The Pogues are no strangers to the reunion circuit, having roped legendary drunk frontman Shane MacGowan back into the fold for shows that teeter on the brink of his imminent death. How that toothless, drunken fool is still walking much less singing is astounding, but if you want a Pogues show under your belt, I’d […]
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The Pogues plan fall US tour
July 9th, 2007
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St. Vincent “Marry Me” live
July 3rd, 2007
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.
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 […]
The Cure lines up US tour, new album
June 25th, 2007
I just don’t know how to feel about Cure news at this point. For a band that started threatening to break up back in 1985, The Cure refuses to go away. When was the last great Cure record? 1989. That was almost 20 years ago. Not a good sign for things to come. The band’s […]
Amy Winehouse sets up Fall tour, ignores South
June 25th, 2007
Since hyped British artists rarely make a dent stateside, it’s somewhat surprising that Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black has not only gone gold over here but has been hovering in the Top 10 for weeks now. More touring is a record company’s only strategy for the cusp of success. Winehouse is not exactly packing in […]
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Beastie Boys tour dates
June 12th, 2007
The following dates will feature the Beastie Boys in their “traditional hip hop glory”, accoring to their press release; that is to say it will not be an all-instrumental set a la the new record, The Mix Up, out June 26. More intimate dates with a full band line-up are forthcoming. “More intimate” as in […]
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The (International) Noise Conspiracy anxious for new album’s release
June 6th, 2007
Everyone’s favorite card carrying anti-capitalists, The (International) Noise Conspiracy has just finished recording a new album with producer Rick Rubin. The band’s last record for Rubin’s American Records, Armed Love, sat on the shelf for months with due to a distribution snafu, so hopefully things will go much smoother this time. No release date is […]