Lemuria Touring with The Queers, Bomb the Music Industry; What the Hell Kind Of a Band Name is Bomb the Music Industry

By Joe B. on

Lemuria are from Buffalo, New York. I’m told there’s a house in Buffalo that used to be a funeral parlor where they put on shows and have loud parties. The basements of funeral parlors are traditionally (and probably) used to hold terrifying things. As a person entrusted with an audience of millions, I feel obligated to inform any potential attendees of the shows listed below that Lemuria is probably haunted.

Lemuria are, however, a fine band. You may be considering taking the risk and seeing them anyway. I certainly am. As such, I have included here a list of notable ways to ward off various kinds of popular monsters:

- Vampires: Garlic, holy water, wild roses, sprinkling mustard seeds on your roof -- sometimes vampires can’t come into your house unless you invite them.

- Werewolves: Wolfsbane and pure silver (which will cause more pain) are the easiest ways. Contrary to popular belief, you probably can’t become a werewolf just by being bitten by a werewolf. You usually need to be the seventh son or to run afoul of a satanic sorcerer.

- Cthulhu: Neither your memory nor the written word itself will have any use, but if you know one of the Air Beings, you might want to give him or her a call.

- Banshees: Don’t worry too much about banshees; they probably only mean one of your friends or family is about to die. They are also attractive.

PS: Lemuria’s newest LP, Get Better, was released a couple of months ago on Asian Man Records.

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The Byrds to Release Previously Unreleased Archive Recordings, Proving Once Again That There Really IS a Season for Everything

By Nobodaddy on 05-02-2008

Well, kids, you know the ol' saying, "A Time for every purpose under heaven," right? (You know, Ecclesiastes 3.1? Ring a bell? Helloooo?!? What the heck are they teaching you in school, anyway!?!). Well, whatever, never mind. Either way, it just means that everything has its proper time and place in a sort of "grand plan" that we have no control over. It's supposed to be comforting or something.

And apparently, sometimes the current "time under heaven" just happens to be set aside for the purpose of, you know, siphoning some bottom-of-the-barrel cash for an aging ’60s-’70s folk-rock band named The Byrds. Neat how that works out, huh?

And so, never ones to ignore the subtle forces of heaven, the influential L.A. psych-jangle-folk pushers are gearing up to release a recording of their 1971 appearance at London's Royal Albert Hall. This historic (?) concert features the then-lineup of Roger McGuinn, Clarence White, Skip Battin, and Gene Parsons.

The recording itself is seeing the light of day courtesy of founding (and only constant) member Roger McGuinn's private collection. And don't look now folks, but he's got plenty more where that came from. "We've carried these tapes around for 30-something years. We just never paid much attention to them. Bob Irwin (from the Sundazed record label) came down, and he's a genius at discerning these things. He could look at a box, and go ‘Oh, this is that, and so-and-so was there, this is wonderful.’"

Irwin has taken additional tapes from McGuinn's archive and is hoping to release them in the subsequent future (a.k.a. whenever money is tight).

Meanwhile, the release of this particular ancillary monument to fast-fading baby-boomdom is slated for June of this year, though the final release date will most likely be determined by asking God what He thinks...

Major Labels Don’t Get Their Way in Arizona File-Sharing Case, Cry About It

By Heidi Vanderslice on 05-01-2008

The RIAA is pretty accustomed to winning file-sharing court cases by now, taking down everyone from single mothers to homeless men. But yesterday, the winning streak was broken with a ruling in Arizona that spared Kazaa users Pamela and Jeffrey Howell the wrath of the RIAA.

A federal District Court judge ruled that files found in a shared Kazaa folder could not be considered unlawful distribution of a copyrighted work, and that the owner of the files must give proof of "actual dissemination of copies or phonorecords" to slap the Howells with a punishment. Adding insult to injury, only 12 of the 42 files in question were proved to be infringed at all, since the RIAA can't prove its investigator downloaded any more than that. Finally, the RIAA would have had to prove that the Howells were responsible for the allegedly stolen music on their computer... just in case some naughty neighborhood kids snuck in and downloaded some Miley Cyrus, I guess. Gotta cover all the bases.

Bummer status, though: this case will only set a precedent in the state of Arizona, since its verdict was a District Court decision. In an official statement, the RIAA referred to the case ruling as "strange" and said that it is "currently considering all options going forward." I guess that's a departure from its usual post-case ritual of uncorking a bottle of champagne and proclaiming, "YES! MORE MONEY TO MAKE UP FOR OUR EVER-SINKING PROFITS!"

Broken Social Scene Get High And Name Their Upcoming Spring Tour “Impregnate The Skies”

By Annapocalypse on 05-01-2008

Kevin Drew: Hey Brendan, let me get a hit of that.

Brendan Canning: Sure thing, man. [Passes bong to Kevin] You know, we still need to come up with a name for our May tour.

Drew: [Exhaling smoke] Oh, I know, totally. Amy and Evan were telling me that we should just carry on with the Broken Social Scene Presents thing and call it “Broken Social Scene Presents: A Tour.” But I thought that was pretty lame.

Canning: Yeah, that is pretty lame. Well, let’s think; we’re playing all over the world from Turkey to England to Finland and etc, all across the great skies.

Drew: Hmm, skies, maybe you’re onto to something, man.

Canning: [Takes another hit] Yeah, what about, like, Take Back The Skies? Or Across The Skies?

Drew: No, no, dude, listen to this: Impregnate The Skies.

Canning: Whoa, man, that’s deep. Let’s do it.

Burning Star Core Releases New LP And Tours, Could Have Footjob Fetish And Not Know It

By Mr P on 05-01-2008

It's hard to keep up with C. Spencer Yeh's projects. I always feel one step behind him. Maybe it's because he's consistently releasing high-quality music at a dizzying pace, or maybe it's because I had to chew off one of my legs to get myself out of a bunker in ’Nam, but whatever the case, thank god for the internet. Not only did I find a plastic leg on eBay (that matches my skin tone even!), I've been exposed to tons of fetishes that I didn't even know I had. Who knew I was so into footjobs!

Which brings me to the internet website of Burning Star Core, Yeh's most-acclaimed, well-known project. Ignoring his many recent releases, let's concentrate on what's coming up: First and foremost, Burning Star Core has a new album out on Hospital Productions (run by Dominick Fernow, a.ka. Prurient), with the LP and digital downloads on Plastic Records. Titled Challenger, the album will be a bit of a departure from his previous work, as it'll have more emphasis on composition (melody, field recordings, etc.) than improvisation. According to Yeh:

I felt I was working while very much in the rapture of these feelings. Though in I was committing these emotions to sound, I was pretty engrossed in this project in a discreet manner, and I can’t say I didn’t end up allowing the project itself to influence my ‘real life’ decisions instead of what should be the healthier reverse.

Check out the video for "Beauty Hunter," a track off Challenger, here.

Additionally, Burning Star Core will receive reissue treatment for Physical Culture (on Chondritic Sound) and a 10-inch reissue (on NO-FI). He also plans to release a few more things on Hospital, including a CD titled Inside The Shadow, a couple 7-inches, and if we're lucky, some footjob fetish videos with a cameo appearance from Chris Corsano.

Finally, dates:
05.02.08 - Cincinatti, OH - Feralmade (Milk Money lit mag release party)
05.10.08 - Riga, Latvia - Sound Forest/Skanu Mezs Festival
05.12.08 - Riga, Latvia - Academy of Arts (discussion/workshop)
05.12.08 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands - DNK
05.16.08 - New York City, NY - Knitting Factory (No Fun Fest)
05.23-24.08 - Hasselt, Belgium - Kunstencentrum (Open Circuit Festival)
05.28.08 - Cincinatti, OH - Art Damage Lodge

Check out the details of these shows at C. Spencer Yeh's MySpace.

[Photo: mtt-r]

Beggars Group, 4AD, And Too Pure Together at Last (Well, More So Than Ever Before)

By Liz Louche on 05-01-2008

Imagine going to your favorite restaurant for a delicious salad made-to-order by a world famous chef. Imagine the succulent lettuce, the crispy croutons, and the subtly flavorful dressing. Now imagine that the chef is 4AD imprint Beggars Banquet, the lettuce is 4AD, the croutons are imprint Too Pure, and the dressing is people's jobs.

Never fear! Although this simile may be awkward and forced, and Billboard recently reported that the two awesome imprints won't be seeing any action "in the near future," the artists and albums previously assigned to Too Pure and Beggars will not be without a home. Instead, 4AD will house the imprint staffers and artists alike, starting with the release of Stereolab's Chemical Chords album, due August 19. And wonderfully named 4AD A&R dude Ed Horrox will get a little help IMPRINT-STYLE from Too Pure's Jason White, Beggars' Roger Trust, and Ms. Jane Abernethy.

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