Times New Viking to Release Fourth LP, Born Again Revisisted

By Mango Starr on

Times New Viking have completed work on their follow-up to last year's Rip It Off (TMT Review). Titled Born Again Revisited, the album is slated for release September 22 via Matador. Here's the kicker: according to Matador's blog, the album was mastered on VHS and supposedly features “25% higher fidelity” than that of Rip It Off.

Translation? Times New Viking have sold the fuck out, recording their slickest album yet. In this day and age of digital recording, it's always advisable to decrease fidelity in order to show that you're still thinking of the fans, but all they're thinking about is buying some fancy new shoes. And with the dissemination of portable dictaphones and state-of-the-art space recorders, Times New Viking really have no good excuse for selling out like this. Disappointing. I give the album 3/5

07.22.09 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
07.24.09 - Mt. Pleasant, MI - Rubble's Bar

Pandimensional Head Trips and Flute Solos: Dungen Rides Again

By Kenny Bloggins on 07-07-2009

You know how when Jethro Tull plays live, Ian Anderson rips these crazy-ass flute solos summoned straight out of the most gnarly of medieval times, allowing the words "incendiary" and "flute" to intermingle in the same sentence? That's kinda what a Dungen live show is like, except Gustav Ejstes stands on both legs. Well, now you too have the opportunity to see Sweden's finest in stoner rock as they share the bill with an assortment of other excellent artists.

Dungen kick off the tour supporting Pitchfork's favorite bearded bros, Fleet Foxes, for their shows in the Great White North. Afterwards, Dungen commandeers the ship and headlines the rest of the tour, taking along the unequivocally excellent Woods and Kurt Vile.

Ahem. My birthday is 08.28.09. Anyone wanna fly me to San Diego to smoke drugs and see these dudes?
08.03.09 - Montreal, QUE - Metropolis #
08.04.09 - Toronto, ONT - Massey Hall #
08.05.09 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Hall #
08.09.09 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue #
08.10.09 - Iowa City, IA - Picador %
08.12.09 - Columbus OH - TBD %
08.13.09 - Buffalo, NY - Big Orbits Soundlab %
08.14.09 - Brooklyn, NY - Bell House %
08.15.09 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's %
08.17.09 - Baltimore, MD - Otto Bar %
08.18.09 - Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle %
08.19.09 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl %
08.21.09 - Austin, TX - Mohawk %
08.22.09 - Dallas, TX - The Loft %
08.24.09 - Tempe, AZ - Rhythm Room %
08.26.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour % &
08.28.09 - San Diego, CA - Street Scene
08.29.09 - Big Sur, CA - Kemado/Mexican Summer/Folk Yeah & %
08.30.09 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill & %
09.01.09 - Portland, OR - TBD & %
09.02.09 - Vancouver, BC - Richards on Richards %
09.03.09 - Seattle, WA - Neumo's %

# Fleet Foxes

% Woods

& Kurt Vile

The Dinosaur Jr. Friendship Celebration our Starts This Month!

By Mike McHugh on 07-07-2009

Remember that really terrible breakup you had in junior year of college with that quiet longhaired girl? Remember how unexpected and soul-scarring it was, how much you hated each other for years after, how much time you both wasted dragging one another’s names in the garbage? Hmm, yeah okay, but what about the time you ran into her about a decade and a half later at the farmers market? Remember how she didn’t seem so disconnected and cruelly self-centered, and for once you weren’t being all reactive and passive-aggressively bitchy? What about how you married her a couple months later and had one kid who grew up to be an astronaut and another one who runs that charming B&B just outside of town (TMT Review)? Do you remember all that? Do you?

Of course you don’t, because shit like this doesn’t happen to anybody else except Lou Barlow. Seriously, how do you go from writing this fucking song about how much J Mascis is an over-entitled prick to making this goddamn X-Games’ ode to friendship and good times with bros video? Man, who knows. This band’s been reunited for years now, and it still feels weird to me. Anyway, they’re touring at summer’s end, so get on out there if’n you really want to witness an object that should not exist in nature given the presently accepted laws of science.
07.25.09 - Niigata, Japan - Fuji Rock Festival
08.08.09 - Seattle, WA - KEXP BBQ @ Mural Amphitheater, Seattle Center
08.14.09 - Willfleet, MAn. - Wellfleet Beachcomber
08.16.09 - New York, NY - Central Park Summer Stage
08.19.09 - Oxford, UK - Oxford Academy
08.20.09 - Cambridge, UK - Cambridge Junction
08.21.09 - Brighton, UK - Concorde 2
08.22.09 - Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival 2009
08.24.09 - Zurich, Switzerland - Abart Music Club
08.25.09 - Luxembourg City, - Den Atelier
08.26.09 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Watt
08.27.09 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
08.28.09 - Malmo, Sweden - Kb Club
08.29.09 - Trondheim, Norway - Samfundet
08.30.09 - Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller Music Hall
09.05.09 - Bristol, UK - Anson Rooms-Briston University
09.06.09 - Paris, France - Elysee Montmartre
09.08.09 - Rome, Italy - Circolo degli Artisti
09.10.09 - Bologna, Italy - Estragon Club
09.11.09 - Milan, Italy - MusicDrome
09.12.09 - Treviso, Italy - New Age Club
09.14.09 - Vienna, Austria - Arena Vienna
09.15.09 - Salzburg, Austria - Rockhouse
09.16.09 - Schorndof, Germany - Manufaktur
09.17.09 - Dusseldorf, Germany - Zakk
09.18.09 - Munich, Germany - Muffathalle
09.20.09 - Frankfurt, Germany - Mousonturm
09.21.09 - Berlin, Germany - Astra
09.23.09 - Dresden, Germany - Beatpol
09.24.09 - Hamburg, Germany - Reeperbahn Festival
09.30.09 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre
10.01.09 - Montreal, QC - Pop Montreal Festival #
10.02.09 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East #
10.03.09 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East #
10.04.09 - Clifton Park, NY - Northern Lights #
10.07.09 - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place #
10.08.09 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club #
10.09.09 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of the Living Arts #
10.10.09 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall #
10.11.09 - Pontiac, MI - The Crofoot #
10.13.09 - Madison, WI - The Majestic Theatre #
10.14.09 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant #
10.15.09 - Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre #
10.16.09 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall #
10.17.09 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse #
10.26.09 - Kansas City, MO - The Beaumont Club #
10.27.09 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown #
10.29.09 - Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater #
10.30.09 - Fort Collins, CO - Aggie Theatre #
10.31.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
11.03.09 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre #
11.04.09 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern #
11.05.09 - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues #
11.06.09 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore #
11.07.09 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom #
11.10.09 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
11.11.09 - Victoria, BC - Sugar Nightclub
11.13.09 - Edmonton, AB - The Starlite Room
11.14.09 - Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall Ballroom
11.16.09 - Saskatoon, SK - Odeon Events Centre
11.17.09 - Winnipeg, Man. - Pyramid Cabaret
11.18.09 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
11.19.09 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
11.20.09 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop

# Lou Barlow + The Missingmen

FatCat Reissues First Two Animal Collective Albums on Vinyl for the First Time EVER… And the Crowd Goes Nuts!

By Kenny Bloggins on 07-06-2009

Now that Animal Collective (or AnCo, as known on Hipster Runoff) have blown the fuck up and hang tough with David Letterman and Ashton Kutcher and the like, former label and AnCoBros FatCat want some of Domino's current cheese. For the first time ever, the Collective's first two LPs Spirit They've Vanished, Spirit They've Gone and Danse Manatee have received the vinyl treatment, both pressed on audiophile-worthy 180-gram 12-inchers.

Spirit, recorded and released in 2000, was originally issued only on CD. Later, FatCat combined Spirit and experimental sophomore effort Danse Manatee as one priced-to-owned double disc. But who cares about CDs anymore? Now, you can have the full sound spectrum experience with club bangers such as "Chocolate Girl" and "Aah Good Country," the perfect showcase of AnCo's earlier, stranger, and (in this writer's opinion) better work.

Grip 'em here and here while the getting's good. Though, you'll have to import if you live outside the UK/Europe. Did I not mention that?

Now check out AC on three different continents this summer:
07.16.09 - Paris, France - Cigale
07.17.09 - Dour, Belguim - Dour Festival
07.18.09 - Grafenhainichen, Germany - Melt Festival
07.19.09 - Jarocin, Poland - Jarocin Festival
07.20.09 - Graz, Austria - Postgarage
07.21.09 - Ferrara, Italy - Bands Apart Festival @ Piazza Castello
07.22.09 - Rome, Italy - Bands Apart Festival @ Piazza Castello
07.23.09 - San Sebastian, Spain - Jazzaldia at Kursaal
07.26.09 - Nigata, Japan - Fuji Rock Festival
08.08.09 - Chicago, Illinois - Lollapalooza
08.14.09 - Brooklyn, New York - Prospect Park Bandshell
08.15.09 - Brooklyn, New York - Prospect Park Bandshell
08.20.09 - London, UK - Brixton Academy
08.21.09 - Crickhowell, UK - Green Man Festival
09.12.09 - Monticello, New York - All Tommorw's Parties @ Kutchner's

The Misfits Bring Their Reign of Terror and Manic Panic to America Once More… Sans Danzig

By Liz Louche on 07-06-2009

Dreams can come true! Well, teenage mall punk dreams, in the case of the upcoming summer tour by The Misfits. Think about it: who among us has not dreamed of taking their younger, Hot Topic lovin’ little brother or sister to see a legendary super punk rock band perform, during which this young mall person would have his/her mind totally blown and undergo a cool metamorphosis the likes of which would give Kafka pause. Or, like, who hasn’t thought about how cool it would be to see former Misfit Glenn Danzig totally rock out to some early jams instead of just watching him give kinda creepy tours of his home library on YouTube? Oh wait — this tour doesn’t include Danzig? Oh. Okay. Well, I mean, I guess, of course it doesn’t. SIGH. It’s still happening!!

The remaining band members last released an album under The Misfits name back in 2003, with Project 1950, and now they’re coming to a town near you! Are you ready to RAWK, Milwaukee????
08.01.09 - Kuoppio, Finland - Kuoppio Rockcock Festival
08.07.09 - Milwaukee, WI - Modjeska Theater
08.08.09 - Detroit, MI - Harpos
08.09.09 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
09.22.09 - Tijuana, Mexico - El Foro
09.23.09 - Mexicali, Mexico - Foro Promocasa
09.24.09 - Mexico City, Mexico - Circus
09.25.09 - Monterrey, Mexico - Cafe Iguana
09.26.09 - Guadalajara, Mexico - Teatro Estudio
09.27.09 - Estado de MExico, Mexico - La Piaza
10.16.09 - Plymouth, MA - Memorial Hall
10.17.09 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
10.23.09 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
10.24.09 - Toledo, OH - The Omni
10.29.09 - Foxborough, MA - Showcase Live
10.31.09 - New York, NY - BB King's

The Skygreen Leopards Release New Album, Promote General Leopard Awareness

By Kat Gardiner on 07-06-2009

The Skygreen Leopards' website looks like a third-grader's final thesis: a numbered list of the many exciting things there are to learn about leopards (the big cat), both in general and in specific. For example: "3. Leopards have a very beautiful coat with a tawny background and rosettes, that aids them in camouflage. Their coat is distinct from that of Cheetah and Jaguar." Also: "13. Man-eating leopards always operate at night since unlike tigers they never lose their fear of man and only enter human territories in the cover of darkness. This makes them very difficult to counteract." Unfortunately, due to time constraints, modesty, or faulty encyclopedias, the band, The Skygreen Leopards, missed some key facts about their own -- musical -- variety of the species.

I took it upon myself to continue where they left off:
14. The Skygreen leopard is a very rare species, boasting only two cats; one named Glenn Donaldson and the other Donovan Quinn. Donaldson is not only a big green cat, but is also the co-founder of the Bay-area experimental folk label Jewelled Antler

15. The Skygreen Leopards first release on Jagjaguwar (sixth total if you're keeping track at home) came out in 2006 and was called Disciples of California. It was and is a very dreamy, pastoral folk album that reminds me of wind rushing through long grass on a day in early September

16. The Skygreen Leopards are set to release an album called Gorgeous Johnny on July 21, also on the Jagjaguwar label

17. Jagjaguwars and Skygreen Leopards are third cousins twice removed.

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