Bruce Springsteen takes Magic act on tour
Criss Angel, step aside and try not to tearfully ruin your mascara while a new man brings his his own brand of Magic to cities across the nation we all know he was Born in, and beyond. To promote the Oct. 2 release of his brand new, bewitchingly-titled full-length, Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band will work their rock sorcery in civic centers and arenas from Connecticut to London for what Springsteen assures "ain't gonna be any farewell tour." Magic's first single, "Radio Nowhere," is available for free download in the iTunes store from today until next Tuesday. A... read more
Queens of the Stone Age add fall dates
Having wrapped up their "Duluth Tour" of America's smaller cities like Missoula, Mont. (home of the Testicle Festival) and Fargo, N.D. (home of fictional sociopaths), Queens of the Stone Age have already headed out to fulfull a medium-to-large city schedule. Delivering the live goods to promote their latest album, Era Vulgaris, the Queens will share a stage with Louisiana band Dax Riggs through September and Scottish group Biffy Clyro through October. Apparently QotSA like to tour with folks whose names make them sound like regulars at a trucker bar. "Hoo boy, you shoulda' seen them wimmens Riggs 'n Cly-ro brought... read more
Stream Manu Chao's La Radiolina
Rev up the Internet Explorer browser to stream Manu Chao's new album, La Radiolina in its entirety on MTV's "The Leak." Dropping next Tuesday on Nacional/Because Music, it will mark Chao's first US release in six years. The multi-lingual, politically-charged lyrics by the Barcelona-native are heavily critical of this great nation, so perhaps it's only right for him to say it to our collective face, as it were. I suppose the gun-happy cowboy in US flag pantalones featured in the video for "Rainin in Paradise" says it all (view two other versions of this video here): Chao is currently... read more
Kanye's moody Blues performance
Greg Kot of the Chicago Times wrote a telling review of Kanye West's recent benefit concert at the city's House of Blues, where said rapper's moods were the only thing in full swing as he stopped and started certain songs and interrupted others to shout directions at sound and lighting technicians. After an interminable opening set by a variety of West proteges, the curtain parted and the band began to perform one of West's new songs, "I Wonder." West entered to huge applause in untucked white shirt, purple cardigan, jeans and sunglasses and began to rap. All seemed fine, except... read more
Lucinda Williams: So nice, you'll pay twice?
In the upcoming months, if someone approaches you at one of Lucinda Williams' five-night performances in Los Angeles and New York, trying to sell you a bootleg of that evening's show before it even starts, rest assured that he or she is not a delusional street person. Though non-existent at time of purchase, the wares being peddled are legit. During Williams' first of two sets each night (which -- as previously reported -- will consist of an album played chronologically), some A/V production dudes will record the show and spend set number two burning CDs backstage. Apparently, the live... read more
The Cure stands up America
Memories of unsuccessful dates past just came flooding back. Painful, tear-inducing thoughts of an empty chair across the table. Pensive, desperate looks for someone (anyone!) holding a rose. And now, to top it all off, The Cure is canceling its fall tour dates. Those aren't tears; we just have an eyelash in our eye, OK? Ahem. The Tripwire reports that the band's upcoming double-disc release isn't living up to Robert Smith and Co.'s "total satisfaction" just yet, so they're pushing the dates back to next spring. Better late than never, kids. Related links: TheCure.com The Cure on MySpace Paste review:... read more
Spoon makes every city a target
Travel floozy Spoon added even more dates to its already extensive tour so kids in Chicago and the Midwest, too, can bop along to what we're predicting will make everyone's year-end lists. Get yr. rhthm and soul here: September 5 - Seattle, Wash. @ The Showbox 6 - Portland, Ore. @ MusicFest NW 7 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom 8 - Victoria, BC @ Sugar 10 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Henry Fonda Theatre 11 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Henry Fonda Theatre 12 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Henry Fonda Theatre 13 - Austin, Texas @ La Zona... read more
Beirut tour only a month away
When he's not charming us with impromptu Grizzly Bear covers, music blog darling Zach Condon occupies himself with making us swoon via totes gorgeous videos and his "Wait, how old is he?" vocal chords. On the eve of his sophomore effort, The Flying Club Cup (due Oct. 9), the Beirut bandwagon will tour our coastlines. Catch the Balkan parties here: September 20 - Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Masonic Temple in Fort Greene (Worldless Music Series)* 23 - Princeton, N.J. @ Terrace F Club (students only) 24 - New York, N.Y. @ Society for Ethical Culture (Wordless Music Series) #, ^ 26... read more
Take the Paste 2007 Reader Satisfaction Survey!
Dear Reader, It's been quite a year, huh? Some ups, some downs. To be fair, there were some sideways moments as well. But we're glad you stuck with us, and to show our appreciation, we're offering up a survey. A Paste 2007 Reader Satisfaction Survey, even. Go crazy, folks. Go. Crazy. By clicking the above link, you automatically utilize your power --nay, responsibility-- to weigh in on all things Paste. The sampler CD, features in the magazine, even aspects of this here website. The world is your oyster. The Paste world, that is. And really, it's not so much your... read more
Raconteurs chat about upcoming album
Being the literal raconteurs they are, that is, people adept at sharing anecdotes, Jack White and Brendan Benson of the band Raconteurs have chosen a time-tested storytelling medium to drop new details on their next album -- fake instant messaging on fake MS-DOS (as is the style of their website). brendan: jack why don't you want to tell people about the new album we've got cooking? jack: i'll tell them when the time is right. brendan: what time is it right now? jack: three o'clock brendan: but the clock on the wall says 2:10 jack: ok, the time is right.... read more
The Thermals tour North America
The Thermals are gonna visit some Canadian cities they ain't never been to before during some recently announced tour destinations. Holding true to their ever-green, Pacific Northwestern roots, they won't brave (and contribute to the obliteration of) the Saskatchewan wilderness in a Hummer, and good on them for it. The group was last featured on Insound Tour Support 2.0, which premiered in July. September 8 - Portland, Ore. @ Crystal Ballroom (Musicfest NW) October 9 - Vancouver, British Columbia @ Richard's on Richards 18 - Calgary, Alberta @ Broken City 19 - Edmonton, Alberta @ Velvet Underground 20 - Saskatoon,... read more
Listen to everybodyfields and more on new podcast
Let a new Paste Culture Club Podcast be your umbrella. Today's features new music from Romantica, Silver Lakes and Paste Band of the Week, the everybodyfields. Subscribe to the enhanced podcast ~ or ~ Subscribe to the mp3 podcast. ~ or ~ Download mp3 of this episode only. Related links: PasteCultureClub.com theeverybodyfields.com Silver Lakes on MySpace Got news tips for Paste? Email news@pastemagazine.com. ... read more
My Bloody Valentine reuniting soon?
Perhaps Creation Records founder Alan McGee wouldn't give two and a half craps about a My Bloody Valentine reunion, calling the group "a joke, my way of seeing how far I could push hype," but we've had our fingers crossed since January, when Magnet quoted MBV's Kevin Shields as saying, "We are 100 percent going to make another My Bloody Valentine record unless we die or something." Yesterday, the Daily Swarm put forth a solid, comprehensive argument that Coachella 2008 would be the most sensible fountainhead for the band's 21st century incarnation-to-hopefully-be, noting that the Pixies, Gang of Four, Bauhaus... read more
Eddie Vedder to perform at Toronto Film Festival
[Above: Vedder, Young, Spiro, Donahue] Weeks after Eddie Vedder's alleged Lollapalooza censorship, which AT&T maintains was accidental, the Pearl Jam frontman will once again voice his distaste for the Iraq war when he performs on Sept. 11 at the Toronto International Film Festival premier of Body of War, a documentary by Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro about a U.S. soldier who became paralyzed from a bullet to the spine after one week of duty in Iraq. Vedder contributed two original songs to the production, including "No More," which Pearl Jam played during Lollapalooza as the disabled soldier, Tomas Young, joined... read more
North America loves the 1990s
Scottish rollickers 1990s-who have already turned heads in the UK-are making their way over here for a bi-country romp. Naturally we're a bit fond of them purely for eliciting images of Wayne's World and putting Gak in classmates' hair. Need we say...Latin invasion? Catch them with a smorgasbord of openers, including rock talkers the Hold Steady and Art Brut. October 7 - Philadephia, Pa. @ First Unitarian Church* 9 - Toronto, ON @ The Mod Club* 10 - Ottawa, ON @ Zaphod Beeblebrox* 11 - Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa* 12 - Northampton, Mass. @ Pearl Street* 13 -... read more
MF Doom imposters perform shows?
There are rumors and there are rumors. Sometimes they involve Australians. Other times, they just don't make much sense or carry even a semblance of credibility. Sometimes though, they involve sneaky rappers with a weird sense of humor. And sometimes, they're just too intriguing to ignore. This is one of those times. According to a reader letter at ByronCrawford.com, MF Doom hasn't been performing some of his recent shows. In his place, lip-syncing imposters have taken the stage. The reader's description of last week's San Francisco show follows: "Out comes 'Doom' looking about 100 pounds lighter than he has ever... read more
Hear Ben Kweller out on new live tracks
First, Ben Kweller plays all of his albums live -- then, he releases his first live tracks. Recorded last December at a Soho House, a private club in New York City, the EP Ben Kweller: Live and Solo at the Artists Den has been available on iTunes since Tuesday, and features six of the 20 songs played solo acoustic on that almost-winter night. Kweller recently told Paste that work would begin on his next album (or two) in September. "The first one that's going to come out is kind of like a country album with pedal steel. More folksy and... read more
Trailer, tracklist for Sigur Ros film, album
"I sometimes get this strange and sort of uncontrollable urge to want to go home," says Sigur Ros bassist Georg Holm in the trailer for his band's upcoming film about a homecoming tour across Iceland. Who could blame him? Continuing volcanic activity makes a countryside mighty gorgeous. Titled Heima (Icelandic for "at home"), it features the band playing gigs both grandiose and quaint, from national parks to community halls and finally, the largest concert Iceland has ever seen. Directed by Dean DeBois (Lilo & Stitch), it will be released on Nov. 5 alongside a two-part companion record titled Hvarf-Heim, with... read more
Soundtrack to Joy Division film announced
A Joy Division fan MySpace has announced the soundtrack for upcoming Ian Curtis biopic Control, and we can't wait to hear how these moody alternative foundations will be utilized. The MySpace blog notes that the instrumental bits by New Order provide ambiance for the last third of the film and "consist of Hooky's trademark bass lines, some sparse drumming from Morris, and Sumner playing what sounds like a flute sound on a mellotron - not particularly in the style of Joy Division, which was previously mooted." As for the cast version of Transmission, photographer Kevin Cummins -- soon to release... read more
The Killers have b-sides, want to sell them
The British have easy access to certain things that Americans do not: decent chocolate, egg and prawn sandwiches, Stonehenge... the list goes on a bit longer, and includes commercially released singles, which have lost popularity in these United States. The Killers keep their fellow countrymen in mind, however, and plan to release an album of b-sides by the end of the year. Frontman Brandon Flowers told Billboard that his band has about 15 such songs Killers idolizers over here have never legally paid for heard, "and we wanted to stick them on something for people to get to have them... read more
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