Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy Confirmed for November 23; Chinese Edition to Include Tainted Milk

By Mango Starr on

According to Billboard, Chinese Democracy, the long-awaited sixth GNR album, finally has a firm release date: November 23. Odd, though, because that falls on a Sunday. Even more odd -- well, actually, not odd, but shitty -- is that the album will be released exclusively through Best Buy. Incidentally, November 23 does share significance with China, as the date marks the first time representatives from the People's Republic of China attended the United Nations, but I'm pretty sure Axl don't give a sheeeeit.

Of course, Guns N' Roses are wasting no time licensing their music, as track "Shackler's Revenge" will debut in Rock Band 2, while "If the World" is expected to play during the end credits of director Ridley Scott's latest film, Body of Lies, which opens tomorrow. Meanwhile, Dr. Pepper is gearing up to give you some free drinks. So, thank Axl, Dizzy Reed, Robin Finck, Tommy Stinson, Chris Pitman, Bryan Mantia, Richard Fortus, Bumblefoot, Frank Ferrer, and Geffen for that!

I still think it's really funny that most of the album has been leaked.

Ticketbastard’s TicketsNow Announces Some New, Lame, Scam Service: “Sell Your Tickets On TicketsNow” – Y’all Should Just Use Craigslist

By Mario Speedwagon on 10-09-2008

If you thought Ticketmaster was annoying, I bet you will find or do find TicketsNow even more annoying. TicketsNow is the Ticketmaster-owned company that allows you to buy premium-event tickets from ticket agencies, sometimes before they even go on sale. This means what could be a $50-face price ticket is instead a $300-face price ticket. It kind of makes you feel like an idiot knowing you paid $250 more than the person sitting next to you, just so you could be sure you got a ticket in the first place.

Well, now after you buy your insanely priced ticket from TicketsNow, you can resell it to some other dumbass for even more! The new service introduced by TicketsNow is called “Sell Your Tickets On TicketsNow” and gives ticket sellers access to tons of fans looking for tickets. The seller has the ability to set the ticket price to whatever they feel is appropriate and can be changed at any time. The seller can even list their tickets as free and just pay the commission fee to TicketsNow. How it works is you list your tickets for whatever asking price, and when someone buys them, TicketsNow sends you notification and a link to a printable shipping label.

Sorry, I know this article is pretty much all ‘opinion.’ I just think this service sucks. I’d rather just sell my ticket to an honest fan for face value.

Animal Collective’s Forthcoming Album Merriweather Post Pavillion Gets Tracklisting, So Yeah… I Guess It’s True

By Mr P on 10-09-2008

UPDATE: A recent press release confirms everything. Merriweather Post Pavillion, Animal Collective's ninth album, is set for release January 20 via Domino Records on CD, 2xLP and digital formats.

Okay, I'll admit, I didn't entirely believe Gorilla Vs. Bear when it speculated earlier this week that Animal Collective were releasing a new album in January 2009 called Merriweather Post Pavillion. Now? I believe it.

Thanks to Stereogum, all you have to do is poke around on Animal Collective's website and you'll find the forthcoming album's tracklisting. First, you'll see (and want to eat) a fish by Wolf Eye's Nate Young, but if you click on the lettering, you'll get another somewhat creepy video revealing the full tracklisting. Now that's what I call a complete aestheticization of the tracklist!

Maybe somewhere between now and January, when the album's released via Domino, they'll add another click to let us hear the full album. In the meantime, check out Paw Track's MySpace and see our animated mix tape enlarged and in action!

Merriweather Post Pavillion tracklisting:

$ Axolotl

[Photo: Adriano Fegundes]

M. Ward Record on Its Way, I Try to Remember What That Commercial Was That Used His Song to Sell Cars, Wonder if M. Ward Really Do Have Car-Selling Powers

By Scott Lauer on 10-09-2008

Sometimes news is short and sweet; this is one such instance. M. Ward, also known as Matt Ward, is ready to release a new solo record, titled Hold Time, and according to Paste, we should all get our greedy hands on it February 2009. That's about all we have confirmed, but it's great news nonetheless!

M. Ward is a man I envy a great deal, not just because he is a great musician (which he is), but because he has also worked with one of my all-time celebrity crushes Zooey Deschanel on their She & Him project (TMT Review). Actually, those two have confirmed a She & Him Volume 2. Oh, and that super-collaboration between M. Ward, Jim James, and Connor Oberst? Apparently it's coming along slowly and should see light in either 2010 or 2011.

This may all be pretty vague, but we know there is more coming at some point, so feel free to rejoice!

My Morning Jacket Torso Accident Forces Band to Cancel Shows

By Mango Starr on 10-08-2008

Due to a stage accident committed by Mr. Jim James, My Morning Jacket were forced to cancel the rest of their Iowa City gig yesterday, and have now officially postponed a couple Chicago shows. I'd paraphrase the rest, but what's the point when you can read it straight from My Morning Jacket:

"As some of you may have heard we had to cancel our show last evening in Iowa City. We were finishing up the last few bars of ‘Off The Record,’ and just like any other night we were all having a great time. Jim went to get closer to the audience on his side of the stage, and as he moved forward to step onto the sub-woofer the lights darkened, and he inadvertently stepped off the stage. Upon falling, he suffered traumatic injuries to his torso, and was immediately taken to the hospital. Per the doctor's orders, Jim will be off the road and recovering from his injuries for the next two to three weeks. Sadly, we must postpone the two shows in Chicago on Thursday and Friday until further notice.

For those who attended the Iowa City show, we would like to extend our gratitude for your understanding and cooperation. We take our fans and performances very seriously, and would never cancel a show unless it was absolutely necessary. Please know that we will be making every effort to return to your fine city.

Thank you so much to our fans for the kind sentiments and well-wishes on Jim's behalf. We hope for Jim's quick recovery and to be back out on the road soon.

With Love,

My Morning Jacket

Tourdates, assuming James' torso recovers by then:

$ Neil Young

Merge to Jizz Out Volcano Suns’ First Two Albums on CD for the First Time

By Mango Starr on 10-08-2008

No, not The Ruby Suns and, no, not Joe Versus the Volcano (a 1990 film starring Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, and Lloyd Bridges -- fucking great movie). I'm talking about Volcano Suns, a Boston group founded in 1983 by Mission of Burma's drummer Peter Prescott. Likened to groups like Hüsker Dü (Hüsker who?), Volcano Suns released six albums from 1985-1991 with a revolving cast of musicians.

Their first two albums, The Bright Orange Years and All Night Lotus Party, were originally released on Homestead Records, but Merge Records will do the band the honor of jizzing all over the albums January 27, 2009, just how the band always imagined. This will mark the first time the albums see release on CD, and this ain't no shitty vinyl rip using one of those shitty USB turntables either. Both discs will be remastered by Bob Weston, world-famous musician/engineer who at one point played bass for Volcano Suns.

Bonus tracks are expected, but here are the original tracklistings to get you in the mood.

The Bright Orange Years original tracklist:

I really want to watch Joe Versus the Volcano again.

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