Hey Spain! Obama Hates Your Legal File Sharing and Isn’t Going to Stand for It!
By Annapocalypse on 05-11-2009
Poor Barack Obama, getting all hung up on the fact that Spanish courts recently ruled that personal file-sharing is legal, and that file-sharing sites that don’t profit from copyright infringement are also protected under the law. As anyone with an internet connection knows, the United States is all like “Dude, you can’t download that torrent of the new Wolverine movie,” and they feel that Spain should adopt similar laws.
Why the big push on anti-piracy laws for Spain and not other foreign countries? Well, according to Torrent Freak, “Spain has one of the worst file-sharing problems in the world. The U.S. claims it is consistently among the top five worst countries in terms of overall downloads and that it regularly takes the top position for movie downloads per capita.” Damn, I guess Spaniards love Hugh Jackman too. The music industry is also suffering in Spain, with around two billion tracks illegally downloaded in 2008, up 80% from 2007.
Obama is hoping Spain will curb illegal file-sharing by “…includ[ing] an agreement between ISPs and copyright holders to prevent infringing content [from] being available on the Internet and should include ‘the immediate and effective implementation of graduated response three strikes procedures.’” Basically what all that legal bullshit boils down to is that Obama wants Spain to change their laws supporting file-sharing and punish citizens through a “three strikes procedure.” Come on, Barack, you mean to tell me that all the music on your iPod was paid for? I sent you a Mediafire link to the Veckatimest leak back in March, dude!
Insound Reissues Limited Ramones and Replacements 7-Inches: A Treasure for Collectors and Sea-Faring Pirates Alike
By Liz Louche on 05-11-2009
Ahoy there maties! Here be treasure far greater than ye olde doubloons, fair wenches, and Jamaican spiced rum. Perhaps ye've heard tell of two mythic 7-inch records -- one by The Ramones (the California Sun EP), the other by some blokes by the name of The Replacements (I'll Be You). Now many a landlubber hath said that such things are no longer possible to find, whether by lawful purchase, pillage, or plunder. Them landlubbers be wrong.
Take a gander at this map here, ya scurvy dogs. Just past this sea monster here and this island a' singing harpies lies a smooth passage through The Internet. Destination: Insound.com. For Insound hath made a proclamation that they'll be reissuing a batch o' these prized 7-inches, limited to 1,000 total. Aye, ye slavering fiends, they'll have the original artwork and be pressed on premium vinyl. They're available for pre-order right now, and if me pirate senses serve me right, they'll be shippin' out even before the June 9 release date.
This be a fine treasure, there's no doubtin' that. California Sun's been out of print for over 30 years, havin' been originally released in 1976. Collectors be salivating over this one, for it contains both ye olde title track, but also "I Don't Want to Walk Around With You," which were recorded live at The Roxy in 1976, and yon B-side, "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend." The Replacements release is no less of a pearl. From the 1989 studio album Don't Tell a Soul, this previously out-of-print lil' gem has the non-LP track "Date to Church" with a guest appearance by the fabled Tom Waits. Arrrr, Tom Waits. Pass the rum, ye blubberin' infidels, and set course -- Insound, ho!
When Meat Loaf Declared That “Objects in the Rear-View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are,” the Object He Was Talking About Was Bon Iver, Who Will Be in Everyone’s Rear-View Mirror This Summer
By David Nadelle on 05-11-2009
For a man so synonymous with winter -- from his perpetually frozen nostril icicles to his chosen chilly Francophone stage name, Bon Iver -- Justin Vernon couldn’t work better than when playing under summer’s setting sun for a mellowed festival throng. He knows it too, as his 2009 May-August live schedule is chock full of outdoor dates EVERYWHERE. Blink once and catch him sampling England’s mammoth gatherings. Blink twice and the bearded wunderkind is playing a Euro destination like Germany or Norway, Sweden or Belgium. Blink thrice and he’s bustin’ acoustic moves to an appreciative American crowd. The man and his band give and give and only ask for polite applause in return. That’s what we call “dedication” in the biz, folks (like I’d know anything about that…). The least you could do is respond in kind by going to see Bon Iver this summer. The fun begins tonight in Dennis, MA with a couple of shows at its Cape Cinema venue before Vernon and co. venture overseas, then back to the U.S., then back across the Atlantic once again, then home for a rest and one October date in Austin.
Shiver me timbers and me frosted tips:
05.11.09 - Dennis, MA - Cape Cinema
05.12.09 - Dennis, MA - Cape Cinema
05.15.09 - Minehead, England - All Tomorrow's Parties, Butlins Holiday Centre
05.18.09 - Brighton, England - Brighton Festival, Dome #
05.19.09 - Dusseldorf, Germany - Zakk
05.20.09 - Hamburg, Germany - Uebel & Gefaehrlich
05.23.09 - Quincy, WA - Sasquatch Music Festival
06.06.09 - Birmingham, AL - Workplay $
06.07.09 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse $
06.08.09 - Orlando, FL - Plaza $
06.09.09 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution $
06.10.09 - St. Petersburg, FL - The State Theater $
06.13.09 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Festival 2009
06.30.09 - London, England - Hyde Park, Serpentine Sessions
07.09.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Twilight Concert Series %
07.11.09 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
07.14.09 - Santa Barbara, CA - The Grenada Theatre ^
07.16.09 - Fresno, CA - Tower Theatre ^
07.18.09 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery ^
07.25.09 - Dorset, England - Camp Bestival
08.07.09 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza, Grant Park
08.12.09 - Oslo, Norway - OYA Festival 2009
08.14.09 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival
08.15.09 - Haldern, Germany - Haldern Pop
08.16.09 - Leicester, England - Summer Sundae
08.20.09 - Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop
08.21.09 - Biddinghuizen, Netherlands - Lowlands 2009
08.22.09 - Powys, Wales - Green Man Festival, Glanusk Park
10.03.09 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
# The Acorn
$ Elvis Perkins in Dearland
% Jenny Lewis
^ Justin Vernon with The Indigo Girls
Mario Speedwagon’s Under The Radar News Round Up: Starlight Mints To Release New Album, Double Dagger To Tour, John Vanderslice Also Heads Out On Tour, REM Reissue Reckoning
By Mario Speedwagon on 05-08-2009
Hey chumps, here’s the weekly roundup.
- Oklahoma’s Starlight Mints will release a new album, Change Remains, on July 21 (digitally June 9) via Barsuk Records. They’ll also be on tour this summer, starting out in Kansas City at Record Bar June 4 and ending in Birmingham, AL at Bottletree June 29. For a list of all their dates, check out their MySpace page. (Thanks to TMT reader, Penny!)
- Baltimore dudes Double Dagger are heading out on tour in support of their new record MORE. Shit kicks off at Baltimore, MD at the Floristree Space May 22 and continues, off-and-on, until July 11 in Cleveland, OH at Now That’s Class. Head over to the Thrill Jockey website for a full list of dates.
- John Vanderslice is also heading out on tour this summer in support of his new jam Romanian Names, out May 19 via his new home Dead Oceans. The ’Slice will be hitting the road with The Tallest Man on Earth (the cuddly Swede, not the actual tallest man on earth, which would be kind of awesome). His tour starts in Merced, CA at the Partisan May 17 and ends June 30 at The Casbah in San Diego, CA. There are a few festival dates after. You can check out a whole mess of dates at the Dead Oceans website.
- R.E.M.’s second record Reckoning will be reissued June 23 as part of a two-disc edition for the 25th anniversary. The Deluxe edition includes the original album remastered plus a bonus second disc of an unreleased live show recorded in Chicago at the Aragon Ballroom on July 7, 1984. But wait! There’s more. Not only can you get all that stuff, but also both Reckoning and Murmur will be reissued on audiophile quality 180-gram vinyl. For more information, head over to REM HQ (yes, head quarters).
L8R bitches.
Talibam! Down Two Six Packs of Jolt Cola in Preparation For Their New LP on ESP-Disk, Tour
By Jon Lorenz on 05-08-2009
Talibam!, Brooklyn's favorite high-energy, spazzy, weirdo jazz, noise rock duo, have recruited a few friends and are set to release a brand new record, Boogie In the Breeze Blocks May 25 on the legendary ESP-Disk label, the former home of Albert Ayler, Sun Ra, The Godz, Pearls Before Swine, The Fugs, and so on. The duo of Kevin Shea and Matt Mottel are joined by Jon Irabagon (tenor sax), Peter Evans of Sparks (trumpet), guitarists Chris Forsyth from Peeesseye, Anders Nilson and Chin Chin’s Jeremy Wilms, and Mostly Other People Do the Killing’s Moppa Elliot on upright bass. With this large ensemble, Boogie In the Breeze Blocks "is a narrative earful as warped and wonderful as spicy pasta, fresh grapes and caramel crunch." Or simply put, like a Jolt Cola!
In celecration of Boogie in the Breeze Blocks, Talibam! will be heading over to Europe for a round of dates. Check out these lovely song titles as well as the tourdates below:
Boogie In the Breeze Blocks tracklist:
1. Predetermined to the Master Plan
2. Ghost Cloud
3. Slap Yr Boots On! Oysters Await
4. Entertaining the After Beast
5. Jim O'Rourke
6. Schroeder Meets Jagger
7. Not Just Any Kind of Fruit and Veg
8. Movement of Ta! People
9. Roosevelt Island: I Can't Do It
10. Mao Mix
11. Nike Rim Johb
12. Herodiade
Tourdates:
05.09.09 - Athens - Kinky Kong
05.11.09 - Thessaloniki - Apura Moria
05.15.09 - Verona - ArciKroen
05.16.09 - Trento - Csoa Bruno
05.19.09 - Marseille - L’embobineuse
05.20.09 - Geneve - La cave12 Ã l’ECURIE (100)
05.21.09 - Stuttgart - "flüssigkeiten & schwingungen" @
05.22.09 - Zuerich - Squatt
05.23.09 - Paris - La Générale en Manufacture
06.07.09 - Leeds - Brudenell Social Club*
06.09.09 - London - Cafe Oto
06.11.09 - London - Barden’s Boudoir - Upset the Rhythm#
06.13.09 - Reading - Kings Tavern
* Chinchilla Festival with Mahjonng, Chops
# Teeth Mountain
@ in an old train wagon
