That Cat Power is some mighty strong stuff. It's enough to give Chan Marshall the strength and endurance to travel the world doing good, tackle the works of some of the world's greatest songwriters and the best rapper alive, and still find time to put on globe-spanning tours.
Looks like she's eeked out a little time in early March for a trip to Australia, as Marshall and her Dirty Delta Blues band will head Down Under for a week's worth of dates kicking off in Cairns March 7.
Jukebox, Cat Power's forthcoming (mostly) covers LP drops January 22 from Matador.
Thanks to Cydde Miller for the tour tip. [MORE...]
U-God Sues Wu-Tang Clan's Label
Cash continues to rule everything around us
For a minute there, everything seemed to be going OK for the Wu-Tang Clan. Despite tensions between RZA and the other members, 8 Diagrams turned out fantastically (even landing at #38 on Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2007 list) and the tour seemed to be going pretty great.
But apparently all is not well in Wu world. According to TMZ.com, on January 8, Lamont Hawkins, aka U-God, filed a lawsuit against Wu Music Group, the Clan's label, alleging breach of contract. U-God seeks $170,000 from the Universal Music Group subsidiary for its "failure and/or refusal to fulfill its financial payment obligations" in exchange for his contributions to 8 Diagrams and several tours. (TMZ has the court documents here.)
The Wu trek in support of 8 Diagrams continues tonight in South Burlington, Vermont. U-God has been appearing with the group on this tour so far. But now, who knows. UPDATE: U-God will still be performing with the Wu-Tang Clan. [MORE...]
Jay Reatard to Open for Black Keys
Why, it was only Tuesday that we spun a tale of the Black Keys, whose new LP, Attack & Release, features production work from none other than Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton. And it was still the wee hours of Wednesday when we reported that Jay Reatard had signed to Matador Records for a series of singles.
Well, the news gods have united these guys once again: Jay and the Keys will be heading out on tour this spring. Yes, that very same Black Keys tour we reported last week now contains approximately 75% more Jay Reatard, as he'll be opening for the Akron duo on most of those dates.
Thanks to Omaha City Weekly contributor Chris Aponick for the tip. [MORE...]
Goldfrapp Shake Tree for Box Set, Vinyl, "A&E;" Single
Is that an Olson twin on the album cover?
Seventh Tree drops on Mute February 25 in the UK and the following day in the States. And there are many ways you can take this Tree home with you: on CD, vinyl, or in a hoity-toity box set. The deluxe "mottled finished" box contains four art cards, a big old foldout poster, and a lyric book featuring recreations of Alison Goldfrapp's original handwritten verse. There's a DVD in the box as well, with a short film examining the growth of Seventh Tree and the recently Forkcasted video for “A & E”. The vinyl version is a gatefold, and, like the box, comes with a poster.
Al and Will have scheduled themselves a couple live engagements over the next few months, both in London. They did, however, throw a little tidbit in a recent MySpace blog post regarding "more exciting news to come." [MORE...]
Clinic Do It on New Album, Tour
Big Things Poppin'
Back with "an energized and increasingly psych-rock influenced sound" (sez a press release), the spookily surgical garage-rocking Liverpudlians of Clinic will issue Do It, their fifth LP, April 8 on Domino Records.
The disc will be preceded by the single for "Free Not Free" (wait, which is it?), which, along with B-side "Thor", will be available for free download-- complete with artwork-- through the band's website starting February 1. And here you thought the only cool schwag at the free Clinic were those glow-in-the-dark jimmy hats!
Clinic will begin accepting appointments for their bizarre brand of house calls beginning on Do It's release date, with a handful of UK dates preceding a hop over the pond for a North American trek in May. They'll preview their well-honed surgical skills over the radio a couple times before that, with a live session January 24 on Marc Riley's show on BBC Radio 6, and invite winners of a contest on their website to join them in Liverpool February 1 for a similar gig on Radio Merseyside.
Want the cold, sterile, cut-and-dry facts? They're all here, behind this thing. [MORE...]
Carla Bozulich's Evangelista Says Hello
Featuring Silver Mt. Zion members
Photo by Nicolas Amato
Carla Bozulich, onetime Geraldine Fibber and Ethyl Meatplow-er and half of Scarnella (with Wilco guitarist Nels Cline) has forged yet another path for herself and whoever she sees fit to join her. Evangelista, her latest musical endeavor, was christened after her 2006 solo LP of the same name.
Evangelista will issue Hello Voyager, its first full-length missive, March 11 on Constellation, with nine of Bozulich's tunes dressed up in beautiful noise courtesy of bandmates Tara Barnes and Shahzad Ismaily and members of A Silver Mt. Zion. The disc will arrive on CD and 180 gram LP, packaged in custom cardstock with a lyric sheet and paintings by Evangelista contributor Nadia Moss. [MORE...]
Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs, Bat for Lashes on Xfm Comp
The 10-year anniversary celebration continues for UK radio station Xfm. Following up on the station's documentary series from this past fall is Xfm Debut Sessions, a two-disc compilation of tracks recorded either at Xfm studios or station-sponsored live shows over the last decade. Universal will release the comp on January 14.The first disc of Debut Sessions is called The Class of 2007 and exclusively features tracks from last year, including tunes by Bat for Lashes, Kate Nash, the Wombats, the Horrors, Good Shoes, and the Rumble Strips.
Debut Sessions' second disc is titled The Best of a Decade and takes the wider view, with songs from Bloc Party, Doves, Keane, the Libertines, Kaiser Chiefs, Hard-Fi, Babyshambles, Elbow, and the Magic Numbers. [MORE...]
Update: Rejected Justice Fabric Mix Turned Xmas Gift
Front page photo by William KirkEarlier this week we shared the good news that Justice would be carting their party jams all around the globe this winter and into spring on tour. But along with that came some bad news: a mix Justice put together for Fabric had been rejected by the London club giant. Quoth Justice's Xavier de Rosnay, "They weren't ready for something like this."
Friends and loved ones of Justice, however, decidedly were. According to the duo's publicist, de Rosnay and partner-in-anthem-making Gaspard Augé spun their dismissed mix into a bona fide holiday gift-giving goodie, complete with the new title Justice Xmas Mix. In conjunction with Ed Banger, they sent copies out last month to those lucky enough to make the Justice Christmas card list.
And if you weren't that lucky, well, I understand there are a few reproductions of the mix floating around in cyberspace. But you didn't hear that from me.
Thanks to reader John O'Callaghan for the tip.
What's more, it appears the original mix was rejected due to insufficient length more than anything else. Justice PR notes that Fabric wanted a longer mix, but Augé and de Rosnay weren't so keen on padding out their perfect playlist with unnecessary filler. An aesthetic disparity may have come into play as well. Let's just call it creative differences and carry on, shall we?
Carry on, of course, to those inevitable tour dates, available for your eyes only after the jump. [MORE...]
Rhymefest and Lupe Fiasco Debate Politics Online
"WARNING: This is for intellectuals only!"
Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton? For Dem-inclined political junkies, it's the most interesting story there is right now. And while it certainly has more effect on the future of the U.S. than the age-old Justice/Simian Mobile Disco debate, the former's scant musical content has kept it out of Pitchfork News' pages, for the most part. But through a convoluted online battle of wits, words, and philosophies, Chicago rappers Rhymefest and Lupe Fiasco have brought the issue to our corner of the interverse.
The skirmish gets hard to follow toward the end, but the essence of it is that Lupe supports Clinton while Rhymefest is pulling for Obama. From there, the conflict is best understood in three chronological stages:
1) Lupe's unwitting volley. In an interview with SOHH.com before the Iowa caucus, Lupe explained his political position by saying, "I'm not voting for anybody. I don't believe in voting on that level. But I want Hillary to win. Obama doesn't really impress me like that. It's not a shot at him but some of his agendas, the bombing of Iran and all that stuff.* He ain't gonna do nothing but perpetuate the nonsense that all the Presidents before have done, and what Bush is doing now."
SOHH.com modified his statement with the following footnote:
"[*Editors note: While all the major Democratic candidates--including Clinton, Obama and Edwards--say they would not remove military option off the table, when it comes to Iran, none have said they support the bombing of Iran.]"
2) Rhymefest's correction. Writing on his MySpace blog on January 5, Rhymefest clarified Obama's stance on Iran while, without calling him out by name, challenging Lupe to do better research on the matter:
"Barack Obama being the only black senator from Illinois automatically gives me a sense of pride and appreciation for his journey. Of course, for America to be flipped on its axis with a qualified woman President would be a significant milestone in this chapter of our country's history. But, I fail to see how a qualified Black man as President wouldn't be just as significant a milestone. Please, to all artists who dare to speak on political issues in this election: understand that Barack Obama won the Iowa caucus by inspiring more young people and women to vote than any previous Presidential candidate. How could it not be impressive to see the new Bobby Kennedy of our day in the White House?
"In the words of Gabriel when he revealed the Holy Qur'an to the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the cave: "READ." Please do not let your arrogance be the fuel for your ignorance."
Shortly after Rhymefest's original post, the discussion moved to the Okayplayer message boards, simultaneously giving way to the most enlightening and most confusing arguments in the debate. Thus, we call this seemingly final episode of the saga...
3) Down the rabbit hole. The Lupe/Rhymefest back-and-forth has stalled out now, but under their respective message board guises "FNF UP UP AND AWAY" and "Rhymefest", both MCs got in a few good words, edited a bit for clarity (though not for grammar and spelling) and appearing after the jump. [MORE...]
M. Ward/Zooey Deschanel Album Details Surface
Some nine months ago we made mention of a little bit of collaboration between gruff troubadour M. Ward and the silk to his sandpaper, actress/musician Zooey Deschanel.
Now it seems the unlikely get-together may come full circle as soon as March. According to an interview Deschanel gave January 6 with KCRW (via The Playlist), she and Ward have christened their act She and Him, and together they'll deliver a full-length titled Volume One at some point during the month of lions and lambs.
KCRW also mentions that Ward's label Merge will deliver the album, but that has not been confirmed by the label yet. And unless Matt and Zooey are pulling some Throbbing Gristle-esque fuckery on us, one can only assume the Volume One title means She and Him will be an ongoing project.
During the interview, KCRW played the She and Him songs "Sentimental Heart" and "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here", both lovely little ditties featuring Deschanel's vocals (but none of Ward's).
Deschanel also addressed the possibility of touring in the interview, saying, "I don't know if I will tour exactly, right when [the record] comes out, but I'm sure I will be doing that... to be cryptic about it." Part of the uncertainty may stem from the actress's rigorous filmmaking schedule; among other projects, she's reportedly playing Janis Joplin in the forthcoming feature Gospel According to Janis.
The two halves of She and Him performed together at this past Tuesday's "Songs of the City" event in Los Angeles (video here and here).
Ward has otherwise been quiet thus far in 2008, though he does have that Boston Pops gig to make up. No word just yet when that will happen, so those fixin' for that finger-pickin' will have to sate themselves with the man's contribution to the Natalie Portman-curated Big Change: Songs for FINCA charity compilation for now.
Meanwhile, the film that first brought Ward and Deschanel together, Martin Hynes' The Go-Getter, will play at the Sundance Film Festival next week.
Thunderbirds Are Now! Guy Fires Up Friendly Foes
TAN! offshoot Javelins prep album, play shows
One such pursuit is Friendly Foes (not to be confused with the latest Menomena album), the self-described "POWER TRIO" led by TAN! singer/guitarist Ryan Allen. Originally an Allen solo venture, the expanded combo is rounded out by bassist Lizzie Whitmann (also of Motor City indie-poppers Kiddo) and drummer Brad Elliott.
According to the act's MySpace, we can look forward to an album from Friendly Foes "before all the glaciers in the world melt," and a handful of Foes shows (hopefully) long before the Rocky Mountains become beachfront property.
While Allen keeps busy with Friendly Foes, his TAN! bandmates Matt Rickle and Julian Wettlin have been active with their frequent side-thing Javelins. The Detroit trio will release an album called Heavy Meadows later this year, and they have a fair share of shows brewing as well.
Finally, Thunderbirds will take a break from their break to play a show at Ann Arbor, Michigan's Blind Pig January 24. Javelins are also on the bill that night. [MORE...]
Sally Shapiro, Johan Agebjorn Cut "Spacer Woman" 12"
Photo by Frida KlingbergFrom the desolate dunes of the Red Planet (or the pristine pages of some Isaac Asimov novel) comes the mysterious "Spacer Woman From Mars"! And if this otherworldly lady sounds suspiciously like Pitchfork's fave Italo disco chanteuse Sally Shapiro intoning over another sparkling Johan Agebjörn production, well, my friend, that's absolutely correct. Well done; you have clearly been reading your Forkcast.
Previously available solely on Lo Recordings' Milky Disco compilation (and on this here website), "Spacer Woman" will receive a proper 12" release in February via Lo offshoot Loeb (no relation to Lisa). The track, billed to Johan Agebjörn featuring Sally Shapiro, comes bundled with a pair of remixes and an Agebjörn solo rendition of the Mega Man II video game theme song. Sweet! I sure hope he takes on something from Final Fantasy III next.
Sally Shapiro's Disco Romance, Pitchfork's #32 album of 2007, is available now. [MORE...]
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- 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