The Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced plans to release a singles compilation this holiday season. In July, the band will head to the studio to record several new songs to include on the album. The boys also said that next year they'll start writing new songs again, with hopes of having another record out by the end of the year.
Grüvis Malt have finished up tracking instruments for their follow-up to 2002's ...with the spirit of a traffic jam. At the end of last week, they were heading back into a Providence, RI studio to track the vocals. The album is expected out later this year, either independently or on small label (they aren't sure). If you'd like small taste of what's to come, you can head over to the band's website and download the album teaser. Also, the band will be playing one show next month on June 6th at Cranston Highschool East (where the band first performed) to try and raise money to save the music department.
You can now preview the entire Hopeless Records debut from Stairwell, The Sounds Of Change, over at this website. The guys are also out playing shows and here are the dates.
The Shins are currently in the process of writing and/or recording the follow-up to 2001's Oh, Inverted World. The album should be out in October, preceded by a supporting tour in September. Be sure to head over to their new website and browse through their photos (for "9:32" caption alone).
If you didn't know, Led Zeppelin have two new releases today. The first is the three-CD collection How The West Was Won, and the second is a two-DVD set entitled Led Zeppelin DVD. Loads of new live Zeppelin for you. You can preview both of the releases here or here. Check the more for the tracklistings of both releases...
Björk debuted three new songs, "Where Is The Line", "Nameless" and "Desired Constellation", at her London show this past Saturday. The new ditties are expected on the upcoming LakeExperience, which is due out when Björk finishes it. For now, you can at least head over to bjork.com and check out pictures from the show.
The Eels will be releasing Shootenanny on June 3rd, as you already know. What you don't know is that select independent record stores will be giving away a single for the song "Saturday Morning" that contains 3 non-LP tracks. For the list of stores carrying the disc, go here. For the tracklisting of the single, go to the more section. To preview the album, go to the bands official website. Oh, and enter our contest too.
We've got more dates (with even more being solidified) for the Dismemberment Plan farewell tour. You can catch those in the more section, as well as the tracklisting for their DeSoto Records release - The People's History of the Dismemberment Plan, a remix record. Thanks to Pitchfork for letting the selectable text.
I cannot seem to remember or find if we already told you that the Flaming Lips, Hot Tuna, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Steve Winwood and the BAD PLUS have joined the lineup for Bonnaroo NE, set for August 8-10 in Riverhead, New York. So rehash if you already know, and act suprised if you didn't, k?
Roger Waters' The Wall: Live in Berlin, featuring guest spots by Sinead O'connor, Cyndi Lauper, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell and others, will be reissued on CD and released for the first time on DVD on June 24th. In other DVD news, remember that Slayer DVD that we told you about a bit ago? Seems that it will still be entitled War at the Warfield and it can arrive to your DVD player on July 29th.
The Clientele will release their new album, The Violet Hour, on July 8th, and, a month later to date, Spoon will release a new seven-song EP, The Way We Get By, on August 8th in the U.K. There are no plans yet for a U.S. release, so stay tuned to channel SU.
Bad news for those of you planning to attend the big Field Day Festival next month. Apparently, the festival, which was to have featured the likes of Radiohead, Beastie Boys, Beck, Sigur Ros, is in danger of being called becuase organizers have yet to secure the necessary permits. Gee, you think they'd take care of that stuff beforehand. Anyway, there is still hope that last minute negotiations will save the show, so it hasn't been officially cancelled yet. We'll keep you posted.
You can now pre-order the new Brand New album, Deja Entendu, which comes out June 17th through Triple Crown Records. Also, the band has a new e-card out in which you can preview yet another new song, entitled "The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows".
The Juliana Theory have plans to release a live album recorded at Club Laga in Pittsburgh, PA on October, 13th 2001. The album will be comprised of songs from their first two albums and due out in August. The track listing will be available shortly.
Australian favorites, Regurgitator, just wrapped up a month of succesful shows in the UK. The band has now made plans to release a new album in 2004 as well as a 5-track live DVD made from some Christmas shows the band played in Australia that will be released independently later in the year.
The new album from The Mars Volta, De-loused In The Comatorium, has been pushed back one week to June 24th. If you'd like to see the album art (you can see a small version over at Insound) and hear the album version of "Drunkship of Laterns," head over to the band's digital street team and sign yourself up. Also, courtesy of the PRP, here's a tentative track listing...
Static-X have reportedly been added to Staind's upcoming summer tour. The band is currently in the studio recording their follow-up to 2001's Machine. Expect a full list of dates soon.
Word on the street is that all the labels involved have pulled the plug on the new Guns N' Roses album. Seems they got tired of spending money on something that never went anywhere. We will see if this pans out.
Nominees have been announced for the MuchMusic Video Awards, which will be held on Sunday, June 22nd. You can visit the MuchMusic website to vote for the People's Choice Award. Though, after reading the list of nominees, I'm glad I 'm not Canadian. Take a look for yourself...
The Deftones are offering local UK bands the chance to support them on their upcoming June tour. To submit your music, just send a package (three tracks with a picture and a bio) to the respective promoters who will then make a decision. You have until May 27th to get your info in, and here are the addresses to submit the packages...
