The Books Set to Premiere New Songs on Fall Tour
By Brom on 11-02-2009
After a brief hiatus, The Books will premiere new material on their upcoming tour beginning November 19. Looking to cash in on their 125th placing in Pitchfork’s decade-end album list, Paul de Jong and Nick Zammuto are hoping to make their audiences “verrry sleepy.”
The new record will explore new age themes and features samples from self-help and hypnotherapy cassettes. It is set to be released in 2010, and there’s no better way of establishing your 2010-19 credentials by getting in before every other motherfucker. Just look at Kid A.
The Books’ Fall tour:
11.19.09 - Waltham, MA - Rose Art Museum
11.21.09 - Bellingham, WA - Mainstage
11.23.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Masonic Lodge @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery
11.24.09 - Seattle, WA - Triple Door (2 sets, early and late)
11.25.09 - Vancouver, BC - The Clutch
11.26.09 - Calgary, AB - Broken City
11.27.09 - San Francisco, CA - Noe Valley Ministry
11.28.09 - San Francisco, CA - Noe Valley Ministry
11.29.09 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
11.30.09 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
12.01.09 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
Akron/Family Spend the Holidays in Europe, Learn That “Thanksgiving” in French Really Means “Go Home, Silly Americans”
By Annapocalypse on 10-30-2009
When I saw Akron/Family this summer during their U.S. tour, their singer, Miles Seaton, leaned down and told me just before their set started that he was really tired and all he wanted to do was take a bath and watch some HBO. Unfortunately for Seaton, he’s going to have to learn a few European languages if he wants to watch HBO during Akron/Family’s upcoming European tour. He might want to give French a try though; I’ve heard True Blood is even more risqué overseas than it is here.
Sur la route encore:
11.03.09 - Munich, Germany - Backstage
11.04.09 - Vienna, Austria - B72
11.05.09 - Prague, Czech Republic - Matrix
11.06.09 - Berlin, Germany - Privat Club
11.07.09 - Lübeck, Germany - White Houses Beach "Rolling Stone Weekender"
11.09.09 - Lille, France - Aeronef Club
11.10.09 - Le Havre, France - Cabaret Electric Club
11.12.09 - Lyon, France - Epiciere Moderne
11.13.09 - Paris, France - Point Ephemere
11.14.09 - Evreux, France - Abordage
11.15.09 - Clermont Ferrand, France - Coop de Mai Club
11.17.09 - London, UK - The Garage
11.18.09 - Cologne, Germany - Studio 672
11.19.09 - Brussels, Belgium - Botanique Orangerie
11.20.09 - The Hague, Holland - Nationaal Toneel Gebouw "Crossing Border"
12.10.09 - Melbourne, Australia - Corner Hotel
12.11.09 - Meredith, Australia - Meredith Festival
12.12.09 - Sydney, Australia - Annandale Hotel
12.15.09 - Auckland, New Zealand - Kings Arms
12.16.09 - Wellington, New Zealand - TBA
Lil Wayne Releases New Mix Tape! And He (Thankfully) Doesn’t Play Guitar On It!
By Kid Midnight on 10-30-2009
Lil Wayne, looking to recover from the guilty plea he made the other day (TMT News), has finally made the No Ceilings mix tape, which he and his posse have been chattering about for a long time, available to all his little Hot Boys the world over. I’ve been waiting a reeeeeal long time for this record to drop, because, as we know, Dedication 3 sucked, and Weezy hasn’t released an official mix tape (that was good) in too, too long of a time. He's also been playing the guitar a Lil Too Much, and if you hadn’t noticed, Lil Wayne may be one of the best rappers of all-time. But his guitar playing? Even worse than your little brother, and your little brother sucks pretty bad.
The new tape features Lil Wayne getting back to the rap game, rhyming over tracks by Jay-Z, Gucci Mane, Lady Gaga tour-mate Kid Cudi, and Fergie’s new band, The Black Eyed Peas. The whole thing is available for download at Nah Right, and I recommend that you download it. It’s going to be my party mix for Halloween -- can’t wait to dance around to some (kinda) new songs by Lil Wayne as I wear my New Orleans Nightmare costume!
Hey! Here’s the tracklist!
1. Swag Surfin'
2. Ice Cream Paint Job
3. D.O.A.
4. Interlude
5. Wasted
6. Watch My Shoes
7. Break Up [ft. Short Dawg & Gudda Gudda]
8. Banned From TV
9. Throw It in the Bag (Remix)
10. I Think I Love Her [ft. Tyga & Shanell]
11. Interlude #2 [ft. Shanell]
12. Wetter
13. I'm Good [ft. T-Streets]
14. Poke Her Face [ft. Jae Millz]
15. Run This Town
16. I Gotta Feeling
17. Outro
De Stijl Does Its Best to Embarrass Michael Yonkers, Releases Lost 1966 Recordings of Michael and the Mumbles with Cover Shot of Yonkers and His Buddy Holly Lovin’ Mates
By Jon Lorenz on 10-30-2009
Michael Yonkers may be best known for his avant-garage classic Microminiature Love, but just like every other young musician in the 60s, he had a dorky high-school garage band too: Michael and The Mumbles.
Just like many of the young "garage" rock bands of 66, The Mumbles showed hints of the rock ‘n’ rollers of the day -- Buddy Holly, The Dave Clark Five, etc. And as evidenced by the cover, The Mumbles were a pretty normal 66 rock ‘n’ roll band, with their matching suit coats and slick, boyish haircuts. But fans of Microminiature Love won't be disappointed to find out that The Mumbles' self-titled still features some of the same "emotionally bleak themes, dissonant undercurrents, and recklessly wild performance" that made Microminiature Love what it is. According to De Stijl, this might just sound like a normal record from 66, but after repeat listens you will notice a "darkness beneath what some dullard might be deceived by as its crisp, winsome visage."
If you take a skip, hop, and a jump over to De Stijl's website, you can take a listen to a single track from the record.
A Sunny Day In Glasgow Swirl Across the U.S. on Fall Tour
By E. Nagurney on 10-30-2009
If everything is feeling a little more hazy, like you stepped into some endless flashback sequence, it’s probably A Sunny Day In Glasgow’s fault. The ghostly Philadelphia dream-pop outfit is looking to bring a little more haze, a little more swirl to the United States on their Fall tour. Starting mid-November in Vermont, the tour heads through much of the Midwest and East Coast before touching down for a hometown show in mid-December. The trek is in support of the group’s recently released sophomore album, Ashes Grammar. Since TMT has not yet reviewed ASDIG’s new one, I’ll treat you to my own quick mini-review: it is really great. I give it about 18 little blue circles out of five little blue circles.
Also, just in time for Halloween, the band has recorded this cover of The Misfits’ “Hybrid Moments.” Somehow, I expected it to sound a little bit different.
A Sunny Day In Glasgow tourdates:
11.12.09 - Winooski, VT - The Monkey House
11.14.09 - New Haven, CT - ArtSpace
11.15.09 - Ithaca, NY - Wildfire Lounge
11.16.09 - Gambier, OH - Horn Gallery @ Kenyon College
11.17.09 - Pontiac, MI - The Pike Room
11.18.09 - Bloomington, IN - The Bishop
11.19.09 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
11.20.09 - Madison, WI - University of Wisconsin
11.21.09 - St. Paul, MN - Eclipse Records
11.22.09 - Iowa City, IA - Public Space One
11.23.09 - Omaha, NE - Waiting Room
11.24.09 - Lawrence, KS - Replay Lounge
11.25.09 - Dallas, TX - The Cavern
11.27.09 - Austin, TX - Ghost Room
11.29.09 - New Orleans, LA - AllWays Lounge
12.02.09 - Nashville, TN - Basement
12.03.09 - Atlanta, GA - 529
12.04.09 - Athens, GA - Secret Squirrel
12.06.09 - Savannah, GA - Sentient Bean
12.07.09 - Asheville, NC - Bobo Gallery
12.09.09 - Charlottesville, VA - Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar
12.10.09 - Washington, DC - The Red & The Black
12.11.09 - Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery
12.12.09 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall
12.13.09 - New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge
12.15.09 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s
