The Field to Release Follow-up to 2007’s From Here We Go Sublime, Which is Apparently Not a Record of Sublime Covers; Lou-Dog is Bummed
By Nobodaddy on 03-12-2009
Man, if I was releasing a record, I would NOT forecast my subsequent album’s transcendent greatness in its fucking title. The Field’s Axel Willner may have learned a thing or two about that himself, as his follow-up to 2007’s hazy slow-burn smash, From Here We Go Sublime, bears the considerably more cautiously-ubiquitous title of Yesterday and Today.
But just to up the ante this time around, Willner's label, Kompakt, has teamed-up with Tom Waits Records... I mean, ANTI-, to release the anticipated follow-up, which is gonna drop May 19. Willner has also teamed up with Clash frontman Joe Strummer... I mean, Battles drummer John Stanier for the title track, and Willner's best press guys swear that he expands his palette, “continuing the oblique sampling strategy of From Here We Go Sublime while building up the rhythmic architecture.” So yeah, there’s that “ubiquity” theme again. Maybe this is a concept record?
Of course, since igniting loft party musical conversations around the world with Sublime, we all know that Willner has been much in demand as a remixer, with tracks from local British singer Thom Yorke to hot U.S. jazz combo Battles raising his profile significantly, so hopefully this album really does stack up, even if the title doesn’t. Otherwise that Sublime-covers route might not be a bad idea.
A ubiquitous “spring/summer North American tour” is also in the works, so sit tight on that. Meanwhile, here’s that good-old ubiquitous tracklist:
1. I Have The Moon, You Have The Internet
2. Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime
3. Leave It
4. Yesterday & Today (feat. John Stanier)
5. The More That I Do
6. Sequenced
Mia Doi Todd to Release Instrumental LP About Birds
By Kenny Bloggins on 03-12-2009
The mercurial Mia Doi Todd (whose name is rather hard to say after a few drinks I discovered) will be going a different direction from her normal lush and haunting folk: completely instrumental. Given the rich compositions demonstrated on her earlier releases and her BFF opportunities with Dungen, Morning Music promises to be a layered listen.
Without turning this article into an itemized grocery list, it's interesting to note that Mia will be toolin' around with "drum, harmonium, piano, tin whistle, tamboura, acoustic guitar, and bongos," while collaborator Andres Renteria will take over "cajon, piano, wooden stool and udu" duties. Sounds like the hippie shit to me, but MDT consistently adds a foreboding tone to make each song daring and delicious, so I'm not worried.
Morning Music arrives April 14 on City Zen.
Paul McCartney Ticket Sales Break World Record; 4,000 Tickets in 7 Seconds
By Kid Midnight on 03-12-2009
- Countless million-selling records? Check.
- Member of a band with a catalog of legendary songs? Check.
- Culture-defining musical statements? Check.
- Duetted with Michael Jackson? Check.
- Composer of the coolest James Bond theme? Check.
Despite being the most boringly irrelevant member of The Beatles (hate email here), Paul McCartney sure does have a lot of accomplishments as part of his legacy. However, not a man to rest on his laurels, McCartney has recently added a new success to the list, as his show on April 19 at Las Vegas’ New Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino has sold all 4,000 tickets in a record seven seconds, a rate of 600 seats per second. Tickets haven’t sold this fast since I conned people into buying their way into Obama’s victory rally on Election Night!
Promoters for the show, Concerts West/AEG Live, barely revealing their shock at the new triumph, expect even more world records to be set the night of the show. “Although Guinness World Records cites numerous records relating to Valentine's Day, nobody has managed a Valentine's party this big before -- so we'll be claiming that," said a spokesman for the agency. Tickets were released on February 14 (deliberately), so “lovers could express their feelings with the ultimate Valentine's Day gift surprise.” Ah, yes, nothing says love like chair-dancing to a song you’ve heard a thousand times.
Concerts West/AEG Live are hoping to set a world record for “the planet’s biggest ‘love-in.” Big love-in? Wow, that reminds me of San Fran in ’67 or Taiwan in 2007. Yep, Taiwan, that sounds like another world record to break: “And there is another Guinness record it would be cool to break there too -- the world record for the most couples hugging simultaneously is 1,451, set in Taiwan in 2007," the concert spokesman added, probably scowling slightly at the mention of Taiwan.
You know what? Fuck this. Fuck Paul McCartney. There is nothing more boring to me at this point in my life than talking about The Beatles or anything related to The Beatles. Yeah, we all know they did a lot for popular music. Get over it, talk about something else. I don’t think that anything annoys me more than when people list the Beatles as their favorite band. Big Fucking Surprise. Those people also enjoy food, and oxygen, oh and “being happy.” WE ALL LIKE THE BEATLES!
Tickets for the show are being scalped online for $1,000.
Radiohead Set to Return to the Studio Soon, Plan Summer Tour, Join “Featured Artists’ Coalition” Lobby Group
By Mango Starr on 03-12-2009
Speaking to BBC's Newsbeat, Ed O'Brien says Radiohead plan to hit the studio soon: "We are working on new material. We'll be doing some more recording. It's business as usual." The album will be, of course, the follow-up to 2007's In Rainbows (TMT Review), a concept album about Miley Cyrus' progression from baby to teenager, with drummer Phil Selway as Miley and bassist Colin Greenwood as her manager.
The interview took place yesterday in London at the launch for the Featured Artists' Coalition (FAC) lobby group. The group, which also includes Billy Bragg, Dave Rowntree (Blur), Kate Nash, and fucking Iron Maiden, intends to "stand up for all artists by engaging with government, music and technology companies, and collection societies, arguing for fair play and, where necessary, exposing unfair practices."
According to O'Brien: "Radiohead signed very traditional record company contracts, and it was exactly what we wanted to do at the time and there's no bitterness, but I think there's an inherent feeling that they're just a bit old school."
"There are some bigger names here but the whole essence of what we’re trying to do is really largely aimed at, and for the benefit of, the younger musician, the people coming into the music industry for the first time."
You can read more about FAC at the group's website, including its charter and demands for Fair Play.
Finally, Radiohead also plan to hit the road in the summer. "We've sort of finished the bulk of In Rainbows] touring. We will be doing a little bit of touring in the summer, watch this space!" Meanwhile, [E! wonders if Miley Cyrus deserves handicapped parking.
My Bloody Valentine (Non-3D Version) Confirm Post-Coachella Dates
By Mango Starr on 03-12-2009
AMG, chopped: A psychopathic miner terrorizes the town of Harmony. 10 years ago, the lone survivor of an accident deep in the mines awoke from a coma and slashed his way through the town in a bloody, vengeance-fueled rampage. Though shot and apparently killed, the memories of Harry Warden still haunt both the town and Tom Hanniger, the heir to the mine and one of the last people to see Harry before his disappearance. Just as Tom heads back to his hometown after a long time away, so do the killings ramp up again. While he mends his torn relationship with his ex-girlfriend Sarah and her husband Axl, citizens are knocked off one by one in spectacularly gruesome fashion. Has Harry come from beyond the grave or is there a new killer donning the suit and mask?
Well, I'll tell you: Tom picks Sarah up to take her to Axel's love nest to convince her that Axel is the killer. Axel then calls her and tells her that Tom is the killer. She crashes Tom's car and makes her way to Axel's shack. Sarah is chased by the killer all the way to the mine. There, Sarah goes into the shaft where the original murders took place, where she is joined by both Tom and Axel, and after a brief stand off, Axel and Sarah realize that Tom is delusional. A montage then plays out all the murders in the film again; this time showing the aftermath and beforehand, revealing Tom as the killer. The killing, in the mine in which Tom was locked in the cage, is played out again, this time showing Tom committing the murder, then locking himself in the cage (so, it was a hallucination that Harry locked him in the cage). Sarah shoots a tank and causes an explosion and subsequently a partial cave-in. She escapes with Axel. A rescue team comes in to the mine to help Tom, but Tom kills one of the rescuers and escapes the scene dressed in the rescue worker's clothing, setting up a potential sequel.
Now that I've spoiled the ending for My Bloody Valentine 3-D, you can concentrate on gearing up for My Bloody Valentine's upcoming tourdates:
04.18.09 - Indio, CA - Coachella
04.21.09 - Austin, TX - Austin Music Hall
04.22.09 - Dallas, TX - The Palladium
04.24.09 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore Auditorium
04.27.09 - Seattle, WA - WaMu Theater at Qwest Field
05.28.09 - Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival
05.29.09 - Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival
