Prior to an official announcement it appears that the legendary Booker T Jones and Southern county rockers Drive By Truckers will be playing a sideshow together when they hit Sydney for this years Bluesfest. Booker T’s Myspace page lists dates at The Factory on April 11 after a show in Melbourne at The Prince of Wales the night before. His new record Potato Hole, due … Continue reading NEWS: Booker T + Drive By Truckers @ Factory
DM continue to build the anticipation with another press release detailing their new album. Sounds Of The Universe is due for release on April 21 via Mute and the first single ‘Wrong’ will be released March 9. The new record sees them reunited with Ben Hillier who produced Playing With The Angel in 2005. The tracklisting is: 01 In Chains 02 Hole to Feed 03 … Continue reading NEWS: DEPECHE MODE new album tracklisting…
Dave Berman is the life force behind Silver Jews and he is calling time on his musical career, apparently to pursue a literary one. The band was formed in 1989, released six albums and featured a revolving lineup including Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich of Pavement in the early days. His post on the Drag City board states: Hello, my friend. Cassie and I went … Continue reading NEWS: SILVER JEWS come to an end…
An end of an era today with Mick Harvey ending his role in the band that he has been a part of since they first formed. His relationship with Nick Cave stretches back into the days of The Birthday Party and he has filled the role of musical sidekick to Cave and director of the Bad Seeds’ affairs since the start. In recent years Warren … Continue reading NEWS: MICK HARVEY departs The Bad Seeds…
Brooklyn’s Vivian Girls were another group that caused a stir in 2008 on the back of their debut self titled album. Reviews were strong and they scored a 78 on Metacritic with their lazy harmonies and Velvet Underground slacker pop stylings. The album is out via Inertia in Australia on Feb 14th. Vivian Girls – Where Do You Run To Continue reading NEWS: THE VIVIAN GIRLS – Where Do You Run To song download
For a limited time you can download the title track to Bon Iver’s new EP, Blood Bank. It is another magical song featuring keyboards and a lovely swirling feel to it. Currently Justin is about to hit Australia’s shores for a tour with the Sydney Festival and other shows across the country. I expect all shows are sold out going on the success of Bon … Continue reading NEWS: BON IVER – Blood Bank song download…
Those Basildon boys have announced that their new album Sounds Of The Universe will be released on April 21. Here is an excerpt from their press release with details on what we can expect: Eclectic and energized, the band’s new release is their most dazzling and diverse album in decades. Recorded in Santa Barbara and New York, Depeche Mode returned to using a lot of … Continue reading NEWS: DEPECHE MODE new album details…
On the eve of their Australian tour for the Big Day Out and shows with Neil Young, MMJ release a new EP on iTunes called iTunes Live From Las Vegas at the Palms EP. Recorded live in the studio of the Palms it features new versions of older songs a new track ‘Dear Wife’. 1 Tonight I Want to Celebrate With You 2 Dear Wife … Continue reading NEWS: MY MORNING JACKET release new iTunes EP…
Reminiscent of the cover to Neil Young’s Tonight Is The Night, here is the artwork to BPB’s newie due out mid March. Continue reading NEWS: BONNIE ‘PRINCE’ BILLY – Beware artwork…
The ever reliable M Ward releases Hold Time next month and here is a preview of the artwork. The new record features guest performances from Lucinda Williams, Tom Hagerman (Devotchka), Jason Lytle (Grandaddy), Rachel Blumberg (The Decemberists) and Zooey Deschanel who he paired up with on the She & Him project. NPR Music will be streaming the entire album as an exclusive preview, beginning at … Continue reading NEWS: M WARD new HOLD TIME album artwork…
Everyone needs a good laugh now and then… check out my review of Darby’s new live DVD over at Liveguide. Continue reading REVIEW: RHYS DARBY – Live Imagine This! DVD
This week has seen three concerts in Auckland, New Zealand led by Neil Finn and featuring a stellar lineup that includes members of Radiohead and Wilco plus Johnny Marr, Liam Finn, Bic Runga, KT Tunstall, Don Mclashan, Lisa Germano and Sebastian Steinberg. The last of the shows is tonight at the Powerstation in Mt Eden and will be followed by an album of original material … Continue reading NEWS: NEIL FINN’S 7 Worlds Collide super lineup…
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