R.E.M., MMJ, Robyn, Jens Lekman, Bun B Do SXSW
So do the Black Keys, Blitzen Trapper, Vampire Weekend, My Brightest Diamond, Lindstrom
It won't be long now 'til South by Southwest, the annual culture festival/spring break for gangly people in black jeans. In fact, it's just a couple months away, with the musical portion spreading roughly a billion bands over the five glorious sun-soaked, Shiner-swilling days of March 12-16.
We've already mentioned a few well-prepared folks who'll make their way to Austin for this year's festivities, including the Breeders, Man Man, and A Place to Bury Strangers, while White Williams, the Kills, Lightspeed Champion, Sons & Daughters and These New Puritans will hit up the Domino Records showcase. Not to mention talks given by Thurston Moore, Lou Reed, Daryl Hall, Steve Reich, Seymour Stein, and a bunch of other wisdom-imparting elder statespeople.
To that end, then, the newest crop of South by Southwest additions is highlighted by a group who could just as easily drop some worldly knowledge and run down the template for post-punk: R.E.M. will be there to preview tracks off their new one, Accelerate. Bun B will perform, though sans his longtime partner, the late, great Pimp C. My Morning Jacket will be pleased they're keeping those manes of theirs a little trimmer of late as they strut around in the heat. Vampire Weekend will show the folks of Austin just what all that buzz is about. Jens Lekman will appear to melt his Swedish hind in the hot Texas sun. And his countrywoman Robyn will be there, bringing her awesomeness to North American on a rare U.S. stop.
As is always the case with SXSW, there's plenty more where that came from, with Blitzen Trapper, My Brightest Diamond, the Black Keys, Frightened Rabbit, Bowerbirds, Foreign Born, the Raveonettes, Ralph "Soul" Jackson, Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong, Ra Ra Riot, the Von Bondies, Hanne Hukkelberg, the Heavy, Daniel Lanois, DeVotchKa, Sia, Uffie, MGMT and Tech N9ne all making themselves known throughout the long weekend. There'll also be a Smalltown Supersound showcase with
Kim Hiorthøy, Lindstrom, Tussle, Bjorn Torske, Arp and KXP.
Just when and where each band will appear remains to be seen on most counts. But gorging one's self on barbecue, stumbling into a dimly-lit club and running into Mike Mills is at least half the fun of SXSW, innit?
Spiritualized's Spaceman Scores Harmony Korine Film
Soundtrack due on Drag City
Mister Lonely tells the tale of a young drifter who gets his kicks impersonating Michael Jackson. This ersatz King of Pop stumbles into a community of like-minded mimics-- everyone from Marilyn Monroe, Charlie Chaplin, Shirley Temple, Madonna, and the Three Stooges to Abe Lincoln, the Pope, and the Queen of England. Sounds like a total trip, so who better to soundtrack it than a guy who's made a 25+ year career out of otherworldly audio excursions?
Enter J. Spaceman (aka Jason Pierce) of Spiritualized and Spacemen 3 fame, whose compositions from the cosmos make up a fair part of the score to the film, the latest from controversial director Harmony Korine (Kids, Gummo, Julien Donkey-Boy).
Mister Lonely made the festival rounds last year, while a soundtrack release is on the way via Drag City, according to the Spiritualized website. Sun City Girls feature on it as well, according to Drag City.
The film itself, boasting a cast that includes Samantha Morton, revered director Werner Herzog, and magic guy David Blaine, should see wider release this year.
And that new Spiritualized album we were supposed to see last year? J. Spaceman explains all in his latest website dispatch: "We've been sittin' on a finished (and mastered) record here for months now while Universal try to sort out their shit[.] so with luck it should be resolved early this year and you can have it."
J. also alludes to a couple final Acoustic Mainlines gigs in the coming months (nothing confirmed as of yet), and "after that we're going electric." (!) The shows just might take place in "Vancouver down to Palm Springs in a few months." Hmm... Palm Springs in a few months... Coachella anyone?
Finally, Mr. Pierce has collaborated with free jazz guy Matthew Shipp on an upcoming release, titled, yes, Spaceshipp, on the UK's Treader imprint.
Justice Announce World Tour, Dates With Diplo
Justice mix allegedly rejected by Fabric
Nothing quite does French Touch duo Justice justice like the live setting. And come this March, Justice will be served to adoring audiences across North America, as the dance giants behind Pitchfork's 15th favorite album (†) and 8th favorite track (the ubiquitous "D.A.N.C.E.") of 2007 hold court on a month-long tour.
The jaunt-- billed as the spring MySpace Music Tour-- will pair Xavier de Rosnay and Gaspard Augé with quite a few like-minded practitioners of Music You Can't Help But Dance To, including the mighty Diplo, Ed Banger bros DJ Mehdi and Busy P, NYC's Chromeo, and fellow countryfolk Fancy. It all begins March 3 in Austin, and for another lovingly foot-noted guide to just who is playing when, peek on past the jump.
But wait! Long before they reach the shores of North America, Justice will show kids from Osaka to Hamburg just what they're made of. Those gigs kick off January 23.
Apparently not everyone is hip to Justice's dance-doing ways, however. Over the holidays the pair sat down for an interview with Norwegian newspaper Dagsavisen, wherein they revealed that a mix they had put together for the famed Fabriclive series had been rejected by the Fabric folk themselves.
According to a translation from interviewer Bernt Erik Pedersen, de Rosnay told Dagsavisen, "We didn't want to do just another boring mix, so we put together a selection of tunes we absolutely love, mainly weird disco tracks and French novelty acts. But Fabric turned it down. They weren't ready for something like this. Maybe we'll put the mix out ourselves. People should really hear it, they'd be surprised."
Judge for yourself: An unconfirmed tracklist for the Justice Fabriclive mix has been making the interweb rounds, and we've reprinted it below for your convenience.
Fabric, meanwhile, have not yet responded to requests for comment. [MORE...]
Son Lux Signs to Anticon
Works with Beirut, My Brightest Diamond, Castanets
Ryan Lott is just shy of the three-decade mark in years, but in that time, he has lived in a handful of locations (Denver, Cleveland, Atlanta, California, Connecticut, NYC), trained in composition and piano, and organized several multimedia art shows. So, naturally, he joined the Anticon roster to release his full-length debut under the name Son Lux.
At War With Walls and Mazes is an Anticonesque beat-and-hook-filled mish-mash of genres, and the label will release it on February 26. Son Lux will follow the album's release with spring dates supporting Why?
In the meantime, Lott is keeping himself busy by starting work on the next Son Lux album and a slew of other projects. He's remixing Beirut and Castanets, collaborating with My Brightest Diamond, and working on a large-scale piece with the Gina Gibney Dance company for a third time. [MORE...]
Sub Pop Responds to Arrest of Shins' Crandall
Detail from photo by Brian TamborelloAs reported yesterday, Shins keyboardist/utility man Marty Crandall and his now former girlfriend, model Elyse Sewell, both found themselves in a Sacramento County jail this weekend facing domestic abuse charges following a scuffle in a hotel Friday night.
Sewell was released Saturday on bail; Crandall followed suit yesterday. A post on Sewell's blog explaining the incident and cited in our previous story, meanwhile, has since been removed. "I've decided to heed the advice of many commenters (lawyerly types) and friends," wrote Sewell yesterday, "[and] lock my last entry about the legal foibles between me and my ex-boyfriend."
Today the Shins' label Sub Pop came forward with a statement regarding the arrests. It reads as follows:
Marty Crandall and his ex-girlfriend Elyse Sewell were both arrested over the weekend following an argument at a Sacramento hotel which resulted in hotel staff calling the police.The Crandall case goes before a judge tomorrow, January 8.
They were both taken into police custody and released over the weekend.
There will be no further comment at this time and we would appreciate their privacy being respected.
Slowly, slowly, things are starting up again:
Monday, January 7:
CBS: Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson: RZA, Ian Hunter
Tuesday, January 8:
FUEL TV: The Daily Habit: Buzzcocks
CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: MGMT
CBS: Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Rogue Wave
Wednesday, January 9:
FUEL TV: The Daily Habit: Panthers
PBS: Tavis Smiley: Lupe Fiasco
Friday, January 11:
CBS: Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Spoon
Saturday, January 12:
FOX: Fearless TV: Paramore
PBS: Austin City Limits: Kings of Leon, Roky Erickson
Vampire Weekend Plot North American Tour
Album release pushed up to this month in UK/Europe
As you attempt to shake the cobwebs from your head following your own blood-curdling, stomach-churning respite from the working world, sink those Monday fangs into this: nifty new New Yorkers (and, full disclosure, our buddies) Vampire Weekend have plotted tour dates enough to wear down even the starchiest Dockers.
Following a lone date in London late next week, the band will feast on North America as January comes to a close. The dates stretch on practically into April, so if you haven't been bitten by the Vampire Weekend bug yet, your chance is nigh. I guess you could say there's a lot at... stake... on this tour! Okay, okay, enough.
They'll share bills-- and, it occurs to us, a similar fashion aesthetic-- with the Walkmen on a smattering of dates in early March.
Also, good news for Vampire fans the world over: the band has moved the UK/European XL Recordings release of their debut full length from March 3 to January 28, the day before the disc hits U.S. shelves. And good news for anyone with a few minutes to kill and a working clicker-finger: the band's very Wang Chung video for "A-Punk" just made its way to Forkcast a little earlier today. [MORE...]
Dan Deacon's Ultimate Reality Tour Kicks Off
Deacon announces new single: "Slience Like the Wind"
Surely you noticed the change when you woke yesterday morning. Your eyes were crusty and your worldview bleary, but you could still feel it: the reality you've known all your life had changed. Heightened, if you will. Or, perhaps, simply become more... ultimate?
Chalk that fresh feeling up to the efforts of two fellows, Dan Deacon and Jimmy Joe Roche, both of Baltimore's storied Wham City collective. The two are taking Ultimate Reality-- the DVD they jointly created and recently released via Carpark-- out for a spin, with the proceedings ultimately kicking off last night in Chapel Hill. Danny Boy and Jimmy Joe will dole out their version of reality throughout the rest of the month of January, joined on the drums by Videohippos' Kevin O'Meare and Ponytail's Jeremy Hyman.
And when he's not heightening reality with a few old friends, Dan's doing his damndest by his lonesome on a handful of non-Ultimate Reality gigs over the next few months, including a trip to Australia and a trip to Langerado.
Deacon also recently revealed to the blog Cone Toaster that his next single from Spiderman of the Rings will be live fave "Silence Like the Wind". (His publicist confirmed this as well.) DOH! "Silence Like the Wind" isn't on Spiderman of the Rings!
In other Dan Deacon news, I wouldn't expect a Deaconized cover of "The Wheels on the Bus" anytime soon. [MORE...]
Photo by Sanchez and Kitahara
Sure, Mirrored grabbed the #8 spot on Pitchfork's 2007 year-end albums list and "Atlas" came away as our #2 track of the year, but Battles aren't about to rest on their internet-provided laurels. Instead, they're hitting the road to conquer Australia. Starting January 18, the band will play a couple weeks' worth of shows on the continent (and New Zealand), most of which are Big Day Out festival dates.
Also, for the ultimate Battles obsessive in your life, Mirrored lyrics!! [MORE...]
The Cool Kids Line Up Winter Dates
All set to conquer 2008 by actually releasing their freakin' album already (via new label Chocolate Industries), the Cool Kids have hatched a plan to tour North America this month. Shortly thereafter, they'll bunny hop across the pond for shows in the Old Countries.After that, the Obama-backers head Down Under, and they'll keep those passports handy for a return to Europe in March. [MORE...]
Drive-By Truckers Brighten 2008 With Album, Tour
Band also reissues back catalog on vinyl
The Truckers have already offered a taste of the record with a digital EP, also called Brighter Than Creation's Dark, featuring album tracks "Two Daughters and a Beautiful Wife", "3 Dimes Down", "The Righteous Path", and "The Purgatory Line". The EP is available now via digital retailers, and if you get any of its tracks on iTunes, the purchase will knock a bit off the cost of the album, as part of the Complete My Album program.
After releasing the album, DBT will kickstart "The Home Front 2008 World Tour" with a bunch of North American dates in February and March (European dates are still forthcoming). And since they seem to like teasers so much, they'll preview both the album and the tour with three dates in Athens, Georgia. The first of the Athens dates will find them playing Brighter Than Creation's Dark in its entirety as part of their annual Nuçi's Space benefit.
Additionally, the band will give a good chunk of its back catalog vinyl reissues on February 5 via New West. The limited edition 180-gram vinyl pressings include reissues of Gangstabilly, Pizza Deliverance, Decoration Day, The Dirty South, and A Blessing and a Curse. For a bunch of these albums, this marks their first vinyl releases. [MORE...]
Photo by Shannon McClean
Teenage spaceships, take flight: there's Bill Callahan tour dates aplenty if you want 'em. After gracing the northern part of this fair nation last fall, Bill Callahan will take a decidedly southern tack on his forthcoming tour, which kicks off a couple days after Valentine's in Baton Rouge.
Dance away... just don't dance too hard. Surely you've heard what that leads to. [MORE...]
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Spend Valentine's Day With TV on the Radio's Malone
Thu: 02-07-08: 07:00 AM CST
Kurt Cobain: About a Son Coming to DVD
Wed: 02-06-08: 05:40 PM CST
White Stripes Do Spanish Version of "Conquest" Single
Wed: 02-06-08: 05:10 PM CST
The Breeders Announce Mountain of New Dates
Wed: 02-06-08: 04:03 PM CST
The Twilight Sad Schedule Tour
- Jesu/Fog Members, Marnie Stern, Tunng Do Singles Club
- Jamie Lidell Reveals Jim's First Single, Tour
- Shout Out Louds Issue New EP, Add Dates
- Nadja Have Another Album Coming Out, Tour Dates
- MCA Launches Film Company, Beasties Play Benefit
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- White Stripes Do Spanish Version of "Conquest" Single
- The Breeders Announce Mountain of New Dates
- The Twilight Sad Schedule Tour
- Jesu/Fog Members, Marnie Stern, Tunng Do Singles Club
- Jamie Lidell Reveals Jim's First Single, Tour
- Shout Out Louds Issue New EP, Add Dates
- Nadja Have Another Album Coming Out, Tour Dates
- MCA Launches Film Company, Beasties Play Benefit
- Monotonix Do Drag City EP, Huge North American Tour
- Photos: Robyn [New York, NY; 02/05/08]
- Name Missy Elliott's New Album
- Junior Boys Serve Up Get Physical Mix, DJ Dates
- Bonnaroo 2008 Lineup Revealed
- Modest Mouse Working on New EP
- Shocking Pinks Cover Magnetic Fields on Single
- Juan Maclean, Booka Shade Remix Depeche's Gahan
- Simian Mobile Disco Release Yet Another EP
- Tickley Feather Signs to Paw Tracks for Debut LP
- White Stripes Sued for Sample Used Eight Years Ago
- Tapes 'n Tapes Hit the Road to Walk It Off
- Calvin Johnson Schedules Winter Tour
- Public Enemy, Raekwon Do Classics for Don't Look Back
- Bright Eyes, M. Ward Rally for Obama
- Slits Hit the States on Tour, Cut New EP
- Coroner Rules Pimp C's Death Accidental
- Boris Announce Smile Release Date, Single Details
- Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks Announce More Dates
- National, TVOTR Members Play Brooklyn Next Fest
- Asthmatic Kitty Reveals Encyclopedia DVD Tracklist
- Feist Announces Spring American Tour
- School of Language Plans North American Tour
- Robert Wyatt Guests on First Billy Bragg LP in Six Years
- Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid Team for African Album
- Black Kids Sign to Almost Gold Outside North America
- Peter Moren to Take Tycoon on the Road This Spring
- T.V. Eye: February 4-10, 2008
- The Hold Steady's Tad Kubler Playing Gig for Kids
- Love Is All Name New Album, Gain Member, Plan Shows
- R.I.P. Sean Finnegan, Drummer From Void
- Dirty Projectors Tour North America in the Spring
- Photos: Hot Chip [New York, NY; 02/02/08]
- Photos: Joanna Newsom with the Brooklyn Philharmonic [Brooklyn, NY; 02/01/08]
- Om Cancel Dates, Drummer Hakius Leaves
- Blonde Redhead Plot Another Brief Tour
- Yes, That Was an Arcade Fire Song in a Super Bowl Ad
- Iron & Wine to Tour U.S. With Califone
- Parts & Labor, Shooting Spires Line Up Tours
- Jay-Z to Headline Glastonbury
- Sally Shapiro Reveals Remix Romance Details
- Prodigy to Perform H.N.I.C. 2 Live in Its Entirety
- Goldfrapp Announce Spring, Summer Dates
- American Music Club Tour the World
- Black Moth, Seven Bells, Bazan Do Suicide Squeeze 7"s
- Islands Reveal New Album Title
- Colin Meloy Sings Sam Cooke Tracklist Revealed
- Microphones' The Glow Pt. 2 Reissued With Bonus Disc
- Brightest Diamond, Au Revoir Simone Hit the Catwalk
- Holy Fuck Remixed by No Age on New Single
- Beck's Odelay Reissue Contains Wrong Lyrics
- Carla Bozulich's Evangelista Announce Tour
- Roots, TVOTR Members Cover Civil Rights Song for Film
- Kid Sister Signs to Downtown Records
- Nick Cave, Dizzee, Jose Gonzalez Play PLUG Awards
- Black Lips Kick Off Tour With Added In-Stores
- New Pornographers and Okkervil River Team for Tour
- Colin Meloy Sings Sam Cooke, Announces Solo Tour
- Rachael Ray Asks Battles, Holy Fuck to Play SXSW Party
- Panther Gain a Member, Issue 14kt God LP, Tour
- Mission of Burma, Shellac Donate to Callum Auction
- J Mascis' Witch Issue Paralyzed, Hit the Road
- Eliot Lipp Steps Outside on New LP
- King Khan Takes BBQ Show, Shrines on the Road
- Photos: Peter Moren [Los Angeles, CA; 01/30/08]
- Neon Neon (Gruff Rhys + Boom Bip) Debut LP Revealed
- Elf Power Head In a Cave for New Album
- Futureheads Start Their Own Label for New Album
- Earth, Sir Richard Bishop Link Up for European Tour
- Saul Williams Plots "Tar Spangled Banner" Tour
- RJD2 Announces Spring U.S. Tour
- David Yow Recovering, Appearing in Film
- Jim O'Rourke Reissues, New Album Due on Drag City
- Peter Moren's The Last Tycoon Tracklist Revealed
- Eels Announce World Tour
- Thurston Moore Releases iTunes Live EP
- Xiu Xiu Fun: Video Zine, Song Project, Haiku Offerings
- Monster Bobby Needs You to Name His Tune
- MBV Add More Shows, Including Roskilde and Oya
- Destroyer Announces North American Tour
- Photos: Vampire Weekend [New York, NY; 01/29/08]
- Karen O, TVOTR's Adebimpe, Wyclef Judge Fulbrights
- Kanye West to Tour With Lupe, N.E.R.D., Rihanna
- Death Cab for Cutie Name New Album
- Siouxsie Plans Gigs Near and Far
- Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue Finally Reissued
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Announce Tour
- Death in Vegas, APTBS, Dirty on Purpose Dudes Link Up
- Vampire Weekend Kick off Big Tour Tonight
- Rob Lowe, U.S. Maple Guys Form Singer, Issue Debut
- Jaguar Love (ex-PGMG, Blood Brothers) Sign to Matador
- D'Angelo, Soulwax, Peaches Grace Prince Tribute Comp
- Photos: Liars / No Age [Portland, OR; 01/28/08]
- Count & Sinden Sign to Domino, Prep "Beeper" Single
- PB&J;'s Peter Moren Signs to Quarterstick for Solo Debut
- Simian Mobile Disco Prep Another EP, Add Dates
- Pitchfork Seeks Web Developer
- David Byrne, Grizzly Bear to Join Paul Simon in Concert
- Gnarls Barkley Are The Odd Couple on New LP
- M83 Talks New Album, New Direction, 1980s
- Photos: Super Furry Animals / Holy Fuck [Brooklyn, NY; 01/25/08]
- Patrick Wolf at Work on DVD, New Album
- Pitchfork Seeks Administrative Intern in NYC Office
- Photos: The King Khan and BBQ Show [Tel Aviv, Israel; 01/24/08]
- Lekman, Glass, Ginsberg in Arthur Russell Documentary
- Sunset Rubdown Announce Spring Tour
- T.V. Eye: January 28 - February 3, 2008
- Photos: Girl Talk / Dan Deacon [Chicago, IL; 01/26/08]
- Rivers Cuomo Plays in Celebrity Charity Soccer Game
- Photos: Kanye West / A-Trak / The Cool Kids / Kid Sister [New York, NY; 01/25/08]
- Modest Mouse, National Open R.E.M. Tour (Update: Now With Dates)
- David Yow Hospitalized, Qui Cancel Tour
- Travis Morrison Schedules Tour
- Bon Iver Adds Bonuses to For Emma
- Excepter Visit Debt Dept. on New Paw Tracks LP, Tour
- Phosphorescent Plots Very Large Tour
- SMD, CSS, Bloc Party DJs, Dizzee Do Gatecrasher Fest
- My Morning Jacket Reveal Album Title
- Hold Steady's Nicolay Auctions off Love Song
- Blood on the Wall Take to the Road
- The Dodos Issue Visiter on Frenchkiss, Tour
- Bowerbirds Sign to Dead Oceans
- Nellie McKay Tours, Does "A Prairie Home Companion"
- Guillemots Seeing Red on New LP, Single, Live Dates
- Willie Nelson Celebrates Birthday With Box Set, Tour
- Sera Cahoone Serves Up Sophomore Album on Sub Pop
- Diplo Preps Many a Mad Decent Release, Tours
- R.E.M. Reveal Accelerate Tracklist
- Liars, No Age Kick off Joint Tour Tonight
- Cadence Weapon Brings Babies on Tour
- Raconteurs, Roots, Costello Play New Orleans Jazz Fest
- Little Annie Covers U2, Sinatra, Brel on Good Pianos LP
- The Ex Release Jem Cohen-Directed Live DVD
- Grizzly Bear Co-Headline Show With L.A. Philharmonic
- Mogwai Reissue Young Team for Tenth Anniversary
- Ghislain Poirier Serves Up New LP on Ninja Tune, Tours
- Ex-Karate Frontman Farina's Glorytellers Issue Debut
- The Long Blondes Extend Tour
- Bjork Cancels Show, Plans New "Innocence" Single
- El Perro del Mar Heads From the Valley to the Stars
- The Dillinger Escape Plan Tour the World
- Barsuk Adds Goodies to Chris Walla's Field Manual
- Dean & Britta Drop Remix EP, Wareham Writes Memoir
- Arab Strap's Moffat Returns With NSFW New LP
- James Blackshaw Reissues Back Catalog
- HEALTH Prep New Single for Suicide Squeeze
- At Last! The Scarlett Johansson Album!
- Photos: The Decemberists [Portland, OR; 01/23/08]
- Animal Collective Announce Spring Tour
- Cut Copy Show Their Colours on New LP, World Tour
- Cool Kids, Kid Sister Join Flosstradamus on Debut LP
- Joe Lally Gears Up for Winter Tour
- Feist Lines Up Spring Dates, Celebrates 2010 Olympics
- Boredoms Sign to Thrill Jockey
- Bloc Party's Russell Lissack Fires Up Pin Me Down
- Sunn O)))'s O'Malley Does KTL LP/Tour, Art Collab LP
- Super Furry Animals Taking Requests on Tour
- Hot Snakes, RFTC Members Form Night Marchers
- The Death Set Go Worldwide on LP, Singles, Tour
- Portishead Reveal Album Release Date, Creative Title
- Photos: Band of Horses / Cass McCombs [Philadelphia, PA; 01/22/08]
- Malkmus/Matador Add Extras to Trash Pre-Order
- Tokyo Police Club Reveal Elephant Shell LP, Tour
- Lightspeed Champion Adds North American Dates
- Lil Wayne Arrested on Drug Charges
- Sonic Boom's Spectrum Plans Three Releases, Tour
- Ra Ra Riot Amped for Tour
- The Heath Ledger/Nick Drake Connection
- Behind the Scenes: Arcade Fire "Black Mirror" Video
- Another Goddamn Elvis Costello Reissue
- Cryptacize Hit the Road With Why?
- The Plastic Constellations Issue New LP, Plan Hiatus
- Times New Viking Tour With Super Furry Animals
- M. Ward, Zooey Deschanel Reveal She & Him LP Details
- Kompakt Reissues Gas Catalog in Box Set
- The Ruby Suns Sign to Sub Pop for New Album
- Be Your Own Pet Announce Awkward Tour
- Colin Meloy's Solo LP Gets Vinyl-Only Bonus Track
- Chuck D, Atmosphere's Slug Chat on Public Radio
- Liars' Angus Andrew Suffers Back Injury
- White Hinterland Sign to Dead Oceans, Prep LP
- Reynolds' Rave & Dance Book "Remixed," Reissued
- Spiritualized Announce Release Date for New Album
- Stars Announce U.S. Tour
- Evangelicals Issue Digital Single, Tour With Headlights
- Mars Volta's Rodriguez-Lopez Releases New Solo Album
- Leonard Cohen to Tour This Year!
- Josh Grier Reveals All About New Tapes 'n Tapes Album
- Coachella 2008 Announced (Update: Full Lineup)
- Jonny Greenwood's Blood Score Denied Oscar Nod?
- Mick Barr's Ocrilim Signs to Hydra Head
- Kim Gordon/Becky Stark Film Details Revealed
- Justus Kohncke Stays Safe and Sound on New LP
- T.V. Eye: January 21-27, 2008
- Nigel Godrich Music Show Hits Stateside Television
- Roxy Music Anthologized on DVD
- Black Moth Super Rainbow Busy With Tour, Side Stuff
- James Cecil Leaves Architecture in Helsinki
- Grizzly Bear, Andrew Bird, Projectors Do MusicNOW
- Electrelane's Murray, Octopus Project Cut Too Pure 7"s
- Thermals to Do Bowie, Clash, Built to Spill Karaoke
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs Recording New Record
- The Walkmen Leave Label for New Album
- Shudder to Think Members, Stella Play "Barack Rock"
- "Aqua Teen" Co-Creator Talks Neko, Homme, T-Pain
- Portishead Announce First Tour in Forever
- Dizzee's Maths + English Coming to U.S. Via Def Jux
- Band of Horses Kick off Winter World Tour
- Cursive Plan Scattered Gigs, Working on New LP
- Clientele, Black Mountain Added to ATP vs. Pitchfork
- Hey Willpower Hit the Road With Le Tigre Offshoot Men
- Brother Ali Spreads Second Round of Truth on Tour
- Photos: Bon Iver [St. Paul, MN; 01/17/08]
- Pinback Announce Winter Dates
- Daniel Johnston Tours U.S. in February
- Stones Throw Compiles Videos on DVD
- Toumani Diabate Reveals New Album, Tour
- Silje Nes Serves Up FatCat Debut in North America
- YACHT Designs Clever Sleeves for New MacBook Air
- Thurston Moore Soundtracks Adult DVD (Possibly NSFW)
- CYHSY Play Planned Parenthood Benefit Show
- X Gear Up for 31st Anniversary Tour
- Jason Forrest Returns With New DJ Donna Summer LP
- Sakamoto, Willits Collaborate on Ocean-Healing Album
- Photos: Sufjan Stevens [Melbourne, Australia; 1/16/08]
- Mono Release Live/Documentary DVD
- Sparklehorse Leave Astralwerks/Capitol
- Enon Tour the Heck Outta Early '08
- Jamie Lidell Becomes Jim on New Album
- Neko Case, QOTSA's Josh Homme Get "Aqua Teen"-ized
- Update: Pair of Bjork Singles Coming to U.S.
- Cass McCombs Hits the Road With Band of Horses
- Gutter Twins Add Dates, Reveal Tracklist
- Quintron and Miss Pussycat Tour With Black Lips
- Photos: Lupe Fiasco [Solana Beach, CA; 01/15/08]
- Update: Radiohead In-Store Moved by Police
- The Dutchess and the Duke Sign to Hardly Art
- Karen O Pens Tunes for Jonze/Eggers Wild Things Film
- Matador Reveals Mission of Burma Reissue Details
- Sally Shapiro Tours! Remixed by Junior Boys, Lindstrom
- Bjork Concocts New "Earth Intruders" Single
- Radiohead Plan In-Store Webcast Tonight
- These New Puritans Bring Pyramid Across the Pond
- Good Shoes Issue Think Before You Speak in the States
- Decemberists' Colin Meloy Readies Live Solo Album
- Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin Prep New LP
- Fiery Furnaces Hold Caucus to Name Next LP
- Clipse, LSF, Man Man, Portishead Do Primavera Fest
- Big Boi Ballet Details Emerge
- Fuck Buttons Start Horrrsing Around on LP, Tour
- M.I.A. Visits Liberia for Television Show
- Black Mountain Add Bonus Disc to In the Future
- My Morning Jacket Announce Release Date, Shows
- High on Fire Join Megadeth's GIGANTOUR
- Daedelus Unveils Live Album, Contest, Dates
- Menomena Raise "Hell" on New Single, Tour
- M.I.A., Fischerspooner, Digitalism on Kitsune Maison 5
- Sonic Youth, Tortoise, Godspeed Folk on Chatham Set
- Will Oldham Guests on New Sun Kil Moon Album
- New Atmosphere Album Gives You Lemons
- Arcade Fire's Win Butler Disses Hillary, Backs Obama
- Stars of the Lid Plan Spring U.S. Tour
- The Black Lips Issue Live iTunes EP
- Taken by Trees Tours N. America, Covers Guns N' Roses
- T.V. Eye: January 14-20, 2008
- Au Revoir Simone Assemble a Little Tour
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arctic Monkeys Remix the Hives
- The National, Ted Leo, Mastodon on Human Giant DVD
- Dead Meadow Slay on Winter Tour
- A Place to Bury Strangers Recording Live LP
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