26 on . Christian Fennesz, Tom Waits, Steven Drozd of the Flaming Lips and producer Dave Fridmann all contributed to the album, the first track of which is could guess from the title, Don t Take My Sunshine Away cribs lyrics from You Are My Sunshine for its chorus, which mixes an interview with Billboard.com, Linkous described working with Danger Mouse, who shares production credits on four of Dreamt s tracks, thusly: I never really understood what it is he did, but working with him was great.
He d grab some guitar parts from a certain song, filter it, put it in some different timing, and put it into another song. We re definitely going to do a proper collaboration at some point, like the Danger Doom record, but maybe something like Danger Horse. We re not sure what we re going to call it.
haphazard than previous albums. Possibly revealing his motivation for using some of the You Are My Sunshine lyrics, he also said, I guess lyrically, I would have liked it to be more ambitious, and MySpace page also lists a chunk of live dates, including an extensive tour of the UK.
Front of the House throws me for a bit of a loop.
Upon watching it for the first time, all I could think was HIGH SCHOOL FILM FESTIVAL ENTRY. The location of the video shoot (apartment, directly outside apartment), the plot hair styles (indiemo) fit into the 18-and-under scene perfectly. But something doesn t fit the puzzle.
Instead of focusing on overdoses or frowns or whatever is sad these days, In Front of the House appears to be purely nostalgic. Is the band pretending to be a part lifestyle? Is the video some sort of parody or critique of the billions of amateur film efforts out there?
Of course, there s also a third option-- maybe it Well I ll be. have once again boarded the soundtracking ship, this time with Captain Darren Aronofsky (Pi, Requiem for a Dream). Makes a little more sense than , doesn t it?
upcoming film, , playing music written by Clint Mansell. No surprise party there. The Kronos Quartet are also on the soundtrack.
you drama-lovers ready to see Frank Black and Kim Deal at odds...
in your very own living room? , the reunion film festival, is now scheduled for a November 7 DVD release courtesy of . The film follows the band s reunion tour, unveiling the hardships of life on the road.
Cry me an effing river. , another Pixies DVD, Pixies: Acoustic - Live in Newport, is also on its way. It will see release on Eagle Rock Entertainment come August 22.
Wu-Tang, Mos Def, De La Soul Rock the Bells and Bonnaroo have come and gone, the Pitchfork Music Festival is just around the corner, as is Lollapalooza and any number of European and British festivals. While many of these events represent their fair share of hip-hop, you re gonna have to head to Cali next weekend for the uncut , now in its fourth year, will be hitting both Northern and Southern California this August. The headliner this year will be a reunited Wu-Tang Clan, with a performance featuring a tribute to dearly departed member ODB.
The Clan brought the motherfucking ruckus Version 2.0, which turned out to be the last to feature all members. acts at this year s Rock the Bells include De La Soul, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Redman, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Aesop Rock, and Murs.
and emcee battles, and a 20-minute sneak preview of a feature And, most excitingly (or tediously, we ll see how it pans out), MC record for Longest Freestyle . Doesn t sound that hard? D.
O., a Canadian rapper we ve never heard of either, currently holds the record at eight hours and forty-five minutes. That s some breath Josephine Foster Gets Devendra, Feathers for Anti-War Comp the release of her latest full-length, A Wolf in Sheep s wolf-in-uniform: the U.
S. military. Foster has curated a compilation organizations, to be released by s Bastet Roast Human Flesh, in reference to the very real atrocities of war (though taken out of context, it sounds unmistakably metal).
Predictably, the comp is a bit more folk-minded, featuring the likes of Feathers, Angels of Light, Devendra Banhart, Diane Cluck, and of the musicians represented here are U.S. citizens, said Foster.
question and openly oppose war. 90 degrees outside, we re stressing out about the festival, everybody s computers seem to be breaking down at the same time, and other words, Pitchfork s in the mood for a . with their second record, Telescope Mind, all of which were recorded last year with Quinn Luke.
The closer, Pow! features Liquid Liquid s Sal Principato and Dennis Young, and the disc s artwork was created by Kim Hiorthoy. also on Smalltown Supersound on September 25.
In addition, it has plans to hop back on. The group s co-founder (along with fellow band, although he played an integral part in the creation of Horses debut album, Everything All the Time. official statement from the band reads, Mat was originally in the band to help with songwriting, and that due to his other projects taking off, he is no longer in the band.
you have it. across America on tour over the next few months, including, of course, a stop at the .
Hersh has kept busy since her old band, , broke up in tracklist, but mentioned plenty, albeit mysteriously, on her official blog, and she has also stayed active with her post-Muses band 50 But it seems Hersh just can t keep those Muses away, as the band have scheduled precious few live dates in August, with in September, 50 Foot Wave will open for Mission of Burma s West Coast tour.
Phoenix, French Kicks Shill for Camel Smokes Hey kids! Want to see and the rocking up close and personal? Well, you better start smoking.
That s right-- the bands current U.S. shows, which kicked off last night in Minneapolis, are being billed as invite only, and passes can allegedly only be obtained via reps for Camel Cigarettes.
you can buy tickets for most of the shows on Ticketmaster. And they re only five bucks. Ah well, logic was never a smoker s specialty.
collection, titled And I Feel Fine...
The Best of the I.R.S.
Years 1982-1987, will come in two packages. Number one (for the likers) is a 21-track single-disc collection of fan and band favorites. Two (for the liner notes, includes the aforementioned material as well as 21 recordings, unreleased songs, and more.
R.E.M.
were responsible for compiling the set, which is being released via EMI on September 12. DVD, When the Light Is Mine..
. The Best of the I.R.
S. Years 1982-1987 will be released separately on the same date. It brags 2+ hours of content, featuring previously unreleased television performances, interviews, outtakes, and every one of the band s Wilco's Kotche and Cline, Alone, Together together alone for the first time!
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