An update on that "Tenacious D being in a movie" story. According to the band's website (maintained by Lee), Liam Lynch (Sifl & Olly) will be directing, and the script will be written by Jack, Kyle & Lynch. The movie will be produced by Jack and Kyle. The plot is said to be a "creation" story based on how Tenacious D became the greatest band on Earth. Or is this just a tribute?
Okayplayer.com's Mountain Brothers, dubbed "Asian America’s premier hip-hop trio", will release their new album Triple Crown on Babygrande Records on February 25, which would be next Tuesday. You can check out their spotlight in Okayplayer's Now Hear This! and listen to the first single "Microphone Phenomenal" on real audio now.
Woah! Prefuse73, Andrew Weatherall and Plaid are coming across the pond for a (yep, you guessed it) four-date tour! Ahh... Well, anyway, you can get the New York tickets here, all other tickets here, see the flyer here, read more here, and check all the dates at the more. Enjoy your road trip.
Lemon Jelly, in a move reeking of unity and amnesty, are to host a children’s soiree before one of their sold-out London shows next month. The event (party?) will be on March 8th from 11am - 1pm and includes acrobats, clowns, jugglers, face painting, inflatables, magicians and plate spinners. Candyfloss will also be available for the youngsters. Why are they doing this? All profits from said party and candyfloss will go to CLIC (Challenging Cancer And Leukemia In Childhood). Tour dates for you Euros are at the more.
Everyone's favorite summer festival tour, Ozzfest, will return this year (I'm hiding my excitement). Here's who'll be on the mainstage: Ozzy Osbourne, Korn, Marilyn Manson, Disturbed, Chevelle. Here's who'll be on the second stage: TRUSTcompany, Cradle Of Filth, Shadows Fall, Killswitch Engage, finger eleven, Nothingface, Hotwire, Grade 8, Twisted Method, Ünloco, and Memento. I know you are all upset that Kelly Osbourne isn't on the bill, but fear not... more acts will surely be named in the future. 'More' for dates.
If you are wondering when Marilyn Manson will get around to releasing his next album, The Golden Age of Grotesque, mark May 13th on your calendar. Curious about the song titles? Hit 'more'. I'm sure it will change your life.
Remember March 4th! Why? Because one of the best albums of 2003 will be released on that day! Yes, Cursive will release The Ugly Organ, the proper follow-up to Domestica, on that day. However, if you'd like to get it early, go order it from Saddle Creek. And, to make sure everyone knows that this album is excellent, Cursive will be all over the US on a very thorough tour (they are even coming to Charlotte, NC!). Engine Down and Minus The Bear will be joining them on most of these dates...
Sorry About Dresden will release Let It Rest, their follow-up to The Convenience of Indecision, on March 18th. The album was recording with producer Brian Paulson (Slint, Wilco) and is said to "[capture] the immediacy and rawness of their live rock show." Excited? Go order it!
Like some crazy-ass used car dealers, Linkin Park are offering merch bundles to promote the release of their new album, Meteora, which drops on March 25th. You can grab packages which include the CD, a 33-minute DVD featuring behind-the-scenes footage of LP in the studio, and a decently designed t-shirt. If interested, head over to this page and get your pre-order on.
Might as well let you know that the Beastie Boys will headlining this year's Coachella Valley Music Festival in Indio, CA. The festival date is April 26th, but tickets will go on sale on February 22nd at 10am ET. Head over to coachella.com for more information. In other news, the Beasties will also be holding a Tibetan Freedom Concert in April, but this time it will be in Japan. Stay tuned to beastieboys.com for up-to-date information, but we'll be sure to let you know what's up. For now, it's nice to know the B-E-A-S-T-I-E is back!
According to radiotakeover.com, Dimitri Minakakis, former vocalist for Dillinger Espace Plan, has formed the group Tokyo along with former members of Knives Out. The group will make their live debut at the First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia, PA on April 9th.
There's a video interview 3D from Massive Attack over at the The Raft. He covers the topics of new album, 100th Window, to the new website by hi-res, to the UK protest against the impending war with Iraq. Listen to what the man said.
In another display of ragged posthumus exhuming, there will be a "Driven" (y'know, the VH1 show where friends and teachers, et. al. of the celebrity tell the "true story") episode on Nirvana cornerstone Kurt Cobain this Sunday. It's naff, but many are interested, eh?
According to a recent newsletter, it's official that Year Of The Rabbit is now part of the Elektra Records family. The forthcoming debut album is set for a June 24th release and is apparently called Strange Eyes. Once tracklisting and subsequent show dates surface, we'll let you know.
In our continued quest to bring you great new music, we would like to officially announce the formation of Silent Uproar Records! Lots of great things are going to be coming out of the new label, the first of which is going to be a debut release from our first signing Far-Less. We are extremely excited to be working with these guys, and can't wait to let you hear the new music they will be putting out this summer. In the meantime, check out their website for some show dates on the East Coast, and their MP3.com page for a taste of their older music. Lots more to come, stay tuned.
Unloco will release their second album, Becoming i on March 11th. If you want a tatse, be sure and check out this media player that features 4 tracks from the album.
Tortoise have announced a few dates in the coming weeks. Does this mean a follow-up to the exceptionally choice Standards is in the works? We can only hope. In the meantime, be sure to check out 1/5 of Tortoise, John McEntire, on the new album from The Sea And Cake, One Bedroom. As promised, here are those dates...
Organizers have announced the lineup for the 2003 Bonnaroo Music Festival and it's a doozy. I'd run down all of the names for you here, but it might be easier if i tuck them behind a nifty little "more" link, don't you think? Anyway, the festival will take place June 13-15th in Manchester, Tennessee. More info can be found at the festival's official official website.
The Lyndsay Diaries, whose review you can read right me're, have been on tour, and you can catch them on their last date, March 7th, in San Diego, California at the Epicentre with Counterfit and Die Radio Die. Labelmates of Lyndsay, the Rocket Summer, have a new music video up for their song "Skies So Blue" which you can watch after you download the new Copeland MP3 "Priceless (for Eleanor)". Wowza.
Alaskan-to-Portland band Railer is moving up in the world; The band has joined the Invisible Records/Underground Inc. label and will be working with Martin Akins, who will be aiding the recording of new songs as well as coupling existing songs and remixes for Frame of Mind's re-release on May 6th, 2003. Currently the band is "in our cinder-blocked basement retrofitting the live set with new electronics and gadgetry for the upcoming tour" so thus no shows for February.
