Archive for June, 2009

Xavier Rudd will perform at real U.S. venues on upcoming tour

By on June 4th, 2009

It turns out that Xavier Rudd won’t just be playing casinos and the country of Canada when he kicks off his summer tour later this month. Now included in the Australian musician’s upcoming itinerary in support of last year’s Dark Shades of Blue will be dates at venues all across the U.S. this summer, resulting [...]

Album Review: Iggy Pop – Préliminaires

By on June 4th, 2009

★½☆☆☆

The old adage “Word to the Wise” couldn’t be used better than in a sentiment to Michigan native Iggy Pop. His latest release, Préliminaires, offers up a schizophrenic agglomeration of new songs that are both cryptically honest, and staggeringly defiant as anything he’s ever done before. The trouble is, his album-long lament on the loneliness [...]

A preview of Starscape ’09…

By on June 4th, 2009

Consequence of Sound previews this weekend’s Baltimore based electro festival.

Another dude from The Mars Volta does stuff other than The Mars Volta

By on June 4th, 2009

Just because The Mars Volta have a busy next couple of months, what with the release of the band’s latest LP and some supporting tour dates, does not mean that the members making up the Texas outfit does not have time for other activities. We all know about frontman Omar Rodriguez-Lopez’s recent exploits, but do [...]

Listen: Melissa McClelland

By on June 4th, 2009

Summer is a great time for the blues. Not the mood, but the music. Loud rock n’ roll is great for the beach and Friday night cruises, but if the hot July sun has you spending a lazy afternoon under your favourite tree or enjoying a leisurely country drive, the cool sounds of a vintage [...]

Merge looks to conquer the genre of influential indie bands from the 1990′s looking to come back in 2009

By on June 4th, 2009

Merge Records gears up for new releases from two of the ’90s favorite music acts, Polvo and The Clean.

Yo La Tengo creates Popular Songs

By on June 4th, 2009

Done with its trip to the movies, New Jersey’s Yo La Tengo is gearing up for its next creative endeavor, the release of a brand new studio album. And a popular one at that. No, the trio of Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan and James McNew haven’t gone all Nickelback on us. For the sake of [...]

Watch: MGMT scares “Kids” (and us)

By on June 4th, 2009

One of the spookiest (and greatest) music videos to date…