Oh snap, no news for a spell. Sorry about that. We've been working our balls off at actually job and family. Also, it is high time in college basketball, so our UNC Basketball is off the hook right now.
Not lazy, just busy.
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This is SXSW week - so every label is doing some kind of showcase. Here are a couple:
Saddle Creek Records:
3/15 @ Dirty Dog
8 PM - Son, Ambulance
9 PM - Ladyfinger (NE)
10 PM - Georgie James (acoustic duo)
11 PM - Neva Dinova
12 AM - Two Gallants
1 AM - Tokyo Police Club
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Flameshovel Records:
3/15 @ B.D. Riley's
01:00 AM MAKE BELIEVE
12:00 AM BOUND STEMS
11:00 PM MANNEQUIN MEN
10:00 PM THE END OF THE WORLD
09:00 PM THE SUBJECTS
08:00 PM UME
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Joy Division Documentary is being screened at SXSW this week though most will see via DVD on its June 10th release.
Week of 2/18
Rufus Wainwright wants to turn off the lights and burn the whole fucking thing down. Read about it here.
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Oh god, Fall Out Boy are going to become comic book heroes. Geez...
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U2 is working on a new record in order to continue their world dominance.
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TVT Records are filing for bankruptcy this week - but they say it's not the end of the label.
Week of 2/11
Gnarls Barkley's new album The Odd Couple is coming out on April 8th via Downtown/Atlantic.
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Constantines - who left Sub Pop and signed with Arts & Crafts - have a new album coming out in late April called Kensington Heights. Word.
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After disappearing following their debut album, Islands have signed with Anti- records in order to continue their powers of awesomeness.
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It's been awhile for an updated here, but the thing called work is getting in the way of the thing called fun.
05/05 West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre
05/06 Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
05/08 Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre
05/09 Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
05/11 Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge
05/14 St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
05/17 Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
05/18 Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center
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Thrice tour dates, bitches:
04/16 - San Diego, CA - House Of Blues
04/18 - Las Vegas, NV - House Of Blues
04/19 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee
04/21 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
04/22 - Dallas, TX - Palladium
04/23 - Austin, TX - Stubbs
04/25 - Nashville, TN - Rocketown
04/26 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
04/27 - Orlando, FL - House Of Blues
04/29 - Ft Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
04/30 - St Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
05/02 - Charlotte, NC - Amos Southend
05/03 - Richmond, VA - The National
05/04 - East Rutherford, NJ - The Bamboozle Festival
05/06 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
05/07 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre
05/08 - Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock Cafe
05/09 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
05/10 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
05/12 - Clifton Park, NY - Northern Lights
05/13 - Buffalo, NY - Club Infinity
05/14 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Zoo
05/15 - Pontiac, MI - Clutch Cargo's
05/16 - Chicago, IL - Metro
05/17 - Chicago, IL - Metro
05/18 - Milwaukee, WI - Rave
05/20 - Denver, CO - Ogden
05/21 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
05/23 - Seattle, WA - Showbox Sodo
05/24 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
05/25 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
05/27 - Anaheim, CA - House Of Blues
05/28 - Anaheim, CA - House Of Blues
05/29 - Hollywood, CA - Avalon
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Bon Jovi's 'Living on a Prayer':
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Will Ferrell and Semi-Pro:
Week of 1/28
Shout Factory! is going to release Kurt Cobain About a Son on DVD - look for it.
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Supergrass is still kicking and will release a new album Diamond Hoo Ha on Astralwerks on April 15th.
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While we all wait for the next Wolf Parade CD, Sunset Rubdown are doing more dates - most recently setting up European dates in May.
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So, you think we've been watching Music and Lyrics OnDemand much recently? Well, yes, and below are some key moments - that are well awesome:
The opening video:
Hugh Grant sounding like Morrissey:
Week of 1/21
Bullet for my Valentine has commissioned Tom Manning to create mini-comics for each of their new eleven songs off their new album Scream Aim Fire.
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Buzz band Tokyo Police Club will release their debut full-length in late April on Saddle Creek.
January
22 Boise , ID - The Big Easy
23 Spokane , WA - The Big Easy Concert House
24 Vancouver , BC - Richard's on Richards
25 Seattle, WA - Neumos Crystal Ball Reading Room
26 Portland , OR - Aladdin Theater
28 Sacramento , CA - The Boardwalk
29 Anaheim , CA - House of Blues
30 San Diego , CA - House of Blues
31 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
February
01 Tempe , AZ - The Clubhouse
02 Los Angeles , CA - Crash Mansion
05 Austin, TX - Emo's
06 Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre
07 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
08 Baton Rouge , LA - Varsity Theatre
09 Atlanta , GA - Roxy
12 Toronto , ONT - Opera House
13 Detroit , MI - Magic Stick
14 Cincinnati , OH - 20th Century Theatre
15 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
16 Cleveland, OH - Agora Ballroom
18 Boston , MA - Paradise Rock Club
19 Boston , MA - Paradise Rock Club
21 New York , NY - Terminal 5
22 Philadelphia , PA - The Fillmore at TLA
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Pierce the Veil tour dates with Mayday and Emery:
Tue 1/29 Nashville , TN Rocketown
Wed 1/30 Columbus , OH Newport Music Hall
Thu 1/31 Chicago , IL Metro
Fri 2/01 Cleveland , OH Agora Ballroom
Sat 2/02 Detroit , MI St. Andrews Hall
Mon 2/04 Madison , WI Majestic Theatre
Tue 2/05 St. Paul , MN Station 4
Wed 2/06 Omaha , NE Sokol Underground
Thu 2/07 Lawrence , KS Liberty Hall
Fri 2/08 Denver , CO The Marquis Theatre
Sat 2/09 Salt Lake City , UT Avalon Theater
Mon 2/11 Seattle , WA Showbox at the Market
Tue 2/12 Portland , OR Wonder Ballroom
Wed 2/13 Orangevale , CA The Boardwalk
Thu 2/14 San Francisco , CA Bottom Of The Hill
Fri 2/15 West Hollywood , CA The Troubadour
Sat 2/16 San Diego , CA Soma Sidestage
Sun 2/17 Pomona , CA The Glass House
Mon 2/18 Las Vegas , NV Jillian’s
Tue 2/19 Tempe , AZ Marquee Theatre
Wed 2/20 Albuquerque , NM Sunshine Theater
Fri 2/22 San Antonio , TX White Rabbit
Mon 2/25 Dallas , TX The Door
Tue 2/26 Tulsa , OK Otherside
Wed 2/27 Sauget, IL Pop’s
Fri 2/29 Cincinnati , OH The Underground
Sat 3/01 Buffalo , NY Xtreme Wheelz
Sun 3/02 Millvale , PA Mr. Small’s Theatre
Mon 3/03 New York , NY Blender Theatre at Gramercy
Wed 3/05 Worcester , MA The Palladium
Thu 3/06 Towson , MD The Recher Theatre
Fri 3/07 Philadelphia , PA Trocadero
Sat 3/08 Richmond , VA The National
Mon 3/10 Jacksonville , FL Jack Rabbits
Tue 3/11 Ft. Lauderdale , FL Culture Room
Wed 3/12 Orlando , FL The Social
Thu 3/13 Orlando , FL The Social
Fri 3/14 St. Petersburg , FL The State Theatre
Sat 3/15 Pensacola , FL American Legion Post 33
Sun 3/16 Little Rock , AR Juanita’s Cantina Ballroom
Mon 3/17 Joplin , MO The Foundry Music Theatre
Wed 3/19 Louisville , KY Headliners
Thu 3/20 Atlanta , GA The Masquerade
Fri 3/21 Charlotte , NC Tremont Music Hall
Sat 3/22 Greenville , SC The Handlebar
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The super awesome Zooey Daschel has teamed up with indie rock star M. Ward for a collaborative effort called She & Him. Below is a youtube video for 'Lonesome Town'
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Coachella's lineup - this year in the desert and in New Jersey - has been announced:
Friday, April 25:
Jack Johnson
The Verve
Raconteurs
The Breeders
Fatboy Slim
Tegan and Sara
Madness
The Swell Season
The National
Animal Collective
Slightly Stoopid
Mum
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
Stars
Battles
Aesop Rock
Midnight Juggernauts
Does it Offend you, Yeah?
Minus the Bear
Spank Rock
dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip
Diplo
Adam Freeland
Santo Gold
Jens Lekman
John Butler Trio
Vampire Weekend
Dan Deacon
Architecture in Helsinki
Sandra Collins
Busy P
Cut Copy
Black Lips
Datarock
Professor Murder
Reverend and the Makers
The Bees
Porter
Rogue Wave
Modeselektor
American Bang
Lucky I Am
Saturday, April 26:
Portishead
Kraftwerk
Death Cab for Cutie
Cafe Tacuba
Sasha & Digweed
Rilo Kiley
Dwight Yoakam
M.I.A.
Hot Chip
Cold War Kids
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks
DeVotchKa
Flogging Molly
Mark Ronson
Turbonegro
Scars on Broadway
Islands
Enter Shikari
Calvin Harris
Boyz Noize
Junkie XL
Cinematic Orchestra
Jamie T
The Teenagers
VHS or Beta
Carbon/silicon
Erol Alkan
Yo Majesty!
Little Brother
Bonde Do Role
St. Vincent
Akron Family
MGMT
Institubes DJs (Surkin, Para One and Orgasmic)
James Zabiela
Sebastian
Kavinsky
Dredg
The Bird and the Bee
Grand Ole Party
New Young Pony Club
120 Days
Yoav
Electric Touch
Uffie
Sunday, April 27:
Roger Waters
Love & Rockets
My Morning Jacket
Spiritualized
Justice
Gogol Bordello
Chromeo
The Streets
Metric
Danny Tenaglia
Simian Mobile Disco
Booka Shade
Murs
Dmitri from Paris
Autolux
The Field
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Les Savy Fav
The Cool Kids
Sons & Daughters
Sia
Holy Fuck
Black Kids
Black Mountain
The Annuals
Kid Sister w/A-Trak
Man Man, Duffy
I'm from Barcelona
Manchester Orchestra
Deadmau5
The Horrors
Austin TV
Shout Out Louds
Plastiscines
Brett Dennen
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Rhino - the reissue kings - are going to reissue The Lemonheads classic 1992 album It's a Shame About Ray with all types of bells and whistels......and a DVD.
Week of 1/14
Finally back at full blown power after the holidays........................
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Yellowcard is going to release a live digital record only through iTunes - titled Live From Las Vegas At the Palms.
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Colin Meloy of the Decemberists is fixing on releasing a solo album on KRS in early April; his songs not covers as he has done before on short tour EPs.
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In the long battle between Hawthorne Heights and Victory Records, Victory has sued Virgin/EMI - HH's new label - for poaching the band. Part of it also surrounds a form of slander against Victory owner Tony Brummel.
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Rancid has re-entered the studio with Epitaph owner/Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz to work on a follow-up to 2003's Indescructible. A lots gone since then specifically side project records for the members.
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Girl in a Coma is continuing their opening stint for Morrissey in Europe:
01/16 - Clermont-Ferrand, France - La Cooperative de Mai w/Morrissey
01/18 - Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie w/Morrissey
01/19 - Lille, France - Aeronef w/Morrissey
01/21 - London, England - London Roundhouse w/Morrissey
01/22 - London, England - London Roundhouse w/Morrissey
01/23 - London, England - London Roundhouse w/Morrissey
01/25 - London, England - London Roundhouse w/Morrissey
01/26 - London, England - London Roundhouse w/Morrissey
01/27 - London, England - London Roundhouse w/Morrissey
01/30 - Doncaster, England - Doncaster Dome w/Morrissey
02/01 - Sunderland, England - Empire w/Morrissey
02/02 - Edinburgh, Scotland - Edinburgh Playhouse w/Morrissey
02/04 - Paris, France - Olympia w/Morrissey
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Xiu Xiu Tour:
03-07 Portland, OR - Someday Lounge
03-08 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
03-10 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
03-11 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
03-13 Ames, IA - Maintenance Shop
03-14 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
03-15 Chicago, IL - Reggie's
03-16 Mount Pleasant, MI - Rubble's Bar
03-17 Toronto, Ontario - TBA
03-18 Ottawa, Ontario - Babylon Nightclub
03-19 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa
03-20 Bennington, VT - Bennington College
03-21 Boston, MA - Museum of Fine Arts Boston
03-22 Annandale-on-Hudson, NY - Smog (Bard College)
03-24 Purchase, NY - Student Center (SUNY Purchase)
03-23 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
03-25 New York, NY - Fordham University
03-26 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
03-27 Washington, DC - Black Cat
03-28 Columbus, OH - Skully's Music Diner
03-29 Newport, KY - Southgate House
03-31 St. Louis, MO - Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center
04-01 Springfield, MO - Randy Bacon Gallery
04-02 Oklahoma City, OK - Conservatory
04-03 Fort Worth, TX - Lola's
04-04 Houston, TX - Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
04-05 Austin, TX - Mohawk
04-07 Santa Fe, NM - College of Santa Fe
04-08 Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room
04-11 Los Angeles, CA - Echo
04-12 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
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The Felice Brothers have signed to Oberst's Team Love.
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Anti-Flag is fixing on releasing their next album on April 1st - or so we've been led to believe...................
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Bob Mould tour:
5 March Minneapolis MN First Ave
6 March Milwaukee MN Shank Hall
7 March Chicago IL Metro
8 March Cleveland OH Grog
10 March Toronto ON Mod Club
12 March Boston MA Paradise
13 March New York City NY Fillmore
14 March Philadelphia PA Trocadero
15 March Washington DC 9:30 Club
16 March Carrboro NC Cat's Cradle
18 March Atlanta GA Variety
20 March Austin TX Antone's
22 March Boulder CO Fox Theatre
24 March San Diego CA Belly Up
25 March Los Angeles CA El Rey
26 March San Francisco CA Great American Music Hall
28 March Portland OR Doug Fir
29 March Seattle WA Neumo's
30 March Vancouver BC Richard's
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Secondhand Serenade has pushed the release date of their A Twist in my Story to February 19th (originally scheduled for February 5th).
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Polydor/Decca will release the third Greatest Hits album for Morrissey with the following tracklisting:
Tracklist For Greatest Hits:
01. First Of The Gang To Die
02. In The Future When All's Well
03. I Just Want To See The Boy Happy
04. Irish Blood, English Heart
05. You Have Killed Me
06. That's How People Grow Up
07. Everyday Is Like Sunday
08. Redondo Beach
09. Suedehead
10. The Youngest Was The Most Loved
11. The Last Of The Famous International Playboys
12. The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get
13. All You Need Is Me
14. Let Me Kiss You
15. I Have Forgiven Jesus
Tracklist For Live At The Hollywood Bowl:
01. The Last of the Famous International Playboys
02. The National Front Disco
03. Let Me Kiss You
04. Irish Blood, English Heart
05. I Will See You In Far-off Places
06. First Of The Gang To Die
07. I Just Want To See the Boy Happy
08. Life Is A Pigsty
Week of 12/24
Slow week due to the holidays.............
The next Pennywise record will be provided free on Myspace for two weeks from March 25th, 2008.
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Jay-Z will step down as Def Jam (Island Music Group) president on December 31st. Partially it was due to many other activities he's involved in, but also that Universal did not renew his contract at the lucrative deal Jay-Z was seeking.
Week of 12/17
Fearless Records has added The Morning Light from Pittsburg.
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The 2008 Taste of Chaos Tour lineup is thus: Avenged Sevenfold, Atreyu, Bullet for my Valentine, and Blessthefall. And the dates are:
2/29
Denver, CO
Fillmore Auditorium
3/1
Kansas City, MO
Memorial Hall
3/2
Milwaukee, WI
The Eagles Ballroom
3/4
Minneapolis, MN
Roy Wilkins Auditorium
3/5
St. Louis, MO
Family Arena
3/7
Dayton, OH
Hara Arena
3/8
Detroit, MI
Cobo Arena
3/10
Rochester, NY
The Armory
3/11
Chicago, IL
Aragon Ballroom
3/14
Philadelphia, PA
Tweeter Center
3/15
Asbury Park, NJ
Convention Center
3/17
Washington, DC
Patriot Center
3/18
Portland, ME
Cumberland County Civic Center
3/20
Nassau, NY
Nassau Coliseum
3/21
Boston, MA
Tsongas Arena
3/22
Albany, NY
The Armory
3/24
Atlanta, GA
Gwinnett Center
3/25
Tampa, FL
USF Sundome
3/26
Miami, FL
Bayfront Park
3/28
Orlando, FL
UCF Arena
3/29
Biloxi, MS
Mississippi Coast Coliseum
3/30
TBA
4/1
Dallas, TX
Nokia Theatre
4/3
Oklahoma City, OK
Fairgrounds Arena
4/4
Corpus Christi, TX
Concrete Street Amphitheatre
4/5
San Antonio, TX
Freeman Coliseum
4/6
El Paso, TX
County Coliseum
4/8
TBA
4/9
Phoenix, AZ
Jobing.com Arena
4/10
Long Beach, CA
Long Beach Arena
4/12
San Jose, CA
Event Center
4/13
Sacramento, CA
ARCO Arena
4/15
Seattle, WA
WaMu Center
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+1 Publicity has started +1 Records which will launch in January 2008.
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Bodog Music, of the entertainment and gambling ring, has signed the loose cannon of DMX; have fun with that.
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The iTunes version of Xiu Xiu's new album Women as Loves will include five bonus songs under the KRS label.
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Rolling Stone has named MIA's record the top record of 2007 - I think I just threw up in my mouth.
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Fearless Records is looking for help in creating a new logo and in return you'll get $1000 if your's is chosen. Submit items to Fearlesslogocontest@gmail.com.
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A new hot sauce has been named for Minor Threat - literally, Minor Threat Sauce.
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The Decemberists have announced a couple of shows for January:
01-22 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
01-23 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
01-30 Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
01-31 Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
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Murder By Death and their creepy indie folk have signed to Vagrant Records, in an attempt by the label to diversify.
Week of 12/10
The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players have a new song and little video for STARZ On-Demand Christmas category. It is standard fun fair, but the whole endeavor seems to contradict the Family's anti-consumerism/commercialism approach to life.
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According to Equal Vision, Damiera, Dear and the Headlights, and Fear Before the March of Flames are currently recording records with the hope of 2008 release dates.
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Indianola Records has signed Miami's And Then There Was You.
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The old saying is that 'you live long enough, you'll see everything.' Indeed this seems to be the case as Fearless Records is getting together another compilation record of Punk Goes - this time 'Punk Goes Crunk' - I may have just threw up in my mouth.
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Sigur Ros has set up screenings of their documentary film Heima in the U.S. The schedule is below:
12/18, 7:30pm - San Francisco CA - Embarcadero Center Cinema
12/18, 7:30pm - Denver CO - Chez Artiste
12/19, 8pm - Boston MA - Kendall Square Cinema
12/19, 8pm - Atlanta GA - Midtown Art Center
12/20, 8pm - Austin TX - Dobie Theatre
12/20, 8pm - Seattle WA - Metro Cinemas
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Dan Nelson, former singer of LI's Devilsize, has been announced as the new singer to legendary metal band Anthrax.
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Explosions in the Sky's new US Tour (rock it, awesome):
03/15 - San Diego, CA - SOMA
03/17 - Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern Theatre
03/21 - San Francisco, CA - GA Music Hall
03/22 - San Francisco, CA - GA Music Hall
03/24 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
03/25 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up Tavern
03/26 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
03/28 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theatre
03/29 - St. Louis, MO - Pageant Theatre
03/30 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre
04/01 - Chicago, IL - Congress Theatre
04/02 - Grand Rapids, MI - Calvin College
04/03 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
04/04 - Buffalo, NY Tralf - Music Hall
04/06 - Farmingdale, NY - Crazy Donkey
04/08 - New York, NY - Terminal 5
04/09 - Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom
04/11 - Norfolk, VA - Norva
04/13 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
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Victory Records has extended their distribution deal with Universal Music Canada - the continuing set to being corporate.
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Here's a link to Maxim's top 10 albums for 2007. Sort of your standard fair, though we believe that MIA's record sucked hard.
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Panic at the lesbian house has a new record coming in march.
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The 2008 Take Action Tour is now set with headliners Every Time I Die, The Bled, From First to Last, August Burns Red, and the Human Abstract. The tour kicks off in Detroit in February and ends in March in NYC.
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The Mars Volta's limited winter tour:
January 9th - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
January 11th - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
January 12th - Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
January 14th - New York, NY - Terminal 5
January 17th - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore at the TLA
January 18th - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
January 19th - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
January 21st - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Hall
January 23rd - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
January 25th - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club
January 27th - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
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Filter Mag's Top Ten:
1. Radiohead, In Rainbows
2. Band of Horses, Cease To Begin
3. Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
4. The Good, The Bad & The Queen, The Good, The Bad & The Queen
5. Animal Collective, Strawberry Jam
6. Elvis Perkins, Ash Wednesday
7. LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver
8. The National, Boxer
9. Great Northern, Trading Twilight For Daylight
10. Andrew Bird, Armchair Apochrypha
I'd support Radiohead, Band of Horses, Arcade Bird, and Andrew Bird, but some of the others are so so.
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Former Janes Addiction bassist Eric Avery is finally coming out with a debut solo record entitled Help Wanted on Dangerbird Records, with recording help from Flea, Taylor Hawkins, and Shirley Manson.
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Some interesting Grammy nods, but also the standard crap that majors have pushed into everyone's brain. Among the piles of crap are Daughtry, Bon Jovi, Evanscence, King Diamond, etc. Obvious question - if you have best pop/rock instrumental songs and albums, why isn't Explosions in the Sky among this set? Better off paying attention to the PLUG Awards.
Week of 12/3
What's this with the band Arson Anthem? Bascially, it is a new super group of Phil Anselmo, Hank Williams III, and Mike Williams who are putting out a debut EP in February on Housecore Records.
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Because Mike Patton is always busy, he has now offered bits for the films I Am Legend and A Perfect Place. Patton is also looking to release a full soundtrack later in 2008.
Jeff Tweedy of Wilco is offering his mad skills for supporting Obama in '08.
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The up and coming Stolen Transmission label has parted ways with Island Def Jam - or vice versa.
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UGK rapper Pimp C was found dead in LA on Tuesday morning.
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Myspace in their quest to take over the universe, or actually News Corp.'s quest, is now offering exclusive live acoustic performances through a new service called Transmissions.
