Juliana Hatfield to Release Her 10th LP and Memoir; Nicole C. Cries Over How Such a Witty, Talented and HOT Musician Always Falls Below the Radar

By Nicole C. on

If Juliana Hatfield and I were to have a conversation, it might go like this:

Me: Hey!!

Juliana: Hi, how's it going? (in the most amazingly cute, girly, child-like voice)

Me: Teehee. Good.

Me (again): You are super awesome. Way more awesome than Liz Phair.

Me (again): I'm just sayin'.

Juliana: Um, thanks.

[Awkward silence]

Okay, in reality, it'd probably be nothing like that -- more like an awkward, "Hi, I'm a big fan. Okay bye." Anyway, I'm not sure why I have this thing with comparing totally awesome artists with so-so artists of similar nature, but I do. I guess it has something to do with feelings of resentment toward certain less-talented artists who garner medium-to-large amounts of success, while other, more talented artists can only muster mere college radio "success" and a fanbase of forty-somethings.

Getting to the point, Miss Hatfield is releasing How to Walk Away, her 10th solo album, August 19 on her own label Ye Olde Records. To commemorate her many decades of awesomeness, Hatfield is also releasing a memoir, When I Grow Up, a promotional companion piece to her new album. She's also doing some touring and various promotional stops, including a Tonight Show appearance August 25, a performance on NPR's "World Café" September 10, and a gig at New York City's Housing Works Bookstore Café on October 23, as part of the CMJ Music Marathon.

Upcoming Hatfield tourdates:

$ Hayden

# CMJ Music Marathon

RIP: Johnny “Dizzy” Moore, Founding Member and Trumpet Player of The Skatalites

By Shane Mack on Aug 20 2008

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From The Associated Press:

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Johnny Moore, a trumpeter and founding member of the pioneering Jamaican ska and reggae band the Skatalites, died on Saturday. He was 70.

He died at a friend’s house after being released from the hospital where he had cancer treatment last week, said Herbie Miller, a music promoter.

Mr. Moore helped form the Skatalites in 1964 along with the saxophonists Tommy McCook and Roland Alphonso and the trombonist Don Drummond.

- Johnny Moore Wikipedia entry
- The Skatalites official website
- The Skatalites MySpace page
- The Skatalites Wikipedia entry

Pitchfork.tv Programs Set to Premiere on Actual TV, Offer Solution to Vital Problem of How to Waste Time When Not at Work

By Liz Louche on Aug 20 2008

Are you, like me, a member of the approximately 0.4% of western civilization who does not have internet at home? Has this been negatively affecting your social life? For example, are you having a hard time thinking of how to waste time at home without precious, precious online content? Do you find it difficult to launch into friendly conversations about online Pitchfork.tv programs -- such as "Interview," "Don't Look Down," "Daytripping," and "Juan's Basement" -- that I personally was unaware of until I started writing this story? If so, then fear not! Because Pitchfork and the Independent Film Channel are teaming up to bring you Pitchfork.tv -- tah dah -- on actual TV!

Starting August 24, you can catch all this and much much more as part of "Pitchfork Airwaves on IFC," a partnership between the two independently-minded entities that will bring you a block of programming related to the music website. Expect shorts taken from the programs mentioned in the previous paragraph, interspersed with the IFC's regular goings-on. How many shorts exactly? Ten. That's what it says on the website, so count ’em: ten. And of course, you can still catch this stuff online, if you are one of the many people I know and envy who actually does have the internet, both on IFC.com and on Pitchfork.

Wilco to Release New Album in 2009, Take Snarling Lessons from Neil Young

By Heidi Vanderslice on Aug 20 2008

It appears Jeff Tweedy has grown out of his own records, telling WAMC (NPR affiliate and the recipient of my expertise as an intern), that he "kinda hate[s]" all of Wilco's six prior albums, because "none of them are a statement that I would be comfortable making right now at this point in my life." Obvious solution: new album! Regardless of whether or not the rest of the band shares his sentiment (wanna bet I'd get rich if I had a dollar for how many eyerolls happen in the practice studio?), Wilco are thinking 2009 will be the year for such an album, with a goal to be more performance-oriented and to minimize the mixing. Translation: Jeff Tweedy will lob throwing stars toward the sound board from time to time. Gotta keep those producers in check, you know? The band has dropped a few new tracks during their live shows, including the laid-back "One Wing" and more saucy "Sunny Feeling."

Wilco are wrapping up their summer tour next month. Tweedy's dry wit will be challenged by his future stage buddy, however, when Wilco open for Neil Young in a stretch of North American dates this winter. Hmm. Most of these places appear to be named after banks and other such evil entities. Perhaps there is some good old-fashioned mischief in store for the Man...

Heavy-browed frontmen unite:

* Fleet Foxes

% Neil Young

# Everest

RIP: LeRoi Moore, Founding Member and Saxophonist for Dave Matthews Band

By Shane Mack on Aug 20 2008

From a post on Dave Matthews Band's official website:

We are deeply saddened that LeRoi Moore, saxophonist and founding member of Dave Matthews Band, died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, August 19, 2008, at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles from sudden complications stemming from his June ATV accident on his farm near Charlottesville, Virginia. LeRoi had recently returned to his Los Angeles home to begin an intensive physical rehabilitation program.

- LeRoi Moore Wikipedia entry
- Dave Matthews Band official website
- Dave Matthews Band MySpace
- MTV article: "LeRoi Moore, Dave Matthews Band Saxophonist, Dead At 46"

Muxtape Taken Offline Due to Unspecified Problems With RIAA, A Bunch Of Dudes Win Bets

By Petey V on Aug 19 2008

Muxtape, the online playlist service which launched in March to a user base larger than Germany but smaller than Japan, seems to have run into problems with the RIAA, according to a message posted on the site late Wednesday evening. While it alerts users that "Muxtape will be unavailable for a brief period while we sort out a problem with the RIAA," the Muxtape tumblr insists that "the site is not closed indefinitely" and "no bands or labels have complained."

Many people — including you, me, intellectual property attorney Fred von Lohmann, and site creator Justin Oullette — have speculated as to the soundness of maintaining such a website in the era of RIAA lawsuits and other digital music crackdowns. The optimism of the message displayed on the official site and on tumblr echo Oullette's assertion in interviews that Muxtape's primary purpose is to introduce listeners to new music and that labels and artists have been encouraging when talking to him. Indeed, it appears from the tumblr post that Oullette has been developing a service called "Muxtape for Bands," an as-yet-unexplained feature first hinted at in a tumblr post early last week.

For more details about "Muxtape for Bands," as well as about the issues with the RIAA, keeping an eye on the tumblr page is probably your best bet.

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