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Photos: Menomena's Record Store Day Foosball Challenge [Portland, OR; 04/19/08]
Plus: Menomena's Danny Seim preps another Lackthereof album, covers the National
Photos by Isaac Slusarenko/Jackpot RecordsAs music lovers brought their hard-earned cash and labels brought all kinds of goodies to ma and pa shops on Record Store Day earlier this month, Menomena brought it to their fans from across the foosball table.
According to Portland's Jackpot Records, who hosted the epic event and shared the photos you see here, Menomena went 19-2 on April 19, schooling all but two comers over 120 consecutive minutes of intense foosball action. Chalk it up to the full soccer/football regalia-- shin guards and all-- that Menomena's Brent Knopf and Justin Harris broke out to intimidate their challengers.
As for those two lucky victors, they were graced with "I Totally Kicked Menomena's Ass in Foosball" medallions crafted by the Beaver State's own Glass Casters Union (which you'll remember from this story). Nice!
Menomena's Danny Seim donned his DJ best, meanwhile, and spun what Jackpot calls "all college 'pot' vibed music." Selections included the Grateful Dead, Tom Petty, Cypress Hill, and-- why not?-- Neil Diamond, among others.
In the privacy of his own dwelling, however, Seim has been spinning a whole lot of the National's "Fake Empire", which he covers on his latest album under the Lackthereof banner. Your Anchor also packs in nine Seim originals and arrives July 22 on Barsuk Records. It's technically the ninth Lackthereof full-length, following a bunch of CD-Rs, 2004's Christian the Christian, and the very recent My Haunted.
Finally, Menomena have a trio of upcoming gigs, including a pair of European festival performances. They bring it next to Middlebury, Vermont on May 2.
Menomena Record Store Day Foosball Challenge
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Yes! This IS the Cover for Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III!
"My momma gave me the picture for me to put on the album cover. I don't know where my momma found that picture."
When we first laid eyes on the supposed cover for Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III, we thanked our lucky stars that we live in a world in which such an image could exist. But when doubts were raised that this might not be the actual artwork for the long-delayed LP, we were all "Weezy F. Baby, please save the baby!"
But blessed be, our buddy Wayne has once again come through for us. According to MTV.com, wee Wayne, tatted up and such, will indeed grace the front of Tha Carter III upon its (scheduled) June 10 release from Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown. It is almost certainly the single greatest cover image since Big Bear's Doin Thangs.
Wayne provided MTV with the following quote about the image: "That's me! All day. No computers. Only thing [digitally
enhanced] was the tattoos. My momma gave me the picture for me to put
on the album cover. I don't know where my momma found that picture. My
momma, she gave me that and one more. If you would have saw the other
picture, you'd be like, 'She got too many pictures.' "
While chatting with Wayne, MTV also managed to get a little more in the way of details about the album. Tha Carter III will apparently arrive entirely devoid of skits (never a bad thing), opting instead for a kind of recurring youth spotlight featuring up-and-comers Lil Mama, Hurricane Chris, Cory Gunz, Tyga, and Wayne's 13-year-old protégé Lil Chucky all offering their takes on Wayne's recent mixtape fire "A Millie".
MTV also confirmed that Wayne will shoot a video for "A Millie" and drop an official remix for the confoundingly popular "Lollipop" (it's number one on the Hot 100 this week!), and that Tha Carter III does indeed sport long-rumored guest appearances from Jay-Z and Ludacris.
Wayne's got a few more tour dates lined up since last we spoke on the matter, including that appearance way off in August at Baltimore's Virgin Festival. Perhaps this album will be out by then. [MORE...]
Justice, Hot Chip, Vampire Weekend Play Radio 1 Fest
Also: Madonna, Robyn, Goldfrapp, the Raconteurs, Usher
BBC station Radio 1 has curated a lineup of 30+ artists across four stages for the 2008 edition of Radio 1's Big Weekend, a free festival which takes place this year in Maidstone, England's Mote Park on May 10-11.Pop, rock, dance, and hip-hop collide on the Big Weekend bill, as the list of artists big and small includes Madonna, Robyn, Hot Chip, Vampire Weekend, the Raconteurs, Usher, Guillemots, Justice, Fatboy Slim, the Futureheads, Goldfrapp, Black Kids, Foals, Editors, Adele, Duffy, the Wombats, the Zutons, the Fratellis, We Are Scientists, OneRepublic, the Kooks, and the Ting Tings, among others.
And hey, there's Nelly! Hiya, Nelly.
Radiohead "All I Need" Clip Raises Slavery Awareness
"All I Need", quite possibly the sexiest song Radiohead has ever written, just became a hell of a lot less sexy...and a lot more important. For the video for the In Rainbows standout, Radiohead has partnered with MTV's EXIT (end exploitation and trafficking) campaign to create a clip that raises awareness of issues of forced labor and abuse around the world.
The Hollywood Reporter (via Billboard.com) reports that Thom Yorke lauded MTV for taking on such issues, given the fact that the network's hands aren't exactly clean. He said, "All power to MTV for taking this on because it's obviously going to be difficult for them in terms of the advertisers. If you talk about slave labor, then the issue of cheap goods from the East is all about that. With the ["All I Need"] video their lawyers had to beg to make sure there wasn't a single white [sneaker] with a logo on it because the implication would be a little too close. But the implication is still there. If [MTV] are able to break the taboo of enslavement and put it onto the agenda then its a good thing. If they get people to think in terms of the profits we make in the West because of cheap labor, then that's a good thing."
NME.com reports that the video was directed by John Seale and Steve Rogers. It was apparently supposed to premiere May 1 on MTV, but it looks like The Hollywood Reporter's website beat 'em to it. Whoops!
In unrelated news, The Hollywood Reporter also reports that while promoting the "All I Need"/EXIT initiative, Yorke dropped the bomb that the whole In Rainbows pay-what-you-want thing probably won't be happening again. "I think it was a one-off response to a particular situation. It was one of those things where we were in the position of everyone asking us what we were going to do. I don't think it would have the same significance now anyway, if we chose to give something away again. It was a moment in time." [MORE...]
Fiery Furnaces Announce Mammoth Live Album
Front page photo by Amy Giunta
Remember the Fiery Furnaces? You know, the brother and sister act who are always doing crazy stuff like making an album with their grandmother or writing a ballet? Yeah, them.
Well, their latest hare-brained scheme is this: Remember, a gargantuan 51-track live album! Recorded at various shows from 2005 onward, Remember collects tracks from the band's entire catalog (even the record with grandma), all reworked for the live setting. As anyone who's been to a Fiery Furnaces show knows, the band is fond of mixing up their sets into elaborate medleys, a practice duly documented on Remember. (We've kept the track lengths in the tracklisting below so that you can see how this works.)
Thrill Jockey delivers Remember to stores August 19 as limited edition 2XCD and 3XLP sets. (Both will come with coupons for a bonus track, and the vinyl version comes with a coupon for a download of the whole album.) Copies will also be available from the merch table on the band's current tour.
On this tour, Eleanor Friedberger will be playing guitar, Matt Friedberger will be playing keyboards, Robert D'Amico will be playing drums... and the String Cheese Incident's Kyle Hollingsworth will still be guesting on keyboards. (Usual FF touring bassist Jason Loewenstein is busy with Sebadoh)
Expect to hear some new tunes at these shows, inspired by pieces of paper audience members have thrown on stage as part of the Furnaces' "DEMOC-ROCK" campaign. Did I mention these people are kind of nuts? [MORE...]
Photos: Cut Copy / Black Kids [Portland, OR; 04/28/08]
Plus: Black Kids serve up "Hurricane Jane" single
Photos by Nilina Mason-CampbellTwo bands riding high on recent Best New Music-inducted releases, Cut Copy and Black Kids, just started taking the continent by storm on a joint tour. Last night found the hook-happy pairing at Portland's Doug Fir Lounge, with Cut Copy showing off their Ghost Colours and Black Kids inviting many ooohs and Ahhhs.
Still no album yet from those Black Kids, but they do have another single in the pipeline. "Hurricane Jane" tears through UK record shops June 23 on CD and two different 7"s, backed with "You Only Call Me When You're Crying" and "Power in the Blood" and courtesy of Almost Gold Recordings.
Black Kids and Cut Copy continue the whole playing live shows together on consecutive evenings in different cities thing through mid-May, and both acts have quite a few dates beyond as well.
Cut Copy
Black Kids
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Liquid Liquid's Classic EPs Compiled, Expanded
No need to disperse with more effusive praise and historical diatribes about the importance of New York City post-punkers Liquid Liquid at the moment. It's been done, and besides, the band's material speaks volumes, even though relatively few volumes of the band's material exist. Leave it to Domino to help remedy that situation with their May 19 release of Slip In and Out of Phenomenon, a collection of three of Liquid Liquid's landmark EPs: the self-titled debut, Successive Reflexes, and Optimo. The set comes jam-packed with bonus cuts aplenty, and it's being offered in both CD and triple-LP formats.
Though Liquid Liquid have seeped into the cracks of time, multi-instrumentalist Dennis Young still kicks out the jams most solidly, and he's got a pair of UK club dates to his credit on the way. Of note: he'll play Glasgow's Optimo Club, so named, of course, after the Liquid Liquid tune. [MORE...]
Photo by Nilina Mason-Campbell
Donkey, the forthcoming sophomore set from the newly downsized CSS, now has a tracklist to call its very own. According to an NME.com report confirmed by Sub Pop, the album features such curiosity-piquing titles as "Reggae All Night", "How I Became Paranoid", and "Jåger Yoga". Contained within the set's 11 tracks is "Rat Is Dead (Rage)" which you can download for free right here.
NME.com also reports that the disc sports a love song written from frontwoman Lovefoxxx to her fiancée, Simon Taylor of the Klaxons, and also contains a song about yoga. You know, just in case the song with the word yoga in the title wasn't a dead giveaway.
Though "Rat" is the first we've heard from this Donkey, the first single will, in fact, be "Left Behind". Sub Pop will release that song as a free download on July 14, and it will be released as a proper single in the UK that same day.
Donkey is due July 22 in the States on Sub Pop and the day before in the UK from Warner.
As for CSS, they'll emerge soon enough, as that big ol' tour of theirs is live and in effect starting May 5 in Cardiff, Wales. [MORE...]
Stephen O'Malley's KTL Tours With Radian's Nemeth
KTL photo by Gisele Vienne
There's no time like the present for "Songs on the Death of Children", and that's just what the present holds for KTL. The experimental duo consisting of Stephen "Sunn O)))" O'Malley and Peter "Pita" Rehberg is currently touring "Kindertotenlieder", its namesake theatrical piece with the aforementioned dour translation. But the future...oh, the future! KTL's future holds a (hopefully) much cheerier North American tour.
The tour is a bite-sized affair, but support on some of the dates comes from KTL's Thrill Jockey labelmate Németh, aka electro-acoustic technician Stefan Németh of Radian and Lokai. Németh is touring in support of his recent solo debut, Film, and he has a pair of solo shows in May to go along with his dates on the KTL tour. [MORE...]
Dosh Tours, Snags Andrew Bird for Record Release Gig
Photo by Cameron WittigDrummer dude (and multi-instrumentalist/ songwriter) Martin Dosh is getting ready to release his fourth full-length, Wolves and Wishes, which features contributions from Will Oldham, Andrew Bird, Fog, and labelmate Odd Nosdam.
Anticon sics Wolves on us May 13, and Dosh has put together a North American tour with Anathallo in May and June to support the album.
The tour begins in earnest on May 16 in Milwaukee, but Dosh has a single date before then: a special record release party featuring quite a few of his friends. He's calling the event "The World of Dosh", and his good buddy Andrew Bird will be among the musical guests in attendance. [MORE...]
RZA, Wire, Junior Boys Play Futuresonic Fest
Also Dirty Projectors, HEALTH, YACHT
The Futuresonic Urban Festival of Art, Music, and Ideas (so many things!) will storm through 30+ venues in Manchester, England for its 12th year on May 1-5.
Headlining this year's fest are minimal post-punk legends Wire and Wu-Tang mastermind RZA in his Bobby Digital guise, and they're not the half of it. Also playing Futuresonic 2008 are Junior Boys, Dirty Projectors, YACHT, HEALTH, Venetian Snares, Luke Vibert, Flying Lotus, the Chap, Chris Corsano, and Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities, among others.
And RZA and Wire aren't just performing! On May 1, RZA will participate in "An audience with the RZA", "an exclusive Q+A session" discussing "his life, work, and new album." Wire will appear "in coversation" with writer John Robb on May 3.
Label Shuffle: 4AD Absorbs Too Pure, Beggars Banquet
The mighty Beggars Group umbrella keeps quite a stable of stellar labels dry, including Matador, Rough Trade, XL, 4AD, Too Pure, and Beggars Banquet. But even under the mightiest of umbrellas, space is limited, and rather than leave any poor imprint to the mercy of the rain, the Beggars Group has decided to shuffle things around a bit.According to a Billboard.biz report and a Beggars Group press release, the Too Pure and Beggars Banquet imprints will "not be used in the near future" as both artists and staff with each of these labels "migrate on to 4AD." This means Beggars Banquet gang heavies like the National, St. Vincent, Calla, Film School, and Tindersticks will get to tangle with Stereolab, Future of the Left, Scout Niblett, and the other kids from the Too Pure side of the tracks, all under the watchful eyes of the Mountain Goats, Blonde Redhead, the Breeders, and Scott Walker. Whatever you do though, do not tangle with Scott Walker. I mean it.
The newly beefed-up 4AD will get its first boost in 2008AD from Stereolab when the act's previously reported and chatted-up Chemical Chords LP arrives August 19 bearing the 4AD and Duophonic UHF Disks insignias.
So long, Too Pure and Beggars Banquet. It's been real.
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Thu: 06-26-08: 04:15 PM CDT
Lee "Scratch" Perry Reveals Full Album Details, Tour
Thu: 06-26-08: 03:30 PM CDT
The Notwist Announce North American Tour
Thu: 06-26-08: 03:00 PM CDT
Photos: Times New Viking / Titus Andronicus [Washington, DC; 06/25/08]
Thu: 06-26-08: 01:30 PM CDT
Jesus and Mary Chain Rarities Collected on Box Set
Thu: 06-26-08: 12:30 PM CDT
Stars Chart Out Quite a Few New Dates
Today's Other Headlines
- The Thing Prep Box Set, LPs With Albini and O'Rourke
- Jarvis, Peaches, Kills, Gary Numan Play Boosh Fest
- Original Pentangle Lineup Reunites for Tour
- Prins Thomas Mixes His Full Pupp Label on Compilation
- Congo's Kasai Allstars Prep Debut for Crammed Discs
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Thu: 06-26-08
- The Thing Prep Box Set, LPs With Albini and O'Rourke
- Lee "Scratch" Perry Reveals Full Album Details, Tour
- Jarvis, Peaches, Kills, Gary Numan Play Boosh Fest
- Original Pentangle Lineup Reunites for Tour
- The Notwist Announce North American Tour
- Prins Thomas Mixes His Full Pupp Label on Compilation
- Photos: Times New Viking / Titus Andronicus [Washington, DC; 06/25/08]
- Congo's Kasai Allstars Prep Debut for Crammed Discs
- Trentemoller Serves Up Live EP
- Jesus and Mary Chain Rarities Collected on Box Set
- Stars Chart Out Quite a Few New Dates
- Franz LP Set for January, Song Due in Madden '09
- RZA, Hans Zimmer Team for Vin Diesel Movie Score
- Devo Suing McDonald's Over Happy Meal Toy
- Flaming Lips, Iron & Wine, National Play Haldern Pop
Wed: 06-25-08
- Molly Schnick (ex-Out Hud) Drops Jean on Jean LP
- Sebastien Tellier Infuses U.S. With Sexuality
- Wanna Open for Coldplay?
- BSS, De La Soul, Zombies, Calexico Play Detroit Cityfest
- Plastic Little Prep UK/EU LP, Tour With Jay-Z/Ronson
- Prince Sues Norwegian Label Over Covers Comp
- The Shaky Hands Shed Some Light on New LP
- High Places Reveal Debut Album Details
- Be Your Own Pet Cancel Warped Tour Appearances
- Report: Liz Phair Performs Exile in Guyville [Chicago, IL; 06/24/08]
- Kanye West Responds to Bonnaroo Haters
- FBI Visits Source of Gn'R Chinese Democracy Leaks
- The Verve Unveil Reunion Album Details
- Silver Jews Announce Fall Tour
- Secret Machines Gear Up for Summer Tour
- R.E.M., MMJ, Aphex Twin, Rage Play T in the Park
Tue: 06-24-08
- Apollo Sunshine Bring the Noise on New Album
- Independents Day Reveals Comp Details, New Auctions
- The New Year Prep Third Album, Kadane Brothers Tour
- Trail of Dead Start New Label for New Album
- Camera Obscura, B&S;' Stevie Jackson Play Glasgow Fest
- Boris Kick Off Summer Tour
- Radiohead Issue "From the Basement" Videos to iTunes
- Tokyo Police Add Dates, Donate Rentals Cover to Charity
- Jungle Legends Ragga Twins Compiled
- The Dodos Add Dates to Already Massive Itinerary
- The Apples in Stereo Plot Tour, Play "Colbert Report"
- The Orchard to Acquire TVT Records
- The Mae Shi Schedule Summer Touring Spree
- Photos: Coldplay [New York, NY; 06/23/08]
- LCD Soundsystem, Justice, Klaxons in Soulwax Doc
- Photos: Blue Giant With Corin Tucker / Lackthereof [Portland, OR; 06/20/08]
- MBV, Franz, Wilco, Roots, Breeders Play Electric Picnic
Mon: 06-23-08
- The Anniversary Compile B-Sides and Rarities
- Photos: Sonar Festival [Barcelona, Spain; 06/19-06/21/08]
- T.V. Eye: June 23-29
- Bruce, Liars, Spiritualized, Grinderman Cover Suicide
- Bon Iver Extends Tour Into the Fall
- Tortoise Line Up Shows
- Cut Copy Prep "Hearts on Fire" Single, Tour
- Photos: My Morning Jacket [New York, NY; 06/20/08]
- R.I.P. George Carlin
- Tricky Returns With First LP in Five Years
- Smashing Pumpkins Plan Gish Box Set, Gish Tour
- Sonic Youth, Strokes, Art Brut Write for Travel Guide
- R.E.M., NIN, Death Cab, Lupe, Man Man Play Voodoo
Fri: 06-20-08
- Peter Hook Talks New Order Split, DVD, Joy Division
- The Shins Starting Own Label for Next Album?
- The Conor Oberst Album Cover Is Dreamy
- Jean Grae's 9th Wonder-Produced Jeanius Due in July
- Dresden Dolls' Amanda Palmer Reveals Solo Album
- Jena Malone's Shoe Maps Out NYC Tour
- Ulrich Schnauss Revisits Stars on EP, Tour
- Josh Homme Defends Himself: "Homophobic? I'm in Queens of the Stone Age for Crissake"
- Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks Line Up New Dates
- Mercury Rev Return With Two New Albums
- Moen Talks Perhapst, Decemberists, Obama, Malkmus
- Spiritualized, National, Iron & Wine Play Green Man
Thu: 06-19-08
- Sigur Rós Announce Full North American Tour
- Shearwater to Open for Coldplay, Too
- Jeremy Jay Plots Pretty Damn Big Tour
- RTX, Imaad Wasif Embark on Joint Tour
- Devendra Wears Penis Skirt While Showcasing New Band Megapuss (Probably NSFW)
- MBV Reissues Delayed as Shields Fusses With Liners
- M83 Preps "Kim and Jessie" Single
- Nine Alleged Guns N' Roses Democracy Tracks Leak
- Hercules and Love Affair Add Quite a Few Dates
- Santogold Hops Aboard the Coldplay Tour
- Girl Talk's Feed the Animals Available Now!
- Manchester Luminaries Celebrate Tony Wilson
- Broken Social Scene, Roots, De La Soul Play SLC Series
Wed: 06-18-08
- Fleet Foxes to Open for Wilco
- The Impossible Shapes Serve Up Seventh LP, Tour
- Studio Remix Kylie, Love Is All on Yearbook 2
- Hot Chip, Vetiver Folks Help Tussle Craft Cream Cuts
- Long Blondes Cancel Dates After Guitarist Falls Ill
- Weezer Cover R.E.M., Furs, Gary Numan on New Single
- Islands/Unicorns Offshoot Th' Corn Gangg Return, Again
- Air End Pocket Symphony Dates With "Close Up Tour"
- Yo Majesty Enlist Basement Jaxx for Domino Debut
- Krautrock Legends Faust Schedule Summer, Fall Dates
- Bill Callahan, Xiu Xiu's Stewart Join Prez Box Set Fun
- Photos: Tom Waits [Phoenix, AZ; 06/17/08]
- Lollapalooza Set Times, Aftershows Revealed
- Simian Mobile Disco Craft Latest Fabric Mix
- Sigur Ros, Breeders, Fuck Buttons Play Route du Rock
Tue: 06-17-08
- Crystal Castles Respond to Chip Music Controversy
- Silver Apples Embark on U.S. Tour, Drop LP & EP
- Conor Oberst Plots World Tour, Dates With Jenny Lewis
- Paper Bag Digital Launches With Shapiro Remix Comp
- Pitchfork Festival Free eMusic Comp Available Now!
- Harvey Milk Hit the Road
- Nine Inch Nails Announce Slip Physical Release Info
- Portishead Ready "The Rip" Single
- Tom Waits Kicks Off "Glitter & Doom" Tour Tonight
- Crystal Antlers Hit the Road
- Weezer Reveal "Hootenanny" Details, Radiohead Cover
- Robyn to Open for Madonna!
- Girl Talk Discusses New Album, Out Digitally This Week
- Beck, TVOTR, Spoon, Cat Power Play Street Scene
Mon: 06-16-08
- Was Bonnaroo Really M.I.A.'s "Last Gig Ever"?
- The New Mogwai Album Cover Is Disappointing
- Pollard Forms New Band With GBV, Decemberists Folks
- Josh Homme Wigs Out on Bottle Tosser at QOTSA Gig
- Coldplay Deny Stealing Melody From Brooklyn Band
- Photos: Teenage Jesus and the Jerks With Thurston Moore [New York, NY; 06/13/08]
- T.V. Eye: June 16-22, 2008
- No Age's Randall Forms Group With No Age Cover Band
- Photos: Vampire Weekend With Andrew W.K. / Kid Sister / A-Trak / Born Ruffians [New York, NY; 06/14/08]
- The New Pornographers Cancel Dates
- Photos: Bonnaroo [Sunday]
- Audience Report: My Bloody Valentine Live Return
- Shugo Tokumaru Signs to Almost Gold for U.S. Release
Sun: 06-15-08
Sat: 06-14-08
Fri: 06-13-08
- Grizzly Bear to Debut New Song on "Letterman"
- P4K Fest: Two-Day Passes Sold Out!
- Dan Deacon, Crystal Antlers, Monotonix Do F Yeah Tour
- R. Kelly Not Guilty!!!!
- Rafter Conjures Sweaty Magic on New EP
- Photos: Love Is All [New York, NY; 06/12/08]
- Herbert Seeks Phone Vocals (Again), Hits Broadway
- Photos: Radiohead / Daydream Festival [Barcelona, Spain; 06/12/08]
- WTF: Ex-Velocity Girl Drummer Gets Tasered on CNN
- Hold Steady Add Bonus Cuts to Limited Stay Positive
- Photos: Death Cab for Cutie / Rogue Wave [Philadelphia, PA; 06/12/08]
- Nico Muhly, Sam Amidon, Doveman Tour Together
- BYOP's Jemina Pearl Talks Violence, Sex, Warped Tour
- Booka Shade Light Up Tour Trail
- Mirah, Mt. Eerie, Kimya, Blow Play What the Heck
Thu: 06-12-08
- Weezer to Fans: Come "Jam With Us" on Tour
- Polyphonic Spree, Ambulance LTD Tangle With TVT
- Photos: Sigur Ros [Omaha, NE; 06/11/08]
- Black Kids Announce Fall North American Tour
- Mission of Burma Kick Off Album-Performing Mission
- Franz Ferdinand Mixing LP3, Eyeing January Release
- Beck Reveals Full Modern Guilt Details at Last
- The New Mogwai Album Tracklist Is Amazing
- Foreign Born Sign to Secretly Canadian
- Bonnaroo 2008 Kicks Off Today
- Own a DeLorean? See Neon Neon For Free
- Rare Jay Reatard Singles, Live Footage on CD/DVD Set
Wed: 06-11-08
- P4k Fest: Public Enemy Talk, Pre-Show, Tix Nearly Gone!
- Hold Steady to Drop Digital Stay Positive Next Week
- M.I.A. Cancels European Tour
- Ya Ho Wa Clan Unearths Rehearsal for Drag City LP
- Titus Andronicus Plot "Shoegaze Across America" Tour
- The Stills Get a Rise on Third Album
- Fujiya & Miyagi Turn on Lightbulbs on New Album
- Nas Unveils Even More LP Info, Bumps Release Date
- Missy Elliott Hosts a Block Party on New Album
- Photos: Dinosaur Jr. [Tel Aviv, Israel; 06/09/08]
- Antony Plans New Single, Symphony Tour
- Bjork, Sugarcubes Get Audiophile Vinyl Reissues
- Hold Steady, Liars, Deerhunter, Aesop Rock Hit the Pool
Tue: 06-10-08
- Photos: Yellow Swans' Final U.S. Show [Chicago, IL; 06/09/08]
- Coldplay Postpone Start of North American Tour
- Oxford Collapse Piece Together More Bits Details, Dates
- CSS Cover the Breeders' "Cannonball" on New Single
- Mika Miko Tour, Cover Black Flag on Sub Pop 7"
- Dirty Projectors, Ecstatic Sunshine Play Citysol
- Trent Reznor Planning NIN Year Zero TV Series
- Lindstrom Album Gets Tracklisting, New Release Date
- Kevin Barnes Finishes, Blogs About New Of Montreal LP
- Lil Wayne Cuts Basketball Film Jam, Adds Dates
- GZA Plots Liquid Swords Tour for Late Summer
- My Bloody Valentine Add "Warm Up Rehearsal" Shows
- Band of Horses to Open for Beck
- A-Trak to Serve Up Latest Nike Workout Mix
- Gnarls, Cat Power, Grinderman Play Eurockeennes
Mon: 06-09-08
- Kid Sister, Flosstradamus Rock for Chicago Schools
- T.V. Eye: June 9-15, 2008
- Sufjan Reviews the New Cryptacize Record
- Quart Festival 2008 Cancelled
- Coldplay Add Dates, "Magic Balls" to Tour
- Photos: The Roots Picnic [Philadelphia, PA; 06/07/08]
- Bradford Cox, Eleanor Friedberger Join Converse Party
- Meg White Resurfaces at Weekend Raconteurs Gig
- Photos: Los Campesinos! / Parenthetical Girls [San Francisco, CA; 06/06/08]
- The Gutter Twins Add Dates, Release New Single
- Photos: Jamie Lidell [New York, NY; 06/08/08]
- Cat Power Adds Dates to Big Summer Tour
- Franz, Oberst, Malkmus, Sigur Ros Play Hydro Connect
Fri: 06-06-08
- Radiohead, Interpol, Pornos Fete Independents Day
- Faun Fables Craft New Drag City EP, Hit the Road
- Bob Dylan Big Ups Barack Obama
- Girl Talk to "Do a Radiohead" With New LP, Due Soon
- Scott Herren Preps Prefuse, Savath & Savalas, Risil LPs
- The Mars Volta Extend Tour
- Ra Ra Riot Sign to Barsuk, Reveal Debut Album
- Brazilian Girls Announce New LP, New York City
- Band of Horses Traverse the World on Summer Tour
- The Walkmen Reveal New Album Details
- David Vandervelde Awaits Sunrise on New LP
- Mogwai, Fuck Buttons Join Up for North American Tour
- Franz Ferdinand Add More Tiny Club Shows
- Stooges, Hives, Gossip, Soulwax Get Loaded in the Park
Thu: 06-05-08
- Photos: Modest Mouse Brave the Elements! [Council Bluffs, IA; 06/04/08]
- Islands, My Brightest Diamond, YACHT on Radio Comp
- Battles Do Their Thing All Over the Place
- We Are Scientists Hit the Road
- Four Tet Cancels Shows Due to Illness
- Handsome Furs, Swervedriver's Franklin Share Covers
- Raveonettes, Autolux, Little Ones Make Music in SoCal
- Tim Hecker Collaborates With Nadja's Aidan Baker
- T.I. Signs Three-Picture Movie Deal
- Gary Wilson Documentary Hits DVD With Bonus CD
- Sex Pistols' Johnny Rotten Sued for Assaulting Assistant
- Jennifer O'Connor's New LP Gets Here in August
- Photos: M83 [New York, NY; 06/04/08]
- Tortoise, Bill Callahan, the Ex Do P4k Fest Lunch Series
- Love Is All Cover Prince, Straits, Seagulls on Tour EP
- Mike Skinner Names LP, Declares End of the Streets?
- Of Montreal, Les Savy Fav, Deacon Join Field Day
Wed: 06-04-08
- Why? Get the Mumps, Postpone Dates
- Franz Ferdinand Plan Fest Gigs, "Secret" Shows
- BSS' Canning Combats Leak With Early Release
- Hey Look! It's the Joy Division Zune!
- Matthew Sweet Tells Lies on New Record
- Black Mountain Firm Up Summer Tour Plans
- Jesu's Broadrick Releases New Final Album
- Ruby Suns Shine on Summer Tour
- Fujiya & Miyagi Add Member, Play Shows, Work Up LP
- The Field Allowed Into America at Last
- Lil Wayne Lines Up Summer Shows
- Melvins Go Nude on New LP, Tour With Big Business
- Case, Bird, Deerhoof, Destroyer Play New Pornos' Fest
- Catherine Wheel Frontman Expands Solo Debut, Tours
- Liars Bring Freak Out EP to North America
- Sloan Play Around on New Album, Tour
- Low, Oldham, Deerhunter, Deacon Play Future Days
Tue: 06-03-08
- The Raconteurs Extend Tour Into Fall
- HEALTH, Titus Andronicus, Ponytail Do After the Jump
- Franz, Jarvis, Coxon Craft Edwyn Collins 7" Artwork
- Digitalism Tap Hercules, Hot Chip, Spank Rock for Mix
- Calexico Plan New LP, Tour, Send Tune to Outer Space
- Ida Cover Dolly Parton, Anne Briggs on New EP
- Deerhoof Reveal LP Info, Invite Fans to Interpret Song
- QOTSA, Black Mountain Members on New UNKLE LP
- Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits Fest Announce Schedules
- Ono, Lennon Sons' Expelled Lawsuit Denied
- The Black Keys Stretch Tour Well Into the Fall
- Radiohead's Pre-Rainbows Catalog Now on iTunes
- Animal Collective Remix Goldfrapp on New Single
- Next Yeah Yeah Yeahs LP Inspired by Kitty, Open Space
- Photos: Tinariwen [Bergen, Norway; 05/30/08]
- Serena-Maneesh Prep 12", Bump Backwards Set Back
- Bjork, Sigur Ros Team for Environmental Awareness Gig
- Cat Power, Killers, Lidell, CSS, Stooges Play Osheaga
Mon: 06-02-08
- OiNK Users Apparently Arrested by British Police
- Photos: Beirut [Los Angeles, CA; 05/30/08]
- Black Ghosts, Simon Lord's Lord Skywave Prep LPs
- Spiritualized to Open for...Lenny Kravitz!
- Vetiver Tour All Over the Place
- Photos: Wire [New York, NY; 05/30/08]
- Dan Deacon Cancels Shows
- Photos: Primavera Sound [Saturday]
- T.V. Eye: June 2-8, 2008
- Jamie Lidell to Open for... Elton John!
- Photos: Primavera Sound [Friday]
- Rock Pioneer Bo Diddley, R.I.P.
- Photos: Primavera Sound [Thursday]
- Morrissey Names New Album, Preps Southpaw Reissue
- N.E.R.D. Reveal Seeing Sounds Album Details
- Thurston, Jim O'Rourke Ready New Original Silence LP
- N.E.R.D., Spank Rock, Kid Sister Play Hard Fest
Fri: 05-30-08
- Mogwai Reveal EP (Ft. Roky Erickson), LP Release Date
- Raveonettes Swap One Foo for Another on Tour
- Stooges, Man Man, M83, Cut Copy Play Download Fests
- Record Plant Apologizes to APTBS, Prints Up New 12"
- Lykke Li Sends Debut Album to U.S., UK
- Robyn Hitchcock's Mid-1980s LPs Collected, Expanded
- Liars Issue Freak Out EP, Add Dates
- Deacon, Stern, Pallett Play Bang on a Can Marathon
- Survey Invites Musicians to Speak Out on Health Care
- Lavender Diamond's Becky Stark Talks Film Projects
- Radiohead, Prince at Odds Over Blocked YouTube Vids
- Dizzee Rascal Plots Summer Shows
- Okkervil River Reveal Full Details of The Stand Ins
- No Age, Atlas Sound, Dirty Projectors, Wire Play Seaport
Thu: 05-29-08
- Patti Smith Documentary Gets Theatrical Release
- MMJ, Ted Leo, Besnard Lakes, Evan Dando Play NXNE
- More Early Karen Dalton Recordings Collected on LP
- Extra Golden Line Up Sizable U.S. Tour
- Liz Phair Announces Chicago, San Fran Guyville Shows
- Wire Confirm Object 47 Release Date, Plan U.S. Shows
- Tilly and the Wall Sing ABCs on "Sesame Street", Tour
- Oneida Turn Wedding LP Into Live Spectacle, Tour
- Jay Reatard Announces Third 7" Details, More Shows
- Hey Look, Yet Another Weezer Single on iTunes
- RZA Finalizes Snacks Tracks, Adds Date With GZA
- Minus the Bear Reissue Beer Commercials EP
- Annuals Plot June Tour, Start Label
- Report: Rhys Chatham Premieres Les 100 Guitares: G100 [Williamsport, PA; 05/23/08]
- The M's Get Real Close on New Album, Tour
- T.I. Takes Community Service to TV, Shares LP Details
- Brian Wilson, Feist, TVOTR, Stars Play Ottawa Bluesfest
Wed: 05-28-08
- Dan Deacon Spills the Beans About New Album
- Ratatat Plot Summer Tour
- Built to Spill Reveal Full-Blown Perfect Tour
- Sex Pistols Plot World Tour, Prep Live DVD
- Damon & Naomi, Ghost/Espers Members Team for Tour
- First New Wrens Song in Forever on Rock the Net Comp
- Bowerbirds Reveal Deluxe Hymns, Tour With Bon Iver
- Kanye's Mom Honored With Library & Literacy Center
- Gorillaz Craft Promos for BBC Olympics Coverage
- Love Is All, Ladybug Transistor, Tullycraft Play Popfest
- Sharon Jones Plans Shows, Daptone Compiles Singles
- Blonde Redhead's Simone Pace, Soft Circle Do Bike Fest
- Aaron Dessner Discusses Red Hot Comp, the National
- Bjork, Battles, Hercules, Field Go Wild in the Country