If some of you became a bit disheartened upon news of TV on the Radio hiatus, know that Kyp Malone’s (vocals/guitar) debut solo album, released under the Rain Machine moniker, sounds and feels like a genuine TVotR record. Sure, it’s a deeply intimate and personal record, packed with influences and issues addressed by Kyp, but the vibe while spinning it is so strangely familiar that there isn’t any doubt in my mind – it’s TV…
One of my personal most anticipated release of the upcoming new year is definitely Spoon’s “Transference”. We’ve talked a bit about the new Spoon record in the past, more exactly about the few Transference tracks that have already been played live on the band’s last tour. It now seems people will get the chance to have a first hand account of the new Spoon sooner than one may think, as in the following months the…
“Realism”, the third Magnetic Fields record in the “no-synth” trilogy (following i and Distortion) is slated for a early 2010 release, so evidently a grand North America tour has been announced to support it. Merrit and company can be seen playing their soothing indie pop starting from February, when the tour will kick off in DC, before coming to an epic end in London towards the end of March. A somewhat brief trek, indeed, but…
The Clash of the Titans 1991 tour was one of the most epic and spectacular series of metal gigs to ever have graced the planet, basically making various venues in the US and Europe the very center of the scene for a day. Now, Megadeth and Slayer are set to embark on a tour of almost equal proportions in 2010, called the American Carnage Tour. They even brought on Testament as openers to re-create the…
Ah, finally! I’ve been nervously waiting for a follow-up to Made In The Dark, which is quite the pop gem, for ages now, and I can only rejoice at the news that Hot Chip’s new album, titled “One Life Stand”, will get released at the beginning of 2010. Here’s what I’ve read about the record in a press release I’ve just received: One Life Stand sees a proliferation of influences as diverse as the burgeoning…
Last week, Tegan and Sara’s sixth full length studio album, “Sainthood”, dropped with tons of praise from both critics and fans alike. Upbeat and catchy it’s nearly impossible not to like the Canadian twins, and I’m sure Conan loved them last night when the girls stopped by and played the banging “Back In Your Head.” Tegan and Sara have announced that they will launch their first extensive tour of the U.S. in nearly two years…
They’ve had their fair share of difficulties, to say the least that is, but according to the band’s frontman, Scott Weiland, Stone Temple Pilots will be touring a great deal in the following year, to complete an upcoming new album. Apparently, the tour will stretch across the whole year, with short breaks in between. Most probably the first leg of the tour will run for a short period of time, before breaking into the post-album…
I just got word from an old friend who currently lives in Beijing about this really cool tour about to come through the US. Five of the most highly regarded indie and underground acts from the Chinese city are coming through for a set of US dates. They include P.K. 14, Carsick Cars, Xiao He, White, and Snapline. Information about this tour, as well as tour dates and links to all of the bands and…
They’re Jawbox and they’re back! At least for a spark around Thanksgiving this year. According to Billboard and Reuters, the massively influential DC indie/punk quartet Jawbox will be reuniting for a December 8 performance on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.” The performance is largely to promote the band’s (finally) reissued 1994 touchstone LP, “For Your Own Special Sweetheart.” Fallon recently (and giddily, which made my respect for the guy shoot up) hosted equally influential emo…
In just a few weeks, Devendra Banhart new album “What Will We Be” is scheduled for release under Warner Bros., marking his first release under a major label. Naturally, he’ll be touring through much of North America, with his name stamped across most festivals’ posters. For now though, all we know is of his upcoming short trek in North America this November, but expect him to return to extensive touring after the holidays.What Will We…
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