Radiohead new album titled Tehrangeles? Tracklist revealed? Nope.
03-08: Looks like we've confirmed our suspicions (and so has the NME): this was a hoax. Sorry if we got any of your hopes up. Like we said, don't trust anyone on the internet!
03-07: Due to popular demand, we've posted the full email here. To decode the string, we converted the binary code to ASCII. The result looked like gibberish until we bumped down each letter (e.g. 'b' turned to 'a,' etc.), which resulted in the tracklist that we posted. Again, be suspicious — we ain't believing it until we hear more from Radiohead's camp!
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In December 2009, guitarist Ed O'Brien, the most beautiful man ever to walk on earth, informed fans that Radiohead was set to return to the studio in January to record a new album. He seemed, for lack of a worse pun, "optimistic."
The vibe in the camp is fantastic at present, and we head off into the studio in January to continue on from the work we started last summer...10 years ago we were all collectively (that’s the band) in the land of Kid A .. and although hugely proud of that record, it wasn’t a fun place to be...What’s reassuring now, is that we are most definitely a different band, which should therefore mean that the music is different too and that is the aim of the game.
After rumors last month that the album was already completed, we've been keeping our eyes and ears open for clues, with a staff of 50 working around the clock, refreshing websites and putting wiretaps on W.A.S.T.E. phones. Our budget nearly ran out.
But this morning, TMT woke up to a (literally) cryptic email from what appeared to be an official W.A.S.T.E. email address. Its subject line was "Radiohead would like you to know..." and was filled with what seemed like a long string of gibberish.
Until we cracked the code.
This isn't 100% confirmed and we're unsure of the legitimacy of the email, but here's what we decoded nonetheless:
Album title: Tehrangeles
Tracklist (with links to live clips):
01. Nook and Cranny
02. Come to Your Senses
03. The Daily Mail
04. I Froze Up
05. Give Up The Ghost
06. Supercollider
07. Man O War
08. Cerebellar Theory
09. Lotus Flower
10. Mouse Dog Bear
11. Burn The Witch
Hardcore Radiohead fans will likely recognize many of these tracks. Thom has played "The Daily Mail," "Give Up the Ghost," and "Mouse Dog Bear" recently, and other tracks, like "Lotus Flower," "Supercollider," and "I Froze Up," have been performed in the past too. And remember the song "Big Boots (Man O War)" from the Meeting People Is Easy documentary? Looks like it's been titled "Man O War" and, if this is at all true, is finally seeing release. IF YOU CAN TRUST OUR DECODING.
Guess we'll have to wait and see if/when the band makes an official announcement. There are a lot of hoaxes out there, so we wouldn't be surprised if this was all fake. Don't trust anyone on the internet!
• Radiohead: http://www.radiohead.com
Brain aliens basting your backyard! Acid Mothers Temple tour the USA and Canada!
Excuse me, but were you using your mind? You were? Gee whiz, we're all just real sorry that we had to go and explode it like that. Here, let me give you our contact information. That's Acid Mothers Temple via PO Box 55542 on the Melting Paraiso UFO, The Cosmos. Yeah, I know, "snail mail" and all that, but we just can't seem to get a decent broadband connection out on the interstellar fringe of psychedelic understanding. Actually, if you don't have money for the postage, next month we'll be adapting human forms and traveling Earth's "North America" for a series of what your kind calls "live concerts." You can catch us then if you want, but unless you want your mind blown all over again, you'd better leave your head at home. Wait a minute, you can't safely dislodge your skull from your spine like normal cosmic explorers? Jesus, what are humans good for, anyway?
03.20.10 - Monterrey, Mexico - Mtymx Music Fest *
03.21.10 - Tucson, AZ - Plush
03.22.10 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
03.23.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
03.24.10 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
03.26.10 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
03.27.10 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret
03.28.10 - Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern
03.31.10 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
04.01.10 - Iowa City, IA - The Picador
04.02.10 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
04.03.10 - Pontiac, MI - Crofoot Ballroom (Pike Room)
04.04.10 - Toronto, ON - El Mocambo
04.05.10 - Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa
04.06.10 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Upstairs
04.07.10 - Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory
04.08.10 - Washington, DC - DC9
04.09.10 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
04.10.10 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
04.11.10 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
04.12.10 - Knoxville, TN - Pilot Light
04.13.10 - Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle Tavern
04.14.10 - Lexington, KY - Cosmic Charlie's
04.15.10 - Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone Cafe
04.16.10 - Dallas, TX - The Loft
04.17.10 - Austin, TX - Emo's
* Thanks "goleech"!
• Acid Mothers Temple: http://www.acidmothers.com
[Photo: Andynew]
Torche sludges across America with Coheed and Cambria (who will be shrieking across America)
Torche, those detuned panhandlers who were conceived from the aborted fetus of Floor, leave in April to tour in support of their split 12-inch with Boris from 2009 on Hydra Head. The tour (with Coheed and Cambria) begins April 22 in Charlotte, giving the real North Carolinian stonermetalheads two days to come down before getting blasted again before the Torche show.
Check out a live version of "King Beef" from the aforementioned split here.
"Freedom comes to those who fuck all." - Torche, "Holy Roar"
Tourin' with C&C:
04.22.10 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore Charlotte
04.23.10 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
04.24.10 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues (Orlando)
04.25.10 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
04.27.10 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
04.28.10 - Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ
04.29.10 - Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom
04.30.10 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
05.01.10 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom
05.03.10 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
05.04.10 - Pomona, CA - The Fox Theatre
05.05.10 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
05.07.10 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
05.08.10 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
05.10.10 - Murray, UT - Murray Theater
05.11.10 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
05.13.10 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
05.14.10 - Chicago, IL - Congress Theatre
05.15.10 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre
05.17.10 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
05.18.10 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
05.19.10 - Toronto, ON - The Sound Academy
05.22.10 - Philadelphia, PA - The Electric Factory
05.26.10 - New York, NY - Rumsey Playfield
05.27.10 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
05.28.10 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
07.31.10 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean
• Torche: http://www.myspace.com/torche
• Hydra Head: http://www.hydrahead.com
• Coheed and Cambria: http://www.coheedandcambria.com
The Doors documentary to surface in April, high school kids who really "get it" swoon in anticipation
Ah, just what we need... another classic rock doc. I guess this is what happens when Cocksucker Blues grows another layer of dust on it or something... or people get tired of digging up Rapidshare links to it.
In any case, the first feature-length Doors documentary is on the horizon, offering an insider's look at the short years between The Doors' formation and Jim Morrison's demise. The documentary, titled When You're Strange and written and directed by Tom DiCillo, will see its theatrical release on April 9 and has already screened at Sundance, Berlin, Deauville, and San Sebastian film festivals. But wait! There's more! When You're Strange has an accompanying soundtrack to be released on March 30, and will include 13 songs from the Doors' six albums, in addition to vintage recordings from The Ed Sullivan Show.
Well, I'd better go and find my best Morrison t-shirt. I think I left it somewhere in my sophomore year of high school's dresser drawer... hmmm.
• When You're Strange: http://www.whenyourestrangemovie.com
• The Doors: http://www.thedoors.com
Pirate Bay buyer wanted to also purchase Mininova
The man who wanted to purchase The Pirate Bay also attempted to purchase Mininova, it has emerged. In the fall of last year, Global Gaming Factory (GGF) agreed to buy The Pirate Bay. The company aimed to turn it into a legal music downloading site. At the same time, however, GGF's CEO Hans Pandeya had "finalized a contract last summer" to also acquire Mininova.
In August 2009, Pandeya cackled to TorrentFreak that he would "try to buy as many torrent sites as possible." His deal with Mininova rested on the outcome of a case brought against the torrent index in the Netherlands. The Dutch anti-piracy outfit BREIN, who took the case to court, won and Mininova was forced to remove all copyright-infringing torrents. Consequently, the deal fell through.
Clearly Pandeya's deluded aim was to monopolize the market in legal music downloading (hasn't he heard of iTunes?). By acquiring both The Pirate Bay and Mininova, he hoped to grab the two most popular file-sharing sites and turn them into legal enterprises, hoping their millions of users would continue to use the sites. However, both deals collapsed.
This man's unparalleled evil is truly chilling. In a licensing negotiation with one of the major labels in London, Pandeya explained to his colleague Wayne Rosso, "I’m going to buy Mininova too and eliminate all the competition." He also told CNET that "I have a lot of secret plans I’m working on." Holy shit! Run for the fucking hills!
Watch out, Flaming Lips: Johnny Rotten to cover Dark Side of the Moon too?
Nostalgia — or whatever this is — is a funny thing. Last year, The Flaming Lips and Dennis Coyne's band Stardeath and White Dwarfs reinterpreted Pink Floyd's classic Dark Side of the Moon (TMT report). Henry Rollins and Peaches guested on the recording, and this summer, the whole thing is happening again live at Bonnaroo. While strange, it was not any more surprising than hearing about Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu's plans to cover Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures live this spring.
Such homages are bizarre, but the connections are nonetheless predictable. Recently, The Quietus editor John Doran interviewed John Lydon, who revealed his own (and much more bewildering) willingness to cover Dark Side of the Moon. Wayne Coyne is today's psychedelic legend; he covers Dark Side, and it's just another day in Oklahoma City. But John Lydon, a.k.a. the frontman of (the newly reunited) Public Image Ltd., a.k.a The Sex Pistol's Johnny Rotten, joining forces with Pink Floyd? "I’d love to go into the studio and do something with the album with them," he mused. Who knew?
Apparently, such a collaboration is more plausible than one might think. During the same interview, Lydon admitted that Pink Floyd asked him in 2008 to perform some of Dark Side on stage with them at a concert in Los Angeles. He very nearly did it, too, but explained to Doran that he would rather play alongside the group in a studio than for a crowd of "20,000 people."
Of course, this isn't the strangest thing to hear from Lydon, who, aside from his infamous thousand-and-one crazy, punk antics, once starred in a British commercial for Country Life butter. For now, his casual statement of intent is all we have to go on for a Dark Side Goes Rotten project, but who knows what the future will hold?
• Johnny Lydon: http://www.johnlydon.com
Harvey Milk announce new album; no, Sean Penn did not contribute
When I think of Harvey Milk, my thoughts first turn to Sean Penn's role as the first openly gay politician, not the sludge-metal band from Athens, Georgia. Unfortunately, Sean Penn did not contribute to their new album, A Small Turn of Human Kindness, due out May 18 on Hydra Head.
A Small Turn of Human Kindness tracklisting:
01. *
02. I Just Want to Go Home
03. I Am Sick of All This Too
04. I Know This Is No Place For You
05. I Alone Got Up and Left
06. I Know This Is All My Fault
07. I Did Not Call Out
Milk on the road:
03.05.10 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theatre %
03.06.10 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie %
03.07.10 - Baltimore, MD - Otto Bar %
03.08.10 - New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge %
03.09.10 - Boston, MA - Middle East Downstairs %
03.10.10 - Montreal, QC - Il Motore %
03.11.10 - Toronto, ON - Wreck Room %
03.12.10 - Hamtramck, MI - Small's %
03.13.10 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean %
05.27.10 - Nashville, TN - Rockettown $
05.28.10 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade $
% Coalesce, Atlas Moth
$ Converge, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
• Harvey Milk: http://www.harveymilktheband.com
• Hydra Head: http://www.hydrahead.com
Frightened Rabbit ready new LP, spring tour, Coachella and SXSW dates; we're tired just thinking about it
After the considerable success of The Midnight Organ Fight (TMT Review), Scottish jangle poppers Frightened Rabbit are at it again with: a) an upcoming album due out March 9 on FatCat; b) an appearance at this year's Coachella festival; and c) a spring tour, with SXSW dates included. So pack your bags, grab your southern-fried rotisserie (or bathing suit if you're Coachella-bound) and get ready for some seriously well-arranged and heartfelt angst. The Winter of Mixed Drinks is Frightened Rabbit's third full-length LP, and is sure to be the centerpiece of their Coachella performance, not to mention the lengthy tour to follow. And if I know Frightened Rabbit's career progression, I'm sure we can expect impressive things from the boys -- on the album, but even more so live.
Don't be frightened:
03.19.10 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
03.17.10 - Austin, TX - SXSW
03.18.10 - Austin, TX - SXSW
03.19.10 - Austin, TX - SXSW
03.20.10 - Austin, TX - SXSW
04.17.10 - Indio, CA - Coachella
04.19.10 - Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse
04.21.10 - Houston, TX - Walters
04.22.10 - Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom (Loft)
04.23.10 - Little Rock, AK - Revolution
04.24.10 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
04.25.10 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
04.27.10 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
04.28.10 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
04.29.10 - Boston, MA - Paradise
04.30.10 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
05.03.10 - Montreal, QC - Petit Campus
05.04.10 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
05.06.10 - Newport, KY - Southgate House
05.07.10 - St. Louis, MO - The Old Rock House
05.08.10 - Chicago, IL - Metro
05.09.10 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre
05.10.10 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
05.12.10 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre
05.13.10 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
05.15.10 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret
05.16.10 - Seattle, WA - Neumo's (Crystal Ball Reading Room)
05.17.10 - Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan
05.19.10 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
05.22.10 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
• Frightened Rabbit: http://www.myspace.com/frightenedrabbit
• FatCat: http://fat-cat.co.uk
Nurses tour North America; the doctor will be with you shortly
Nurses have come a ways since their debut album, 2007's Hangin' Nothin' But Our Hands Down. Over the past three years, best friends Aaron Chapman and John Bowers have made the move from the Midwest to Portland, signed to Dead Oceans, recruited percussionist James Mitchell, and released their successful sophomore album, Apple's Acre (TMT Review), last fall. Just a couple weeks ago, Nurses cemented their status as a band to look out for with a Daytrotter session, consisting of two songs from Apple's Acre and an unreleased track.
This April, the trio will begin a tour of North America with labelmates The Tallest Man on Earth. They've also snagged a spot in the lineup for the End of the Road Festival (Dorset, UK) in September, but we'll get there when we get there.
04.14.10 - Buffalo, NY - The Ninth Ward *
04.15.10 - Winooski, VT - The Monkey House *
04.16.10 - Montreal, QC - Petit Campus *
04.17.10 - Toronto, ON - El Mocambo *
04.20.10 - New York, NY - Highline Ballroom *
04.21.10 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs *
04.22.10 - Philadelphia, PA - Wold Cafe Live Upstairs *
04.23.10 - Washington, DC - Black Cat *
04.26.10 - Chapel Hill, NC - Gerrard Hall *
04.27.10 - Asheville, NC - Forsythia Hall *
04.28.10 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl *
04.29.10 - Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree *
05.02.10 - Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ *
05.04.10 - Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room *
05.05.10 - La Jolla, CA - USCD (The Loft) *
05.08.10 - Brookdale, CA - Historic Brookdale Lounge *
05.11.10 - Portland, OR - The Mission Theater *
05.12.10 - Vancouver, BC - St. James Hall *
05.14.10 - Edmonton, AB - Brixx *
05.15.10 - Calgary, AB - Local 522
05.29.10 - Gorge, WA - Sasquatch! Music Festival (Yeti Stage)
* The Tallest Man on Earth
• Nurses: http://www.myspace.com/nurses
• Dead Oceans: http://deadoceans.com
Paul Weller gets all Good Morning America on ya ass with new album Wake Up the Nation
Paul Weller is getting himself ready to wake up the nation. No, not through the taste sensation that is International Delight blend instant coffee. Not through chipper morning TV show banter. And most definitely not through the launch of his own Salt Lake City Morning Zoo radio hour (although that would be great). Aw, I can't fool you guys! It's the name of his new album. Wake Up the Nation is Weller's 10th album, out May 4 on Yep Roc.
This latest effort is being called "mean" and "uncompromising," and features awesome guest appearances from the likes of former The Jam bassist Bruce Foxton, My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields, Bev Bevan of The Move, and legendary session drummer Clem Cattini. So, theoretically speaking, if Weller got all these good people to sign up, my dreams of a Weller-centric Morning Zoo could actually come true.
Wake Up the Nation tracklisting:
01. Moonshine
02. Wake Up the Nation
03. No Tears to Cry
04. Fast Car/Slow Traffic
05. Andromeda
06. In Amsterdam
07. She Speaks
08. Find the Torch, Burn the Plans
09. Aim High
10. Trees
11. Grasp and Still Connect
12. Whatever Next
13. 7 & 3 Is the Striker's Name
14. Up the Dosage
15. Pieces of a Dream
16. Two Fat Ladies
US tourdates are on the way, but in the meantime, I guess you could try sneaking into one of these sold-out shows in London.
05.24.10 - London, UK - Royal Albert Hall
05.25.10 - London, UK - Royal Albert Hall
05.26.10 - London, UK - Royal Albert Hall
05.27.10 - London, UK - Royal Albert Hall
05.28.10 - London, UK - Royal Albert Hall
• Paul Weller: http://www.paulweller.com
• Yep Roc: http://www.yeproc.com
Grass Widow sign to Kill Rock Stars for August full-length debut
San Fran "up and comers" Grass Widow have made quite the name for themselves in the past year. With only two critically acclaimed 12-inches, a CD-R, and a split cassette with Rank/Xerox, the band have built up some mad hype, and it appears to be warranted, because news is out that prestigious Portland label Kill Rock Stars has taken a concerted interest in the well-being of this fem-powered three-piece. KRS will be releasing the band's debut full-length on August 24, currently being recorded by Mississippi Records (!) body and brains Alex Yusimov. I think we should all be at least a little excited about this.
Also to be excited about: tourdates!!
03.11.10 - San Francisco, CA - The Depot (SFSU)
03.18.10 - Austin, TX - Baby Blue Studio
03.19.10 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk
03.20.10 - Austin, TX - Spiderland
05.27.10 - Austin, TX - Red Seven (Chaos in Tejas)
• Grass Widow: http://wizardmountain.org/grasswidow
• Kill Rock Stars: http://killrockstars.com
