New Order Reunites for Fundraisers Without Peter Hook
The Quietus reported yesterday that they will reunite for two fundraiser shows in Europe without founding member Peter Hook. read more
Jane's Addiction Announces Small-Scale Launch Shows
Jane's Addiction haven't had an album since 2003's Strays, but there has been no shortage of activity from the band or its members in the time since. read more
TV On The Radio Announce Live EP, Tour Dates
A press release for TV on the Radio has announced the band will release a live EP, World Cafe Live, on Sept. 6. The EP, which includes five songs, was originally recorded for NPR’s The World Cafe Live program. The band has also announced more tour dates, which are listed below. read more
Lindsey Buckingham Says Fleetwood Mac Will Return in 2012
Lindsey Buckingham has an elaborate fall theater tour planned to support his new album _Seeds We Sow_, while Stevie Nicks has been selling out arenas the world over all year with Rod Stewart. Yet, much to the surprise of most fans and critics, a Fleetwood Mac reunion is more imminent than anybody thought. read more
Foo Fighters Announce Full North American Tour via Ridiculous Video
Perennial mainstream rock 'n' roll heroes Foo Fighters took a creative approach in unveiling the remainder of their upcoming two-month tour of North America. Press releases be damned — this is the age of viral marketing, and the Foo Fighters are making sure to be provocative. read more
Wavves Release New Single, Announce Tour With Fucked Up
This week has been insanely busy for Wavves and lead singer Nathan Williams. First, he announced that he would be composing music for MTV's new show "I Just Want My Pants Back", then Wavves performed with GZA on Fuel TV and he even "celebrated Tyler, The Creator's victory at the VMA's with Tyler's mom":http://lockerz.com/s/133908543. Now Wavves can also add to the list a new single and tour. read more
Vote for a Paste List of the Day to Become a SXSW Panel
Paste’s very own multimedia editor, Max Blau, is competing for a shot at hosting a panel at 2012’s South By Southwest festival. The topic is Band vs. Baby: Balancing Touring and Family, and it will explore how artists manage to juggle performing music and keeping their family healthy. Sean Gamble of John Muir Medical Center would speak at the panel, along with Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond and Elizabeth Ozer of the University of California, San Francisco. The experts will discuss tips on family and band expectations, scheduling, family health and the possibility of bringing a family on the road. read more
Ticketmaster, Facebook Present Interactive Ticket-Buying Experience
In an effort to curb the 40-ish percent of live concert tickets that go unsold, Ticketmaster CEO Nathan Hubbard unveiled earlier this week his plan to steer the much-maligned company in a direction more attuned to the music fans: interactive seating charts in cooperation with Facebook. read more
Hurricane Irene Forces Cancellation of Numerous New York City Shows
With Hurricane Irene looming ever larger on the horizon, people in New York are starting to take the threat seriously: The subways have been shut down and residents are packing up and exiting the city to take shelter somewhere safer. read more
Tom Morello Announces Pro-Union Tour Dates
Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine fame will bring his pro-union Justice Tour to the midwest this September. The dates, which include Wayne Kramer of the MC5 and Tim McIlrath of Rise Against as supporting acts, were planned to raise support for independent media, “which is battling the mountain of disinformation and propaganda foisted on the public by right-wing media barons,” Morello said in a Sound Spike article. read more
Karen O Reveals Details of "Psycho Opera"
Although it's been about a month since Yeah Yeah Yeahs' frontwoman Karen O announced her plans to work on what she described as a "psycho opera," she has finally pulled the curtain back and shed some light on the project's details. read more
SoundLand Festival Announces Lineup
In the Next Big Nashville SouthLand festival’s sixth year, the festival has changed its name to the simpler SouthLand and the four day festival has unleashed its gigantic line-up of great signed and unsigned acts that will seemingly make it one of the festival’s best. read more
CMJ Music Marathon Announces Initial Lineup
New York’s CMJ Music Marathon has announced its initial artist lineup. According to a press release, Portugal. The Man, CSS, Neon Indian, Wild Flag and Talib Kweli are all set to play the event. The lineup will be updated through the next few weeks, so the organizers encourage people to check back frequently at their website. read more
Panda Bear Announces Tomboy Box Set, More Tour Dates
Animal Collective member Noah Lennox, commonly known as Panda Bear, released _Tomboy_ earlier this year to a healthy level of critical acclaim. Now he's rolling out the deluxe vinyl edition of his sophomore effort. read more
Artists React As Pukkelpop Death Toll Rises, Festival Canceled
The Associated Press has reported that the death toll in a stage collapse at the Pukkelpop festival has risen to five. Three people are still in critical condition and are “fighting for their lives,” a Belgian doctor said, who added that the majority of those injured at the event were struck on the head by debris. The event, held in Hasselt, Belgium, was canceled Thursday after thunderstorms downed metal scaffolding from the stage and ripped apart tents. It was to be headlined by the Foo Fighters and Eminem. read more
TV On The Radio Plays Surprise Show in New York
News began circulating yesterday that Brooklyn's experimental soul outfit TV on the Radio were to perform a surprise outdoor concert near the intersection of Lafayette Street and Great Jones Street in Manhattan. read more
Update: At Least Two Dead in Pukkelpop Stage Collapse
The Pukkelpop stage that the Smith Westerns were set to perform on has collapsed in Belgium. read more
Krist Novoselic Joining Nevermind 20th Anniversary Tribute
Although a Nirvana reunion is obviously impossible, fans might be getting the next-best thing on Sept. 20 in Seattle. The Seattle radio station "107.7 The End reports the decade-defining album _Nevermind_ will be performed in its entirety at the EMP Sky Church. read more
Listen to Feist and Others Cover The Velvet Underground
At an event entitled “The Velvet Underground Revisited” in Paris, audiences were witness to a one time performance of Velvet Underground songs by an all star band. read more
The Chain Gang of 1974 Announces Tour
It’s time to dig out your best dancing shoes — The Chain Gang of 1974 has announced a fall tour. Touring behind this year’s Wayward Fire, the Kamtin Mohager-led outfit will tour the West Coast in August with Tapes N’ Tapes and return to the road in October with The Naked and Famous. read more
