Young Galaxy Tours And I Wrote This Story For A Very Shallow Reason
By Scout Leader Kyle on 11-27-2007
Okay, I admit it. I never actually listened to Young Galaxy until after choosing to write this story. I'm glad I did though, because I really dig them, and you can too. Now you're probably wondering why then I chose to write about Canada's pop couple in the first place, right? Well, simply because of the word "galaxy," as in... Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii! I know, I know -- we're a music webzine, but god damn if I didn't want to say that Super Mario Galaxy is an incredible video game. Is it wrong of me to use a Young Galaxy story to let the world know how much I love Super Mario Galaxy? I mean, some might say that Young Galaxy is an incredible band and that the tunes on their self-titled Arts&Crafts release sound "spacey," and you know... Mario gets pretty "spacey" in this game since he's flying through space while shaking his little Italian plumber ass. That's something, right? Besides, if Stephen Ramsay and Catherine McCandless of Young Galaxy don't like Super Mario Galaxy, then they aren't worth your money nor your time anyway. However, I would bet my Wii, a pack of gum, and my Grandma's delicious leftover Thanksgiving stuffing that Young Galaxy loves or would love Super Mario Galaxy, so assuming my woman's intuition is right, you should totally go see them at these dates:
Reid Brothers Kiss And Make Up, Work On New Jesus & Mary Chain Album
By Annapocalypse on 11-27-2007
William and Jim Reid’s 12 Step Program On How To Put Aside Differences And Reunite Your Amazing Band:
1. Stop drinking.
2. And while you’re at it, lay off the drugs too.
3. Play Coachella and get attention by having a famous actress sing onstage with you.
4. Admit that you have differences, or as William Reid said to Billboard: “We're both aware that we could snap at each other, but we're trying to hold it together. We love this band, and we love each other.” Aw, how touching!
5-12. No, seriously, stop drinking!
All fictional rehab programs aside, Noel and Liam Gallagher of Oasis could certainly learn a thing or two from the brothers Reid. According to Billboard, the Reid bros are currently narrowing down a list of new songs to choose 12 or so for their new record. The untitled album is due for release in late spring/early summer 2008.
JAMC manager, Kevin Oberlin, is also working with Rhino Records to release a four-disc boxed set of demos, alternate takes, and rare acoustic versions, due out in March 2008.
Bruce Springsteen to Tour; Americans Love Glorified Poverty, Cars, and Sex; You to Probably Make Fun of ‘The Boss’ But to Similarly Love Cars and Sex, Me to Tell You to Live Your Life, Find Chicks
By AJ Pacitti on 11-27-2007
Oh hey you, my special ‘n’ fresh li’l bucket of indie love! Being the astute little music worm you are, you’re most likely scratching your head wondering what newsworthy value coverage of Bruce Springsteen has.
So I’ll tell you.
Most likely, you love making fun of sophomoric metaphor (i.e., Wrap your legs ‘round these velvet rims/ And strap your hands across my engines...).
But you probably really, seriously, honestly love cars and sex.
What’s so wrong about Brucey being so obvious, baby?
Get with the times*, gents. Chicks dig The Boss.
By the people, for the people, mmmmmmmm. One nation, under God, with liberty, and crappy ripped jeans for all.
Point is, Bruce Springsteen, once back from an upcoming tour in Europe and the UK, has announced North American tourdates with the E-Street Band come February.
Maybe if you went to these dates you’d reach self-actualization or something.
Cars. Sex. Seriously.
*…1975…?
Hey Aussies, Kiwis, Japanese – Look at These Arcade Fire Dates
By Josh Fenderman on 11-27-2007
This January and February, Arcade Fire will play Australia/New Zealand's Big Day Out festival along with Rage Against the Machine, Björk, LCD Soundsystem, Dizzee Rascal, Battles, Spoon, and many others. Sounds like a great lineup; too bad it's in Australia. If you're not planning a New Year's trip down under, don't fret; Arcade Fire have also scheduled three headlining dates in February! So you could catch one of those... if you live in Japan.
If you are still reading, g'day and konnichiwa. Enjoy the shows.
If you are still reading and you are not Japanese or Australlian, I feel bad for you. And to make up for your lack of North American Arcade Fire shows, I have put together this very special mix tape culled from songs on their MySpace friends' pages. Enjoy.
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Title: "What Arcade Fire's MySpace Friends Are Listening To"
Side A:
01. Big Casino - Jimmy Eat World (from Tom... isn't your picture enough to let people know you're a dork)
02. The Host of Seraphim - Dead Can Dance (from CeLeSTTiaNi)
03. My Final Fantasy - Robert Phoenix UK (from Rob From The UK, who is a 38-year-old DJ)
04. Song Has Been - Deleted By The Artist (from Shaun Park)
05. The Crave - Jelly Roll Morton (from Humble B. Wonderful who tells the world to "cram it, sucko")
06. Starting Line - Ingrid and Andrew (from Poonarific)
Side B:
01. Drivin' Me Wild - Common (from Michelle, who would like to meet Angelina Jolie and Ryan Gosling)
02. I Want to Live - Silver Seas (from Christin, whose mood was hopeful at press time)
03. Remedy - Hot Water Music (from Mr. James T. Norman, Esquire, who believes "Sometimes you have to roll a hard six")
04. An Ending Ascents - Brian Eno (from Daniel, who actually lives in Australia and might be able to tell us how those Arcade Fire shows were)
05. Caravan - Husky Rescue (from han, who has 286 friends)
06. Main Titles - John Ottman (from zenbetty; Superman theme song... well played, zenbetty)
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And the dates:
$ Big Day Out festival
Bon Iver Satiates Bloggers By Touring
By Annapocalypse on 11-26-2007
Being a blog buzz band is so hard these days, from the pressure to constantly perform and deliver an amazing set, to the bloggers hanging on your every action, to the obsessive fans illegally sharing your music on message boards. Yeah, life is certainly rough when you’re an up-and-coming artist.
Case in point: Justin Vernon, a.k.a. Bon Iver. His self-released debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago, garnered such rave reviews that Jagjaguwar Records scooped him up recently.
Thankfully, Vernon has got a good head on his shoulders, because his buzz doesn’t seem to be dying down any time soon. And if Vernon needs any tips on how to deal with the hype, he can surely ask touring mate, Elvis Perkins, who has received his own fair share of critical acclaim over the past year.
For Emma, Forever Touring:
& Elvis Perkins
