Archive for February, 2009

Update: Throbbing Gristle details upcoming tour

By on February 4th, 2009

Earlier this week, we reported that in addition to its upcoming appearance at this year’s Coachella Music Festival, Throbbing Gristle would perform at several other locations in the U.S. during the month of April. Today, the legendary British outfit provided a bit more details about these plans, which will officially mark it first U.S. performances [...]

Listen: The Handsome Furs

By on February 4th, 2009

It’s always interesting to hear what is stewing inside of a musicians’ brain. The most interesting material seems to come from those musicians that have established themselves and yet seem to long for more. The examples are endless, but as of 2006, Dan Boeckner and his wife Alexei Perry, with a little help from Sub [...]

Rancid talks new album, confirms tour dates

By on February 4th, 2009

It literally seems like we’ve been talking about Rancid‘s seventh studio album for years now. Oh, that’s right, we have. The band has been “working” on the followup to 2003′s Indestructible since early 2007, yet despite the talk, tentative release dates, and even a new song, the record has yet to make its way to [...]

Black Lips In India: Coming soon to a computer near you…

By on February 4th, 2009

To say the Black Lips‘ recent trip to India was eventful is probably the biggest understatement in the history of all that is music. So it comes as little surprise that the whole adventure, which saw the Atlanta based outfit basically get kicked out of the second more populated country in the world thanks to [...]

Check Out: Christian Bale loses it, The Mae Shi writes a song about it

By on February 4th, 2009

As you’ve surely heard by now, yesterday news came that movie star Christian Bale, best known for his work as Batman, sort of…lost it on the set of Terminator Salvation, when the director of photography “walked into the scene.” Bale proceeded to verbally assault the DP for a good five straight minutes, switching between American [...]

Dusting ‘Em Off: The Smiths – Strangeways, Here We Come

By on February 4th, 2009

The Smiths’ swan song, Strangeways, Here We Come, may not receive as much acclaim as its predecessors, but it should. Like most of the band’s back catalog, Strangeways has found a resurgence in popularity in recent years, but is still the most overlooked Smiths album. While not the best of the bunch, it contains enough [...]

The Presidents of USA get friendly with iTunes, announce tour

By on February 4th, 2009

Sure, a new administration in the Washington, but that hasn’t affected The Presidents of the United States of America. After using 2008 to release their latest studio endeavor, These Are the Good Times People, the Seattle Rockers are still going at it in full force. In fact, even amidst an ongoing tour – though I [...]

The end is near! Live Nation and Ticketmaster may merge!

By on February 4th, 2009

In what would be the closet modern day example of an apocalypse for concerts goers, Live Nation and Ticketmaster are reportedly close to a merger. According to The Wall Street Journal, the two industry heavy-weights are nearing a deal that would combine the world’s biggest concert promoter (Live Nation) with the world’s dominant ticketing and [...]

WMC unveils its “List” for 2009

By on February 3rd, 2009

For an electro heads, the week that is March 24-28, 2009 is probably the closest thing to a non-drug-inducing ecstasy. After all, over the course of those five days, some 2,000+ DJs will descend on Miami, Florida for the 24th annual Winter Music Conference. As we know by now, the event will be highlighted by [...]

Les Savy Fav scares up the Epiphany (1/31)

By and on February 3rd, 2009

Few live acts today can really match the intensity and stage presence of New York’s Les Savy Fav. When the band plays a show, they bring not only music but also a stage show and more excitement than necessary. This is expected; however, this scant description hardly begins to paint the scene at Epiphany Episcopal [...]