Ween has decided to take a break from recording their next full-length record and hit the road for awhile. There is no tenative release date, album title, or even speculation about when such facts would be revealed. So you'll just have to ask Dean and Gene yourself when you see them.
When Eamon Hamilton left British Sea Power there was always the chance that his focus on The Brakes wouldn't catch on. Such is not the case, as the band has announced another batch of US tour dates in support of Catch/Release - out now.
Consider this your official reminder of the upcoming Built to Spill tour that kicks off next week in support of You In Reverse.
It's not often that Matmos go on tour. So when they do, you know it's going to be something worth investigating. Even if it's just the sound of a doctor sawing through a bone with heart beeps performing the underlying beat, you'd need to see it. If you haven't nabbed the new album, The Rose Has Teeth In The Mouth Of A Beast, please do so at your earliest convience.
Pitchfork Media often gets a bad rap for their opinionated and seemingly overly-informed reviews but when they throw a party, they throw a party. The Pitchfork Music Festival will take place July 29th and 30th in Union Park (Chicago, IL). Confirmed acts thus far include The Walkmen, The Futureheads, The National, Aesop Rock, Mission of Burma, Diplo, Tarantula A.D., and a bunch more (with even more to be announced mid-June). Check out the more for the schedule as it stands now.
Dangerdoom has teamed up with Adult Swim once again and is giving away the Occult Hymn EP, a 7-song set of skits and The Mouse and the Mask remixes, for free. Head over to adultswim.com to download the album and artwork (unfortunately, the MP3s are encoded at 64kbps).
We kind of jumped the gun a few days ago, 'cause Jurassic 5 went and released their full tour schedule for this summer. They're all over the US from July 18th until September 13th.
The Knife have posted a new video for "We Share Our Mothers Health" on silentshout.co.uk. Don't forget to pick up Silent Shout when it hits The States on July 25th.
The Zutons will release Tired of Hanging Around on August 22nd as the official follow-up to their debut Who Killed The Zutons?. The album was produced by Stephen Smith and you can preview the whole thing over on their website.
We just got word that the new Muse album, Black Holes and Revelations, will be hitting the US on July 11th. Celebrations abound.
We knew that Radiohead couldn't come over to North America and play Bonnaroo without doing a more elaborate tour, and we were right. The band announced a bunch of US dates that are probably all sold out already.
The forthcoming Be Your Own Pet debut full-length is bound to be a spastic collection of garage rock tunes - based on what they've released via EP's and such. The 15 track disc will be available June 16th via Thurston Moore's label, Ecstatic Peace (but you knew that already) and we've got the tracklisting for you now...
Lawrence, Kansas' White Whale will release their debut full-length, WWI, on July 25th. The band is made up of Matt Suggs, Rob Pope (The Get Up Kids) and Thee Higher Burning Fire. You can find "The Admiral" available in the Downloads. There are a few sporadic dates coming up later this summer, but the schedule is sure to be expanded.
Rhino Records is releasing a new compilation CD, Sound of Superman, on June 13th. The compilation features covers and original songs that explore themes of heroism and name-drop the Man of Steel, who makes his highly anticipated return to the big screen in Superman Returns, opening on June 30th. Check out this album player to preview songs from the soundtrack. Tracklisting (including songs from Nightmare Of You, The Sun, and more) is below.
Radio 4 is hitting the road in support of their new album, Enemies Like This. Although they aren't coming to my city, they are probably coming to yours - dates below.
A few more developments have hit since the recent discovery of the shelved Deftones documentary Entertain Me: A Film About Deftones. A higher-quality version of the trailer can be downloaded from the director's website. And, if online petitions are your thing, there's now one of those to sign, too. Maverick would be smart to realize this would a great DVD to release in preparation for the tentative Deftones album due later this year. Meanwhile, back in 2006 land, the band played a free show for fans in Sacramento on May 18th (a warm-up before kicking off the Family Values tour). Peruse photos from the show over at Flickr.
It looks as if Riddle Of Steel are eyeing a Fall release date for their upcoming album. The St. Louis trio are currently at The Mousetrap in Norman, OK recording. Check out "Deeper Still" from the 2005's Got This Feelin' on MySpace.
If you're still on the fence as to whether you want to download the new LCD Soundsystem b-sides and remixes album, Introns, then this handy album player might aid in that decision.
He Is Legend recently kicked off The Black Unicorn tour in Charlotte, NC. The tour will run until June 25th, ending up back in North Carolina at Greene Street in Greensboro. Throughout the tour, the Legend boys along with Classic Case will be offering The Black Unicorn split EP, which features a new He Is Legend track, "Cape Fear," and various other covers. If you don't happen to catch a tour stop in your town, you can order the EP from Future Tense Records.
Want to preview clips of all the tracks from the forthcoming Hot Chip album The Warning? If yes, then check out this player. If no, then thanks for taking the time to read this.
