In a stroke similar in vibe (but not volume) to Pearl Jam, Tori Amos is releasing six live "bootleg" recordings (how bootleg is it if it's chosen by her and taken from a professional soundboard?) this fall. The first two releases are scheduled for an August 30th release, and all discs (double-discs with covers and live tracks recorded during the Original Sinsuality Tour) will be available only at www.toribootlegs.com.
Apparently when you release two albums simultaneously you have to tour like crazy. Such is the case for Bright Eyes - whom you can now catch on yet another tour of North America (this time with a "traditional backing band" - i.e. not The Faint). Check out the dates...
The details on the new Depeche Mode album, Playing the Angel, have been announced. It should hit shelves on October 18th. Oh, and we've known about the massive tour planned for it for quite awhile.
Go see Echo & The Bunnymen on their latest tour - and don't worry about yelling for them to play "Pretty In Pink" - it will likely be in their set at least a couple times.
Despite the new BSS album coming soon, Feist will be doing a handful of dates around North America in ongoing support of her album Let It Die.
If you've been contemplating visting Brixton Academy and seeing a great rock show, you may want to head over to the Queens of the Stone Age site and get your tickets for the show that will forever be immortalized for a live CD/DVD. Or you may just want to wait until it's released in stores and live the experience that way.
theSTART have just announced that they will be touring with Garbage. The dates are below:
The new Lightning Bolt album is tenatively entitled Hypermagic Mountain and should be available on October 18th and a fine retailer near you. Tracklisting and tour dates to ensue at a later time.
The new, and often-shelved, Fiona Apple record Extraordinary Machine that's been a very on again / off again affair supposedly has a release date of October 4th via Epic Records. The disc will not be the same as the one that has made its rounds online - as there will be 9 re-recorded versions and the new song "Parting Gift." Lets hope the weirdness stays intact with the re-recorded versions.
As a tribute to the recently, and unfortunately, passed Mike Mahaffey there will be a show performed by Self on September 10th in Nashville, TN. For those of you that are Self fans, you are probably aware of the fact that it's been quite a long time since the band has played a show or officially output any music. Get your tickets here with the quickness.
Aside from going on tour with Bloc Party, The Kills will be releasing the Run Home Slow EP featuring remixes of songs from their recently released No Wow LP and two new tracks. Look for it August 16th.
Rhino Entertainment will be releasing a CD & DVD highlighting the 2004 Austin City Limits Music Festival – both on August 30th. The CD features performances by 16 different artists while the 2 Disc DVD features videos of 24 performances, including eight songs not featured on the CD. Track listing below, but look for songs from The Pixies, Franz Ferdinand, Broken Social Scene, My Morning Jacket and more.
In case you missed it, the legendary Public Enemy released Power of the People and the Beats: Public Enemy's Greatest Hits via Def Jam on August 2nd. The dsic features 18 selections, each digitally remastered, ranging from 1987’s "Public Enemy No. 1" to 1998’s "He Got Game." Better get on it.
Vaux have just put their new song, "Are You With Me" up for listening at Purevolume along with a new, live download of "Set it To Blow." Look for their upcoming album Beyond Virtue, Beyond Vice on October 25th.
Word has come that DFA artist The Juan Maclean will be joining LCD Soundsystem for a series of dates in October (dates below). The debut album by The Juan Maclean, Less Than Human, is out in stores now and the first single off the album, "Tito's Way," is also out now with remixes by Lindstrom & Prins, Booka Shade, Reverso 68 and 41 Small Stars.
Fat Wreck Chords has put together a tour featuring the likes of Against Me, Smoke or Fire, The Soviettes, and Epoxies. Dates, venues, and show details below.
While I don't really consider October to be part of "summer" per se, the new Grandaddy EP we told you about is set for a release on September 27th.
You can watch the new White Stripes video for "My Doorbell" right here.
Did anyone else realize that Live was still putting out albums? Yea, me neither. Apparently the band will release Songs From Black Mountain in mid-November with the single "The River" preceeding it in mid-September. If they manage to top "Lakini's Juice" I'll be impressed.
With more dates expected to be announced later, Doves have gone ahead and laid out a fall trek through North America in continuing support of Some Cities.
