Death, The Jesus Lizard, GZA/Genius, Times New Viking, Yeasayer, and OMG So Much More to Rock Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest
By Liz Louche on Sep 2 2009
FINALLY a festival that promises fun, and lots of it! In its fourth year, the Austin, TX festival that is neither SXSW nor Austin City Limits is packing a serious one-two punch of good times and enjoyment. Fun Fun Fun Fest takes over the dusty utopia of downtown Austin’s Waterloo Park for two action-packed days (November 7-8) full of a rad mix of up-and-coming acts and established performers. Spanning the indie gamut from The Jesus Lizard to GZA/Genius (performing Liquid Swords again to Crystal Castles, Fun Fun Fun Fest also plays host to some promising Austin-area acts like The Strange Boys and Shearwater, as well as some serious comedy troupes.
The lineup is intense, so peruse carefully. You wouldn’t want to miss a potential chance to hear Danzig guide you through his personal library, nor the much-buzzed-about 1970s Detroit proto-punks Death.
Lineup in no real logical order:
Ratatat, of Montreal, Crystal Castles, Les Savy Fav, Yeasayer, Mission Of Burma, Lucero, Why?, Broadcast, Atlas Sound, Death (Detroit), No Age, Red Sparowes, Shonen Knife, Fuck Buttons, Times New Viking, This Will Destroy You, Crystal Antlers, Growing, Black and White Years, Royal Bangs, The Laughing, The Jesus Lizard, Danzig, Gorilla Biscuits, Face to Face, Fucked Up, 7 Seconds, D.R.I., Torches, Melt Banana, Flipper, Coalesce, Riverboat Gamblers, Street Dogs, Russian Circles, Night Marchers, Metallagher, Youth Brigade, Mika Miko, All Leather, Young Widows, Coliseum, Underground Railroad to Candyland, Off With Their Heads, Reign Supreme, Rat King, Pack of Wolves, Roller, The Cool Kids, The Pharcyde, GZA/Genius, Kid Sister, Baruka Som Sistema, DJ Numark (Jurassic 5), HEALTH, Neon Indian, MC Chris, Ssion, Alaska in Winter, Vega, Foot Patrol, Astronautalis, Car Stereo (Wars), The DJ Melee, Sugar & Gold, LAX, Peligrosa DJs, Beta Player, Destroyer, The Whitest Kids You Know Sketch Comedy Troupe, Brian Posehn, The King Khan & BBQ Show, Shearwater, Todd Barry, Dead Confederate, Nick Thune, Harlem, Josh Fadem, The Strange Boys, Hannibal Burress, James Husband (of Montreal), Brendan Walsh, Cedric Burnside & Lightning Malcolm, Chelsea Peretti, Bankrupt and the Borrowers, Altercation Comedy Hour, Moonlight Towers, Low Line Caller, New Movement Comedy Group, AND MORE!
Lyrics Websites Targeted for Infringement
By Annapocalypse on Sep 1 2009
Major labels have been going after illegal downloaders for several years now, so it makes sense that they’re growing a bit bored chasing down 15 year olds with premium Rapidshare accounts. To make things more interesting, Peermusic, Warner Music’s Warner/Chappell, and Bug Music have decided to go after something else entirely: the unlicensed use of lyrics.
The three companies have launched lawsuits against two unlicensed lyric websites, LiveUniverse and Motive Force LLC, which share song lyrics for profit. David Israelite, boss for the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), agreed with the lawsuit in an interview with Billboard: “These sites are profiting on the backs of songwriters. It is unfortunate that copyright holders must so frequently divert energies to protect their rights to license and distribute their works. However, the demand for music prompts a seemingly endless stream of illegal business models.”
By E. Nagurney on Sep 1 2009
Do Make Say Think love verbs. Without verbs, they wouldn’t have a name. Instead of being Do Make Say Think, they’d be something like The Palettes. Or, since they’re a post-rock band, they’d probably be Eons Within The Night or Manatee or something along those lines. Jeez, now I love verbs more than I ever knew.
As it turns out, without verbs, Do Make Say Think’s new record, Other Truths, wouldn’t have any song titles either. You see, this new album, out October 20 on Constellation, has four tracks, named “Do,” “Make,” “Say,” and “Think.” Without these precious, precious verbs, Other Truths would resemble a circa-2002 Sigur Rós record. Personally, I’d rather this record not resemble a circa-2002 Sigur Rós record.
That said, Other Truths will surely resemble a Sigur Rós record in one way: vocals! The generally instrumental crew will let some vibrations of human vocal chords share space with their massive guitar chords vibrations. While this won’t be the first time vocals have made their way into the band’s post-rock epics, this time it is courtesy of some special guests in the form of Akron/Family and Lullabye Arkestra.
Do Make Say Think will fill the dates following Other Truths' release by conducting a lengthy European tour, followed by a shorter string of North American dates. No word on whether members of Akron/Family or Lullabye Arkestra will take part in any of the live dates.
Other Truths tracklist:
1. Do
2. Make
3. Say
4. Think
Do Make Say Think tourdates:
09.10.09 - New York, NY - Miller Theatre, Columbia University (Wordless Music Festival)
10.22.09 - London, UK - Scala
10.23.09 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Principal
10.24.09 - Athens, Greece - Rodeo
10.25.09 - Athens, Greece - Rodeo
10.26.09 - Leipzig, Germany - Conne Island
10.27.09 - Munich, Germany - Feierwerk
10.28.09 - Schorndorf, Germany - Manufaktur
10.29.09 - Duedingen, Switzerland - Bad Bonn
10.30.09 - Dijon, France - Novosonic Festival
10.31.09 - Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
11.01.09 - Nantes, France - Soy Festival
11.02.09 - Toulouse, France - Kleo
11.03.09 - Barcelona, Spain - Sala Apolo
11.04.09 - Bilbao, Spain - Kafe Antzokia
11.05.09 - Marseille, France - Montevideo
11.06.09 - Nancy, France - L’autre Canal
11.07.09 - Esch Sur, Luxembourg - Kulturfabrik
11.08.09 - Kortrijk, Belgium - De Kreujn
11.09.09 - Nijmegen, Netherlands - Doornroosje
11.10.09 - Hamburg, Denmark - Molotov
11.11.09 - Malmo, Sweden - Debaser
11.12.09 - Linkoping, Sweden - Herrgarn
11.13.09 - Oslo, Norway - John Dee
11.14.09 - Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall
11.15.09 - Bielefeld, Germany - Forum
11.16.09 - Berlin, Germany - Magnet
11.25.09 - Montreal, QB - Sala Rossa
11.26.09 - Montreal, QB - Sala Rossa
11.27.09 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs
11.28.09 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
11.30.09 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
12.01.09 - Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel
12.02.09 - Pittsburgh, PA - Brillobox
12.03.09 - Pontiac, MI - Crofoot Ballroom
12.04.09 - Chicago, IL - Schubas Tavern
Thom Yorke to Perform Song about Global Warming in Upcoming Film, To Swallow Greenhouse Gas Emissions
By Liz Louche on Sep 1 2009
Noam Chomsky fan, vegan, Free Tibet supporter, and — oh yes — Radiohead lead singer Thom Yorke is once again lending his talents to fight global warming. Yorke has signed on to contribute an acoustic version of the title track to the “eco docudrama” The Age of Stupid. But this won’t be just any old song floating over the end of the credits and cut-and-pasted into the movie trailer. Instead, Yorke will be participating in a post-film live discussion, along with X-Files star Gillian Anderson, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, and field scientists located in New York, the Himalayas, and the depths of an Indonesian rainforest.
The special event is being billed as The Age of Stupid LIVE from New York and will take place on September 21 in 444 movie theaters across the United States. In case you’re wondering exactly what an "eco docudrama" is, the concept features Oscar-nominated actor Pete Postlethwaite as a global archivist living several decades from now, looking back on what could’ve been done to save the earth from its circa 2055 devastation. Heavy stuff, right? But one would assume/hope inspiring as well. Plus, who would want to miss the promised “green carpet procession,” during which guests will arrive via bicycle, solar car, rickshaw, and sailboats?
Oh, and Yorke is supposedly releasing a 12-inch with a couple new tunes later this month via ATO/TBD Records. So be on the lookout.
Yo La Tengo Support Popular Songs with Inevitably Popular Tour
By E. Nagurney on Sep 1 2009
Yo La Tengo are pretty presumptuous. Their new album, out September 8 on Matador, is called Popular Songs, but what if it just isn’t? What if every song on the album is universally panned? Granted, it probably won’t be. Yo La Tengo are running on a good 20 years of critical acclaim, so I guess they have reason to be confident.
Another thing Yo La Tengo can be confident about: their upcoming fall tour. Even if nobody likes Popular Songs, there are certainly enough people out there who would want to see Ira, Georgia, and James run through “Cherry Chapstick” and “Sugarcube.” And plenty of people will get the chance to see just that, both in North America throughout September and October and across Europe in November. Go on, see them in multiple countries. It should be a great time for the most popular kids in indie rock school.
Yo La Tengo Popular Dates:
09.15.09 - Vinooski, VT - Higher Ground
09.16.09 - Boston, MA - Wilbur Theater
09.17.09 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
09.18.09 - Durham, NC - Carolina Theater
09.19.09 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
09.21.09 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
09.22.09 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theater
09.23.09 - Louisville, KY - Headliners
09.24.09 - Nelsonville, OH - Stuart’s Opera House
09.25.09 - New York, NY - Roseland
10.02.09 - Montreal, QC - Le National
10.03.09 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
10.05.09 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern
10.06.09 - Chicago, IL - The Vic
10.07.09 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
10.09.09 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown
10.10.09 - Denver, CO - Ogden
10.11.09 - Solano Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern
10.12.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
10.14.09 - Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theater
10.15.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Avalon
10.16.09 - San Diego, CA - Soma
10.17.09 - Santa Cruz, CA - Rio Theater
10.18.09 - San Francisco, CA - 100% Equal Festival
10.20.09 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
10.21.09 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
10.22.09 - Seattle, WA - Showbox
11.05.09 - Dublin, IE - Tripod
11.06.09 - Glasgow, UK - ABC
11.07.09 - Manchester, UK - Academy 2
11.08.09 - London, UK - The Roundhouse
11.10.09 - Bielefield, DE - Forum
11.11.09 - Leuven, BE - Het Depot
11.12.09 - Amsterdam, NL - Melkweg
11.14.09 - Copenhagen, DK - Gray Hall
