Our condolences go out to the family and friends of Robert Moog, inventor of the Moog keyboard. He died this weekend at the age of 71. His keyboards have been prominently featured in loads of music and we respect him for all that he's done for the music community at large.
VICE will release the song "Do They Know It's Hallowe'en" by North American Halloween Prevention Initiative with all proceeds going to UNICEF. The CD and 12" Vinyl single will be available on October 11th. The insane part comes in when you find out that the song features appearances from the likes of Beck, Arcade Fire, David Cross, Wolf Parade, Buck65, Sonic Youth, and a ton more. Your guess is as good as ours when it comes to what it will sound like but it should be pretty amazing. You can read much more about it here.
Who are The Book Of Lists? They are the latest of many Canadian imports picking up steam in the US. The band is also the brainchild of Chris Fey, formerly of Radio Berlin. They've already released their Red Arrows EP on Global Symphonic, however they're hard at work on a new full-length to be recorded this winter. Download three tracks from their debut EP at their official website and keep up with them over at MySpace, too.
Electronic rock trio Mobius Band released their debut LP, The Loving Sounds of Static, to much praise on August 9th. It's far time you get acquainted with this band, so download this MP3 of the title track. After that, head over to Ghostly International and pick up the LP and check out the band's official website.
Jackson and His Computer Band will release their Warp Records debut, Smash, on September 20th. The record, from French producer Jackson Fourgeaud, has been described as a "style orgy, a psychedelic celebration of conflict." Basically, a record that should inject some much needed originality into electronic music. For a taste of what's to come, head over to Bleep and preview the tracks from the "Rock On" single.
Want to preview the new Flaming Lips DVD VOID (details here)? How about their upcoming album At War With The Mystics? Kill two birds with one stone by watching the video for "Mr. Ambulance Driver" over at their MySpace page.
The new Radiohead album is in the works but it will be quite some time before it's finished being recorded, mixed, mastered, chosen to be put out by some label, marketed, distributed, or even written. In the meantime check the bands blog for amusing photos, cryptic musings, and other such nonsense.
Not having a proper tour has caused the Gorillaz to choose some "interesting" avenues for promotion of Demon Days. Case and point - the band will appear, pixeled, at Habbo Hotel on August 24th to answer questions from fans. Call it an online chat, call it an excursion into a pixelated virtual posh hotel, I call it weird.
Just in case you haven't found a bootlegged mp3 copy of it yet, the new Cave In record Perfect Pitch Black is available for streaming in its entirety here. Details viewable here.
Have you heard the buzz on Be Your Own Pet yet? C'mon, stop slacking! XL Recordings signed these guys in no time flat. Pick up their new EP over at their site and form your own opinion.
Despite having released his "final" album Elliott Smith will be featured on the soundtrack to the upcoming film Thumbsucker. The disc, due Sept. 13th, will feature Smith covering Cat Stevens "Trouble", Big Star's "Thirteen", and the original track "Let's Get Lost."
In a recent post to the festival's official website, organizers have announced that this year's Hellfest has been cancelled. The cancellation stems from legal action taken by the festival venue, Sovereign Bank Arena, in Trenton, NJ. Hellfest was to feature performances by the likes of Public Enemy, Youth of Today, Against Me!, He Is Legend and Killswitch Engage, among many, many others.
The newest from Goblin Cock, Bagged and Boarded, will hit store shelves on October 25th. If you didn't know, Goblin Cock is yet another side-project of Pinback's Rob Crow. You can view the album artwork here and download an mp3 in our Downloads section.
If you want to check out a new song from Franz Ferdinand you can now check out "Do You Want To" online. Find the song at the bands official MySpace page, where else?
Head over to HandsBlue WAY to check out a tour video for Melissa Auf Der Maur compiled from her last round of touring.
We've got even more John Vanderslice tour dates in support of his upcoming Pixel Revolt album.
If you haven't exposed yourself to any of the wonderous sounds of The Octopus Project you should do so now. Then, after exposing your brain to quality songs, you should go see them on their upcoming east coast tour.
As expected, the forthcoming Elbow album Leaders of the Free World has been pushed back to a September 27th release date. However, we've learned that release will be accompanied by a DVD with music videos for each of the 11 songs. And we have the track list...
Mates Of States have now completed tracking their new album. The duo will mix the album with producer Bill Racine (Mercury Rev, Sparklehorse) and should be 100% done at the end of the month. Conveniently, right in time for their upcoming tour. Here's a list of working titles being thrown around...
Despite the fact that the upcoming Thrice album, Vheissu, has now been pushed back until October 18th, the guys have just announced a Fall headlining tour with Underoath and The Bled in tow.
