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Hanson + Cheap Trick + Smashing Pumpkins + Fountains of Wayne = Tinted Windows
In one of the strangest bits of supergroup news in, well, a good while, former Smashing Pumpkins member James Iha, a grown-up Taylor Hanson, Cheap Trick's Bun E. Carlos and Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger are set to release their debut album on April 21 as new band called Tinted Windows.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsLesbian Vampire Killers debuts at Austin's Fantastic Fest
As a result of the dangling modifiers in the title, you may be wonder if Lesbian Vampire Killers is about: a) lesbians who kill vampires b) vampire killers who also happen to be lesbians or c) killers of lesbian vampires. While the third is the proper interpretation, no matter which you chose you can be certain that this Brit comedy isn't Shaun of The Dead but will still attract legions of male viewers.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsPhosphorescent takes Willie on the road again
Phosphorescent will embark in a month-long tour across the U.S. starting Feb. 26 in Massachusetts, in support of the band's Willie Nelson covers album, To Willie.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsKing Khan and the Shrines' What Is?! gets U.S. release, tour
He's a man whom Vice Records describes as “garage soul inferno - equal parts Lenny Kaye-era Nuggets, James Brown soul revue and Sun Ra freak session.” Consummate frontman King Khan (or is it Blacksnake?) will see his latest studio album get a U.S. release this April.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsMeat Puppets get Sewn Together in May
Every once in a while, you'll hear a band name, later see a photo of the members and go, "Yeah. They match the description. I'm not sure how, but they do." Meat Puppets are one of those groups. (Perhaps it has something to do with Rob Reiner's Meathead in All in the Family.) The point? Well, there wasn't one, really. But the Meat Puppets are back with a new album, the second since their 2006 reunion.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSXSW doc showcases "sound sculptor"
A documentary about the Seattle-based "sound sculptor" Trimpin will premiere at the 2009 SXSW Film Festival.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsSXSW 2009 film line-up announced
The 2009 South By Southwest film line-up has been announced for the festival that will go down March 13-21 in Austin, Texas. ... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsThe Decemberists headline NPR showcase, debut album
NPR is jumping once again from radio waves to the main stage and taking The Decemberists with them. The Portland, Ore.,-based group has been tapped to headline the public radio's showcase the opening night (March 18) of the SXSW Music Conference and Festival.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSXSW 2009 showcase line-up grows and grows
The official line-up for SXSW 2009 has grown to include more than 1,000 acts.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSXSW 2009 line-up coming together nicely
With South by Southwest less than three months away, there's been a steady trickle of details on the gargantuan festival that holds Austin, Texas hostage for one week every Spring. First, the nice folks running the festival announced that producer Quincy Jones will be giving the festival's keynote address. Rad. Then the organizers leaked the first set of bands officially billed to festival, which included the likes of Beach House, These Arms Are Snakes and Primal Scream. Double Rad. Since then, however, news has been slow to come out of the SXSW camp.... read more
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