http://consequenceofsound.net Think Fast, Listen Slowly Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:27:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As we mentioned earlier this week, The Subways will embark on an eight date U.S. tour later this month in support of the U.S. release of All or Nothing (September 9 via Warner Bros. Records). To celebrate the release of the band's second studio album, something that we really like, Consequence ... http://consequenceofsound.net/2008/07/19/cos-giveaway-the-subways-in-nyc-la/ If you checked out yesterday's Friday Mixtape and/or the lineup for this weekend's Whartscape Festival, you might recognize the name Adventure. Since signing with Carpark Records last spring, he 24-year-old, North Carolina born musician, who also goes by Benny Boeldt, has been gaining quite buzz for his Sega Genesis ... http://consequenceofsound.net/2008/07/19/adventure-gears-up-for-first-album-tour/ It feels like an eternity since we heard the first details of Metallica's long-awaited ninth studio album. Since then, fans have watched the band debate whether to follow Reznor, receive letters from Grohl, post song clips online, play Bonnaroo, come up with a title, sort of issue a release date, ... http://consequenceofsound.net/2008/07/19/after-much-waiting-metallica-unveils-death-magnetics-art/ On October 21, Parts & Labor will release Receivers, their fourth full-length album via Jagjaguwar Records. The eight track effort is also being billed as the band's most complex effort to date, thanks to an evolving lineup that now features drummer Joe Wong and guitarist Sarah Lipstate in addition to ... http://consequenceofsound.net/2008/07/18/get-ready-to-receive-parts-labors-new-album/ The last we checked, Karen O and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs were busy playing with cats and working on a new studio album. As much time as this takes up, the New York based band's frontlady has still found time to work on not one, but two side-efforts. While the current ... http://consequenceofsound.net/2008/07/18/karen-o-alleviates-boredom-with-new-side-project/ Before there is any sort of review of any sort of album by The Ting Tings, let's get the coverage of the iPod song out of the way. "Shut Up and Let Me Go" is track five and used to sell people Apple products. Now, there are some ... http://consequenceofsound.net/2008/07/18/album-review-we-started-nothing/ After a rather hectic 2007 which saw the self-release of Wild Mountain Nation and some pretty extensive touring, Blitzen Trapper certainly earned themselves some down time. However, after signing with Sub Pop, the Portland natives instead spent much of the last few month hitting up a few high-profile events and ... http://consequenceofsound.net/2008/07/18/blitzen-trapper-ready-furr/ Forgive us for the lack of postings this morning. Most of us here at Consequence of Sound are running on only couple hours of sleep thanks to those midnight showings. But then again, can you blame us? As we pound the caffeine and fight off our desires to run out and ... http://consequenceofsound.net/2008/07/18/mp3-remix-friday-mixtape-xiv/ After watching something as epic and mind blowing as The Dark Knight, most people may need a little down time just to get their bearings. What better to relax then sitting back in your favorite computer chair and tuning into some streaming festival performances? Fortunately this weekend offers not one, but ... http://consequenceofsound.net/2008/07/18/pitchfork-mile-high-webcast-weekend/ There are those that say classics never die - and they probably figured right when The Rolling Stones were still making albums in the 2000s (no Keith and cockroach cracks, please). Sadly, the one band I wish had stuck around did not. Pink Floyd ended officially in 1994, but prior to that ... http://consequenceofsound.net/2008/07/18/youtube-live-pink-floyd-comfortably-numb-at-live-8/