Built To Spill Make More Enemies By Titling Album There Is No Enemy, Announce Huge Tour
By Annapocalypse on 07-27-2009
If you want to piss off everyone who hates you, titling your new album There Is No Enemy is a pretty easy way to go about it. In fact, word in the TMT offices is that Built To Spill’s enemies have teamed up to stop the production of their new album, which is due out sometime in October on Warner Bros. But before the band can attempt to stop their enemies, they must first identify them. If you see any of the following individuals, please contact Built To Spill as soon as possible:
- The person who created this anti-beard MySpace page, who finds Doug Martsch’s magnificent beard to be utterly offensive.
- This dude, who lost his virginity to the song “Else” in 1999, was subsequently dumped by his girlfriend the next day and went through an extreme identity crisis.
- Various members of Rogue Wave and Death Cab For Cutie, who are pissed that, as much as they claim Built To Spill to be a big influence, they will never be as good as them.
In the meantime, Built To Spill are headed out on a lengthy tour in hopes that this whole thing will blow over soon:
07.24.09 - Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party
08.20.09 – Troutdale, OR – Edge Field
08.22.09 – Santa Barbara, CA – Velvet Jones
08.23.09 – Los Angeles, CA – Sunset Junction
08.24.09 – San Diego, CA – The Casbah
08.25.09 – Santa Ana, CA – Galaxy Concert Theatre
08.26.09 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern
08.28.09 – San Francisco, CA –Polo Field at Golden Gate Park
08.29.09 – Arcata, CA – SBS Parking Lot, Humboldt State
09.18.09 – Boise, ID – Hyde Park Street Fair
09.19.09 – Murray, UT – Murray Theater
09.20.09 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
09.21.09 – Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre
09.23.09 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown
09.24.09 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
09.25.09 – Madison, MN – Barrymore Theatre
09.26.09 – Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre
09.27.09 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall
09.28.09 – Bloomington, IN – Bluebird Nightclub
09.29.09 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
10.01.09 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
10.02.09 – Newport, KY – Southgate House
10.03.09 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
10.04.09 – Cleveland Heights, OH – Grog Shop
10.06.09 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
10.07.09 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
Mario Speedwagon’s Under The Radar News Round Up: The Thrill Jockey Edition (Pontiak, Thank You, And Arbourteum Tour); Plus Fuck Buttons Tour, Monolith Festival
By Mario Speedwagon on 07-24-2009
- Baltimore’s Arbouretum are heading out on tour like, TODAY. Unfortunately, for us ‘mericans, it’s in the UK. The band is heading out on a week-long journey to Penryn, Exeter, Birmingham, London, Winchester, Colchester, and Manchester. You can check out the specific dates on the Thrill Jockey site.
- Pontiak will be heading off to tour Europe-land as well this week. The band kicks things off Sunday in Birmingham, UK, ending two weeks later in Ravenna, Italy. Pontiak’s latest jam, Maker, came out in April. Check out their dates on the Thrill Jockey site.
- Thank You, also from Baltimore, also on Thrill Jockey, are also fucking going to Europe. They head overseas in the fall and will be playing shows in Germany, Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, and the UK. As I’ve mentioned in the two blurbs above, you can check out their dates at the Thrill Jockey site. Do I really need to link it again? (I also want to throw this out there: if any of y’all need a roadie, hit me up!)
- Guess who’s not from Baltimore, not on Thrill Jockey, but is also going on tour in Europe? Fucking Fuck Buttons. Granted, they’re from Bristol. These guys are releasing their album Tarot Sport October 12 via ATP Recordings. Beforehand, they will head off on a small tour of the UK in mid September. Check out the Fuck Buttons website for tour updates.
- Monolith Festival will return to Red Rocks Amphitheatre this fall on September 12 and 13. The line up includes Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Mars Volta (blech), Girl Talk, of Montreal, MSTRKRFT, Phoenix, M Ward, Chromeo, The Dandy Warholds (wha?), DOOM, Passion Pit, and a bunch more. The lineup is way better than another Colorado music festival that shall remain unnamed. Tickets are on sale now at Monolith Festival's official website.
Thom Yorke and Bon Iver to Contribute to Upcoming New Moon Film
By Kat Gardiner on 07-24-2009
If you're a little too young to be stoked by grunge's anticipated return, sharpen your abstinent teeth to this one: It has been confirmed that both Thom Yorke (Radiohead, On a Friday) and Bon Iver are releasing exclusive tracks for New Moon, the vampiric sequel in the Twilight series.
Chris Weitz, the director of the movie, seems to hold more stock in Yorke's contribution ("Unless it's sounds of him belching, I think I'll put it in.") than Bon Iver's ("He says he wrote it for the film, but who ever knows if it might just be something laying around in his cupboard.") Geez, Chris. We know where your heart lies.
Also on the soundtrack will be British band Band Of Skulls, which leads me to the inevitable question I know we've all asked: is there some sort of incredibly popular Indie Rock Band Name Generator out there on the web that, after you input, say, your birthday, spits out band names with words like crystal, deer, skull, horse, the, wolf, eagle, mice, black, and dead? Seriously.
Japandroids Schedule Fall Tour! Everyone Is Shouting All The Time! Aaaaaahhhh!
By E. Nagurney on 07-24-2009
Vancouver-based garager rockers Japandroids are going on tour! They’re going on tour in the fall! Why am I shouting!? Because that’s how Japandroids do it! They shout a lot! I figured this is how Japandroids would write this story! Solidarity, man!
The duo is actually on the road right now in the midst of a West Coast tour wrapping up in the beginning of August! Then they’ll take a break for a month! Then the boys are leaving town again for a pretty massive East Coast tour in September and October! On the way, they’ll pick up their buddies Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, who are touring on their self-titled debut, and The Coathangers, who just dropped their sophomore LP Scrambles (TMT Review)!
Japandroids are touring in support of their shout-tastic debut LP Post-Nothing (TMT Review), released earlier this year on Unfamiliar! One release wasn’t enough for these guys, though! Post-Nothing is getting a wider release on Polyvinyl August 4! People have been saying a lot of good things about the record, so good move on Polyvinyl’s part! Pitchfork, NY Times, Spin, NPR, and Cokemachineglow, among others, have given it a big thumbs up! Even Tiny Mix Tapes liked it! It received the coveted four-little-balls-out-of-five-little-balls award!
Shouting all of Japandroids tourdates would make a man hoarse:
07.25.09 - Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party
07.28.09 - Portland, OR - Holocene
07.29.09 - Sacramento, CA - Blue Lamp
07.30.09 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
07.31.09 - Los Angeles CA - Spaceland^
08.01.09 - Visalia, CA - Howie & Sons
08.07.09 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre
09.05.09 - Victoria, BC - Lucky Bar*
09.07.09 - Kelowna, BC - Habitat*
09.09.09 - Calgary, AB - Broken City*
09.10.09 - Saskatoon, SK - Amigos*
09.11.09 - Winnipeg, MB - The Lo Pub*
09.12.09 - Fargo, ND - Aquarium*
09.13.09 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club*
09.14.09 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon*
09.16.09 - Urbana, IL - Pygmalion Festival
09.17.09 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stik*
09.18.09 - Guleph, ON - Albion*
09.19.09 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern*
09.21.09 - Columbus, OH - The Summit*
09.24.09 - New York City, NY - Mercury Lounge*
09.28.09 - Buffalo, NY - Big Orbit’s Soundlab*
09.29.09 - Hamilton, ON - Casbah*
09.30.09 - Peterborough, ON - The Montreal House*
10.03.09 - Ottawa, ON - Zaphods**
10.04.09 - Quebec City, QC - Le Cercle**
10.05.09 - Boston, MA - Great Scott**
10.06.09 - Philadelphia, PA - The Barbary**
10.07.09 - Pittsburgh, PA - Garfield Artworks**
10.08.09 - Cleveland, OH - Now That’s Class**
10.09.09 - Chicago, IL - Schubas**
10.13.09 - Dallas, TX - The Cavern**
10.14.09 - Austin, TX - Emos**
10.16.09 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
10.17.09 - Atlanta, GA - 529
10.18.09 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
10.19.09 - Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel
10.24.09 - Halifax, NS - The Paragon (Halifax Pop Explosion)
10.27.09 - London, UK - White Heat @ Madame Jojo’s
^ Future of the Left
* Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
** The Coathangers
Conor Oberst Craves Maturity, Retires Bright Eyes
By Kid Midnight on 07-24-2009
Conor Oberst, who you may also know as Bright Eyes, has informed the world that he no longer wants to be known as Bright Eyes. The name change was first speculated when Oberst told Rolling Stone that the moniker, “needs to stop at some point. I’d like to clean up, lock the door, say goodbye.”
Speculation became confirmation when Robb Nansel, head of Bright Eyes’ label Saddle Creek, stated that: “I think (Oberst) feels like Bright Eyes has a certain association, for better or worse. I think he's trying to distance himself a little bit from what that means to people."
I think what Oberst wants is, of course, to no longer be that whiny little musical whiz kid who can’t help but cry whenever he sang. Or, at least, he doesn’t want you to think he was ever like that.
Oberst is expected to release a final album under the Bright Eyes next year. And, yes, I will buy that album.
