We are excited to inform you that Dusty Rhodes and the River Band has been added to the January 29th Brand New bill. If you are not familiar with them, give the video a watch and see if you don’t become an instant fan. Their sound comes as a breath of fresh air in a scene where lots of bands end up sounding really similar. Tickets can be obtained here.
WEIGHING IN ON NEW GEEK ROCK
Weezer’s “Raditude” revealed for what is – a fun, poppy, rock album. Rolling Stone Here. Alt Press here.
THE CONCHORD HAS LANDED?
Jemaine Clement reveals that Flight of the Conchords might not return for a third season. Here.
MORE THAN HE COULD CHEW
Sufjan Stevens on his ambitious 50 states project. Here.
DIA DEL MUERTA
The Boston Globe takes you around the world with stunning photos of celebrations of the dead around the world. Here.
ALT PRESS ON DEAR JACK
Andrew McMahon opens up about his deeply personal documentary Dear Jack here.
MAX BEMIS TRACK BY TRACK
Say Anything’s Max Bemis breaks down their latest record track by track, here.
A couple of stellar Regina Spektor videos in anticipation of her Salt Lake City show tomorrow. If you don’t have tickets, buy some here.
Some pretty intense stuff to have to go through at such a young age. The film and accompanying EP are available now on itunes. Tickets for the Jack’s Mannequin show on February 9th go on sale Saturday, November 7th at 10:00 am.
“DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL POSTPONES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR”
Los Angeles, CA – Dashboard Confessional has announced that they will postpone their scheduled North American tour on behalf of their latest album “Alter the Ending”, due to a family issue within the band. “Due to a family situation that is beyond our control, we have to cancel our upcoming tour with New Found Glory, Never Shout Never, Meg & Dia and Single File. We don’t take this lightly but family has to come first. As this is a last minute development, we are still figuring out what we will do- as soon as we know, you will know. We apologize to everyone who planned on coming to the shows. We will find a way to make it up to you.” Chris, John, Scott, Mike / Dashboard Confessional. The band is still playing with the Louisville Orchestra on Saturday, November 7th and plans to re-schedule the proper North American tour in 2010.
Alter the Ending is slated for release on Tuesday, November 10th. Album pre-orders are available now.
747 IN THE GARAGE
The Wall Street Journal details a man who has recreated a first class cabin of a Pan Am 747 in his garage here.
ANOTHER REASON TO HATE AMERICAN IDOL
Last year’s runner up Adam Lambert has made a strong effort to capture the title of “Worst Album Cover of All Time.” See it in all of its Space Odyssey, Bowie wanna be poser glory here.
IN THE WORST WAY
It’s a little disturbing what some people will do for World Series tickets. Story here.
GONE, BUT STILL RAKING IN THE MONEY
Pop Eater chronicles the astonishing amount of money some dead music stars continue to make. Here.
REVIEWED DUDE
Rolling Stone reviews The Swell Season, Tegan and Sara, Wolfmother, U2, and more, here.
20 WORST SEQUELS
Paste does what it does best, lists. Here they chronicle the 20 worst sequels to good movies.
Came across this great video and had to share it. In it, Jennings explains the inspiration behind the record as a whole as well as the inspiration for many of the tracks on the album. He picks up an electric guitar much more on this album than he ever has before, and the results are exceptional. If you have ten minutes, watch the film. If you have 2 minutes, buy tickets. If you have 12 minutes, watch the film, then buy tickets. If you have 11 minutes, you’ll just have to prioritize your life.
Although they hail from Tennessee, Cage the Elephant have caught on first in England. After hearing some of their bluesy indie rock songs, you can count me as a fan. Their refreshingly original sound will surely lift them to greater and greater levels of fame and success, meaning their show on November 11th at in the venue will provide a great to see them “before they got huge.” Tickets.
Imogen Heap is heading to Salt Lake on November 12th, on the heels of her latest studio release, Ellipse. Click here to purchase tickets.
This is not a new video, but I’ve never seen it and I was blown away so I thought I’d share. The improvised percussion is genius and sounds great. An incredible band no doubt.
