Robert Wyatt Guests on First Billy Bragg LP in Six Years
It's hard to believe that with everything that's been going on in the last six years, there's been no Billy Bragg album to rail against it. Bragg's last full-length, England, Half English, dropped back in the comparably normal 2002. But things being what they are in the incomparably weird 2008, Billy couldn't keep his big mouth shut. That's awfully good news.Cooking Vinyl will release Bragg's Mr. Love & Justice March 3 in the UK, while Anti- serves up the North American edition April 22. So what's Billy on about this time? Well, love and justice, of course, and the relationship between beloved television personalities and cancer causing agents, if "The Johnny Carcinogenic Show" is any indication. Also: politics and stuff.
Billy will be joined on vocals by fellow elder statesman Robert Wyatt for album opener "I Keep Faith", while Small Faces ivory-tickler Ian McLagan contributes a little organ and piano as a member of Billy's backing band, the Blokes. What's more, there are two versions of Love & Justice on the way: one is a single disc of Bragg backed by his Blokes, while the other is double-disc set with the Blokes LP and Billy performing the same songs by his lonesome.
Billy's got one more Australian tour date to attend to before heading back to the UK for a couple more. He'll then make his way to the U.S., dropping in at the Anti- label SXSW showcase. A few European dates and a return to the UK will follow. [MORE...]
Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid Team for African Album
Legendary jazz drummer Steve Reid and jack-of-all-electronic-trades Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet) have collaborated once again. The Steve Reid Ensemble's new album Daxaar comes out tomorrow, February 5, via Domino.
Reid, Hebden, and keyboardist Boris Netsvetaev traveled to Dakar, Senegal in January 2007 to record the album with a group of African musicians, including guitarist Jimi Mbaye (a member of Youssou N'Dour's band), bassist Dembel Diop, trumpeter Roger Ongolo and percussionist Khadim Badji. The album's title comes from an historical spelling of Dakar.
Reid and Hebden visited Domino's East Village Radio show today to talk about Daxaar and yet another record they are recording in New York next week. A podcast of the show is available online at eastvillageradio.com. A documentary about their trip to Africa can be viewed here. [MORE...]
Black Kids Sign to Almost Gold Outside North America
Prep single, think about possibly maybe getting to work on that debut
Black Kids almost signed to Almost Gold Recordings when they linked with parent company Quest Management last fall, if you take "almost" to mean "not really at all." Flash forward a few months to now, though, and we find the ascendent quintet has in fact signed to Almost Gold for real-- but only outside North America. A record deal for the Jacksonville crew's home continent is still coming together.
Almost Gold will kick off the new relationship by treating UK audiences to a single for Pitchfork's 68th favorite track of 2007, "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You", on April 7. Long before that, however, Black Kids will treat the UK to a hearty helping of themselves. Having wrapped up a run of dates with Friendly Fires and Ipso Facto, BK will link up with Sons & Daughters later this week and come face to face with droves of Kate Nash fans come late February. After that it's Coachella or bust.
But oh wait, that's right, Black Kids don't even have an album yet (just that EP). That should change at some point in 2008, as the Kids have plans to hit the studio in March, with eyes on a fall release for the moment. We can look forward to a couple more singles between now and then. [MORE...]
Peter Moren to Take Tycoon on the Road This Spring
First it was a title. Then a tracklist. Then some handsome photos. And now, a full stop American tour. All the signs are there, and our P4K command center's intelligence estimates suggest the threat is looming.
The question remains: What are you doing to prepare for the Peter Morén invasion set to hit this spring? Are you stockpiling canned goods? Erecting a shelter? Or simply cleaning out those ears in preparation for what has to be the most non-combative attack ever? Yeah, go with that one. The guy seems pretty nice.
As you may have noticed, the Peter Bjorn and John member's solo debut, The Last Tycoon, is due April 8 on Quarterstick. A month after a stint at SXSW, Peter will take off on a North American tour, as reported by CMJ and confirmed by his label.
With these dates scheduled, is Morén's takeover complete? Or are there untold depths to his diabolical plot to make the world just a little more tuneful? Hard to say at this point, really. But I'm told the warning sign will come in the form of an infectious whistle. [MORE...]
Live music on TV this week:
Tuesday, February 5:
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: Hot Chip
Wednesday, February 6:
NBC: Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Dillinger Escape Plan
Thursday, February 7:
OVATION: Live From the Artists Den: Crowded House
Friday, February 8:
FUEL TV: The Daily Habit: Rogue Wave
Syndicated: The Ellen DeGeneres Show Lupe Fiasco
Saturday, February 9:
PBS: Austin City Limits: Etta James
FOX: Fearless Music TV: Hot Chip, Fujiya & Miyagi, Datarock, Silversun Pickups, Two Gallants
Sunday, February 10:
CBS: Grammy Awards: Feist, Beyonce, Rihanna and the Time
The Hold Steady's Tad Kubler Playing Gig for Kids
Band mixing LP4, growing beards
Photo by Michael Alan Goldberg
Drunkenness, debauchery, fudging on bedtimes: each helps provide the grist for the rock'n'roll mill owned and operated by the Hold Steady. So why in the world is Hold Steady axe slinger Tad Kubler gigging just after lunchtime for folks with flasks full of chocolate milk?
To raise the next generation of Hold Steady fans, we guess. On Sunday, February 10 at the Living Room in New york City, Tad (and "friends"), along with Langhorne Slim and the War Eagles will peform a 1 p.m. set as part of the KiDROCKERS series. These KiDROCKERS gigs contain a special provision, however: every adult must be accompanied by a kid, and vice versa.
Though just which "friends" Tad will bring along to the Living Room remains to be seen, his well-known pals in the Hold Steady are chugging right along on LP4. A recent MySpace bulletin suggests they're already at the mixing stage, and photos from their website suggest the band's "beard off" is nearly a month in the making. Though drummer Bobby Drake appears to have disqualified himself after a run-in with the razor and babyfaced bassist Galen Polivka seems to have opted out of the proceedings altogether, the rest of the band are looking pretty gnarly. Even producer John Agnello is in on the action. But let no ungainly soul patch stand in the way of the tuneage, gents!
Tad's not the only one taking a little break from his bearded brethren soonish, as keyboardist Franz Nicolay will serenade the highest bidder at the Cupid on Demand auction this Friday. And the band have a handful of UK appearances later this month, and yet another one come May at the ATP vs. Pitchfork festival. [MORE...]
Love Is All Name New Album, Gain Member, Plan Shows
Photo by Wyatt CusickLove Is All sure love their numbers, as evidenced by the title to the forthcoming follow-up to 2005/2006's sassy, sax-y, spunky, spendiferous Nine Times That Same Song. A Hundred Things Keep Me Up at Night is what they're calling it, and we have every reason to believe it'll be worth losing sleep over.
While the band indicates A Hundred Things has been completely recorded, they have no idea just yet when they'll release it. A demo version of a song from the new album called "New Beginnings" and an untitled extra from the recording sessions are both available now at the Love Is All MySpace.
In the meantime Love Is All have at least three things to keep us up at night: a trio of shows over the next three months in three different cities, venues TBA. The first one pops off February 22 in Stockholm. Good thing we also have that remix record to provide a Love Is All fix until then; Mixed Up is out now on Parlophone.
Should you happen upon one of these gigs, keep an eye out for latest Love Is All recruit Åke (aka James Ausfahrt). He'll be rocking saxophone, keyboards, and "some weird handclap machine we haven't yet seen," according to the band's MySpace blog. Gosh, I hope it's one of these. [MORE...]
R.I.P. Sean Finnegan, Drummer From Void
Sean Finnegan, drummer from Washington, D.C.-area hardcore band Void, passed away Wednesday, January 30 of an apparent heart attack, according to a press release. One of the first acts associated with Dischord Records, Void appeared on the label's 1982 Flex Your Head compilation. They made their proper debut with a 1982 LP split with fellow D.C. locals Faith.
Void parted ways in 1983. At the time of his death, Finnegan was working on the HBO television show "The Wire". He was 43 years old.
Dirty Projectors Tour North America in the Spring
Photo by Daniel Cantó
More snaky guitar lines! More skyward harmonies! More yelping! The Dirty Projectors
are coming to tidily take care of all three on a brief North American tour this spring. Especially the bit about the
yelping. Gotta love that yelping.
After stops at Owen Pallett's weird and wonderful Maximum Black Festival in Europe, Dave Longstreth and his oh-so-Dirty Ps will hit the road in late March. They'll pop in at the MusicNOW festival curated by the National's Bryce Dessner and, when all's said and done, wait patiently for their slot at May's ATP vs. Pitchfork festival.
What else, what else. Dirty Projectors bassist Angel Deradoorian
will perform a solo show at New York City's Cake Shop February 8.
And while we're on the subject of single Projectors, there's that single the Projectors split with White Williams that's out now. [MORE...]
Photos: Hot Chip [New York, NY; 02/02/08]
Photos by William KirkWith Made in the Dark finally emerging this week, Hot Chip have traded a studio bereft of light for another dimly lit space: a club near you.
The infectious UK combo did it did it did it did it and said it said it said it etc. this past weekend at New York City's Highline Ballroom during the first of a pair of release week U.S. shows
The boys' native UK and Europe had better be ready for the floor come mid-February, when Hot Chip return for a whole bunch of gigs with Matthew Dear. Then it's back across the pond in April-- this time with the !!!-descended Free Blood supporting-- and finally one more transatlantic voyage, destination: ATP VS. P4K PRTY 2K8!!
HOT CHIP
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Photos: Joanna Newsom with the Brooklyn Philharmonic [Brooklyn, NY; 02/01/08]
Photos by Kathryn YuThe formula is pretty well established by now: Joanna Newsom + live orchestration = awesome. But we can never have enough proofs of an equation like that, and so Newsom, trusty harp, Ys Street Band, and members of the Brooklyn Philharmonic took to the Brooklyn Academy of Music late last week to demonstrate once more for the converts and any remaining doubters alike.
Like previous Newsom/orchestra meetups, this one featured a set of Ys in sequence followed by a set of Newsom favorites and new tunes minus the orchestra. Sometime Ys Street Band member Kevin Barker (also of Currituck Co.) even dropped by to join Newsom for the encore.
That'll do it for Newsom's live appearances for the moment. Perhaps now the lady will trade Ys for some much-needed...wait for it...ZZZZs?
JOANNA NEWSOM
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Om Cancel Dates, Drummer Hakius Leaves
Bad news from the Om camp. The San Francisco drone group remains a duo, but bassist/vocalist Al Cisneros is now working with a replacement drummer for Chris Hakius, who has left the band.According to a message from Cisneros in a press release, "Om is continuing forward with a new drummer and working on a new recording... A live vinyl-only LP, Om: Live at Jerusalem, will be forthcoming. This is Chris Hakius' final release with the group."
As a result of Hakius' departure, Om have had to cancel their previously reported shows with Lungfish's Daniel Higgs. "I personally apologize to East Coast fans who planned on coming out to the shows. Please know that Om will be back in your area later in '08," Cisneros said.
Om are scheduling some new shows for later this spring. The band's cancelled East Coast dates are after the jump. [MORE...]
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- 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
- 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
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