January 11, 2011 · 3:18 pm

Free Download: Mogwai’s “San Pedro”

Mogwai premiered “San Pedro,” another stellar track from the amazingly titled new album, Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will , which is set to be released on February 15, 2011 on Sub Pop Records in North America, and through the band’s very own label in the UK, Rock Action Records.

Click here to listen and download “San Pedro”

Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will tracklisting:


White Noise

Mexican Grand Prix

Rano Pano

Death Rays

San Pedro
Letters To The Metro

George Square Thatcher Death Party
How To Be A Werewolf

Too Raging To Cheers

You’re Lionel Richie
 

  
North American Tour Dates:

Apr 19: 9.30 Club, Washington DC

Apr 20: Starlight Ballroom, Philadelphia

Apr 21: Webster Hall, New York

Apr 22: Webster Hall, New York

Apr 23: Paradise Rock Club, Boston

Apr 25: Olympia Theater, Montreal

Apr 26: Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto

Apr 27: Mr. Smalls Theatre, Pittsburgh

Apr 28: St. Andrews Hall, Detroit

Apr 29: Metro, Chicago

Apr 30: Slowdown, Omaha

May 2: Bluebird Theater, Denver

May 3: In The Venue, Salt Lake City

May 5: Wonder Ballroom, Portland

May 6: Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver

May 7: Showbox at the Market, Seattle

May 9: Regency Ballroom, San Francisco

May 10: Mayan Theater, Los Angeles

May 11: Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach

May 13: Sunshine Theatre, Albuquerque

May 15: Granada Theatre, Dallas

May 16: Stubbs Waller Creek, Austin

May 17: Warehouse Live, Houston

May 19: Workplay Theater, Birmingham

May 20: Center Stage, Atlanta

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January 7, 2011 · 2:38 pm

New Video: Dearling Physique’s “Discipline Your Hands”

From press release:

The clip itself depicts Mae, the primary subject of the band’s debut Deadeye Dealer album, in various ages, being confronted with memories. These memories are competing for attention while singer Domino Davis attempts to guide Mae into confronting them. The video also touches on duality and identity conflict.

A hybrid of mysterious, sensual rhythms; a soundtrack for the dark untraveled corners hidden beneath the gentle reflections of a pulsating metropolis…such is the musical landscape of Minneapolis band, Dearling Physique. Avant-garde but accessible, dark yet uplifting, Dearling Physique is a band that manipulates genres, effortlessly gliding between ambient sounds and electronica, from alt pop to soul, while defying preconceived notions of conventional music. 

The album will be released next week, but for now you can grab a free download of “Discipline Your Hands,” here.

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January 7, 2011 · 12:18 pm

Gallagher Feud Never Ends

I don’t know why, but I think it’s quite amusing how Noel and Liam Gallagher are constantly bickering about something or other. This time, Liam claims that Noel has stolen songs from Oasis for his own personal solo career.

From Clash Music:

Working on his debut solo album, Noel Gallagher has kept information to a minimum. However in a new interview brother Liam has claimed to know which songs he is working on, as they were “swiped” from Oasis.

Speaking to ContactMusic the singer insisted that he had already heard the solo material. “I’ve heard his fucking new record ‘cos I fucking sung on half of it,” he said. “Fucking nonsense.”

Continuing, Liam Gallagher claimed that the tracks were leftovers from ‘Dig Out Your Soul‘. Mixed in Los Angeles in 2008, it seems that some completed tracks were not included on the released album.

“When I was in America for ‘Dig Out Your Soul’, he swiped some off because he obviously knew he wanted to do a solo album” explained the singer. Continuing, Liam Gallagher backtracked slightly admitting that he and Noel do not speak and that “it’s very hush-hush round his camp.”

While Liam Gallagher has blazed back into the public eye with Beady Eye his brother has been rather more secretive. Two shows at the Royal Albert Hall are all Noel Gallagher has to show for his solo career thus far.

Ranting about the possible direction his material will make, Liam Gallagher insisted that he is “not arsed” with hearing what Noel will come up with. “I’m not arsed with what he’s doing,” he said. “I’m sure it will all be very civilised and grown-up. His gigs will be like those that you can really stroke your chin at. With four rent-a-Scousers wearing shell suits.”

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January 6, 2011 · 4:35 pm

2011: Looking Forward

YAY!

These are just a couple albums that are due to come out at some point this year…

Coldplay: TBA [Capitol]
Dr. Dre: Detox [Interscope]
The Duke Spirit: Bruiser [Shangri-La Music]
Fleet Foxes: TBA [Sub Pop]
Foo Fighters: TBA [RCA]
Lady Gaga: Born This Way [Interscope]
Okkervil River: TBA [Jagjaguwar]

See more at Pitchfork

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January 5, 2011 · 11:56 am

2010 in review

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

Healthy blog!

The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is on fire!.

Crunchy numbers

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A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 3,500 times in 2010. That’s about 8 full 747s.

In 2010, there were 139 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 217 posts. There were 175 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 28mb. That’s about 3 pictures per week.

The busiest day of the year was January 6th with 201 views. The most popular post that day was Debut Historics Album.

Where did they come from?

The top referring sites in 2010 were en.wordpress.com, facebook.com, twitter.com, networkedblogs.com, and blogcatalog.com.

Some visitors came searching, mostly for greg laswell into the mystic, rich hil, hannah gibson shepherd, mel gibson’s daughter, and new mgmt single.

Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

1

Debut Historics Album September 2009

2

Greg Laswell’s Cover of “Into the Mystic” Tonight on Grey’s Anatomy! September 2010
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3

Guitar Center Sessions Presents: Kenny Wayne Shepherd February 2009

4

David Crowder Band – “SMS (Shine)” *Video* November 2010

5

Rich Hil featuring Kid Cudi April 2010

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December 22, 2010 · 2:32 pm

New! Moving Units “Pink Redemption”

It’s been since 2007’s Hexes For Exes that we’ve heard from Moving Units. But, now we’ve got a new track to hold us over until their new EP Tension War comes out on Valentine’s Day next year.

Head over to their website for a download of “Pink Redemption.” Also, if you haven’t heard any Moving Units yet, this is what you need to listen to “The Kids From Orange County”:

Tracklist for Tension War:
1) Until She Says
2) Paris, New Mexico
3) Liquid X
4) Pink Redemption
Plus some super secret remixes to be announced…

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December 21, 2010 · 2:02 pm

New Download: Cut Copy Remix

Zonoscope will be released February 8th, 2011!

The iTunes pre-order for Zonoscope (both regular and deluxe versions) starts today and people who pre-order will receive a previously unreleased mix of “Take Me Over.”
 
Zonoscope Tracklisting:
 
1. Need You Now
2. Take Me Over
3. Where I’m Going
4. Pharaohs & Pyramids
5. Blink and You’ll Miss a Revolution
6. Strange Nostalgia for the Future
7. This is All We’ve Got
8. Alisa
9. Hanging Onto Every Heartbeat
10. Corner of the Sky
11. Sun God
 
To celebrate, the band and Modular are giving away the blistering “Take Me Over” Three Loving Hand remix (a/k/a Tim Goldsworthy, producer of the band’s last album “In Ghost Colours”) remix MP3. As the band says, this mix was “designed for a new futuristic main room that fits over the top of the old main room.”  Check it out on Pitchfork where it premiered and/or download it HERE.

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December 15, 2010 · 11:34 am

Mogwai “How to Be a Werewolf”

Now here’s something out of the ordinary and really cool…

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Check out this video for an edited version of Mogwai’s outstanding track “How To Be A Werewolf” off their forthcoming LP Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will (out Feb. 15, 2011 on Sub Pop). The video is an excerpt from the upcoming documentary 30 Century Man directed by Antony Crook who is also responsible for the gorgeous cover art of Hardcore...The documentary centers on James Bowthorpe, the round-the-world champion cyclist who beat the previous record by an epic 20 days.

This past summer Bowthorpe found himself in the isolated Norwegian countryside in the middle of a “white” night with director Crook for the film. “We were so far north the sun never set. I wanted the film to somehow give a sense of what James had achieved and the idea of him being alone, somewhere wild and isolated,” says Crook. Carrying with him at the time of filming were Mogwai’s new demos. Listening to “How To Be A Werewolf” on repeat while driving around looking for shoot locations, Crook says, seemed to fit perfectly with the landscape. When Mogwai saw the footage, the group decided to edit the song, constructing a version exclusively for the film. “We found the perfect backdrop to tell this story of somebody who points his bike at the horizon and then doesn’t stop pedaling. It’s a film about never giving up,” says Crook.

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December 13, 2010 · 4:50 pm

Girl Talk at Stage AE

Pittsburgh native Greg Gillis (better known as Girl Talk) was the first to give a show at brand new Stage AE next to Heinz Field. I love everything about Girl Talk and with this being my third show, I was excited to see how all would fare in the new venue.

Click here to read the rest at Pop Damage.

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December 10, 2010 · 11:44 am

NEW track from Neon Hitch with Deadmau5

Check this out! Here’s a fan made video for a leaked track Neon Hitch recorded with Deadmau5, the anthemic “I Can’t Behave Myself,” has fans and critics pining for more. What isn’t funny about watching cats play the piano?! Nothing!

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