Strut Records will release the 2nd volume of Next Stop… Soweto (Soul Funk & Organ Grooves From The Townships 1969-1976) in May. We’ve got a pre-release copy and it’s great! Take a look at the trailer (when did they start doing trailers for albums??) below to whet your appetite… Continue reading NEWS: STRUT release 2nd volume of Next Stop… Soweto
Punk puppet-master Malcolm MacLaren passed away yesterday at the age of 64 from a rare form of cancer called mesothelioma (visit mesotheliomahelp.org for more details). McLaren’s reputatation for manipulation of the bands he managed is part of modern musical folklore but the irrrefutable fact is that he played a key role in the development, style and sensationalism of 1970s punk. With Vivienne Westwood he created … Continue reading NEWS: The Death of Malcolm McLaren
Brooklyn duo (now based in LA) High Places release their new record High Places vs Mankind this week and Thrill Jockey are giving away a free download of the single I Was Born. You can also check out cool videos for the I Was Born and The Longest Shadows below… DOWNLOAD Continue reading NEWS: HIGH PLACES free MP3 and new videos…
We’ve been obsessing over Ariel Pink and his lo-fi hypnagogic nostalgipop round these parts lately so it is great news that Los Angeles’ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti have confirmed that their debut album for 4AD – Before Today will be released worldwide on June 8th 2010 on CD, LP and digital formats. Before Today was recorded in Encino with Sunny Levine (Quincy Jones’ grandson) and … Continue reading NEWS: ARIEL PINK album due 8th June…
Under the watchful eye of Robert Smith, Polydor/Universal are about to release the remastered Deluxe Edition of The Cure’s (in our opinion) classic album Disintegration. Due out on May 24th it will be a 3 disc affair complete with unreleased extras and the entire album live, taken from three nights at Wembly in 1989. In the press release Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite says: Disintegration by The Cure … Continue reading NEWS: THE CURE release Deluxe Edition of Disintegration…
Miles Davis‘ seminal Bitches Brew turns 40 years old today (the Columbia Records release). A landmark album it introduced tape editing and other forms of sound montage into jazz. Davis presided over a collision of improvisation, disparate sounds of aggression and seduction and created one of the most original albums of music at that time… Continue reading NEWS: BITCHES BREW turns 40…
DFA have posted the artwork to the new LCD Soundsystem on their site today and announced that the much anticipated album is called This Is Happening. It will be happening on May 18th… not long now kids! Continue reading NEWS: LCD SOUNDSYSTEM new album artwork…
Dave Navarro and Perry Farrell both tweeted a photo today of the band during a writing session for new material. The rumours of of GnR and Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan joining Jane’s Addiction appear to be true … Continue reading NEWS: JANE’S ADDICTION confirm Duff McKagan as new bassist…
DS Picks in bold… APRIL Jakob Dylan – Woman And Country – 6th Dr Dog – Shame, Shame – 6th Growing – PUMPS – 6th John Butler Trio – Uprising – 6th Laura Marling – I Speak Because I Can – 6th Red Sparowes – The Fear Is Excruciating Tuung – …And Then We Saw Land – 6th MGMT – Congratulations – 13th The Tallest … Continue reading UPCOMING RELEASES…
Billy Duffy and Ian Astbury are coming to Australia and New Zealand in May to play The Cult’s seminal 1985 album Love in its entirety. The record broke them internationally and is the best example of them attempting to meld post punk, psychedelia and rock. From there they went global with the Rick Rubin produced Electric. They will also play an encore of some of … Continue reading ON TOUR: THE CULT bring Love Live to Australia/NZ…
UPDATE: Unfortunately Bad Brains have cancelled the tour due to heath issues. Press Statement: “Regretfully Bad Brains are forced to cancel the June Australian dates due to personal health issues that don’t allow the stresses of the travel involved at this time. We hope to rebook the tour before the end of the year or early 2011. This is a disappointment for us and we … Continue reading ON TOUR: BAD BRAINS coming to Australia…
Iggy and The Stooges are the seminal rock band, such was the ferocity, intensity, reckless abandon andpure decadent energy that they exuded over classic albums like Funhouse, Raw Power and their debut as well as insanely primal and raw live shows. The Hall Of Fame is a pretty pointless institution but finally they are starting to acknowledge some of the key cultural icons of music. … Continue reading NEWS: THE STOOGES finally inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame…
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