Dosh Finally Escapes From Andrew Bird’s Clutches Long Enough To Record Fourth Solo Album
By Annapocalypse on Apr 8 2008
Back Story: For the past year, our hero, Martin Dosh, has been held captive by a certain violin-playing, mouth-whistling, guitar-slinging villain, better known as Andrew Bird, or The Birdman, if you will. Against poor Dosh’s will, The Birdman allegedly forced him to tour around the country (And Europe and Australia too! Gasp!) playing drums and keyboard in his backing band. Word has it that the Birdman even resorted to pecking the defenseless Dosh in the face if he even mentioned anything about his own solo career. How dreadful!
Present Day: It appears with the help of some of his anticon. labelmates, Dosh has managed to escape The Birdman’s evil clutches. Yoni Wolf of WHY? (a.k.a The Wolfman) and Adam Drucker of Subtle (a.k.a. Doseone) were seen breaking into The Birdman’s tour bus while he sat perched asleep inside his cage. The Wolfman howled at Dosh, signaling to him that he was safe and it was time to go. Doseone grabbed Dosh’s shakey hand, and the two heroes led him out of the bus and back to anticon.'s Oakland, California hideout.
Conclusion: The Birdman has decreed on message boards across the land that he will seek revenge on Dosh, but for now, it seems that Dosh is safe from the evil beak of The Birdman and able to focus on his fourth solo album, Wolves and Wishes, due out May 13 on anticon.
The tracklisting is as follows:
Tune in next week to see if The Birdman finds out where Dosh is hiding! Will he wreck havoc on the anticon. offices? Will he ruin Dosh’s CD release party? Stay tuned to Tiny Mix Tapes for all the action!
The Only Thing Standing Between You and The New Deerhunter Album Is a Secret Handshake
By Heidi Vanderslice on Apr 8 2008
Or a special hip-twist, since you'll have to go to Brooklyn. New Yawk's DIY promoter Todd P is at it again, and as usual, I'm not complaining. The "secret" Atlas Sound show taking place this Friday at a yet-to-be-announced venue in the BK just got a whole lotta hypey, as Deerhunter announced on their blog that it would be them jamming out at said shindig, not Atlas Sound. And just what are they performing, boys and girls? Why, their new album, of course! It's called Microcastle, and only those with tickets will be informed of the show's definite location.
Deerhunter have been laying low since CMJ, so why this return with a vengeance? According to Bradford Cox's post, "It was originally intended to be just an Atlas Sound show, but we have had such a great time recording with each other and rehearsing in the studio that we thought it would be fun to try and pull off an impromptu show with borrowed equipment."
The band has been recording for quite some time at the Rare Book Studios in Brooklyn, so I guess they want to give some of those tunes a test run. Still, playing a new album in its entirety? Before it's even released? Someone just played a nasty joke on the BitTorrent crowd.
Of course, if you don't manage to catch this show, which is a distinct possibility for many of us, Deerhunter can be found elsewhere. Like, way elsewhere. Like, you probably need to get your passport renewed elsewhere. Oops.
For the Jet Set:
04.11.08 - Brooklyn, NY - TBA
05.08.08 - Dublin, Ireland - Whelan's @
05.09.08 - Camber, England - Camber Sands Holiday Centre (ATP vs. Pitchfork)
05.29.08 - Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound
06.03.08 - Paris, France - Villette Sonique
06.11.08 - Groningen, Netherlands - Vera $
06.12.08 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
06.15.08 - Glasgow, Scotland - Stereo $
06.20.08 - Brighton, England - Barfly $
06.23.08 - Arendal, Norway - Hove Festival
06.24.08 - Stockholm, Sweden - Accelerator Festival
06.25.08 - Calgary, Alberta - Sled Island Festival
$ High Places
@ HEALTH
Little-Known Post-Punk Band The Lines Gets Reissue Treatment; Aging Goths Around The Nation Celebrate
By Liz Louche on Apr 7 2008
You look through the shelves of your post-punk music collection. You pull out record after record -- Bauhaus, The Birthday Party, The Cure -- but you just cannot find what you are looking for. You're in a rut. You love these bands, but you're searching for something different. Something more. Something so cultish, so obscure that you will be able to impress the most arrogant record store nerds and closet goth music bloggers. You know you're missing something, but what could it be?
Acute Records has the answer! It's The Lines, a little-known UK group who played alongside bands like those mentioned above, but never really achieved any popular acclaim. Featuring members of prag Vec and Alternative TV, The Lines lasted from 1978 to 1983, never aligning themselves with any movement or scene. They released five singles, one EP, and two LPs, but never made the big $$$.
But now, coming May 27, 2008, you will be able to experience The Lines' mixture of Wire, Mission of Burma, and The Feelies for yourself via the Acute reissue entitled Memory Span. Don't miss out! This could be your best chance to outsnob a record clerk this spring!
Wal-Mart Tells Sony BMG and Warner Music Group to Take a Hike, Ditches DRM
By Scout Leader Kyle on Apr 7 2008
According to Digital Music News, Wal-Mart has stripped its online music store of all Sony BMG and WMG artists, while also announcing that it's ditching DRM. Although it will surely be a temporary breakup, Wal-Mart decided to do away with the Sony BMG and WMG catalogs because it couldn't strike a deal with the two majors due to its decision to go DRM-free. (Keep in mind that we're talking about the digital catalog -- Wal-Mart still sells Sony BMG and WMG CDs.)
Wal-Mart currently has lower prices than iTunes at 88-cents a track, but its digital selection has now been significantly diminished. And, of course, Wal-Mart's successes in pricing and catalog are in its physical products, so any decisions regarding its digital music store won't be industry-shaking until it makes actual waves in selling digital music. But ditching DRM is a positive sign at the very least.
