The White Stripes Offer Live Download
The White Stripes are making available for download ten different versions of their new single, “The Denial Twist.” Each version will come from a date on their upcoming sold-out U.K. tour. Everyone attending one of the U.K. dates will be given a blank CD-R, with artwork specific to that night's show, on which they can burn their download. To pre-order, click here. ... read more
Elvis Costello Gets Busy
(Photo illustration by Kate Kiefer) After an already-prolific year, Elvis Costello has three new projects in the works. He penned The Secret Arias, an opera based on the life of Hans Christian Anderson and his love for Swedish soprano Jenny Lind, which debuted Oct. 8 at the Copenhagen Opera House. Costello has two lead roles in the opera. Tomorrow, Costello will join Aretha Franklin, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Solomon Burke and others at a Sam Cooke tribute concert presented by the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame and Case Western Reserve University. On Nov. 18 and 19, Costello and... read more
Rock & Roll Cruise headlined by Dave Matthews and Friends
Here's hoping the Sovereign of the Seas and the Majesty of the Seas are ready to rock. On Feb. 3, the two Royal Caribbean cruise ships will set sail from Miami and Cape Canaveral respectively and head toward the Bahamas for an intimate, exclusive concert. Dave Matthews and Friends will headline the event, but music will also be provided by Ozomatli, Bob Weir and Ratdog, North Mississippi Allstars and several others. Additional artists will be announced in the coming weeks. Tickets are currnently on sale. For more information visit the cruise's official Web site at www.cruise.davematthewsband.com. ... read more
White Stripes announce details of new single/video and Conan appearance
Rest is for the weary, as they say. So just because Jack and Meg White are touring Europe doesn't mean they have time to relax. As such, the duo has announced the release of "The Denial Twist" as the latest single from Get Behind Me Satan. For the accompanying video, the Stripes have invited long-time collaborator and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind director, Michel Gondry. The band and Gondry (who many know from his lego-themed video for breakout hit "Fell in Love with a Girl") filmed the video in New York and based it around the week in 2003... read more
Derek Trucks Band To Release Songlines, Tour
For the first time in four years, The Derek Trucks Band will release a studio album. The record, Songlines, will hit stores in early February 2006. The group will finish out 2005 with an east-coast tour. The Derek Trucks Band Fall 2005 US Tour Dates: 11/11/05 | Glenside, Pa. | Keswick Theatre 11/12/05 | New York, N.Y. | Town Hall 11/13/05 | Albany, N.Y. | Kitty C. Hart Theatre @The Egg 11/16/05 | Portland, Maine | State Theatre 11/17/05 | Poughkeepsie, N.Y. | Bardavon Opera House 11/18/05 | Uncasville, Conn. | Mohegan Sun Casino... read more
Rykodisc re-issues Pretty Hate Machine
Rykodisc’s re-issue of Nine Inch Nails’ Pretty Hate Machine will hit stores on November 22. Machine was the debut record for NIN, and has been out of print for several years. Track Listing: Head Like A Hole Terrible Lie Down In It Sanctified Something I Can Never Have Kinda I Want To Sin That's What I Get The Only Time Ringfinger ... read more
Billy Bragg Releases Rare Material
Four Billy Bragg back-catalog titles, including rare and previously unreleased material, will be available on Feb. 21 individually and as a nine-disc box set. The set will include a booklet, seven CDs and two DVDs of live footage. This release will coincide with Bragg's performance at Austin's SXSW Music Conference in March. ... read more
Comedy Central to launch broadband-optimized channel
For the first time ever, Comedy Central will launch a broadband-optimized video channel known as "Comedy Central Motherload." The channel will feature exclusive new series and classic channel material, and it all starts on Nov. 1. For more information, visit www.comedycentral.com\motherload/. ... read more
Harry Potter Soundtrack Boasts Talent
For the latest installment of the Harry Potter movie series, Warner Sunset Records wrangled some impressive talent. Aside from Academy Award-nominated composer Patrick Doyle (known for his work on Donnie Brasco and Bridget Jones's Diary), also included on the disc will be contributions from both Pulp's Jarvis Cocker and Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood and Phil Selway. For more information, visit www.harrypottersoundtrack.com.... read more
SIRIUS to launch 24/7 Springsteen station
Coming soon to a satellite radio near you: all Boss, all the time. On Nov. 1, SIRIUS will launch E Street Radio, a commercial free channel that exclusively airs material by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. In addition to performances from throughout Springsteen's career, their will be interviews with various personalities, including author Dave Marsh and members of the E Street Band, including Springsteen himself. The channel plans to run through Jan. 31, 2006. For more information, visit www.sirius.com ... read more
Wilco Donates To New Orleans Charities
The New Orleans Musician Relief Fund All Stars—a band that features eight veteran New Orleans musicians—will support Wilco at its sold-out benefit concert Nov. 1 in Chicago. Wilco will donate all net proceeds to the New Orleans Musician Relief Fund, an organization dedicated to helping New Orleans musicians affected by Hurricane Katrina, and the Preservation Resource Center Of New Orleans, an organization that promotes the preservation of New Orleans architecture and neighborhoods in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. ... read more
White House issues ultimatum to The Onion
According to a Reuters report, the White House isn't laughing at The Onion. In fact, it has asked the spoof newspaper to stop using the presidential seal on its Web site. White House spokesperson Troy Duffy said the request was simply a matter of regulations. "When any official sign or seal is being used inappropriately the party is notified," he said. "You cannot pick and choose where to enforce that rule. It's important that the seal or any White House insignia not be used inappropriately." Onion editor-in-chief Scott Dikkers had a different outlook on the situation. "I've been seeing the... read more
Victoria Williams and Mark Olson Close Inaugural Rock 'n' Reel Festival
Victoria Williams and Mark Olson closed the inaugural PASTE Rock 'n' Reel festival with their first show together in over a year. For their opening song, they welcomed fellow festival-performer and guitarist Buddy Miller to the stage, and brought Howe Gelb (of Giant Sand) up for a duet with Williams on "Moon River." Williams and Olson's performance was the last of the 30-plus bands featured at the first annual Rock 'n' Reel on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 22-23 in PASTE's hometown of Decatur, Ga. ... read more
Zak Sally leaves Low
Bassist Zak Sally has quit Low. Matt Livingston, who has performed with Low in the past in addition to frontman Alan Sparhawk's side project, Retribution Gospel Choir, will replace Sally. Sally issued a statement concerning his bandmates and the future: "I sincerely hope that someday we can sit in the basement and make music together, but for now, there are more important things than music. On a personal level, I can't hope to express what the folks who have helped, supported, and listened during my 12 year tenure in Low have meant to me. This band has been my entire... read more
Shelby Lynne To Play
Shelby Lynne will perform at CMT's second annual "Country Outlaws" concert on November 4. It will feature selections by Merle Haggard, Toby Keith and David Allan Coe. Recent Grammy-winner Lynne will be this year's only female performer on the show. She can also be found in next month's Johnny Cash biopic, Walk the Line, playing the role of Cash's mother. For more on Lynne's whereabouts, visit her website. ... read more
Brian Setzer Presents Holiday TV Special
Boston-based American Public Television has secured the broadcast rights to Brian Setzer’s upcoming holiday performance, “The Brian Setzer Orchestra’s Christmas Extravaganza,” which features selections taken from the band’s new DVD of the same name. The special will air between Nov. 25 and Dec. 30, about a month after the Oct. 18 release of CD Dig That Crazy Christmas and the Extravaganza DVD. ... read more
Neil Young to guest on Conan O'Brien for a week
Late night television's redheaded stepchild, Conan O'Brien, has messed with the typical music guest format in the past. He once had The Strokes for a month of Tuesdays and just last week went through an entire show with the members of U2 as his sole guests. In a couple weeks, he'll do it again, when, from Nov. 1-4, O'Brien's program will feature legendary musician Neil Young as musical guest. Young's latest, Prairie Wind was released Sep. 27. ... read more
Ben Folds Joins Yellow Umbrella Tour
Ben Folds, Duncan Sheik, David Poe, Sarah Bettens and more are uniting to spread awareness about and aid prevention of cervical cancer. The Third Annual Yellow Umbrella Tour will hit 20 cities from Oct. 15 through Nov. 24. For more details, including dates, visit www.yellowumbrellatour.com ... read more
Norah Jones and Wyclef Jean collaborate on song
Norah Jones and Wyclef Jean recently recorded a song together, titled "Any Other Day." The track, which will be available via download at MSN Music, will benefit hurricane relief efforts. All of the proceeds from the song will go to the American Red Cross and Americares for Gulf Coast Hurricane Relief. ... read more
The Redwalls tour with Hot Hot Heat
Chicago rockers The Redwalls have announced they'll have the opening slot on an upcoming tour with Hot Hot Heat. The tour kicks off Nov. 6 in Louisville, Ky. For more details, including dates, visit www.theredwalls.com To read Paste's 4 to Watch article on The Redwalls, click here. ... read more
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