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Stripes, Franz, QOTSA, Streets in XFM Documentaries
Also: Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs, Muse, the Verve
In celebration of its 10th anniversary, UK radio station Xfm will air a series of 10 documentaries about "10 of the most influential and significant albums released in each of Xfm's 10 years of broadcasting since its launch in 1997," according to a press release.
In the course of covering albums like the White Stripes' Elephant, Queens of the Stone Age's Rated R, Franz Ferdinand's self-titled debut, and the Streets' Original Pirate Material, the documentaries feature new, exclusive interviews with Dave Grohl, Beastie Boy Mike D, Oasis' Noel Gallagher, plenty of the bands themselves, as well as producers involved in the creation of the albums.
The series begins September 2 and continues backward chronologically with a new documentary airing every Sunday for 10 weeks. The full air schedule is listed after the jump. [MORE...]
Excepter, Pit Er Pat on Second Oneida Cover Tape
Oneida celebrating 10th anniversary
Furniture Records released the second of six installments of its Sheets of Easter Everywhere cassette singles club this week. In keeping with the concept of the series, the new volume features covers of Oneida's "Sheets of Easter" by Excepter, Pit Er Pat, and Pterodactyl, among others. Yes, they all do the same song.
Volume 2 clocks in at just under two hours, thanks in part to the Excepter and Pit Er Pat covers, which, at 20+ minutes each, are even longer than the original 14-minute track. The full tracklist, along with running times, is after the jump. Check out Pterodactyl's take via the download below.
Each installment of the series is limited to a run of 300 cassettes, so snatch yours up fast by following the instructions at the series' MySpace. You can also sign up to get each new volume as soon as it is released by sending an email to sheetsofeastereverywhere@gmail.com.
Future volumes of the series will feature "Sheets of Easter" covers by BARR, Plastic Crimewave Sound, Health, Best Fwends, and When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, among others.
As for Oneida themselves, they're celebrating their 10th anniversary as a band with a bash this Saturday, September 1 at PS1 in Queens, New York. Joining them will be buddies Dirty Faces, Ex Models, and Sightings. They have a few shows lined up this fall as well. [MORE...]
Arthur & Yu Tour With Iron & Wine
Attack of the ampersands!!
Photo by Greg LutzeArthur & Yu-- a folky Pacific Northwest duo featuring neither an Arthur nor a Yu-- will soon hit the streets with Iron & Wine-- a folky Atlantic Southeast singer-songwriter named neither Iron nor Wine, and his entourage. Liars, all of you! Next thing you'll tell me there's no Belle nor Sebastian in that one band.
The Iron & Yu pairing joins forces to treat a slice of the U.S. to their wares in late September, after which Arthur & Yu will swap Iron & Wine for Great Lake Swimmers (our lawyers have yet to determine if and where they actually swim) and ride out the first half of October. They also have a trio of warm-up engagements over in Japan.
Wish them your best, as this marks Arthur & Yu's first full-fledged tour-- all in the name of their quite nice debut for Hardly Art (the label's name being yet another cold-hearted lie), In Camera. [MORE...]
Go! Team Bundle B-Sides for Proof Bonus EP
Photo by Jaime BeedenIt's official: bonus EPs are the new cowbell. And why not? With early album leaks anathema to labels indie and major alike, the promise of a few extra songs seems as good an incentive as any to actually buy a record.
So on to today's subject, the Go! Team. Like their peers Spoon and Pinback, the Go! Team will bolster the U.S. edition of their forthcoming release-- Proof of Youth, due September 11 via Sub Pop-- with a nice little bonus EP. This one collects four tunes, all of which also appeared as B-sides in the UK (so your friends a pond away needn't sulk, since they've already got these tunes; also, they're getting the album a day earlier via Memphis Industries. So there.).
Act soon though-- only the first Sub Pop pressing of Proof of Youth will come with this choice collectable, and pre-order season has already begun.
As a bonus to yr bonus EP, catch the Go! Team live all autumn long. [MORE...]
What exactly did Eric Copeland mean earlier this month when he referred to the forthcoming Black Dice disc, Load Blown, as "pretty upbeat"? Find out October 23, when it comes out via Paw Tracks. (It's due out on the same label on October 29 in the UK.)
And then pester Copeland about how "Kokomo" isn't actually a cover of "Kokomo" when the band hits the road in November. Or, if you can't wait that long, bother Copeland during one of his solo shows with none other than Animal Collective, who his band recently remixed. [MORE...]
Photos: Papercuts / Casiotone for the Painfully Alone / Bowerbirds [Chicago, IL; 08/29/07]
Photos by Joseph MohanIt's not often three excellent acts with Pitchfork Recommended or well-received recent albums under their belts cross paths at one venue, but such was the case last night at Schubas. Bowerbirds, just kicking off a tour in support of June's Hymns for a Dark Horse, set the stage for the evening while Papercuts, just wrapping up a tour behind February's Can't Go Back, closed things out. In the middle was Chicago's own Owen Ashworth and his trusty keyboards, still mumbling through tunes from last year's fine Casiotone for the Painfully Alone LP Etiquette.
Former Papercut Ashworth even joined his headlining ex-bandmates and played Hammond organ on a couple tunes. He also rocked an apt take on Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Philadelphia" during his own set. In summation, an exceptionally polite audience was treated to three short-but-sweet sets. And in the interest of full disclosure, we'd like to remind you that Bowerbirds' Hymns is out now on Pitchfork contributor Grayson Currin's Burly Time imprint.
PAPERCUTS
CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE
BOWERBIRDS
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Gogol Bordello Tour, Appear in Madonna Film
Photo by Eirik LandeWatch those pocketbooks and secure those shawls: the gypsy punks are returning. Gogol Bordello, currently wrapping up a few U.S. dates at the end of a massive world tour in support of July's Super Taranta!, will make their way up and down the right side of North America yet again in October and early November.
In other Bordello news, frontman and sometime-thespian Eugene Hutz is set to play "A.K." in Filth and Wisdom, the directorial debut from the band's recent onstage collaborator Madonna. The shortform film, reportedly nearing completion, also features the whole band in archival footage. At this point, a reference to how much Swept Away sucked would probably be apt, but I'm out of coffee, so, uh: 5% on Rotten Tomatoes! [MORE...]
Photos: Feist / Kevin Drew & BSS / Grizzly Bear [Brooklyn, NY; 08/29/07]
Photos by Jason BergmanFeist and a hearty portion of her white-clothed hand-clap choir, fresh off an appearance on "Late Show With David Letterman", brought the good stuff to Brooklyn's McCarren Park Pool last night.
Grizzly Bear worked their magic and later joined tourmate Feist for a song, while Kevin Drew and his Broken Social Scene comrades treated showgoers to selections from the forthcoming Spirit If... Not surprisingly, somebody in the crowd wanted to hear "Almost Crimes", prompting Brendan Canning to pipe up: "This is the new program, that was the old program." Still, they capped things off with self-titled LP cut "Superconnected" and the "Fast" version of "Major Label Debut" (from the self-titled LP's bonus disc)-- with Feist providing tambourine and some vocals.
Later Feist asked the crowd to name her brand new guitar, and, despite all the clever people living in Brooklyn, "McCarren" was the best they could come up with.
Basically it was just a big ol' Best New Music orgy. So to those of you who just Google'd "hot orgy photos," welcome to Pitchfork!
FEIST
KEVIN DREW
GRIZZLY BEAR
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Lou Reed Preps Live Metal Machine Music CD/DVD
Lou Reed has switched his focus from one old album to another, from Berlin to the even more daunting Metal Machine Music. With his theatrical adaptation and subsequent European tour of the former out of the way now, Reed will release a CD/DVD performance of the latter via Asphodel on September 4 in the U.S. and September 3 in the UK and Europe.The new Metal Machine Music release is a live document of Reed's performance of the album with German avant-garde chamber orchestra Zeitkratzer at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele on March 17, 2002 in Berlin. The performance showcases Zeitkratzer's transcribed score of the piece (quite a feat for a record that's bascially a bunch of guitar feedback) and features Reed slinging the electric guitar.
The DVD portion of the package includes the performance and an exclusive, 25-minute interview with Reed himself.
Ex-Q and Not U Dude Becomes President
Would that it were true, sigh
With his former Q and Not U bandmate Chris Richards making plenty of noise as Ris Paul Ric and ex-Q stickman John Davis turning into Georgie James, Harris Klahr went for some serious oneupsmanship: he named his new project President, and named his debut record Take Music. So where is Klahr planning to Take Music exactly? Well, as our Marc Hogan wrote in his Forkcast post on Take Music closer "In the Sun", he's headed to a spot "as relaxed as it is heliolithic." This being the news section, we're more apt to tell you Take Music is heading to the Friends label September 4 for a digital-only release, though an accompanying 12" of non-LP tracks is on the way. Sounds (d)electable!
President has a single show slated at the moment, September 23 at Brooklyn's Monkeytown. I imagine the "Hail to the Chimp" joke quotient at that show to be high. [MORE...]
Okkervil River Kick Off Massive Tour
Okkervil River kick off their previously reported tour in support of the Best New Music-garnished The Stage Names LP tonight, August 30, in Albuquerque.The Austinites have also added quite a few dates to the European leg of the tour in November. They have shows scheduled in the UK and Europe through mid-December. [MORE...]
Early John Coltrane Collaborations Collected on Box Set
Forty years after his death, one is still compelled to speak of John Coltrane-- iconic saxman, composer and bandleader-- in hushed, reverent tones. Coltrane's massive body of work is frequently studied, raved about, wept over, and anthologized. And rightly so.
On September 18, Prestige will release Interplay, a five-CD set of recordings from 1956-1958, an incredibly fruitful time for Coltrane. Interplay collects seven full albums: Tenor Conclave, Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors, The Cats, Wheelin' & Dealin', Modern Jazz Survey 2 (later issued as Dakar), Cattin' with Coltrane and Quinichette, and Kenny Burrell and John Coltrane.
Many of these recordings feature Trane in unusual collaborative configurations, ceding the marquee to others and periodically recording without a true bandleader. A good number of Interplay's tracks are by bands with more than a few horn players-- a relative scarcity in Coltrane's catalog-- and the album-length collaboration with guitarist Kenny Burrell represents a rare meeting of Trane's horn and six strings. In addition to Burrell, collaborators featured on the set include Paul Qunichiette, Hank Mobley, Mal Waldron, Art Taylor, Jimmy Cobb, Paul Chambers, and Tommy Flanagan.
Though many prefer his later, more unrestrained mid-60s albums, Coltrane's work during the time period covered by Interplay is, in a very different way, just as unparalleled. The recordings come from around the time that Trane and Monk were busting skulls at their infamous residency at New York City's Five Spot, and Trane had just rejoined a recently reformed Miles Davis Quintet, who would go on to record such milestones as, well, Milestones, and Kind of Blue. Trane himself was busy holding court at what would become some of the most famous sessions in jazz history. Both Blue Train and Soultrane were recorded in this period, with the landmark Giant Steps to follow shortly thereafter.
In other Coltrane news, Live in '60, '61 & '65, a DVD collecting highlights from three live European performances put on between 1960 and 1965 will be released September 4 as part of the Jazz Icons DVD series. The performances on the DVD feature Trane onstage with his legendary quartet (Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones), as well as with Eric Dolphy, Oscar Peterson, and Stan Getz. Other editions in the DVD series are devoted to Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughn, Wes Montgomery, and Dave Brubeck.
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Fri: 05-09-08: 04:40 PM CDT
Wilco, MMJ, Decemberists Get out the Vote
Fri: 05-09-08: 03:40 PM CDT
Photos: YACHT / Mount Eerie [Bergen, Norway; 05/07/08]
Fri: 05-09-08: 02:40 PM CDT
Jarvis Begins to Commence to Start LP, Adds Shows
Fri: 05-09-08: 01:00 PM CDT
Spiritualized Expand North American Tour
Fri: 05-09-08: 12:20 PM CDT
Iggy, M.I.A., Jenny Lewis on Pancake Mountain DVD
Today's Other Headlines
- Kweli, YACHT, Black Angels Provide Noise for Needy
- Philip Jeck Preps Sand LP, Plans Live Engagements
- Finland's Lau Nau Shares Sophomore Set
- Oxford Collapse Craft New Single, EP, Double LP, Tour
- Eugene Mirman Spreads Hilarity on Tour
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Thu: 05-08-08
- Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks Prep New Trash Single
- Common Becomes Invincible With LP, Terminator Role
- Talkdemonic Prep New LP, Tour With Helio Sequence
- Andrew Bird, Jon Brion, Fiona Apple in L.A. Club Doc
- Mastodon Hang With Bruce, Join Hellish Package Tour
- Dizzee Rascal and El-P Launch Tour
- Country Music Legend Eddy Arnold, R.I.P.
- My Morning Jacket Announce Lengthy American Tour
- M.I.A., Interpol, Breeders Head Summercase Lineup
- Shins, Built to Spill, Cross, Odenkirk on "Tim & Eric" CD
- Love Is All Return to the States for Brief Tour
- Spiral Stairs, Broken Social Scene Unite for Sled Island
- Yazoo/Yaz Plan Reunion Tour, Prep Box Set, EP
- Be Your Own Pet Kick Off North American Tour Tonight
- Andrew Bird Adds a Few Shows, Blogs Some More
- Nobody at All Playing Vegoose 2008
Wed: 05-07-08
- Robyn Postpones Two Shows to Play "The View"
- Adem Takes on Aphex Twin, YLT, Bjork, Breeders on LP
- Lil Wayne: Sex Columnist, Thespian, Not Guilty Pleader
- James Blackshaw Preps Cloud Follow-Up, Tours
- Cluster Plot First U.S. Tour in Ages
- A Place to Bury Strangers Too Loud for Record Press
- Why?, Cryptacize Cover Dylan, Steely Dan on Split 7"
- My Brightest Diamond Adds Shark Goodies, Tour
- The Vaselines Reunite!
- New Beck LP: 10 Tracks, 30 Minutes, Due This Summer
- No Age Add Dates With High Places and Abe Vigoda
- My Bloody Valentine Remaster Loveless, Isn't Anything
- Allen and Burnham Leave Gang of Four
- Jose Gonzalez Tours Again, Releases "Teardrop" Single
- New Pornos, Battles, Goldfrapp, Ice Cube Do Dour Fest
- Fennesz, the Field, Modeselektor, Tim Hecker Do Mutek
- Joe Strummer Documentary Coming to DVD
Tue: 05-06-08
- Pitchfork.tv Seeks Director of Photography in NYC
- Built to Spill Line Up Tour, Add Pre-ATP Perfect Show
- Parts & Labor Want Your Help for New Album
- Photos: Shearwater / Michael Gira [New York, NY; 05/05/08]
- Abe Vigoda Prep New LP for Dean Spunt's PPM Label
- Vampire Weekend, Deacon, Johnston Play POPPED!
- Sparks Perform Entire Catalog Over 21-Date Residency
- Byrne Update: Musical Building, "Big Love" Soundtrack
- Man Man/Bablicon Offshoot Icy Demons Go to Miami
- My Bloody Valentine Announce North American Tour!
- Massive Attack Curate Meltdown Fest, Tour Europe
- Battles, Wire, Buzzcocks, Prefuse 73 Play Nuits Sonores
- Mirah Conjures Old Days on Rarities Compilation
- The Tale of Asthmatic Kitty and Its Seven New Signings
- Cat Power Appears on New Beck Album
- Photos: Radiohead [West Palm Beach, FL; 05/05/08]
Mon: 05-05-08
- Radiohead Launch Tour, Help Lower Carbon Footprints
- Wildbirds & Peacedrums Issue Debut Worldwide, Tour
- Howlin Rain Open for the Black Crowes
- Rap/R&B Hits + Mathematics = Small Shorties
- Frank Black to Open for Stone Temple Pilots
- T.V. Eye: May 5-11, 2008
- Diplo, Atlas Sound, Jay Reatard, TNV Do Stag & Dagger
- Iron & Wine, Bill Callahan Open for the Swell Season
- Matt & Kim, Death Set, Black Ghosts Do Colt 45 Tours
- Modest Mouse Add Dates to Tour
- Brendan Canning's BSS Presents LP Details Revealed
- Sybris Link With Absolutely Kosher for New LP, Tour
- Cluster, Copeland, Higgs, Whitman Play Full House Fest
- Photos: Britt Daniel [Solana Beach, CA; 05/03/08]
- Tom Waits Reveals "Glitter and Doom" Tour
- Yet Another Surprise New Nine Inch Nails Album
Sat: 05-03-08
Fri: 05-02-08
- The Cool Kids' Bake Sale EP, Here at Last
- Holopaw, Boyracer, Brittle Stars Play Pop Mayhem!
- A Hawk & A Hacksaw Tour With Hun Hangar Ensemble
- Everybody and Their Mom Added to Glastonbury Lineup
- Four Tet Announces Summer Tour
- Mark "BBQ" Sultan Tours, Plays Dates With Clinic
- Spoon Add Dates, Britt Daniel Plays Solo
- Gregor Samsa Issue Rest, Tour Tirelessly
- Deerhunter Gain Member for Forthcoming Tour
- Grizzly Bear Add Shows Between Radiohead Gigs
- Yo La Tengo, Sparklehorse Folks Tour With Johnston
- Grand Archives, Helio Sequence Do Air Race, Tours
- Fleet Foxes Add New Member, More Tour Dates
- M.I.A., Franz, Interpol, Death Cab for Cutie Do Latitude
- Midlake Guitarist Starts Fair Trade Coffee Company
- The Cure Herald New Album With Series of Singles
- Photos: Arcade Fire / Superchunk Rally for Obama [Greensboro, NC; 05/01/08]
Thu: 05-01-08
- High Places Sign to Thrill Jockey, Prep Debut Album
- Cloudland Canyon Tour With Singer
- Annie LP Details: Title, Songs, Killer Guest Stars
- The Ocean, Kylesa Join Forces for U.S. Tour
- Spiritualized's A&E: Bumped, Expanded, Deluxe-ified
- Wolf Parade Join the 2008 Cover Art Hall of Fame
- Justice, TVOTR, Vampire Weekend Do Monolith
- Times New Viking Tour Through the Summer
- Norwegian Black Metal Stars Showcased in Photo Book
- Shearwater Tour With Frog Eyes, Evangelicals
- Phil Elverum, Bret Lunsford, Karl Blau Prep D+ Comp
- Black Kids Sign to Columbia for U.S., Reveal LP Details
- The Mary Onettes Line Up First U.S. Tour Ever
- Polvo Offshoot Black Taj Go Beyonder on New Album
- Hold Steady Reveal Stay Positive Tracklist, Release Date
- Feist, Spoon, Deerhoof, Philip Glass Celebrate Brooklyn
- Clipse, Deerhunter, Shellac Play Villette Sonique
- RZA Unveils Snacks Tracks, Ridonculous Cover Art
Wed: 04-30-08
- Deerhunter, Crystal Castles, APTBS Opening for NIN
- Pitchfork.tv Seeks Summer Interns in New York City
- Albert Hammond, Jr.'s ¿Cómo Te Llama? Due in July
- Cat Power, Jim James, She & Him Head Newport Lineup
- Bjork/Antony/Oldham Arranger Nico Muhly Preps LP
- Spank Rock Hospitalized, Dates Cancelled
- Dr. Dog Embrace Fate on New Album, Tour
- Mojave 3's Halstead Joins Jack Johnson's Label, Tour
- New Order Revisit History on Live DVD Set
- Photos: Goldfrapp [New York, NY; 04/29/08]
- Bloc Party Line Up Summer Tour, Work on New Album
- The War on Drugs Reveal Debut Details, Tour
- Bon Iver Extends Tour, Remixes the Rosebuds
- Photos: The Mae Shi / Pre / Panther [Portland, OR; 04/26/08]
- Photos: Menomena's Record Store Day Foosball Challenge [Portland, OR; 04/19/08]
- Yes! This IS the Cover for Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III!
- Justice, Hot Chip, Vampire Weekend Play Radio 1 Fest
Tue: 04-29-08
- Radiohead "All I Need" Clip Raises Slavery Awareness
- Fiery Furnaces Announce Mammoth Live Album
- Photos: Cut Copy / Black Kids [Portland, OR; 04/28/08]
- Liquid Liquid's Classic EPs Compiled, Expanded
- CSS Reveal Donkey Tracklist
- Stephen O'Malley's KTL Tours With Radian's Nemeth
- Dosh Tours, Snags Andrew Bird for Record Release Gig
- RZA, Wire, Junior Boys Play Futuresonic Fest
- Label Shuffle: 4AD Absorbs Too Pure, Beggars Banquet
- Bikini Kill's Tobi Vail Hits the Road With the Old Haunts
- Radiohead In-Studio Performance Headed to VH1
- Robyn Kicks Off North American Tour Tonight
- Twilight Sad Rework Autumns Tracks on New EP
- Photos: Wulapalooza: Blitzen Trapper / The Blow / Panther [Salem, OR; 04/26/08]
- David Bowie Reissues 1972 Live Set
- Photos: Les Savy Fav / The Dodos [San Francisco, CA; 04/27/08]
- MBV, Aphex Twin, Breeders, Lidell, CSS Do Bestival
- Nick Cave & Bad Seeds Announce North American Dates
- Jay Reatard Toronto Snafu: Promoters Respond
Mon: 04-28-08
- Cave Singers, Love as Laughter Line Up Joint Dates
- Walkmen Update: New Album, New Label
- Dirty Projectors, Phosphorescent Cover Castanets
- Will Oldham Shrooms, Reveals All About New LP
- T.V. Eye: April 28-May 4, 2008
- Death Cab for Cutie Extend Tour
- Wolf Parade Album Gets New Title
- Dylan, Stooges, Kanye, Wilco, Lil Wayne Play Virgin
- Secret Machines Preview Forthcoming LP on Tour
- The Breeders Kick off North American Tour
- Photos: Triptych Festival [Glasgow, Scotland; 04/26/08]
- Coldplay to Play Free Shows in London, NYC
- Centro-Matic, South San Gabriel Team for Split LP, Gigs
- Photos: Coachella [Sunday]
- Photos: Coachella [Saturday]
- Photos: Coachella [Friday]
- Report: Dickson Street Music Festival [Fayetteville, AR; 4/25/08-4/26/08]
- Yo La Tengo Scoring Ryan Reynolds Movie
Fri: 04-25-08
- These New Puritans Gear Up for First U.S. Tour
- Simply Saucer Reveal Half Live LP Details, Tour Dates
- Roky Erickson, Ronnie Spector, ? Do Ponderosa Stomp
- Hold Steady, Sebadoh, Caribou Complete P4k Fest Bill!
- Cee-Lo Co-Writes Jennifer Hudson Song for Sex and the City Movie Soundtrack
- Wolf Parade Announce Summer Tour
- Kevin Barnes, High Places Play Over the Top Fest
- Sigur Ros Line Up Summer Tour Dates
- The Field's Band, Gear Denied Entry to U.S.; Tour Nixed
- Strategy Issues New Album, Co-Curates Ambient Comp
- Ono, Lennon Sons Hit Expelled Folks With Lawsuit
- MSTRKRFT, DFA Remix Chromeo on Fancier Footwork
- Boris Line Up North American Tour
- Coachella 2008 Starts Today
- Stereolab's Tim Gane Talks Chemical Chords
Thu: 04-24-08
- Steve Albini Recording New Scott Weiland Album
- Liars Spice up Radiohead Tour With Headlining Shows
- Awesome Color Serve Up Second LP for Ecstatic Peace
- French Kicks Go Swimming on New Album, Tour
- Nomo Prepare New LP, Contribute to Art Installation
- Beck Announces Summer Tour
- Dresden Dolls Compile Odds and Ends on Comp, Tour
- Bonnie "Prince" Billy Sheds Light on New Album, Tour
- Patti Smith and Kevin Shields' Coral Sea Coming to CD
- Atlas Sound, Hot Chip's Taylor Remix Sian Alice Group
- CSS New Album Title: Donkey
- Bill Callahan Extends Tour
- Photos: Paul Simon / Grizzly Bear [Brooklyn, NY; 04/23/08]
- Radio Slave Project Quiet Village Scores a Silent Movie
- Update: Cat Power "Lord" License Agreement Reached
- Paul Weller Dreams Up New LP With Oasis, Blur Mates
- Beach Boys Box Classic Singles, Brian Wilson Tours
- !!!, DJ Shadow/Cut Chemist, MSTRKRFT Do Camp Bisco
- Hold Steady Sign Overseas Deal With Rough Trade
- Interpol, Death Cab, Gnarls, Justice Do Quart Fest
Wed: 04-23-08
- Crystal Castles Caught Up in Artwork Controversy
- Essie Jain Readies Second Album for June Release
- Cut Copy Tour With Shocking Pinks, Juan Maclean
- Shocker: Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III Pushed Back
- Blood on the Wall Touring Yet Again
- Architecture in Helsinki: New EP, Tour With El Guincho
- Earth Hit the Road
- Apples in Stereo, the Coup, Mahjongg Play FreeKY Fest
- Cat Power Reschedules Canceled Dates
- Justice, Spank Rock Lead Ed Rec Vol III
- PAS/CAL Finally Ready to Share Full-Length Debut
- Dirty Projectors Sign to Domino, Prep Two New LPs
- Hold Steady, Vampire Weekend, LSF Rock Capitol Hill
- Richie Ramone Royalties Lawsuit Dismissed
- Islands' Thorburn + Jim Guthrie = Human Highway
Tue: 04-22-08
- My Bloody Valentine Lead Unfuckingbelievable Lineup for New York All Tomorrow's Parties Fest
- Kraftwerk Drama: Alleged Beef With Kling Klang, Florian Schneider Missing From U.S. Tour
- Frightened Rabbit Tour Both Sides of the Pond
- Arcade Fire Plan Obama Shows With Superchunk!
- Tegan and Sara Serve Up Live EP, Add Dates
- Burial to Craft Next DJ-Kicks Mix
- Nellie McKay Scores Election Musical, Plans Shows
- !!!, Yeasayer, No Age Play Free Yr Radio Series
- Ladyhawk Hit the Road With Neva Dinova
- The Cinematic Orchestra Deliver Live Album, Plan Gigs
- Conor Oberst Cuts Solo Album for Merge Records
- Photos: Sunset Rubdown Polaroids
- Mum Kick Off U.S. Tour
- The Next Peter Bjorn and John Album: Instrumental!
- Black Kids Just Keep on Touring
- M.I.A., Goldfrapp, Justice, Hercules Do Sonar Fest
Mon: 04-21-08
- Is This Really the New Weezer Album Cover?
- Hot Chip Line Up New Single, Tour
- Pitchfork.tv Seeks Camera Assistants for NYC Internship
- Peter Moren Kicks Off North American Tour
- T.V. Eye: April 21-27, 2008
- She & Him Postpone NYC Gig, Team With Yo La Tengo
- Photos: Man Man / Yeasayer [Minneapolis, MN; 04/18/08]
- Radiohead to Go "Green" on "Conan O'Brien"
- 4AD Reveal New Version of Atlas Sound's Blind
- Weezer Reveal "Red Album" Tracklist, Bonus Cuts
- Thurston, Ranaldo, Cluster, Tony Conrad Do No Fun
- EPMD Hit the Road
- Jay Reatard Preps Next 7", Chaos Erupts at Toronto Gig
- Mudhoney Gear up for Superfuzz Reissue, New Album
- Yellow Swans Break Up
- The Narrator Call It Quits, Plan Farewell Shows
- RZA Talks Bobby Digital, Wu-Tang Clan Drama
Fri: 04-18-08
- Spoon, Les Savy Fav, Dodos Added to Pitchfork Festival
- Pitchfork's Guide to Record Store Day
- Go-Betweens' Forster Issues First Solo LP in 12 Years
- Au Return With Verbs, Tour
- Nachtmystium Plan New Album, EP, Live Excursion
- Cajun Dance Party Dish Out Debut LP on XL
- David Byrne and Brian Eno Working Together Again
- Cat Power Hurts Vocal Cords, Postpones Dates
- Slaraffenland, Efterklang Do Joint North American Tour
- White Rabbits Tour With Miles Benjamin Anthony...
- Thalia Zedek Expands Backing Band for New Album
- Neil Hamburger Sings Country Winners on Tour
- Neko Case Hurts Foot, Leaves New Pornographers Tour
- Two Pipettes Enter, Two Pipettes Leave
- Islands Throw Some Dates on That Tour
- Stereolab to Issue Chemical Chords in August
- Flight of the Conchords Deliver Debut LP, Hit t