Liars Confirm New LP for an Early 2010 Release, Sisterworld
By Evan Kaloudis on 11-02-2009
Hey TMT readers, it's been a while. I've been off starting my own zine onethirtybpm, but I'm back and I have some pretty sweet news (which I posted there first):
It appears that the New York-based experiment group Liars have something up their sleeves. Today, the group's MySpace page has been updated with new artwork and several links to thesisterworld.com. Upon visiting that site, you’ll see the same artwork and be able to watch some pretty abstract beach videos. Clicking on the text ‘SISTERWORLD’ will forward you to the official Liars website.
It looks like there's a new album possibly entitled Sisterworld being released in 2010. We’ve contacted both of Liars’ publicists for confirmation, so we’ll keep you posted. The band's publicist has confirmed that the band is releasing an album in early 2010. Now let's just sit back and see whether they lean more toward beach ambience or more towards the stygian nautical themes of Ween's The Mollusk. I'm sure they could probably find a middle ground.
Until next time TMT readers! At least you know where to find me now.
Q: Why Is Bill Callahan Going on Tour with Lights This December? A: So He Can See Through the (Smog)!
By Jon Lorenz on 11-02-2009
That’s right, Mr. Smog, a.k.a. Mr. (Smog), a.k.a. Mr. Callahan, is touring with Drag City newbies Lights. Six dates hardly makes a tour, but we here at TMT are going to tell you about it anyway cause it’s the news and we pride ourselves in giving our readers up-to-date news on anything we damn well please. So, let's get to the point: If you wanna see Bill Callahan or Lights, you have six options, which I have listed in an easy-to-read format below.
Now without further ado, here are the dates:
12.04.09 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
12.06.09 - Memphis, TN - Hi Tone
12.08.09 - Knoxville, TN - The Pilot Light
12.09.09 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
12.12.09 - Tallahassee, FL - The Engine Room
12.16.09 - Birmingham, AL -The Bottletree
Four Tet, Clinic, Maps, and Pram Make Guest Appearances on Comp to Benefit Homeless Population
By Rachel B on 11-02-2009
Admired alternative artists and krautrockers Four Tet, Maps, Clinic, Damo Suzuki (of Can) and Michael Rother (of Neu! and Harmonia) have joined together to create exclusive recordings for Audioscope, a nine-year-old music festival with the purpose of raising funds for the homeless. All musical contributions will appear on an album titled Music for a Good Home, where Dieter Moebius, Pram, and Clinic are also slated to make an appearance. Music for a Good Home's profits will go towards national housing and Shelter, a U.K. charity organization for the homeless.
Four Tet is reportedly contributing original work for the compilation, as well as Maps performing a Bob Dylan track. And that's not all... oh, that's not all. Damo Suzuki's contribution to "Home" will be a live track recorded at Oxford's Truck Festival. Only 300 physical copies of the album will be released, but that's okay, because who really buys those? For the forward-thinking donator, digital copies will also be sold on iTunes. The tracklist is below.
1. Michael Rother - Maus-Mann-Motiv
2. Piano Magic - Never It Will Be the Same Again
3. Four Tet - Audioscope
4. The Oscillation - The 3rd Harmonic
5. Damo Suzuki - Truck on Track
6. Dieter Moebius - Popst
7. Maps - Not Dark Yet
8. Pram - Tumblin
9. Shooting at Unarmed Men - Death by Decaf
10. Vibracathedral Orchestra - Gat Rot
11. Clinic - Earl Mallard
12. Blood Red Shoes - Carry Knots
13. Einstellung - Und Die Ruhe Ist Donner
The Books Set to Premiere New Songs on Fall Tour
By Brom on 11-02-2009
After a brief hiatus, The Books will premiere new material on their upcoming tour beginning November 19. Looking to cash in on their 125th placing in Pitchfork’s decade-end album list, Paul de Jong and Nick Zammuto are hoping to make their audiences “verrry sleepy.”
The new record will explore new age themes and features samples from self-help and hypnotherapy cassettes. It is set to be released in 2010, and there’s no better way of establishing your 2010-19 credentials by getting in before every other motherfucker. Just look at Kid A.
The Books’ Fall tour:
11.19.09 - Waltham, MA - Rose Art Museum
11.21.09 - Bellingham, WA - Mainstage
11.23.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Masonic Lodge @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery
11.24.09 - Seattle, WA - Triple Door (2 sets, early and late)
11.25.09 - Vancouver, BC - The Clutch
11.26.09 - Calgary, AB - Broken City
11.27.09 - San Francisco, CA - Noe Valley Ministry
11.28.09 - San Francisco, CA - Noe Valley Ministry
11.29.09 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
11.30.09 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
12.01.09 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
