Archive for March, 2011
Death Cab For Cutie Album Finished, Details Announced
Chris Walla, the guitarist and producer of Death Cab For Cutie, has announced via his Twitter account that the band’s new album, Codes and Keys, is finished.Codes and Keys will be released on May 31, 2011.
You can check out the tracklisting below.
Codes and Keys Tracklisting:
1. “Home Is a Fire”
2. “Codes and Keys”
3. “Some Boys”
4. “Doors Unlocked and Open”
5. “You Are a Tourist”
6. “Unobstructed Views”
7. “Monday Morning”
8. “Portable Television”
9. “Underneath the Sycamore”
10. “St “Peter’s Cathedral”
11. “Stay Young, Go Dancing”
Stream The Strokes
The Strokes‘s new album, Angles, is currently streaming on the band’s official website. The album will be released on March 22, 2011, so be sure to support the band and pick up the new record in about six days time.
I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody’s Business “Pick What You Pay” Tour
I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody’s Business will be headlining a three week “Pick What You Pay” tour this spring, a new and innovative plan from Ace Enders, who we talked to last month after he raised over $30,000 via Kickstarter. The audience will be able to choose their own ticket price for the shows, an idea that seems extremely unique and risky for a cash-strapped musician, but also highly rewarding for the fanbase, which Ace is passionately devoted to.
The goodwill doesn’t end there, though. Each advanced purchase ticket will come with a limited edition signed poster and admission to a discussion session about the future of music with the band that will be filmed and included in a documentary to be released this coming fall. Pre-sale tickets will be available through Artist Arena starting on March 15.
Considering that the majority of a band’s revenue is generated through ticket sales and merchandise, I Can Make a Mess’s willingness to allow fans to choose ticket prices is extremely unprecedented. While the pay-what-you-want business model has been quite successful with digital album downloads (Radiohead‘s In Rainbows comes to mind), the same approach is new to touring and, actually, to the best of my knowledge has not actually been implemented before. With all the bonuses tied in to the advance tickets, fans of the band should be more than satisfied – the only question that remains is whether or not enough money can be generated to make a profit or at least break even. Best of luck to Ace and his band on their new endeavor.
Check out the tour dates below.
I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody’s Business “Pick What You Pay” Tour Dates:
5/17 – Allston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
5/18 – New York, NY – Studio @ Webster Hall
5/19 – Providence, RI – Club Hell
5/20 – Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance
5/21 – Manchester, NH – Rockos
5/22 – Hartford, CT – Webster Underground
5/24 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
5/25 – Lansing, MI – Mac’s Bar
5/26 – Chicago, IL – Beat Kitchen
5/27 – Madison, WI – The Loft
5/28 – DeKalb, IL – The House Café
5/29 – Des Moines, IA – House of Bricks
5/31 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway
6/1 – Covington, KY – Mad Hatter
6/2 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Smiling Moose
6/3 – Vienna, VA – Jammin Java
6/4 – Philadelphia, PA – Northstar Bar
Manchester Orchestra Announce New Tour Dates
Manchester Orchestra have announced a new set of tour dates, co-headlining with Cage The Elephant. The newly-added dates extends the band’s 2011 North American tour, which is in support of their third album, Simple Math, set to be released on May 10 via Columbia Records/Favorite Gentlemen Recordings.
Check out the dates below.
Manchester Orchestra 2011 Tour Dates:
April 29, 2011 — Memphis, TN — Tom Lee Park #
April 30, 2011 — Due West, SC — Erksine College #
May 2, 2011 — Kansas City, MO — The Beaumont Club ##
May 3, 2011 — St. Louis, MO — The Pageant ##
May 4, 2011 — Chicago, IL — Metro ##
May 6, 2011 — Cleveland, OH — Beachland Ballroom ##
May 7, 2011 — Rochester, NY — Water Street Music Hall ##
May 8, 2011 — Baltimore, MD — Rams Head Live*
May 10, 2011 — Boston, MA — House Of Blues *
May 11, 2011 — New York, NY — Terminal 5 *
May 13, 2011 — Providence, RI — Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel ###
May 14, 2011 — Philadelphia, PA — Theatre of the Living Arts ###
May 16, 2011 — Toronto, ON — The Mod Club ###
May 17, 2011 — Detroit, MI — The Fillmore *
May 18, 2011 — Columbus, OH — The LC Pavilion *
May 20, 2011 — Columbia, SC — Jillian’s *
May 23, 2011 — Orlando, FL — House Of Blues *
May 24, 2011 — Tampa, FL — The Ritz *
May 25, 2011 — Atlanta, GA — The Tabernacle *
May 27, 2011 — Houston, TX — Verizon Wireless Theatre **
May 28, 2011 — Austin, TX — Stubbs **
May 29, 2011 — Dallas, TX — The Palladium **
May 31, 2011 — Phoenix, AZ — The Marquee **
June 1, 2011 — San Diego, CA — Soma **
June 2, 2011 — Los Angeles, CA — The Music Box #
June 7, 2011 — Eugene, OR — McDonald Theatre **
June 8, 2011 — Portland, OR — Crystal Ballroom **
June 9, 2011 — Seattle, WA — The Showbox SODO **
June 11, 2011 — Salt Lake City, UT — Club Sound #
June 12, 2011 — Denver, CO — Summit Music Hall#
* with Cage The Elephant, O’Brother, and TBA opener(s)
** with Cage The Elephant, Sleeper Agent, and TBA opener(s)
# with TBA opener(s)
## with An Horse and Harrison Hudson
### with An Horse, Harrison Hudson, and O’Brother
Tracklist to Wiz Khalifa’s ‘Rolling Papers’ Revealed
The tracklisting for Wiz Khalifa‘s forthcoming album, Rolling Papers, surfaced on Amazon.com UK today, revealing features from Too $hort, Chevy Woods, and Curren$y. The 23-year-old’s Pittsburgh anthem “Black And Yellow” and current single “Roll Up” have achieved quite a bit of success in the past few months and are both included on the album. Check out the full tracklisting below.
Rolling Papers Track List:
01. When I’m Gone
02. On My Level (feat. Too $hort)
03. Black And Yellow
04. Roll Up
05. Hopes & Dreams
06. Wake Up
07. The Race
08. Star Of The Show (feat. Chevy Woods)
09. No Sleep
10. Get Your Shit
11. Top Floor
12. Fly Solo
13. Rooftops (feat. Curren$y)
14. Cameras
Beastie Boys Announce Eighth Album
Via their official website, Beastie Boys have announced the release of their eighth studio album, Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2, set to be released via Capitol Records on May 3, 2011. The album has sixteen tracks, which you can see below.
Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2. Tracklist:
01. Tadlock’s Glasses
02. B-Boys In The Cut
03. Make Some Noise
04. Nonstop Disco Powerpack
05. OK
06. Too Many Rappers (feat. Nas)
07. Say It
08. The Bill Harper Collection
09. Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win (feat. Santigold)
10. Long Burn The Fire
11. Funky Donkey
12. Lee Majors Come Again
13. Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament
14. Pop Your Balloon
15. Crazy Ass Shit
16. Here’s A Little Something For Ya
The Graduate Vinyl Pressing
The Graduate‘s 2010 release Only Every Time is being pressed on vinyl by American Dream Records, a newly formed record label. The LP is being pressed on 140 gram vinyl and will include “Sea Legs”, an exclusive bonus track.
You can order on the label’s website.
Justice to Release Civilization?
If you’re a fan of French dance duo Justice, you’ll know that the past three years (since they released †) have been filled with numerous rumors about new music. Now, though, it appears the follow-up to the group’s debut album is finally upon us. Via a new teaser video and Facebook account, it appears that Justice are gearing up to release a new album titled Civilization this year through Ed Banger Records. This news comes right on the heels of French creative design agency Surface To Air’s announcement that they created the artwork (included on the right) for Justice’s brand new single (posted on their website).
Check out the supposed trailer here. So is this all yet another fake rumor? At this point, things are still very unclear but only time will tell…
blink-182 Charity Auction for Japan
Mark Hoppus (blink-182) is auctioning off rare blink-182 memorabilia, with all proceeds being donated to the American Red Cross to to aid relief efforts in Japan. The first item being auctioned off is a 1999 promo CD of the Enema of the State single “What’s My Age Again?”, taken directly from Hoppus’s personal collection. You can bid for the CD here.
UPDATE: The second auction has been posted. Mark is auctioning off the original lyric sheets for “The Rock Show”. You can bid for the lyrics here.
Foo Fighters Release Music Video for “Rope”
Foo Fighters have released a new music video for lead single “Rope”, taken from the band’s forthcoming seventh studio album Wasting Light. It’s vintage Foo Fighters, and with all of Dave Grohl’s recent comments about the band returning to its roots, the video is certainly quite fitting. You can watch below, courtesy of MTV.
Wasting Light is set for an April 12th release.
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