October 2009
9 posts
Hear New Frightened Rabbit
FatCat Records is streaming two new tracks by Frightened Rabbit. According to FatCat, the band is set to release a new album in the spring of 2010.
Stream:> Frightened Rabbit: “Swim Until You Can’t See Land” & “Fun Stuff”
Pavement: Reunion Tour 2010
03-01 Auckland, New Zealand - Town Hall 03-04 Sydney, Australia - Enmore Theatre 03-06 Meredith, Australia - Supernatural Amphitheatre (Golden Plains Festival) 03-07 Adelaide, Australia - Thebarton Theatre 03-08 Perth, Australia - Metro City 03-10 Brisbane, Australia - Tivoli 03-12 Melbourne, Australia - Palace Theatre 05-16 Minehead, England - All Tomorrow’s Parties 09-21 New York, NY -...
The Grumbling Hive:
NPR is streaming the new Flaming Lips record Embryonic all week, leading up to its October 13 release date.
PitchforkTV has a Cemetry Gates session with Grizzly Bear.
Built To Spill are streaming their new record There Is No Enemy at their MySpace in advance of next Tuesday’s release date. They’ve got two dates at Lee’s Palace on October 6 and 7.
NPR is streaming a World Cafe session with Death...
Dead Confederate: “The Rat” (Live on Amsterdam Acoustics)
Dead Confederate recently stopped by the Daytrotter studios in Rock Island, Illinois to perform a few songs from their 2008 album Wrecking Ball - “Yer Circus”, “The Rat” and “The News Underneath” - and a track from their self-titled EP called ”Get Out”. Wrecking Ball is one of our...
Volcano Choir: “Island, IS” (Official Video)
September 2009
19 posts
Band To Watch: The Treasures
Have a listen to our good friends The Treasures. The band’s in the studio working on their debut album. Stay tuned for the album release date and upcoming show info.
Stream:> The Treasures: “Turning”
The Flaming Lips: “I Can Be A Frog” (From the new album Embryonic; out October 13)
Pavement Are Getting Back Together
The rumors are true…Pavement is getting back together. According to Stereogum, the band will be playing a benefit show on 9/21/10 at the Central Park Summerstage. We’re hoping this is followed by a tour. Rest assured that details will be forthcoming.
R.E.M.: “Drive” (Live at the Olympia in Dublin)
August 2009
15 posts
R.E.M.: “Living Well Is The Best Revenge” (Live)
Yo La Tengo: “Avalon Or Someone Very Similar” (New video)
Blind Pilot: “One Red Thread” (Live at the KCRW Studio on August 3)
The Antlers: “Two” (Live at the Pitchfork Music Festival 2009)
Radiohead give away new tune "Harry Patch (In...
You can download the new song via the band’s official online store, download.waste.uk.com.
“‘Harry Patch (In Memory Of)’ was written by Thom Yorke about Patch – who was the last living British veteran of World War One until he passed away on July 25 this year aged 111…It was recorded in the recent months, as the band worked in Oxfordshire with long-time...
Modest Mouse: “King Rat” (Directed by Heath Ledger)
July 2009
32 posts
Video: Frightened Rabbit Unplugged in NYC (SPIN...
Frontman Scott Hutchison (above) of the Scottish quartet Frightened Rabbit recently stopped by SPIN’s headquarters to play a brand new song, a favorite, and a Neutral Milk Hotel cover. The band’s currently on tour in the U.S. and according to SPIN they’ve finished recording their next album - due in early 2010. (Their previous album, The Midnight Organ Fight, was one of the...
Wilco to Tour North America in October
Following a busy summer of festival dates, last-night appearances, and a new album release, Wilco will continue their ‘world domination’ and hit the road this October. They’ll be hitting mostly the Midwest and South, including Farm Aid with Willie Nelson and Neil Young, a performance in Toronto at Massey Hall and two shows in their native Chicago. Dates:
10.01 Iowa City, IA @...
Frightened Rabbit: “Fast Blood” (Live at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto on July 22)
Manic Street Preachers - Tour Dates
This fall Manic Street Preachers will tour the North America for the first time in 10 years. Pitchfork’s Joe Tangari sums up the band pretty well here in his review of their bsides collection Lipstick Traces…
PITCHFORK REVIEW:
In all of rock’s varied and storied history, I can’t think of another band that yearned harder and more desperately to be Important than the...