Modest Mouse start another decade with The Moon and Antarctica, vinyl edition
By Kid Midnight on Mar 19 2010
Modest Mouse are doing the same thing at the start of this decade as they did at the start of the 2000s: releasing The Moon and Antarctica. Except that this decade gets a fancy-pants, 10th-anniversary-edition, vinyl reissue of the album!
Vinyl copies of the album, which made it to #51 on our decade list, have been out-of-print and extremely hard to find for years, and Modest Mouse figured they could celebrate a decade of The Moon and Antarctica by not making their fans pay a bunch of money just to hear the album at 33 RPMs. So, Isaac Brock and co. took their major-label debut, critical-darling third album and remastered it, and pet it, and restored the original artwork, and caressed it, and replicated the original “infinite-lock-groove” found on the original vinyl copies, and loved it, and got it all pretty for an April 17 release date.
Fans can pre-order the reissue at Modest Mouse’s modest website.
• Modest Mouse: http://www.modestmouse.com
• Epic Records: http://www.epicrecords.com
• Legacy Recordings: http://www.legacyrecordings.com
[Photo: Aaron Farrington]
Peter Wolf Crier sign to Jagjaguwar and release Inter-Be; I have no idea what that previous sentence means
By Nat Towsen on Mar 18 2010
“Peter Wolf Crier,” a Minneapolis-based noun featuring Peter Pisano and Brian Moen, has signed an illustrious record contract with Jagjaguwar, another alleged noun, based in Bloomington, Indiana. They plan to release their debut proper noun, something called an Inter-Be, on May 25 in the US and June 7 in the UK.
In case any of you readers were wondering, I don’t get paid to know what I’m writing about. I get paid to write articles. I once broke an exclusive story about a new Animal Collective album and didn’t realize it until three weeks later when I was named “Employee of the Month.” I even fabricated an entire interview with Jandek while in the midst of a three-day ether binge, a piece that earned me an office with windows.
Peter Wolf Crier have released “Crutch & Cane,” a noun from their upcoming debut, for free. You can verb it here.
• Peter Wolf Crier: http://www.peterwolfcrier.com
• Jagjaguwar: http://www.jagjaguwar.com/
Band of Horses reveal details of new LP, Infinite Arms
By E. Nagurney on Mar 18 2010
Band of Horses, arguably South Carolina’s lushest purveyors of country rock, are returning from a three-year recording break with their third record, Infinite Arms. Their follow-up to 2007’s Cease to Begin (TMT Review) will be released May 18 on Brown Records. And on Fat Possum Records. And on Columbia Records! So does that make Infinite Arms Band of Horse’s major label debut? Or just one-third of a major label debut? Tough questions for tough times.
Aside from the new label(s), there are a lot of new changes in the Band of Horses world. While past Band of Horses records have been mostly the creation of bandleader Ben Bridwell, Infinite Arms contains a greater degree of contributions from all group members, including the recording debut of touring members Tyler Ramsey and Bill Reynolds. Ol’ Mr. Bridwell says, “in many ways, [Infinite Arms] is the first Band of Horses record,” due to the new contributions.
Not everything has changed for Band of Horses, though. The new record was produced by the band themselves, but with help from Phil Ek, who also produced their first two records, along with about half the records currently in existence. And, like their past records, the record will include photography from Christopher Wilson.
During the songwriting and recording process of Infinite Arms, Band of Horses spent time in a variety of locales, including Muscle Shoals, Alabama, the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Mojave desert, Northern Minnesota, the Hollywood Hills, and the Carolinas. Apparently, all this travel has gotten the band a little restless, as the group has embarked on a pretty huge world tour. It’s almost like an… infinite tour! Ha! Make up your own puns relating to Everything All The Time (TMT Review) and Cease to Begin — it’s not hard.
Band of Horses tourdates:
03.18.10 - Austin, TX - Stubbs BBQ (SXSW)
03.19.10 - Austin, TX - Central Presbyterian Church (SXSW)
04.08.10 - Paris, France - La Fleche D’or
04.09.10 - Brussels, Belgium - Orangerie
04.10.10 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Motel Mozaique, Schouwburg
04.12.10 - London, UK - Koko
04.14.10 - Koln, Germany - Kulturkirche
04.16.10 - Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller
04.17.10 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Tradgarn
04.18.10 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
04.23.10 - Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheater *
04.24.10 - Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheater *
04.27.10 - Gainesville, FL - Rion Ballroom
04.28.10 - Miami, FL - Fillmore
04.29.10 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
05.01.10 - New Orleans, LA - Jazzfest
05.02.10 - Memphis, TN - Beale St. Music Festival
05.27.10 - Davis, CA - UC Davis Freeborn Hall
05.30.10 - Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater #
05.31.10 - George, WA - Sasquatch! Festival
06.05.10 - Bangor, IE - Ward Park !
06.09.10 - London, UK - Roundhouse
06.12.10 - Glasgow, Scotland - Bellahouston Park !
06.19.10 - Toronto, ON - Olympic Island Concert $
09.25.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theater
* Widespread Panic
# She & Him
! Snow Patrol
$ Pavement, Broken Social Scene
• Band of Horses: http://www.bandofhorses.com
• Fat Possum: http://fatpossum.com
• Columbia: http://www.columbiarecords.com
• Zune: http://www.zune.net
Tom Petty announces new album and tour, soccer moms are stoked
By Annapocalypse on Mar 18 2010
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers announced that their first album in eight years, entitled Mojo, is due this spring on Reprise. In preparation, soccer moms everywhere have already purchased new iPods so they can fit Mojo right next to that Jewel greatest hits playlist that takes up 2GB. Tom Petty will hit the road this summer to support his new album, with opening acts My Morning Jacket, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, Joe Cocker, ZZ Top, and Drive-By Truckers.
05.06.10 - Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Cable Pavilion at Walnut Creek &
05.07.10 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre &
05.09.10 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum &
05.15.10 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center &
05.16.10 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion &
05.18.10 - Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Arena &
05.22.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl &
06.02.10 - San Diego, CA - Cricket Wireless Pavilion &
06.03.10 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater &
06.05.10 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Pavilion &
06.08.10 - Vancouver, BC - GM Place &
06.11.10 - Seattle, WA - The Gorge &
06.12.10 - Seattle, WA - The Gorge &
06.15.10 - Calgary, AB - Pengrowth Saddledome &
06.16.10 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place &
06.19.10 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre &
06.22.10 - St Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center #
06.23.10 - Omaha, MN - Qwest Center #
06.25.10 - Milwaukee, MN - Summerfest @
07.10.10 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre #
07.13.10 - Kansas City, KS - Sprint Center #
07.15.10 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center #
07.17.10 - Chicago, IL - United Center #
07.20.10 - Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center #
07.22.10 - Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills #
07.24.10 - Pittsburgh, PA - First Niagra Pavilion #
07.28.10 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
07.31.10 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
08.11.10 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena $
08.12.10 - Nashville, TN - Sommet Center $
08.14.10 - Darien Lake, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center $
08.15.10 - Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live $
08.17.10 - Hartford, CT - Comcast Theater $
08.19.10 - Boston, MA - Comcast Center %
08.21.10 - Boston, MA - Comcast Center %
08.24.10 - East Rutherford, NJ - IZOD Center %
08.25.10 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Center $
08.27.10 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center $
& Joe Cocker
% My Morning Jacket
$ Crosby, Stills, and Nash
@ ZZ Top
# Drive-By Truckers
• Tom Petty: http://www.tompetty.com
IFPI: $1 million for an artist to enter the “consciousness of the global public”
By A Chugg on Mar 18 2010
Ever wonder what it takes to go from this to this this?
Welp, about $1 million, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (LOL @ the laughably aged name). During a recent press conference, John Kennedy, the chairman of the IFPI, challenged anyone to name a new act that has broken through to become a major success without the support of a label. Well, Johnny, if you consider the relative profitability of an artist who invests almost nothing financially, who relies solely on live performance, hard work, and good old-fashioned word of mouth, then there are quite a few successes! However, you just might be right if you are speaking in more worldly and financial terms.
Heres how that million breaks down:
Advance - $200,000
Recording - $200,000
Three videos - $200,000
Tour support - $100,000
Promotion and marketing - $300,000
Kennedy admits that the $1 million is a conservative number and that it’s closer to $2 million for jazz and classical artists. Plus, that initial million-dollar expenditure is not a guarantee of profitability, but rather a risky investment in an effort to get the artist on the charts. Once on the charts, profitability is almost a guarantee for future releases, but in his words, “It takes a long time to enter the consciousness of the global public”.
