VIDEO: New Wilco Song 'One Wing'

Check this video of Wilco debuting their song 'One Wing' live during their set at Lollapalooza earlier this month. This could be the first taste of their 7th album which has been hinted at for a spring release. From Billboard,

"Tweedy says he expects Wilco will "allow ourselves a little bit more leeway in terms of sculpting the sound in the studio and doing overdubs and using the studio as another instrument. Last time around, it was more of a document."
Tweedy told WAMC he's going through a phase where he "kinda hate[s]" all of Wilco's six prior albums, because "none of them are a statement that I would be comfortable making right now at this point in my life. They all served their purpose, and in that respect I'm proud of all of them.

"But as something that feels artistically in keeping with who I am today, I think that they are inevitably going to fall short of that as time goes on. I mean, they just don't continue to mean the same things to me, and a new record is kind of where it's at."

One Wing Live @ Lollapalooza

DOWNLOAD: My Morning Jacket Louisville Waterfront 8/16

Power slide.


What a night it was. Despite the 30 minute line to get in and the 45 minute wait for a beer, the guys in My Morning Jacket treated the hometown crowd to a truly special evening. Who needs beer when you've got MMJ anyway? Head over to You Ain't No Picasso for a download of the band's epic 3 hour set. Check out a review of the show with some pics and videos over at Backseat Sandbar.

Setlist:

Anytime
Off the Record
Gideon
Evil Urges
Touch Me I’m Going to Scream (Part I)
The Way That He Sings
What a Wonderful Man
I’m Amazed
Thank You
Sec Walkin’
Heartbreakin’ Man
Two Halves
Lay Low
Aluminum Park
Mahgeeta
Phone Went West
Look at You
Where to Begin
Golden
Dondante
Smokin’ from Shootin’
Touch Me I’m Going to Scream (Part II)

ENCORE

Wordless Chorus
Highly Suspicious
Cobra
Steam Engine
Run Through
Dancefloors
One Big Holiday

A view of the crowd.


On the topic of MMJ, click this link to see the new video for 'Touch Me I'm Going To Scream Part 2' from their Evil Urges album.

Top 5 List

Top 5 songs about mortality/reflection (preparation for Isaac Hayes' & Bernie Mac's trip down the River Styx).

1. In My Life (Revolver - The Beatles)

2. The Summer of '91 (Worlds Apart - Trail of the Dead)
3. Casimir Pulaski Day (Illinoise - Sufjan Stevens)
4. Sunshine Snare Hits (Infiniheart - Chad Vangaalen)
5. Hyperballad (Post - Bjork)
**Honorable Mention: Everything ever written by Elliot Smith**

Lo's List: RIP Bernie and Isaac

-Street Spirit (Fade Out) (The Bends - Radiohead)
-A Minor Incident (About A Boy Soundtrack - Badly Drawn Boy)
-I Will Be There When You Die (The Tennessee Fire - My Morning Jacket)
-Hurt (The Downward Spiral - Nine Inch Nails)
-(Don't Fear) The Reaper - Agents Of Fortune - Blue Oyster Cult)

Garfield Minus Garfield

"Garfield Minus Garfield is a site dedicated to removing Garfield from the Garfield comic strips in order to reveal the existential angst of a certain young Mr. Jon Arbuckle. It is a journey deep into the mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness and depression in a quiet American suburb."

I was sent a link to Garfield Minus Garfield at work today and spent next 20 minutes laughing. A new comic is added every Monday - Friday.

Check out the rest here.

CORRECTION: No Radiohead Score For 'Choke'

Despite reports on pretty much every music blog on the interwebs, Radiohead will not be contributing the score for the film adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's 'Choke'.
According to ateaseweb.com, industry sources have denied reports of the band’s score for the film.

From At Ease Web, "the film, directed by Clark Gregg, debuted at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year featuring a score by Nathan Larson (of Shudder To Think) and that hasn’t changed. The film however does have a Radiohead song in the film’s closing credits, which is ‘Reckoner’ from the band’s latest album ‘In Rainbows’. Movie score specialists The Playlist have received a confirmation on this from the music supervisors on the film, Ken Weinstein and Lyle Hysen. Chuck Palahniuk apparently made a mistake in the interview this morning.

Beside’s Radiohead’s ‘Reckoner’, the Choke soundtrack includes Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! (’Satan Said Dance’), The Fiery Furnaces (’Navy Nurse’), Ben Kweller (’The Rules’), The Twilight Singers (’There’s Been An Accident’) and Rogue Wave (’Lake Michigan’)."

If you ask me, this flick has enough cool things going on for it as it is. A Radiohead score would have been just too much to handle.

If you haven't already seen it, check out the theatrical trailer.

If you're feeling saucy, head over to ChokeOnThis.net to see the R-rated trailer (NOT SAFE FOR WORK).

Radiohead scores the new Chuck Palahniuk film "Choke"

Radiohead has written the score for forthcoming film "Choke" – a movie based on a book of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk, who wrote "Fight Club".

The Oxford band wrote a song for the final credit sequence of the film, which will be released in November, then agreed to score the rest of the film after seeing a working version of it. Palahniuk told BBC 6music that the film's director, Clark Gregg, asked Radiohead to get involved because he knew that the writer had been listening to the band's classic 1992 single "Creep" repeatedly while writing "Choke". A final release date for the film and soundtrack is yet to be announced. - NME.COM

VIDEOS: New Grizzly Bear Tunes

I really can't say enough about Grizzly Bear. I caught their 8/2 show here in Louisville and was literally blow away. A post about this band has been long overdue on this blog. I'm not the only one impressed as Thom Yorke and co. asked the band to open for them on Radiohead's second leg of their North American tour. With GB's last album Yellow House being released in '06, one can't be surprised that new tunes from them are popping up everywhere. Here are a couple stand outs that we can only hope will be a part of the next record. Enjoy!

'Two Weeks' Live on Letterman. Download mp3 from Stereogum.


'While You Wait For The Others' Live on Morning Becomes Eclectic. Download mp3 from Stereogum

Yeasayer Lines Up Fall North American Tour

First off, let me apologize for the lack of posts in the past week. Please bear with us. With that being said...

Brooklyn, NY's Yeasayer have announced a handful of North American dates for the Fall, spanning east coast to west coast and back. The tour comes on the heels of the success of their 2007 debut All Hour Cymbals. The band has also reported they'll be hitting the studio post-tour to record their sophomore release. Check these guys out at all costs.

10-22 Boston, MA - Paradise
10-24 Montreal, Quebec - Le National
10-25 Toronto, Ontario - Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
10-26 Ann Arbor, MI - The Blind Pig
10-28 Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
10-29 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
10-30 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
10-31 Grinnell, IA - Grinnell College
11-19 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
11-20 Seattle, WA - Neumos
11-21 Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
11-22 San Francisco, CA - Bimbos 365 Club
11-23 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
11-25 La Jolla, CA - The Loft
11-26 Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room
11-28 Telluride, CO - Sheridan Opera House
11-29 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
12-03 Washington, DC - Sixth & I Synagogue
12-04 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
12-05 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
12-06 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg

Say YEA to Yeasayer! Check out '2080' live on Jools Holland.

Minus The Bear Plots Tour w/ Annuals

Seattle's Minus The Bear will be taking it to the road this fall with up and comers, Annuals. The 36 date tour stretches clear across the U.S. of A. and back. Annuals will play every date on the tour and some dates will also feature the New Year, Themes, Sylvia, Helms Alee, and 27 in supporting roles. Check it out.

10-08 Spokane, WA - Service Station *#
10-09 Missoula, MT - The Other Side*#
10-11 Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre *#
10-12 Omaha, NE - Slowdown *#
10-13 Iowa City, IA - The Picador *#
10-15 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theatre *#
10-16 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall *#
10-17 Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre *#
10-18 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall *#
10-19 Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre Center *#
10-20 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop $
10-21 Boston, MA - Wilbur Theatre *^
10-22 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *^
10-23 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts *^
10-24 Providence, RI - Lupo's at the Strand *^
10-25 New York, NY - Webster Hall *^
10-26 Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom *^
10-28 Richmond, VA - The National *^
10-29 Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre *^
10-30 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel *^
10-31 Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre *^
11-01 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse *^
11-03 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution *!
11-04 Lake Buena, FL - House of Blues *!
11-05 Jacksonville, FL - Free Bird Café *!
11-07 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues *!
11-08 Houston, TX - House of Blues *!
11-09 Austin, TX - Waterloo Park (Fun Fun Fun Fest) *!
11-10 Dallas, TX - House of Blues *!
11-12 Santa Fe, NM - TBA
11-13 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre *!
11-14 San Diego, CA - Soma *@
11-15 Pomona, CA - Glass House *@
11-16 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre *@
11-18 Sacramento, CA - Empire *@
11-19 San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's *@

* with Annuals
# with Themes
$ with the New Year
^ with Sylvia
! with 27
@ with Helms Alee

VIDEO: Fleet Foxes On Letterman

Check out Fleet Foxes doing "Blue Ridge Mountains" from their self-titled debut on The Late Show w/ David Letterman.

DOWNLOAD: Bonnie "Prince" Billy @ Funtown

Head over to 37 Flood for a download of Bonnie "Prince" Billy's set with Thomas A. Minor and the Picket Line from 7/26 in Jeffersontown, KY.
300 lucky hometown fans were witness to the Louisville native's show played in a suburban field. Enjoy!

Kings of Leon, New Album Details...

Kings of Leon are to release their new album, Only By The Night, on September 22nd and have just released the album track list in order, which is as follows:

1. Closer

2. Crawl
3. Sex On Fire
4. Use Somebody

5. Manhattan

6. Revelry

7. Seventeen

8. Notion

9. Want You

10. Be Somebody

11. Cold Desert

The first single off of the album will be Sex On Fire, which is set to be released on September 15th but will be available to be downloaded on September 9th.

Frontman Caleb Followill admits that the band as a whole took some pretty substantial risks by trying to invoke a larger sound that they achieved with their last departure album from their southern-roots-indie-rock, Because of the Times, which was released in spring of 2007. He was quoted as saying "You have to make a record you're pleased with, you can't worry about anybody else".

Top 5 List

Top 5 songs (original, no covers) from a Female Song Writer and/or Vocalist that were released between 1990 - 2000.

1. Isobel (Post - Bjork: Bjork Gudmundsdottir)

2. Puberty (King - Belly: Tanya Donnelly)
3. God (Under The Pink - Tori Amos)
4. Battersea (Blue Wonder Power Milk - Hooverphonic: Geike Arnaert)

5. Fade Into You (So Tonight That I Might See - Mazzy Star: Hope Sandoval)

Noble's List

1. Feel to believe (Central Reservation - Beth Orton)
2. Dress (Dry - PJ Harvey)
3. Stay (Tails - Lisa Loeb)

4. Fuck and Run (Exile in Guyville - Liz Phair)

5. Ray of Light (Ray of Light - Madonna)

Lo's List

1. Pablo & Andrea (Electr-O-Pura - Yo La Tengo: Georgia Hubley)
2. Cannonball (Last Splash - The Breeders: Kim Deal)
3. Sour Times (Dummy - Portishead: Beth Gibbons)
4. Letter From An Occupant (Mass Romantic - The New Pornographers: Neko Case)
5. Cross Bones Style (Moon Pix - Cat Power: Chan Marshall)

The Walkmen Add Dates, Pre-Release Album For Charity

In a very generous move, NYC's The Walkmen have made their new album, You & Me, available for download 3 weeks before the street date of Aug. 19th. For a measly 5 bones, you can get the album in it's entire and support cancer research and treatment. All proceeds from the downloads will go to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Do your good deed for the day and download the album here.

The Walkmen have also added a few dates to their tour.

08-18 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
08-19 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
08-21 West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour %
08-22 West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour %
08-23 San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands Festival
08-27 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge %
08-28 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards *
08-29 Victoria, British Columbia - Rifflandia Festival
08-30 Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival
09-06 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club !
09-09 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa !
09-10 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern !
09-11 Pontiac, MI - Pike Room @ Crofoot !
09-12 Chicago, IL - Metro !
09-13 Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar
09-14 Madison, WI - The Annex #
09-15 Columbus, OH - The Basement !
09-18 Cambridge, MA - Middle East !

% with Richard Swift
* with Man Man
# with Okkvervil River
! with Golem

Broken Social Scene Annouce Tour

Canada's Broken Social Scene will hit the road this summer/fall to support the solo releases of members Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. The tour will feature selections from Canning's recent Something for All of Us and Drew's 2007 effort Spirit If.... They will also delve into their own songs as a group.

08-02 Chicago, IL - Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
08-02 Chicago, IL - The Metro *
08-04 Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga Music and Arts Festival
08-08 Regina, Saskatchewan - Regina Folk Festival
08-10 Edmonton, Alberta - Edmonton Folk Music Festival
08-15 Ottawa, Ontario - Ottawa Folk Festival
08-21 Salt Lake City, UT - Twilight Concert Series
08-22 San Diego, CA - House of Blues
08-23 Los Angeles, CA - Sunset Junction
08-24 San Francisco, CA - Golden Gate Park (Outside Lands Festival)
10-08 Grand Rapids, MI - Calvin College
10-11 Madison, WI - Union Theatre at University of Wisconsin
10-13 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
10-14 Omaha, NE - Slowdown
10-16 Kansas City, KS - The Beaumont
10-17 Columbia, OH - The Blue Note
10-18 St. Louis, MO - The Gargoyle
10-19 Champaign, IL - Foellinger Auditorium at University of Illinois
10-21 Richmond, VA - Toad's Place
10-22 Falls Church, VA - State Theatre
10-24 Brooklyn, NY - Masonic Temple
10-25 Brunswick, ME - Bowdoin College
10-26 Boston, MA - Wilbur Theatre

* with Yeasayer

Also check out the video for 'Hit The Wall' from Brendan Canning's new album.

Rotten vs. The British Press...

Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon appeared on UK television last night (July 28) to strongly deny recent newspaper reports calling him racist.
The star, appearing on BBC1's 'The One Show', also said he would take legal action against any publications that said otherwise, following his recent backstage spat at Spanish festival Summercase.

Referring to various articles that appeared in British newspapers over the weekend, Lydon said: "There's been a hell of a lot of 'freedom of the press', shall we say, where they’ve run wild, absolutely atrocious, really hurtful stories."
"My grandchildren are Jamaican," he added (which is the equivalent of "I'm not a racist, I got a black friend!"). "It's an absolute offence to them and me when I read stories like that, that are allowed to go to print absolutely unfounded."
He explained: "And [the newspapers] have the liberty to take liberties with a man like me and call me racist when my entire life has proved exactly the opposite."
Presenter Adrian Chiles then asked: "So you're not a racist then?" to which Lydon replied: "Absolutely not. And any bugger that says so is gonna have their day in court with me." - NME.COM

NEW DISCOVERY: Swivel Chairs

Sounds like: Pinback, Sebadoh, a masculine Camera Obscura, Later SonicYouth, Elliot Smith & 238

Rating: 5/5

Review by Amazon - The Slow Transmission is the first fruit of a two year creative burst that saw the musical partners write and record nearly 40 songs. The album is packed with a memorable collection of songs that range stylistically from retro guitar-pop to alt-country, new wave and folk-rock. The album's cohesion comes from the sharply crafted hooks that stick with the listener long after the album is done and the genuine emotions that come out in their lyrics. Album opener "Here Out Of Reach" takes a simple repeating guitar figure and builds on it with acoustic guitars, cello and vocal harmonies to tell a tale of disappointment and rejection. The propulsive drums and guitar of "Afterthought" combine with Jason Brown's declamatory lead vocals and Jeremy's harmony-heavy backing vocals on the chorus to convey the frustration of being taken for granted by the one you love. Whether it’s the elegiac "December Ghosts," the country-folk "Calloused Hands" or the layered guitar intricacy of the instrumental "Clockwise," the album keeps delivering from beginning to end.

Review by Stewart Mason - The second full-length by the Swivel Chairs is power pop the way it used to be a musical generation or so ago: say, between the release of the dB's' Stands for Decibels in 1981 and Cotton Mather's Kontiki in 1997. Unlike many contemporary power pop acts, songwriters Jason Brown and Jeremy Grites have little interest in slavish devotion to trying to replicate the sound of their musical idols. Those songs that do recall earlier acts (the dreamy "All at Once" has a strong Let's Active vibe, not least because Grites' breathy tenor at times sounds shockingly like Mitch Easter's) seem to do so either by accident or by virtue of shared musical antecedents: the Swivel Chairs have no evident interest in being the Rutles. The overall vibe of the album is low-key verging on mellow, but the songs' carefully detailed arrangements, clever hooks, strong melodies, and varied emotional moods, along with neat changeups like the spacy two-minute instrumental "Clockwise," keep The Slow Transmission from sounding like one deadened midtempo shuffle after another. Instead, this is a mature, intelligent pop record that's both a clear step up from the Swivel Chairs' earlier albums and proof that there's life in the pop underground yet.

Kings Of Leon Preview New Album, Offer Up Free Track

Head on over to KOL's website for a free mp3 download of the track 'Crawl' from their new album 'Only By The Night' set to drop 9/23. They've also posted a home movies trailer of sorts previewing another track from the album and footage taken during the album's recording sessions. Check it out.

John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band

I'm sure that everyone is well aware of John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band album but I just want to take a second to reflect on the Walrus and this album.

John Lennon is a fucking genius and the Plastic Ono Band album is a work of art!!! I've had this album for quite sometime and I always appreciated it but never really got a chance to dig in to it and let it sink in. Over the last couple days I've listened to this album maybe 13 times and I personally feel that it is some of the best post Beatles work ever produced (and just to be clear that's not a slight on any other solo album released by the Beatles members).

Lennon had a hit or miss career towards the end and after his split with the Beatles (due to his experimental works and relationship with Yoko) but the Plastic Ono Band album solidified Lennon as a solo artist that could produce introspective and imaginative material that was raw, emotional, deeply personal, painful and palatable with Yoko and without the help of Paul McCartney.

I easily would put this album in my top 10 albums of all time only to be proceded by the complete Beatles catalog and some of rock music's foundational albums.

Check out more information on this album @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon/Plastic_Ono_Band

NEW DISCOVERY: Wake The Bear

Wake the Bear is the new project from former Promenade vocalist/songwriter, Scott Cunningham. More woe; less rock. More keys; less guitar. Written, recorded and produced by Cunningham, Woe is Meat was released in October 2005.

A humble, dreamy lushness is crafted with acoustic guitars, keys, synths, layered voices and heart-swelling string sounds, all tied together by Cunningham’s emotive, vivacious lead vocals, which have the kind of effortless elasticity that only truly great singers can pull off.
- CityBeat, October 2005

Karen O from the YYY's debuted new side project , Native Korean Rock

Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer Karen O unveiled her side project Native Korean Rock on July 21st with two performances in the same night at Brooklyn's Union Pool venue.

The shows were only announced last week, but sold out instantly despite the low-key nature. Only 100 or so lucky fans got tickets for the 40-minute set of folky love songs and an elaborate nautically themed stage set which featured her singing from the hull of a model boat. Her back-up band consisted of drums, guitar and a string trio and were all dressed as sailors to fit the theme.

"I felt really nostalgic about playing love songs in New York in the summer because it’s pretty much what I did before the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It's just what I felt like doing right now so I don't think there will be any more shows like this. The main thing I'm concentrating on is the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs record, which we’ve been working on for a while and it's nearly done. It should be out by early next year." - Karen O

Revamped MySpace Music Coming This Fall

MySpace will launch an all-inclusive music service to offer everything from paid downloads to concert tickets to all of Tom's friends.

The social networking site is slated to roll out its MySpace Music initiative in September, according to Fortune magazine. The site, which will offer a traditional digital music retail platform, is also slated to allow the MySpace kids a place to get concert tickets and other merchandise. Free streaming music services, similar to the ones in artists' pages now, will also be supported - Aversion.com

NEW MUSIC: Corey Feldman - The sweetest song ever!!!

It gets incredible at about 1 minute 20 seconds...

Top 5 List

Top 5 songs that invoke summer (in no particular order) ***NO WILL SMITH***

1. Blueside (Rooney - Rooney)
2. Good Vibrations (Summer Dreams - The Beachboys)
3. Let Forever Be (Surrender - Chemical Brothers)
4. When You Wake Up Feeling Old (Summerteeth - Wilco)
5. Cherub Rock (Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins)

Lo's List

-Hot Fun In The Summertime (Greatest Hits - Sly & the Family Stone)
-Spill The Wine (Eric Burdon Declares War - Eric Burdon & War)
-Sunny Afternoon (Face To Face - The Kinks)
-Summer Breeze (Summer Breeze - Seals & Crofts)
-(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay (The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding)

Annuals reveil details about second album.

Annuals have released the tracklisting for their second album, slated to be released on October 7.

The Raleigh, NC six-piece recorded ‘Such Fun’ throughout their home state, and frontman Adam Baker produced the album with Jacquire King who’s previously worked with Modest Mouse and Tom Waits.

The album is the follow up to 2006’s ‘Be He Me’ which saw the band hit the road opening for the likes of Bloc Party and The Flaming Lips.

Tour dates to coincide with the release will be unveiled shortly.

The tracklisting for ‘Such Fun’ is:

01. Confessor
02. Hot Night Hounds
03. Springtime
04. Down the Mountain
05. Always Do
06. Talking
07. Hardwood Floor
08. Hair Don’t Grow
09. The Tape
10. Blue Ridge
11. Wake

Russia's got the right idea...

A new Russian law could make being an emo kid illegal in the eastern European country.

Legislation is currenting being formulated in Russia to heavily regulate emo websites and ban emo and goth dress style in schools and government buildings.

The new laws are apparently being driven by fears that these "dangerous teen trends" encourage depression and suicide.

The legislation was presented last month at a hearing held by the State Durma, where critics claimed that the "negative" emo culture encourages anti-social behaviour and glorifies suicide.

Emo kids were described as teenagers who wear black, have facial piercings and black hair with fringes that "cover half the face", reports The Guardian

The weekend saw mass protests by Russian emo kids.

In Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, where laws are already being implemented, protestors in a march held signs saying "A Totalitarian State Encourages Stupidity".

Dmitry Gilevich of Russian emo band MAIO stepped in backing the protests, saying: "Expressing psychological emotions is not forbidden by law."

However, emo critics remain unconvinced.

Alexander Grishunin, an adviser to bill sponsor Yevgeny Yuryev, described a ban as necessary, stating: "This is the first step in the public discourse."

The moves in Russia follow criticism of the genre in the UK earlier this year, which saw My Chemical Romance fans protesting at the offices of British newspaper The Daily Mail over their coverage which linked emo with suicide - NME.COM

NEW MUSIC: Let's Wrestle

Check out this new band making waves from London. Very catchy skinny jeans type punk/indie rock. Nothing truly mind blowing here but I think it's their simplicity that plays a big part in their appeal. eMusic users can download their EP and a single here. Here's a video for their single 'I Won't Lie to You' from their In Loving Memory... EP.

Bon Iver Daytrotter Session

Head on over to Daytrotter for downloads of 4 very solid live tracks for Bon Iver's album For Emma, Forever Ago. While you're at it, check him out on tour.

7.21.08 Detroit, MI - Crofoot Ballroom w/ Bowerbirds
7.22.08 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace w/ Bowerbirds
7.23.08 Montreal, QC - Cabaret Music Hall w/ Bowerbirds
7.25.08 Portland, ME - SPACE Gallery w/ Bowerbirds
7.26.08 Boston, MA - Museum Of Fine Arts w/ Bowerbirds
7.27.08 Dennis, MA - Cape Cinema w/ Bowerbirds
7.29.08 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom w/ Bowerbirds
7.30.08 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg w/ Bowerbirds
7.31.08 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church w/ Bowerbirds
8.01.08 Washington, DC - Black Cat w/ Bowerbirds
8.02.08 Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theatre w/ Bowerbirds
8.03.08 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center w/ Bowerbirds
8.04.08 Indianapolis, IN - The Lawn at White River State Park w/ Wilco
8.06.08 Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theatre w/ Wilco
8.07.08 North Charleston, SC - North Charleston Performing Arts w/ Wilco
8.08.08 Cary, NC - Koka Booth Amphitheatre w/ Wilco
8.10.08 Knoxville, TN - The Pilot Light w/ A.A. Bondy
8.11.08 Nashville, TN - Exit/In w/ A.A. Bondy
8.12.08 Bloomington, IN - Waldron Arts Center w/ A.A. Bondy
8.14.08 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre w/ A.A. Bondy
8.15.08 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue w/ A.A. Bondy
8.24.08 San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
8.25.08 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour w/ A.A. Bondy
8.26.08 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour w/ A.A. Bondy
8.29.08 Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater w/ A.A. Bondy
8.30.08 Seattle, WA - Neumo's w/ A.A. Bondy

Bloc Party Frontman Fights Johnny Rotten

Bloc Party lead singer Kele Okereke threw down fisticuffs over the weekend with none other than punk legend and Sex Pistols leader Johnny Rotten aka John Lydon.



From Billboard:

"Details are coming to light today about a brawl between Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke and the Sex Pistols' John Lydon, as well as members of the latter's entourage. The altercation took place backstage Saturday at Spain's Summercase festival.

Okereke, who describes the fight as an "unprovoked racist attack," endured "severe facial bruising" and a "split lip." He says he approached Lydon backstage at Summercase to ask if he'd ever reunite with Public Image Ltd., one of Okereke's favorite bands.

But according to Okereke, Lydon then "became intimidating and aggressive while his entourage responded with a racist tirade including the statement, 'Your problem is your black attitude.'"

A fight quickly ensued between Okereke and three members of Lydon's entourage, with Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson and Foals lead singer Yannis Philippakis becoming embroiled as well. Festival security broke things up but the altercation was reported to both Spanish and U.K. police.

"It's not an issue of the physical assault, even though it was an unprovoked attack, it is the fact that race was brought into the matter so readily," Okereke says in a statement. "Someone as respected and as intelligent as Lydon should know better than to bring race into the equation, or socialize with and encourage those who hold such narrow-minded attitudes. I am disappointed that someone I held with such high regard turns out to be such a bigot."

Lydon is blaming the entire incident on "jealousy," saying in a statement that "When you are at a festival with bands who are jealous fools, lies and confusion usually follow. If they need publicity so badly, this is the allegation universe they run into."

The artist further says that Okereke should "grow up and learn to be a true man. When you have achieved as much as I have, come back and talk to me. It's a shame that the wonderful world of the media is riddled with nonsense like this."

NEW VIDEO: Tokyo Police Club - "Graves"

Graves - Tokyo Police Club

Latest video from TPC's debut full length Elephant Shell. The song is called Graves. Go see these guys live.

Tokyo Police Club Fall 2008 U.S. Tour Dates:

09/08 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar *
09/10 - Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club *
09/12 - Austin, TX @ Emo's *
09/14 - Red Rocks, CO @ Monolith Festival *
09/16 - Phoenix, AZ @ Brickhouse *
09/18 - Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theatre *
09/19 - Pomona, CA @ Glass House
09/20 - San Diego, CA @ Street Scene Festival
09/21 - San Francisco, CA @ Treasure Island Music Festival
09/26 - Omaha, NE @ Slow Down *
10/25 - New Orleans, LA @ Voodoo Music Festival

* w/ The Whigs

Top 5 List

Top 5 White Stripes Songs (in no particular order)

1. The Hardest Button to Button (Elephant)

2. Black Math (Elephant)

3. 300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues (Icky Thump)

4. Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground (White Blood Cells)

5. We're Going To Be Friends (White Blood Cells)

New Discovery: Little Brazil

* Artist: Little Brazil
* Release Date: February 22, 2005
* Label: Mt. Fuji Records / Redeye

Landon Hedges is best known outside of the Omaha indie rock scene as the bassist in Conor Oberst's rocking side project Desaparecidos and in Tim Kasher's gentler Cursive spin-off the Good Life, but like seemingly everyone else in that fertile scene, he's got his own albums to do. Little Brazil is a quartet with Hedges on guitar and vocals, plus bassist Dan Maxwell, second guitarist Austin Britton and drummer Corey Broman, all fellow members of the second tier of Omaha indie notables.

The obvious parallel is Sebadoh, but unlike Lou Barlow, Hedges has both a fairly bright lyrical and musical outlook and a knack for catchy indie pop tunes. The brief You and Me showcases both aspects, most notably in the jaunty sunshine pop (complete with acoustic guitars and handclaps) of the title track and the Apples in Stereo-meets-Pavement drive of the exceedingly catchy album high point, "Pointing Fingers." Hedges is perhaps a little anonymous as a singer, with a better than average but not particularly distinct voice, but his songwriting smarts are enough to pull You and Me through, and promise even better to come - Review by Stewart Mason, All Music Guide.

Strokes drummer...side project...girlfriend...new album!

The Strokes drummer Frabrizio Moretti is working on a new album with his girlfriend, Binki Shapiro.

The band's tentative name is Little Joy, which is also the name of a popular dive bar in the Echo Park neighbourhood of Los Angeles.

The album is slated for an autumn release on Rough Trade in the US, and is reminiscent of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vince Guaraldi and Sixties wall-of-sound girl groups, according to Rolling Stone.

Blitzen Trapper Reveal New Album Details

Portland's Blitzen Trapper have revealed details regarding their album 'Furr'.
The band's 4th studio effort and first released solely on Sub Pop is due in stores on 9/23



Furr Tracklisting:

01 Sleepytime in the Western World
02 Gold for Bread
03 Furr
04 God & Suicide
05 Fire & Fast Bullets
06 Saturday Nite
07 Black River Killer
08 Not Your Lover
09 Love U
10 War on Machines
11 Stolen Shoes & a Rifle
12 Echo/Always On/EZ Con
13 Lady on the Water

As of right now, Blitzen Trapper has only a few west coasts scheduled but more are soon to follow with the record release right around the corner.

07-19 Mountain View, CA - Download Festival
07-20 Universal City, CA - Download Festival
08-30 Vancouver, British Columbia - Lucky Bar
09-01 Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival
09-06 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom (Musicfest NW)
09-10 Boise, ID - Neurolux
09-11 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
09-13 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks (Monolith Festival)

Iron & Wine Adds Fall Dates

Sam Beam (aka Iron & Wine) has added a smattering of solo fall dates to go along with his already scheduled run of festivals and solo dates w/ The Swell Season. One of the best beards in the biz hits the western part of the country and Canada in September following a stint in Europe.

08-03 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
08-06 Oslo, Norway - Øya Festival
08-07 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
08-08 Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival
08-09 Rees-Haldern, Germany - Haldern Pop Festival
08-10 Myslowice, Poland - Off Festival
08-12 Modigliana, Italy - Strade Blu Festival
08-13 Feldkirch, Austria - Poolbar Festival
08-14 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
08-15 Salzburg, Austria - Frequency Festival
08-16 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands - Lowlands Festival
08-17 Crickhowell, United Kingdom - Greenman Festival
09-27 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
09-29 Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom (Sam Beam solo) #
09-30 Albuquerque, NM - Popejoy Hall (Sam Beam solo) #
10-02 Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theater (Sam Beam solo) #
10-03 San Diego, CA - SDSU Open Air Theater (Sam Beam solo) #
10-04 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre (Sam Beam solo) #
10-05 San Francisco, CA - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
10-06 Eugene, OR - McDonald Theatre (Sam Beam solo)
10-07 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom (Sam Beam solo)
10-08 Calgary, Alberta - MacEwan Ballroom (Sam Beam solo)
10-09 Edmonton, Alberta - Myer Horowitz Theatre (Sam Beam solo)

# with the Swell Season

If you can't make it to one of these shows, enjoy this rendition of 'The Trapeze Swinger' instead.

Possible Janes Addiction Reunion in the works...

It seems that there is a very good chance that there is a Jane’s Addiction reunion in the works.

Front man Perry Farrell was quoted as saying "I sure would be open for it now…It sounds exciting to me as a listener. I just like to go out with people I think make beautiful music. As I say, we're not making war, we're making music, so how bad could it be?"Farrell admitted that bringing together the strong personalities of bandmates Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins wouldn't be easy."We've got to figure out a common ground," Farrell said. "Jane's Addiction is a very inflammable group…there's a lot of very strong personalities. But I still think it would be worth it to get Jane's Addiction together because the people and the party that could ensue from that would be so amazing it's worth making up over."

When asked what it would take to bring the band back together, Farrell responded, "Meetings. We're actually gonna have a meeting -- it's planned for sometime soon. But I'm not promising anything. One day I could just get so hot I could think I can't do it. But I think I'm old enough now I think I can do it."

Andy Dick Jailed on Sexual Battery, Drug Charges

You're probably just as shocked and appalled as I am but everyone's favorite not-funny man, Andy Dick was arrested early Wednesday in investigation of drug use and sexual battery at a freakin' BW3's.

"Police were called to the Buffalo Wild Wings in Murrieta, CA at about 1:13 a.m. to investigate a report of "an intoxicated male" urinating outside the bar and causing a disturbance, according to a police statement.

When they arrived, a 17-year-old girl told police that she was outside when Dick left the bar, walked up, "grabbed her tank top and bra and pulled them down and exposed her breasts," the statement said.

Friends escorted Dick to a truck, which officers stopped at a nearby Sam's Club, police said.

Dick was identified by the teenager and a witness, police said.

Marijuana and the drug Xanax were found his pants pockets during a search and he appeared "extremely intoxicated," police said.

Dick, 42, was booked at Southwest Detention Center in French Valley on suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance, misdemeanor sexual battery and misdemeanor possession of marijuana." [AP]

Dick joins Kanye West at the top of the leaderboard for celebrity asshole of the year.

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Elton John has ice-cream made in his honor and it sounds Fabulous!

Elton John has joined the likes of Phish and Jerry Garcia by having a special ice-cream created in his honor by Ben & Jerry’s.

‘Goodbye Yellow Brickle’ road has been formulated to celebrate Elton’s performance this month in Vermont, the state that Ben & Jerry’s comes from.

The flavor is said to be as “an outrageous symphony of decadent chocolate ice cream, peanut butter cookie dough, butter brickle and white chocolate chunks”

The limited edition flavor will only be available in Ben & Jerry’s Vermont Scoop Shops from July 18-25 - NME.COM

Super Producer, Phil Spector, is still not out of the woods...

After Phil Spector’s trial ended in a mistrial last September after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict in his murder charges in the death of actress Lana Clarkson, attorneys are now gearing up for a re-trial based on a new witness testimony.

Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Alan Jackson’s new witness, Norma Kemper, reportedly gave investigators an account with the same locations Spector visited the night of Clarkson's death.

Kemper, who was hired as Spector's assistant in 1996, claims that he took her to dinner at Dan Tana's, the Los Angeles restaurant he visited the night of Clarkson's death. She claims that Spector became drunk and made romantic advances toward her. When she turned him down, he allegedly showed her a holstered gun under his jacket and said, "You know I could kill you right now."

Spector's defense attorneys say they intend to oppose the use of Kemper's testimony in the re-trial, along with those of five other women who testified in Spector's original murder trial.

Stone Roses Front Man Veto's Reunion...

According to Stone Roses Bassist Gary "Mani" Mounfield, there will not be a reunion because Stone Roses front man Ian Brown is dead set against the idea. No real explanation has been given to why Brown is not for the idea but a possible tour and new album will be put on hold until Brown can commit.

NEW VIDEO: Radiohead - "House Of Cards"

Just when you think Radiohead couldn't possibly be anymore original, they release the new video for "House Of Cards" off their In Rainbows album. The video was shot without a single camera using two state of the art technologies called Geometric Informatics and Velodyne Lidar. Here a little explanation: "The Geometric Informatics scanning system employs structured light to capture detailed 3D images at close proximity, and was used to render the performances of Radiohead's Thom Yorke, the female lead, and several partygoers. The Velodyne Lidar system uses multiple lasers to capture large environments in 3D, in this case 64 lasers rotating and shooting in a 360 degree radius 900 times per minute, capturing all of the exterior scenes and wide party shots." I'm pretty sure it's going to be Radiohead that finds the cure for cancer.

Late Ass Friday Top 5 List

From here on out...I promise the "Top 5" list will be posted by COB on Friday's

Top 5 Songs that were released on Sub Pop (in no particular order )

1. The First Song (Everything All The Time - Band Of Horses)

2. Catform (Descended Like Vultures - Rogue Wave)

3. Prince-S (Harmacy - Sebadoh)

4. Sunshine Snare Hits (Infiniheart - Chad Vangaalen)

5. About A Girl (Bleach - Nirvana) *

*(egregious and very pussy)

Lo's List in no particular order:

-Power Doesn't Run On Nothing (The Body, The Blood, The Machine - The Thermals)
-8 (LP2 - Sunny Day Real Estate)
-Jezebel (Woman King EP - Iron & Wine)
-Cigarettes, Wedding Bands (Cease To Begin - Band Of Horses)
-He Doesn't Know Why (Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes)

Thom Yorke...Media Superman!

Thom Yorke has been named one of the most powerful people in the media industry for Radiohead's 'In Rainbows' pay-what-you-like strategy.

The frontman was placed at number 63 in The Guardian's Media Top 100 2008 chart for the cultural, political and economic changes the band's method of sale created.

The newspaper included the singer for his "pioneering example of the new business model in today's digital landscape, with creatives cutting out the middleman - in Radiohead's case, their old record label EMI - and selling the content online themselves".

They claim Radiohead's model influenced subsequent releases by Nine Inch Nails and The Charlatans - who gave their albums 'The Slip' and 'You Cross My Path' away for free - and Coldplay, who made their comeback single 'Violet Hill' available as a free download - NME.COM

Bloc Party's Gordon Moakes takes a leave of absence...

The bassist will take a break from touring as he is on paternity leave from the band.

"Unfortunately I'm not going to be able to join the boys during the next month or so of touring," he explained. "The reason for this is that my wife is expecting our first baby in a few weeks and after some long hard thinking we all decided, band included, that it was a bit silly for me to be flying round the world at such a critical time in the pregnancy.

"No one wants me to wind up in the wrong continent should there be any complications or should the little one decide to put in an early appearance. So while the other chaps are jetting around the Pacific Rim I will be buying the groceries, attending ante-natal classes and generally preparing myself for the cloud of unknown that is becoming a dad."

The band's friend, Daniel Lindegren, aka Tommy Sparks, will fill in on bass for the band.

"For the next few weeks Daniel will be doing his best to cover my portfolio of bass, keys, buttons, knobs and things that go 'clonk'," said Moakes.

"He is more than proficient at many of these things so I can't see it marring anyone's enjoyment of the Bloc Party experience while I'm away. All being well, I will return to reclaim my mantle around the end of August, possibly bringing with me some profound wisdom as a new father, if not a complete lack of sleep."

The band's first show with Daniel Lindegren will be the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan at the end of July, which will see him make his debut in front of 20,000 fans - NME.COM

Cold War Kids Reveal New Album Details

Cold War Kids have shed some light on their new album due out sometime in September. Although the release date still hasn't been set, the band's follow-up to 2006's 'Robbers And Cowards' will be called 'Loyalty To Loyalty'.

The album contains 13 tracks and the band will soon embark on an extensive US tour to support the new album. See previous post.

Loyalty To Loyalty tracklisting:

1) Against Privacy
2) Mexican Dogs
3) Every Valley Is Not A Lake
4) Something Is Not Right With Me
5) Welcome To The Occupation
6) Golden Gate Jumpers
7) Avalanche In B
8) I've Seen Enough
9) Every Man I Fall For
10) Dreams Old Men Dream
11) On The Night My Love Broke Through
12) Relief
13) Cryptomnesia

Of Montreal Annouce Everything...

The guys and gals in Of Montreal have made quite a few annoucements in regards to their new album, tour, and new member of the band. Yes, the band has revealed the cover and tracklist of their new album, Skeletal Lamping (due out 10/7). The've also annouced the addition of a new band member, Ahmed Gallab, aka Sinkane, who has also filled in on Caribou tour. Check out their new dates below:

08-08 Myslowice, Poland - OFF Festival
08-09 London, England - Field Day Festival
08-10 Leicester, England - Summer Sundae Weekender
10-07 Durham, NC - Carolina Theatre
10-08 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
10-10 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
10-15 Paris, France - Elysee Montmarte
10-16 London, England - Koko
10-17 Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz
10-18 Rome, Italy - Circolo Degli Artisi
10-19 Berlin, Germany - Lido
10-20 Stockholm Sweden - Debaser Medis
10-21 Copenhagen, Denmark - Amager Bio
10-24 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant *
10-25 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
10-26 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre *
10-27 Chicago, IL - The Riviera *
10-28 Toronto, Ontario - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
10-30 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
10-31 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
11-01 Richmond, VA - The National
11-08 Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
11-11 New Orleans, LA - Howlin Wolf
11-12 Houston, TX - Warehouse Liv
11-13 Austin, TX - 507 E. 6th Street
11-14 Dallas, TX - House of Blues Dallas
11-15 Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall
11-16 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
11-17 Murray, UT - Murray Super Theatre
11-19 Seattle, WA - Showbox So Do ^
11-20 Portland, OR - Roseland ^
11-21 San Francisco, CA - Regency Center Grand Ballroom ^
11-22 Los Angeles, CA - TBA ^

* with Sinkane
^ with HEALTH

Marty McFly Jr.'s Kicks

Santa Monica — NiceKicks.com reports that Nike’s Hyperdunk McFlys will debut today at 4:00 PM PDT at Undefeated, located at 2654 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405, with a “special guest” expected to be in attendance.
The new shoes are inspired by Marty McFly's Nike "Mags" from Back to the Future Part II, and apparently sport glow-in-the-dark soles.

NEW VIDEO: Albert Hammond Jr. - "GfC"

The new video of the first single from The Strokes' guitarist new album. 'Como Te Llama?', Albert's second solo effort, hits shelves today (7/8). This should keep us salivating until The Strokes' long overdue return. The band's website has hinted that the boys will be back at it in early 2009. Maybe the fact that Al has no major tour scheduled in support of the new album is a good thing.

The National Design T-Shirt To Help Obama Campaign

Barack has picked up yet another huge indie rock endorsement, this time coming from Brooklyn's The National. The Cincinnati transplants have used their keen fashion sense to come up with a t-shirt in which they will donate every red cent from sales to the Obama campaign.



The shirt is actually a lot more clever than it looks at first glance. Along with November being election month, the term 'Mr. November' comes from the name of the closing track from The National's 2005 album Alligator. The shirts are available online now in men's and women's sizes. Impress all your friends and be the first to pick one up here.

Dr. Dog Interview on JamBaseTV

I figured it was high time Dr. Dog got a little love here. With their new album Fate hitting stores July 22nd, JamBase sat down with the Philly band to chat a little. Check out the full interview here.

I was lucky enough to catch these guys 3 or 4 times last year and I'll say they put on one of the more fun shows I've seen in quite some time. They'll be rockin Louisville again this year at Forecastle Fest.

The band will soon start touring relentlessly in support of their new album. Do yourself a favor and go to at least one of these shows.

07.18.08 - Club Cafe, Pittsburgh PA
07.19.08 - Chameleon Club, Lancaster PA
07.23.08 - Bowery Ballroom, New York NY
07.24.08 - Music Hall Of Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY
07.26.08 - Boulder Annual Music Festival, Rochester NY
07.27.08 - Forecastle Festival, Louisville KY
07.29.08 - Mojo's, Columbia MO
07.30.08 - Bluebird, St. Louis MO
07.31.08 - Radio Radio, Indianapolis IN
08.02.08 - Lollapalooza - Grant Park , Chicago IL
08.04.08 - Beachland Ballroom & Tavern, Cleveland OH
08.05.08 - The Basement, Columbus OH
08.08.08 - El Rey, Los Angeles CA
09.05.08 - IOTA Club & Cafe, Arlington VA
09.06.08 - The Earl, Atlanta GA
09.07.08 - 3rd and Lindsley, Nashville TN
09.08.08 - Bottle Tree Cafe, Birmingham AL
09.09.08 - Thirsty Hippo, Hattiesburg MS
09.11.08 - Walters on Washington, Houston TX
09.12.08 - Lola's, Ft. Worth TX
09.13.08 - The Parish, Austin TX
09.16.08 - Club Congress, Tucson AZ
09.17.08 - The Casbah, San Diego CA
09.19.08 - The Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa CA
09.20.08 - Cellar Door, Visalia CA
09.21.08 - Treasure Island Music Festival, San Francisco CA
09.22.08 - W.O.W. Hall, Eugene OR
09.23.08 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland OR
09.24.08 - The Tractor Tavern, Seattle WA
09.26.08 - Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City UT
09.27.08 - Hi-Dive, Denver CO
09.29.08 - The Waiting Room, Omaha NE
09.30.08 - The Record Bar, Kansas City MO
10.01.08 - High Noon Saloon, Madison WI
10.02.08 - Blind Pig, Ann Arbor MI
10.06.08 - Higher Ground, South Burlington VT
10.10.08 - Middle East (downstairs), Cambridge MA