Credit where it’s due: this morning, Gordon Smart gets The Libertines story right while the NME comes across all print the legend.
Smart boils yesterday’s press conference to the big idea behind the reunion:
PETE DOHERTY admitted yesterday he has been persuaded to reform THE LIBERTINES because the £1.2million fee will pay off his tax bill.[...]Pete said [...]
This had the air of something that might have been an April Fool, but it appears to be genuine – rather than actually interview people for her Fox News Show, Sarah Palin is merely lobbing in old versions of other people’s interviews.
Not in a Wogan Now And Then way. Simply using old stuff, and pretending [...]
I had this wild hair earlier and just had to find a video of a concert that I attended. I first searched for David Bowie in ‘75 at LA Forum, no luck. Then I tried a few shows I’d seen at the LA Sports Arena, no luck. Finally I found one: and the video is [...]
As you may have read on Twitter or can deduce from the image above, my second time attending SXSW was made memorable by planning a day party equally as unforgettable. I had been telling friends and colleagues alike that last year’s inaugural SXSW experience was a whirlwind of sticking IGIF’s toes in the water [...]
Cool stuff from Merge, including a re-release from Superchunk and new music from The Love Language!
Merge Record Store Day exclusives!
Merge will join in the celebration of Record Store Day on Saturday, April 17, with the release of three exclusive 7-inch fromTelekinesis, Superchunk, and a split 7″ with The Love Language & Let’s Wrestle.
Superchunk – “Misfits and [...]
If Lollapalooza curator Perry Farrell didn’t watch the bros at Bonnaroo unveil their lineup in a time-stamped (and annoying) cuckoo clock method, he certainly heard about it. So, naturally, Farrell decided his urban festival inside of Chicago’s Grant Park wasn’t about to be outdone by some hippies on a farm. Taking a cue [...]
Jenks Miller just sent word that Horseback has signed to Relapse and that The Invisible Mountain will be re-released this summer. Here's the full info:
HORSEBACK, the brainchild of Jenks Miller, has released two full-length albums since forming in 2007. The band’s second full-length, The Invisible Mountain, will be re-released through Relapse later this summer. Audio [...]
Seriously, it’s true. Since I didn’t go to SXSW last year, this year was my first experience attending the Levis/Fader Fort in its new suped-up location. The entire affair has turned into quite an operation in the past few years, with long queues to pick up coveted wristbands and much (annoying) line-up teasing via Twitter. [...]
This is directly from the press release, because every bit of it is good. Excellent lineup of local and national acts, including Public Enemy, so you will want to be there. Pertinent info for you: Tickets go on sale TOMORROW!
HOPSCOTCH MUSIC FESTIVAL BRINGS 120 BANDS TO DOWNTOWN RALEIGH SEPT. 9-11, 2010Public Enemy, Panda Bear, Broken [...]
Some people would characterise Michael Jackson super-fans as being a bit dippy.
A group of fans have raised $1,250 to fly an airplane banner over the L.A. County Superior Courthouse between 1-2pm on April 5 … when Dr. Murray is next scheduled to show his face.
The sign will read “We demand justice for Michael Jackson” — [...]