Write this down, because it’s pretty rare that you’ll read a Richard Jeni bit in a TMT news story. Talking about America's classic rock track “Horse with No Name,” the comedian mocks, “You’re in the desert. You got nothing else to do. Name the freakin’ horse!” Too true! Throw me in the desert with the same horse for a couple of minutes and I would have had multiple made-up monikers, a plausible back-story, and 16 dishes prepared from his carcass.
Like or very unlike the non-threatening 1970s folk-tinged rock troupe, cheeky Sheffield quartet Arctic Monkeys have announced details of their much-anticipated third album but have yet to name it. No matter, really, because all else is known. The 10-track album, which was recorded by Josh Homme in Los Angeles and James Ford in Brooklyn, will be released August 24 by the band’s label Domino. Besides, there’s plenty of time to christen the record. Let’s hope they don’t decide on something terrible like Favourite Worst Nightmare... oh shit, sorry!
1. My Propeller
2. Crying Lightning
3. Dangerous Animals
4. Secret Door
5. Potion Approaching
6. Fire and the Thud
7. Cornerstone
8. Dance Little Liar
9. Pretty Visitors
10. The Jeweller’s Hands
What would summer be without girls screaming at boys on festival stages? Summer with boys screaming at girls on festival stages? Girls screaming at girls? Boys screaming at boys? Probably a combination of all of the above. Regardless, when the Arctic Monkeys take any stage, there will be screaming and plenty of smiling, for they are one of the best live times around. Strangely, the boys are only scheduled for two British festival dates so far: the back-to-back Leeds and Reading festival gigs at the end of August. I’m guessing there will be more announced soon, but in the meantime, check out the many other shows confirmed, beginning with a bloc of concerts in Eastern Europe in July.
07.02.09 - Gdynia, Poland - Open’er Festival
07.04.09 - Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic - Rock for People
07.05.09 - Vienna, Austria - Vienna Arena
07.07.09 - Split, Croatia - Prokurative
07.09.09 - Novi Sad, Serbia - Exit Festival
08.01.09 - Jersey City, NJ - All Points West Festival
08.02.09 - Montréal, QC - Osheaga Festival
08.13.09 - Oslo, Norway - Oya Festival
08.14.09 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West
08.15.09 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Beat Day Festival
08.21.09 - Erfurt, Germany - Highfield Festival
08.22.09 - Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
08.23.09 - Biddinghuizen, Holland - Lowlands Festival
08.28.09 - Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08.29.09 - Reading, England - Reading Festival
11.06.09 - Paris, France - Zenith
