Robert Scott (The Bats, The Clean, Magick Heads) has a new album due out in September via the rejunvenated Flying Nun Records in New Zealand and Mistletone in Australia. Ends Run Together is Scott’s 3rd solo record and includes Dale Cotton on production and guest appeareances from David Kilgour (The Clean) and Lesley Paris (Look Blue Go Purple). Flying Nun have a free download of … Continue reading NEWS: Robert Scott releases new solo record…
We’ve hardly taken a breath and recovered from all the summer festivals when the announcements start coming for 10/11 festival season. The latest is the line-up for Falls Music & Arts Festival and Sunset Sounds which boasts some big indie names in The National, The Soft Pack, Interpol, Klaxons, Tame Impala, The Rapture, Cold War Kids, Sleigh Bells, Hot Hot Heat, he Morning Benders and … Continue reading TOUR: Falls Music & Arts Festival and Sunset Sounds 2010 line-up…
Fresh from their Chicago club show (see video at end of post) and return to Lollapalooza over the weekend, Soundgarden have announced that they will be releasing a retrospective called Telephantasm on September 28th. In their own words: It is with great pleasure that we can finally let you all know what we have been working on. On September 28th, we will be releasing a … Continue reading NEWS: SOUNDGARDEN to release retrospective Telephantasm…
Good news for all you fans of Boris and Sunn O)) living near Brooklyn – The two lords of drone and ecxperimental metal are performing their album Altar for All Tomorrow’s Parties at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple on September 7th. Joining them will be Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter and for their debut US performance, BXI – the new collaboration between Boris and The … Continue reading NEWS: Boris & Sunn O)) perform Altar live alongside BXI…
On September 24th Tricky will return with his 9th album Mixed Race. We’ve heard the first single Murder Weapon (a reworking of the classic dancehall hit from Jamaican-born Echo Minott) and it sounds like he has nailed a nice mix of melody and menace this time round. Domino have a great track by track preview of the album by Tricky… Track-By-Track “Every Day” The singer on this … Continue reading NEWS: TRICKY returns with new album Mixed Race…
Sydney’s Songs released one of the better albums in 2009 and matched it with some stellar live shows. Now comes the news that guitarist Jeff Burch and drummer Steve Uren are relocating. At this stage we presume the band will recruit new members but nothing has been announced. According to the band: In light of the impending amicable departures we are recording new material together … Continue reading NEWS: SONGS Lose Two Members…
TICKETS FOR ALL SHOWS GO ON SALE TOMORROW FRIDAY 6TH AUGUST, 9AM GORILLAZ TOUR DATES Monday 6th December • Burswood Dome, Perth www.ticketek.com.au 132 849 Wednesday 8th December • Entertainment Centre, Adelaide www.ticketek.com.au 132 849 Saturday 11th December • Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne www.ticketek.com.au 132 849 Thursday 16th December • Entertainment Centre, Sydney www.ticketmaster.com.au 1300 883 622 Sunday 19th December • Entertainment Centre, Brisbane www.ticketek.com.au 132 849 Continue reading NEWS: Tickets for Gorillaz Australian Tour on sale tomorrow…
Ahead of the mid September release of Grinderman 2 comes the announcement of a US tour from Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Jim Sclavunos and Martyn Casey… If you’ve checked out the bits of video over on grinderman.com then you know they aren’t releasing love ballads this time round… Tour Dates Toronto, ON Phoenix (November 11) Montreal, QU Metropolis (12) Boston, MA House Of Blues (13) … Continue reading NEWS: GRINDERMAN announce North America tour…
It seems that Neil Young’s team are hard at work on NYA Volume II and the first titbit of info that has come to light is that there will be 4 unreleased albums from the late 70s/early 80s that will see the light of day. From NY Times… Four unreleased albums from this period are being rebuilt and will be available in the NYA Special … Continue reading NEWS: NEIL YOUNG’S Archives Vol II first glimpse…
We’ve hooked up with Blip.fm which means we now play DJ and radio selector with our favourite tracks and videos and you listen and follow along. There will be new releases, classic cuts and few guilty pleasures thrown in for fun… Join us. http://blip.fm/DoubtfulSounds Continue reading NEWS: Listen to Doubtful Sounds on Blip.fm
After a false start a couple of months ago the Kiwi label has finally got their new online stuff sorted out with a brand spanking new site. It looks mighty fine and is chock full of artist bios. links to purchase etc. New signings Die! Die! Die! feature and I highly recommend their new album Form for classic FN sounds and stylings… http://www.flyingnun.co.nz/ Continue reading NEWS: FLYING NUN website/store up and running…
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