Tara Jane O’Neil Signs to K Records; Fans Everywhere Shocked to Discover She Wasn’t Signed to K Records All Along; She Is an Artist and From the Pacific Northwest, After All; Anyway, She is Briefly Touring Too In (Surprise, Surprise) the Pacific Northwest – I Wonder Why She’s Not Touring the Rest of the Country, But Maybe It’s Because She Also Has Another Job; I Wish I Had a Job Right Now, But I Can’t Seem to Get Any Responses to Mailed-Out Resumes; If Anybody Knows of Places in North Texas That Are Hiring Recent College Graduates, Holler at Your Boy
By Papaya on Mar 18 2009
Tara Jane O'Neil is set to release her fifth solo studio album A Ways Away as an LP May 5 on K Records. Contributions can be expected from should-be-K-alum Jana Hunter and actual K-alum Mirah. The tracklist has also been unveiled:
1. Dig In
2. In Tall Grass
3. Drowning
4. A New Binding
5. Howl
6. Pearl into Sand
7. Beast, Go Along
8. A Vertiginous One
9. Biwa
10. The Drowning Electric
Not that the tracklist really means anything without songs to go along with it. However, use of impressive vocabulary such as “vertiginous” makes the album look particularly promising, IMHO.
Her particularly enigmatic live show can also be witnessed at any of the following locations:
03.18.09 - Austin, TX - SXSW
04.01.09 - Anacortes, WA - The Department of Safety #
04.03.09 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret #
04.04.09 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater #
04.05.09 - Arcata, CA - TBA #
04.30.09 - Portland, OR Fontanelle Gallery
# Mirah
Maria Taylor Announces New LP and Tour, Actually Looks Good in Converse and a Dress
By Kasia Galaxy on Mar 18 2009
All right, we get it. You girls look really freaking cute in Maria Taylor's video for "Time Lapse Lifeline," committing minor offenses like throwing surprise water balloons and knocking out mailboxes. A lot more darling than those girls in high school who wore skirts and Converse, anyway.
Maria Taylor -- lead tomfoolerer in the video -- has already released the song, which is the first single from her upcoming album, LadyLuck. Another track, "Cartoons and Forever Plans," co-written by Michael Stipe, was actually made available yesterday via iTunes, the real St. Patrick's Day, not the fake one everyone celebrated on Saturday.
Currently in Europe, Taylor will return to the U.S. for a coast-to-coast tour with Whispertown 2000. That lady always manages to snag a string of the hearts or two.
The tourdates:
04.04.09 - Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds
04.05.09 - Orlando, FL - The Social
04.06.09 - Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
04.07.09 - Birmingham, AL - Bottle Tree
04.08.09 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
04.09.09 - Carrboro, NC - Local 506
04.10.09 - Washington, DC - Rock N Roll Hotel
04.11.09 - Philadelphia, PA - Barbary
04.12.09 - Brooklyn, NY - Bell House
04.13.09 - Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
04.14.09 - Boston, MA - Great Scott
04.16.09 - Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place
04.17.09 - Toronto, ON - El Mocambo
04.18.09 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
04.19.09 - Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig
04.20.09 - Chicago, IL - Schuba's
04.21.09 - Madison, WI - High Noon
04.22.09 - Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar
04.24.09 - Omaha, NE - Waiting Room
04.25.09 - Denver, CO - HI Dive
04.26.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
04.28.09 - Seattle, WA - Vera Project
04.29.09 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir
05.01.09 - San Francisco, CA - Café Du Nord
05.02.09 - Visalia, CA - Cellar Door
05.03.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
Time To Dig Up Your Red Energy Dome Hats: Devo Announce First New Album Since 1990 And Add More Tourdates
By Annapocalypse on Mar 17 2009
The last time Devo released a new album (Smooth Noodle Maps in June 1990), the following things were happening:
- George H.W. Bush was president, and he had just signed a treaty with Mikhail Gorbachev to end chemical weapon production.
- Speaking of which, the Soviet Union still existed.
- The first TV show in HDTV aired.
- Universal Studios Florida opened to the public.
- I was five years old and definitely not sitting here celebrating the return of Devo with my dome hat on my head.
Devo’s new album will mark their first new music endeavor since their 2007 single “Watch Us Work It," which was featured in a Dell Computer commercial. They are currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on the as-yet untitled release. According to Rolling Stone, they’ve been contacted by 20 different producers (everyone from Snoop Dogg to Fatboy Slim), and Fall 2009 has been confirmed as a release date.
New Devo tourdates:
03.18.09 - Dallas, TX - The Palladium
03.19.09 - Austin, TX - Keynote Panel at SXSW Convention Center
03.20.09 - Austin, TX -SXSW at Austin Music Hall $
05.06.09 - London, UK - ATP Fest at The Forum/Kentish Town
05.08.09 - Minehead, Somerset UK - ATP Fest at Butlins Holiday Centre
$ Tricky
By Liz Louche on Mar 17 2009
This is the rhythm of the nightthe night
oh yeah
the rhythm of the night
This is the rhythm of my life
my life
oh yeah
the rhythm of my life
--Corona, "The Rhythm of the Night"
Even though this song was written back in 1993, the words of Italian Hi-NRG group Corona still ring true. For many people, the rhythm of the night is the rhythm of their life, their life, oh yeah, and Brooklyn-based DJ/producer A-Trak is just the man to put the needle on the record, so to speak. And just in time for the summer party season, Thrive Records is releasing the blogger/Kanye West DJ/ Fools Gold label founder's much-hyped new mix CD Infinity +1 March 31 (available starting today via iTunes*). Perhaps best known for his work on Kid Sister's "Pro Nails" and a remix of Kanye's "Stronger," A-Trak has also won multiple DMC championships, toured the globe, and has seen a million faces and rocked them all.
He's currently touring the United States, with scheduled stops at SXSW and the Miami Winter Music Conference.
Tourdates:
03.17.09 - Boston, MA - The Estate
03.19.09 - Austin, TX - Palm Door (Fool's Gold)
03.20.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Avalon (w/ Sinden)
03.21.09 - San Francisco, CA - Paradise
03.22.09 - Los Angeles, CA - LAX
03.26.09 - Miami, FL - Beatport Pool Party
03.26.09 - Miami, FL - Louis Club
03.28.09 - Miami, FL - Raleigh Hotel
03.28.09 - Miami, FL ? White Room (Fool's Gold)
Tracklisting:
1. Intro / John Dahlbäck "Sidewalk"
2. KIM "Party Machini"
3. Laurent Wolf "The Crow"
4. Farley Jackmaster Funk "Love Can't Turn Around" (Lifelike Remix)
5. MSTRKRFT feat. N.O.R.E. "Bounce" (A-Trak Remix)
6. Donnis "Party Works"
7. Kid Sister "Life On TV"
8. Sébastien Tellier "Kilometer" (A-Trak Remix)
9. The Golden Filter "Solid Gold"
10. Bag Raiders "Nil By Mouth" (Knightlife Remix)
11. Holy Ghost! "Hold On"
12. DJ Mehdi "Pocket Piano" (Joakim Remix)
13. Midnight Juggernauts "Shadows"
14. Gonzales "Working Together" (Boys Noize Dub Mix)
15. Soundstream "Freakin"
16. Little Boots "Stuck On Repeat" (Fake Blood Remix)
17. Housemeister "What You Want" (Siriusmo Remix)
18. A-Trak "Say Whoa" (DJ Spinna Remix)
19. Dam Funk "Galactic Fun"
20. Alexander Robotnick "Problèmes d'Amour"
21. James Yuill "This Sweet Love" (Prins Thomas Sneaky Edit)
* Thanks Natalie!
Boris, Sunn O))), Earth to be Inducted into Jarmusch’s Musical Cult, Provide Music for Forthcoming Film The Limits of Control
By Kat Gardiner on Mar 17 2009
In mid-May, the two/three droned-out and evocative metal and/or minimalist bands Boris, Sunn O))), and Earth are set to join the ranks of Tom Waits, John Lurie, Iggy Pop, Neil Young, and, of course, RZA, in the secret society known as The Jim Jarmusch Score-Writers Guild. Yes, it's true, Jarmusch, man of style and existential substance, responsible for such theoretical daydreams as Dead Man, Ghost Dog; The Way of the Samurai, and Down By Law has laid his hand on these three bands, bringing them together to help with the music side of his upcoming movie, The Limits of Control, set to be released in the U.S. on May 22.
The official ceremony of induction into the cult is assumably going to be held in an underground gambling hall in a old New Orleans cellar three days before the movie in question/vehicle of music hits the screens. The specifics of the induction are very secretive and are different for each new inductee. Prior to Ghost Dog's release, RZA was said to have Houdinied from a tank of water while Forrest Whittaker whistled the theme to The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. John Lurie had to spend an entire weekend in a secluded shack with Gary Busie before Stranger Than Paradise and Down By Law, while Tom Waits had to become a caricature of himself prior to the release of Night on Earth. Neil Young refused to participate in the rituals when he scored Dead Man, but is rumored to have been behind them all along.
From the initial reports and speculations, we are expecting Bill Murray and Tilda Swinton, two of the movie's stars, to take in the band's essential essences, though we are not sure of how just yet. Murray was seen last Friday purchasing large amounts of blue body paint, though, and Lurie has said he's planning on taking the whole lot of the new inductees out into the gulf of Mexico to try and catch some wild bluefin tuna, which may or may not have anything to do with the induction rituals. Most likely, not, but you never know. Only time will tell.
Check the trailer here.
