-order it and wait, wait, wait some more. Last but not least, thanks once again to the Sweet Adeline.
Coheed and Cambria have launched a special webpage counting down the days, hours, minutes and seconds until release of their upcoming album In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth on October 7th.
Head over to the official Thrice website to check out the new video for "All That's Left," the first single from their upcoming album The Artist In The Ambulance. Look for the video on Fuse, MTV and MTV2, and be sure to grab a copy of that fine album on July 22nd.
As we told you, Touch & Go records will release the next Quasi record, Hot Shit, in September. Actually, September 9th to be exact. And we've got a tenative tracklisting as well. It has been reported that this new album strays away from the roxichord stylings of past Quasi records and focuses more on guitars and vocals...
Head over to the Deftones website and check out their new "Bootleg" section where you can currently download 3 seperate shows, somewhat spanning their career (2000, 1995, 1992). After you get your free stuff, save your pennies for a reported overseas single of "Bloody Cape" that not only includes the album track, but two non-LP tracks, a video for the song, and some random goodies (stickers, patch, badge). Unfortunately this special packaging is limited to 10,000 copies - so you may have to pass on the patch.
Check out the video for The Polyphonic Spree's "Soldier Girl" over at their official site (or just use the links in the More section). The band plans to release a CD / DVD / 7" single for the track on July 14th, all containing different mixes or bonus tracks. Check the more for the details.
German-born saxophonist Praful is set to release his critically acclaimed CD, One Day Deep, and will tour the US to support the release of the album, making his US live debut in September at LA’s annual Wavefest. Check out some audio in the...
In case you missed the big post that ran through this past, holiday weekend, Silent Uproar celebrated it's 3rd birthday on July 5th. If you'd like to read the entire message, you can check it out here...
LA based punk-pop new wave scientists IMA Robot will be opening up for The White Stripes at their Roseland shows in NYC on July 21st and 22nd. The group, which features the rhythm section from Beck’s recording and touring band, is doing shows supporting their UK only release, the Public Access EP, before their full length drops this fall on Virgin Records. Media links here...
As previously reported, the new Rancid album is titled Indestructible and will be out on August 28th on Warner Bros. Records. You can visit the band's website to check out the artwork and pre-order the album.
As previously mentioned, on August 5th The Neptunes will release their new album, The Neptunes Present...Clones through the Neptunes’ Star Trak/Arista label. We have a ton more info and an insane amount of audio in, where else, the
The first set of dates are starting to come in for The Jealous Sound North American summer tour. If you get a chance to see these guys do it, be sure to go...
Prefuse73 is going to release an EP entitled Extinguished: Outtakes (Alternate Takes and Beats from One Word Extinguisher). Check the more for the tracklisting of work that is "similar to the work presented on his album (One Word Extinguisher), but more focused and more on the melodic side."
Instead of going through the motions with his label, Ben Folds has announced that he will be released three 5-song EP's in the coming year via his live shows, his website, and the Apple iTunes Music Store. The first EP will be released on July 22nd and is entitled Speed Graphic, followed by the tenatively titled Sunny 16 in September, and an untitled EP sometime in November.
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists (coolest band name ever, right?), the Pattern and the Smugglers will perform at a three-day celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of Lookout Records, the Bay Area label that is most famous for launching Green Day and the Donnas. The event kicks off July 25th at San Francisco's Parkside Lounge, so get yr tkts now.
Interpol have enlisted producer Arthur Baker (most notable for Hall and Oats stuff- Name a song and I buy you a taco) to remix their single "Obstacle 1." The purpose of the remix? To spit in the face of Linkin Park, no doubt.
I don't have much else to tell you about Belle and Sebastian except that they are working on the score to the movie Young Adam, due in September. And regretfully, I have nothing concrete to tell you about young Adam, except that he's Grant's younger brother.
