St. Vincent’s Marry Me is out next week on Beggars Banquet. The former Polyphonic Spree choir member is embarking on a tour starting this Friday.
Entries from July 2007
St. Vincent “Marry Me” live
July 3rd, 2007
Van Halen will probably tour this fall despite the giant cloud of ‘bad idea’ floating above their collective heads
July 3rd, 2007
I’m not sure how many red lights Van Halen can ignore before deciding to pull the plug on this reunion idea. It’s invariably going to suck, but the money is probably just too tempting, especially for Roth. Everyone is beyond way too old. I know people will flock to this no matter what because it’s […]
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Maps “It Will Find You” video
July 3rd, 2007
Maps a/k/a James Chapman is the artist of the day over at Spin. His debut We Can Create is available now via Mute. Maps’ methodically layered electronic sounds are put to tape manually in Chapman’s bedroom without the aid of computers. Download “It Will Find You” here.
Girl Talk in Playgirl, eating hot dogs, quitting job, touring
July 2nd, 2007
In news that may or may not surprise his fans, Girls Talk’s Gregg Gillis posed topless for Playgirl’s Man of the Year issue in May, wherein he discussed his free time is spent “swimming, playing basketball, lighting off fireworks, snacking it out, and bro’n down.” That is how you give good quote. I love this […]
RETRO: Lush “Sweetness and Light” video
July 2nd, 2007
From Gala, which compiled the band’s first three EP’s for its American debut, this song summarized all the band’s strengths for me. Precariously poised between noise and atmospheric, ethereal gauze, Lush leaned on the darker side of shoegaze with its indecipherable vocals and blissful pop hooks.
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PJ Harvey album news
July 2nd, 2007
PJ Harvey is set to release the follow-up to 2004’s Uh Huh Her this September via Island. According to Harvey’s Myspace, much of the new record, entitled White Chalk, eschews guitar in favor of piano, which marks a decidedly drastic departure for Harvey’s writing habits. Harvey again worked with her long-time producer Flood and frequent […]
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Post-Punk Junk blog reborn as cable access show
July 2nd, 2007
If you’re a fan of post-punk, the late Post-Punk Junk’s demise was a sad day, as it archived classic interviews and clips of bands that pioneered the underground from 1979-1985. But, now fans of PIL and The Birthday Party can rejoice, as the blog has transformed into a cable-access type show with episodes collected on […]