Broadway Books To Publish Iggy Pop Biography
Hot on the heels of The Stooges’ latest LP The Weirdness, released Tuesday, Random House imprint Broadway Books will publish what promises to be the definitive biography of the “Godfather of Punk.” Complete with more than 70 photos, Iggy Pop: Open Up and Bleed is the third nonfiction book by Paul Trynka, former editor of Mojo Magazine. The biography will hit shelves everywhere April 10 in anticipation of Iggy’s 60th birthday on April 21. Perhaps the only thing more remarkable than The Stooges still cranking out records is the fact that Iggy lived to be 60. If ever there were... read more
My Morning Jacket’s Rock ’n’ Roll High School
For the first night of its March 6-7 “Prom” at Athens, Ga.’s 40 Watt Club, My Morning Jacket donned some new evening jackets—pastel-colored ones, with matching pants, ruffled shirts and, in keyboardist Bo Koster’s case, a top hat. Oh, and at least for the first few songs, silver plastic pompadour wigs. Opening with a note-perfect cover of The Dells’ 1956 doo-wop hit “Oh, What A Night”—basically the title track for the two-night stand, dubbed “Oh What A Night Under The Sea”—the Jacket performed a set heavy on tracks from their latest studio recording Z before a tightly packed room, most... read more
The Bar-Kays Release a New Album
Capping on a career that spans four decades, 27 LP's, 37 singles and 28 Top Ten singles, the Bar-Kays have released a new album, House Party. During their long tenure in the world of soul, R&B and funk, the group has kept it alive through live shows, new recordings and samples by modern R&B and hip-hop artists, from Teddy Riley to Coolio to Cameo. House Party is available now on JEA Right Now Records/I.M. Records. Click here to stream the new single, “Sho Nuff,” produced by Jazze Pha. Click here to stream “Superstar,” another new track off of House... read more
BNL Commemorate eMusic's 100-Millionth Download
When Moorestown, N.J., native and aspiring visual artist Michael Brennan downloaded “Diamond Ring” from bluesman Mississippi Fred McDowell in December, he had no idea he’d just made history. Unbeknownst to everyone but the head honchos at eMusic, the world’s largest retailer of independent music and second-largest digital music retailer after iTunes, Brennan had downloaded the site’s 100-millionth song. As thanks for the milestone purchase, eMusic then enlisted multi-platinum rockers Barenaked Ladies to memorialize Brennan in the only way they know how: with his very own song. Beginning today, the surprisingly catchy “Michael Brennan” will be available for download on eMusic... read more
Entire Can Catalogue Goes Digital
The Grey Area of Mute/Spoon will digitally release all thirteen Can studio albums and the I Want More EP on March 13, 2007. This is the first time the entire catalogue will be available on CD. Four of the albums were first remastered from the original tapes in October 2004: Monster movie, Tago Mago, Ege Bamyasi and Soundtracks. The complete digital catalogue will include: Can Delay Ege Bamyasi Flow Motion Future Days I Want More Landed Monster Movie Rite Time Saw Delight Soon Over Babaluma Soundtracks Tago Mago Unlimited Edition Can was formed nearly 40 years ago by two... read more
Junior Boys Announce Remix EP, Tour
Following in the footsteps of, well, pretty much any moderately successful indie-pop artist these days, Canadian duo Junior Boys will release an EP of remixes April 10 via Domino Records. On The Dead Horse EP, four tracks from the Boys’ September release So This Is Goodbye get some electronic reworking from the likes of Carl Craig, Marsen Jules and Brit sensation Hot Chip. In other news, Junior Boys will continue their fervent touring in support of So This Is Goodbye in late March with a coast-to-ooast, 25-date jaunt. The Dead Horse EP tracklist: 1. In The Morning (Hot Chip Remix)... read more
New White Stripes LP Writes Its Own Headlines
The White Stripes have announced a loosely approximate street date for their sixth full-length studio LP, entitled Icky Thump. In a post on the band's website earlier this week, Jack and Meg announced their intention to release a future statement in which they will state, “we are doing our best (whatever that is) to release the album as soon as corporately possible.” Recorded at Nashville’s Blackbird Studio, Icky Thump will include tracks “Little Cream Soda,” “Rag And Bone,” and “You Don’t Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You’re Told).” It will be released by Warner Bros., with whom... read more
Live Earth To Reach Unprecedented Audience
What happens when over 100 of the world’s top musical acts unite for a cause everyone can agree on? No, not a marathon workout mix, silly. We’re talking about Live Earth, a series of eight simultaneous 24-hour concerts on July 7, one for each continent and two for Asia. Spearheaded by Al Gore, Kevin Wall, Pharrell, Maná and Cameron Diaz, the unprecedented day of music will reach more than one million audience members and more than two billion viewers worldwide via TV, radio and internet distribution. With concerts in Shanghai, Sydney, Johannesburg, London, Brazil, Japan, the eastern United States and... read more
Blog Leaks Sky Blue Sky Tracks
Music blog Indietastic.net posted a link yesterday afternoon to three of the tracks off Wilco’s forthcoming LP. Click here to listen to “Either Way” and “You Are My Face” in their glorious entirety. As previously reported, Sky Blue Sky will hit stores everywhere May 15 via Nonesuch Records. Sky Blue Sky tracklist: 1. Either Way 2. You Are My Face 3. Impossible Germany 4. Sky Blue Sky 5. Side With The Seeds 6. Shake It Off 7. Please Be Patient With Me 8. Hate It Here 9. Leave Me (Like You Found Me) 10. Walken 11. What Light 12. On... read more
The Thermals Announce Spring Tour
This just in: Portland-based rock outfit The Thermals will play 22 U.S. dates in support of their third LP The Body, The Blood, The Machine, released last August on Sub Pop. No word yet on a new album, but check back often for all things Thermal. Tour dates include: March 3 - Washington, D.C. @ Black Cat 4 - New York City, N.Y. @ Bowery Ballroom 6 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ First Unitarian Church 8 - Chapel Hill, N.C. @ Local 506 9 - Atlanta, Ga. @ Drunken Unicorn 10 - Orlando, Fla. @ Social 11 - St. Augustine, Fla.... read more
The Whigs Begin Nationwide Tour
Literally adding tour dates faster than we can finish this news item, the boys in Athens, Ga.’s latest great hope, The Whigs, are currently warming up the van for the road, where they’ll be at least until the end of this month. Recently signed to ATO records, the band will start with a hometown show at the Fabulous 40 Watt club in Athens, and the tour is expected to consist of a mix of songs from their debut, Give ‘Em All a Big Fat Lip, and new songs slated for their yet to be recorded first album for ATO. The... read more
Ladyhawk Discusses Mini-Album, Mega-Tour
Last time Canadian rock quartet Ladyhawk made an album, it had to record the material twice. The first take was a low-budget rush job cut live off the floor in an attempt to recreate the band’s frenetic performing style. Unhappy with the end product, the four musicians then headed back to the studio and re-recorded their eponymous debut from scratch, a decision that pleased both lead guitarist Darcy Hancock and his steadily growing fan base. “[Jagjaguwar Records] said they’d put it out the way it was, but we weren’t really happy with it the first time around,” Hancock says. “It... read more
See Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse fans have a mere 18 days left before We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank hits stores, but the overeager can satisfy their Mouse cravings by watching the video for the first single, “Dashboard,” here. In keeping with the nautical theme of the album’s title, the video features a tall-tale involving frontman Isaac Brock as a sea-faring captain, a big boat, a bigger fish and a microphone instead of a hook. It makes sense when you see it. Sort of. Around the time the album comes out on March 20, be sure to be on the lookout... read more
Ryan Adams’ New Album to Be Released in June
Easy Tiger, the ninth full-length from Ryan Adams, is scheduled to be released on June 5th on Lost Highway. For the past seven years, Adams has been on a consecutive creative streak, releasing at least one album per year since Heartbreaker in 2000, followed by Gold (2001), Demolition (2002), Rock N Roll (2003), Love Is Hell (2004), Cold Roses (2005), Jacksonville City Nights (2005) and 29 (2006). Tracks to appear on Easy Tiger are: "Goodnight Rose," "Everybody Knows,” "The Sun Also Sets," "Halloween Head,” "Off Broadway," "Two Hearts," "Tears Of Gold," "These Girls," "Two," "I Taught Myself How To Grow... read more
Paste Release Party Features Son Volt-age, More
[L-R] Paste Editor at Large Jay Sweet, interviews Kaki King as Joseph Arthur helps out. Between Jay Farrar onstage and Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger and Jody Porter roaming the room, Paste’s Issue 29 release party was packed with musical star power. The Feb. 22 evening, at New York’s Knitting Factory, featured performances by Joseph Arthur and the Lonely Astronauts, Farrar’s Son Volt, the jaw-dropping musical stylings of guitar goddess Kaki King and a short set from Brandi Carlile, who ably covered Radiohead’s “Creep” in addition to songs from her anticipated sophomore set The Story. The room was packed with... read more
Ian Hunter Unleashes Shrunken Heads In May
Mott the Hoople frontman Ian Hunter recently signed to Yep Roc Records and will release his 12th solo studio LP in May 2007. Shrunken Heads features an all-star cast of recording musicians, including Soozie Tyrell (violin, E-Street Band), Andy Burton (keyboards, The dB’s), and Steve Holly (drums, Wings and Joe Cocker). The album was produced by Andy York, John Mellencamp’s longtime guitarist, who did double duty on guitar and keyboards for this release. Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy also makes appearances on three tracks, lending backing vocals to “Words (Big Mouth),” “Fuss About Nothing,” and “Guiding Light.” Hunter’s last solo release, 2001’s... read more
Califone Announces May 2007 Tour
Chicago-based experimental folk outfit Califone will spend most of May on the road, hitting a number of spots up, down, and around the West coast and briefly traversing inland for a few shows in Wisconsin. The band’s most recent LP, October 2006’s Roots and Crowns, landed at #18 on Paste’s list of Top 100 Albums of 2006. Tour stops include: May: 3 - Malibu, Calif. @ Malibu Performing Arts Center 4 - Santa Cruz, Calif. @ The Attic 7 - Reno, Nev. @ The Green Room 9 - Bend, Ore. @ The Grove 10 - Eugene, Ore. @ Sam Bond’s... read more
Sandinista! Tribute Album Coming In May
Just over twenty-six years after The Clash first unleashed the 36 tracks of Sandinista! on the world, a few dozen artists have tackled the immense task of paying tribute to what has been called the most ambitious album of the legendary band’s career. Spearheaded by author/journalist Jimmy Gutman, The Sandinista! Project: A Tribute to the Clash features contributions from artists such as Camper Van Beethoven, Amy Rigby, Matthew Ryan, Katrina Leskanich, The Smithereens, and Illinois-based Clash cover band London Calling of Chicago. Each of the album’s original 36 tracks have been reworked by the participating artists. Some remain faithful... read more
Kid Koala Spins His Way Across The East Coast
Eric San (a.k.a. Kid Koala) may not write his own songs, play his own instruments or use his own voice, but that doesn’t mean Canada’s favorite turntablist/illustrator/graphic artist/filmmaker/puppeteer can’t spin a mean yarn of a story. San will hit the road for 14 dates this spring, though there’s no word yet on any upcoming releases. Kid Koala tour dates: March 27 - Orlando, Fla. @ The Social 28 - Tallahassee, Fla. @ Club Downunder 29 - Gainesville, Fla. @ Common Grounds 30 - Atlanta, Ga. @ Drunken Unicorn 31 - Athens, Ga. @ Tasty World April 2 -... read more
Aqua Teen Movie Music Announced
Just because Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters has the best title ever doesn’t exclude it from needing a cool soundtrack. So it got one. The Hold Steady, Mastodon and a new version of the show’s theme song have been slated to appear on the album, according to Billboard.com. Both the aforementioned bands latest albums were on the Paste’s Top 100 Albums List of 2006. Set to be released April 10 (three days before the movie opens), the compilation also includes Killer Mike, Unearth, Master Shake, 9lb Hammer, Early Man, Brass Castle, Insane-o-Flex and MC Chris. In... read more
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