Alexander Laurence's Blog, page 2441
June 30, 2014
NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE BASSIST BILLY TALBOT
NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE BASSIST BILLY TALBOT SUFFERS MILD STROKE; EXPECTED TO MAKE FULL RECOVERY
YOUNG'S LONG-TIME BASSIST, RICK ROSAS TO STAND IN FOR TALBOT ON UPCOMING EUROPEAN CRAZY HORSE TOURJune 30th, 2014 - (Burbank, CA.) - Neil Young & Crazy Horse bassist Billy Talbot has suffered a mild stroke and will not be able to join Crazy Horse on their upcoming European tour. Though Talbot's doctors expect him to make a full recovery, they have advised Talbot to sit this tour out and recover his strength.
Crazy Horse will be joined on tour by Rick Rosas, who has played with Young extensively throughout the years, including in Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
The Crazy Horse line-up will also be enhanced by backing vocalists, Dorene Carter and YaDonna West, best known for their memorable work with their own group Mahogany Blue.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse's upcoming tour dates are as follows:
07/07 Reykjavik Laugardsholl07/10 Cork Marquee07/12 London British Summer Time07/13 Liverpool Liverpool Echo Arena07/15 Turkey Kucokcitifix Park07/17 Tel Aviv Hayarkon Park07/20 Ulm Munsterplatz07/21 Barolo Open Air Barolo07/23 Vienna Stadthalle07/25 Munchengladbach Hockey Park07/26 Dresden Elbufer07/28 Mainz Norde Mole Open Air07/30 Copenhagen Forum08/01 Bergen Bergen Festival08/03 Stockholm Music and Arts Festival08/05 Lockeren Lockeren Festival08/07 Monte Carlo Sporting Club08/08 Alsace Festival de la Foire aux Vins
YOUNG'S LONG-TIME BASSIST, RICK ROSAS TO STAND IN FOR TALBOT ON UPCOMING EUROPEAN CRAZY HORSE TOURJune 30th, 2014 - (Burbank, CA.) - Neil Young & Crazy Horse bassist Billy Talbot has suffered a mild stroke and will not be able to join Crazy Horse on their upcoming European tour. Though Talbot's doctors expect him to make a full recovery, they have advised Talbot to sit this tour out and recover his strength.
Crazy Horse will be joined on tour by Rick Rosas, who has played with Young extensively throughout the years, including in Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
The Crazy Horse line-up will also be enhanced by backing vocalists, Dorene Carter and YaDonna West, best known for their memorable work with their own group Mahogany Blue.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse's upcoming tour dates are as follows:
07/07 Reykjavik Laugardsholl07/10 Cork Marquee07/12 London British Summer Time07/13 Liverpool Liverpool Echo Arena07/15 Turkey Kucokcitifix Park07/17 Tel Aviv Hayarkon Park07/20 Ulm Munsterplatz07/21 Barolo Open Air Barolo07/23 Vienna Stadthalle07/25 Munchengladbach Hockey Park07/26 Dresden Elbufer07/28 Mainz Norde Mole Open Air07/30 Copenhagen Forum08/01 Bergen Bergen Festival08/03 Stockholm Music and Arts Festival08/05 Lockeren Lockeren Festival08/07 Monte Carlo Sporting Club08/08 Alsace Festival de la Foire aux Vins
June 29, 2014
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Anenome at Glastonbury 2014
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Anenome at Glastonbury 2014
June 28, 2014
BEST RECORDS of 2014 so far
BEST RECORDS 2014
SWANS “To Be Kind”SHARON VAN ETTEN “Are We There”PARQUET COURTS “Sunbathing Animals”TUNE-YARDS “Nikki-Nack”JOLIE HOLLAND “Wine Dark Sea”THE HORRORS “Luminous”SYLVAN ESSO “Slyvan Esso”BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE “Revelation”HUNDRED WATERS “Moon Rang Like A Bell”BO NINGEN “III”
LYKKE LI “I Never Learn”RAY LAMONTAGNE “Supernova”LITTLE DRAGON “Nabuma Rubberband”LUKE HAINES “New YorkIn The 70s”ST VINCENT “St Vincent”THE WAR ON DRUGS “Lost In The Dream”ANGEL OLSEN “Burn Your Fire For No Witness”PROTOMARTYR “Under Color of Official Right”OUGHT “More Than Any Other Day”FUTURE ISLANDS“Singles”
THEE OH SEES “Drop”WOODS “With Life and With Love”SUZANNE VEGA “Tales from the Realm of The Queen of Pentacles”FANFARLO “Let’s Go Extinct”WHITE HINTERLAND “Baby”DEAN WAREHAM“Dean Wareham”LIARS “Mess”TEEN “The Way and Color”LES BIG BYRD “They Worshipped Cats”WARPAINT “Warpaint”QUILT “Held in Splendor”
WHITE FENCE "To The Recently Found Innocent"PERFECT PUSSY “Say Yes To Love”MARISSA NADLER “July”BLOOD ORANGE “Cupid Deluxe”ACTRESS “Ghettoville”THE ORWELLS “Disgraceland”TEMPLES “Sun Structures”THE GHOST of a SABER TOOTH TIGER “Midnight Sun”SLEAFORD MODS “Divide and Exist”EAGULLS “Eagulls”
I chose some new stuff. I avoided some number one albums. This is based on what I have heard and seen live this year. I was reluctant to include some okay records by some big names and indie landfill type bands.
Trash Talk @ The Well
TRASH TALK are playing tonight at the WELL DTLA, Saturday, June 28th 2014.
RSVP HERE: http://gpenfreetourlosangeles.splashthat.com/
All photos taken in Berlin by Daniel Murtagh.
The Lovely Bad Things @ Lolipalooza
THE LOVELY BAD THINGS play at The Echo + Lolipalooza tonight, Saturday, June 28th, 2014.
Photo: Angel Ceballos
The Allah-Las @ Summer and Music Fest
Allah-Las play Long Beach's Summer and Music Festival on Saturday, 6/28!
Allah-Las embody quintessential SoCal cool with their effortless charm and hypnotizing guitar jangles. At times, singer Miles Michaud's hazy vocals melt into psychedelic rhythms. Other times, the band allows instrumentals to speak for themselves, painting landscapes of late night desert drives. Listen to the band's latest single "Had It All" on Brooklyn Vegan here.
June 27, 2014
BLEACHED @ Echoplex
BLEACHED are playing the Echoplex tonight, Friday June 27th 2014.
Big Deal Unveil "Always Boys" Video, New EP Out 7/15
BIG DEAL
UNVEIL VIDEO FOR “ALWAYS BOYS”
NEW EP SAKURA OUT JULY 15TH, 2014
Photo by Malia JamesBy now you’ve probably heard “Always Boys” – a glorious, soaraway slice of pop, heralding a new, sparkling era for the London based duo known as Big Deal.
It’s only the beginning for KC Underwood and Alice Costelloe though, as their upcoming EP ‘Sakura’so amply demonstrates, they are on the brink of many exciting things indeed. Now, they’ve released the video for “Always Boys” too, a beautifully shot, suitably moody clip which matches the off-kilter atmosphere of the song perfectly. Watch it now and get excited for the EP, and the next phase of Big Deal.
The band will be release a Deluxe Digital version of the album June Gloom on July 22nd, 2014.
SAKURA TRACKLISTING Talk (reprise)Always BoysSakuraFigure it Out
LIVE DATES 18 July - Truck Festival25 July - Secret Garden Party1 Aug - Nozstock Festival, Hereford8 Aug - Boardmasters Festival, Newquay
Listen to “Always Boys” here.
JU NE GLOOM – THE VIDEOS Teradactol : http://youtu.be/lCDH8Xrl3AQ Dream Machines : http://youtu.be/Ncgc1Tp4W2M In Your Car : http://youtu.be/zqiQ4hRd7Fo Swapping Spit : http://youtu.be/V7xBkwIVgk8Catch Up: http://youtu.be/gw3go7DcjOo
BIG DEAL: TUMBLR | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | SOUNDCLOUD | YOUTUBE
MUTE: WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | TUMBLR | SOUNDCLOUD
Watch We Are The Brave “Sparrow (Rich Morel’s Hot Sauce Mix)”
Watch We Are The Brave “Sparrow (Rich Morel’s Hot Sauce Mix)” Video
Sparrow (The Remixes) EP
Out Now on 528 Records / KID Recordings
click image to launch video
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlZI3Bo1dUg&feature=youtu.be
“Channeling similar-sounding acts like Florence and the Machine, Bat For Lashes, and MS MR, the duo’s songs expertly ride the line between the past and the expansive future horizons…we wouldn’t be surprised to find them gaining a foothold right here in the U.S. very, very soon.” – MTV Buzzworthy
"All the hallmarks of a Bat For Lashes or Ladyhawke...the sound of a mid-eighties classic" – Your Music Radar
“Vibes, along with synths and a dreamy guitar, flow right in and out of this song. It's like a dancing ray of sunshine. “ – on Sparrow (Culture Fires remix).
Vice’s THUMP
“If you haven't yet heard of Sydney synth pop duo We Are The Brave, then it's time to get acquainted.” – V Music Australia
Sydney synth-pop duo We Are The Brave have shared the video for Rich Morel's Hot Sauce Mix remix of their mesmerizing single “Sparrow” from their recently released Sparrow (The Remixes) EP. The video, which delves deeper into the noir take on a night at an Australian strip club complete with pole dancing duets, was re-cut and expanded by acclaimed Australian video director James Chappell, whose original version was championed by MTV Buzzworthy and MTV Iggy. Watch it HERE.
Sparrow (The Remixes) EP included reworks by Rich Morel, Culture Fires, Nightriders, The Dualists andGnome that embody the song’s dynamic kaleidoscopic sound. The band recently shared a free download of the exclusive “Sparrow (ATTAR! Remix)”, not included on the commercial release, which premiered onEarmilk. The Belgian producer’s mix brilliantly reinvents the nostalgic indie-pop anthem into a pumping, sinister and hypnotic late night workout. Download it here!
We Are the Brave were formed in Sydney when Jess Chalker began to collaborate with Ox Why. The multi-instrumentalists found common ground in 70s soft rock, adventurous 80s pop, 90s sci-fi, trip-hop and contemporary alterna-pop and were inspired to create a modern sound that re-imagined their influences. Hailed as one of this year’s most promising acts to emerge out of Australia’s fertile indie scene, the duo gained international acclaim and domestic airplay with their self-produced and self-released debut EP Noctua and singles “All Good Things Must Come” and “Sparrow”.
The duo will release their new single, the entrancing “Your Ghost”, July 1st on their own 528 Records imprint in advance of their next EP due out later this year. A remix package for single will follow in late July via KID Recordings. Stay tuned!
Sparrow (The Remixes) EP is available now on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sparrow-the-remixes/id858560393
Sparrow (The Remixes) Tracklist
“Sparrow (Extended Version)”“Sparrow (Rich Morel’s Hot Sauce Mix)”“Sparrow (The Dualists Remix)”“Sparrow (Nightriders Remix)”“Sparrow (Culture Fires Remix)”“Sparrow (GNOME Remix)” Noctua EP available on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/noctua-ep/id705453878
Sparrow (The Remixes) EP
Out Now on 528 Records / KID Recordings
click image to launch video
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlZI3Bo1dUg&feature=youtu.be
“Channeling similar-sounding acts like Florence and the Machine, Bat For Lashes, and MS MR, the duo’s songs expertly ride the line between the past and the expansive future horizons…we wouldn’t be surprised to find them gaining a foothold right here in the U.S. very, very soon.” – MTV Buzzworthy
"All the hallmarks of a Bat For Lashes or Ladyhawke...the sound of a mid-eighties classic" – Your Music Radar
“Vibes, along with synths and a dreamy guitar, flow right in and out of this song. It's like a dancing ray of sunshine. “ – on Sparrow (Culture Fires remix).
Vice’s THUMP
“If you haven't yet heard of Sydney synth pop duo We Are The Brave, then it's time to get acquainted.” – V Music Australia
Sydney synth-pop duo We Are The Brave have shared the video for Rich Morel's Hot Sauce Mix remix of their mesmerizing single “Sparrow” from their recently released Sparrow (The Remixes) EP. The video, which delves deeper into the noir take on a night at an Australian strip club complete with pole dancing duets, was re-cut and expanded by acclaimed Australian video director James Chappell, whose original version was championed by MTV Buzzworthy and MTV Iggy. Watch it HERE.
Sparrow (The Remixes) EP included reworks by Rich Morel, Culture Fires, Nightriders, The Dualists andGnome that embody the song’s dynamic kaleidoscopic sound. The band recently shared a free download of the exclusive “Sparrow (ATTAR! Remix)”, not included on the commercial release, which premiered onEarmilk. The Belgian producer’s mix brilliantly reinvents the nostalgic indie-pop anthem into a pumping, sinister and hypnotic late night workout. Download it here!
We Are the Brave were formed in Sydney when Jess Chalker began to collaborate with Ox Why. The multi-instrumentalists found common ground in 70s soft rock, adventurous 80s pop, 90s sci-fi, trip-hop and contemporary alterna-pop and were inspired to create a modern sound that re-imagined their influences. Hailed as one of this year’s most promising acts to emerge out of Australia’s fertile indie scene, the duo gained international acclaim and domestic airplay with their self-produced and self-released debut EP Noctua and singles “All Good Things Must Come” and “Sparrow”.
The duo will release their new single, the entrancing “Your Ghost”, July 1st on their own 528 Records imprint in advance of their next EP due out later this year. A remix package for single will follow in late July via KID Recordings. Stay tuned!
Sparrow (The Remixes) EP is available now on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sparrow-the-remixes/id858560393
Sparrow (The Remixes) Tracklist
“Sparrow (Extended Version)”“Sparrow (Rich Morel’s Hot Sauce Mix)”“Sparrow (The Dualists Remix)”“Sparrow (Nightriders Remix)”“Sparrow (Culture Fires Remix)”“Sparrow (GNOME Remix)” Noctua EP available on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/noctua-ep/id705453878
DEVO @ Commodore Ballroom
DEVO photographed by BEV DAVIES in Vancouver 2014.
DEVO will be playing at the Wiltern, on Sunday June 29th 2014.
