Saturday, December 13, 2014
D'Angelo Album Trailer
While we were promised a new D'Angelo record in 2013, then it was supposed to arrive this past year, now, an album trailer for said record, Black Messiah has arrived with the words "Coming Soon" attached to it. Take a look.
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Live Review: Thurston Moore @ The Marlin Room of Webster Hall
One of the many beautiful things about New York City is that the weekend never actually begins on Friday, it is a lot like college, the weekend's begin on Thursday. So, when Pandora and Norton decided to throw a party inside the tiny Marlin Room of Webster Hall and had Thurston Moore and his band perform, it should come as no surprise that there was a line wrapped around the block for people waiting to get in. As December and winter barrel down on New York, it is a hard obstacle to get people to go out, but when you promise open bar and chance to see an iconic New York artist inside an intimate room of one of New York's most iconic venues, and do it on a Thursday, that is called smart planning.
As fans crammed in and tried to thaw, just after 9pm, Moore and his new band hit the stage. Plucking away at their instruments and creating a sound that made you feel like Matthew McConaughey's character in Interstellar floating in outer space, you have to wonder what Moore and his band, dubbed "The Thurston Moore Band," would do next. Nevertheless, as you tried to adjust to his new sound, he brought you back to his world with rabid distortion, thunderous rhythms, and most of all, that indie rock flair that he has had for four decades. Moving on stage as if he was still 20 years old, it is almost as if Moore never aged, his songwriting has stayed the same, his musicianship is still as uncomfortable as ever, but his zest for performing is still there, even for an old punk playing a corporate event. "We are who they say we are," Moore told the crowd before introducing his members, and before jumping into "Detonation," a song he wrote for Chelsea Manning and who he preached to be a hero, it was clear that no matter the circumstances, he was still going to be himself, which is what you love about him. As he and the band performing songs from his solo records, a majority of the former Sonic Youth frontman's set came from their latest album, The Best Day. As fans, new and old, got a chance to see and hear one of their heroes inside a personal setting, it is something that will always be remembered.
Quick News
David Letterman has confirmed that the final night of his hosting duties to The Late Show will come on May 20.
Andre 3000 has announced that he will be making T-shirts based off the slogans on his recent jumpsuits that he wore on the OutKast reunion tour all this year. The shirts will go one sale next year.
The hip-hop documentary Fresh Dressed, which is directed by Sacha Jenkins and produced by Nas will make it's big screen debut at next year's Sundance Film Festival. The film chronicles fashions influence on hip-hop.
At an appearance at Rough Trade East in London last night, NME reports that El-P mentioned that Run The Jewels will begin work on Run The Jewels 3 in January.
Also, at the same event, El-P mentioned that he will be hitting the studio with Zach de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine, who he and Killer Mike pulled out of hiding for our League of Their Own Album RTJ2. El-P said, "In 1999 I spent a month in my apartment in Brooklyn with Zack de la Rocha just before he split Rage Against The Machine, working on music that will never see the light of day. I can't speak about his future but I will say that I'm going to LA to spend another month with him in January." [Source: NME]. In a series of tweets after the news broke, El-P then clarified his comments... sorta, saying "please understand the ZDLR thing is not at all %100. y'all gonna fuck it up by jumping the gun on that one. bad luck. BAD LUCK I SAY." Then adding, ""or maybe I'm lying about it not being confirmed. hard to tell, really. not sure i even know if i know."
Andre 3000 has announced that he will be making T-shirts based off the slogans on his recent jumpsuits that he wore on the OutKast reunion tour all this year. The shirts will go one sale next year.
The hip-hop documentary Fresh Dressed, which is directed by Sacha Jenkins and produced by Nas will make it's big screen debut at next year's Sundance Film Festival. The film chronicles fashions influence on hip-hop.
At an appearance at Rough Trade East in London last night, NME reports that El-P mentioned that Run The Jewels will begin work on Run The Jewels 3 in January.
Also, at the same event, El-P mentioned that he will be hitting the studio with Zach de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine, who he and Killer Mike pulled out of hiding for our League of Their Own Album RTJ2. El-P said, "In 1999 I spent a month in my apartment in Brooklyn with Zack de la Rocha just before he split Rage Against The Machine, working on music that will never see the light of day. I can't speak about his future but I will say that I'm going to LA to spend another month with him in January." [Source: NME]. In a series of tweets after the news broke, El-P then clarified his comments... sorta, saying "please understand the ZDLR thing is not at all %100. y'all gonna fuck it up by jumping the gun on that one. bad luck. BAD LUCK I SAY." Then adding, ""or maybe I'm lying about it not being confirmed. hard to tell, really. not sure i even know if i know."
Dan Deacon Details New Album
The fearless freak that is Dan Deacon announced that his new album, Gliss Riffer will arrive in February. Take a look at the cover, above, and the tracklisting, below, and watch the amazing video for the first single "Feel The Lightning."
01 Feel the Lightning
02 Sheathed Wings
03 When I Was Done Dying
04 Meme Generator
05 Mind On Fire
06 Learning to Relax
07 Take It to the Max
08 Steely Blues
02 Sheathed Wings
03 When I Was Done Dying
04 Meme Generator
05 Mind On Fire
06 Learning to Relax
07 Take It to the Max
08 Steely Blues
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Quick News
Modest Mouse have taken to Instagram to showcase that they do indeed have new music coming out. The band premiered part of a new single "Lampshades On Fire," while no firm release has been set, word on the street is that a new record will arrive next year.
Twin Shadow will release his new album, Eclipse, in March.
Speaking to BBC4 Music, Noel Gallagher announced he has an arsenal of unreleased tracks that date back to 1993. He said, "I've had a stockpile of songs since 1993. I've never written for a specific project, I've never been in the studio with less than 30 songs. I've just recorded an album, but I've still got another 30 songs. Instead of writing 15 or 16 songs for a cycle of where [Oasis] were at, we were using five, but I was still writing 15, 20 songs, so there's loads of stuff left over from those days. Albums and albums worth of material. Because you move so fast as a writer, and you can only really do ten songs on an album at a time, lots get left behind." No word if he will ever release these tracks.
Pussy Riot members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina are currently in the studio working with Le Tigre's JD Samson. While the band are not working on a full album, Tolokonnikova told NME, "Maybe at some point in the future we will do an album, but right now we want to make videos."
Twin Shadow will release his new album, Eclipse, in March.
Speaking to BBC4 Music, Noel Gallagher announced he has an arsenal of unreleased tracks that date back to 1993. He said, "I've had a stockpile of songs since 1993. I've never written for a specific project, I've never been in the studio with less than 30 songs. I've just recorded an album, but I've still got another 30 songs. Instead of writing 15 or 16 songs for a cycle of where [Oasis] were at, we were using five, but I was still writing 15, 20 songs, so there's loads of stuff left over from those days. Albums and albums worth of material. Because you move so fast as a writer, and you can only really do ten songs on an album at a time, lots get left behind." No word if he will ever release these tracks.
Pussy Riot members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina are currently in the studio working with Le Tigre's JD Samson. While the band are not working on a full album, Tolokonnikova told NME, "Maybe at some point in the future we will do an album, but right now we want to make videos."
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Of Montreal Announce New Album
Art-rockers Of Montreal will release their new album Aureate Gloom in March. Take a look at the cover, above, and the tracklisting, below.
01 Bassem Sabry
02 Last Rites At The Jane Hotel
03 Empyrean Abbatoir
04 Aluminum Crown
05 Virgillian Lots
06 Monolithic Egress
07 Apollyon Of Blue Room
08 Estocadas
09 Chthonian Dirge For Uruk The Other
10 Like Ashoka's Inferno of Memory
02 Last Rites At The Jane Hotel
03 Empyrean Abbatoir
04 Aluminum Crown
05 Virgillian Lots
06 Monolithic Egress
07 Apollyon Of Blue Room
08 Estocadas
09 Chthonian Dirge For Uruk The Other
10 Like Ashoka's Inferno of Memory
Bob Dylan Details Sinatra Covers Album
This past fall, Bob Dylan announced that he was going to release a new album called Shadows in the Night next year. While the iconic singer was coy on details, they have finally emerged. The record will arrive in February, but most importantly, it will be an album totally of Frank Sinatra covers.
In a press release, Dylan said, "It was a real privilege to make this album. I've wanted to do something like this for a long time but was never brave enough to approach 30-piece complicated arrangements and refine them down for a five-piece band. That's the key to all these performances. We knew these songs extremely well. It was all done live. Maybe one or two takes. No overdubbing. No vocal booths. No headphones. No separate tracking, and, for the most part, mixed as it was recorded. I don't see myself as covering these songs in any way. They've been covered enough. Buried, as a matter a fact. What me and my band are basically doing is uncovering them. Lifting them out of the grave and bringing them into the light of day."
Take a look at the cover, above, the tracklisting below.
In a press release, Dylan said, "It was a real privilege to make this album. I've wanted to do something like this for a long time but was never brave enough to approach 30-piece complicated arrangements and refine them down for a five-piece band. That's the key to all these performances. We knew these songs extremely well. It was all done live. Maybe one or two takes. No overdubbing. No vocal booths. No headphones. No separate tracking, and, for the most part, mixed as it was recorded. I don't see myself as covering these songs in any way. They've been covered enough. Buried, as a matter a fact. What me and my band are basically doing is uncovering them. Lifting them out of the grave and bringing them into the light of day."
Take a look at the cover, above, the tracklisting below.
01 I'm a Fool to Want You
02 The Night We Called It a Day
03 Stay With Me
04 Autumn Leaves
05 Why Try to Change Me Now
06 Some Enchanted Evening
07 Full Moon and Empty Arms
08 Where Are You?
09 What'll I Do
10 That Lucky Old Sun
02 The Night We Called It a Day
03 Stay With Me
04 Autumn Leaves
05 Why Try to Change Me Now
06 Some Enchanted Evening
07 Full Moon and Empty Arms
08 Where Are You?
09 What'll I Do
10 That Lucky Old Sun
Monday, December 8, 2014
Dan Deacon Album Teaser
Dan Deacon has revealed that he will release his new album in February. Take a look at a teaser trailer for the record.
Quick News
Frank Turner has confirmed that he and his band, The Sleeping Souls, have gone to Nashville to begin work on their new album.
Billboard magazine reports that Jack White will produce The Libertines album that will arrive next year.
Dave Grohl recently sat down with Rolling Stone to discuss how much footage he has with Sonic Highways. He said, "Dude, we have 1,300 hours of additional footage. We got a lot of shit...trying to reduce all this information from all of these people in each city to an hour-long episode. It's virtually impossible. Just sitting down and watching one of these complete interviews is enough to change your life. Watching Chuck D's interview from beginning to end, if that doesn't make you want to start a group, I don't know what to say."
Speaking to Dazed Digital, Joanna Newsom has confirmed she is working on a new album. She said, "I’m working on something new – I should hopefully have a little more news soon. I’ve been working hard for a lot of those five years on a new idea."
In recent interview with Serbia’s B92 Morrissey has confirmed that he has written his next album and hopes to record it in February.
Billboard magazine reports that Jack White will produce The Libertines album that will arrive next year.
Dave Grohl recently sat down with Rolling Stone to discuss how much footage he has with Sonic Highways. He said, "Dude, we have 1,300 hours of additional footage. We got a lot of shit...trying to reduce all this information from all of these people in each city to an hour-long episode. It's virtually impossible. Just sitting down and watching one of these complete interviews is enough to change your life. Watching Chuck D's interview from beginning to end, if that doesn't make you want to start a group, I don't know what to say."
Speaking to Dazed Digital, Joanna Newsom has confirmed she is working on a new album. She said, "I’m working on something new – I should hopefully have a little more news soon. I’ve been working hard for a lot of those five years on a new idea."
In recent interview with Serbia’s B92 Morrissey has confirmed that he has written his next album and hopes to record it in February.
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