From Pitchfork: TV, a mashed up semi-cover by the "super group" Jim Jarmusch, Bob Mould, Bradford Cox & No Age of Neil Young's "Cortez the Killer".And this vid is rather tough to figure out what's going on. But if you stick with it, this is basically some hotel room rehearsals for ATP (All Tomorrow's Parties). Fast forward to about 4:30 to cut to the chase. Thanks Kyle Ellison!More...
From the preview Gone Away Again : The Fiery Furnaces, Cryptacize, Dent May (Chop Suey) Just when you thought you'd never hear a straightforward recording by the Fiery Furnaces again, along comes their new album I'm Going Away (Thrill Jockey). It's the most classic-rocking record of their career and the least cluttered since 2005's EP, and it couldn't come at a better time. After seven years of flaunting...
Filed under: News , Video Many musicians and fans can pinpoint the moment they heard an artist, song or album that completely changed their life. Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy is no exception. In a new segment from Current Music's 'Embedded' -- a six-part video series that lets fans look deeper into the lives of their favorite artists -- Meloy reveals his love for Husker Du and Bob Mould . As...
This Friday's installment of Blowoff in NYC will take place a new venue, the posh-looking Canal Room at 285 W. Broadway & Canal . Bob Mould tells me that the Highline Ballroom, host to Blowoff parties since the beer-soaked bear bacchanal came to Manhattan several years ago, has launched a new Friday nights event and is unavailable. The Canal Room bills itself as NYC's "most exclusive venue...
Filed under: The Hit List , Free MP3 Download of the Day Who doesn't love free music? No one, that's who. Every day, Spinner is proud to feed the music-hungry masses with free tunes from some of our favorite artists, and this year we've featured everything from Miike Snow 's exuberant electro-pop to the timeless rocking of punk veteran Bob Mould . Help yourself to the 10 most downloaded MP3s of 2009...
According to an interview in New York Magazine , Fucked Up are planning on recording a new version of the 1984 holiday hit "Do They Know it's Christmas?" They've already confirmed a few of the guests, including David Cross , members of Vampire Weekend , TV on the Radio , Broken Social Scene , GZA , Bob Mould , No Age , and Yo La Tengo . And their wish list includes Feist, Jarvis Cocker,...
Fucked Up have announced that they are going to put their Polaris Prize money to good use: They are going to record a cover of "Do They Know It's Christmas'," the legendary celebrity-heavy shlock fest, with help from Vampire Weekend, David Cross, TV on the Radio, Broken Social Scene, GZA, Bob Mould and No Age. The proceeds from said single will go to charity, and Pink Eyes says they're still...
New Day Rising (Fan Site) MySpace Page We’re going to try to do something bigger than anything like rock & roll and the whole puny touring band idea. I don’t know what it’s going to be, we have to work that out, but it’s going to go beyond the whole idea of ‘punk rock’ or whatever. (Bob [...] Related posts: Download – Tellus – All Guitars! Tellus...
Band Aid. Band Aid II. Band Aid 20. And now... Do They Know It's Christmas is going to have a fourth incarnation - organised by Fucked Up . Yes, it's going to be sort-of-all-star: Talking to Vulture, [Pink Eyes] listed off some of the people involved: "David Cross, members of Vampire Weekend, TV on the Radio, Broken Social Scene, the GZA, Bob Mould, No Age, and Yo La Tengo are all confirmed. I'm...
Filed under: News , Canada After pocketing the $20,000 Polaris Music Prize for best Canadian album in September, hardcore heroes F---ed U p announced they'd be using the money to record a charity single. Now singer Damian Abraham has announced it will be a cover of Band Aid's 1982 colonialist classic 'Do They Know It's Christmas.' In an interview with New York magazine , Abraham revealed the all-star...
Chuck Biscuits may be contemplating the addition of a “the reports of my death are greatly exaggerated” tattoo right about now. I, like many others, was shocked and saddened last Thursday when news began trickling in of the legendary 44-year-old drummer’s passing from throat cancer. Within minutes message boards were flooded with condolences and testimonial to Biscuits (born Charles...
My Favorite 100 LPS since I was born. My Top 100 LPs since I was born! 1. American Music Club – California 2. New Order – Low Life 3. The National – Alligator 4. Momus – Tender Pervert 5. Tricky – Maxinquaye 6. Pixies – Surfer Rosa 7. Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures 8. Burial – Untrue 9. Portishead – Dummy 10. PJ Harvey – Rid of Me 11. The...
As with many things, when it comes to music festivals bigger isn’t always necessarily better. Take the case of the third annual Treasure Island Music Festival which took place in San Francisco on October 16th and 17th. Thanks to a unique location, a solid lineup and a comfortable setup, festival producers Noise Pop and Another Planet Entertainment sold out both days of the event and won rave...
It was a hell of a week for old post-punk college-rockers in Los Angeles, what with former Husker Du guitarist Bob Mould at the Troubadour and Mike Watt of the Minutemen/ fIREHOSE playing the Redwood in the same five-day period that saw return visits from two of the major acts from Chicago’s legendary Touch & Go label. The Jesus Lizard and Butthole Surfers were two of Independent America’s...
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