Want a first taste of the new Zack De La Rocha solo material? Head over to www.marchofdeath.com and download the song "March of Death," his go at a protest song regarding the current war in Iraq. As reported, the song is from the work the ex-RATM frontman has been doing with DJ Shadow. Zack De La Rocha's solo album still has no official release date. This seems to be a step in the right direction, though.
Veruca Salt have posted never-released Eight Arms To Hold You demos as well as a Matt Walker remix of "Born Entertainer" on their webpage. Go listen.
Starting on March 23rd, Superdrag will be going on a month long Spring tour supporting their current album, Last Call for Vitriol. Opening most of the shows will be Ozma as well as Local H, but only for one date.
Prince Paul returns to the hip-hop scene on May 6th with Politics of the Business, after a brief hiatus. The new material "is a commentary of sorts on the music industry and what it’s become," as well as featuring artists such as Ice-T and MF Doom. Check out this ecard to preview some of the new record.
In a desperate attempt to become relevant again, Marilyn Manson is setting up about 10 'Grotesque Burlesque' cabaret events leading up to the release of his latest opus, The Golden Age of Grotesque, on May 13. Mr. Manson's comments were, "They're going to see art, they're going to see music, but it's going to be like the speakeasies. It's going to be like Weimar Berlin before it got censored, it's gonna be decadent and entertaining, and I like that. I like wearing a tie."
I'm sure you know about the Dixie Chicks being banned from radio stations across the nation after one of them told fans in London that she was ashamed to be from Texas (cause of Dubya, as if you had to be told). Well apparently South Carolina was so offended by this insult that the state legislature voted 50-35 in favor of a resolution to make the Dixie Chicks perform a free 'apology' concert to South Carolina troops.
Elliott Smith is continuing his every-once-in-a-while style of gigging around a bit. He's got two dates set for April in Californ-I-A. Both shows are 21+. Mr. Smith plays the Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa on April 1st (no kidding around here). On the 17th he plays the Belly-Up Tavern in Solana Beach. Still no word on a release date for the new album From a Basement on the Hill.
In case anyone was planning on heading out to see Ozzfest just for a chance to see TRUSTcompany, don't. They dropped off the tour to record their next album.
If you're not in the mood for Ozzfest this summer, mellow mushrooms Ben Harper and Jack Johnson will begin a tour beginning June 6th in Chicago. Two legs mes amis: The first runs through the end of June, and the second picks up a month later in Reno, Nevada, and runs through a late August. We got dates at the more...
Dashboard Confessional will reissue The Swiss Army Romance on April 22nd with two extra songs not on the original release. Click more for the track listing...
The latest Foo Fighters video for the track "Times Like These" is now online. Check out the clip in Real Video or Windows Media.
What do Sifl and Olly, Ringo Starr, Tenacious D and Foo Fighters have in common? Liam Lynch of course. Liam Lynch is the mastermind behind Sifl and Olly, he's the director of the forthcoming Tenacious D movie feature, as well as a Foo Fighters video. And now he's dropping an album entitled Fake Songs on April 1st. The album is full of songs such as "Rock and Roll Whore" (feat. Jack Black), "Fake Bjork Song", "Fake Pixies Song," and the radio hit "United States of Whatever". You can even watch the video for the formentioned song in Windows Media and Real Video.
Godsmack has posted the video for "Straight Out of Line" online. The track is the first single off their upcoming new album, Faceless, due out 4/8 on Republic/Universal Records. Peep it here in Windows Media and here in Real Video.
According to offspring.com, drummer Ron Welty has decided to part ways with the The Offspring. He had this to say: "After more than 15 great years with The Offspring I've decided to leave to devote all my energies on a new project called Steady Ground. I wish Dexter, Noodles and Greg the best of luck moving forward and it's time for me to focus on my own thing." Josh Freese, formally of A Perfect Circle and The Vandals, is sitting in for Ron while the band is in the studio.
Head on over to the newly re-designed Finch website, where you can check out behind the scenes footage as well as their new video for "What It Is To Burn."
We have two free season passes good for the rest of the season at Snowshoe Mountain, WV courtesy of Streetwise. The first person to email me that lives near the mountain (don't ask for these unless you plan to go) gets them. Just so you know, I just got back form there and they still have mad snow, so don't sleep on this. Don't say we never gave you anything.
To celebrate its 50th album release, Saddle Creek will release a two-disc compilation, Saddle Creek 50, on April 8th. The fine folks that brought you artists like The Faint and Cursive (quick plug: check out our interview with Cursive!) have lined up quite an impressive set of tracks for the release -- one previously released song and one unreleased nugget each from 11 different artists. You know where to click for the tracklist. In addition, the discs will feature multimedia content, namely the 45 short films posted on Saddle Creek's website last year.
Vic Chesnutt will begin a twenty-two-date tour on April 4th in Atlanta. Check the dates at the more.
Super Furry Animals' new album is called Phantom Power. This is the band’s sixth album, released on July 14 on Epic, and the first single "Golden Retriever" will be out on June 30. The LP, like with 2001's Mercury Prize-nominated Rings Around The World, will be released simultaneously on conventional audio and DVD, and mixed in 5.1 stereo surround sound.
The Stone Roses' Ian Brown and Mani have reunited for a track called "R.E.I.G.N." on the new UNKLE album. We'll keep you posted on the UNKLE news as it develops.
