Archive for July, 2009

Basement Jaxx readies guest-heavy new album

By on July 13th, 2009

Yoko Ono, Yo! Majesty, Lightspeed Champion and Santigold among those appearing on Scars.

Listen: Chester French

By on July 13th, 2009

What do Abraham Lincoln and Blink-182 have in common? Thanks to up-and-coming American pop act Chester French, much more than they should.

New Modest Mouse EP due out on August 4th

By on July 13th, 2009

Get excited.

Moby ends wait… hits the road

By on July 13th, 2009

Wait for Me no longer! The man, the myth, the legend that is Moby has announced plans for an extensive North American tour this fall.

Mission of Burma conjures up The Sound The Speed The Light

By on July 13th, 2009

Last we heard from Mission of Burma, the Boston post-punk outfit was busy reissuing and remastering. Since then, they hit the studio to do some recording and on October 6th, they’ll be doing some releasing… of a brand new studio album!

Leonard Cohen says no more “Hallelujah”, announces European tour

By on July 13th, 2009

A word of warning to all musicians: Leonard Cohen does not want you to cover “Hallelujah” right now.

Living Things to play The Ramones in The Runaways

By on July 13th, 2009

You’ve probably heard a lot about The Runaways, the upcoming biopic about the 70′s Joan Jett-fronted, all-girls rock band. After all, based on the cast alone, the Floria Sigismondi directed film is already quite compelling — Kristen Stewart, best known for her work in Twilight, has been tapped to play Ms. Jett, Academy Award-nominated actor [...]

White Rabbits team up with Fiery Furnaces for U.S. tour

By on July 13th, 2009

After ferociously touring the western United States and the eastern seaboard in support of their sophomore effort, It’s Frightening, White Rabbits will now turn their attention to the south, and not surprising, considering everyone else is doing it these days, they have tapped fellow Brooklynites/hyped indie rockers The Fiery Furnaces to tag along. The newly [...]

Watch: The Dead Weather – “Treat Me Like Your Mother”

By on July 13th, 2009

Maybe I’m just different, but I never remember my mother riddling my body with bullets. Then again, I didn’t know you could walk away after being shot 50 times either. Leave it to The Dead Weather and its newly unveiled video for “Treat Me Like You Mother” to teach me something new…

Scratch that, the Pixies are coming to America after all!

By on July 13th, 2009

Between Frank Black’s upcoming solo endeavors and The Breeders’ newly announced U.S. tour, it was reasonable to believe that we wouldn’t be getting any Pixies reunion tour tour dates here in the states anytime soon — after all, that’s what we concluded. Well, it turns out we were completely wrong… and we couldn’t be more [...]