A €15 entrance fee reminds me of the extortionate charge you’d pay to watch your mate’s brother bash out his unique brand of death metal improv in the local badly lit, badly attended, ‘rock’ venue (and in the time it took me to say that, you would have already spent it again at the bar). But lo and behold, it is now the new recession-friendly ticket price for a series of European dates with some…
I’m really big fan of social media, using it every day. I love blogs, twitter, facebook, digg and all that jazz. I love how anyone ca raise an issue for the world to see and actually get some visibility across. Power to people, ha! That’s why I’m really enthusiastic by the Monolith Festival officials’ recent decision of announcing their lineup first on twitter and facebook, instead of doing it on their website. That’s a wise…
Back in March, the music scene was left a bit numb when a new Jack White side-project was announced, the alt supergroup The Dead Weather – comprised of, obviously, Jack White on drums (this not so obvious), Alison Moshart of The Kills on vocals, Dean Fertita of Queens of the Stone Age on guitar and Jack Lawrence of The Raconteurs on bass guitar. Since then, though, not much has been heard from them, apart from…
Although Diry Projectors’ latest release, titled “Bitte Orca”, is scheduled for a June 9th release, it unfortunately got leaked all over the Internet sometime around late March. Bummer. I’m not gonna lie here, I download it too. I just couldn’t wait anymore, so I immediately put it on my Blackberry the minute I heard it leaked and it’s been on repeat ever since. Now, there’s no doubt in my mind when I say this is…
Like every year, since 2006, summers in the windy city of Chicago have grown ever hotter and ever anticipated by the local music enthusiasts. Yes, it’s the Pitchfork Music Festival! For a weekend’s worth of time (17-19 July), Chicago is the indie capital of the world, gathering thousands of people from all across the country in the city’s Union Park, where the hippest, raddest indie acts are set to rock your socks off! This year,…
There’s still a long time to go until Veckatimes’ May 26th release date, even though it leaked and anyone who can operate a torrent site can download it, know that you’ll soon be able have a taste of the real thing since Grizzly Bear will immediately part on a North American tour in support of their upcoming LP. If you haven’t seen the band live before, book a ticket right away and count the days…
One of my very favourite things I’ve seen on Youtube over the years was Mike Patton, giving an interview at Lollapalooza. He talks about his upcoming projects – some Italian music, and probably a record consisting solely of him gurgling on some turps, while jabbing a violin into some children’s eyes (although he neglects to mention that one) – before getting distracted by the strains of Wolfmother playing on a stage nearby. He administers a…
One of the hippest festivals of the year, the Austin SXSW art festival, is right around the corner, with only a few weeks left until it kicks off. For your convenience, so you can plan out a dreamy weekend, the good folks that handle the fest’s organization have just released the schedule for all three days, ordered alphabetically. Considering the sheer number of bands playing, though, it’s gonna be a bit hard sorting through all…
The insanely awesome satire band, Flight of the Conchords, just mapped out a North American tour, which will see the duo performing across most of the US and traditional Canadian venues. After last year’s highly successful self-titled debut, Flight of the Conchords is also prepping a new album, set for a April 14th release date, although a title has yet to be revealed. Click here for presale info (password sugarlumps). [via donewaiting] 4/6/09 Tampa Bay…
Opeth, live @ The Monarch, Austin, Texas – 16.10.08. Photo by HeadovMetal. Opeth, and their future tour mates Enslaved, have both delivered same of the best new metal material of the past year, in the form of “Watershed” and “Vertebrae”, respectively. Fans of the bands, and good metal alike, should be happy to know the two will be playing together on the same stage, as they just recently mapped a pretty extensive tour. The tour…
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