christo unveils over the river project

bulgarian environmental artist christo and his partner jeanne-claude have unveiled their next project: over the river, for the arkansas river in colorada (usa). from their website:

"Fabric panels suspended horizontally clear of and high above the water level will follow the configuration and width of the changing course of the river, during a period of two consecutive weeks to be selected between mid-July and mid-August of any given year in the future, in 2009 at the earliest.

Steel wire cables, anchored on the upper part of the riverbanks, will cross the river and serve as attachment for the fabric panels. The woven fabric panels, sewn in advance, with rows of grommets at the edges perpendicular to the river, will create shimmering waves of fabric, 8 to 25 feet (2.4 to 7.6 meters) above the water. The 6.7 mile (10,7 kilometer) long stream of successive panels will be interrupted by bridges, rocks, trees, and bushes and for esthetic reasons, creating abundant flows of light.

Wide clearance between the banks and the edges of the fabric panels will create a play of contrast allowing sunlight to illuminate the river on both sides. When seen from underneath, standing on the rocks, at the edge of the river, at water level or by rafting, the luminous and translucent fabric will highlight the contours of the clouds, the mountains and the vegetation."

read more here.

the arkansas river is a popular rafting river, and rafters will be allowed to raft under under the installation. should be ready in 2009.

motley crue: the movie

motley crue is ready to hit the big screen. from their website:

"The raunchy tale of rocker group Motley Crue's rise to the top is being made into a feature film.

‘The Dirt’ is being made by Paramount Classics and MTV Films, and will be based on the rockers' 2001 book "The Dirt: Confessions Of The World's Most Notorious Rock Band."

The book was written by bandmates Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, Mick Mars and Vince Neil, along with writer Neil Strauss.

It tells the story of the band's rise, complete with all the ups and downs of friendships, on the tour and in the recording studio.

All of the band members, along with Strauss, will serve as executive producers on the film.

Larry Charles, who directed ‘Masked and Anonymous’ which starred singer Bob Dylan, will direct the film and help the band bring their story to the big screen."

snow patrol interview

the guardian has an interview with gary lightbody of snow patrol. one quote: "i used to be a total wanker". read the interview here.

modest mouse on tour

modest mouse hit the road:

Sun Aug 6 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
Tue Aug 8 Sacramento, CA Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
Wed Aug 9 Bend, OR Les Schwab Amphitheater
Thu Aug 10 Troutdale, OR Edgefield

four new sufjan stevens songs

i guess i'm floating has four songs of sufjan stevens' new album the avalanche: outtakes and extras from the illinois album:
dear mr. supercomputer
adlai stevenson
the henney buggy band
the avalanche
check them out here.

listen to the new pearl jam

aol has a stream available of the new self-titled pearl jam record. here.

justin hawkins makes soccer song

when announced that embrace would record the official 2006 england world cup song, a lot of english artists said they would make a protest song (amongst who happy monday bez and graham coxon). the darkness singer justin hawkins and his solo project british whale also made an effort. he just finished soccer anthem england. and the lyrics are a bit controversial, mentioning world war 2: "we fought them on the beaches, now we'll play them on the field. once again, the world will surely yield."
anyhow, listen to the song on british whale's myspace site.

james hetfield formes charity supergroup

metallica singer james hetfield forms a band with alice in chains guitarist jerry cantrell and drummer sean kinney, and metallica bassist robert trujillo. they will play an addiction charity fundraising gig at the henry fonda theater (los angeles) on may 12th.

world party: new record + tour

and another 90's band is back: world party. their new cd/dvd dumping up (previous record egyptology dates from 1997) hits stores may 2nd, and the party is coming your way. check the dates on their website.
mp3's on stereogum.

lemonheads reunite

from their website:

"LEMONHEADS RE-UNITE, SIGN TO VAGRANT

New Album Due Out Fall 2006

(April 26, 2006) – Vagrant Records is proud to announce that THE LEMONHEADS have signed to the label. The recently re-formed band is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on what will be their eighth studio album in a career that spans over two decades.

Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Evan Dando is co-producing the album with drummer Bill Stevenson (Descendents, Black Flag), and the band is rounded out with bass player Karl Alvarez (Descendents). NYC-based Dando self-funded the project and has been recording in Stevenson’s Colorado studio off and on during the last year.

"The thing I remember most about Vagrant's first year is being locked up in my apartment, drinking coffee, stuffing 7"’s into envelopes and listening to It's A Shame About Ray on cassette all day, every day. If it wasn't for that record, we probably would've left the apartment eventually and given up the label. Nobody writes songs like Evan Dando, nobody sings likes him...the new songs are incredible. He is in top form." -- Rich Egan, Vagrant Records President

One of the most beloved bands of to emerge from the Boston post-punk scene of the late 80’s, The Lemonheads released three albums on Taang! before signing to Atlantic Records. They released their breakthrough album, It’s A Shame About Ray in 1992 and it went on to sell over a million copies worldwide. “Into Your Arms,” a track from their 1993 disc, Come On Feel The Lemonheads was their first single to hit the Billboard charts. After the release of Car Button Cloth in 1996 the band toured extensively - playing festivals worldwide, from Europe and the UK to South America. Dando took a break from the Lemonheads in the late 90’s to concentrate on his solo recording. He released Baby I’m Bored, in 2003."

stereogum has some lemonheads mp3's.

we are scientists keep touring

we are scientists just added a series of uk dates to their tour (october/november). here's the dates (all of them!):

Thu April 27 2006 Providence, RI / Living Room /
Fri May 5 2006, London, GB / Fopp Store Camden
Tue May 9 2006 Tokyo, JP / Shibuya Duo
Wed May 10 2006 Osaka, JP / Quattro
Thu May 11 2006 Nagoya, JP / Quattro
Fri May 12 2006 Tokyo, JP / Quattro
Sat May 20 2006 Mexico City, MX / Parque Ecologico
Fri May 26 2006 Victoria, BC / Sugar /
Sat May 27 2006 Vancouver, BC / Commodore Ballroom /
Sun May 28 2006 Seattle, WA / Gorge Amphitheater / Sasquatch Festival /
Mon May 29 2006 Portland, OR / Roseland Theater /
Wed May 31 2006 San Francisco, CA / Warfield
Fri June 2 2006 San Diego, CA / Soma /
Sat June 3 2006 Los Angeles, CA / Wiltern Theatre
Sun June 4 2006 Tempe, AZ / Marquee /
Tue June 6 2006 Dallas, TX / Granada Theatre
Wed June 7 2006 Austin, TX / Stubb’s
Thu June 8 2006 Houston, TX / Warehouse /
Sat June 10 2006 Atlanta, GA / Tabernacle /
Sun June 11 2006 Norfolk, VA / Norva /
Mon June 12 2006 Baltimore, MD / Sonar
Wed June 14 2006 New York, NY / Roseland Ballroom
Thu June 15 2006 Boston, MA / Avalon /
Fri June 16 2006 Montreal, QC / Le Medley
Sat June 17 2006 Toronto, ON / Kool Haus /
Sun June 18 2006 Detroit, MI / State Theatre /
Mon June 19 2006 Lansing, MI / Temple Bar
Tue June 20 2006 Cleveland, OH / Grog Shop /
Wed June 21 2006 Chicago, IL / Metro /
Sun June 23 2006 Indianapolis, IN / Emmerson Theatre
Mon June 26 2006 Columbus, OH / Little Brother’s /
Tue June 27 2006 Washington, DC / Black Cat /
Wed June 28 2006 Philadelphia, PA / Theatre of Living Arts /
Thu June 29 2006 Brooklyn, NY / Warsaw /
Fri June 30 2006 New York, NY / Irving Plaza
Sat July 1 2006 Northampton, MA / Pearl St.
Sun July 2 2006 Boston, MA / Paradise
Fri October 20 2006 Norwich, GB / UEA
Sat October 21 2006 Sheffield, GB / Octagon
Sun October 22 2006 Manchester, GB / Apollo
Mon October 23 2006 Leeds, GB / University
Tue October 24 2006 Newcastle, GB / Academy
Wed October 25 2006 Aberdeen, GB / Music Hall
Fri October 27 2006 Glasgow, SC / Academy
Sat October 28 2006 Belfast, NI / Limelight
Sun October 29 2006 Galway, IE / Roisin Dubh
Mon October 30 2006 Dublin, IE / Ambassador
Tue October 31 2006 Cardiff, GB / University
Fri November 3 2006 Birmingham, GB / Academy
Sat November 4 2006 Nottingham, GB / Rock City
Sun November 5 2006 Bristol, GB / Academy
Mon November 6 2006 Exeter, GB / University
Tue November 7 2006 Southampton, GB / Guildhall
Thu November 9 2006 London, GB / Brixton Academy

viggo mortensen in new david cronenberg film

actor viggo mortensen seems to like his a history of violence cooperation with director david cronenberg (also: scanners, the fly, naked lunch, crash, existenz). he's teaming up with the canadian filmmaker again, for his thriller eastern promises, about a london nurse who investigates the identity of a russian girl who died during childbirth. mortensen won't play the nurse, but some mystery man caught up in the russian maffia.

mariah carey buys marilyn monroe's piano

mariah carey bought a piano owned by marilyn monroe at a christie's auction. she paid $ 662,500 and said: "it was either the piano or three new gucci bags".

gorillaz: the opera

gorillaz keep making headlines. after the split, the film, the las vegas shows, the tv series and the fifth member, now there's the gorillaz opera. top opera house staatsoper in berlin (germany) put monkey journey to the west on its 2007 calender.

it's an opera based on gorillaz music, vocals written by chen shi-zeng, music written by damon albarn. the story, about buddhist reincarnation, is based on the book xi you ji by chinese novelist/poet wu cheng'en (1500-1582), and tells the story of monkey king on his trip through india. the staatsoper say they're doing this to reach a younger audience.

premiere: july 31st 2007, in berlin. the gorillaz opera will also come to paris (france) and manchester (england).

underworld return to the shelves

underworld seemed to have disappeared. now the british electronic music trio are ready to resurface. currently they are working on the soundtrack for anthony minghella's (director of the english patient, the talented mr. ripley and cold mountain) new film breaking and entering, which features martin freeman, jude law, ray winstone and juliette binoche.

underworld are also preparing their fifth studio album, which will be available in shops (!). in 2005 they released two compilations (pizza for eggs and lovely broken thing) which were only available as downloads on their website.

new sufjan stevens - the henney buggy band mp3

download the mp3 on stereogum. the henney buggy band is a song from the new record the avalanche: outtakes and extras from the illinois album of indie rock hottie sufjan stevens, which will be out on july 25th. (thanks stereogum)

here's the complete track listing:
1. The Avalanche
2. Dear Mr Supercomputer
3. Adlai Stevenson
4. The Vivian Girls Are Visited In the Night by Saint Dargarius and his Squadron of Benevolent Butterflies
5. Chicago (acoustic version)
6. The Henney Buggy Band
7. Saul Bellow
8. Carlyle Lake
9. Springfield, or Bobby Got a Shadfly Caught in his Hair
10. The Mistress Witch from McClure (or, The Mind That Knows Itself)
11. Kaskaskia River (2:15)
12. Chicago (adult contemporary easy listening version)
13. Inaugural Pop Music for Jane Margaret Byrne
14. No Man's Land
15. The Palm Sunday Tornado Hits Crystal Lake
16. The Pick-up
17. The Perpetual Self, or "What Would Saul Alinsky Do?"
18. For Clyde Tombaugh
19. Chicago (Multiple Personality Disorder version)
20. Pittsfield
21. The Undivided Self (for Eppie and Popo)

michelle rodriguez in jail

lost star michelle rodriguez (whom you also might know from girlfight, the fast and the furious or s.w.a.t.) has chosen to spend five days in a hawaii jail, plus paying a $ 500 fine, instead of doing 240 hours of community service. the actress, who plays ana lucia in lost, was caught driving under influence on december 1st on the island of oahu (where lost is filmed), with a blood-alcohol level of 0.17, more than twice the legal limit of 0.08. this isn't the first time rodriguez has problems with the authorities, but we won't start talking about that...

15 minutes after they pulled over rodriguez, police halted cynthia watros (libby in lost) with a blood-alcohol level of 0.10. watros was fined $ 312, has to undergo an alcohol assessment and 14 hours of counseling. she also had her driving license suspended for 90 days.

bouncing souls - golden song mp3

punk rockers bouncing souls will release their the golden record on june 6th. the first single will be the golden song.
download the golden song. (thanks to productshopnyc)

golden record track listing:
1. The Gold Song
2. So Jersey
3. Sounds Of The City
4. The Pizza Song
5. Sarah Saturday
6. Better Things
7. The Messenger
8. Lean On Sheena
9. Letter From Iraq
10. The New Thing
11. Midnight Mile
12. For All The Unheard

tour dates:
6/01 Knitting Factory - NYC, NY
6/02 Knitting Factory - NYC, NY
6/03 Knitting Factory - NYC, NY
6/04 Knitting Factory - NYC, NY
6/05 Knitting Factory - NYC, NY
6/06 Knitting Factory - NYC, NY
6/10 Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
6/15 - 8/13: WARPED TOUR:
6/15 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavillion
6/16 Columbus, OH Germain Amphitheater
6/17 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheater
6/18 Minneapolis, MN Hub.H.Humphrey Metrodome
6/19 Bonner Springs, KS Verizon Wireless
6/21 Nashville, TN Starwood Amphitheater
6/22 Jacksonville, FL Met Park
6/23 Saint Petersburg, FL Vinoy Park
6/24 Miami, FL Bicentennial Park
6/25 Orlando, FL Tinker Field
6/26 Ladson , SC Exchange Park Fairgrounds
6/27 Raleigh, NC Alltel Pavillion at Walnut Creek
6/28 Atlanta, GA Hi Fi Buys Amphitheater
6/30 Houston, TX Reliant Center
7/1 Dallas, TX
7/2 San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
7/3 Las Cruces, NM New Mexico State University
7/4 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion
7/6 San Diego, CA Coors Amphitheater
7/7 Pomona, CA LA County Fairgrounds
7/8 San Francisco, CA Pier 30/32
7/9 Fresno, CA Selland Arena
7/11 Ventura, CA Seaside Park
7/12 Los Angeles, CA Dodger Stadium
7/13 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheater
7/14 Boise, ID Treasure Valley Speedway
7/15 George, WA Gorge Amphitheater
7/16 Portland, OR Columbia Meadows
7/18 Vancouver, BC Thunderbird Stadium
7/20 Calgary, AB Race City Speedway
7/22 Salt Lake City, UT Utah State Fairpark
7/23 Denver, CO Invesco Field at Mile High
7/25 St. Louis, MO UMB Bank Pavilion
7/26 Cincinnatii, OH Riverbend Music Center
7/27 Pittsburgh, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion
7/28 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
7/29 Detroit, MI Comerica Lot/ Woodward Avenue
7/30 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Chicago
8/1 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake PAC
8/2 Fitchburg, MA Fitchburg Airport
8/3 Camden, NJ Tweeter Center At The Waterfront
8/4 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
8/5 Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
8/6 Old Bridge, NJ Englishtown Raceway
8/8 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
8/9 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
8/10 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavillion at Stone Ridge
8/11 Cleveland, OH Tower City Amphitheater
8/12 Barrie, ON Park Place (Molson Park)
8/13 Montreal, QC Parc Jean Drapeau

wes anderson commercial

director wes anderson (the life aquatic with steve zissou, the royal tenenbaums) made this lovely commercial for american express. (seen on productshopnyc)



and while you're at youtube.com, also check out m. night shyamalan's (director of the sixth sense, unbreakable, signs, the village, lady in the water) rather weird effort for american express. well, of course it's weird, what did you expect?

webcomic tattoos

webcomics are cool. tattoos are cool. add those two up:
webcomic + tattoo = webcomic tattoo.
check out some examples:







more? here!
seen on boing boing.

gorilla biscuits reunite

legendary new york hardcore punk band gorilla biscuits reunite. they will be touring across america this august.
the band already played a reunion show on august 14th 2005 as a benefit to save legendary rock club cbgb.
gorilla biscuits released its last record start today in 1989. after that, guitarist walter schreifels played in quicksand and rival schools. singer anthony "civ" civocelli started civ and opened his tattoo studio lotus tattoo.
more details about the summer reunion tour soon.

three mile pilot: new record

indie rockers three mile pilot are ready to release a new album. the band released their last album another desert, another see in 1997, but never officialy broke up. now armistead burwell smith iv (a.k.a. zach smith, bass and vocals in 3mp, formed pinback after the break-up) and pall jenkins (guitar and vocals in 3mp, formed the black heart procession after the split) both confirmed that they recorded new three mile pilot material. touch & go records confirmed the 2007 release.

al pacino joins ocean's 13

al pacino will play willie banks, a casino and hotel owner in las vegas, in the upcoming ocean's 13. director steven soderbergh starts shooting the film on july 21st. other members of the cast are george clooney, matt damon, brad pitt, ellen barkin, matt damon, andy garcia, bernie mac, casey affleck, carl reiner and scott caan.

kula shaker extend comeback tour

kula shaker extend their uk comeback tour, which started this month. the new dates:

May 8th, Bristol Fleece
May 9th, Leeds Cockpit
May 10th, Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
May 12th, Liverpool Stanley Theatre
May 13th, Sheffield Plug
May 16th, Norwich Waterfront
May 17th, London Scala
May 18th, Oxford Zodiac

neil young: the blog

neil young currently seems to be hotter than suri and brangelina together! that's some fine news. and there's more. his new album living with war got a fellow blog (reprise records is working hard lately). check it for lyrics, etc.
the track listing for living with war:

01 After the Garden
02 Living With War
03 The Restless Consumer
04 Shock and Awe
05 Families
06 Flags of Freedom
07 Let's Impeach the President
08 Lookin' for a Leader
09 Roger and Out
10 America the Beautiful

quentin tarantino makes jimi hendrix biopic

from contactmusic:

"QUENTIN TARANTINO has reportedly signed on to direct the long-awaited JIMI HENDRIX biopic. The PULP FICTION movie-maker is huge fan of the script of the film, according to producers at Dragonslayer Films, and will team up with Hendrix's brother LEON to tell the story of the guitar great's life. Tarantino will have full access to Hendrix's music and likeness when he starts shooting is scheduled to begin later this year (06) in Seattle, Washington; New York, Toronto, Canada; and London. Senior executive producer ELLE VON LEAR has access to interviews and live footage of the rock legend, which will be incorporated in the film."

create the fifth gorillaz member

they're calling it quits by the end of this year with a big show in las vegas. they want to make a movie. and gorillaz have more plans. now, they're looking for a fifth member. together with hay festival in wales (may 26th - june 4th), they've created a competition for kids between 9 and 16 to create the fifth gorillaz member.
enter those illustrations before may 12th. more info here.

lost becomes interactive game

hit tv series lost will become the interactive game the lost experience, abc announced yesterday. from the tailsection:

"Details have finally made their way out of the hushed halls of ABC concerning a massive campaign designed to keep LOST fresh on fans minds between the finale of season 2 and the premiere of season 3 in September.

ABC, Channel 4 Television in the U.K, and Australia Channel 7 will launch the 'Lost Experience,' a revolutionary interactive experience based on the international hit television series, 'Lost'. Working together, more than 30 broadcasters from Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific and the Middle East will release clues with new information regarding the mystery and mythology of the island featured in the series. Fans looking to solve the puzzle will find audio, video, and text clues in locations around the world, along with an online community in which to connect and collaborate with others. Just like any other good mystery, clues can and will happen anywhere at anytime across multiple platforms.

The rumor is that official details will be released after the recap episode "Reckoning" airs on April 26th."

coldplay: rolling stone interview mp3

download the mp3 here.
coldplay frontman chris martin and guitarist jonny buckland talk to the staff of rolling stone in new york.

pharrell designs jewellery for louis vuitton

rapper/producer pharrell williams (n*e*r*d, the neptunes) will design a line of jewellery for louis vuitton. pharrell was asked by vuitton designer marc jacobs to team up with jewellery designer camille miceli (who recently styled mariah carey's music video for say somethin'). the first collection should be out in 2007.
pharrell already got some designing experience, designing watches for jacob the jeweller, and a series of sunglasses for the louis vuittonsummer 2005 collection.

star wars released in 3d

the 1977 sci-fi classic star wars: a new hope will be released in 3d, together with the film's 30th anniversary. director george lucas is such a fan of the 3d technique, he's also considering releasing the five star wars sequels in 3d, putting them out a year apart from each another.
other films that are considered for a 3d release: peter jackson's lord of the rings, and james cameron's titanic.

snoop writes novel

rapper snoop dogg is currently writing his debut novel love don't live here no more, telling the story of a young man in south california who's struggling to make a life in the hip-hop world. the book should be out in october of this year, and is the first in a series of books snoop is planning to write. literaturizzle!

depeche mode release 50 live cd's

hey, these guys have to eat too. so buy them all!
from their website:

"50 official live recordings announced
Available to pre-order now!

Depeche Mode are proud to announce an exciting new collaboration with Live Here Now that will see 50 dates on their current world tour recorded and released as limited edition CD's and digital downloads.

Depeche Mode will play to more than two and a half million people across 31 countries during the "Touring The Angel" 2005/6 World Tour.

Recording will begin at the legendary Shoreline Amphitheater in California, where the band headline on Thursday, April 27th. After numerous dates across the United States, Depeche Mode return to Europe for a series of stadium shows and festival appearances throughout the summer.

Each concert will be recorded and mixed, giving fans a unique high-quality souvenir that truly captures the energy and atmosphere of the legendary Depeche Mode live experience. The two-disc set is available for a limited time and is packaged with deluxe artwork featuring new and exclusive photographs by Anton Corbijn. Fans can order at the venue on the night or online.

Live Here Now was established in 2004 to produce legal official concert recordings and offers a legitimate alternative to widespread live music piracy. Their clients to date include Moby, Goldfrapp, Mylo, Erasure, Heaven 17 and Throbbing Gristle."

these are their tour dates:

Thu, Apr 27th, 2006 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sat, Apr 29th, 2006 Indio, CA Coachella
Sun, Apr 30th, 2006 Las Vegas, NV Theater Under the Stars at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tue, May 2nd, 2006 El Paso, TX Don Haskins Center
Thu, May 4th, 2006 Mexico City, Mexico Foro Sol Stadium
Fri, May 5th, 2006 Mexico City, Mexico Foro Sol Stadium
Sun, May 7th, 2006 Monterrey, Mexico Arena
Wed, May 10th, 2006 Kansas City, MO Starlight Amphitheater
Thu, May 11th, 2006 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
Sat, May 13th, 2006 Wantaugh, NY Jones Beach Amphitheater
Sun, May 14th, 2006 Holmdel, NJ PNC BankArts Center
Wed, May 17th, 2006 Montréal, PQ Bell Centre
Thu, May 18th, 2006 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Sat, May 20th, 2006 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata
Sun, May 21st, 2006 Washington, DC (Bristow, VA) Nissan Pavilion
Fri, Jun 2nd, 2006 Nuremberg, Germany Rock im Park
Sun, Jun 4th, 2006 Nurburgring, Germany Rock am Ring
Mon, Jun 5th, 2006 Hannover, Germany Bremen Weser Stadion
Wed, Jun 7th, 2006 Aarhus, Denmark Aarhus Stadium
Fri, Jun 9th, 2006 Warsaw, Poland Legia Stadium
Sun, Jun 11th, 2006 Bratislava, Slovakia Inter-Bratislava Stadium
Mon, Jun 12th, 2006 Budapest, Hungary Puskas Ferenc Stadium
Wed, Jun 14th, 2006 Ljubljana, Slovenia Central Bezigrad Stadium
Fri, Jun 16th, 2006 Imola, Italy Heikeken Jamming Festival
Sat, Jun 17th, 2006 Interlaken, Switzerland Greenfield Festival
Wed, Jun 21st, 2006 Sofia, Bulgaria Locomotive Stadium
Fri, Jun 23rd, 2006 Bucharest, Romania National Stadium
Sun, Jun 25th, 2006 London, UK London Wireless Festival
Mon, Jun 26th, 2006 Dublin, Ireland The Point
Thu, Jun 29th, 2006 Arras, France Arras City Square
Sat, Jul 1st, 2006 Belfort, France Eurockeennes Festival
Sun, Jul 2nd, 2006 Werchter, Belgium Werchter Festival
Thu, Jul 6th, 2006 Kristiansand, Norway Quart Festival
Mon, Jul 10th, 2006 Locarno, Switzlerland Moon & Stars
Wed, Jul 12th, 2006 Berlin, Germany Waldbuhne
Thu, Jul 13rd, 2006 Berlin, Germany Waldbuhne
Sat, Jul 15th, 2006 Leipzig, Germany Festwiese
Mon, Jul 17th, 2006 Rome, Italy Curva Olympico
Wed, Jul 19th, 2006 Nyon, Switzlerland Paleo Festival
Thu, Jul 20th, 2006 Nimes, France Antic Arena
Sat, Jul 22nd, 2006 San Sebastian, Spain Estadio Anoeta
Sun, Jul 23rd, 2006 Spain Benicassim Festival
Tue, Jul 25th, 2006 Torrevieja (Alicante), Spain Parque Antonio Soria
Wed, Jul 26th, 2006 Granada, Spain Plaza de Toros
Fri, Jul 28th, 2006 Lisbon, Portugal Alvalarde Stadium
Sun, Jul 30th, 2006 Istanbul, Turkey Kurucesme Arena
Tue, Aug 1st, 2006 Athens, Greece Terra Vibe
Thu, Aug 3rd, 2006 Tel Aviv, Israel VENUE TBA

neil young's new album: online before release

fans will be able to listen to neil young's new, anti-war album living with war on his website before the records hits the stores. on monday april 28th the songs will appear on young's website, downloads will be available from may 2nd. reprise records is planning to release the cd between may 5th and 15th.

b-52's cancel european tour

from their website:

"The B-52’s have had to make the very tough decision to withdraw from their European summer touring plans. At present they are deeply involved in the writing of their next album, and they have become so excited with its progress that they now feel quite strongly about not wanting to disrupt their momentum. The band is sorry to disappoint all their fans and the promoters who have been eagerly anticipating their return to Europe. They are very much looking forward to presenting and touring behind their new album in early 2007."

xiu xiu: tour dates

experimental indie band xiu xiu hit the road:

April 18 Troubadour (BRISBANE)
April 20 Hopetoun Hotel (SYDNEY)
April 21 Northcote Social Club (MELBOURNE)
April 21 Schooner Tavern (AUCKLAND)
April 28 Athens, Underworld Greece
April 29 Festival Printemps de Bourges France
May 4 - Ancona - Thermos ITALY
May 5 - Legnano (MI) - Jail ITALY
May 6 - Bologna - Covo ITALY
May 7 - Trieste - Teatro Miela ITALY
May 9 - Roma - Circolo degli Artisti ITALY
May 10 - Napoli - Galleria Toledo ITALY
May 11 - Genova - Banano Tsunami (Porto Antico) ITALY
May 12 - Basel, Hirscheneck SWITZERLAND
May 13 - Munich, Rote Sonne GERMANY
May 14 Vienna, Chelsea AUSTRIA
May 16 - Schorndorf, Manufaktur GERMANY
May 17 Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS
May 18 - Koeln, Gebaeude GERMANY
May 19 Den Haag, Ground One Festival NETHERLANDS
May 20 Diksmuide, 4AD BELGIUM
May 22 - Hamburg, Uebel & Gefaehrlich GERMANY
May 23 Berlin, Volksbuehne GERMANY
May 24 Festival Elektricity Reims FRANCE
May 25 Le Nouveau Casino / Paris FRANCE
May 26 L'olympic / Nantes FRANCE
May 27 Le confort moderne / Poitiers FRANCE
May 28 TARRAGONA Sala Zero)
May 29 MADRID (Café la palma)
May 30 CASTELLON (Ricoamor)
May 31 VALLADOLID (Malbicho)
June 1 VIGO (Vademecwm)
June 2 LEIRIA (Teatro Miguel Franco)
June 3 GIJON (Festival Intersecciones)
June 4 BARCELONA (Festival Primavera Sound)
June 17 Guadalajara, México

stream some xiu xiu songs here.

smashing pumpkins are back

the smashing pumpkins reunited! from their website:

"it's official, The Smashing Pumpkins are currently writing songs for their upcoming album, their first since 2000. no release date has yet been set, but the band plans to begin recording this summer."

we bet they'll have a fight and split again before anyone has heard anything...

flaming lips: tour

the flaming lips are ready to conquer the world:

2006-04-22 London, UK - Royal Albert Hall
2006-04-24 Birmingham, UK - Academy
2006-04-27 Amsterdam, Holland - Paradiso
2006-04-28 Paris, France - Bataclan
2006-04-30 Bourge, France - Carré d'Auron / Palais des Congrés
2006-05-02 Stockholm, Sweden - Cirkus
2006-05-03 Copenhagen, Denmark - Tivoli Gardens
2006-05-04 Hamburg, Germany - Markethall
2006-05-21 Atlanta, GA - Southern Comfort Music Experience, Centennial Park
2006-05-24 San Diego, CA - SDSU Open Air Theater
2006-05-27 George, WA - Sasquatch Festival, Gorge Ampitheatre
2006-05-28 Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater
2006-06-02 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound festival
2006-06-04 Gent, Belgium - Vooruit
2006-06-05 Heerlen, Holland - Pinkpop - John Peel Stage
2006-06-06 Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall
2006-06-10 Lawrence, KS - Wakarusa Festival - Clinton Lake State Park
2006-06-23 London, UK - Wireless Festival, Hyde Park
2006-06-24 Kilkenny, Ireland - Nowlan Park, supporting Bob Dylan
2006-06-25 Leeds, UK - Wireless Festival, Harewood House
2006-06-28 Munich, Germany - Elserhalle
2006-06-30 Weisen, Austria - ForestGlade Festival
2006-07-01 Ferrara, Italy - Piazza Castello
2006-07-22 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
2006-07-23 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
2006-07-28 Twin Lakes, WI - Hedgpeth Festival
2006-07-29 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Ampitheater
2006-08-03 Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center
2006-08-05 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza - Grant Park
2006-08-24 Saint Paul, MN - Minnesota State Fair/Grandstand
2006-09-15 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits - Zilker Park

von bondies need your help

from the von bondies website:

"Fancy yourself an artist? Do you wear a beret and sport a pencil-thin mustache? Do you wear clothing only in the darkest shades of black? No? Well, even if your artistic abilities are so horrible that you can't even draw a simple smiley face, we need you to send in your ideas for Von Bondies artwork. We've been so busy working on our new album that our brains are fried. Completely fried. Moreover, we really want to see what our beloved fans are capable of. So send us designs for t-shirts, album and single covers, posters... Anything. Scan them, Or take digital photos of them. Or describe them in words. And e-mail them to vonbondies@hotmail.com. The best ideas will receive a really special prize. A really, really special prize."

lordi at eurovision song contest 2006

finland sends a fantastic act to this year's eurovision song contest (on may 20th) in athens (greece): lordi. it's a hardrock band with costumes and masks, and reminds us of gwar. check out lordi performing their song hard rock hallelujah at the semi finals of the finish pre eurovision contest here. let's rock!
they got a nice videoclip too. here!
or check out their live performance at nosturi in helsinki on march 11th of this year. wait for the priest (after about one minute). and those explosions!



don't forget to vote. hard! rock! hard! rock!

looking for some furniture to put your books in?

well then, take a look at this italian designed armchair library from nobody & co. you can put five linear meters of books in it. handy, no?
(seen on boing boing)



another nice piece of furniture to stack away your books is the swiss made set 26 (unfortunately, the site is only in german). they make the 26 letters of the alphabet as cupboards. you can have them as a closed closed with doors, or as a closet that's closed at the front, and open at the back, whick is nice if you decided to make a "BAR" and want to put away all those bottles and glasses. comes in five colours.

silver mt. zion + black heart procession: european tour

canadian post-rock outfit thee silver mt. zion memorial orchestra and tra-la-la band are touring europe, together with black heart procession. check the dates:

Sat Apr 29 2006 LE PRINTEMPS BOURGES FRANCE
Sun Apr 30 2006 LA CIGALLE PARIS FRANCE
Mon May 1 2006 LE GRAND MIX TOURCOING FRANCE
Tue May 2 2006 KULTURFABRIK LUXEMBOURG LUXEMBOURG
Wed May 3 2006 BOTANIQUE BRUSSELS BELGIUM
Thu May 4 2006 BROTFABRIK FRANKFURT GERMANY
Fri May 5 2006 ROCKHOUSE SALZBURG AUSTRIA
Sat May 6 2006 DONAU FESTIVAL VIENNA AUSTRIA
Tue May 9 2006 SLO KUD FRANCE PRESCREN LJUBULJANA SLOVENIA
Wed May 10 2006 VELVET ROCK CLUB PORDENONE SWITZERLAND
Thu May 11 2006 COVO BOLOGNA ITALY
Fri May 12 2006 ZERO MUSIC CLUB BERGAMO ITALY
Sat May 13 2006 CIRCOLO DEGLI ARTISTI ROME ITALY
Sun May 14 2006 STAZIO FIERA GENOVA ITALY
Mon May 15 2006 BOA LUZERN SWITZERLAND
Tue May 16 2006 GEBAEUDE 9 COLOGNE GERMANY
Wed May 17 2006 MARIA AM UFER BERLIN GERMANY
Thu May 18 2006 KNUST HAMBURG GERMANY
Fri May 19 2006 PARADISO AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDS
Sat May 20 2006 4AD DIKSMUIDE BELGIUM
Tue May 23 2006 CARTONNERIE REIMS FRANCE
Thu May 25 2006 LE 4SANS BORDEAUX FRANCE
Fri May 26 2006 OLYMPIC NANTES FRANCE
Sat May 27 2006 COMFORD MODERN PORTIERS FRANCE
Mon May 29 2006 ST GEORGES CHURCH BRIGHTON UNITED KINGDOM
Tue May 30 2006 BIERKELLER BRISTOL UNITED KINGDOM
Thu Jun 1 2006 ABC1 GLASGOW UNITED KINGDOM
Fri Jun 2 2006 BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB LEEDS, WY UNITED KINGDOM
Sat Jun 3 2006 RESCUE ROOMS NOTTINGHAM UNITED KINGDOM
Tue Jun 6 2006 KOKO LONDON, LN UNITED KINGDOM
(thanks to southern.com for the capitals)

tagging air force one

ever dreamed of putting your tag on mister president's plane? marc ecko did. he sprayed the words still free on air force one. see his video here.



oh, it's a fake, of course.
seen on boing boing.

dresden dolls interview + tour dates

the guardian has an interview with punk cabaret duo dresden dolls. read it here.

tour dates, anyone?

4.19.06 Jimmy Kimmel Live Hollywood, CA Live TV appearance
4.21.06 Orpheum Theatre Boston, MA
4.22.06 Webster Hall New York, NY
4.27.06 Le Phenix Le Printemps De Bourges, FRA
4.29.06 Abaton Prague, CZK
4.30.06 Danube Festival Main Hall, Krems, Vienna, AUT
5.1.06 Limelight Belfast, IRL
5.2.06 Temple Bar Music Centre Dublin, IRL
5.4.06 The Exchange Edinburgh, SCT
5.5.06 Cathouse Glasgow, SCT
5.6.06 Academy 2 Manchester, UK
5.7.06 Leadmill Sheffield, UK
5.9.06 Academy Birmingham, UK
5.10.06 Junction Cambridge, UK
5.11.06 Concorde 2 Brighton, UK
5.12.06 Astoria London, UK
5.13.06 AB Brussels, BEL
5.14.06 Spiegel Tent Berlin, GER
5.16.06 Spiegel Tent Hamburg, GER
5.17.06 Le Grand Mix Tourcoing, FRA
5.18.06 Bataclan Paris, FRA
5.19.06 La Ramier Toulouse, FRA
5.20.06 Apolo Barcelona, SPA
5.22.06 Moby Dick Madrid, SPA
5.23.06 Casa Das Artes Famalicao, POR
5.25.06 Le Café Music Mont de Marsan, FRA
5.26.06 Ninkasi Lyon, FRA
5.27.06 Fri-Son Fribourg, SUI
5.28.06 Abart Zurich, SUI
5.30.06 Posthof Linz, AUT
5.31.06 Vienna Vienna, AUT
6.1.06 Rolling Stone Milan, ITA
6.2.06 Rock am Ring Nurburgring, GER
6.3.06 Pinkpop Festival Landgraaf, NED
6.4.06 Rock Im Park Festival Nurnberg, GER
6.17.06 Bonnaroo Music Festival Manchester, TN
6.27.06 9:30 Club Washington, DC
7.4.06 Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom Hampton Beach, NH
7.5.06 Dome Theater Niagara Falls, NY
7.6.06 PromoWest Pavilion Columbus, OH
7.8.06 Summerfest 2006 Milwaukee, WI
7.9.06 Myth St. Paul, MN
7.11.06 Bogarts Cincinnati, OH
7.12.06 Plain Dealer Pavilion Cleveland, OH
7.13.06 Orbit Room Grand Rapids, MI
7.14.06 State Theatre Detroit, MI
7.15.06 The Docks Toronto, ON
7.16.06 Metropolis Montreal, QUE
7.18.06 Club Zoo Pittsburgh, PA
7.19.06 Murat Egyptian Room Indianapolis, IN
7.20.06 The Pageant St. Louis, MO
7.21.06 Uptown Theater Kansas City, MO
7.22.06 Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO
7.24.06 In the Venue Salt Lake City, UT
7.25.06 The Big Easy Bourbon Street Boise, ID
7.26.06 Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR
7.27.06 Croatian Cultural Centre Vancouver, BC
7.28.06 The Premier Seattle, WA
8.5.06 Lollapalooza Chicago, IL

bright eyes: tour

bright eyes tour!

06.04 Sun Victoria, BC Royal Theatre Gruff Rhys
06.05 Mon Vancouver, BC Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park Gruff Rhys
06.07 Wed Edmonton, AB Reds Gruff Rhys
06.08 Thu Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall Gruff Rhys
06.09 Fri Saskatoon, SK Wheatlands "A" Gruff Rhys
06.10 Sat Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Theatre Gruff Rhys
06.13 Tue London, ONT Centennial Hall Gruff Rhys
06.14 Wed Toronto, ONT Massey Hall Gruff Rhys
06.16 Fri Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
06.17 Sat Omaha, NE Memorial Park

jack white's coke commercial online

see it here!
white stripes/raconteurs frontman jack white wrote a song for the new coca-cola ad, which now is leaked on youtube. the song lyrics go a little like this: it's the right thing to do, and you know it, it's inside of you, so just show it, love is the truth.
the commercial is shot in the same style as the white stripes video for their 2003 single the hardest button to button (directed by michel gondry).

twilight singers: new album + tour

greg dulli and his twilight singers will release their new album powder burns on may 16th. track listing:

1 Toward the Waves
2 I'm Ready
3 There's Been an Accident
4 Bonnie Brae
5 Forty Dollars
6 Candy Cane Crawl
7 Underneath the Waves
8 My Time (Has Come)
9 Dead to Rights
10 The Conversation
11 Powder Burns
12 I Wish I Was

stream two songs from the new record on their myspace page.

twilight singers tour:

May 18 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theatre
May 19 Chicago, IL Metro
May 20 Newport, KY Southgate House
May 21 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
May 23 Columbus, OH Little Brothers
May 24 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop
May 25 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
May 27 Toronto, Ontario Lee's Palace
May 28 Montreal, Quebec Cabaret du Musee Juste Pour Rire
May 29 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
May 30 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
June 01 New York, NY Irving Plaza
June 02 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
June 03 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
June 05 Atlanta, GA Smith's Olde Bar
June 07 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks
June 09 Austin, TX The Parish
June 10 Dallas, TX Gypsy Tea Room
June 12 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
June 13 Salt Lake City, UT Club Sound
June 15 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
June 16 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
June 17 Seattle, WA Neumos
June 19 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
June 21 Hollywood, CA Avalon
July 06 Manchester, England Manchester Academy 3
July 07 Glasgow, Scotland King Tut's
July 08 Balado, Scotland T in the Park
July 09 Dublin, Ireland Oxegen Festival
July 10 Leeds, England Cockpit
July 11 Nottingham, England Rescue Rooms
July 12 London, England The Garage
July 14 Barcelona, Spain Summercase Festival
July 15 Madrid, Spain Summercase Festival