The New Pornographers are supposedly striking gold with their single "Electric Version." But that single doesn't matter: Check out the video for "The Laws Have Changed" here and the tour dates at the more... And yes, that means more tour dates than before.
The Gossip are going on a massive tour, which you can find out about the specific dates at the more. And, while you're canoodling your tickets online, check out their newest MP3, "Fire Sign." And thank KRS.
So, you've been bound and gagged by all the Radiohead tour information stuff, right? Wrong! Radiohead are going to have Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks supporting them on the eastern leg of their August tour. Oh, and all the tickets are sold out, but you'll be panhandling around the arena anyway, right? Check out the dates anyway, won't you?
Dandy Warhols next release Welcome To The Monkey House has been pushed back once again. Instead of an August 5th release, look for the album in stores on August 19th. In other news you can go blind yourself on their brand new super yellow website right here.
Canada's Alexisonfire has recently been signed by Equal Vision Records. Their debut album which has only been released in Canada will be released in late summer in the US. For more info, check out their webpage.
Mudvayne will appear on Last Call with Carson Daly on July 9th. The show tapes next Wednesday, so if you'd like free tickets email the show and make sure you put "MUDVAYNE" in the subject header, with full name, age, and number of tickets you'd like to reserve (4 max) in the body.
If you'd like to listen to the new Fairweather album, Lusitania, just head over to their online player. If you like it, go pick it up, 'cause it just came out yesterday.
As you know, Christiansen have complete work on their new album, titled Stylish Nihilists. What you didn't know is that it's due out on October 14th and features a guest appearance from Dary Palumbo of Glassjaw. For more information, visit their website and notice how much our logos favor each other.
Hey, remember Seal? You know, "Kiss From A Rose" and his highly underrated MTV Unplugged performance. Anyways, he's got a new album coming out on September 9th, titled SEAL IV (kind of copping Lenny's style ol' buddy). If you even care, head over to the album's online jukebox, where you can listen to the first single, "Waiting For You".
According to their official website, R.E.M. will release their second "best of" compilation, titled In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003, in October. The collection will include two new tracks, "Bad Day" and "Animal". The band recently shot a video for "Bad Day" and plan on releasing it as a single. Aside from embarking on a giant world tour the band is also presently working on their 14th album, which will include the songs "Maps and Legends", "Get Up", "She Wants To Be" and "Walk Unafraid".
Radiohead is "artist of the month" of at Launch.com, so head over there to check out their video interview and various other Hail To The Theif goodies.
The millionares club, aka Incubus, recently sat down in front of a camera and attempted to describe the direction of their new material and answer some questions from fans. You can watch the clip here: Windows Media or Real Video. If you'd like to email a question to the band, send them an email.
Kid606 will embark on a US tour in August to promote his new EP, The Illness. And, hey, look at that! We've got a review of that EP. Read it or perish! And here's them dates...
The Caribbean-influenced, ska-reggae-jazz troop (that's a lot of dashes), The Slackers, will release their new album, Close My Eyes, on September 9th. You can download the track "Mommy" from the album over at Epitaph, so get to it.
Yeah, Medeski, Martin & Wood just got off their last tour, but that's not stopping them from heading out on another two months of shows for the summer (including a few stops in Spain... lucky bastards)! Here are the dates...
Following in the footsteps of her fresh new self-titled album, and a brand new website; Liz Phair now has a video for her first single "Why Can't I". Yea, she's doing her best to appeal to the 9-17 year old demographic now, but she's Liz Phair - you have to at least see what's going on. Check the more for the links...
Elektra Records Year Of The Rabbit has announced a slew of new tour dates. After a July 15th record release (along with the Virgin Megastore in-store performance in LA) the band will hit the road with Cardia. Check the more for the listing.
According to this news post at Undercover, James Iha, formerly of the Smashing Pumpkins, is set to join the ranks of A Perfect Circle. APC was set to have auditions for the slot this week, but cancelled when Iha became available. Furthermore, the new APC album will be released on September 16th, with the first single in August. Well, that's a lot to hope for. We'll keep you updated.
After a small change of plans, the VAST website is taking orders for the latest semi-album of songs entitled Turquoise. The album only costs $2.99 and contains "10 tracks that are part of the making of VAST's third album. It gives a peek into the creative process as the work goes on." So it's kind of a collection of demo's of songs that might be on the third official album. The site is also offering a contest where two songs will be given out for free if you get 25 people to sign up to their message board by August 1st.
The tracklisting is here for the Freddy Vs. Jason soundtrack. Lots of hard hitting metal bands including the likes of Slipknot, Ill Nino, Sepultura (with Mike Patton), Type O Negative, and more. Check the more for the listing...
