Throw Me The Statue Throw Us a New LP and Tour; Catch Them or You Are a Loser

By Annapocalypse on

I had this great idea to write a whole news story making fun of Throw Me The Statue’s band name -- something about how they maybe picked it after one of the guys was, uh, throwing a statue or something like that. But then I looked up their Wikipedia entry and found out that the Wiki gods state the band likely took its name from the 1984 movie, Romancing The Stone. Um, what the fuck, Wikipedia?! Thanks for ruining my story idea! I still don't know exactly how Throw Me The Statue relates to the film -- I was born a year after it was released and don’t spend my free time watching Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner movies from the 80s -- but feel free to email and enlighten me.

In more relevant news, Throw Me The Statue have a new album coming out August 4 on Secretly Canadian. Creaturesque is its name, and the tracklisting is as follows:

1. Waving At The Shore
2. Pistols
3. Tag
4. Ancestors
5. Noises
6. Snowshoes
7. Dizzy From The Fall
8. Cannibal Rays
9. Hi-Fi Goon
10. Baby, You're Bored
11. Shade For A Shadow
12. The Outer Folds

Romancing The Tour Dates:
07.11.09 - Seattle, WA - Neumos #
07.31.09 - Seattle, WA - Mural Ampitheatre %
08.23.09 - Spokane, WA - Empyrean Coffee $
08.26.09 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry $
08.27.09 - Urbana, IL - Courtyard Café $
08.28.09 - Madison, WI - The Annex $
08.29.09 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean $
08.30.09 - Toronto, ON - TBA $
08.31.09 - Montreal, QE - Il Motore $
09.01.09 - Boston, MA - Middle East Upstairs $
09.02.09 - NYC, NY - Mercury Lounge $
09.03.09 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's $
09.04.09 - Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel $
09.05.09 - Durham, NC - Duke Coffee House at Duke University $
09.07.09 - Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn $
09.08.09 - Tallahassee, FL - Club Down Under $
09.09.09 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon $
09.10.09 - Houston, TX - Rudyards $
09.11.09 - Austin, TX - Mohawk $
09.12.09 - Dallas, TX - Cavern $
09.14.09 - Phoenix, AZ - Modified Arts $
09.15.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Echo $
09.16.09 - San Diego, CA - The Loft $
09.17.09 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw $
09.18.09 - Sacramento, CA - Luigi's Fun Garden $

# Robin Pecknold

% Blitzen Trapper

$ The Brunettes

Dum Dum Girls Play One Show, Get Signed By Sub Pop

By Jon Lorenz on 07-10-2009

Well, that was fast! Not too long ago, I announced details of the Woodsist/Captured Tracks fest in NYC (TMT News), which included Dum Dum Girls. And now, after playing one gig, they have been signed to Sub Pop.

Dum Dum Girls, originally made up of only one member Dee Dee, was joined by members of Crystal Stilts, Blank Dogs, and Crocodiles, rocking NYC so hard that the quake was felt all the way in Seattle. Although this was Dum Dum Girls' first gig, the band has actually existed for quite a while, releasing an EP on Captured Tracks, a 7-inch on Hozac, and an EP on Zoo Music.

Dum Dum Dum Girls' Sub Pop debut is said to be coming out in early 2010. So yes, we are in this classic dilemma of a lo-fi band signing to a major indie label. Will DDG step into a professional studio? Will Dee Dee sign her soul away to the monsters of slick production and mass overdubs? Or will she retain her style and stay fuzzed? As reported a few days ago, Times New Viking is making a 25% increase in fidelity by jumping up to VHS master-quality (TMT News). Could this be the beginning of the end to shitty sounding recordings? I hope not! Stay fucked!

Califone Sign to Dead Oceans for New LP of Future Robot Back-Porch Appalachadelic Folk Pop; Somewhere Out There, Beck Hansen is Jealous

By Nobodaddy on 07-10-2009

Okay, Dead Oceans, let’s get one thing straight right fucking now. Chicago’s Califone don’t need any help releasing badass, fucked-up music. No way, no how. Sure, you may have gotten the call to release All My Friends Are Funeral Singers, the newest album of freaky, funky, junkyard, blues-pop by the multi-talented multi-instrumentalists Tim Rutili, Jim Becker, Joe Adamik, and Ben Masseralla since 2006’s acclaimed Roots and Crowns this coming October 6...

And sure, producer, collaborator, and erstwhile band mate Brian Deck (Iron & Wine, Gomez, Modest Mouse) may have gone on record as saying that “Tim’s songwriting on All My Friends Are Funeral Singers is my favorite yet. They have found a sound unlike anyone else, and are able to draw otherworldly sounds from very common instruments. It’s melodically inventive and economical and delivered with more detail and nuance than before”...

And yeah, sure, primary songwriter and vocalist Tim Rutili (who frequently dabbles in such extra-musical forays as short, surrealist documentaries, music videos, and film scores) MAY have recently written and directed his first feature-length film, which he plans on submitting to film festivals early next year, also titled All My Friends Are Funeral Singers, which just so happens to draw on the same themes and inspirations as the album, having been conceived simultaneously to the album and containing many of the same images and characters...

And YES, okay, sure, maybe Califone will incorporate a full-length presentation of the film during their live performances (which will be announced shortly), adding a totally new and incredibly cool and exciting element to their live show...

But EVEN SO, Dead Oceans, the point IS... the, the point is... uhh... wait. What was I talking about, again??

All My Friends Are Funeral Singers tracklist:

1. Giving Away the Bride
2. Polish Girls
3. 1928
4. Funeral Singers
5. SNAKE'S TOOTH = PROTECTION AGAINST FEVER AND LUCK IN GAMBLING
6. Buñuel
7. Ape-Like
8. A WISH MADE WHILE BURNING ONIONS WILL COME TRUE
9. Evidence
10. Alice Marble Gray
11. Salt
12. Krill
13. SAVEN, FOURTEEN, OR TWENTY-ONE KNOTS
14. Better Angels

NY Eye & Ear Fest II Starts Today, So Don’t Kill Yourself Just Yet!

By Mango Starr on 07-09-2009

What's better than death? NY Eye & Ear Fest II, of course! So, temporarily quell them thoughts of suicide and read on, dear suicidal reader, as I have more exciting news: NYE&E II starts TODAY. That's right, break loose from that noose! Swim up for air! Put that gun back in its holster! Step away from the ledge! Stop eating trans fats! Or you will miss this four-day, three-venue (Knitting Factory, 92Y Tribeca, and Death By Audio) sonic assault on Brooklyn and Manhattan.

Performers this year include, among many others, Magik Markers, Talibam!, Team Robespierre, Grooms, John Wiese, and -- believe it or not -- RADIOHEAD! Yep, Thom and co will be there! Visit the fest's website here, and get your tickets while they're hot. The fest runs through July 12, the day I choose to go boom boom to my head.

Final Fantasy to Tour Europe, Spend Recreational Time Fighting Countless Foes To Accumulate Experience Points and Level Up Until They Can Master the Ultima Spell

By Kid Midnight on 07-09-2009

Final Fantasy, having conquered the Ice-Dungeon of the Northern Region, are preparing themselves for the inevitable, final conflict with The Grand Mage and his army of Mecha-Demons. The band of heroes, pulled together by a timeless quest to retrieve the seven crystals of Gaia and to reunite the world with Peace and Brotherhood, have nearly completed their quest, with only one remaining foe to thwart.

To prepare for the final showdown at Masamune Mountain against Eldritch the Elder Mage, Final Fantasy have announced a tour of Europe to, hopefully, not only find the fabled blade of Excalibur, but to also provide the necessary training that their black and white Wizards need so that they may perform all the ancient spells needed to destroy Eldritch’s hold over the world.

The band will be traveling from their homelands on the Eastern continent by means of the airship they discovered under Dragon’s Peak. They will land in the fabled city of London on August 1 and then travel through the ancient land of Europe, by Chocobo of course, throughout the remainder of August. Besides entertaining the masses, they will be searching for the experience and knowledge that they will surely need to free our world from the clutches of our ruthless dictator.

Final Fantasy are going on tour, is what I'm trying to say here

08.01.09 - London, UK - Field Day Festival
08.02.09 - Cardiff, UK - The Gates Art Center
08.03.09 - Manchester, UK - RNCM
08.04.09 - Belfast, Ireland - Empire Music Hall
08.05.09 - Glasgow, UK - The Classic Grand
08.06.09 - Kutna Hora, Czech Republic - Gask Art Fest 09
08.07.09 - Myslowice, Poland - OFF Festival
08.09.09 - Vienna, Austria - Szene
08.09.09 - Vienna, Austria - FM 4 Radio Session
08.12.09 - Utrecht, Netherlands - Tivoli
08.13.09 - Paris, France - La Plage Festival
08.14.09 - Haldern, Germany - Haldern Pop Festival
08.15.09 - Goetheborg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival
08.16.09 - Helsinki, Finland - Flow Festival

Yoko Ono Set To Release New Plastic Ono Band Album; Yuka Honda, Daniel Carter, and Sean Lennon Guest

By Jon Lorenz on 07-09-2009

When I was 13, my parents bestowed their collection of records to me. I didn't really care though at the time: most of it was just bad classic rock records. For some reason, though, they had a copy of The Plastic Ono Band's Live Peace in Toronto 1969. I thought I might as well give it a try, even though I always hated The Beatles. Side A was pretty much what I expected, with its horrible rock ‘n’ roll covers and Clapton/Lennon guitar solos. I'm not really sure why I even put Side B on at that point, but I guess I had nothing better to do. After hearing Lennon announce "Now Yoko's going to do her thing, all over you," I had no idea exactly what he meant. But when the second track broke loose with both Clapton and Lennon making feedback and Ono "doing her thing all over me," I was mesmerized.

Well, guess what, Yoko is back with a new Plastic Ono Band, and she is going to "do her thing all over you" yet again. Ono will release Between My Head and the Sky September 22 via Chimera Music. This time around, Yoko's Plastic Ono Band is made up of Japanese avant popsters Yuka Honda (Cibo Matto) and Keigo “Cornelius” Oyamada, as well as New York improvisers like Daniel Carter (Test). Ono's son Sean Lennon also plays on the record and helps produce. According to Lennon, "Yoko unleashed a deluge of new songs, writing about 16 songs in six days. The most prolific day peaking out at six songs written and tracked in an afternoon. The recording session was like a tornado of inspiration. Some of the best lyrics on the record Yoko actually ‘freestyled’ as if she were a lyrical divining rod.”

Well, I'm not really how well Ono can do her thing all over everyone, but I'm definitely curious to see if she's still got it.

Between My Head and the Sky tracklist:

1. Waiting For the D Train
2. The Sun Is Down! (Cornelius Mix)
3. Ask the Elephant!
4. Memory of Footsteps
5. Moving Mountains
6. Calling
7. Healing
8. Hashire, Hashire
9. Between My Head and the Sky
10. Feel the Sand
11. Watching the Rain
12. Unun. To
13. I'm Going Away Smiling
14. Higa Noboru
15. I'm Alive

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