Archive for June, 2009

Capitol Records announces more Radiohead reissues

By on June 19th, 2009

Because, when you’re a record label, you can do stuff like that.

Limp Bizkit strive to be “addictive”

By on June 19th, 2009

It’s been 10 years, almost to the day, since Limp Bizkit owned the music industry. Think that’s a stretch? It really isn’t. It was 1999, months before the purported Armageddon and teenagers were all New York Yankees fans, screaming about getting the proverbial “Nookie” and their incessant need to “Break Stuff”. Needless to say, some [...]

mp3 Remix: Friday Mixtape LX

By on June 19th, 2009

We were gone at you know where last week [read about it here], so we got lots of goodies to share with you this week. Included below are two weeks worth of the best new singles, remixes, and covers, along with mp3s from some up-and-comers you just might want to check out. And as always, [...]

Festivals in Brief: Tooo many to list!

By on June 19th, 2009

It’s mid-June, Coachella and Bonnaroo have now come and gone, and a monsoon is about to once again ravage Glastonbury. At first glace, it looks as if the glory days of the 2009 festival season are all but over. But as readers of our FestivalOutlook.com will tell you, that couldn’t be further from the truth. [...]

Watch: Faith No More reunites at Download Festival 2009

By on June 19th, 2009

The headline should say everything, right? This past weekend, at Download Festival ’09, Faith No More reunited. Yes, the same band that launched Mike Patton, one of the most versatile singers on the planet. No, this wasn’t some random concert appearance by one of his numerous side projects, either. Much to our disbelief, the same [...]

Another Report: Northside Festival 2009

By on June 19th, 2009

This past weekend, the Northside Festival descended upon Brooklyn, NY, providing a full weekend of music showcases. As one should expect, Consequence of Sound was on site to take in the sites and sounds. Rose Martelli has our second report on the festivities…

Gossip really wants you to hear its new album even though it won’t technically be released for four more months

By on June 19th, 2009

After creating almost a decade’s worth of killer music, the garage rock/queercore/dance rock threesome known as Gossip has finally signed with a major music label (Columbia Records) for its new record, Music For Men. Filled with fast-paced dance numbers, raucous guitar riffs and front-woman Beth Ditto’s signature howl, the rip-roaring tunes of the 12-track effort [...]

Pitchfork Festival lets you know who you’re seeing when…

By on June 19th, 2009

Compliments of the Pitchfork Music Festival’s recently unveiled ’09 schedule, you can now begin planning who you’ll see when the Chicago based festival rolls into town between July 17th and 19th…

Watch: The Dead Weather on Conan; Phoenix on Letterman

By on June 19th, 2009

In what quite possibly might have been the first battle of epic proportions involving the musical guests of the newly launched Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien and the tried-and-true Late Show with David Letterman that seemingly no one was aware of until this morning when upon watching the performances of The Dead Weather and Phoenix [...]

Ra Riot Riot crams more dates into packed summer schedule

By on June 19th, 2009

Think your summer plans are cool? They probably got nothing on those of Ra Ra Riot. In addition to hanging with Death Cab for Cutie, Andrew Bird and The New Pornographers and stopping at more festivals than Angelina Jolie has children, the Syracuse outfit (Go ‘CusE!) has announced plans for another slew of tour dates [...]