Rolling Stones, Killers, Amy Winehouse, Fall Out Boy, Many More Contribute to Climate Change Benefit CD
When a good and worthy cause is presented to the music industry, some musicians sure don't screw around in creating the ultimate fundraiser. Case in point: The UK climate change charity Artists Project Earth (APE), which raises awareness for climate-crisis projects and natural disaster relief, recently sought a little help from their friends. Those friends just happen to include names like The Rolling Stones, The Killers and Amy Winehouse.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsEditors prepare for winter tour
Go ahead, make a dangling modifier joke. British anthem rockers Editors won’t have to revise any part of 2007. Next year looks good from here, too. Their sophomore album, An End Has A Start, is going platinum in the U.K. right now. In January, the band will hit these shores for a two-month tour alongside Hot Hot Heat and Louis XIV. Despite all the success, the big question remains: how can a band called Editors ignore the importance of the definitive article? Sure it’s cliché, but give yourselves some credit, guys. You aren’t just any editors. Those dates: January 8... read more
Found in: Music, NewsEditors: An End Has a Start
In 2005, Editors crafted a surprisingly solid album from oh-so-trendy sounds: taut Joy Division vocals, whisper-to-a-scream Icicle Works guitars, and an aggressive Gang of Four rhythm section... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsStream Editors' An End Has A Start
Editors' second album, An End Has A Start (a title that essentially argues the same point as the final lyric in Semisonic’s smash hit “Closing Time”), premiers in the U.S. today on Epic/FADER. The thing’s been leaked for a month, but hopefully you’ve resisted getting down with illegality, because it's currently streamable money-free and guilt-free on Spinner. Some national tour dates are listed below, check the group's MySpace for the international schedule. September: 4 - Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club 6 - Boston, Mass. @ Paradise Rock Club 7 - NY, N.Y. @ Webster Hall 8 - Montreal, Quebec @... read more
Found in: Music, NewsEditors Schedule North American Tour for September
Having just released their sophomore album, An End Has A Start, Editors have announced some North American tour stops. For the month of September, they will continue to vie for the hearts and noise-pallets of people who want a more dressed-down, musically grandiose Interpol with lyrics no less questionable when paid attention to (Pull the blindfold down/So your eyes can't see/Now run as fast as you can/Through this field of trees. . .is not a field, by definition, treeless?). Kidding aside, the entire Kitchenware/Sony BMG release is available to stream on the Editors MySpace, and available to win right here... read more
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