Anti-Pop Consortium Sign to Big Dada, Return from Hiatus with European Tour and New LP; Meanwhile, Anti-Poop Consortium Bottoms-Out Due to Crippling Irregularity, Beans Blamed

By Mike McHugh on

It’s been a spell since the world heard from legendary glitch-hoppers Anti-Pop Consortium. Following the group’s last meeting on 2003’s Anti-Pop vs. Matthew Shipp (TMT Review), creative differences and side projects caused the boys to be fairly anti-Anti-Pop over the following years. After ostensibly reforming in 2007, little was heard from the brothers Anti, aside from Beans’ badass ’08 solo tip Thorns -- until today! Not only is Anti-Pop legitimately back in the rappin’ saddle, they’ve found a home at Big Dada Recordings for their first record in seven years, Fluorescent Black. Already well under way, the album will hit stores on 9/9/09, a day that will more than likely be overshadowed by September’s inevitable 99 Boadrum.

In the meantime, Anti-Pop earned a choice spot at the fan-curated All Tomorrow’s Parties fest in Minehead, UK, followed by a short European jaunt in May and June. Anti-Pop will eventually end back up at ATP for the fest’s September NYC entry. Good to have you back, fellows.
05.08.09 - Minehead, UK - ATP Festival
05.09.09 - London, UK - Cargo
05.13.09 - Glasgow, UK - Stereo
05.14.09 - Manchester, UK - Futuresonic Festival
05.15.09 - Galway, Ireland - Roison Dubh
05.16.09 - Dublin, Ireland - Whelans
06.04.09 - Saint Etienne, France - Le Fil
06.05.09 - Ramonville Toulouse, France - Bikini
06.06.09 - Marseille, France - Cabaret Aléatoire
06.07.09 - Chateauneuf de Gadagne, France - Akwaba
06.10.09 - Segrate, Italy - Circolo Magnolia
06.11.09 - Bologna, Italy - Kindergarten
06.12.09 - Rome, Italy - Electrode Festival
06.13.09 - Luzern, Switzerland - TBA
09.12.09 - Monticello, NY - ATP Festival

No Fun Fest Presents Film Showcase with Jim O’Rourke, Makino Takashi, C. Spencer Yeh, Robert Beatty, and More

By Jon Lorenz on 04-29-2009

Carlos Giffoni's No Fun Fest is now in its sixth year and is still one of the most anticipated experimental music fests around. This year's fest includes such big names as Sonic Youth, Merzbow, Bastard Noise, Skullflower, Bardo Pond, Thrones, and so on (TMT News).

In addition to the audio extravaganza, you might want to catch this year's film showcase. The showcase, taking place on May 16, will feature artists who are also performing as part of No Fun Fest, including Jim O'Rourke and Makino Takashi; Robert Beatty (Hair Police, Three Legged Race) and Takeshi Murata; Sarah Lipstate (Noveller); Dominick Fernow (Prurient); C Spencer Yeh (Burning Star Core); and Megan Ellis and Carlos Giffoni.

This event is part of Rhizome's New Silent Series at the New Museum. More information here.

No Fun 2009: Infinite Sound and Image:

Saturday, May 16th, 3pm at

the New Museum
235 Bowery

New York, NY

$6 Members, $8 General Public

Phosphorescent Gets Totally Baked with Willie in His Tour Bus and Gets Asked to Play His 76th Birthday Party

By Kat Gardiner on 04-29-2009

This past February, you may recall that folkie Phosphorescent released a heart-felt tribute album of Willie Nelson's more obscure songs, simply called To Willie (TMT Review) on Dead Oceans. Well, it got his muse's attention, as well as an invitation to play the red-braided stoner's birthday bash on Thursday, April 30 at 9 PM EST on his Sirius XM Channel, Willie's Place (Sirius 64, and XM 13).

Check out the radio spot by Willie and the sweet poem by Phosphorescent that recounts the internal and emotional events of what, where, and how the events took place in stanzas and verses.

RIP: John Weller, Father and Manager of Paul Weller

By Shane Mack on 04-29-2009

From Idolator:

John Weller, the longtime manager of his son Paul, passed away on April 22. The Wellers were partners in music since Paul was a young boy, with father buying son his first guitar when he was 12 and financing the Jam’s initial demo recordings in the mid-’70s. The Times Of London has a nice obit of Weller, who was a constant presence in his son’s long career and who actually threatened a flippant record executive with “You don’t speak to my son like that” at one time. Weller was 77.

- Times of London article: "John Weller: rock manager"
- Paul Weller official website
- Paul Weller Wikipedia entry

The 1990s Go On Tour; My Awkward Pubescent Teenage Years Open Select Shows

By Scott Lauer on 04-29-2009

The 1990s are set on a course to confuse the hell out of anyone who gets in their way. They name their band after a decade that brought us Tamagotchi and the Macarena. Then they go and make their music sound like 1970s punk rockers, like The Clash. Then, to really finish off the deal, the band cover subjects in their songs from modern times (crazy right?) like Scientology. Whatever man, whatever.

With that trip down memory lane out of the way, the 1990s are going on tour to promote their latest album Kicks, which was recently released on Rough Trade. The Glasgow trio will spend May and part of June in the sunny United States of America with a few detours in Canada. Do what you please with this information -- you may use it solve a time paradox, you might simply attend a show and have a great time. Who knows?

You might even find secret messages in the text. Messages written just for you:
05.27.09 – Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
05.28.09 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
05.29.09 – Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel
05.30.09 – Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw
06.01.09 – Allson, MA - Great Scott
06.02.09 – Montreal, QC - Le Petit Campus
06.03.09 – Toronto, ONT - Horseshoe Tavern
06.05.09 – Chicago, IL - Schubas Tavern
06.06.09 - St Paul, MN - Turf Club
06.10.09 - Seattle, WA - Neumo's
06.11.09 – Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan
06.13.09 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
06.14.09 - Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar
06.15.09 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah
06.16.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Echo

Dent May to Tour America; Tiny Tim Tip-Toeing in Grave

By Kid Midnight on 04-29-2009

Dent May, who most music fans recognize as the ukulele-toting front man of the band …And His Magnificent Ukulele (TMT Review), just recently completed a tour of the US of A with A.C. Newman and opened for Animal Collective in the UK, but now he's announced that, yes, he does want to steal Tiny Tim’s legacy as “the strange guy who plays a little guitar and sings with a slightly odd voice.” Oh, also, he’s going on tour or something. But as far as I’m concerned, the only guy who can get away with records based around the ukulele is Tiny Tim.

Since I'm here, though, I might as well give you the information about the tour, which represents May’s first headlining jaunt around the country and includes a date at the Sasquatch! festival in Washington. Dates:
05.15.09 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
05.16.09 - St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill
05.17.09 - Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Saloon
05.19.09 - Denver, CO - Hi Dive
05.20.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
05.21.09 - Boise, ID - Neurolux
05.22.09 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
05.23.09 - George, WA - Sasquatch
05.27.09 - Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar
05.28.09 - Chicago, IL - Schubas

If you go to the Chicago show, be sure to pick me up a record so that I have something to burn when the winter nights get too cold and I have no way to express my anger about overly-twee musicians who can’t play anything but a guitar as big as my cock.

LONG LIVE TINY TIM! TIP-TOE THROUGH THE FUCKING TULIPS WITH ME!

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