The premiere screening of Who Knows?, the Live In Concert film from Andrew WK will take place on Feb. 3rd and 4th in Manhattan. Aside from seeing live shows spanning from 2000 - 2004, attendee's will also be treated to a solo keyboard performance from Andrew WK as well as sent home with a giant Who Knows? movie poster.
The upcoming Division Day album we told you about, Beartrap Island, is slated for a release sometime in March and we've got a tracklisting for you (though the band tells us the order is subject to change).
Red Ink has announced the March 7th release of Mellowdrone's debut album, Box. Produced by Tony Berg (Beck, X) and led by singer, guitarist and chief songwriter Jonathan Bates, "Box shifts effortlessly from moody space-pop to razor-sharp synth-pop pulsating with dance beats to brooding new wave imbued with slyly infectious melodies." Another words, we have heard it and it is really good. Mellowdrone will preview Box on the road this winter. Dates to be announced soon.
Vice's newest signing, Justice have already established themselves worldwide through their remix work as well as their DJ sets, but are now they are set to drop their first release, a DSP-only 3 track release out on 1.17 called Waters of Nazareth. Check out this EPK for a taste, Bam!.
We are hearing that headliners for Bonnaroo 2006 will be Radiohead, Tom Petty and Beck. The festivities this year will take place June 16 - 18.
Whenever you get a side project going there is always the threat of losing focus on the main project. Such is the case with British Sea Power and the side band The Brakes. BSP keyboardist Eamon Hamilton has parted ways with the band to pursue The Brakes full time.
Hopeful British electronica crossover Mylo will release his debut album Destroy Rock & Roll on February 7th via Breastfed Records. To preview the album, check out the ecard.
Swedish metalheads In Flames will release Come Clarity on February 7th, 2006 via New Jersey's own Ferret Music. Check out "Take This Life" and "Leeches" using this handy e-card.
Velvet Underground are set to release their 1st-ever DVD, Velvet Redux: Live MCMXCIII on January 24th. Filmed live at the Paris Olympia on June 15, 16, and 17, 1993, the DVD captures the original line-up- Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, and Moe Tucker - on extended versions of VU classics like "Femme Fatale," "Pale Blue Eyes," and "Heroin," and on more obscure fare like "Hey Mr. Rain" and "I'm Sticking With You", and there's even a new song, "Coyote." The DVD also features digitally re-mastered audio.
Finally, a follow-up to 2002's Private Press is on the horizon. According to the latest issue of SPIN magazine, DJ Shadow is set to release his yet-untitled new album in May. Whoo-hoo 2006!
Elvis Costello has expanded his upcoming orchestral/retrospective tour. Also, be on the lookout for River In Reverse, a new full-length album featuring collaborations with Allen Toussaint, due in May.
With blink-182 on indefinite hiatus and Tom DeLonge off over-hyping Angels and Airwaves, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker have started Plus-44 with LA-musician Carol Heller. Barker has compared the new material to Berlin and Missing Persons, but you can listen to "No It Isn't" over at the band's website and decide for yourself. The band expect to release the debut full-length this summer.
Beth Orton will promote the forthcoming release of Comfort of Strangers with an appearance on Late Night With David Letterman (January 24th) and a US tour throughout March and April.
Astralwerks will re-release Where The Humans Eat, the debut full-length from Massachusetts' own Willy Mason on March 7th. His blues/folk/country will fit right in with the impending country movement this year. Try and catch Willy around the US this month.
Ben Harper will release a new double-album, Both Sides of the Gun, on March 21st via Virgin. You can read more about the release over at Rolling Stone.
The long-awaited Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and Tortoise collabo, The Brave and The Bold (Justice League relation minimal), will see a US release from Overcoat Records on January 24th. As previously reported, the album features 10 covers, including "Thunder Road" by Bruce Springsteen, "Daniel" by Elton John and "That’s Pep" by Devo.
Head Automatica will take a break from the studio to (unfortunately) tour with Morningwood later this month and into February. If you'd like to check in on the recording sessions, stream the third installment of their video updates in Windows Media or Quicktime .
Virginia's Far-Less have posted the new track, "Jumping The Shark," over at Purevolume. "Shark" is the third song released from the band's forthcoming Tooth & Nail debut, Everyone Is Out To Get Us, due in stores on February 7th.
The first ever East West Records tour featuring the Spill Canvas, Nightmare Of You, Hit The Lights and As Tall As Lions will be hitting the road later this month, and Punkrockvids.com will be partnering with the tour to document every waking moment. Dates below.
The forthcoming January 24th release from Cat Power, The Greatest, can now be previewed in its entirety over at MySpace.
