Interpol Expand Tour, Still No Sign of Album
Maybe their tenebrous brand of smudge-rock plays better to European ears. Maybe the all-black look is out of vogue in the U.S. and they're seeking a forward-thinking stylist. Or maybe-- just maybe-- the boys of Interpol want to get their minds right before giving Stateside audiences a full taste of tracks from their very, very, very anticipated third album (still sans title, tracklist or release date).
Whatever the reason, they've expanded their summer tour, but as yet have no plans to take an extended cruise through America. UPDATE: INTERPOL ARE PLAYING A RADIO STATION SHOW IN ATLANTA ON JUNE 2. THE BAD NEWS? CHRIS CORNELL, CAKE, THE BRAVERY, MADINA LAKE, AND PLAIN WHITE T'S ARE ALSO PLAYING.
Still, Euro fest-goers have it good, as Interpol will bring their onstage antics to a good portion of the continent's summertime smorgasbords. Their primary influences are all European, don'tcha know.
As previously reported, Interpol drummer Sam Fogarino is keeping busy with extracurricular activities. Not only has he teamed up with former Swervedriver Adam Franklin for the Setting Suns, but he's putting on a benefit for Callum Robbins April 16 at NYC's Bowery Ballroom. Save that baby, then get yer ass in the mixing booth, Fogarino! [MORE...]
Blur Drummer Rowntree Running for Office in London
Country sad ballot man
London, as Damon Albarn once wrote, loves the way you just don't stand a chance. Blur drummer Dave Rowntree would like very much to prove that adage wrong, as according to NME, he'll run as a Labour Party candidate for the local council election in his Marylebone, Westminster, London district.
Located in central London, Marylebone is long considered a conservative Tory party stronghold, which may prove an added challenge to the liberal-leaning Rowntree. Not only that, but according to Wikipedia's list of Marylebone's famous residents, Noel Gallagher resides in the area, so that's at least one sure vote in the other direction.
As Rowntree said in a recent interview,"I think there are a lot of people quite angry with how the Tories are running Westminster, and I think somebody needs to take a stand, somebody needs to act as a rallying point for the disaffected people, and input their point of view." Sounds noble enough, innit?
Marylebone residents will cast their votes May 3.
Kanye, Pumpkins, Beasties Save World With Live Earth
Bloc Party, Snow Patrol, Madonna, Kelly Clarkson also get down philanthropically
Despite the current spate of April slush sliding off the rooftops of our Pitchfork office, all scientific evidence seems to suggest that global warming is goin' down. But even the staunchest glacier-hater has to agree: former vice-hippie Al Gore and concert promoter Kevin Wall's Live Earth, the wordwide series of star-studded charity shows taking place July 7 and aimed at combating climate change, has its heart in the right place.
Though concerts are also planned in Australia, Brazil, South Africa, Japan and China, only two of the megagigs have been firmed up so far: London, and Jersey. LDN's Wembley Stadium will showcase the Beastie Boys, Bloc Party, Snow Patrol, Madonna, Damien Rice, Black Eyed Peas, Corinne Bailey Rae, David Gray, Duran Duran, Foo Fighters, Genesis, James Blunt, John Legend, Keane, Paolo Nutini, Razorlight, and Red Hot Chili Peppers, while the U.S. date features Kanye West, Smashing Pumpkins, the Police, Roger Waters, Rihanna, Ludacris, Fall Out Boy, KT Tunstall, Melissa Etheridge, John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band, Bon Jovi, Alicia Keys, Akon, AFI, and Kelly Clarkson.
Conspicuously absent: Gore faves Kool and the Gang.
Rufus Wainwright Tours, Releases Stars
As we previously reported, operatically-inclined tunesmith and snappy dresser Rufus Wainwright's fifth LP, Release the Stars, will cast its heavenly glow upon his adoring public May 15. Wainwright will celebrate the occasion with a summer's worth of live engagements, including an impressive five-night stand at London's Old Vic Theatre and a pair of shows with Cyndi Lauper, Debbie Harry and Erasure.
Rufus also contributes a pair of songs to the latest Disney semi-3D CGI flick Meet the Robinsons, so if you've got kids/like drugs, you might get a little Rufus by accident. [MORE...]
Exclusive: Illinois to Open for the Hold Steady
Long gone are the days of Kansas, Boston, Chicago, and the United States of America, the days of bands who actually, scandalously named themselves after places they were from (or their mass transit system, as it were). Now, in the age of indie irony, we have a band called Canada from Michigan, a band called Idaho from L.A., a band called Iran from 'frisco, and today, a band called Illinois. Where do Illinois call home? You guessed it: Pennsylvania.Turns out the four gents of Illinois will be stirring up a shitstorm of geographical confusion this spring, as they hitch a wagon to the Hold Steady's tour caravan in late May, opening a raging kegger's worth of dates for those Minneapolis booze-rockers. Young Illinois should know how to razzle-dazzle large crowds by then, having just wrapped up a sold-out tour with the UK's latest boy band export, the Kooks.
Illinois contributed to the centuries-old legacy of the Land of Lincoln by releasing the What the Hell Do I Know? EP last month via Ace Fu. [MORE...]
Of Montreal's Barnes Talks Nudity, Karaoke, New Tunes
"I don't really care, I'm not ashamed or whatever. I'm kind of a little bit flattered that it would get so much attention."
We've certainly seen a lot of Kevin Barnes lately, but we haven't heard much from the Of Montreal frontman since he and his band hit the road in support of their excellent latest album, Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? So last week, we phoned Barnes to catch up about the reaction to Hissing Fauna and those infamous photos, as well as his plans for the future (hint: they involve karaoke and performing at the Pitchfork Music Festival on July 15 at Union Park in Chicago).
Shortly after Pitchfork posted a reader's photos of Barnes naked on stage at a performance in Las Vegas in February, we were contacted by Playgirl magazine, who sought to buy the photos. (We are told that they will appear in an upcoming issue.)
When we spoke to him, Barnes seemed unsure as to what all the fuss was about. "I was just doing it, just because it was something I had wanted to do for a while," he offered. "I assumed that probably, with the way things are nowadays, that it would find its way to the internet, but I didn't think it would really lead to a spot in Playgirl magazine or anything like that... I don't really care, I'm not ashamed or whatever. I'm kind of a little bit flattered that it would get so much attention." [MORE...]
Frog Eyes Add Dates, Openers to Valedictorian Tour
Photo by Sarah CassNumber one in the class, and yet the valedictorian weeps. Why, Frog Eyes, why?? I guess we get to find out May 1, when Frog Eyes' latest collection of unsettled songcraft, Tears of the Valedictorian, rattles the shelves at a record vending establishment near you.
The very day that Absolutely Kosher/Scratch LP hits, Frog Eyes leap from the lily pad to the Mercer-mobile, embarking on a tour of considerable duration across the U.S. and Canada. Since our last news blast, Frog Eyes have slipped in a whole heap of dates and tacked on some choice openers. Arrive early for Jagjaguwar's latest sons and daughters Alex Delivery, Kosher labelmate Chris Garneau, the affirmation fiends that comprise Monitor-signed Brooklynites Yeasayer, and Frog Eyes' own touring guitarist Ryan Beattie (aka Himalayan Bear), all of whom trade opening duties across various stretches. [MORE...]
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Kick Off Tour, Just Miss T.I.
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah will kick off their previously reported tour tonight in Providence. After they finish with North America, they'll head to Australia in late May and Europe in the summer.
CYHSY's tour partners for most of their North American dates are Elvis Perkins in Dearland, who will hopefully provide a better match for the band than their pairing with T.I. at a Duke University concert this past weekend.
According to a reader email, the show at Cameron Indoor Stadium drew mostly T.I. fans: "Besides myself and a small group across the floor, no one was moving or even really applauding... [Singer] Alec [Ounsworth] made fun of the lack of enthusiasm several times, finally getting a roar from the audience when he announced that the next song was the last."
T.I. apparently found the band's set unnecessary, dude, as he arrived to the show late and then performed for 40 minutes of his scheduled hour, according to Duke newspaper The Chronicle. Duke University Union officials told The Chronicle that T.I. then neglected the "accommodations" he asked for in his rider and instead went to dinner at P.F. Chang's China Bistro.
DUU officials are now considering a lawsuit against the rapper for a violation of his $70,000 performance contract. But if they wanted vigilante justice, they could always go to the 'jects, where the Gs at, to retrieve the money themselves.
Anyway, the point is, if T.I. had come early to catch Clap Your Hands, and then stuck around to hang out with the band afterwards, none of this would have happened. [MORE...]
Chemical Brothers Are the Night on New Album
Klaxons, Midlake, Fatlip guest
Photo by Hamish Brown
The Chemical Brothers will release their sixth LP, We Are the Night, via Astralwerks on June 19. The duo's last album was 2005's Push the Button, and like that record and the ones before it, Night features a bevy of guest stars.
Fatlip (formerly of the Pharcyde),
Klaxons, Midlake, Willy Mason and all contribute to We Are the Night, and the first single-- "Do It Again [ft. Ali Love]"-- is due out soon.
The Chemical Brothers will take to European clubs and festival stages this summer starting with a May 25 date in Bucharest. A U.S. tour is in the works for September. [MORE...]
A-Trak and Catchdubs Launch Fool's Gold Label
Releases from Kid Sister, Cool Kids, Kavinsky, Trackademicks on the way
Between touring with Kanye West, starting a clothing line, and his remix work, A-Trak already has quite an impressive resume. And now, thanks to a partnership with New York DJ Nick Catchdubs, he can re-add "label owner" to his list of job titles for the first time since the demise of his previous label, Audio Research.
A-Trak and Catchdubs' new label is called Fool's Gold. They have enlisted graphic artist Dust La Rock to design the label's logos and sleeves, and A-Trak's brother and former Audio Research partner (Chromeo's Dave 1) will also play a role behind the scenes.
Fool's Gold's focus will be on releasing hip hop, electro, and music that combines and borrows from both genres in new ways. And when it comes to release schedules, Catchdubs said in an interview with Pitchfork that the two want Fool's Gold "to be like when Rawkus first came out and was dropping 12"s every month. That's what we're shooting for."
They're on their way to that goal with their first release, Kid Sister's Armani XXXChange-produced "Control" single. The 12" will come out this month, with the A-Trak-produced "Damn Girl" on the B-side along with DJ Gant-Man's juke remix of "Damn Girl".
The second Fool's Gold release will be a bootleg 12" of select tracks and blends from A-Trak's Dirty South Dance mixtape, and an EP by Chicago rap duo the Cool Kids will follow that. The Cool Kids EP will feature four songs: "88", "I Rock", "Gold and a Pager", and a new one they are recording now.
The next two releases will be 12" singles by Bay Area DJ Trackademicks and Parisian electro producer Kavinsky, whose 12" release will coincide with his opening spot on Daft Punk's North American tour with the Rapture this summer.
Releases in the Fool's Gold future include work with London house producer Sinden, a DJ Gant-Man EP, a single from Chicago MC and Friend-of-Kanye GLC, and albums by Kid Sister, the Cool Kids, Trackademicks, and A-Trak himself. [MORE...]
Stripes' Icky Thump Release Date, Cover Art Revealed
The sixth LP of Motor City mayhem (now Nashville mayhem?) from the White Stripes now comes complete with a release date! Icky Thump will hit European shelves June 18 via XL Recordings, and the rest of the world from Warner Brothers the following day, June 19.
To date, every White Stripes album cover's been black and white and red all over, and Icky Thump’s not gonna break no precedent, finding Jack and Meg donning Bedazzled suits and sitting on logs. Fair enough.
Thanks to reader Alex Iniguez for the heads-up!
As we previously reported, Icky Thump has a tracklist, and the band is touring. [MORE...]
Monks Tribute Comp [ft. Gossip, Fall, Faust] USA-Bound
Plus: Mouse on Mars, Raincoats, Jason Forrest, Silver Apples + Alan Vega, Jon Spencer
Play Loud! also brought us last year's documentary Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback, which in turn provided impetus for this covers compilation and even a few live appearances from the aging Monks themselves.
Silver Monk Time includes cuts from the Fall, the Gossip, Faust with original Monk Gary Burger, Mouse on Mars, Jason Forrest, Silver Apples with Alan Vega (ex-Suicide), the Raincoats, Jon Spencer with Solex, Alec Empire (ex-Atari Teenage Riot) with Burger, Monika imprint chief Gudrun Gut (ex-Einstürzende Neubauten), and Quentin Tarantino's beloved 5.6.7.8's, among others.
The Transatlantic Feedback, meanwhile, continues screening at film festivals around the world. The doc recently scooped up prizes at Würzburg International Film Days and San Francisco's Beyond Film Festival, and will appear at the Festival of German Films in Australia and Prague's Music on Film/Film on Music event later this year.
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- Newsom, Malkmus, Callahan, Vashti Play Green Man
- Jaylib's Champion Sound Reissued, Expanded
- Beirut Announce Shows, New Record 75% Complete
- King Kong Release New LP, Tour
- Exclusive: Interpol Announce Canadian Tour
- Yo La Tengo, Ted Leo Play Requests for WFMU Benefit
- R. Kelly Reveals Album Details in Phone Message
- DJ Shadow Announces Short Tour
- Arctic Monkeys Line Up UK Gigs for April
- Photos: Subtle [Chicago, IL; 03/12/07]
- Os Mutantes Schedule Summer Dates
- Photos: Mr. Lif [Boston, MA; 03/10/07]
- Black Keys' Carney Talks Ike Turner/Danger Mouse Collaboration, Radiohead, Audio Eagle
- Photos: The Faint [Omaha, NE; 03/11/07]
- Sufjan Interviews My Brightest Diamond
- Tunng Get in Touch With Inner Chorus, Tour
- Photos: Jon Brion [Chicago, IL; 03/09/07]
- Avey Tare Talks Pullhair Rubeye, Animal Collective
- Sub Pop Launches New Label, Hardly Art
- Exclusive: Polyphonic Spree's Army Finally Marches
- Clientele Reveal LP Details, Tour With Beach House
- Brightblack Morning Light Respond to Tucson Incident
- T.V. Eye: March 12-18, 2007
- Pitchfork Music Festival Tickets on Sale Now!
- !!! Announce North American Dates
- Arctic Monkeys, Be Your Own Pet Tour North America
- Photos: Antony with the Brooklyn Philharmonic [Brooklyn, NY; 03/09/07]
- Dan Boeckner Talks Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs