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May 20, 2014
Dinosaur Jr. To Headline The Village Voice's 4Knots Music Festival
The Village Voice
AnnouncesDinosaur Jr.To Headline 4Knots Music FestivalWith Those Darlins, Speedy Ortiz, Radkey, Viet Cong,Nude Beach, Juan Wauters & More To Be Confirmed
Free, All Ages, Outdoor Festival To Be Held Saturday, July 12South Street Seaport
Webster Hall To Host Official After-Party
Top 10 Under the Radar Music Festivals in NYC - Complex11 Best Festivals for New Yorkers - NY Daily News
"The 4Knots Music Festival has been momentous since it started" - The Wall Street Journal
"One of the summer's most anticipated free concerts" - NewYork.com
"[4Knots] could give other daylong festivals, free and paid alike, lessons in weather god supplication as well as organization, crowd control and how to do outdoor music right." - Brooklyn Based
New York, NY - May 20, 2014 - The Village Voice announces today that Dinosaur Jr. will be headlining its fourth annual free 4Knots Music Festival, being held on Saturday, July 12th from 1-8pm at New York City's South Street Seaport, rain or shine. Dinosaur Jr. joins previously announced artists Those Darlins, Speedy Ortiz, Radkey, Viet Cong, Nude Beach, and Juan Wauters, who are all scheduled to perform, plus more to be announced soon. The Julie Ruin, who were scheduled to play this year's 4Knots festival, were forced to cancel all upcoming touring plans due to Kathleen Hanna's ongoing struggle with Lyme Disease.
Manhattan's favorite summer music festival will return with hand-picked bands by the Voice music team. With this year's festival, The Voicecontinues their 14-year history of curating free, outdoor, all ages live music festivals featuring the most renowned and emerging artists breaking through today's scene. Running between every borough of New York City and culminating near the South Street Seaport, the East River runs at a speed of "4 knots", hence the name of the festival at this unique and historic location.
Announced earlier this month, the Official 4Knots Music Festival After Party will take place at Webster Hall on July 12th, immediately following the festival. The lineup for this show and tickets will be available soon.
The Knife-Shaken Up Versions Mini Album-NEW VIDEO
The Knife Announce “Shaken-Up Versions” Mini AlbumOut June 17th, 2014“Without You My Life Would Be Boring” Digital EP OUT TODAY May 20th
On June 17th, Rabid/Brille/Mute Records are digitally releasing “Shaken-Up Versions,” a mini album of classic Knife tracks reworked especially for the band’s recent North American leg of their Shaking The Habitual Tour. Vinyl and CD versions of the mini album will follow later this summer.
The Shaking The Habitual show was a rejuvenating experience for the mind and soul, inspiringTIME Magazine to demand it as “mandatory viewing for music fans.” Reverb Magazineproclaimed, “A performance of this scale is rare. And, it wakes us to the fact that not only is art far from irrelevant, but in the form of The Knife, we can be reminded again of its force.”
See below for a complete tracklisting.
To preview the new versions, the “Shaken-Up” version of “Without You My Life Would Be Boring” is being released today, accompanied by a video and three remixes (from Rroxymore, J. Phlip and Kat Knix).
Watch the video directed by Bitte Andersson HERE.
Shaking The Habitual Tour Spring 2014 : Photo Credit: Terri LoewenthalShaken Up Tracklisting:
1. We Share Our Mother’s Health (Shaken-Up Version)2. Got 2 Let U (Shaken-Up Version)3. Bird (Shaken-Up Version)4. Without You My Life Would Be Boring (Shaken-Up Version)5. Pass This On (Shaken-Up Version)6. Ready To Lose (Shaken-Up Version)7. Stay Out Here (Shaken-Up Version)8. Silent Shout (Shaken-Up Version)
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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers announce new album and tour
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS ANNOUNCE 2014 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR AND NEW ALBUM, HYPNOTIC EYE
STEVE WINWOOD WILL APPEAR AS VERY SPECIAL GUEST
TICKETS GO ON SALE BEGINNING MAY 31 -EVERY TICKET INCLUDES THE NEW ALBUM
May 20, 2014-- TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS today announced their 2014 North American tour and the July 29th release of their first new studio album in four years on Reprise Records, Hypnotic Eye. The tour, featuring very special guest Steve Winwood, will begin in San Diego, CA on August 3rd. The tour includes already announced headline performances at San Francisco's Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival and at the Lockn' Festival in Arrington, VA. On Labor Day weekend, for the first time ever, the band will perform at Boston's Fenway Park.
Tickets to many of the 2014 concerts will go on sale at Ticketmaster.com and other select ticketing services on Saturday May 31. The full list of tour cities, venues and dates are listed below. Full on-sale information is available on TomPetty.com.
Every 2014 Tour ticket will include Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers' new album, Hypnotic Eye.
Hypnotic Eye was recently described by Rolling Stone magazine as "maximum rock & roll" and "a decisive return to the concise Sixties-rock classicism of his first great New Wave era albums." Check out the album and tour announcement video for a preview:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WldcdTMc0_8
The new album Hypnotic Eye will be available in CD, digital, high-resolution Blu-ray audio and vinyl formats. The vinyl will be available as 1-LP or as 2-LPs inclusive of an additional track not available in any other format. Beginning June 3, fans can pre-order the vinyl, CD and Blu-ray audioeditions on TomPetty.com and Amazon and can pre-order the digital edition on ITunes and Amazon.
Fans who preorder the digital album on ITunes and Amazon beginning June 3rd will get an instant download of the first of several album tracks to be revealed prior to the release date.
Members of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers' Highway Companions Fan Club will be able to participate in special ticket presales. Members will also receive a CD copy of Hypnotic Eye plus a digital copy of an exclusive new live album, Live 2013, thatfeatures eleven tracks recorded during the Heartbreakers' 2013 Theatre residencies in New York and Los Angeles, plus tracks recorded at last year's Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival - all hand-picked by Tom Petty. For more information on the Highway Companions Club, please visitHighwayCompanions.com.
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS 2014 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
Aug 03 San Diego, CA Viejas ArenaAug 05 Boise, ID Taco Bell ArenaAug 07 Eugene, OR Matthew Knight CenterAug 09 San Francisco, CA Outside Lands Music and Arts FestivalAug 12 Portland, OR Moda CenterAug 14 Vancouver, BC Rogers ArenaAug 15 George, WA The GorgeAug 17 Edmonton, AB Rexall PlaceAug 19 Calgary, AB Scotiabank SaddledomeAug 21 Winnipeg, MB MTS CentreAug 23 Chicago, IL United CenterAug 26 Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre Aug 28 Montreal, QC Bell CentreAug 30 Boston, MA Fenway ParkSep 06 Arrington, VA Lockn' FestivalSep 07 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake PACSep 10 New York, NY Madison Square GardenSep 13 Hartford, CT XL CenterSep 15 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo ArenaSep 18 Raleigh, NC PNC Arena Sep 20 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan AmphitheaterSep 21 Tampa, FL Tampa Bay Times ForumSep 23 Nashville, TN Bridgestone ArenaSep 25 Houston, TX Toyota CenterSep 26 Dallas, TX American Airlines CenterSep 28 Tulsa, OK BOK CenterSep 30 Kansas City, MO Sprint CenterOct 01 Lincoln, NE Pinnacle Bank ArenaOct 07 Anaheim, CA Honda CenterOct 10 Los Angeles, CA The Forum
For more information on Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers plus details of their new album Hypnotic Eye and upcoming North American tour, please visit www.tompetty.com.
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS released their debut album in 1976 and have since sold over 60 million records. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002, their first year of eligibility, and in recent years have continued to build on their already legendary success. Their concerts are celebrated by fans and critics alike and their music has influenced numerous young bands and writers around the world. Between the Heartbreakers' recordings, his solo work and his membership in The Traveling Wilburys along with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty has received 18 Grammy nominations and been honored with lifetime achievement awards including Billboard's Century Award, ASCAP's Founders Award, MTV's Video Vanguard Award. Tom Petty's SiriusXM radio show, Tom Petty's Buried Treasure, now in its eighth season, is one of the most beloved and popular shows on satellite radio. It features Tom Petty spinning favorite tunes from his extensive private music collection. Tom Petty, with the Heartbreakers at his side, has become a rock and roll icon lauded by fellow musicians and music lovers worldwide.
Beginning with The Spencer Davis Group at age 15, extending through Traffic and Blind Faith to a landmark Grammy-award winning solo career, STEVE WINWOOD has remained a primary figure in rock 'n' roll for more than five decades. He is a respected innovator who has helped to create some of the genre's most celebrated achievements. As a multi instrumentalist with unmistakable vocals, he continues to deliver inspirational performances of his diverse catalog.
Credit: Mary Ellen Matthews
STEVE WINWOOD WILL APPEAR AS VERY SPECIAL GUEST
TICKETS GO ON SALE BEGINNING MAY 31 -EVERY TICKET INCLUDES THE NEW ALBUM
May 20, 2014-- TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS today announced their 2014 North American tour and the July 29th release of their first new studio album in four years on Reprise Records, Hypnotic Eye. The tour, featuring very special guest Steve Winwood, will begin in San Diego, CA on August 3rd. The tour includes already announced headline performances at San Francisco's Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival and at the Lockn' Festival in Arrington, VA. On Labor Day weekend, for the first time ever, the band will perform at Boston's Fenway Park.
Tickets to many of the 2014 concerts will go on sale at Ticketmaster.com and other select ticketing services on Saturday May 31. The full list of tour cities, venues and dates are listed below. Full on-sale information is available on TomPetty.com.
Every 2014 Tour ticket will include Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers' new album, Hypnotic Eye.
Hypnotic Eye was recently described by Rolling Stone magazine as "maximum rock & roll" and "a decisive return to the concise Sixties-rock classicism of his first great New Wave era albums." Check out the album and tour announcement video for a preview:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WldcdTMc0_8
The new album Hypnotic Eye will be available in CD, digital, high-resolution Blu-ray audio and vinyl formats. The vinyl will be available as 1-LP or as 2-LPs inclusive of an additional track not available in any other format. Beginning June 3, fans can pre-order the vinyl, CD and Blu-ray audioeditions on TomPetty.com and Amazon and can pre-order the digital edition on ITunes and Amazon.
Fans who preorder the digital album on ITunes and Amazon beginning June 3rd will get an instant download of the first of several album tracks to be revealed prior to the release date.
Members of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers' Highway Companions Fan Club will be able to participate in special ticket presales. Members will also receive a CD copy of Hypnotic Eye plus a digital copy of an exclusive new live album, Live 2013, thatfeatures eleven tracks recorded during the Heartbreakers' 2013 Theatre residencies in New York and Los Angeles, plus tracks recorded at last year's Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival - all hand-picked by Tom Petty. For more information on the Highway Companions Club, please visitHighwayCompanions.com.
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS 2014 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
Aug 03 San Diego, CA Viejas ArenaAug 05 Boise, ID Taco Bell ArenaAug 07 Eugene, OR Matthew Knight CenterAug 09 San Francisco, CA Outside Lands Music and Arts FestivalAug 12 Portland, OR Moda CenterAug 14 Vancouver, BC Rogers ArenaAug 15 George, WA The GorgeAug 17 Edmonton, AB Rexall PlaceAug 19 Calgary, AB Scotiabank SaddledomeAug 21 Winnipeg, MB MTS CentreAug 23 Chicago, IL United CenterAug 26 Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre Aug 28 Montreal, QC Bell CentreAug 30 Boston, MA Fenway ParkSep 06 Arrington, VA Lockn' FestivalSep 07 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake PACSep 10 New York, NY Madison Square GardenSep 13 Hartford, CT XL CenterSep 15 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo ArenaSep 18 Raleigh, NC PNC Arena Sep 20 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan AmphitheaterSep 21 Tampa, FL Tampa Bay Times ForumSep 23 Nashville, TN Bridgestone ArenaSep 25 Houston, TX Toyota CenterSep 26 Dallas, TX American Airlines CenterSep 28 Tulsa, OK BOK CenterSep 30 Kansas City, MO Sprint CenterOct 01 Lincoln, NE Pinnacle Bank ArenaOct 07 Anaheim, CA Honda CenterOct 10 Los Angeles, CA The Forum
For more information on Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers plus details of their new album Hypnotic Eye and upcoming North American tour, please visit www.tompetty.com.
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS released their debut album in 1976 and have since sold over 60 million records. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002, their first year of eligibility, and in recent years have continued to build on their already legendary success. Their concerts are celebrated by fans and critics alike and their music has influenced numerous young bands and writers around the world. Between the Heartbreakers' recordings, his solo work and his membership in The Traveling Wilburys along with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty has received 18 Grammy nominations and been honored with lifetime achievement awards including Billboard's Century Award, ASCAP's Founders Award, MTV's Video Vanguard Award. Tom Petty's SiriusXM radio show, Tom Petty's Buried Treasure, now in its eighth season, is one of the most beloved and popular shows on satellite radio. It features Tom Petty spinning favorite tunes from his extensive private music collection. Tom Petty, with the Heartbreakers at his side, has become a rock and roll icon lauded by fellow musicians and music lovers worldwide.
Beginning with The Spencer Davis Group at age 15, extending through Traffic and Blind Faith to a landmark Grammy-award winning solo career, STEVE WINWOOD has remained a primary figure in rock 'n' roll for more than five decades. He is a respected innovator who has helped to create some of the genre's most celebrated achievements. As a multi instrumentalist with unmistakable vocals, he continues to deliver inspirational performances of his diverse catalog.
Credit: Mary Ellen Matthews
sun ra 21 reissues mastered for itunes out may 20
SUN RA MUSIC ARCHIVE LAUNCHES CENTENNIAL MASTERED FOR iTUNES REISSUE PROGRAM, MAY 20, 2014
Sun Ra Centennial Celebrated with Reissue of Classic Albums many with previously unreleased bonus tracks
Available Exclusively on iTunes in Mastered for iTunes 24-bit Format - itunes.com/sunramusic
Contact: Jim Walsh, Big Hassle, +1-212-202-0272, walsh@bighassle.comMedia Kit: http://bit.ly/SunRaMFiTMediaKit
(New York, NY) May 20, 2014 -- May 20, 2014 marks the centennial of music legend Sun Ra's arrival on planet Earth (he left in 1993). To commemorate the astonishing and prolific legacy of this unique artist, the Sun Ra Music Archive has embarked on an extensive and exclusive Mastered for iTunes reissue program. The Mastered for iTunes format exceeds the standard 16-bit sound quality of CDs, starting with 24-bit transfers from the analog master tapes. This ensures that the music is delivered to listeners with increased audio fidelity that more closely replicates what the artists, recording engineers and producers intended. The albums will be released Tuesday, May 20, on the Enterplanetary Koncepts label (full Sun Ra catalog can be viewed at itunes.com/sunramusic).
Sun Ra was "filed under jazz," but cannot be defined by one category. Like Ellington, Brian Wilson, and Frank Zappa, Sun Ra was sui generis. He explored electronica, funk, avant-garde soundscapes, musique concrète, and songcraft, while his styles spanned hard bop, exotica, R&B, piano improv, cosmic soul, swing, doo-wop, balladry, and invented forms. Sun Ra's catalog is unfathomably large, requiring a universe of shelf space. On his self-owned El Saturn label he released hundreds of albums, many in limited pressings, spawning a worldwide collector's market. Many of those collectibles are now available for the first time in digital format, under license from Sun Ra LLC, owned by the heirs of the legendary musician.
The Sun Ra Mastered for iTunes releases include material culled from session and rehearsal tapes, and production and album masters. The series includes a significant amount of previously unreleased material, some stereo mixes of tracks previously available only in mono, and complete versions of tracks which had been edited for the original LPs. Many of these tapes, and the records that were made from them, are high-quality lo-fi, having been recorded in studios, nightclubs, and ad hoc rehearsal spaces. The setup often consisted of just one or two mics, an open reel tape deck, and a primitive mixing console. The tapes reveal weird transient sounds - musicians bumping mics, a cough, dropped equipment, fingernails clicking on keyboards, accidental percussion, the studio phone ringing during a solo. These were not recorded with a Miles Davis budget in a Dave Brubeck studio. You've heard of "garage rock"? This is "garage jazz." Yet with 24-bit transfers and meticulous restoration, these historic recordings have never sounded better.
These performances feature Arkestra stalwarts Marshall Allen (still touring with the band at age 89), tenor saxophonist John Gilmore, reed virtuoso Pat Patrick, bassist Ronnie Boykins, drummers Clifford Jarvis and Tommy "Bugs" Hunter, vocalist June Tyson, trombonist Julian Priester, percussionist Jim Herndon, and dozens of other illustrious members of the rotating Arkestral entourage.
The Sun Ra Music Archive, maintained by executive director Michael D. Anderson, houses an extensive library of 7-1/2 and 15 ips master tapes and session reels. Using these prime sources, Anderson has compiled 24-bit digital transfers, which have been painstakingly refined. The series rollout focuses on the first half of Sun Ra's recording career, roughly 1956 to 1974, including many rare titles. This is a year-long project, with 21 albums slated for the May 20 launch, and dozens more to follow. Because it's disorienting for curious new fans to know where to start savoring an artist who released countless albums and composed almost 1,000 songs, the Archive has compiled ten thematic collections, the "Explore the Cosmos" series, with such categories as "Outer Space," "Hard Bop," "Exotica," "Avant-Garde," "The Blues," and "Percussion."
Anderson has a legacy connection with Sun Ra and is one of the foremost keepers of the flame. A former radio DJ known as "Doctor Bop" (WBGO) and "The Good Doctor" (WFMU), Anderson played drums for and recorded with the Arkestra in the late 1970s. He lived with the leader and musicians at Saturn House in Philadelphia, recorded extensive interviews with Sunny, and was appointed Sun Ra's personal tape librarian. Anderson has archived, indexed, and preserved these tapes for decades, and is delighted that a wider audience can finally hear Sun Ra's deeper catalog in a superior mastering format. Anderson and his project partner, Irwin Chusid (of WFMU), have repaired tape breaks and distortion, corrected speed irregularities, fixed audio dropouts, and removed intrusive transients from the digital files. In some cases analog tape hiss has been lowered a tad, but they did not attempt to obliterate all analog artifacts. These recordings aren't perfect. They will never be perfect. You don't want them perfect. That might inadvertently remove a layer of soul.
Each release includes a downloadable pdf booklet, researched and written by Chusid (author of Songs in the Key of Z: The Curious Universe of Outsider Music). These booklets encapsulate the story behind each album without arcane technical details. They are greeting cards, welcoming you to the universe of Sun Ra. Explore the Cosmos.
Currently available in the iTunes Store from Enterplanetary Konceptsitunes.com/sunramusic
Supersonic Jazz (1957)Sun Ra Visits Planet Earth (1958)Angels and Demons At Play (1965)Interstellar Low Ways (1966)Jazz in Silhouette (1959)Nubians of Plutonia (1966)Sound Sun Pleasure (1970)We Travel the Spaceways (1967)Fate in a Pleasant Mood (1965)Holiday for Soul Dance (1970)Bad and Beautiful (1972)The Invisible Shield (1974)When Sun Comes Out (1963)Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy (1967)Monorails and Satellites, Vol. 1 (1968)Other Planes of There (1966)The Magic City (1966)Strange Strings (1967)Atlantis (1969)Astro Black (1972)Universe in Blue (1972)
Glass Animals share "Pools" video + announce US tour
GLASS ANIMALS PREMIERE "POOLS" VIDEO VIA NOISEY
ANNOUNCE US SUMMER TOUR
DEBUT LP ZABA OUT JUNE 10 VIA HARVEST RECORDS
WATCH: "Pools" - http://youtu.be/HQYC2EfzZZw
Pre-Order ZABA - http://smarturl.it/GAzaba_iTunes
Following the recent release of their "Pools" single, Glass Animals are back today to share the track's video. Directed by Rafael Bonilla, the vivid stop motion video brings the already-engrossing song even further to life. Its release comes in conjunction with the band's announcement of their first proper US tour, which commences on July 1st in San Francisco. Check out the new video above and see below for all upcoming Glass Animals tour dates.
Tour Dates07/01/14 - Rickshaw Stop - San Francisco, CA07/02/14 - The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood - Los Angeles, CA (Sold Out)07/03/14 - The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood - Los Angeles, CA07/06/14 - The Sinclair - Cambridge, MA07/07/14 - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY07/08/14 - U Street Music Hall - Washington, DC07/10/14 - Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL07/11/14 - 7th St. Entry - Minneapolis, MN07/12/14 - Czar Bar - Kansas City, MO (Sold Out)07/13/14 - Riot Room - Kansas City, MO (Sold Out)
ANNOUNCE US SUMMER TOUR
DEBUT LP ZABA OUT JUNE 10 VIA HARVEST RECORDS
WATCH: "Pools" - http://youtu.be/HQYC2EfzZZw
Pre-Order ZABA - http://smarturl.it/GAzaba_iTunes
Following the recent release of their "Pools" single, Glass Animals are back today to share the track's video. Directed by Rafael Bonilla, the vivid stop motion video brings the already-engrossing song even further to life. Its release comes in conjunction with the band's announcement of their first proper US tour, which commences on July 1st in San Francisco. Check out the new video above and see below for all upcoming Glass Animals tour dates.
Tour Dates07/01/14 - Rickshaw Stop - San Francisco, CA07/02/14 - The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood - Los Angeles, CA (Sold Out)07/03/14 - The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood - Los Angeles, CA07/06/14 - The Sinclair - Cambridge, MA07/07/14 - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY07/08/14 - U Street Music Hall - Washington, DC07/10/14 - Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL07/11/14 - 7th St. Entry - Minneapolis, MN07/12/14 - Czar Bar - Kansas City, MO (Sold Out)07/13/14 - Riot Room - Kansas City, MO (Sold Out)
May 19, 2014
Morrissey's Spoken Word Film for "Istanbul Streaming"
Morrissey's Spoken Word Film for IstanbulStreaming at Rolling StoneMorrissey
"Istanbul" is the second single from Morrissey's upcoming LP, World Peace Is None Of Your Business. A spoken word performance of the song is streaming now at Rolling Stone. Istanbul is the second film in a series directed by Natalie Johns at Capitol Studios in Hollywood. The first film, featuring an appearance by Nancy Sinatra, is streaming at iTunes.
"Istanbul" is out May 20th as a single via Harvest Records, and all pre-orders of the album will begin receiving the track as an instant grat download.
WorldPeaceIsNoneOfYourBusiness.com
World Peace Is None Of Your Business explores the tragedy of human apathy in our turbulent, modern era. Morrissey's career as a writer reaches new lyrical heights but maintains his signature humor, drama, and emotional longing. World Peace Is None Of Your Business was produced by Joe Chiccarelli at La Fabrique Studios in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France.
World Peace Is None Of Your Business
Out July 15th, 2014
1. WORLD PEACE IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS
2. NEAL CASSADY DROPS DEAD
3. I'M NOT A MAN
4. ISTANBUL
5. EARTH IS THE LONELIEST PLANET
6. STAIRCASE AT THE UNIVERSITY
7. THE BULLFIGHTER DIES
8. KISS ME A LOT
9. SMILER WITH KNIFE
10. KICK THE BRIDE DOWN THE AISLE
11. MOUNTJOY
12. OBOE CONCERTO
"Istanbul" is the second single from Morrissey's upcoming LP, World Peace Is None Of Your Business. A spoken word performance of the song is streaming now at Rolling Stone. Istanbul is the second film in a series directed by Natalie Johns at Capitol Studios in Hollywood. The first film, featuring an appearance by Nancy Sinatra, is streaming at iTunes.
"Istanbul" is out May 20th as a single via Harvest Records, and all pre-orders of the album will begin receiving the track as an instant grat download.
WorldPeaceIsNoneOfYourBusiness.com
World Peace Is None Of Your Business explores the tragedy of human apathy in our turbulent, modern era. Morrissey's career as a writer reaches new lyrical heights but maintains his signature humor, drama, and emotional longing. World Peace Is None Of Your Business was produced by Joe Chiccarelli at La Fabrique Studios in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France.
World Peace Is None Of Your Business
Out July 15th, 2014
1. WORLD PEACE IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS
2. NEAL CASSADY DROPS DEAD
3. I'M NOT A MAN
4. ISTANBUL
5. EARTH IS THE LONELIEST PLANET
6. STAIRCASE AT THE UNIVERSITY
7. THE BULLFIGHTER DIES
8. KISS ME A LOT
9. SMILER WITH KNIFE
10. KICK THE BRIDE DOWN THE AISLE
11. MOUNTJOY
12. OBOE CONCERTO
Beach Day announce new Album Native Echoes out August 19th
Beach Day New Album Native Echoes out August 19 on Kanine Records Stream "All My Friends Were Punks" at Consequence of Sound
Listen: "All My Friends Were Punks" via Consequence of Sound or Youtube
Drenched in a deep sense of nostalgia, the power-pop anthem pays homage to the band's hazy teen years of searching for identity in the tumultuous Florida punk scene."
Beach Day - the name's more about attitude than genre. It's about the ease and breeze of their modern wall of sound. Their tall, bright merge of garage rock, surf pop and girl group sounds is inspired by nostalgia but powered by fresh verve, sitting pretty alongside contemporaries like Cults, Tennis, La Luz, Those Darlins and Dum Dum Girls. And while their native Florida may be in a state of perma-vacation, Beach Day isn't.
On Native Echoes, they've become greater than the sum of their throwback influences. After a year of touring in anticipation and support for their debut, Trip Trap Attack, Beach Day headed to Detroit - mecca for both garage rock and the girl group sound - and into the studio of Jim Diamond (the Sonics, the Dirtbombs, the White Stripes). Venturing far north in the dead of winter with nothing but their jean jackets resulted in all studio time and zero sunny distractions. Guided by the experienced hand of Jim Diamond, Beach Day dropped the bits of Northern Soul that appeared on their debut and replaced it with feedback, foot stomps, and an electric 12-string guitar run through an Allen Gyrophonic speaker to make it sound like a synth. And so, Native Echoes emerges packing more modern grit. Just listen to hot-revvers like "All My Friends Were Punks" and "I'm Just Messing Around." With more instrumental sophistication and all-tape recording, the album features more atmosphere and patina to deepen its new octane.
However, Beach Day's signature features remain, including Drake's huge, young Ronnie Spector-ish voice. And though she assures there aren't actually any love songs on the record, Beach Day's romanticism is still, thankfully, in bloom ("BFFs," "Don't Call Me on the Phone"). It's a record about friendships: the rebellious ones, the lost ones, and the ones that betray. It's those friendships that are being romanticized on Native Echoes. And of course there's still their famous Florida terroir as featured prominently in "Gnarly Waves" and "How Do You Sleep at Night," whose ocean sounds were recorded in the middle of the night at Drake's favorite hometown beach: Hollywood Beach. After dusting the Beach Day sound with some Detroit mystique, there's just more under the hood this time. An analog sound with Beach Day's hue? This could be classic.
Beach Day is: Kimmy Drake (vocals, guitar), Skyler Black (drums), with addition of a bassist for the live shows.
Upcoming Beach Day Shows:
06.17 - Jacksonville, FL @ Underbelly
06.19 - Toronto, ON @ NXNE - Wrongbar
06.21 - Toronto, ON @ NXNE - Gap Day Party
Listen: "All My Friends Were Punks" via Consequence of Sound or Youtube Drenched in a deep sense of nostalgia, the power-pop anthem pays homage to the band's hazy teen years of searching for identity in the tumultuous Florida punk scene."
Beach Day - the name's more about attitude than genre. It's about the ease and breeze of their modern wall of sound. Their tall, bright merge of garage rock, surf pop and girl group sounds is inspired by nostalgia but powered by fresh verve, sitting pretty alongside contemporaries like Cults, Tennis, La Luz, Those Darlins and Dum Dum Girls. And while their native Florida may be in a state of perma-vacation, Beach Day isn't.
On Native Echoes, they've become greater than the sum of their throwback influences. After a year of touring in anticipation and support for their debut, Trip Trap Attack, Beach Day headed to Detroit - mecca for both garage rock and the girl group sound - and into the studio of Jim Diamond (the Sonics, the Dirtbombs, the White Stripes). Venturing far north in the dead of winter with nothing but their jean jackets resulted in all studio time and zero sunny distractions. Guided by the experienced hand of Jim Diamond, Beach Day dropped the bits of Northern Soul that appeared on their debut and replaced it with feedback, foot stomps, and an electric 12-string guitar run through an Allen Gyrophonic speaker to make it sound like a synth. And so, Native Echoes emerges packing more modern grit. Just listen to hot-revvers like "All My Friends Were Punks" and "I'm Just Messing Around." With more instrumental sophistication and all-tape recording, the album features more atmosphere and patina to deepen its new octane.
However, Beach Day's signature features remain, including Drake's huge, young Ronnie Spector-ish voice. And though she assures there aren't actually any love songs on the record, Beach Day's romanticism is still, thankfully, in bloom ("BFFs," "Don't Call Me on the Phone"). It's a record about friendships: the rebellious ones, the lost ones, and the ones that betray. It's those friendships that are being romanticized on Native Echoes. And of course there's still their famous Florida terroir as featured prominently in "Gnarly Waves" and "How Do You Sleep at Night," whose ocean sounds were recorded in the middle of the night at Drake's favorite hometown beach: Hollywood Beach. After dusting the Beach Day sound with some Detroit mystique, there's just more under the hood this time. An analog sound with Beach Day's hue? This could be classic.
Beach Day is: Kimmy Drake (vocals, guitar), Skyler Black (drums), with addition of a bassist for the live shows.
Upcoming Beach Day Shows:
06.17 - Jacksonville, FL @ Underbelly
06.19 - Toronto, ON @ NXNE - Wrongbar
06.21 - Toronto, ON @ NXNE - Gap Day Party
Jenny Lewis To Release New Album, 'The Voyager', On July 29th
JENNY LEWIS TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM, THE VOYAGER, ON JULY 29TH ON WARNER BROS RECORDS May 19, 2014 - Burbank, CA - Celebrated California singer songwriter Jenny Lewisreturns with
The Voyager
, which will be released by Warner Bros. Records on July 29th. This is the former Rilo Kiley frontwoman's third solo album and first in six years, following 2006's Rabbit Fur Coat (with The Watson Twins) and 2008's Acid Tongue.The Voyager is Lewis's most deeply personal album to date, documenting her struggle to cope following the death of her estranged father in 2010 and the subsequent break-up of Rilo Kiley. The Voyager's rootsy, golden glow comes courtesy of Lewis and the artists she chose to produce various tracks, including Ryan Adams (who, alongside Mike Viola, produced all but three of the tracks), Beck, and Lewis' longtime collaborator Johnathan Rice. The Voyager finds the always relatable songwriter at her sharp-witted best, singing about her recent experiences with honesty and incisiveness.
"Making The Voyager got me through one of the most difficult periods of my life," she says. "After Rilo Kiley broke up and a few really intense personal things happened, I completely melted down. It nearly destroyed me. I had such severe insomnia that, at one point, I didn't sleep for five straight nights. Many of the songs on The Voyagercame out of the need to occupy my mind in the moments when I just couldn't shut down."
After several years of writing new material, Lewis took 2013 off to tour with The Postal Service. Sharing the spotlight was a freeing experience, providing the realization that she needed to give up control in order to move forward. While on the road, she reached out to Ryan Adams to record at his newly built studio, Pax Am, at Sunset Sound. Her first day back from tour, she went into the studio with Adams and his partner Mike Viola, and found the creative collaboration she was missing.
"Ryan and I didn't know each other very well before this album -- we had hardly even listened to one another's music, to be honest. But I trusted the vision, and Ryan ended up being the person to get me over the fear of finishing something I'd been working on for so long. This record was the hardest one I ever made," she says. "The Voyager tells that story: the longest night of my life and the journey to finally getting some rest."
The track-listing for The Voyager is as follows:
Head Underwater
She's Not Me
Just One Of The Guys
Slippery Slopes
Late Bloomer
You Can't Outrun 'Em
The New You
Aloha & The Three Johns
Love U Forever
The Voyager
Upcoming Tour Dates:
May 21 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory SOLD OUT
May 24 - Boston, MA - Boston Calling Festival
June 4 - Portland, ME - State Theatre w/ Kurt Vile
June 6 - New York, NY - Governor's Ball (Randall's Island)
June 7 - Washington DC - 930 Club SOLD OUT
July 6 - Toronto, ON - Urban Roots Festival
July 8 - Ottawa, ON - Ottawa Blues Fest
July 10 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall w/ Ray LaMontagne
July 11 - Orlando, FL - Bob Carr Performing Arts Center w/ Ray LaMontagne
July 12 - Miami, FL - The Fillmore w/ Ray LaMontagne
July 15 - Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theatre w/ Ray LaMontagne
July 16 - Charleston, NC - North Charleston Performing Arts Center w/ Ray LaMontagne
July 18 - Alpharetta, GA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre w/ Ray LaMontagne
July 19 - Birmingham, AL - BJCC Concert Hall w/ Ray LaMontagne
July 20 - Louisville, KY - Forecastle Festival
July 22 - Interlochen, MI - Kresge Auditorium w/ Ray LaMontagne
July 23 - Grand Rapids, MI - Meijer Gardens w/ Ray LaMontagne
July 25 - Newport, RI - Newport Folk Festival
July 26 - Camden, NJ - XpoNential Music Festival w/Ryan Adams
July 27 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls
July 31 - Indianapolis, IN - Deluxe at Old National Centre
August 2 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza SOLD OUT
August 3 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
August 10 - San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands Festival SOLD OUT
October 3-5 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits
October 10-12 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits
About Jenny Lewis:
One of the most celebrated and respected performers of her generation, Lewis got her start as the dynamic frontwoman of influential LA group Rilo Kiley in 1998. In between recording and touring with the band, Lewis contributed vocals to The Postal Service's debut album Give Up (2003) and toured with them as a multi-instrumentalist. In addition to releasing two solo albums, Rabbit Fur Coat and Acid Tongue, Lewis has collaborated with Elvis Costello, T. Bone Burnett, and M. Ward, among others. In 2010, she formed the duo Jenny and Johnny with songwriter Johnathan Rice and released their debut I'm Having Fun Now. She also contributed original music to the upcoming musical/drama,Song One, starring Anne Hathaway. In 2013, Lewis made her debut as a film composer and music supervisor for the drama Very Good Girls starring Dakota Fanning and Elizabeth Olsen.
http://www.jennylewis.com/
Jeff Tweedy hits the road with new band for summer tour
JEFF TWEEDY HITS THE ROAD WITH NEW BAND FORNORTH AMERICAN SUMMER TOUR
Easthampton, MA – May 19, 2014 – Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and guitarist Jeff Tweedy, best known as the leader of the Chicago rock band Wilco, embarks on a North American tour this summer, backed by a newly-formed band. The band features Tweedy’s 18-year old son Spencer Tweedy (The Blisters, Mavis Staples) on drums, Jim Elkington (The Horse’s Ha, Eleventh Dream Day) on additional guitars, Darin Gray (On Fillmore, Brise-Glace) on bass and Liam Cunningham (Marrow) on keyboards.
The tour includes headlining concerts at theaters as well as appearances at many summer festivals. Concerts will be loosely staged in at least two parts: the band performing songs from a soon-to-be-released Jeff Tweedy solo album and Tweedy performing songs from his Wilco/Uncle Tupelo catalog solo acoustic.
JEFF TWEEDY TOUR DATESJune 5Masonic TempleDetroit, MIJune 6Three Rivers Arts FestivalPittsburgh, PAJune 7Mountain JamHunter Mtn, NYJune 9Meyerhoff Symphony HallBaltimore, MDJune 10Lincoln TheatreWashington, D.C.June 11The Brown Theatre on BroadwayLouisville, KYJune 16The Pabst TheaterMilwaukee, WIJune 17Missouri TheatreColumbia, MOJune 18Cain’s BallroomTulsa, OKJune 21Texas Union BallroomAustin, TXJune 22Majestic TheatreDallas, TXJune 24Ryman AuditoriumNashville, TNJuly 4Ottawa BluesfestOttawa, ONJuly 6Toronto Urban Roots FestToronto, ONJuly 12Taste of ChicagoChicago, ILJuly 27Newport Folk FestivalNewport, RI
BORIS premiere first video from forthcoming album 'Noise'
BORIS premiere first video from forthcoming album Noise, announce more U.S. tour dates
Watch "Vanilla" video HERE.
Japanese trio BORIS premiere the first video from their forthcoming first official album in three years, titled Noise. The band shares the clip via Stereogum, which is available to watch/share HERE .
BORIS has also added new North American tour dates, including FYF Fest in Los Angeles in late August. Please see complete dates below.
The trio debuted the first album track "Quicksilver" recently via Pitchfork, which is available HERE . (Direct Soundcloud link HERE.)
BORIS has always demolished expectations of what a band can do musically and aesthetically. In keeping with that tradition, they again flip the script by serving up their most all-encompassing effort to date. Noise is an amplification of BORIS' endless pursuit of musical extremes while moving aggressive, intense rock into new territories.
In writing Noise, BORIS was intent upon condensing all that the band had explored over the years, in order to create something more bold, streamlined and powerful. And, upon completion, the band considers Noise its most defining effort, stating, "If we had to suggest just one album for those unfamiliar with BORIS' music, we will pick this for sure." That's a bold statement from a band having released over 20 albums covering a vast array of sounds. Yet somehow throughout the album's 8 song, 58 minute duration, the band masterfully intermingles sludge-rock, blistering crust punk, shimmering shoegaze, epic thunderous doom, psychedelic melodies and just about everything else they've ever done.
Over the course of BORIS' three previous Sargent House albums (Heavy Rocks, Attention Pleaseand New Album) the band sought to expand its musical vision ever further. And, the results helped redefine the band's already iconoclastic sound. However, in early 2013 they decided to return to their classic trio lineup moving forward: drummer/vocalist Atsuo, guitarist/vocalist Wata and bassist/guitarist/vocalist Takeshi. Having been able to explore many new ideas as a quartet in recent years, the band was concerned about logistics, until their very successful residency shows and tour in the U.S. convinced them that BORIS could return to the simpler, solid trio without sacrificing artistic growth. Now, having rebuilt the classic trio's "equilateral triangle" they're heavier, louder, more confident and incisive than ever before.
Noise is also lyrically the band's darkest album to date. Bleak lines like, "throbbing pain this world repeats upon us/ Throb, throb / Throbbing pain, this world makes us suffer," guide the record's most musically upbeat track, "Taiyo No Baka." Everywhere else, dark imagery permeates the songs, adding further weight to the proceedings. Kicking off with the fittingly titled "Melody", the album begins with the uniquely BORIS sound that combines multiple elements into one ferocious metallic-punk-melodic whole. Things take a jagged turn with second track "Vanilla" exhibiting a more experimental edge, while still driven by vocal melody and arpeggiated guitar notes until the song juts into frenzied psychedelic metal riffing. Elsewhere, with Wata on lead vocals, "Heavy Rain" merges the band's early colossal doom with the latter day shoegaze of Attention Please for a song that's both brutally heavy and ethereal. "Quicksilver" is a wailing speedcore track reminiscent of classic Japanese hardcore, with screaming voices, screaming guitars and screaming drums that refuses to relent over the song's first 7 minutes. "Angel" is the album's nearly 19-minute epic centerpiece that builds from entrancing chiming guitar notes and softly pulsing toms, ultimately breaking into a massive wall of drop-tuned sludge and a howling guitar lead reminiscent of BORIS tracks "Feedbacker" and "Flood." The song continues to shift gears several times as it builds in tension and emotion toward a very satisfying resolution, taking the entire track full circle to where it began. Throughout, Noise is an exploration of the free-spirited experimentation that made the band an International cult legend.
Noise will be heard everywhere (excluding Japan) on LP, CD and download via Sargent House on June 17th, 2014.
BORIS LIVE:06/14 Tokyo, Japan @ Fever (2014-2015 World Tour kick-off, playing Noise in its entirety)
07/24 San Diego, CA @ Casbah !!
07/25 Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom !!
07/26 Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress !!
07/28 Dallas, TX @ Trees ++
07/29 Austin, TX @ The Mohawk ++
07/31 Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West ** &
08/01 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle ** &
08/02 Washington, DC @ 930 Club ** &
08/03 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom ** &
08/05 Boston, MA @ Paradise ** &
08/07 Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace ** &
08/08 Buffalo, NY @ Tralf ** &
08/09 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick ** &
08/10 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge ** &
08/11 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall ** &
08/12 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club ** &
08/14 Missoula, MT @ Stage 112 &
08/15 Spokane, WA @ Big Dipper ^
08/16 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile #^
08/17 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre #^
08/18 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge #^
08/20 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent #
08/21 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst Atrium #
08/22 San Luis Obispo, CA @ SLO Brew #
08/23 Los Angeles, CA @ FYF Fest
!! w/ Mustard Gas & Roses
++ w/ Ceremony & special guests
** w/ The Atlas Moth
& w/ SubRosa
^ w/ Master Musicians of Bukkake
# w/ Marriages
Watch "Vanilla" video HERE.
Japanese trio BORIS premiere the first video from their forthcoming first official album in three years, titled Noise. The band shares the clip via Stereogum, which is available to watch/share HERE .
BORIS has also added new North American tour dates, including FYF Fest in Los Angeles in late August. Please see complete dates below.
The trio debuted the first album track "Quicksilver" recently via Pitchfork, which is available HERE . (Direct Soundcloud link HERE.)
BORIS has always demolished expectations of what a band can do musically and aesthetically. In keeping with that tradition, they again flip the script by serving up their most all-encompassing effort to date. Noise is an amplification of BORIS' endless pursuit of musical extremes while moving aggressive, intense rock into new territories.
In writing Noise, BORIS was intent upon condensing all that the band had explored over the years, in order to create something more bold, streamlined and powerful. And, upon completion, the band considers Noise its most defining effort, stating, "If we had to suggest just one album for those unfamiliar with BORIS' music, we will pick this for sure." That's a bold statement from a band having released over 20 albums covering a vast array of sounds. Yet somehow throughout the album's 8 song, 58 minute duration, the band masterfully intermingles sludge-rock, blistering crust punk, shimmering shoegaze, epic thunderous doom, psychedelic melodies and just about everything else they've ever done.
Over the course of BORIS' three previous Sargent House albums (Heavy Rocks, Attention Pleaseand New Album) the band sought to expand its musical vision ever further. And, the results helped redefine the band's already iconoclastic sound. However, in early 2013 they decided to return to their classic trio lineup moving forward: drummer/vocalist Atsuo, guitarist/vocalist Wata and bassist/guitarist/vocalist Takeshi. Having been able to explore many new ideas as a quartet in recent years, the band was concerned about logistics, until their very successful residency shows and tour in the U.S. convinced them that BORIS could return to the simpler, solid trio without sacrificing artistic growth. Now, having rebuilt the classic trio's "equilateral triangle" they're heavier, louder, more confident and incisive than ever before.
Noise is also lyrically the band's darkest album to date. Bleak lines like, "throbbing pain this world repeats upon us/ Throb, throb / Throbbing pain, this world makes us suffer," guide the record's most musically upbeat track, "Taiyo No Baka." Everywhere else, dark imagery permeates the songs, adding further weight to the proceedings. Kicking off with the fittingly titled "Melody", the album begins with the uniquely BORIS sound that combines multiple elements into one ferocious metallic-punk-melodic whole. Things take a jagged turn with second track "Vanilla" exhibiting a more experimental edge, while still driven by vocal melody and arpeggiated guitar notes until the song juts into frenzied psychedelic metal riffing. Elsewhere, with Wata on lead vocals, "Heavy Rain" merges the band's early colossal doom with the latter day shoegaze of Attention Please for a song that's both brutally heavy and ethereal. "Quicksilver" is a wailing speedcore track reminiscent of classic Japanese hardcore, with screaming voices, screaming guitars and screaming drums that refuses to relent over the song's first 7 minutes. "Angel" is the album's nearly 19-minute epic centerpiece that builds from entrancing chiming guitar notes and softly pulsing toms, ultimately breaking into a massive wall of drop-tuned sludge and a howling guitar lead reminiscent of BORIS tracks "Feedbacker" and "Flood." The song continues to shift gears several times as it builds in tension and emotion toward a very satisfying resolution, taking the entire track full circle to where it began. Throughout, Noise is an exploration of the free-spirited experimentation that made the band an International cult legend.
Noise will be heard everywhere (excluding Japan) on LP, CD and download via Sargent House on June 17th, 2014.
BORIS LIVE:06/14 Tokyo, Japan @ Fever (2014-2015 World Tour kick-off, playing Noise in its entirety)
07/24 San Diego, CA @ Casbah !!
07/25 Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom !!
07/26 Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress !!
07/28 Dallas, TX @ Trees ++
07/29 Austin, TX @ The Mohawk ++
07/31 Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West ** &
08/01 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle ** &
08/02 Washington, DC @ 930 Club ** &
08/03 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom ** &
08/05 Boston, MA @ Paradise ** &
08/07 Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace ** &
08/08 Buffalo, NY @ Tralf ** &
08/09 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick ** &
08/10 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge ** &
08/11 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall ** &
08/12 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club ** &
08/14 Missoula, MT @ Stage 112 &
08/15 Spokane, WA @ Big Dipper ^
08/16 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile #^
08/17 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre #^
08/18 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge #^
08/20 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent #
08/21 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst Atrium #
08/22 San Luis Obispo, CA @ SLO Brew #
08/23 Los Angeles, CA @ FYF Fest
!! w/ Mustard Gas & Roses
++ w/ Ceremony & special guests
** w/ The Atlas Moth
& w/ SubRosa
^ w/ Master Musicians of Bukkake
# w/ Marriages
