Thursday, January 31, 2008

Beck's Odelay Doesn't Know Grammer

The first pressing of the recent Odelay Deluxe Reissue was found to have gone out with un-proofed lyrics that were taken from a lyrics website as place holders for layout purposes.

Beck apologizes for this unfortunate oversight and is making
arrangements for the corrected lyrics to be available gratis via
Beck.com. Subsequent pressings of the Odelay Deluxe will also include the corrected lyrics.

San Francisco's Noise Pop Festival Lineup!

San Francisco’s Noise Pop Festival, which runs February 26 to March 2nd, has announced the final artist line-up. As always, the six-day event will wind down in style. This year’s closing show is the world premiere of She & Him, the new musical project from M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel. The duo headlines the Great American Music Hall on Sunday, March 2nd.

New Bands: She & Him (featuring Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward), Quasi, Working for a Nuclear Free City, White Denim, The Rosebuds, Great Northern, Sketch Comedians Human Giant & More

Other new band confirmations include: Quasi, Entrance, Working For A Nuclear Free City, White Denim, The Rosebuds, Great Northern, and Bay Area mood rockers, Film School These artists join previously announced headliners such as The Walkmen, Helio Sequence, The Dodos, MSTRKRFT, Stellastarr*, Magnetic Fields, The Mountain Goats, The Gutter Twins, Cursive, Blitzen Trapper, Fu Manchu, Kelly Stoltz, Tilly and the Wall and dozens more. The full schedule can be found at here.

Monday, January 28, 2008

New Kids On The Block Again?

A New Kids on the Block reunion is in the works. Can you believe it? Time to get out your acid wash jeans with matching jackets!

The band's official website is, after a long period of dormancy, once again up and running and imploring fans to keep hanging tough for a forthcoming announcement. That announcement, per People, is that Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Jonathan Knight and Danny Wood will be making like the Spice Girls and relaunching their once chart-dominating act.

There's no word yet, however, on whether the group's resurrection will include a tour, a greatest-hits album or the release of any new material.

Friday, January 25, 2008

Coachella 2008 Tickets

Tickets to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival went on sale this morning. Did you pick yours up? Ticket sales are expected to be lower this year with Goldenvoice's choice of headliners. If you do decide to go this year, tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster.com.

Ticket prices are:
3-Day passes - $269
Single-Day passes - $90
Camping passes - $55 for the weekend

With your purchase of tickets, keep your eye out for a separate email from Coachella containing a code along with your invitation and password to join the official Coachella online micro-community.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

The Plastic Constellations Debut Single Leak

The Plastic Constellations Set To Release Fourth Album 'We Appreciate You' On Frenchkiss Records April 15th Debut Single " Stay That Way " Now Available

Click Here To Listen to Debut Single

With twelve years, four albums (& one EP), a dozen tours, two vans, several hundred shows and an endless collection of warm cans of domestic beer under their collective belt, The Plastic Constellations (TPC) have done a lot in their years together. And now as the members approach the ripe old ages of 26, they're releasing an ambitious new album that marks a new era for the band.


Cassettes Won't Listen MP3 Leak & Tour

Cassettes Won’t Listen Leaks “Paper Float” Off Small-Time Machine

On March 11th, Cassettes Wont Listen's will release Small-Time Machine. Entirely written, played and produced by Jason Drake, Small-Time Machine deals with many of the themes that touch us all, including: love, betrayal, hope, disappointment and the quest to find what's missing in each of our lives. Small-Time Machine is the next chapter in the career of one of the true new voices of the 21st Century.

Cassettes Won't Listen has had two digital-only releases, the EP Nobody’s Moving and the instrumental LP The Quiet Trial. Both records have received a lot of attention, including radio tastemakers WOXY and KEXP, SPIN, the NY Press, the notorious Perez Hilton as well as landing an exclusive front page feature on Myspace.com and being named one of Urb’s Next 100 for 2007.

In the wake of these releases, a wide range of artists, commissioned countless Cassettes Won't Listen remixes, including El-P, (featuring Trent Reznor), Midlake, Asobi Seksu, The Postmarks, Dr. Octagon, Pela, Dirty on Purpose, Mr. Lif, and Morcheeba, amongst others.

The free One Alternative covers EP of great 90's tunes from Cassettes Won't Listen is up to 7,500 downloads and still going strong. Tracklist includes songs by Pavement, Butter 08, Blind Melon, Liz Phair, and Sebadoh, and as an added bonus it features full instrumentals and acapellas so you can get your 90's love remix thing on.

One Alternative Free EP Up To 7,500 Downloads Out Now On www.cassetteswontlisten.com

Click Here To Download Debut Single “Paper Float”
http://www.cassetteswontlisten.com/Paper_Float_160.mp3

**TOUR
Feb 7th 9:00P The Delancey New York, New York
Feb 8th 9:00P Union Hall Brooklyn, New York
Feb 15th 9:00P Europa Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Mar 12th 8:00P SXSW Austin, Texas

Small-Time Machine Tracklisting
1. Metronomes
2. Large Radio
3. Paper Float
4. Freeze and Explode
5. The Broadcast
6. Two Kids
7. The Finish Line

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Tokyo Police Club Announces New Album and Tour

TOKYO POLICE CLUB - ELEPHANT SHELL - DEBUT ALBUM OUT LATE APRIL ON SADDLE CREEK

Following on one of the most well received 16 minutes of music in recent history (2006's A Lesson In Crime EP), Ontario's favorite sons TOKYO POLICE CLUB confirm the completion and release of their first full length album, Elephant Shell, due out late April on Saddle Creek in North America and Memphis Industries in the UK.

The complete track listing for Elephant Shell is: "Centennial", "In A Cave", "Graves", "Juno", "Tessellate", "Sixties Remake", "The Harrowing Adventures Of...", "Nursery Academy", "Your English Is Good", "Listen To The Math", "The Baskervilles".

Tokyo Police Club begins a tour tomorrow night at Connexion in Oakville, ONT, with dates running up to the release of Elephant Shell and beyond (tonight's show at Ottawa's Algonquin College has been rescheduled due to weather conditions). See the below list of all confirmed dates.


Jan. 23, 2008 Connexion - Oakville, ONT
Jan. 24, 2008 The Wall - North Bay, ONT
Jan. 25, 2008 Quarters - Hamilton, ONT
Jan. 26, 2008 Nathan Phillips Square - Toronto, ONT
Jan. 30, 2008 The Ale House - Kingston, ONT
Jan. 31, 2008 Algonquin College - Ottawa, ONT (re-scheduled from Jan. 22)
Feb. 1, 2008 Forwell Hall - London, ONT
Feb. 2, 2008 Sleeman Centre - Guelph, ONT
Mar. 18, 2008 Call The Office - London, ONT
Mar. 19, 2008 Birdy's Bar and Grill - Indianapolis, IN
Mar. 20, 2008 Jackpot Saloon - Lawrence, KS
Mar. 22, 2008 Kilby Court - Salt Lake City, UT
Mar. 24, 2008 The Independent - San Francisco, CA
Mar. 25, 2008 The Glass House - Pomona, CA
Mar. 26, 2008 Troubadour - Hollywood, CA
Mar. 28, 2008 Soma - San Diego, CA
Mar. 29, 2008 The Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ
Mar. 31, 2008 Meridian Red Room - Houston, TX
Apr. 1, 2008 House of Blues - Dallas, TX
Apr. 3, 2008 Club Downunder - Tallahassee, FL
Apr. 4, 2008 Studio A - Miami, FL
Apr. 5, 2008 Backbooth - Orlando, FL
Apr. 8, 2008 Exit/In - Nashville, TN
Apr. 9, 2008 The Spot - Cleveland, OH
Apr. 18, 2008 Barrymore's Music Hall - Ottawa, ON
Apr. 19, 2008 Cabaret du Musee Juste Pour Rire - Montreal, QC
Apr. 20, 2008 Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
Apr. 21, 2008 Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
Apr. 24, 2008 Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA
Apr. 26, 2008 Pearl Street Night Club - Northampton, MA
Apr. 28, 2008 First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA
Apr. 29, 2008 Black Cat - Washington, DC
Apr. 30, 2008 Big Orbit's Soundlab - Buffalo, NY