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Hot Hot Heat's Bays Talks Happiness, Sadness
"All of a sudden I went from not even knowing if I wanted to make music to actually only wanting to do that 24/7."
Breakdowns, makeups, megaproducers, and a few stray synthesizer bleats later, Victoria, British Columbia's Hot Hot Heat have made their way to Happiness LTD., their follow-up to 2005's Elevator. Laden with left-field instrumental turns and layered with production work by, among others, modern rock hitmakers Rob Cavallo and Butch Walker, Happiness LTD.-- out now on Warner Brothers/Sire-- marks the former Sub Poppers' second album for a major label.
According to HHH vocalist Steve Bays, the Happiness sessions were the first time the band struck a truly comfortable balance between ambition and execution. "The first record we did, it was literally documenting what was done at our jam-spot and it was recorded at Mushroom Studios in six days. The second record, we wanted to do a full-on, big, whole 'L.A. thing' and go into an L.A. studio. We wanted to do [Happiness] in our hometown for most of it and have our friends there and it was almost-- I don't want to say a big party because that kind of trivializes it-- but it was definitely a lot of people hanging out and exchanging ideas and it was like a giant experiment. And in the end, we just had a ton of songs and we picked the eleven songs that seemed to fit the theme that started to emerge by the end of it." [MORE...]
Queens of the Stone Age Extend Tour
Holiday sweater photo slowly edging toward seasonal appropriateness
Photo by Aliya NaumoffSeemingly unaffected by all the tryptophan in their recent holiday meal with Anthony Bourdain, Queens of the Stone Age have extended their previously reported tour to include some stops in the UK after they finish up in Germany. The tour now ends in Reading, England on December 4.
The band keeps up its Energizer Bunny pace tonight, September 20, with a show in Tallahassee, Florida. [MORE...]
Photo by Sigurd FandangoQuiz time, Texans, Georgians, and Floridians: what's the opposite of the opposite of hallelujah? Stumped, are ya? Prepare thy exhortations and behold: Jens Lekman is coming!
Yes, the sweet-as-pie Swede is throwing dates on his currently-in-progress fall tour in much the same lovingly haphazard fashion as he does samples of old records on his LPs. The four recently added gigs are all, according to Jens' website, "soloshows," which we're guessing means a ukelele-wielding Jens and not much else. Mister, toss in a little whistling and you got yourself a deal.
And, just in case you miss Jens on his generous but all-too-rare North American appearances, you can buy Night Falls Over Kortedala October 9 from Secretly Canadian, and maybe snag the bonus disc while you're at it. [MORE...]
Lee Perry Working With Andrew W.K. on New Album
Black Ark...floating on an ocean of beer
Abbott and Costello, Laverne and Shirley, the Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem, and...Lee "Scratch" Perry and Andrew W.K.? Actually, yes. The hard-partying, motivational-speaking rocker and the herbally-inclined studio wizard have extended their work together on the former's still forthcoming "Smokeshow" TV show to more musical territory.
The two, who first hit it off at SXSW, are collaborating on Perry's new album, which should come out on Narnack sometime in the middle of next year. W.K.'s role in the project is as co-producer, arranger, and all-around collaborator. So far, he and Perry have worked on the album's instrumentation, lyrics, and general sound.
While a title and tracklist is still forthcoming, the record is a mixture of collaborations with other artists and new Perry originals. So far, the guest list includes the Slits' Ari Up and singer/songwriter Aimee Allen.
Perry has no tour dates at this time, but a North American tour is in the works.
This isn't the first time Andrew W.K. has hooked up with someone unexpected, as you know. Other collaborators include Sightings, Current 93, To Live and Shave in LA, Will Oldham, Boredoms, Hanson, and Kelly Osbourne.
Dan Deacon Coughs Up Gunk, Cancels Tonight's Gig
Photo by Jason Bergman
Be warned: What follows is a lot more than you ever cared to know about Dan Deacon's insides:
hello,
im way to sick to play the show tonight. im coughing up weird chunks of yellow+blood. its really hard to speak, let alone sing. im really sorry. i promise i'll be back super soon.
dan
And smack dab in the middle of prime post-lunch digestion time, too! As the MySpace bulletin quoted above indicates, it seems our boy Deacon ran afoul of the old autumn nasty, causing him to miss out on tonight's gig with Girl Talk and White Williams.
One thing's for sure: no more eating hot dogs out of Gregg Gillis' butt. WAIT DAN WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOOOOOO [MORE...]
The Ponys, Chin Up Chin Up Join Forces for Tour
Not unlike those times when your auntie in Ravenswood overnights a freeze-dried deep-dish out to you in Bangor, a little taste of Chicago is heading your way. Two fine acts from the City of Big Shoulders-- The Ponys and Chin Up Chin Up, if you must know-- are taking it on the road in tandem this November. The Ponys, of course, are still reverberating from this spring's release of Turn the Lights Out, while Chin Up Chin Up plan to hit us with a new disc late next year. Both bands have other dates besides, including the Ponys' forthcoming dish-like run with the Spoon. [MORE...]
Photos: The New Pornographers / Lavender Diamond [Los Angeles, CA; 09/19/07]
Photos by Akmal Naim
Hey, it's the old pornographers! Longtime studio collaborators Neko Case and Destroyer's Dan Bejar joined Carl Newman and company at Los Angeles' Henry Fonda Theatre last night in a rare live appearance. The Canadian pop maestros-- restored to full supergroup status-- treated the crowd to a set of tunes from their newest LP, Challengers.
(Speaking of challenges and those who accept them, don't forget about the Pornographers' viral video challenge: invent a new dance craze to the tune of a Newman number or a Bejar ballad, and win some prizes!)
The eagle-eyed in attendance might have noticed that usual drummer Kurt Dahle was missing in action. According to the New Pornographers' email newsletter, Dahle just had a baby, so Jon Wurster of Superchunk/Scharpling & Wurster has been filling in. Dahle will be back in action starting September 20 in Paris.
More photos of the Pornographers and openers Lavender Diamond, plus all their remaining tour dates (including a bunch of newly added European ones), below.
And one last item, for all you obsessives: The digital music store Zunior has made a treasure trove of rare Canadian indie rock vinyl available for download, including music by Thee Crusaders, an early band featuring Newman and keyboardist Blaine
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THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS
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Beirut Toasts Cup With Tonight's Tour Launch
Front page photo by Danelle ManthayRaise your glasses and down a few in honor of Beirut's Zach Condon. The guy's barely old enough to drink himself, and yet he and his roving entourage of spirited horn-blowers and string-pullers have a second album, The Flying Club Cup, on the way and a continent-spanning tour kicking off tonight (September 20) in Brooklyn.
Kicking off publicly, that is. Beirut and band actually dusted off their gear last night for a secret warm-up gig in Brooklyn's Greenpoint neighborhood. Blog Thepunkguy has photos from this intimate-looking gathering.
The Flying Club Cup, as you know, lands October 9 Stateside via Ba Da Bing! and the day before UK-ways via 4AD. Digital retailers, however, not bound by geography, have the album available for download sale right now.
And if you thought La Blogothèque and Beirut couldn't get any friendlier, think again. As you may have read in Forkcast, the website-- fond of filming your favorite performers working their magic in unconventional spaces-- has revealed plans to post live "Take Away Show" videos for every single song on The Flying Club Cup. We may never leave our spinny chairs again. [MORE...]
Modest Mouse Add Even More Fall Dates
Photo fun continues
Photos by Pat Graham
Our last installment of the story of Mice and Men (touring together) concluded with the announcement of a whole bunch of new joint tour dates with Love as Laughter. This time, the quantity of new dates is fewer, but the spirit of boundless love between good bands remains.
That is, Modest Mouse have extended their fall tour into December, and some of the new dates are with Man Man and Love as Laughter. In fact, it seems entirely possible that both openers will appear with Modest Mouse on all of the new dates. (According to the Man Man camp, the band hasn't been confirmed for all of the shows "as of yet".)
The tour's first stop is in Spokane, Washington on October 31. On Halloween, does it become Spookane? Um, right...
And as you can see from the images above and below, Modest Mouse have continued updating the photo blog on their website with all sorts of shenanigans. The photos are by Pat Graham, who, as we mentioned, has a photo book out now.
Tussle Remix EP (With Hot Chip, JD Twitch) Finally Due
Photo by Andrew PaynterTussle are releasing an EP with remixes from Hot Chip, Optimo's JD Twitch, and Liquid Liquid's Dennis Young. Hey, wait just one second; that sounds strikingly familiar to a story we wrote last year!
It's true, and while those who remember all 80,000 of our Arcade Fire/LCD Soundsystem tour stories can attest to the fact that Pitchfork News is not above the occasional rehash, this Tussle EP, Warning (hey, that also sounds familiar), has actually taken the year+ since that first report to come out.
But it's not here just yet. Warning will see a European release via Smalltown Supersound on October 15. In addition to the Telescope Mind version of the title track, the EP features the aforementioned remixes by Hot Chip (a 10-minute beast), JD Twitch (a seven-minute mix of various different parts of Telescope Mind), and Dennis Young, as well as a Kango and Torkill remix.
Tussle will go on a still-unrevealed tour of Europe later this year. In the meantime, they have one date in their hometown of San Francisco, where they are preparing their third full-length for release in the spring.
Finally, don't forget that Tussle appear on that Worried Noodles compilation we reported a little while back. It comes out October 23 on Tomlab. [MORE...]
TVOTR, GBV, Beirut Members on Ten Soundtrack
Scored by Shudder to Think's Craig Wedren
A Decalogue for the Garden State generation, The Ten, directed by David Wain of "The State", "Stella", and Wet Hot American Summer fame, hit select theaters early last month. Those who weren't turned off by a rather unfunny trailer and saw the film witnessed a cast of familiar faces-- Winona Ryder, Adam Brody, Jessica Alba, and others-- but may have missed some of the special musical guests. Indeed, members of TV on the Radio, Guided by Voices, Beirut, Shudder to Think, Vampire Weekend, and OK Go grace the film's soundtrack, composed by (sorta) ex-Shudder frontman Craig Wedren.TVOTR's Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone lend vocals to a pair of tracks, while Guided by Voices/Shudder to Think guy Kevin March plays some drums, Beirut's Jon Natchez rocks the sax, and Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij supplies keyboards, guitar, and arrangements. Other notable contributors include OK Go's Damian Kulash, Rashida Jones of "The Office" (U.S. version), and Steven Bernstein of Sex Mob/the Lounge Lizards.
The Ten soundtrack actually hit shops (via Commotion Records) back on August 28, but many of the special guest details came to light only recently. So impress your date this weekend at the cinema by telling him/her that the "Oooooos" on "Steven Montgomery" were indeed generated by actual living members of TV on the Radio. Hot dang. [MORE...]
Jay-Z Records Sorta Soundtrack for American Gangster
So maybe Kingdom Come didn't exactly see Jigga coming "back like Jordan wearing the 4-5." But, cobwebs adequately shaken out over the last few months, you can raise those hopes again for a new Jay-Z album. According to The New York Times, Jay has been working on a record inspired by American Gangster, the forthcoming Ridley Scott film starring Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Common, T.I., and RZA. The disc drops November 6 via (duh) Def Jam, according to Billboard.com, and the movie is out November 2.
If you've seen the trailer for the film (which, if you've been to a theater in the last three months, or have clicked on the link below, you almost certainly have), you've caught the strains of The Blueprint's "Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)" rolling through the background. But that's old news, as Jay told the Times he's got nine new songs done for the disc already.
There's no tracklist yet, though it's supposed to include "Pray", "No Hook" (sounds like an outtake from his last record, LOL) and "Blue Magic", reported by Billboard.com to have been produced by that cutie Pharrell Williams. Jay-Z's American Gangster apparently isn't the film's official soundtrack, which will be released separately.
In other Jay-Z news, that new "I Get Money" remix is pretty good.
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Tue: 11-13-07: 07:00 AM CST
Arctic Monkeys Choose "Teddy Picker" for Next Single
Mon: 11-12-07: 04:30 PM CST
Dan Deacon Reveals Ultimate Reality Tour Details
Mon: 11-12-07: 04:00 PM CST
Photos: The Walkmen [San Diego, CA; 11/10/07]
Mon: 11-12-07: 03:30 PM CST
Los Campesinos! Name Album, Add 2008 Dates
Mon: 11-12-07: 03:00 PM CST
Art Brut's Argos, Black Box Recorder Cut Xmas Single
Today's Other Headlines
- Alan Sparhawk's Black-Eyed Snakes Go Skiing on DVD
- The Band's Levon Helm Helps Ida Prepare Prayers
- Major Stars Join Drag City Roster for New LP, Tour
- Travis Morrison Rounds Up Hellfighters for Fall Tour
- Un-T.V. Eye: November 12-18, 2007
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Mon: 11-12-07
- Alan Sparhawk's Black-Eyed Snakes Go Skiing on DVD
- Dan Deacon Reveals Ultimate Reality Tour Details
- The Band's Levon Helm Helps Ida Prepare Prayers
- Photos: The Walkmen [San Diego, CA; 11/10/07]
- Major Stars Join Drag City Roster for New LP, Tour
- Los Campesinos! Name Album, Add 2008 Dates
- Travis Morrison Rounds Up Hellfighters for Fall Tour
- Un-T.V. Eye: November 12-18, 2007
- Art Brut's Argos, Black Box Recorder Cut Xmas Single
- Kanye, Bowie, Cat Power Design Charity Lunchboxes
- Photos: Menomena / Illinois [Boston, MA; 11/09/07]
- Roots Curate Fest, Do Entire Things Fall Apart LP Live
- Kelley Stoltz Serves Up Sounds for Sub Pop
- Donda West, Mother of Kanye, Dead at 58
- Weezer Announce Release Date for New Album
- Radiohead Announce North America Rainbows Release
- Naked Man Tasered in the Ass at Girl Talk Show
Fri: 11-09-07
- Sigur Ros' Jonsi Birgisson Talks Plans, Interviews
- Broken Social Scenesters on New Jason Collett Album
- Photos: Battles / Caribou / White Williams [Chicago, IL; 11/08/07]
- Black Kids Add Dates
- Polvo Reunite for All Tomorrow's Parties
- Dirty Projectors Take on More Touring
- Goldfrapp Reveal Seventh Tree Tracklist
- Trans Am Hit the Road With Tool
- Sharon Jones Adds Dates, Great Debaters OST Revealed
- Whitest Boy Alive Issue Dreams in the UK via Modular
- Sufjan Announces Christmas Song Exchange Contest
- The Go! Team Plot "Wrath of Marcie" Single
Thu: 11-08-07
- Unreleased 1978 Talking Heads Live Cut on KALX 7"
- Nirvana's Novoselic Blogs, Talks Anarchy, "Teen Spirit"
- My Brightest Diamond Kicks Off Tour Tonight
- Radiohead Doing Something on the Web in Two Hours
- Ghostface Unveils Big Doe Tracklist, Guests, Cover Art
- Pitchfork: The Survey!
- Blood Brothers Break Up, For Real This Time
- Soulwax Roughed Up by Bouncers in Liverpool
- Hold Steady, Husker Du Guys in Replacements Book
- Report: I'm Not There: In Concert [New York, NY; 11/07/07]
- Lily Allen to Host TV Show on BBC Three
- Vampire Weekend Reveal Debut Album Details
- Radiohead Reveal UK Rainbows Release Date, Single
- Another Devendra Banhart Art Exhibit
- Handsome Furs Revive Touring Plague
Wed: 11-07-07
- Cat Power Covers Lil Wayne on Updated Jukebox
- Thurston, Pornos, Liars, Deerhunter Do Barcelona Fest
- Franz's Thomson Drums Up Domino 7" With Correcto
- Vincent Gallo, Hole's Eric Erlandson Form Improv Act
- New My Bloody Valentine Album Due This Year??
- Electrelane Go on “Indefinite Hiatus”
- Hot Chip Line Up 2008 Dates
- Tokyo Police Club, Vampire Weekend Play Charity Concert in Memory of Ra Ra Riot's John Pike
- Radiohead Box Set: Label's Idea, Not Band's
- Sub Pop Opens Digital Download Store
- Lily Allen, Lingerie Model
- Girl Talk Tours Into 2008
Tue: 11-06-07
- Hello, Blue Roses [ft. Dan Bejar] Reveal LP Details
- Wilco Add Bonus Tracks to Sky Blue Sky
- Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Singles Comp Due Soon
- Faint Guitarist's Metal Side Project Preps LP for Relapse
- Del the Funky Homosapien Signs to Def Jux for New LP
- Ghostface Doll Finally Available
- Photos: Tanned Tin Festival [Castellon, Spain; 10/31-11/04/07]
- Photos: Pylon [Atlanta, GA; 11/01/07]
- Radiohead Rainbows CD Due Via ATO New Year's Day?
- Raveonettes Sign to Vice, Overload on Lust for New LP
- Hold Steady, Black Lips, Deerhunter Join ATP vs. P4k
- LSF's Harrington Plays Mosquito in Commercial
- White Stripes Ready New Mystery Songs, Collab, Video
- Sufjan Stevens Tours Australia, Japan in January
- Photos: SunnO))) / Jesu [Portland, OR; 11/03/07]
Mon: 11-05-07
- Carrie Brownstein Blogs for NPR
- Weller, Coxon, Rourke, Ditto Do Wacky Charity Collab
- PJ Harvey Preps "Piano" Single, Plays Shows
- Photos: Modest Mouse / Man Man [Edmonton, Alberta; 11/03/07]
- Un-T.V. Eye: November 5-11, 2007
- Photos: ATP Presents Release the Bats [London, England; 11/02/07]
- Franz Ferdinand Subject of New Book
- Yeasayer Close Out 2007 With Live Dates
- Photos: Fun Fun Fun Fest [Austin, TX; 11/03 - 11/04/07]
- Loney, Dear's Sologne Reissued in the States
- Grizzly Bear, Belle & Sebastian Members <3 the City
- The Magnetic Fields Announce 2008 Dates
- Radiohead's First Seven LPs Collected in Box Set
- Bjork, Sufjan, Newsom, Brian Wilson Play Sydney Fest
- Andrew W.K., Malajube, Bon Iver Do Madison Pop Fest
- Man Man Sign to Anti- Records
Fri: 11-02-07
- Mount Eerie Unleashes Massive Photo Tome With LP
- Richard Youngs Preps Response for Jagjaguwar
- Morrissey Close to New Label Deal, Plans New LP, Tour
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Dig in for New LP
- New From Dust-to-Digital: Field Recordings, Tuvan Throat Singing, Global Music, Old Music
- Califone Hit the Road With Iron & Wine
- A Place to Bury Strangers Add Dates to Tour
- Suicide, Liquid Liquid on Downtown 81 Soundtrack
- Destroyer, Black Mountain Play Scratch Records Parties
- Oldham, Sweeney, W.K. on Baby Dee's Drag City Debut
- YACHT, Islands, Elverum Bring Noodles to NYC
- Sonic Youth, Low Play Don't Look Back Down Under
- Bright Eyes Guys Help Lightspeed Champ Cross Bridge
- Thao Nguyen Signs to Kill Rock Stars for Second LP
- Photos: World Premiere of Sufjan Stevens' "BQE" [Brooklyn, NY; 11/01/07]
- Dominik Eulberg to Issue Bionik in December
- Dirty on Purpose Decide They Like Bees on New EP
- Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks Name New Album
- Photos: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists / The Pogues [Los Angeles, CA; 10/31/07]
Thu: 11-01-07
- Everything You Wanted to Know About Sufjan's "BQE"
- Chamberlin Sick, Pumpkins Reschedule Dates
- Daniel Johnston, Lightning Bolt's Chippendale Show Art
- Darnielle Writes About Sabbath, Drew Daniel Writes About Throbbing Gristle, Plus More 33 1/3 Series News
- Decemberists Cancel Rest of "Long and Short of It" Tour
- The Rumble Strips Come to America
- Michaels Showalter & Ian Black Tour Together
- Interpol Expand Love With DVD, Prep Single
- Photos: M.I.A. [Atlanta, GA; 10/31/07]
- Isis 10th Anniversary Bash: Two Singles, One Tour
- Reactivated Pylon Embark on Fall Tour
- Photos: The B-52's / The Rapture [New York, NY; 10/31/07]
- Robert Pollard Attack! Two More LPs, Art Show/Book
- Lil Wayne Precedes Tha Carter III With Leak
- Photos: The Hold Steady / Art Brut [Chicago, IL; 10/31/07]
- Feist, Kevin Drew, Okkervil, Deacon Play Laneway Fest
- Ex-Ramones Manager/Seymour Stein's Ex-Wife Slain
- Thrill Jockey Reveals Chicago Anniversary Bash Details
- PB&J;'s Peter Moren Reveals More Solo Album Details
- The Shins Cover Magnetic Fields on New Single
Wed: 10-31-07
- Black Lips = Movie Stars
- Trail of Dead's Keely Tears Interscope a New One
- Arthur & Yu Tour With Kevin Drew, Iron & Wine (Again)
- Radiohead/XL Deal: Signed, Sealed, Delivered
- Okkervil River Extend Tour Into 2008
- Cryptacize Hope You'll Dig That Treasure in February
- Modest Mouse/Man Man Tour Kicks Off Tonight
- Tweedy, Strummer in Wilco Documentarian Jones' Book
- Malajube Kick Off Tour
- B-52's Craft Funplex, First Studio LP in 16 Years
- Pink Floyd Studio Catalogue Reissued in Box Set
- Stars Announce 2008 Dates
- Jay-Z Tapes Episode of VH1 "Storytellers"
Tue: 10-30-07
- Sunset Rubdown, Final Fantasy Draw Sea Monsters
- Helio Sequence Keep Looking Ahead on New LP, Tour
- Band of Horses Launch Tour
- Patrick Wolf Starts Label, Plans Reissues, Takes Photos
- Bradford Cox's Atlas Sound LP Gets Release Date
- Frog Eyes, Bejar's Hello Blue Roses Split a Single
- Secretly Canadian Signs Seattle's Throw Me the Statue
- Photos: Vegoose Festival [Las Vegas, NV; 10/27/07-10/28/07]
- Black Keys, Six Parts Seven, GBV Members on All-Ohio Comp
- Love of Diagrams Embark on Fall Tour With Enon
- Gold Standard Laboratories Closing Its Doors
- Roisin Murphy Injures Eye Socket at Moscow Gig
- Iron & Wine Announces 2008 Dates
- Six Organs Craft Exclusive CD for Co-Written Book
- Goldfrapp Reveal New LP Details
- Best of Common's Early Years Collected on Hits Comp
Mon: 10-29-07
- Modeselektor, Poirier, Yellowman, TTC on Scion 12"s
- Menomena's Seim Blogs, Preps New Lackthereof Album
- Sons & Daughters Return With a Gift on New LP
- Bon Iver Signs to Jagjaguwar
- T.V. Eye: October 29-November 4, 2007
- Spoon, Explosions, Aesop Rock Play Antipop Fest
- Photos: Kevin Drew [Portland, OR; 10/27/07]
- Devendra Banhart Exhibits Art at San Fran MOMA
- Photos: The Decemberists [Chicago, IL; 10/28/07]
- Kanye Writes a Book of "Kanye-isms"
- Flaming Lips Play OK Show With Country Superstars
- Photos: Jens Lekman [Philadelphia, PA; 10/26/07]
- Robyn's Robyn Finally Coming Stateside in 2008
- Country Music Legend Porter Wagoner, 1927-2007
- Pumpkins Prep Another Best Buy-Only Zeitgeist
- New Magnetic Fields Album Gets Release Date, Title
- Xiu Xiu, Deerhoof, Why? Members Help AIDS Orphans
- PB&J; Nab Besnard Lakes as Openers; Peter Goes Solo
Fri: 10-26-07
- Natalie Portman's Mixtape Tracklist Revealed
- Ipecac Recordings Roster Becomes Toys
- Le Loup Sign to Memphis Industries in the UK, Tour
- Burrito Brothers Set Kicks Off Parsons Archival Series
- Caribou Extends Tour
- Georgie James Cancel Dates Due to Illness
- Decemberists Kick Off "Long and Short of It" Tour
- Photos: The Pipettes [Los Angeles, CA; 10/25/07]
- Beirut, Black Lips, Edwyn Collins, Yeasayer Play Swn
- Russian Circles Sign to Suicide Squeeze
- Clipse Leave Jive/Star Trak for Columbia
- Naked Raygun Tour, Release CD/DVD Retrospective
- Natalie Portman Curates Indie Rock Charity Mix
- New Ballet Set to El-P's Music
- Wilco Nix UK Gigs, Add 2008 Dates
- Thievery Corp's Garza Reveals Galaxy Details, Tour
- Queens of the Stone Age to Play Salt Mine, Add Dates
- Busdriver Hits the Road Tonight for Fall Tour
- Beanie Sigel to Offer The Solution in December
Thu: 10-25-07
- Photos: Bright Eyes / Simon Joyner [Omaha, NE; 10/24/07]
- Photos: Mum / Our Brother the Native / Tom Brosseau [Los Angeles, CA; 10/24/07]
- Os Mutantes Working on New Tunes With Tom Ze
- Photos: Stars / New Buffalo [Philadelphia, PA; 10/24/07]
- Saul Williams Gives Away New Reznor-Produced LP
- Sly and the Family Stone Schedule U.S. Shows
- Decemberists, Death Cab, Lily Allen on XRT Live Comp
- The Pipettes Kick Off Rescheduled Tour
- Mac McCaughan Discusses "Future of Radio" in Senate
- Xiu Xiu Reveal New Album Details
- OiNK Founder: "I Haven't Done Anything Wrong"
- Goldfrapp Wrap LP; Gregory, Portishead's Utley Collab
- "Severe Illness" Tanks Underworld Tour
- Tapes 'n Tapes' Grier Checks in From the Studio
Wed: 10-24-07
- Charalambides Ready Likeness LP, Tour
- The Valerie Project Reveal LP Details, More Dates
- Ex-Fugazi Roundup: Evens Tour, Joe Lally Tour/LP
- Flaming Lips Do Another Song for a Movie Soundtrack
- GZA Added to Portishead ATP, Doing Swords in London
- Xiu Xiu Book Bumped, Bonus CD Tracklist Revealed
- Photos: The Hold Steady / Art Brut [Philadelphia, PA; 10/23/07]
- The Rapture Release "The Sound" as New Single
- Blood Brothers Still Together...For Now
- Liars Give Away Liars Demos
- Califone, Dirty Projectors, Black Moth on Esopus Comp
- Rakim Talks New Album, Tour, History Lessons
Tue: 10-23-07
- Bob Dylan Releases DVD of Newport Performances
- Crystal Castles, New Puritans, Teenagers Do Vice Tour
- Mum Spread Poison Ivy on Tour
- Vanderhoof Leaves Akron/Family for Buddhist Center
- Portishead Album One Day From Completion
- Jens Lekman Kicks Off U.S. Tour Tonight
- Merge Preps New American Music Club, Radar Bros. LPs
- The Cool Kids Sign to Chocolate Industries
- Mars Volta Head to Bedlam in January, Plan NYE Show
- Photos: Glass Candy / Bunny Rabbit / High Places / Partyline [Chicago, IL; 10/20/07]
- Daniel A.I.U. Higgs Exhibits Art, Tours
- Radiohead Eyeing Unique Label Deals for Rainbows CD
- Illegal Torrent Site OiNK Busted by Police
- Blitzen Trapper Saddle Up for More Live Dates
- Stars of the Lid Plan Fall Tour
- Les Savy Fav, Phosphorescent, Bazan Play Troika Fest
Mon: 10-22-07
- Will Oldham Covers R. Kelly, Bjork, Danzig on New LP
- Einsturzende Neubauten Uber Alles on New LP
- J Church's Lance Hahn R.I.P.
- Patrick Wolf, Rufus Wainwright Perform Plague Songs
- Villalobos, Shackleton, Appleblim on Skull Disco Comp
- T.V. Eye: October 22-28, 2007
- Trail of Dead Leave Interscope, Reveal Tour Dates
- Fuck Buttons See "Bright Tomorrow" on Single
- Jay-Z Announces Fall Dates
- Photos: Joanna Newsom with Orchestra [Milwaukee, WI; 10/21/07]
- RZA Bumps Wu's 8 Diagrams Back to Please Ghostface
- Killing Joke/Ministry Bassist Paul Raven R.I.P.
- A Place to Bury Strangers Shut Down by Cops, Tour
- Black Lips Add Dates, Get Remixed by Diplo
- Pearls and Brass' Huth Goes Solo on Drag City
- Harmonia Reunite for Concert, Live LP
- Supersilent Set to Unleash LP 8 in the States
- U.S. Customs Clears Chris Walla's Hard Drive
Sun: 10-21-07
Sat: 10-20-07
Fri: 10-19-07
- Les Savy Fav, Hot Chip, No Age Join ATP vs. Pitchfork
- Swervedriver to Reunite for World Tour Next Year
- Times New Viking Issue Matador Debut in January
- RZA Wins Chess Competition!
- Nas Reveals Greatest Hits, Talks Controversial LP Title
- Devendra Banhart Plots European Trek for November
- CSS, Ulrich Schnauss Remix Asobi Seksu on New Single
- Mick Jones' Carbon/Silicon Prepare Debut LP
- Deerhunter Add Dates, Atlas Sound Tracklist Revealed
- CMJ: Thursday [Marc Hogan]
- Joanna Newsom Kicks Off Orchestral Tour
- CMJ: Thursday [Zach Baron]
- Yo La Tengo Announce Hanukkah Shows
- New Book, CD, and Tour for Tara Jane O'Neil
- CMJ: Thursday [Amy Phillips]
- New Kurt Cobain Film in the Works
- Folk Icon Karen Dalton's Early Recordings Collected
- Burial to Issue Second LP, Untrue, Next Month
- Oasis Find the "Lord" on New Single, Documentary DVD
- Hold Steady, Springsteen on Hard Rock Charity Comp
- Johnny Marr Named University Professor
Thu: 10-18-07
- Photos: The Go! Team [Portland, OR; 10/17/07]
- Rafter Crafts Sex Death Cassette for Asthmatic Kitty
- Radiohead, Pumpkins, Mondays on Oakenfold Comp
- N.W.A. Compton Reissue, Eazy-E Comp Due
- Lemonheads Tour, Dando Opens for JAMC
- My Morning Jacket, Pajo Cover Misfits on Comp
- CMJ: Wednesday [Amy Phillips]
- Vampire Weekend to Open for the Shins
- Radiohead 2008 Tour Tidbits Emerge
- Bjork Expands World Tour
- CMJ: Wednesday [Marc Hogan]
- Rivers Cuomo Dishes on New Weezer LP, Alone Demos
- CMJ: Wednesday [Zach Baron]
- Neko Case Reissues Debut
- School of Seven Bells Hop on Prefuse Tour
- Mike Patton to Voice Bionic Commando in Video Game
- Shugo Tokumaru to Make a Quick Exit
- Clientele, Martsch, Germano on Bigtop Soundtrack
- M.I.A. Stretches Out Tour
Wed: 10-17-07
- Company Flow to Reunite?
- Mobb Deep's Prodigy Given 3 1/2 Year Sentence
- Of Montreal Expand Tour, Launch Blog
- Dinosaur Jr. Ready Fall Tour Plans
- Ghost Release Spooky Live Overture CD/DVD
- Eels Best Of, Rarities Comp Due in January
- Kanye, Beanie, Juelz Pay Tribute to Jay-Z's Doubt
- Elliott Smith's Ex-Girlfriend Denied Earnings
- Black Kids Have a Manager, Gigs, No Label Yet
- U2 Beef Up Joshua Tree for 20th Anniversary Reissues
- Enon's Schmersal Explains Taco Bell Contest Entry
- Butthole Surfers' Haynes Joins Rockin' Children for Tour
- Melt-Banana Kick Off Big Fall Tour
- Lips Expand Zaireeka for 10th Anniversary Parties
Tue: 10-16-07
- Cat Power's Jukebox Tracklist, Cover Art Revealed
- Death Cab's Chris Walla: Threat to Homeland Security?
- Cass McCombs Plans Tours With Gonzalez, Ariel Pink
- Jesus and Mary Chain Cancel Vegas Date
- Cat Power, YLT, MMJ, Roots Fete Dylan in Concert
- His Name Is Alive Cut Marion Brown Tribute Disc
- Simian Mobile Disco Issue New "Hustler" Single, Tour
- Ghostface Upset About Wu-Tang Release Date
- Castanets Rock Asthmatic Kitty Gallery Opening
- Photos: Final Fantasy [Minneapolis, MN; 10/13/07]
- Bright Eyes, Wolf Parade, BOH Do Charity Ornaments
- Photos: The Roots [San Diego, CA; 10/12/07]
- Annuals Sign to Sony, Drop Digital EP
- Kid Sister Shoots Video With Kanye West
- OK Computer Radio Play to Debut on BBC This Friday
- Daft Punk Sample Material Collected on New CD
- CMJ Music Marathon Starts in NYC Today
- Photos: Queens of the Stone Age [New York, NY; 10/13/07]
Mon: 10-15-07
- Weezer's Cuomo Compiles Demos for Release
- Liars Cover Nirvana on Live DVD / Single
- T.V. Eye: October 15-21
- Cornelius Announces 2008 Tour
- Devendra, Matmos, Vetiver Share Bad Trips for Book
- Photos: Beirut [Hollywood, CA; 10/12/07]
- The Killers Prep Rarities Comp, Do Xmas Single, Tour
- Hot Chip's Taylor Talks LP, Alicia Keys, Rilo Remixes
- Fiery Furnaces, Ariel Pink, Dr. Dog Do Autumn Fest
- Bob Mould Signs to Anti-, Preps District Line
- Photos: The Thermals Shoot a Music Video [Portland, OR; 10/14/07]
- T.I. Arrested on Gun Charge
- Psychic TV's Lady Jaye R.I.P.
- Photos: Nick Cave [Melbourne, Australia; 10/13/07]
- White House Weighs in on Radiohead
- Black Lips, King Khan & BBQ Show Split Xmas 7"
- John Pugh Talks !!! Departure, Free Blood
Sun: 10-14-07