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U2 taps Muse as tour opener?
Update: It now appears supporting acts include Snow Patrol, Glasvegas, Elbow, Kaiser Chiefs in Europe and the UK, as well as Snow Patrol, Muse and Black Eyed Peas in North America…. Given all that went down earlier this month, it’s a bit strange not seeing U2‘s name floating around the headlines. But with the pre-sale [...]
In Photos: The Rest of SXSW ’09
You know the old saying, a picture tells a thousand words? Well, if you add our full recap of South by Southwest ’09 to the slew of extra pictures we decided to post below, then we’re probably closing down on a trillion words about last week’s festivities, or at least something pretty darn close to [...]
Elvis Costello returns with Sugarcane
Only a year after he released Momofuku with the Imposters, Elvis Costello is back with new material. This time around, he’s going acoustic, and judging from the talent involved, he’s playing his cards right. Titled Secret, Profane, and Sugarcane, the “Little Hands of Concrete” snagged high profile producer T. Bone Burnett to carve out the [...]
Album Review: Swan Lake – Enemy Mine
It’s hard to believe that Swan Lake isn’t putting out the best albums of the decade. The three-headed monster that is Dan Bejar (New Pornographers, Destroyer), Spencer Krug (Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown) and Carey Mercer (Frog Eyes, Blackout Beach) have now put out two records (2006′s Beast Moans before this album), none of which seems [...]
Late Night Lobotomy (Week of 3/23)
So Spring is officially upon us and somewhere in Austin a scraggly haired guitarist is waking up in a gutter on Sixth Street, wondering where his dreams have gone. Meanwhile in TV land, things are looking up. This week’s highest profile appearance belongs to Prince’s trio of performances for Leno. However, I’m far more interested [...]
In Photos: CoS Official Showcase
On Friday night, Consequence of Sound celebrated its first annual official South by Southwest official showcase at the Wave. There were gripping rhymes and smashed cellos, empowering melodies and saw playing chords. But you can read all about that here; we’re letting the pictures do the talking in this post. So without further ado, this [...]
SXSW ’09 in Review: Friday – Saturday
Before packing our bags and heading back to the day-to-day grind that is real life, we were able to take in a couple more days of fun in the sun/overwhelming amounts of music/drunken record executives. Without further ado, the conclusion of our South by Southwest 2009 coverage: Friday, March 20th: It’s hard to cover Friday [...]
Neil Young empties out the attic, releases archives
Sometime around Thursday in Austin last week, rumors surfaced that Neil Young was hanging around the bar at the Four Seasons. A surprise performance was rumored to be in the fold, which as we know now didn’t happen, but the rock legend did use his South by Southwest time to shell out details on his [...]
Eminem & Flea among those dabbling in presenting…
On April 4th 2009, the music world will see a whole new class inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And of course, with inductees comes presenters! This year’s crop seems to be quite the motley bunch, but with the current inductee list it seems rather fitting. As it stands now, the procrastinating [...]
Now you too can be a DJ Hero!
Tired of the hammer-ons and pull-offs? Five starring “Freebird” not doing it for you anymore? Don’t fret, you’ll soon be able to engage in a new form of virtual musicianship. While rumors DJ Hero, the latest virtual music playing counterpart to Guitar Hero and Rock Band have been floating, news of the game has remained [...]
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