Jonny Greenwood's Blood Score Denied Oscar Nod?
Just when we thought Jonny Greenwood pretty much had it made after this whole Radiohead thing blows over, along comes this little setback. According to a report from Los Angeles Times' The Envelope, Greenwood's much-feted, 8.1-earning score for Paul Thomas Anderson oilman flick There Will Be Blood will not be eligible for an Academy Award nomination this year.Those noms will be announced tomorrow morning, and until this development many expected Greenwood's score would easily make the cut. According to sources quoted by The Envelope, however, it's been disqualified because "the majority of the music was not composed specifically for the film."
The parts of the score in question come from Greenwood's British Composer Award-earning piece Popcorn Superhet Receiver (which, incidentally, made its U.S. premiere just last week). The There Will Be Blood score did, however, already earn a BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) nomination. Nonesuch, which released the score, has not yet responded to a request to confirm the Oscar disqualification.
Despite this apparent slight, Greenwood does have a few other things going for him. He helped Radiohead put together a pretty decent record called In Rainbows, and he'll join the band as they play some live concerts later this year. [MORE...]
Mick Barr's Ocrilim Signs to Hydra Head
Like many of his brethren in the world of extreme music, guitarist Mick Barr has released records under a cornucopia of names. He has worked with the likes of Orthrelm, Octis, the Flying Luttenbachers, and Hella's Zach Hill, putting out records on such labels as Ipecac, 5RC, Tzadik, Gravity, and Troubleman Unlimited.Add another name and another label to the pile: On February 5, Hydra Head will release of ANNWN, the newest offering from Barr's Ocrilim alias. ANNWN, which we think means "multi-part song cycle" in Wookie, is composed of seven pieces of music written for multiple electric guitars. The shortest one ("Part 7") is seven minutes long and the longest one ("Part 2") is 15 minutes long. [MORE...]
Kim Gordon/Becky Stark Film Details Revealed
Director also does video project with Devendra Banhart
From Sonic Nurse to..."sadistic doctor"? That's the big screen turn we can expect out of Kim Gordon in the previously reported, forthcoming short film from director/screenwriter Alia Raza.
Pure White Light, as they're calling it, has been in production most of this month and also stars Lavender Diamond's Becky Stark, OK Go's Damian Kulash, and writer and fashion maven Liz Goldwyn.
According to Raza, "The movie is about self-identity in the age of aesthetics and consumerism. It tells the story of a woman's journey from insecure, lonely ingenue to jaded sophisticate."
That story was penned by Miranda July, who met Raza through a Me and You and Everyone We Know producer and suggested the budding director choose a short story from one of July's collections and adapt it for the screen.
Stark plays the aforementioned "lonely ingenue" (that's her with Raza pictured above), while Kulash plays Stark's husband "who may or may not love her," according to Raza. Goldwyn portrays "a catty friend."
Pure White Light will be submitted to festivals, with screenings in New York City and Los Angeles planned but not yet set in stone.
And Raza's brush with indie rock royalty will hardly end there. In February, NYC gallery Greene Naftali will play host to several video pieces from Raza that feature Devendra Banhart, as well as actress Chloë Sevigny. As Raza describes, these are "one-take, real-time based diptychs dealing with grooming rituals, luxury consumerism, and decay." Devendra + grooming rituals = ROFL
Justus Kohncke Stays Safe and Sound on New LP
Last year, Justus Köhncke became Kinky Justice, releasing an EP of covers of the likes of Iggy Pop and the Velvet Underground called Music and Lyrics (alas, no Hugh Grant guest spot).
But now Köhncke is headed back to the dance floor with Safe and Sound, his third album on Kompakt. It's due out February 19.
The Doppelleben follow-up is a 10-track instrumental workout anchored by a cover of "Feuerland", a 1974 tune by Michael Rother of Kraftwerk/Neu!/Harmonia. You can hear that brooding track by clicking here.
A world tour in support of Safe and Sound is expected, but for now Köhncke has a chunk of European dates to play in the next few months. [MORE...]
Live music on TV this week:
Monday, January 21:
ABC: The View: Moldy Peaches
CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: Ringo Starr
Tuesday, January 22:
Syndicated: Live With Regis and Kelly: Ringo Starr
FUEL TV: The Daily Habit: Bob Mould
CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: Josh Ritter
Thursday, January 24:
CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: Super Furry Animals
CBS: Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Ringo Starr
Friday, January 25: ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: Sia
Saturday, January 26:
FOX: Fearless Music TV: British Sea Power, Bell X1, Devotchka, Old 97s, Metric
Nigel Godrich Music Show Hits Stateside Television
Guests include: Thom Yorke, Sonic Youth, White Stripes, PJ Harvey, Beck, Jarvis, SFA, Shins
For starters, it's no longer merely an interweb entity. When we last touched base with Godrich-- just before the first episode's web premiere in December 2006-- he expressed unease at the possibility of licensing his series to television. As Godrich said then, "They were quite prepared to put it out on TV if we would take a sponsor, like a mobile phone company or whatnot, and I was just like, 'No fucking way, that's just not the point at all.' The idea is to be independent-- to have no agenda...it's got to be neutral."
Now it seems Godrich has found a viable solution (or eased his stance some), as "From the Basement" is presently airing on the UK's Sky Arts network as part of its Centre Stage programming. What's more, "Basement" will grace U.S. television screens (high definition ones, anyway) beginning February 22 on 24-hour music network Rave HD.
Stateside audiences will be treated to the initial six episodes, featuring heaps upon heaps of ace musical talent. Among the guests: Thom Yorke, the Shins, the White Stripes, Sonic Youth, PJ Harvey, Beck, Jarvis Cocker (pictured), José González, Jamie Lidell, Super Furry Animals, Albert Hammond, Jr. (The Strokes), Eels, Neil Hannon (The Divine Comedy), Autolux, Free Blood, Envelopes, and Architecture in Helsinki. Check the complete U.S. schedule below. [MORE...]
Roxy Music Anthologized on DVD
For your (home theater viewing) pleasure, Roxy Music have raided the vaults for The Thrill of It All: A Visual History 1972-1982, a double-DVD collection of television performances, music videos, live appearances, and the like from the seminal art-rockers. Due Stateside on February 5 via Virgin/EMI, the set collects 38 clips from the band's heyday, including their first filmed performance (1972 at the Royal College of Art), Brian Eno's last filmed appearance with the group (at an April 1973 festival), and a cut culled from a 1979 ABBA TV special.
As for that rumored Roxy Music reunion with Brian Eno? Well, it's been almost two years since we reported it, and nothing's happened yet. [MORE...]
Black Moth Super Rainbow Busy With Tour, Side Stuff
Power Pill Fist releases sophomore album
Black Moth Super Rainbow will trot out their wacky-vocal wares on tour this March. Starting March 10, the band will Gum up the U.S. for three weeks, including a stop at Graveface Records' South by Southwest showcase.
Appearing at that same SXSW showcase will be Power Pill Fist, the equally out-there side project of BMSR bassist Ken Fec. Fec's second album under the Power Pill Fist moniker is called Kongmanivong, and it comes out via Graveface on February 26. [MORE...]
James Cecil Leaves Architecture in Helsinki
At one point eight members strong, peppy Australian outfit Architecture in Helsinki has been reduced, for the moment, to a quintet following the departure of multi-instrumentalist James Cecil.Cecil joined the band early in its life and played on all three AIH full-lengths to date: Fingers Crossed, In Case We Die, and Places Like This. It was announced that Cecil would be leaving the band during a New Year's Eve performance in their native Melbourne; AIH's publicist later confirmed the departure.
Many thanks to reader Phil Jones for the tip.
According to their website, Architecture in Helsinki are presently taking a "big fat well earned summer vacation" (it's summer Down Under right now, recall), but an October live session recently surfaced on the Daytrotter website, and the band appeared on the sixth episode of Nigel Godrich's "From the Basement" television program. Said episode aired on the UK telly earlier this month and hits U.S. screens on the Rave HD network March 28.
Grizzly Bear, Andrew Bird, Projectors Do MusicNOW
Festival curated by the National's Bryce Dessner
For four glorious days in early April, Cincinnati's MusicNOW festival will take place very much in the present, featuring some top-shelf experimental and otherwise idiosyncratic rock'n'roll bands you'll want to catch-- now.
Curated by Bryce Dessner of the National and Clogs, the fest will feature Grizzly Bear, the Dirty Projectors, Andrew Bird, Bill Frisell, and new music troupe Bang on a Can performing with special guests Glenn Kotche of Wilco and Dessner himself.
MusicNOW takes place April 2-5 at the Cincinnati's Memorial Hall. The fest will also feature a showing of vintage experimental films and artwork at the Contemporary Arts Center.
Electrelane's Murray, Octopus Project Cut Too Pure 7"s
UK label Too Pure-- home to Stereolab, Electrelane, Future of the Left, and Scout Niblett, among others-- has inducted a few new members into its monthly 7" singles club.The January face of the Too Pure Singles Club is chamber popper Anni Rossi, while February brings a split offering between French-born Frànçois (a sometime member of Camera Obscura's live band) and Ray Rumours, aka Electrelane's Ros Murray. (If the Rossi and Rumours singles sound familiar, they were previously mentioned here.) Finally, for now at least, March heralds the arrival of an entry from Austin's the Octopus Project, the crew's first release outside of North America.
As usual, these singles contain two exclusive, previously unreleased tracks and are limited to an international run of 500 copies. Apart from a few select record stores, the only way to get your hands on one of them is through an annual subscription obtained here. Scope the tracklists below. [MORE...]
Thermals to Do Bowie, Clash, Built to Spill Karaoke
Queen, Pat Benetar, Supremes, Beatles, Stones all show up on song list, too
Thumbing through the big book of karaoke possibilities at your local watering hole-- particularly after you've downed enough adult beverages to muster the courage to actually sing karaoke-- can be a daunting task. But not nearly as daunting as temporarily fronting the Thermals. You'll have the chance to do just that when they play the backing band for a live karaoke session January 31 at Brooklyn's Studio B.
Luckily for all attendees at next week's New York magazine-sponsored extravaganza, the Thermals have taken just a bit of the fear out of the first part of the process by posting their song list well in advance. That leaves plenty of time to soberly select what will get your drunken reading at next week's gig.
There's Thermals songs aplenty from all over their three LPs, and a fairly characteristically Thermals-y selection of covers: a wide swath of peppy "classic rock", a couple girl group jams, a little punk, a few new wave cuts, and, awesomely enough, Built to Spill's "Big Dipper". Gone, sadly, is the rumored Madonna song from our last update.
Keep in mind that the event is being hosted by comedians the Whitest Kids U'Know, so no matter what you sing, they're probably going to make fun of you.
The full list is available for your perusal after the jump. [MORE...]
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Be Your Own Pet Announce Awkward Tour
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Colin Meloy's Solo LP Gets Vinyl-Only Bonus Track
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Chuck D, Atmosphere's Slug Chat on Public Radio
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Liars' Angus Andrew Suffers Back Injury
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Spiritualized Announce Release Date for New Album
- Kompakt Reissues Gas Catalog in Box Set
- The Ruby Suns Sign to Sub Pop for New Album
- White Hinterland Sign to Dead Oceans, Prep LP
- Reynolds' Rave & Dance Book "Remixed," Reissued
- Stars Announce U.S. Tour
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- Coachella 2008 Announced (Update: Full Lineup)
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- 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
- Om and Lichens Team Up for Tour
- The Kills Return With a Boom on New LP
- Bjork Wilds Out on Kiwi Photographer
- Cat Power Extends Tour
- U-God Sues Wu-Tang Clan's Label
- Jay Reatard to Open for Black Keys
- Goldfrapp Shake Tree for Box Set, Vinyl, "A&E;" Single
- Clinic Do It on New Album, Tour
- Carla Bozulich's Evangelista Says Hello
- Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs, Bat for Lashes on Xfm Comp
- Update: Rejected Justice Fabric Mix Turned Xmas Gift
- Rhymefest and Lupe Fiasco Debate Politics Online
- M. Ward/Zooey Deschanel Album Details Surface
- Thunderbirds Are Now! Guy Fires Up Friendly Foes
- Sally Shapiro, Johan Agebjorn Cut "Spacer Woman" 12"
- Aluminum Group Wrap Happyness Trio With Little LP
- Why? Reveal New Album Details
- The Monks' Dave Day, R.I.P.
- R.I.P. Olga Sarantos, Fiery Furnaces' Grandmother
- The National Schedule More Shows
- Feist, Of Montreal, Bloc Party on Environmental Comp
- HEALTH, Crystal Castles Tour Dates Revealed
- Castanets Head West for Tour, Work Up New 7"
- Gui Boratto Travels the World
- Dirty Projectors, White Williams Split a 7"
- The Breeders Announce First Tour in, Like, Forever
- Common Does Benefit for Chicago Schools Program
- British Sea Power Tour All Over
- Mountain Goats Add Dates, Darnielle's Book Revealed
- Radiohead to Take Over BBC Radio 1 Airwaves
- Thermals Kick Out the Jams for Live Band Karaoke
- Low Tour, Retribution Gospel Choir Prep Debut LP
- Islands Return to the Road
- Morrissey Reveals Greatest Hits Details, Bonus CD
- Annie Returns With New Single, Preps Album
- Blonde Redhead Plan Brief East Coast Tour
- Dan Deacon Inaugurates Wham City Records With 7"
- Cat Power Checks in From India, Bangladesh
- Xiu Xiu Announce Spring Dates
- Serena-Maneesh Compile Early Tracks, Rarities
- Bodies of Water, Sons & Daughters Announce Tour
- Autechre Offer Up Quaristice Tracklist, Tour
- Fogarino/Franklin's Setting Suns Forced to Nix Name
- Kim Gordon, Lavender Diamond's Stark Appear in Film
- Rare Disco, Electro Gems on Disco Not Disco Comp
- Polly Jean Harvey, John Parish Meet Again for New LP
- Arbouretum, Lungfish Dudes Ready Human Bell Album
- Broken Social Scene Head Out on World Tour
- Hukkelberg's Rykestrasse Leads to North America
- No Age Come up With a Few Good Nouns for Sub Pop
- Nada Surf Get Lucky With Ben Gibbard on New Album
- Radiohead (Sorta) Announce North American Tour!
- Spoon Head Down Under
- Black Kids Tour With Sons & Daughters, Kate Nash
- Jay Reatard Signs to Matador, Plans Singles Barrage
- Sufjan, MBD, Asthmatic Kitty Roster on New DVD
- Malkmus' Real Emotional Trash Album Cover Revealed
- Men [ft. Le Tigre's Samson, Fateman] Play Shows
- Marty Crandall Domestic Abuse Case Dismissed
- Jens Lekman Announces Spring Tour
- Von Bondies Return With Album, EP, Tour
- Baltimore's Wye Oak Sign to Merge, Issue Debut
- Hold Steady Work on LP4, Line up UK Tour
- Black Heart Procession Head Out on Short Tour
- The Black Keys Reveal Danger Mouse-Produced Album
- Kenyan Extra Golden Members Need Your Help
- Silver Mt. Zion Lend Tune to "Lost" Ad
- Blitzen Trapper Announce Giant North American Tour
- R.E.M., MMJ, Robyn, Jens Lekman, Bun B Do SXSW
- Spiritualized's Spaceman Scores Harmony Korine Film
- Justice Announce World Tour, Dates With Diplo
- Son Lux Signs to Anticon
- Sub Pop Responds to Arrest of Shins' Crandall
- T.V. Eye: January 7-13, 2008
- Vampire Weekend Plot North American Tour
- Dan Deacon's Ultimate Reality Tour Kicks Off
- Battles Storm Australia
- The Cool Kids Line Up Winter Dates
- Drive-By Truckers Brighten 2008 With Album, Tour
- Bill Callahan Tours the South
- Echo & the Bunnymen, Orchestra Play Ocean Rain Live
- Six Organs of Admittance Set to Hit the Road
- Band of Horses, McCombs Play Halfway to Forecastle
- Caribou Announces Huge World Tour
- Basia Bulat Brings Darling to U.S., Plans Shows
- A Place to Bury Strangers Announce Spring Tour
- Daft Punk, Hot Chip, Pipettes, T.I. Design Playboy Shirts
- Dizzee Rascal Expands Winter Tour
- Silver Jews' David Berman Talks Lookout, Outlook
- Facing Lockup, Rapper Prodigy Turns Video Blogger
- Belle & Sebastian's Jackson, Oakley Hall Do Guitar Fest
- Flipper Recording New Album With Krist Novoselic
- Radiohead Manager Explains Amplive Remix Snafu
- Califone, Fugazi Members Soundtrack Brent Green Films
- MMJ, Wrens, Mekons Folks Aid New Orleans Musicians
- The Go! Team Tour Away Winter Languor
- Walkmen, White Williams, Bon Iver Play Chicago Fest
- The Streets' Skinner Retires the Beats Label
- Raveonettes Plot Tours of North America, Italy
- Robyn Announces U.S. Tour Dates!
- Jose Gonzalez Goes Green for North American Tour
- Under Byen Enlist Symphonic Help on New EP
- Black Mountain Add Dates With Bon Iver
- Nick Cave's Lazarus Gets Tracklist, U.S. Release Date
- The Long Blondes Set Up Couples, UK Tour
- Antony Designs Dress for Charity
- Amplive Nixes Radiohead Remixes at Warner's Demand
- The Fiery Furnaces Add Dates, Surprise Surprise
- Casiotone Drops a Few Singles, Plays a Few Gigs
- Fennesz Releases Two New Singles
- No Age, Mae Shi, Cline Play Smell Anniversary Shows
- Man Man Adopt Rabbit Habits, Tour U.S.
- Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan DJs on WFMU
- Beyonce PWNS Kanye in Connect Four
- Hot Chip Reveal Made Tracklist, Single, New Dates
- M83 Reveals Full Album Details
- Grand Archives Reveal Sub Pop Debut Details, Dates
- Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks Tour for Trash
- Boredoms to Invade America This Spring
- Xiu Xiu Bolster Lovers With DVD, iTunes Exclusives
- Beck's Odelay Given Deluxe Reissue Treatment
- Smashing Pumpkins Issue New EP Today
- Cat Power Plots Jukebox Tour
- R.E.M. Gear Up to Accelerate on New LP
- Oberst Woos Iowans for Obama
- Evan Farrell (Magnolia Electric Co./Rogue Wave) R.I.P.
- Panda Bear Designs Sweatshirts
- Neko Case Schedules Winter Shows
- Bjork Discusses "Independence", Videos, Grammys
- While We Were Out