In other mega-tour news, it is now being reported that the Deftones and Mudvayne have been added as openers for the Summer Sanitarium Tour. While this has not been confirmed yet, the main stage lineup of Metallica, Limp Bizkit, and Linkin Park is definitely a go. Look for a list of dates and confirmation of the opening acts to come soon. Confirmed cities are in the more.
Various sources have confirmed that Lollapalooza 2003 is on, and with a pretty decent line-up. Bands said to be confirmed thus far are Jane's Addiction, Audioslave and Queens of the Stone Age, while Incubus and Interpol have apparently been approached and are expected to join up. More as it unfolds.
Drive-Thru Records has made the track "I Want To Hear You Sad" from the recently released Early November Acoustic E.P. Click here to download the track and if you like what you hear click here to purchase it.
Aberdeen preformed on Buffy The Vampire Slayer last night. The episode featured the band preforming songs from their latest release "Homesick and Happy To Be Here". John Aberdeen stated on the Better Looking Records website "We got to spend the better part of a thursday morning pretending to sing our own songs while people who would not be within a square mile of our real show pretended to dance to music we were not playing while "Willow" pretended to get continually hit on by a new "slayer". it was a blast! I love hollywood".
Houston have announced that their next album will be entitled Bottom Of The Curve and should be released sometime in March. More details (tracklisting, etc) are expected in the near future. The band also plans to tour quite a bit in support of the new album.
It has been rumored that the upcoming untitled Radiohead album has a June 17th release date. This is, of course, subject to change.
Mary Timony has been a very busy gal. She begins her first European tour in almost 3 years this weekend, and has provided the score for "As Daylight Breaks",a documentary film based on the life of Jacob Sontag, a child suffering from Canavan Disease. The film, directed by Stefanie Sasson, chronicles his mother's crusade to save him. The soundtrack album comes out in May on the Couture label and features Interpol, Yo La Tengo and more.
The New Pornographers album, Electric Version (the followup to the Juno Award winning Mass Romantic) is coming out soon soon soon, and we have a pretty little tracklisting for you @ the more.
The new Yo La Tengo album Summer Sun is scheduled for CD/2XLP release on April 7 (April 8 for Europe), and was produced by Roger Moutenot at Nashville's Alex The Great. Featured guests are Lambchop's Paul Niehaus, Roy Campbell Jr., Daniel Carter, Sabir Mateen, Katie Gentile (ex- Run On) and Tim Harris (Antietam) amongst others... And since I didn't know half those names I only called attention to three. Anyways, "Don't Have to Be So Sad" from their upcoming album is now up for download at Matador Records' website.
Arab Strap will be releasing their new CD/LP, Mondays At The Hug & Pint this April, right in time for their upcoming tour with our favs Bright Eyes. You wanna know the tracklisting, don't ya? Click it for tickets.
This year's South By Southwest Music Festival sounds like it'll be totally mellow to me, but that's not a BAD thing, y'know? Matador favorites Yo La Tengo, Cat Power, and Dead Meadow are confirmed for Friday, March 14 at Stubb's BBQ, Austin, TX. Also playing in the middle of that bill are Merge recording artistes, Spoon. Righteous!
"The Doors are Jim, John, Ray and Robbie," sayeth John Densmore, fanatical drummer of the Doors. "I don't care if they call themselves 'former members of the Doors,' 'the Hinges' or 'the Windows.' I just want clarity. I don't want deception." Who are they? Former Cult frontman Ian Astbury (sitting in for the late late late Jim Morrison) and former Police drummer Stewart Copeland (playing for the absent John Densmore) on the eve of a February 7th at a Doors reunion show in Los Angeles. Despite this hypocritical statement (think about it, concentrate on the name "Jim") Densmore filed a legal action against the band hoping to convince the group to alter its name. Read more here.
Underworld will headline the Ultra Music Festival on March 22nd in Miami. Paul Oakenfold, Paul Van Dyk, Sasha, Tiesto and Digweed will also perform. Hurry, hurry, step right up and get your lightsticks!
The Dead Kennedys have lined up three dates in Tokyo starting February 7th, followed by a twenty-five-date European tour scheduled to commence on February 26th in Milan. We'll get on that for yas ASAP.
Remember when Toad the Wet Sprocket reunited and played some shows with the Counting Crows? Well, I cannot remind you because the search box is temporarily not within my grasp, but if you remember and want to revel in your acoustic miasma of the 90's, go read this article at RollingStone.com all about Glen & Co.
The Yardbirds' (a very essential band to know) Little Games, the band's last album with Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin!), will be reissued with bonus tracks on April 22nd. Score!
According to RollingStone.com, Motley Crue have signed a deal with Paramount Pictures and MTV Films to make a movie version of their best-selling autobiography, The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band. Filming will begin this year, looking at a a 2004 release just in time for a Motley Crue reunion and farewell tour. Jackass star Johnny Knoxville is a band favorite to play bassist Niki Sixx.
Courtney Love was arrested this morning while she was traveling to a concert in London. Love was verbally abusive to cabin crew members during the flight from Los Angeles and police were notified and waiting for her as the plane landed. She was arrested on suspicion of disruptive behaviour and endangering an aircraft which carries a possible two year prison sentence.
I know none of you like them, but The Eels will release their latest album "SHOOTENANNY!" on June 3rd of this year. They also have released the tracklisting.
Phil Spector, one of the most legendary producers ever, was arrested today and charged with first degree murder of a woman. The unidentified woman was apparently shot dead in Spector's home early this morning. Spector's bail has been set at $1 million. Spector is famous for creating the 'wall of sound' and has produced the likes of The Beatles, The Ramones, The Righteous Brothers, and more recently Starsailor. Oddly enough, according to our friends over at Pitchfork Media, Apple Records will be issuing a new version of The Beatles' classic "Let It Be" album. This version will basically be "de-Spectorized" and should be available later in the year.
