Mars Volta's Rodriguez-Lopez Releases New Solo Album
It seems the shortly forthcoming Mars Volta record didn't quite get the shredding out of guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez's system. Rodriguez-Lopez will follow the January 29 release of the Mars Volta's The Bedlam in Goliath with a new album of his own.Coming the week after Bedlam is Calibration, featuring contributions from the Mars Volta's Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante, and Beastie Boys collaborator "Money Mark" Ramos-Nishita.
Calibration is the seeming zillionth release under Rodriguez-Lopez's name in the past year, and it comes courtesy of N2O Records on February 5 in the U.S. A UK and European release will follow on February 25, and Japanese residents should check their local record store's shelves, since it came out there last month.
As previously reported, the Mars Volta are currently completing their U.S. tour before heading over to Europe in February. [MORE...]
Leonard Cohen to Tour This Year!
A Led Zeppelin reunion is great and all, but what if your interest in the music of the 1960s and 70s runs not in the direction of riffs and stomps but rather toward quieter waters. What of baritone vocals? What of steadily strummed acoustic guitars? What of poetry and references to fellatio received on an unmade bed in the Chelsea Hotel?
Fear not, gentle-music lover. Leonard Cohen has you covered. According to a post on the elderly songwriter's official forum (via Mojo's blog), "Leonard Cohen will be touring with his band in Canada and [the] U.S. in May and in Europe in the summer. More details will be announced in February." This tour will be Cohen's first in 15 years, according to Mojo. The blog also mentions a new Leonard Cohen album due out later this year.
But first, Cohen will make his way into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 10.
Josh Grier Reveals All About New Tapes 'n Tapes Album
Walk It Off due out April 8 on XL
It was October when we last spoke with Josh Grier of Minneapolis' Tapes 'n Tapes, and he and his band were in the middle of recording with megaproducer Dave Fridmann at his Tarbox Road Studios in upstate New York. In the interview, Grier described the big changes between these sessions and the far more modest ones that resulted in The Loon, the band's 2005 debut LP. He also touched on a reticence to lean too heavily on the studio setting and the oft-complex Fridmann style, preferring to "spend a couple days [on each song], get it right, and that's how it is."
The fruits of those sessions arrive in the form of Walk It Off, Tapes 'n Tapes' sophomore set. Sporting a bit more nuance and a heap more expectations than its spare and seemingly out-of-nowhere predecessor, Walk It Off will emerge April 8 on XL. (Check out the tracklist at the end of this story. There are songs called "George Michael" and "The Dirty Dirty"!)
The album all finished, we spoke with Josh about his impressions of the record months after its mixing and months still before its release, his take on lyric writing, and why you probably shouldn't expect another Tapes 'n Tapes disc any time soon.
Pitchfork: How did you come up with the album title?
Grier: Well, our drummer [Jeremy Hanson] came up with it. We were throwing around titles, and he was like "I've always liked the sound of the title Walk It Off." And we were like "oh, that sounds cool." At that point we had thrown around a lot of stuff and nothing had really passed it, so it was like "all right, let's go with that." It could be so many different things, and taken so many different ways, and then we realized like three weeks later that there's a lyric in the second-to-last song, "Lines", where we actually say "walk it off." And then we were like "oh, it's perfect!" [laughs]
Pitchfork: Are you pretty pleased with how the record turned out?
Grier: I'm really excited about it. It's cool that it's finally getting sent out to people and other people can finally hear it because, you know, we've been sitting on it for forever. [laughs] We haven't ever had to do this. Like with our last record, we recorded it on our own and when it was finished, we put it out. [laughs] There wasn't any "oh, it doesn't come out for five months..." So I'm really excited for people to hear it.
It turned out better than I ever could have imagined. Going into it, I had an idea of how I wanted it to sound but I had no idea how it was all going to turn out and it totally turned out better than I could've expected.
Pitchfork: Sonically, there's definitely a little more going on than there was on the last record, but it's not particularly busy or complicated. I'm sure the temptation to pile a lot of noise on the record is fairly strong, especially when you've got Dave Fridmann there, but you largely avoided it.
Grier: Well, we definitely were trying to keep it from being busy [laughs], so that's good to hear. When we talked last, I was saying how we were trying to not get too bogged down by the fact that we had all this crap that we could throw on it. You're in a studio and there's all this stuff and we were trying to avoid that temptation and focus on "all right, these are the songs and this is what it's like when the four of us play them." So that was kind of our attitude when we were recording it: "all right, I want it to sound like us playing these songs and not some crazy orchestration or something. I want it to sound how it's going to sound when we play it live."
Pitchfork: These songs definitely seem like they're made for the stage. Even the few sort of strummier, low-key songs have that punch. I wanted to ask you about those: they're not singer-songwriter songs per se, but there's definitely more emphasis on getting lyrics across. Would you say you're coming into your own as a songwriter a little bit more on this one?
Grier: I don't know, that's a tough question. I've definitely been writing for longer, but I wouldn't ever presume that I'm coming into my own. [laughs] You know? I'm definitely happy with how everything turned out on the record, and I always like to try different things out, so it's like "well, we're making a different record, so let's try some different things out and not try to do the same thing all over again." [laughs] [MORE...]
Coachella 2008 Announced (Update: Full Lineup)
Includes Portishead, Kraftwerk, Verve, Death Cab, MMJ, Breeders, Animal Collective, Hot Chip, Jens, M.I.A., Spiritualized, Streets, National, Stars, Justice, Battles, Dan Deacon, Rilo Kiley
Front page photo by Anoulay Tsai
Let the 2008 festival season begin, North America! Here we have the much-anticipated lineup for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival,
taking place April 25-27 at Empire Polo Field in hot, sticky Indio,
California. Organizers made the big announcement at a press conference
today in Mexico City, according to the LA Times.
UPDATE: Got the poster now (see above)
The biggest surprise? No My Bloody Valentine, who were heavily rumored to be playing this year's fest. The second biggest surprise? How underwhelming it is in comparison to years past.
Among the big ticket items: Roger Waters of Pink Floyd performing Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety, Portishead playing their first American show in forever, the reunited Verve, uh, Jack Johnson. But hey, Kraftwerk!
Other acts scheduled to play the fest (compiled from various sources) include the Breeders, Death Cab for Cutie, Jens
Lekman, My Morning Jacket, M.I.A., the Raconteurs, the Streets, Animal Collective, Stars, Black Lips, Rilo Kiley,
Spiritualized, Love and Rockets, Battles, Dan Deacon, Justice, Kid
Sister, Vampire Weekend, I'm From Barcelona, Man Man, Hot Chip, the Field, Black Mountain, Diplo, Crystal Castles, Madness, Mum, Tegan and Sara, UNKLE, Chromeo, Autolux, Louis XIV, Cold War
Kids, Junkie XL, VHS or Beta, Cafe Tacuba, Bonde Do Role, Aesop Rock, Yo Majesty, Fatboy Slim, Midnight Juggernauts,
Akron/Family, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, the Cinematic Orchestra... ah, hell, you can read the poster.
So still pretty great, right?
Take a good look at that lineup, folks. Chances are you're going to see some combination of all of those names at least 15 more times within the next few months as the festival season gets underway.
AEG Live and Goldenvoice, the people behind Coachella, are expected to announce a festival for later in the summer which will take place at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey. Radiohead and Jack Johnson-- there he is again!-- are reportedly the headliners.
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...]
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Animal Collective Announce Spring Tour
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Feist Lines Up Spring Dates, Celebrates 2010 Olympics
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Boredoms Sign to Thrill Jockey
- 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
- Bloc Party's Russell Lissack Fires Up Pin Me Down
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- 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
- 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