The Cure - Robert Smith acoustic

Update: the show/webcast is over.

The Cure are performing at Spain's BBK festival (watch the webstream here.)  The show got off to an interesting start - the band had technical difficulties, forcing the delay of the show.  After tinkering around with the equipment for a LONG time, Robert Smith came on stage and apologized (in Spanish!) for the delay and explained the show would start soon.  A little later, Smith came back with an acoustic guitar and played a three song impromptu set: "Three Imaginary Boys," "Fire In Cairo," and "Boys Don't Cry." After the final song he informed the crowd he had to go get the rest of the group because, "...that's why it's the Cure, not Robert Smith."  Awesome.

Watch Smith's fantastic three song acoustic set below



Update: the entire webcast is now available to view below.  Many thanks to You Tube uploader Halo Cure, who was apparently rolling tape the whole time.  The first part of the webcast begins with Smith's apology to the crowd, then the acoustic performance starts.  About an hour of the band's set was webcast, so enjoy it below! FYI, the Cure's plugged in set begins ~ 14 minutes in

Part 2 of webcast

Again, many, many thanks to YouTube uploader Halo Cure.

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Radiohead - Nimes, July 10 & 11

Radiohead returned to the road this week with a two night stand in Nimes, France. The July 10th show was the first Radiohead show since the tragic stage collapse in Toronto, which killed their drum tech Scott Johnson. As an apparent tribute to Johnson and the tragedy, they kicked off the show with the song "Lucky."

Watch video from the July 10 & July 11 shows, including the live debut of "Treefingers" below:

"Lucky" (July 10)

"Treefingers" (July 10)

"Paranoid Android" (July 10)

"Exit Music (For A Film)" (July 11)

"Codex" (July 11)

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The Go Go's - Tour

The Go Go's return to Detroit this fall!  Don't miss the Go-Go's at Soundboard (at Motor City Casino) on October 14th.  Tickets go on sale July 19th. 

The full Go-Go's tour itinerary is posted here, and the band will be announcing more tour dates soon.

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The Stone Roses - The Third Coming exhibit

Over the years, music photographer Kevin Cummins has shot tons of bands such as David Bowie, U2, Joy Division, New Order, The Smiths, and many of the Madchester bands.  Cummins has had much of his work on display recently - the exhibit Manchester: So Much To Answer For features his work with the Smiths, and some of his New Order photos are currently on display in Berlin.  Yet another exhibit, The Stone Roses: The Third Coming, recently opened in London and will run through August 12th.  In conjunction with the exhibit opening, speaker manufacturer Sonos designed special edition speakers inspired by one of the Stone Roses' famous photos - the paint splatter shot.

Cummins discussed the iconic 1988 paint splatter shot with music journalist Lois Wilson at the exhibit opening in London.  In the interview Cummins revealed he was determined to get a band defining shot of the Roses and decided to take some pictures inspired by some of guitarist John Squire's paintings.  At the shoot, Squire was instructed to paint the band, but instead he took a gallon of paint, hurled it at remaining members of the band, and the rest was history.

Watch the interview with Cummins detailing the legendary photo shoot, plus check out the special design Play: 3 Sonos speakers below.  Sadly, the special design Play:3 speakers are not for sale (only 20 were made total) but you can visit Sonos online to check out some other great (unsplattered) speakers. 



More info on The Stone Roses: The Third Coming is available here.

Related Stone Roses posts:

Stone Roses - Heaton Park June 29th
Stone Roses - Live At Warrington Parr Hall

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Peter Gabriel - Secret World Live

Peter Gabriel is releasing a new version of his 1994 live film Secret World Live later this month.  The concert was originally filmed over two nights in Modena, Italy on Gabriel's 1993 Secret World Live tour while he was supporting his album Us.  The restored concert film features improved quality and bonus features such as the addition of "Red Rain" and a photomontage slideshow for "Steam."  Secret World Live will be released on DVD + BluRay worldwide on July 16th, and on July 24th in the U.S. 

If you're wondering how a concert film is able to be restored, view the video showing the restoration process for Secret World Live.  The video features interviews with those who worked on the project, plus you can see footage of the old and new versions for comparison.

More Peter Gabriel goodness is coming later this year, as he's set to re-issue his 1986 album So again (the album was previously reissued in 2010.)  The new version of the reissue will be available as a standard cd, special edition 3 cd set, and super deluxe box set on September 18th.  The re-release coincides with Gabriel's North American Back To Front tour, which sees him playing So in its entirety along with a selection of greatest hits.  The tour itinerary (which includes a Detroit area stop September 26th) is posted here.

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Lollapalooza - Jane's Addiction

Yesterday, Lollapalooza organizers announced Jane's Addiction and Franz Ferdinand will be playing a Lollapalooza after party at the Aragon Ballroom on Saturday, August 4th.  Tickets for the show go on sale Friday at 10am CT (11 am ET) and are only 15 dollars!  

To celebrate the announcement, Jane's Addiction is now giving away A FREE DOWNLOAD of their latest album The Great Escape Artist.  Go here for your free download and find out more about the Lolla after party here.

"Irresistible Force"

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Peter Murphy - Happy Birthday

Peter Murphy was born on this day in 1957.  Celebrate the day with some Peter Murphy video:

Bauhaus concert - Shadow of Light 1984

"Cuts You Up" (Dennis Miller Show, 1992)

Peter Murphy - Barcelona, 2011

"All Night Long" (official video)

The final four videos are from a radio session in Boston that took place in June, 2006 featuring Peter Murphy, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jeordie White

"A Strange Kind Of Love"

"Reptile" (NIN song)

"Nightclubbing" (Iggy Pop cover)

"Warm Leatherette" (The Normal cover)

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Happy Mondays - T in the Park 2012

Watch Happy Mondays' set from this weekend's T in the Park

"Step On" + "WFL"

Rest of set

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Simple Minds - T in the Park 2012

Simple Minds played T in the Park over the weekend and some pro-shot footage from the festival telecast is posted below.  Simple Minds' fans will want to click over to read The Dumbing Of America's 2011 interview with leader Jim Kerr.  In the interview Kerr discussed "Don't You Forget About Me," and how the song ended up on The Breakfast Club soundtrack.  Kerr also talked about Live Aid, Steve Lillywhite, making music videos, and much more.  A good read.  Check it out here.

"Alive & Kicking"

"Don't You Forget About Me"

"Waterfront"

"New Gold Dream"

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Peter Hook memoir + New Order/Hooky video

Part of last week's music news cycle featured various reports on Peter Hook's upcoming memoir on his days in Joy Division, even though news of the book surfaced earlier this year.  Of course, XFM couldn't resist the opportunity to stir the pot catch up with Hook's ex-Joy Division/New Order bandmate Bernard Sumner to get his thoughts on the memoir. As you might expect, Sumner threw down a spark or two of snark:

“I’ve got to be very careful about my answer, it’s important...He was in Joy Division so he has a right to write the book...but he’s a very opinionated person and quite a lot of the time his opinions are wrong – so I’d be very wary of that book.”

Hooky's book, Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division will be released September 27th in the U.K., however fans in the U.S. will have to wait a bit longer.  The paperback version of the book arrives December 1st and the hardcover version follows on January 29th.

Watch some video from New Order's recent concert in Berlin as well as video from a handful of stops on Peter Hook's recent U.K. tour. Perhaps if you play the videos at the same time, it'll be like New Order reunited. Or not.

New Order - Berlin (June, 2012)

Pro-shot video from recent Peter Hook & The Light U.K. tour

"Love Will Tear Us Apart" (Oxford, June 2012)

"Transmission" (Birmingham, May 2012)

"She's Lost Control" (Nottingham, May 2012)

"Shadowplay" (Sheffield, May 2012)

"Twenty Four Hours" (London, June 2012)

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My Bloody Valentine's Loveless - Greatest Rock Album?

Last week, pop-culture/sports zine Grantland wrote an article on My Bloody Valentine's classic 1991 album Loveless and argued it is the greatest rock album released since 1990.  The feature is a good summary of the band for those unfamiliar, plus the piece goes on to delve into a discussion of reader polls/greatest album lists, leading to the following statement:

"It also explains why we tend to carve up music history along generational lines. (People are physically incapable of accurately judging the greatness of music that was released before they turned 13 and after they turned 35.)"

Mull that over for a moment, then head on over to read Bloody But Unbowed here.

FYI, My Bloody Valentine reissued Loveless, Isn't Anything, and EPs 1998 - 1991 back in June (available on import in the U.S.) and around that time Kevin Shields also revealed new music from MBV will be released later this year.  We're waiting, Kevin!

"Only Shallow"

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Mark Gardener + Robin Guthrie - The Places We Go

The collaborative single from Mark Gardener and Robin Guthrie is available today and is AMAZING. Do yourself a favor and buy it. Links to download "The Places We Go" are posted below:

iTunes U.S.

Amazon U.S.

iTunes U.K.

Amazon U.K.
iTunes Canada

Older related posts:

Mark Gardener/Hush Delirium post

When The Sun Hits interview with Hush Delirium

Mark Gardener footage from Seattle, Washington

Mark Gardener footage from Portland, Oregon
Mark Gardener KEXP radio session

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Noel Gallagher - T in the Park 2012

Watch pro-shot video of Noel Gallagher's set from T in the Park 2012 below.  If you want/need to watch more Noel, highlights from his set at Rock Werchter 2012 and Montreux Jazz 2012 are posted here:

Full concert (individual songs are posted below)

"Everybody's On The Run"

"Dream On"

"If I Had A Gun"

"The Death Of You & Me"

"Don't Look Back In Anger"

"Whatever"

"Talk Tonight"

"Half The World Away"

"(Stranded On) The Wrong Beach"

"The Good Rebel"

"Mucky Fingers"

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The Cure - Roskilde 2012

The Cure headlined the Roskilde Festival in Denmark on July 5th and played a marathon (three hour) set. Take a look at the webcast portion of the band's set below:

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A Place To Bury Strangers - Worship

If you haven't gotten a chance to listen to Worship, the new album from A Place To Bury Strangers, take a listen to a few tracks from the newly released record below.   It's a pretty solid record and fans of their previous material should be pretty pleased with the new album.  If you're not familiar with the band, it'll be a great introduction to their music.

A Place To Bury Strangers will be hitting the road for a handful of dates later this month, so be sure to check them out if they're coming to your town.

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Noel Gallagher - Rock Werchter 2012

Watch some pro-shot footage from Noel Gallagher's set at last weekend's Rock Werchter 2012 festival in Belgium below:

Rock Werchter 2012

 Watch fan shot footage from Gallagher's recent performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival

"Don't Look Back In Anger" (July 4, 2012)

"Whatever" (July 4, 2012)

"AKA...Broken Arrow" (July 4, 2012)

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Morrissey - Les Ardentes Festival

Last night Morrissey headlined the Les Ardentes Festival in Belgium.  Watch some video from his performance below.  July is a busy month for Morrissey, as he's playing multiple dates in Italy before heading to Turkey, Greece, Portugal, and back to Manchester for his sole U.K. date July 28th at Manchester Arena.  Morrissey recently announced dates for a massive North American tour (includes a Detroit area date!), so be sure to catch the man in action live when/if he comes to your town!

"How Soon Is Now?"

"Everyday Is Like Sunday"

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John Lydon - Question Time

On Thursday night John Lydon appeared as part of the guest panel on the BBC program Question Time and offered his opinion on a variety of topics. The entire show hasn't appeared online (yet) but video from the segment on drugs/the war on drugs is available to view below. FYI, Lydon is seated next to Conservative Party politician Louise Mensch, who reveals during the discussion that she's taken Class A drugs* though she never discloses which drug in particular. 

Question Time segment on drugs (full panel discussion)

Question Time (edited segment with Lydon's commentary)

*In the U.K. controlled substances are placed into classes, which is similar to the U.S. where these same substances (give or take) are placed into schedules

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Mark Gardener & Robin Guthrie - The Places We Go

Next week Mark Gardener and Robin Guthrie release their collaborative single, "The Places We Go."  According to Creation and Guthrie's website, the single will be released July 9th through Soleil Apres Minuit and will be available digitally via "all good download services."  While you're waiting for the official release, you might want to take a listen to a solo acoustic version Gardener played at a recent radio session in Seattle.  More info and links to the radio session can be found here.

As previously mentioned, Mark Gardener is also busy with a new art/music collaboration called Hush Delirium, which features Anton Newcombe, Dean Garcia, Aziz Ibrahim, and Simon Welford.  Welford was recently interviewed by When The Sun Hits and revealed more info on the Hush Delirium project in addition to discussing Ride, the shoegaze/dreampop genre, and the music industry in general.  The interview is a very interesting read and is posted here. 

Finally, Mark Gardener fans may want to take a look at some other fan filmed video taken during a couple of recent west coast dates.  Follow the links below:

Seattle, Washington

Portland, Oregon

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Depeche Mode - World Tour 2013/2014

Depeche Mode have been working on a new album for a good portion of this year. They've revealed previously in interviews that they're aiming for an early 2013 album release, with a world tour to follow. Today some tour dates for a world tour have been making the rounds, and appear to have originally been posted on a DM fansite. Be warned - NONE of these dates have been confirmed by Depeche Mode. It's unknown at this point whether the dates are a blasphemous rumour legit or not. The dates listed have the band playing North America in March, then Europe and the U.K. in May, June, and July. Again the dates HAVE NOT BEEN CONFIRMED, so be warned.

March

10 Washington

12 Boston

15 New York

16 New York

18 Toronto

21 Detroit

22 Chicago

25 Dallas

26 Denver

28 Salt Lake City

31 Seattle

April
01 Oakland

04 Santa Barbara

06 Los Angeles

07 Los Angeles

09 San Diego

11 Anaheim

13 Las Vegas

14 Phoenix

18 Mexico City

20 Mexico City

21 Mexico City

24 Monterrey

27 Houston

29 Atlanta

May

01 Tampa

02 Miami

16 Vilnius

17 Riga

19 Tallinn

21 St Petersburg

25 Stockholm

26 Oslo

31 Horsens/Copenhagen

June

03 London

04 London/Manchester

08 Nurnberg

09 Nurburg

11 Prague

12 Budapest

27 Zagreb

30 Rome

July 

02 Milan

04 Barcelona

06 Lisbon

07 Madrid

10 Paris

11 Munich

13 Frankfurt

16 Dusseldorf

20 Hamburg

24 Berlin

26 Warsaw

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