Producer Scotty Hard Partially Paralyzed from Car Accident; Antibalas, Bill Laswell, and More Confirmed for Benefit Show

By Mr P on

Last month, Scott Harding (a.k.a. Scotty Hard), hip-hop/jazz producer/engineer who has worked with artists such as De La Soul, Black Sheep, and Medeski Martin & Wood, was involved in a car accident that crushed his vertebrae, leaving him partially paralyzed. Like many artists living in the U.S., Harding has no health insurance and is "facing large medical and legal fees," according to a press release from CrystalTop.

Harding now needs cash as quickly as possible. Through The Scotty Hard Trust, you can donate money through PayPal or direct mail; you can even donate an item to be auctioned.

Additionally, a benefit show has been setup for March 19, with a confirmed lineup including Antibalas, John Medeski, Billy Martin, John Scofield, DJ Logic, Bill Laswell, and more, taking place at The Highline Ballroom in New York. 100% of proceeds will go directly to The Scotty Hard Trust. Click here for more information.

Alright everyone, let's show our support!

Liars Opening for Radiohead in May, Underworld Maybe Later – Stabbing Westward If We’re Lucky?

By Mango Starr on 03-17-2008

Spiritualized have sold billions of Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space. Clinic are easily the most well-known group from Liverpool. The Beta Band have signed endorsement deals with Coors, Sprint, and Gap. Stephen Malkmus has a beautiful Swarovski collection. The members of Supergrass are owned by Waner Music Group (but are signed to EMI). Sigur Rós are official members of NATO. Four Tet are #208 in Forbes' Platinum 400 (The Best Big Companies in America). And Sparklehorse, well... they're probably successful, too.

So, what do these artists have in common? Radiohead. All of them have opened for Radiohead, and now all of them are enjoying success in this beautiful capitalist world in which we have no other choice but to live because it's all-consuming, horizontally-spread, and embedded in the very fabric of global commerce. And now, word has it that Liars are next in line for endorsement deals, big bucks, and... um... political in·ex′·tri·cabil′·ity? Having released a self-titled album (TMT Review) last August and the Yorke-triply-approved Drum's Not Dead (TMT Review) in 2006, Liars are set to jam out their tunes before Radiohead hit the stage to also jam out their tunes.

Let's just hope Liars aren't traveling in that Mercedes-Benz G-Class luxury SUV still.

Underworld are rumored to be opening for the yet-to-be-announced August North American dates, and Radiohead might be playing South America for the first time, with possible dates in Japan.

Dates with Liars:

Free Dates:
04.01.08 - London, England - BBC's Radio Theatre (Radio 2)
04.06.08 - London, England - BBC's Radio Theatre (BBC 6 Music)

White Rabbits Sign to Radiohead’s U.S. Label, TBD Records; Label Becomes Target of an Illegal Prostitution Ring

By Emceegreg on 03-14-2008

Hot off the release of last year's Fort Nightly, White Rabbits have recently been inducted into the hall of "Not a Bad Place to Be" when the indie-cock rockers got signed as the sole labelmates of Radiohead on TBD Records. In case you've been incarcerated (haha) or weren't born yet (teehee), TBD Records is Radiohead's U.S. label. Sweet ass buffalo tits, huh?

Now, I'm sure White Rabbits didn't get the job solely based on their gifts from God. Maybe Radiohead saw their energetic performance on Letterman and recommended them? Maybe it's because they are snazzy dressers? Either way, White Rabbits will be working on a new release for 2009. Meanwhile, they'll be testing out their laser eyes on a big-ass U.S. tour with Spoon and The Walkmen.

Radiohead White Rabbits tourdates:

* Spoon , The Walkmen

# Lonely, Dear, Guilemotts Soko

Whoa! This just in: TBD has been discovered by the Feds to be an illegal prostitution ring! When asked to comment, Radiohead members exclaimed, "We thought it was a legal prostitution ring." (The Feds also reported that Yorke and Greenwood had a combined man mass of 27 units. In laymen's terms, they have big dicks.) Silly Radiohead.

Donate Sperm for European Festival Tickets!

By Scout Leader Kyle on 03-14-2008

UPDATE: Like a lot of things in life, this deal was too good (great?) to be true. Alas, the people at Sperm for Tickets have posted an "Urgent Update," claiming the "purpose of [their] website was to test market interest through a pilot scheme." They go on to say that "applications for donation packs have far exceed the expectations" and are now "calling a halt to the invitation to apply for packs, and will review the results of the scheme to decide on how to proceed." My recommendation? Squeeze out the juice you've been saving up, because who knows what'll result from Sperm for Tickets' pilot/publicity scheme/bullshit.

...

- Do you live in Europe?
- Do you masturbate often?
- Are you male and proud of your sperm?
- Do you want tickets to a European music fest?

If you answered yes to these questions, then Ireland and you should totally get in touch, because it has the goods if you have the man juice! Why and how you ask?

Well, Ireland is currently in a state of code red when it comes to sperm donations, and it's running out of current cum supplies faster than it can fill the demand. So, now Ireland needs you to grab your member and jack off into a special cup that'll keep your seeds fresh for three days while you ship them via UPS or DHL! A fuckin' modern marvel!

And what do you get out of this (besides an orgasm)? Well, Sperm For Tickets will provide you with tickets to any European festival of your choice! That's right: jizz for tickets. Pretty dope deal, right? Well, be warned: your sperm will go through some pretty rigorous tests to make sure you don't have any impurities -- you know, from that girl you hooked up with after that Girl Talk show last April.

A Mini-Story Regarding Four Tet’s Forthcoming Mini-LP

By Joe B. on 03-14-2008

Four Tet’s coming out with a new record. It’s only four tracks. It’s shorter than usual, and apparently unusually reliant on basic 4/4 beats. It’s coming out May 6. The press release calls it “techno (not techno),” and I don’t know what that means. God Bless.


Mudhoney Still Touring, Kurt Cobain Still Dead

By Nobodaddy on 03-14-2008

Dude! Dude, Travis, wake up, man. It's Dan!

Right, like, I knooooow we haven't really hung out in a while and stuff, but like...

No man, I know. It's cool. I'm sorry about your sister, but man, just listen!

Yeah, you'd better put away that taped-off-of-TV VHS of the Kurt Cobain segment on Unsolved Mysteries and call your boss down at the BP and tell him you won't be in for a while, cuz, dude, your favorite band Mudhoney is hitting the road again this spring and summer in support of... umm... well, in support of nothing really (except maybe their habits), but come on! MUUUUDHONEY, bro!

What do you mean, "You don't think so?!?!" What's the prob? Gas up the Ford Tempo, grab a few CDs for your dash-mounted Sony Discman, and let's hit it! Yeah! Waaaaayne's Wooooorld! Waaaaaayne's Woooooorld! Paaarty tiiii... hey, remember???

Still no, huh?

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