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Incubus 2011 U.S. Tour
Gorram lacking on the PacNW dates… sigh… Incubus announced their 2011 U.S. Tour dates moments ago.
- 8/30/11 Promowest Pavilion Columbus, OH
- 8/31/11 AE Stage Pittsburgh, PA
- 9/1/11 SPAC Saratoga, NY
- 9/3/11 Jones Beach Theater Wantagh, NY
- 9/4/11 PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel, NJ
- 9/7/11 Mohegan Sun Hartford,CT
- 9/9/11 Comcast Center Boston, MA
- 9/10/11 Susquehanna Bank Center Philadelphia, PA
- 9/11/11 Merriweather Post Pavillion Baltimore, MD
- 9/13/11 Virginia Beach Amphitheatre Virginia Beach, VA
- 9/16/11 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte, NC
- 9/18/11 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre Tampa, FL
- 9/20/11 Bayfront Park Amphitheater Miami, FL
- 9/29/11 Gexa Energy Pavilion Dallas, TX
- 9/30/11 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Houston, TX
- 10/1/11 The Backyard at Bee Cave Austin, TX
- 10/5/11 Comerica Theatre Phoenix, AZ
- 10/7/11 Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA
- 10/8/11 The Joint at the Hard Rock Las Vegas, NV
- 10/9/11 Shoreline Amphitheatre San Francisco, CA
I hope more are forthcoming… no Portland, Seattle, or Vancouver dates. Hmph. Also, Eugene has a shiny new arena (Matthew Knight Arena). Update 6/2 from twitter, there will be a 2nd leg…
~Dan – np: R.E.M. – Monster 
Opeth’s Heritage (goofy cover art)
Behold, the cheesy-as-hell-looking cover art for Opeth’s upcoming album Heritage (out 9/20/2011 on Roadrunner)…
I just checked, it’s not April 1st again. Does June 1st represent a similar joke day in Sweden? Seriously… their faces as fruit on the tree? Seriously, you guys. I think it’d actually be an OK album cover without the heads on the tree thing. With it, though, I classify this as a “death metal fail.”
And, I can’t make out which band member is in the lower right. Should he be fearful for his job?
~Dan – np: U2 – How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
Weezer “Paranoid Android”
I don’t know if this was for Towel Day (it was posted two days post-TD2011), but Weezer decided to take on a live recording of Radiohead’s “Paranoid Android.”
Good technical cover of one of Radiohead’s more technical songs, if you ask me. Sadly, they didn’t nail the “underwater guitar” sound present in Jonny’s axe on the original OK Computer version.
~Dan – np: Puscifer – V is For…
Eddie Vedder – Ukulele Songs (2011)
Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder is putting out his stripped down Ukulele Songs album next Tuesday (May 31st).
It’s a short album (less than 35 minutes), but has many of the things we love of the voice that is Eddie Vedder. Musically, I find it lacking. I’m used to the rock(!)… but I still think it’s a good record.
The album is streaming for free over on NPR. You can order it from the Amazons now.
Eddie’s upcoming summer tour with The Swell Season/The Frames frontman Glen Hansard (and not Thom Yorke) starts in mid-June:
June 15: Providence, R.I. (Providence Performing Arts Center)
June 16: Boston, Mass. (The Wang Theatre)
June 18: Hartford, Conn. (The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts)
June 21: New York, N.Y. (Beacon Theatre)
June 22: New York, N.Y. (Beacon Theatre)
June 25: Philadelphia, Pa. (Tower Theatre)
June 26: Detroit, Mich. (Fox Theatre)
June 28: Chicago, Ill. (The Chicago Theatre)
July 1: St. Louis, Mo. (Fox Theatre)
July 2: Minneapolis, Minn. (Orpheum Theatre )
July 5: San Diego, Calif. (Copley Symphony Hall)
July 6: Long Beach, Calif. (Terrace Theater)
July 8: Los Angeles (The Wiltern)
July 9: Santa Barbara, Calif. (Santa Barbara Bowl)
July 11: Oakland, Calif. (The Paramount Theatre)
July 14: Portland, Ore. (Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall)
July 15: Seattle, Wash. (Benaroya Hall)
~Dan – np: Eddie Vedder – Ukulele Songs
Austrian Death Machine “Get to the Choppa”
With Arnold Schwarzenegger being all over the news lately… well, here’s a video of a death metal band with robot guitar solos in an homage to the Austrian former-bodybuilder’s role in Predator!
Seriously… robot guitar solos!!!!!
It’s from Austrian Death Machine’s 2007 album Total Brutal (on Metal Blade).
~Dan – np: Radiohead – In Rainbows
Celldweller – Wish Upon A Blackstar #4
Celldweller’s 4th installment of Wish Upon A Blackstar comes out June 28th. The artwork was just released yesterday… dark and fiery like the last three issues (1–2–3), and the first to show Klayton/Celldweller on the cover. More details about its release when pre-ordering goes live.
The 5th installment should hit in late 2011. Two years in the making. Slow and steady must be Klayton’s motto.
~Dan – np: Radiohead – In Rainbows
Silverchair “indefinite hibernation”
No, Indefinite Hibernation is not the name of the new Silverchair record. It’s the new state of the band. A sad day…
May 25, 2011
We formed Silverchair nearly 20 years ago when we were just 12 years old. Today we stand by the same rules now as we did back then … if the band stops being fun and if it’s no longer fulfilling creatively, then we need to stop.
Therefore after much soul searching we wanted to let you know that we’re putting Silverchair into “indefinite hibernation” and we’ve decided to each do our own thing for the foreseeable future.
We assure you that this decision has not been taken lightly. In fact we’ve been struggling with it for quite a while now.
Back in 2009 we went into the studio to start work on a record. Initially things were going well and as a result we did some shows in 2010 to maintain creative momentum. However, over the months that followed in the studio it became clear to us that we were moving in different directions. Despite our best efforts over the last year or so, it’s become increasingly clear that the spark simply isn’t there between the three of us at the moment.
As a result we’ve decided to put the band into ‘a deep sleep’ while we all do other things that we find more inspiring right now. This means that Silverchair won’t be making music together or playing shows any time soon. It also means that the three of us won’t be working together unless and until it feels right again.
We understand some of you may be disappointed by this news but we really see it as a liberating and positive step for us at this point in our lives.
We also want to make it really clear that this decision has been made with the best possible intentions. We’ve always tried our hearts out to make the best music we could possibly make at the time – regardless of commercial consequences.
The three of us still truly care about each other. At the moment Ben’s busy in the studio recording his own music, Chris is working on various business, musical and charitable ventures while Daniel is creating a film soundtrack and working on other musical projects. We hope you’ll continue to take an interest in our individual work over the years ahead.
In closing we’d like to acknowledge all the people ‘behind the scenes’ who’ve helped us keep this train on the tracks since we first started playing in a garage. There are too many to name but they know who they are and we truly appreciate all their love and hard work.
Above all though we want to thank you for all your support in good times and bad. You’ve put up with our long breaks between albums, our constantly changing musical styles and lots more. The unbelievable loyalty we’ve been shown by you our audience, and our friends, has never gone unnoticed or unappreciated. That’s why we wanted to tell you first.
With Sincere Thanks For Your Understanding.
Sweet Dreams.
Daniel, Ben and Chris
Perhaps there will be more music from the guys in the future (the aforementioned new material in 2010). I know we’ll see more from Daniel Johns. Whether that’s limited to film work, The Dissociatives (with Paul Mac), Hathaway+Palmer (with Luke Steele), or something different – well, I guess we’ll have to wait and see.
~Dan – np: Silverchair – Diorama
Digital Noise Academy (update)
Ken Andrews posted a new blog with an update about Digital Noise Academy, his online collaboration with Charlotte Martin, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Sharky Laguana, Tommy Walter, Fernando Sanchez, and Jordon Zadorozny. His blog is annoyingly white text in a jpeg format… so, head on over to his blog site to read it (I ain’t about to type it up).
Digital Noise Academy (May 11, 2011)
There’s a new streaming song (“Thursday Night Party“) – the second and last free tune from the project. Join the discussion about how to monetize the project; so it sees the light of day without being thieved. The songs “Thursday Night Party” and “Melting Inside” can also be downloaded for free via links at http://www.digitalnoiseacademy.com/.
~Dan – np: Precious Death – Southpaw
My Brightest Diamond @ MusicNow 2011 (video)
If you’re like me and you missed My Brightest Diamond + yMusic at the Cincinnati-based MusicNow Festival 2011, here’s a neato 8+ 4+ minute video from the performance…
video from A Story Told Well
“We Added It Up” redacted
“Reaching Through”
(thanks comment people
for the 2nd song name)
Now, get out there and enjoy the sunshine!
~Dan – np: Radiohead – Hail to the Thief
Secret Chiefs 3 U.S. Tour 2011
Secret Chiefs 3 will be announcing U.S. September tour dates on their Facebook page soon. This is good news.
https://www.facebook.com/secretchiefs3
I’ll post ’em when I know… but be-friend them, for reals!
~Dan – np: Radiohead – Kid A
Cibo Matto – Reunion Tour 2011
Cibo Matto (Yuka Honda & Miho Hatori) are hitting the U.S. with a little reunion tour… I’ll sadly miss the Portland date by about two weeks… :( But anyway, catch it if you can.
West Coast
6/21 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
6/22 Vancouver, BC – Fortune
6/23 Portland, OR – Doug Fir
6/25 San Francisco, CA – Bimbo’s
6/26 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl w/Yellow Magic Orchestra
East Coast
7/12 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl
7/14 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
7/16 Toronto, ON – Mod Club
7/18 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
7/19 Washington, DC – Rock N Roll Hotel
7/20 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Jason Hall
Check out their cool split-screen, double-one-shot (one forward, one backward) video of “Sugar Water” directed by Michel Gondry…
I like the video better than the actual song. My favotire album of theirs is Stereo Type A (with some of my fave NYC jazz fiends like Dave Douglas, John Medeski & Billy Martin of MMW, Sean Lennon and Marc Ribot). No word on their band for this tour. I know most of those guys are busy, but… maybe Sean Lennon will join them? I dunno. Last time I saw Yuka Honda in concert, Sean Lennon popped up on stage for a song (with Nels Cline Singers at the Doug Fir earlier this year).
Stay tuned: http://www.yeahbasicallycibomatto.com/
~Dan – np: The Book of Mormon (original cast recording)
Our Taxes present The National Jukebox
This was flying around the interwebs last week… finally got as chance to check it out. The Library of Congress presents the National Jukebox, which makes historical sound recordings available to the public free of charge. The Jukebox includes recordings from the extraordinary collections of the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation and other contributing libraries and archives.
** http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/ **
facebook.com/libraryofcongress
twitter.com/librarycongress
Within the first 48 hours since its launch on May 10th, it logged more than 1 million page views and more than 250,000 streams. The project has opened up the library’s archive with an initial posting of more than 10,000 pre-1925 recordings from the Victor record label, now under the Sony Music umbrella. The recordings span jazz, blues, ethnic folk, gospel, pop, spoken word, comedy and other genres dating to the early 20th century.
You think tax dollars aren’t going towards something good? Well, as far as archival music, I’m super happy that my tax dollars helped make this possible.
~Dan – np: The Book of Mormon (original cast recording)
MusicNOW Festival 2011 (kicks off today!)
Today is the first performance in the amazingly stacked MusicNOW Festival 2011 line-up in Cincinnati, Ohio. My Brightest Diamond kicks off the fest at Memorial Hall. The National play Cincinnati’s Music Hall later this weekend. Click the reblog below or hit musicnowfestival.org for more info.
Read my review of My Brightest Diamond, Sufjan Stevens, Amiina, and more from MusicNOW Fest 2007.
~Dan
Vegan Black Metal Chef #1 – Pad Thai
This was uploaded 4 days ago, and I thought it fitting to post for Friday the 13th. Behold, the first episode of Vegan Black Metal Chef… making vegan pad thai!
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~Dan – np: Poundhound – Massive Grooves from the Electric Church of Psychofunkadelic Grungelism Rock Music
Zappy Mothers Day 2011 – Penguin In Bondage EP
Released over the weekend to celebrate “Mothers of Invention Day”… Penguin In Bondage: The Little Known History of the Mothers of Invention by Frank Zappa:
The fine print…
Written and Performed by Frank Zappa with the Mothers of Invention
Recorded at Auditorium Theater, Chicago, Illinois at the stroke of midnight on the Day of
The Mothers, 10 May 1974Band:
FZ: Guitar, Vocals
George Duke: Keys, Vocals
Jeff Simmons: Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Napoleon Murphy Brock: BG Vocals, Sax
Don Preston: Synthesizer
Bruce Fowler: Trombone
Walt Fowler: Trumpet
Tom Fowler: Bass
Ralph Humphrey: Drums
Chester Thompson: Drums4 Track 1/2″ analog tape – Edit Master by Frank Zappa
Mix by Jared Lee Gosselin, UMRK, May 2011
Vaultmeisterment by Joe Travers, UMRK, April 2011
Original tape transfer to WAV through Euphonix converters to Nuendo at 96K 24B via ATR 4-Tk plus
edit in gtr solo at reel change & the fade over and out by Vaultmeister.Executrix & Art Concept by – GZ
Renderment & Photoshoppage by Mike Mesker
Production Management by Melanie Starks
Shoppage by Susan Ledgerwood & Antonio
Lower case opinions by gz, jt & kurt morgan©(P) 2011 Zappa Records
PIBTLKSOTMOI by FZ & published for the cosmos by Munchkin Music.
It’s a 26-minute single track, available for digital download on the iTunes store for $6.99. iTunes is linked directly from zappa.com, and I don’t see it on Amazon or other digital etailers (yet).
~Dan – np: Bobby Previte – Music of the Moscow Circus
Ken Andrews is a crazy old man
Ken Andrews is a songwriting, producing, mixing genius. He is a now a blogger… ya know… now that blogging has been out for 10+ years. The “crazy old man” quote is from him…
http://web.me.com/kenandrews/Artist_Producer_Mixer/News/
I hope this new burst of info means something is coming soon from him. Perhaps the Digital Noise Academy release that was rumored of 4-5 years ago? Perhaps more from ON? Perhaps another Year of the Rabbit? Perhaps another Ken solo album?
What? You don’t know who Ken Andrews is? He’s the front-man for 90s rock group Failure, he’s done other side-projects (noted above), he produces & mixes (NIN, Beck, Tenacious D, Charlotte Martin, etc). He’s friends with the Tool gents (has done videos and toured with them). He’s married to the aforementioned singer-songwriter Charlotte Martin. His music is rad. Failure’s Fantastic Planet is one of the few perfect modern rock concept albums.
~Dan – np: Chris Potter’s Underground – Ultrahang
Steven Wilson’s upcoming double album
From Porcupine Tree frontman Steven Wilson’s facebook page about his upcoming solo work…
The new solo album website will probably launch in early June now. The music is done, but we’re still working on film material and the deluxe edition. It’s presented as two 40-45 minute albums in the same package (which begs the question; when is a double album not a double album? When it’s 2 single albums issued together!) The album titles are Deform to Form a Star and Like Dust I Have Cleared From My Eye.
Good question…personally, I’d still call that a double album, but whatever… it’s just semantics.
~Dan – np: The Book of Knots – Traineater
Searching for Elliott Smith (+ 5 uncovered songs)
24bit just posted some news about the Elliott Smith documentary Searching for Elliott Smith. It’s set to screen at the Los Angeles New Wave International Film Festival (Sat 5/7 @ 2:30pm). It’ll feature a Q&A with the filmmaker (Gil Reyes) and Elliott’s girlfriend at the time of his death – Jennifer Chiba. It shows again on Sun 5/8 @ 8pm (no Q&A).
The synopsis of the documentary:
The first feature-length documentary about the greatest singer-songwriter of his generation. Elliott Smith’s intensely intimate songs helped popularize lo-fi, indie-rock: A traditionally underground genre until Smith’s mainstream effort ‘Miss Misery’ took Hollywood by surprise. But even after an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song, he managed to fly mostly under the radar. And Smith wanted it that way. After his death in 2003, Smith’s peers understandably avoided the media. Granting very few print interviews… and NO on-camera interviews. Until now. From his high school days as a National Merit Scholar… to his early work in the Portland rock band, ‘Heatmiser’… to critical acclaim… to his mysterious death at the age of 34. We learn the dark motivations behind a musical genius. And discover how psychic pain can also produce timeless art. Appearances by filmmaker, Gus Van Sant who chose Smith’s music for the movie, ‘Good Will Hunting’. Also interviewed is Elliott’s fiancee, Jennifer Chiba. Chiba talks about the fight leading up to Elliott’s death and the LAPD’s ‘open investigation’ into possible homicide.
http://www.searchingforelliottsmith.com/
Go to the 24Bit page for five unreleased lo-fi YouTube’d Elliott Smith songs… tentatively titled: She Won’t Look at Me, Where I Get It From, Like a Cop, I’m Gonna Get Crushed, and Shiva Opens Her Arms.
~Dan – Portishead – Portishead
Derek Webb – Democracy Vol 2 #2
One a month, from March to December 2011…
Derek Webb’s Democracy Vol 2… This month, it is “Livin’ On A Prayer” by Bon Jovi. I’m at work; so I haven’t had a chance to listen yet… but I’m looking forward to it!
For those not in the know, Democracy Vol 2 is a continuation of the covers project Derek started last year. The fans get to nominate songs and then vote once the nominations are tallied. Here’s what he’s done in 2010 and 2011 to date (you can still go back and buy this volume):
- January 2010: The Beatles – While My Guitar Gently Weeps
- February: Coldplay – Fix You
- March: Bob Dylan – The Times They Are A-Changin’
- April: Gnarls Barkley – Who’s Gonna Save My Soul
- May: Sufjan Stevens – Chicago *a personal fave*
- June: U2 – Where the Streets Have No Name
- July: Huey Lewis & the News – Power of Love
- August: The Beatles – Eleanor Rigby *a personal fave*
- September: Simon & Garfunkel – The Sound of Silence
- October: Radiohead – Karma Police *a personal fave*
- November: Leonard Cohen – Hallelujah
- December: Robert Robinson – Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
- January 2011: off
- February: off
- March: Cee-Lo Green – F**k You
Fans of Derek may also want to check out his contribution (amongst other great covers) of Sufjan Stevens’ Seven Swans. The tribute album put out by On Joyful Wings is called Seven Swans Reimagined. Derek does “In Devil’s Territory.” Other musicians include some Asthmatic Kitty favorites, and some newbies to the fold – including the Gregory Brothers (autotune the news) and Inlets.
~Dan – np: Porcupine Tree – Deadwing
Democracy Vol. 2 is a series of subscription based albums of cover songs that Derek will be recording annually, starting January 2010. Those who participate will not only receive the exclusive album, but will democratically decide what songs Derek will record.
Ever wished you could hear Derek cover your favorite Beatles song? Or Backstreet Boys song? Or even re-record your favorite old Caedmon’s Call song? Here’s your chance. Songs will be nominated and voted down to 10. Derek will record them (demo quality) and deliver them digitally (320kbps MP3s), one song per month for 10 months (March to December). Don’t miss your chance to be part of this unique collaborative project with Derek Webb!
Tori Amos – Night of Hunters (Sept ’11)
Tori Amos is a chameleon – changing her musical style (slightly) and her outward appearance (usually more than slightly). Trouble is lately she’s been putting out long-ass albums of mostly mediocre work, as far as I’m concerned. Oh for the heydeys of the 90s and early 2000s.
Well, she has a new one in the can entitled Night of Hunters, and it’s coming out in September 2011 on Deutsche Grammophon, a German classical label. Behold the art for her upcoming tour (and presumably the album)…
update 6/22 album art
Um, is she human? Is she plastic? As far as the album, here’s the press’ slant…
“It’s a 21st century song cycle inspired by classical music themes spanning over 400 years. I have used the structure of a song cycle to tell an ongoing, modern story. The protagonist is a woman who finds herself in the dying embers of a relationship. In the course of one night she goes through an initiation of sorts that leads her to reinvent herself allowing the listener to follow her on a journey to explore complex musical and emotional subject matter. One of the main themes explored on this album is the hunter and the hunted and how both exist within us.”
I’ll get it. I mean, I’ve signed a contract with my 20 year old self to buy anything Tori Amos ever puts out. I just hope to Talula that it’s good.
~Dan – np: Celldweller – 2011 Groupees EP
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