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...hang the dj is a music blog. Old school, shoegaze, psych, and darkwave are featured genres.
Legal disclaimer: This blog is my personal, independent website. It is not affiliated with Bell Media, nor does it represents the thoughts, opinions, desires, etc of Bell Media
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Listen to Time Warp on 89X - the long running classic alternative show airs Sunday mornings from 8am - 12pm ET. Listen on the radio (88.7) in Detroit, or stream it worldwide on the net. The Time Warp playlist archive is posted here.
Jesus & Mary Chain performed at Primavera Sound in Barcelona yesterday. During their set, Bilinda Butcher from My Bloody Valentine joined them for their classic "Just Like Honey." Watch the awesomeness below:
Celebrate World Goth Day with the Siouxsie & the Banshees 'Play at Home' special. The 1983 BBC/Channel 4 special features an Alice In Wonderland-esque re-enactment (featuring Siouxsie and Robert Smith), and includes live concert footage from Siouxsie & the Banshees. Watch the gloriousness below:
Cold Cave is back with yet another awesome 7" single - "Black Boots" comes backed with "Meaningful Life" and is available to pre-order through Heartworm. Fans who prefer digital can download the tracks now through iTunes and Amazon. Stream "Black Boots" below:
Cold Cave have been on a roll releasing singles in 2013. In March Cold Cave released two 7" singles: "God Made The World" b/w "Dandelion" and "Oceans With No End" b/w "People Are Poison." Both singles are available physically through Deathwish and digitally on iTunes and Amazon.
Julian Cope is back with a new album titled Revolutionary Suicide. The two disc set features new songs, new poems, and new concepts according to Cope's site:
"Weep along with the dreadful beauty of the Archdrude’s most epic ever song ‘The Armenian Genocide’, sway with the bucolic agricultural rhythms and devotional lyrics of ‘Hymn to the Odin’, pump your fists in the air to the Detroit soul of the title-track, or just give yourself entirely to the divine-but-gaping 70-minute-long musical maw, nay, the Hot Mess that is REVOLUTIONARY SUICIDE. New poems? You got it! New concepts? You got it! We got the Mayans’ predictions out the way and we’re all still here. So maybe everything that went before 2013 was just a dry-run for what’s to come. Perhaps you’ll even believe that once you’ve heard the enormous scope and vision of REVOLUTIONARY SUICIDE."
Revolutionary Suicide is available now in the U.K. from Heritage Head, but fans interested in purchasing from other etailers will have to wait until at least June 17th. Check out the tracklisting for Revolutionary Suicide below:
Disc 1
01. Hymn To The Odin
02. Why Did The Chicken Cross My Mind?
03. The Armenian Genocide
Disc Two
01. Revolutionary Suicide
02. Paradise Mislaid
03. Mexican Revolution Blues
04. Russian Revolution Blues
05. They Were On Hard Drugs
06. In His Cups
07. Phoney People, Phoney Lives
08. Destroy Religion
Nitzer Ebb's first recording, Basic Pain Procedure, is celebrating its 30th anniversary and will be reissued worldwide in June. The original version of the recording was a cassette-only release and was designed mostly for label interest, though fans were able to purchase it directly from the band at shows. Nitzer Ebb went on to record a whole new batch of songs for their debut album That Total Age, and with the exception of "The Home," which was reworked/retitled for Belief, the songs from Basic Pain Procedure were never reused or re-recorded. Last year Pylon released a remastered version of Basic Pain Procedure on vinyl, and now for the 30th anniversary the label is releasing it on CD and adding a live concert recording taken from a December 1983 U.K. gig. Basic Pain Procedure will be released worldwide on June 11th, though Amazon has a June 28th listing.
Nitzer Ebb uploaded a few tracks from the live album onto soundcloud and they are available to stream below. For more on the reissue, visit the official Nitzer Ebb website or Facebook page.
On this day in 1980, Ian Curtis hanged himself at the age of 23.
Curtis' life was featured on the BBC program Great Lives in 2008. Host Matthew Parris, British poet Simon Armitage and Peter Hook discussed Curtis' life, musical impact, and his final days. During the show, Hook played a short snippet of an unreleased version of Ian Curtis singing "Love Will Tear Us Apart" recorded by Malcolm McLaren. Stream the episode of Great Lives below - more info on the episode is posted here.
In 2007 a excellent documentary on Joy Division was released featuring interviews with band members and key players like Tony Wilson, Rob Gretton, Peter Saville, Anton Corbijn, Kevin Cummins, and more. Watch Joy Division below and buy a copy here.
The Ian Curtis biopic Control, directed by Anton Corbijn was released in 2007 and was based on Deborah Curtis' book, Touching From A Distance. The trailer is posted below along with links to watch and purchase:
Official trailer
Control is available to purchase here. Some of the film is available to view on YouTube. Part 1 starts here.
Q & A with director Anton Corbijn
Curtis took his own life the day before Joy Division were scheduled to leave England to come to America for their first tour. The full Joy Division North American tour itinerary isn't officially available to view, however this website attempted to piece the tour together using Rob Gretton's notes, club ads, and other scraps of info. FYI, there was a Detroit date scheduled for May 26th at Bookies.
Here's a collection of Joy Division live appearances
Stream (audio only) a full concert recorded in London in February 1980:
Stream Joy Division Peel Sessions. Both sessions were recorded in 1979
Peel Session #1 recorded January 1979
Peel Session #2 recorded November, 1979
FYI, the Joy Divison Peel Sessions were released as separate eps, then later were compiled on one disc.
Finally, Peter Hook recently released his Joy Division memoir Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division which is available to purchase here. A very entertaining interview with Hook is posted here and a recent audio interview with Hook discussing Joy Division and Ian Curtis was featured on the May 17th episode of Sound Opinions here (starts at 6:30 into the show).
Peter Hookannounced today that he's heading back to North America this fall for a handful of live dates where he'll perform New Order's albums Movement and Power, Corruption and Lies in full. Like his January/February promo tour for Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division, he's visiting very few cities, and he's not scheduled to play Detroit. As for Chicago, there isn't a date for the Movement/PCL tour, but Hook will be playing a Joy Division set at this year's Riot Fest, which is scheduled to take place September 13th - 15th at Humboldt Park (looks like he'll be playing the September 15th date). Check out Hooky's Movement/PCL tour dates below:
UPDATE: A Detroit date might actually happen according to this awesome Peter Hook tweet!
September 10th - Boston @ Paradise Rock Club
September 13th - NYC @ Webster Hall
September 14th - Philadelphia @ The Trocadero
September 18th - Montreal @ Club Soda
September 19th - Toronto @ The Hoxton
September 21st - Los Angeles @ Henry Fonda Theater
September 23rd - Vancouver @ Venue
September 25th - Seattle @ Decibel Festival
September 26th - Portland @ Wonder Ballroom
September 27th - San Francisco @ Mezzanine
September 28th - Denver @ Gothic Theater
Peter Hook's tour announcement comes on the heels of his newly released live album, Peter Hook & the Light perform Movement & Power, Corruption and Lies. The digital release was recorded at his sold out January 18th gig at Manchester Cathedral and was the final date on his initial U.K. run of playing New Order albums. The recording is available to download here. For a limited time, fans can download a free mp3 of "Everything's Gone Green" from the live album - stream it below and grab a free download here.
Peter Hook recently appeared on the Chicago based program Sound Opinions - stream the interview here (starts around 6 minutes in)
Watch some video taken from the January 18th Manchester show below:
Additional video from the Manchester Cathedral show is posted here.
Weapon, the new album from Skinny Puppy, is streaming in full over at Revolver. The album will be released in Germany on May 24th, North America on May 28th, and everywhere else on May 27th. Pre-order now from iTunes, Amazon, or the Metropolis store.
An Iggy & The Stooges concert filmed April 2nd in Sydney is the Moshcam 'Gig of the Week.' The concert was shot at Hordern Pavillion and featured the Stooges performing a collection of their greatest hits plus the song "Burn" from their newly released album Ready To Die. Check out the concert below:
Raw Power
Gimme Danger
Burn
1970
Search & Destroy
Fun House
Night Theme
Beyond The Law
Johanna
Kill City
Cock In My Pocket
I Wanna Be Your Dog
No Fun
Penetration
I Gotta Right
Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell
Open Up & Bleed
In 2012, Swervedriver reunited for a late night appearance on Jimmy Kimmel and a handful of live shows. At the time things were looking up for Swervie fans, especially after the band debuted a new track, "Deep Wound," on Kimmel. The band indicated in interviews that other new music was in the works (in April 2012 leader Adam Franklindisclosed they were planning to do some new music, but didn't have firm plans for a record or release. In a separate April 2012 interview the possibility of new music was discussed with Glasgowest and Franklin again said they were working on new stuff but that they'll "see how that goes.") Not too surprisingly, nothing new has surfaced from Swervedriver.
While we may or may not hear new music from Swervedriver in the future, some new music from Franklin is indeed on the way, and soon. Adam Franklin & Bolts of Melody has three full length releases under its belt, and a fourth one is coming this summer. On July 16th Black Horses, the follow up to the 2010's album, I Could Sleep For A Thousand Years, will be released. Pre-order now through iTunes. A listing for Amazon and Goodnight Records will be available soon. Check out the tracklisting and cover art for the album is posted below.
01. Asha
02. When I Love You (I Love You All The While)
03. I Used To Live For Music
04. Boocat Leah
05. Shining Somewhere (Horses version)
06. Passenger Train, Warped By The Rain
07. Coda Code
08. I Used To Live For A Thousand Years
09. Boom!
10. Long Way Home
Meanwhile Adam Franklin & Bolts of Melody have created a video for the 2012 track "I Want You Right Now" featuring Mad Men actress Jessica Pare. Check out the awesomeness via Old Waver (who you can also follow on Twitter here) below:
Fans can stream previous releases from Adam Franklin & Bolts of Melody over on Bandcamp.
Peter Murphy is currently on tour celebrating the 35th anniversary of Bauhaus. So far he's stuck to his promise of playing only Bauhaus material with the exception of his encores which have included a few different covers. At the May 10th stop in Toronto, Murphy's encore included a cover of Joy Division's "Transmission." Before playing the song, Murphy made a few comments about Joy Division, which ended with "God rest Ian's soul," then he launched into the song. Check out video from the performance below:
The first video is shorter - cuts off the end - but is better video. The second includes Murphy's comments and full song, but not as up close.
Peter Murphy's North American tour continues tomorrow night in Chicago. The remaining tour dates are listed below along with some video shot at different spots on the tour:
5/16 - Chicago @ House of Blues
5/18 - Mexico City @ FMX Festival de Mexico
7/13 - Phoenix @ Crescent Ballroom
7/14 - El Paso @ Tricky Falls
7/16 - Denver @ Summit Music Hall
7/17 - Salt Lake City @ Urban Lounge
7/18 - Boise @ Visual Arts Collective
7/19 - Seattle @ Showbox At The Market
7/20 - Vancouver @ TBA
7/21 - Portland @ Hawthorne Theater
7/23 - San Francisco @ The Fillmore
7/24 - Las Vegas @ LVCS
7/26 - Los Angeles @ The Fonda Theater
7/27 - Los Angeles @ The Fonda Theater
7/28 - Solana Beach @ Belly Up Tavern
Skinny Puppy returns with the new album Weapon later this month. Last week the band debuted the new song "ParagUn" and now another new song from the album is available as a free download. Grab "saLvo" now from Rolling Stone (it was the mag's free daily download yesterday, but you can still download it free). Stream "saLvo" below:
Weapon has three release dates: May 28th in North America, May 24th (Germany), and May 27th (everywhere else). Pre-order now from iTunes, Amazon, or the Metropolis store.
Detroit King of Awesomeness Blue Stahli released a new 80s infused single, "Never Dance Again" yesterday, and it is Dyn-O-Mite! Go pull out your legwarmers and crank up the speakers, this is a JAM! Stream it below:
Download the digital single of "Never Dance Again" now from iTunes, Amazon, or the FiXT store. A dubsteppy remix of "Never Dance Again" by Josh Money is available to stream and download for free below:
But wait! There's another Blue Stahi release to check out!
Last week Blue Stahli released a new compilation titled B-Sides and Other Things I Forgot. In case you didn't figure it out from the album title, it's a collection of songs that were released as b-sides or one-off songs from the last few years. The collection shows the depth of Blue Stahli - there's badass mixes, covers, and even an acoustic track. Order now from iTunes, Amazon, or the FiXT store.
01. Takedown (Xina Version)
02. Kill Me Every Time
03. The Pure and the Tainted
04. Burning Bridges
05. Celebrity Mashup
06. Rebellion Anthem
07. Fashionista
08. Scrape (Acoustic)
09. Kill Me Every Time (Hypnotic Mix)
10. Ghost of Love (David Lynch Cover)
11. This Will Make You Love Again (Iamx Cover)
12. Ultranumb (Mariachi Version)
Stream the awesome David Lynch cover of "Ghost Of Love" from the compilation below. For more on Blue Stahli visit his official website, Facebook and Twitter.
Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of the Smiths - the band released their debut single, "Hand In Glove," on May 13, 1983. To mark the milestone, over the weekend the BBC aired a 30 minute special titled The Smiths: Not Like Any Other Love. The program features performance clips and interviews with the band, plus commentary from musicians, artists, designers, poets and more (Noel Gallagher provides some entertaining moments). Watch the program below, courtesy of HipsterDisco
Meanwhile, a 2008 documentary examining the Smiths' 1986 album The Queen Is Dead has surfaced (in part) on You Tube.
The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review features interviews with the band and key players like Tony Wilson and Stephen Street, plus some rare footage and performances are included. A portion of the two-hour doc has appeared online and can be viewed below. A few copies of the DVD are available to purchase through Amazon (note DVD specs before purchasing).
Iggy & the Stooges released a new album, Ready To Die, a few weeks ago and is available from iTunes, Amazon, or your favorite record store.
Meanwhile, The Ron Asheton Tribute Concert that took place April 19th, 2011 at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor will be released on DVD on June 4th. The concert was a celebration of Asheton's life and music and included a full set from the Stooges (and a string section on some tracks) with guests Henry Rollins and Deniz Tek (aka Radio Birdman). Profits from the sale of the DVD will go to the Ron Asheton Foundation. Watch the performance of "I Got A Right" from the DVD below courtesy of Rolling Stone .
Pre-order The Ron Asheton Tribute Concert here and check out the tracklisting for the DVD below:
01. I Got a Right (with Henry Rollins)
02. Raw Power
03. Search and Destroy
04. Gimme Danger
05. Shake Appeal
06. 1970
07. L.A. Blues
08. Night Theme
09. Beyond the Law
10. Fun House
11. Open Up And Bleed
12. Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell
13. I Wanna Be Your Dog
14. TV Eye
15. Loose
16. Dirt
17. Real Cool Time
18. Iggy's Speech
19. Ron's Tune
20. No Fun
The Smiths' debut single, "Hand In Glove" was released on this day in 1983! The single was the public's first taste of the band that would go on to be one of the most influential bands of all time.
One night in January 1983 Johnny Marr wrote the riff and knew immediately he had something great, and he couldn't wait to get the music to Morrissey. He revealed to the Daily Mail that he didn't have anything to record the riff on, so he had to play it over and over in the car on the way to get his creation to Moz. Morrissey wrote the lyrics that night and the song came together the next day.
Eventually the Smiths recorded a demo for "Hand In Glove." In the Daily Mailinterview Marr talked about how he stopped by the Rough Trade offices to drop off the demo and have an in person discussion with label boss Geoff Travis, but he was turned away. Determined to have the song heard, he hung around outside and snuck back into the building by pretending he worked there:
'I found my way to Geoff’s office. He looked really busy. I hung around until he was on his own...I just grabbed him and said, “Hey Geoff, uh, hi, my name’s Johnny. I’m in a band from Manchester and you won’t have heard anything like this…”
Three days later, the Smiths found out that Rough Trade was interested in releasing "Hand In Glove" as a single. And the rest is history. Read the full interview with Marr about the making of "Hand In Glove" here.
The version of "Hand In Glove" found on the 7" single is slightly different from the version that would eventually be released on the band's full length debut album the Smiths in 1984. [The 7" version found renewed light of day on the Smiths' compilation album Hatful of Hollow.] A live version of "Handsome Devil" was the b-side to the "Hand In Glove" single.
Version from Troy Tate session
Demo version (no harmonica)
Original single version (also appeared on Hatful of Hollow)
One of my favorite newish acts is back with a brand new single today! Edinburgh five piece The Machine Room wowed critics in 2012 with their shimmery indie pop on the four-song Love From A Distance ep. Today they return with the swoon-worthy single, "Sweden" which is released as part of Fandango's '12 singles' series. [London's Club Fandango is turned 12 years old in April, and to celebrate, they're releasing 12 singles - one at a time for 12 consecutive months - featuring some of their favorite new acts.] If you've heard The Machine Room before, it should come as no surprise that they were chosen as part of the singles series, because they really are THAT good.
Download "Sweden" now through iTunes and Amazon. U.K. peeps can also subscribe to receive all 12 singles in the series by ordering the singles subscription directly from Club Fandango. However you do it, just do it. SERIOUSLY, IT'S LESS THAN A DOLLAR FOR THE DOWNLOAD AND IT WILL BRING YOU SO MUCH JOY.
If you're into industrial music and were thinking of visiting Chicago this fall - you have even more reason to book your trip now! Coldwaves II organizers recently firmed up the lineup for this year's festival, and it doesn't disappoint: Cocks Members (ex- Revolting Cocks' members Paul Barker, Chris Connelly, and others), En Esch (from KMFDM), Douglas McCarthy (from Nitzer Ebb), Prong, Die Warzau, Skrew, Hate Department, and more have been confirmed for the two day extravaganza happening September 27th and 28th at the Metro in Chicago. Two-day passes (quantity limited, move fast) and single day passes are available to purchase here. For more on Coldwaves II visit the festival's official website, Facebook, or Twitter.
"Evangelical Sound Barrier" Paul Barker & Chris Connelly
*song appears on Fix This, Paul Barker's audio companion to Fix: The Ministry Movie
Last week Primal Scream appeared on the Italian show Quelli che for a performance of their new song, "It's Alright, It's OK" - watch the performance below:
Primal Scream return with the new album More Light which will be released internationally on May 14th. Fans in North America will either have to wait for the domestic release on June 18th, or pony up some extra cash for the import version, which is available starting May 21st.
Stream a few tracks from the deluxe edition of More Light below:
Jane's Addiction is prepping a new live release: Live in NYC. The recording was captured at the free concert held at New York City's Terminal 5 in July 2011 for the launch of The Great Escape Artist (the band's fourth studio album wasn't out at that point, and was eventually released in October of that year). The show included the live debut of "Irresistible Force" along with many of the band's classics. Live in NYC will be released as a standard CD, double LP, DVD, CD/DVD, and Blu-Ray on June 25th. Pre-order the release now from Amazon and take a look at the tracklisting below.
01. Whores
02. Ain't No Right
03. Just Because
04. Ted, Just Admit It...
05. Been Caught Stealing
06. Irresistible Force (Met The Immovable Object)
07. Up The Beach
08. Ocean Size
09. Three Days
10. Mountain Song
11. Stop!
12. Jane Says
Fun fact: the July 2011 concert was webcast live through a partnership with LG and was the first user generated 3D concert film - fans were given an LG 3D phone to shoot the concert from 100 different angles. An archive of the webcast is streaming below.
The Breeders are out on the road on their 20th anniversary Last Splash tour - last night in Boston the band brought ex-Breeder Tanya Donelly onstage for a performance of the classic "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" (Beatles cover which appeared on the Breeders' 1990 album Pod). Watch video of the performance below:
Don't miss the Breeders on the road as they finish up their North American tour. FYI: tickets are still available for the May 12th Detroit show at the Majestic Theater. A short interview with Kelley Deal in yesterday's Detroit News is posted here.
5/11 - Toronto @ Danforth Music Hall
5/12 - Detroit @ Majestic Theater
5/14 - Nashville @ Mercy Lounge
5/15 - Atlanta @ Variety Playhouse
5/17 - Gulf Shores, Alabama @ Hangout Music Fest
The Breeders release a 20th anniversary edition of Last Splash next week. LSXX (Last Splash 20) will be released as a 3 CD and 7 LP set on May 13th.
Peter Murphy is on the road performing Bauhaus classics - at the May 7th stop at Webster Hall in NYC, Murphy dedicated the song "All We Ever Wanted Was Everything" to his mother-in-law who passed away only a few hours before the show. Check out up close video of the performance which begins with Murphy telling the yappy crowd to STFU!
"All We Ever Wanted Was Everything"
The Peter Murphy Celebrates 35 Years of Bauhaus tour continues to roll through North America - check out the remaining dates below. A pre-trial hearing for Murphy's legal drama (March 17th arrest for DUI, hit and run, and drug possession) is scheduled to take place on May 17th. It's unknown at this point whether Murphy will appear at the hearing.
5/09 - Philadelphia @ Trocadero
5/10 - Toronto @ Lee's Palace
5/11 - Buffalo @ Town Ballroom
5/12 - Pittsburgh PA @ Mr Smalls 5/13 - Detroit @ Magic Stick
5/15 - Indianapolis @ Deluxe at Old National Centre
5/16 - Chicago @ House of Blues
5/18 - Mexico City @ FMX Festival de Mexico
7/13 - Phoenix @ Crescent Ballroom
7/14 - El Paso @ Tricky Falls
7/16 - Denver @ Summit Music Hall
7/17 - Salt Lake City @ Urban Lounge
7/18 - Boise @ Visual Arts Collective
7/19 - Seattle @ Showbox At The Market
7/20 - Vancouver @ TBA
7/21 - Portland @ Hawthorne Theater
7/23 - San Francisco @ The Fillmore
7/24 - Las Vegas @ LVCS
7/26 - Los Angeles @ The Fonda Theater
7/27 - Los Angeles @ The Fonda Theater
7/28 - Solana Beach @ Belly Up Tavern
A few months ago news broke* that Creation Records kingpin Alan McGee was set to return to the music business and was preparing to launch a new record label. Yesterday McGee made it official and launched 359 Music which is a partnership with Cherry Red Records. Read McGee's statement on the partnership below:
"Recently I found myself reinvigorated by new music again after being 5 years away from music living in rural Wales, and from which there has been much talk about how I will return to music. As recently talked about in the press, my original plan was to do a deal with major label backing in Japan. But when it came down to it I realised that I didn't want to come back to music through a major music label - that's not what I want to be part of. That's when I had a chat with Iain McNay from Cherry Red and we quite quickly put our heads together and developed between us a much better deal for 359 Music which will be a joint venture with Cherry Red. The first ever person to ever approach me about music when I was 19 was Iain McNay from Cherry Red."
Creation Records was home to MANY influential bands like Ride, My Bloody Valentine, Teenage Fanclub, Boo Radleys, and Oasis, so all eyes (and ears) are focused on what new bands McGee will be signing. McGee is still looking for interesting bands to sign too (maybe someone can also give him a heads up about gmail?):
If you're an artist and want to be considered for @359music send an mp3 to INFOAT359MUSIC@AOL.COM Alan McGee will personally listen to them
— 359 Music (@359music) May 8, 2013
Stream an excellent interview with Alan McGee over at The Dumbing of America - McGee talks about My Bloody Valentine, Oasis, major labels and more, plus check out the trailer to Upside Down: The Creation Records Story below:
*(previous reports indicated the label wasgoing to be named 1153 Records, but it's been changed to 359 Records).
Detroit's own ADULT. are back with the new album The Way Things Fall May 14th. Though Adam Lee Miller and Nicola Kuperus released their last album Why Bother? way back in 2007, they've been abundantly busy with other creative projects - including the completion of three films, building renovation (Hernan Bas' building in Eastern Market), and visual art/photography. Last year ADULT. headed back to the studio to record two tracks for a 12", but they felt so rejuvenated they ended up putting together a full album. The result is The Way Things Fall - stream the album in full below via Fader, and pre-order the album through iTunes, Amazon, or Ghostly.
The Breeders played Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night - the band performed "Cannonball" then returned to perform "Drivin' On 9" as a web-exclusive. Watch both performances below:
Well I think that went real well!Kim's distorted vox sounded great and no gaffes - we did Driving on 9 as a Fallon web clip too. Exhale.
The Breeders are currently on the road in support of their 20th anniversary edition of Last Splash, and tonight they'll perform on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. While you're waiting for that, enjoy some vintage video from a few television appearances in the 90s below:
UPDATE: May 7th Jimmy Fallon performance posted here.
First late night appearance (in support of Safari)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (performance & interview -bonus: Coco gets a hickey from one of the Breeders!)
Letterman (1993 appearance)
MTV
LSXX, the Breeders 20th anniversary edition of Last Splash, will be released as a three CD deluxe set and seven LP limited edition vinyl box set on May 13th.
Last Splash anniversary tour
5/09 - Boston @ Royale Nightclub (sold out)
5/11 - Toronto @ Danforth Music Hall
5/12 - Detroit @ Majestic Theater
5/14 - Nashville @ Mercy Lounge
5/15 - Atlanta @ Variety Playhouse
5/17 - Gulf Shores, Alabama @ Hangout Music Fest
Alison Moyet is back with a new solo album titled the minutes. The album is out now in the U.K. and will be released in North America on June 11th through Metropolis Records. Take a listen to a full stream of the minutes here and pre-order the minutes from iTunes, Amazon, or Metropolis Records.
Moyet appeared on the April 26th edition of the BBC program The Graham Norton Show and performed her single, "When I Was Your Girl." Check out the performance and short interview below:
The Fall return with a new album titled Re-Mit later this month. The band's line-up remains the same as for their last album (2011's Ersatz GB): Mark E. Smith, Eleni Poulou, David Spurr, Pete Greenway, and Keiron Melling. Re-Mit will be released in the U.K. through Cherry Red on May 13th. In North America the album will be available digitally on May 13th, and the import physical CD version arrives May 21st. Stream three songs from Re-Mit (released last month as part of the Fall's limited edition Record Store Day release in the U.K.) and pre-order the album through iTunes, Amazon, or Cherry Red.
"Sir William Wray"
"Hittite Man"
"Jetplane"
Re-Mit tracklisting
01. No Respects (Intro)
02. Sir William Wray
03. Kinder of Spine
04. Noise
05. Hittite Man
06. Pre-Mdma Years
07. No Respects Rev.
08. Victrola Time
09. Irish
10. Jetplane
11. Jam Song
12. Loadstones
R.E.M. is preparing to release the 25th anniversary edition of the 1988 album Green on May 14th. Ahead of the release R.E.M. is celebrating Green by posting video from TourFilm (the 1990 live concert release shot on tour supporting Green). Take a look at "Get Up" and "Stand" from TourFilm below or just stream the full concert on Hulu:
The 25th anniversary edition of Green features the remastered original album with a bonus disc of live performances taken from the November 10, 1989 Greensboro, North Carolina, stop on the Green world tour. The bonus disc includes 21 live songs (five additional tracks that were scrapped for space were released last month on the limited edition Live in Greensboro E.P. which is streaming here). The physical CD version of the anniversary edition comes packaged in a hard clamshell box and includes with four postcards, a foldout poster, and new liner notes. The release is also available on 180 gram vinyl and as a digital download. Pre-order through iTunes, Amazon, or your favorite record store. For more on the release visit R.E.M.'s official site.
Noel Gallagher was interviewed as part of the BBC's celebration of the Smiths' 30th anniversary. During the interview Noel had a hard time deciding on his favorite Smiths' song, though he eventually chose the original version of "Hand In Glove," revealing he's still listens to it from time to time, "it's still got something--it's dark, beautiful, kind of emotional, euphoria, with sadness to it, just got everything."
Gallagher didn't agree that without the Smiths there wouldn't be Oasis, but he did conclude that all music is derived from Elvis and the Beatles. During that part of the discussion he made the following insightful comment:
"You know, the Smiths followed on from the Jam--it's quite fascinating to think that the Jam split in '83, that's when the Smiths first appeared, and then as soon as the Smiths kind of disappeared, the Stone Roses appear, and as soon as the Stone Roses disappear, Oasis appear, and it's almost like, there's some unseen, you know, somebody's moving the chess pieces around...we're all part of the same song I reckon."
Take a listen to the interview below - includes a great story about Noel meeting Morrissey backstage at an Oasis gig (first video below advanced to the Moz story) - plus Noel gives his thoughts on a Smiths' reunion and more. Another segment from the same interview will air on the BBC next Sunday (May 12th).
Book of Love played their first live show since 2009 at the club Numbers in Houston on April 27th. Though the show was a one-off performance, it appears there's possibly more in the future for Book of Love. In an interview with the Houston Press, Ted Ottaviano explained that Book Of Love's synthy 80s sound is back in vogue and though the original band members had previously been busy with their lives and other projects, the time seemed right to get the band back together:
"Our lives were all in a place where we weren't interested (in re-forming...but now we're in a place where we might want to work on some new music."
Ottaviano didn't say whether the band has started working on new music yet, but it seems very likely that fans heard the last of Book of Love. Read the full interview with Ottaviano over at the Houston Press and watch some fan-filmed video from their April 27th reunion show below:
Montage of pictures from show
Setlist
Intro
Modigliani
Still Angry
Happy Day
Alice Everyday
Die Matrosen
Lost Souls
You Make Me Feel So Good
Sunny Day
Boy
I Touch Roses
Book Of Love
Over The Rainbow
Tubular Bells/Pretty Boys & Pretty Girls
Johnny Marr's solo tour played Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn last night and near the end of the show, Marr invited his old bandmate Andy Rourke onstage to play bass on the Smiths' classic "How Soon Is Now?" - Marr gave Rourke a fantastic intro, telling the crowd he's "one of my best friends in the world and still one of the best musicians I've ever heard." Watch the what is likely going to be the closest thing you'll ever get to a Smiths' reunion below (two videos/versions):
Black Flag featuring members Ron Reyes, Greg Ginn, and Gregory Moore, drop a new album next month and are offering up a new song "Down In The Dirt" right now as a free download. Grab the song here and stream it below:
FYI: two separate Black Flag reunions are active and touring right now - one is using the name Black Flag (Reyes/Ginn/Moore), and the other is touring under the name Flag. The 'Flag' version features Keith Morris, Chuck Dukowski, Bill Stevenson, Dez Candina, and Stephen Egerton. Both Black Flag reunions are on tour in North America. Interestingly enough, Black Flag and Flag are playing Detroit within a couple days of each other. Flag plays Orion June 8th at Belle Isle, and Black Flag is playing the Majestic Theater on June 10th. Probably a good thing the shows are separated by a day or two, because check out what Black Flag had to say about Flag on the official Black Flag website: "***note not to be confused with the ‘fake’ Flag band currently covering the songs of BLACK FLAG in an embarrassingly weak “mailing it in” fashion*** We urge you to check out the real BLACK FLAG when they hit your area."
Skinny Puppy return with their new album Weapon later this month - today Metropolis Records gave fans a first taste of the new album with the premiere of "ParagUn" today - check out the awesomeness below:
Weapon features 10 tracks and tackles the issue of weapons, gun control, and glorification of gun culture. The album will be released as a standard CD and limited edition 180 gm vinyl on May 24th in Germany, May 28th in North America, and May 27th everywhere else. To pre-order, visit the official Metropolis Records website .
Trent Reznor was interviewed by Jian Ghomeshi recently on the CBC radio show Q. Reznor discussed his latest project How To Destroy Angels and answered questions about his career (Nine Inch Nails, writing film scores, winning an Oscar, and more). Enjoy the excellent interview below:
New Order's classic album Power, Corruption and Lies was released on this day in 1983. The album is widely regarded as one of New Order's best and most influential albums, and it frequently appears on 'greatest album of the 80s' lists music magazines/critics publish from time to time. Power, Corruption and Lies was the album where New Order defined their sound - they released Movement and a few other singles previously, however those songs, in part anyway, sounded like their old band Joy Division. While recording PCL in 1982, the band tinkered around with samplers they had just bought weeks before--Gillian Gilbertrevealed the band learned how to use samplers by recording farts--to develop the 'New Order' sound. The result is perfection.
Enjoy the exquisite "Your Silent Face"
The biggest song from Power, Corruption and Lies is unquestionably the dance smash "Blue Monday" - read all about the classic track here and stream Power, Corruption and Lies in full below:
01. Age Of Consent
02. We All Stand
03. The Village
04. 5 8 6
05. Blue Monday
06. Your Silent Face
07. Ultraviolence
08. Ecstasy
09. Leave Me Alone
10. The Beach
Johnny Marr appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night - he performed "the Messenger," the title track from his debut solo album released earlier this year, then he played the Smiths' classic "How Soon As Now" as a web exclusive for the program. Enjoy both performances below:
For more Johnny Marr footage check out the links below:
Back in March Britpop history was made when Noel Gallagher joined Damon Albarn and GrahamCoxon on stage for a performance of "Tender" at the Gallagher-curated Teenage Cancer Trust benefit. Fan filmed video has been circulating since the concert, but now a fantastic pro-shot version of the historical performance has been uploaded by Teenage Cancer Trust. Check out the video (bonus: includes some great shots of Paul Weller on drums!)
Here's some interview footage compiled by Teenage Cancer Trust (features Noel, Damon, Graham, and Paul Weller)
Watch some fan-filmed video from the March 23rd Teenage Cancer Trust benefit here.
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark recently did an interview with Amsterdam online 'zine Face Culture. The six part interview focuses on the band's history - Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys discussed their early days, all their albums including their latest English Electric, and even revealed some of the songs in their catalog that they don't like and wish they hadn't released. Check out the interview below:
Segment 1 - discussion of pre-OMD bands
Segment 2 - on signing a bad label deal and having no money
Segment 3 - on their catalog and breaking into America & wishing they hadn't released "Dreaming"
Segment 4 - on drifting apart for a time and feeding each off of each other's ideas
Segment 5 - on getting back together & playing live in 2006
Segment 6 - on English Electric
English Electric was released at the beginning of April, and OMD are preparing to release the album's next single, "Dresden" on May 17th. The single will include the album version of "Dresden" plus a couple of remixes. Take a listen to the single version and a new remix by Finnish duo Zebra & Snake (the Zebra & Snake remix will NOT be on the release, FYI):
Dresden tracklisting
1. Dresden (Single Version)
2. Time Burns
3. Dresden (John Foxx and The Maths Remix)
4. Dresden (Mike Jolly's Architectural Remix)
5. Dresden (Bounce Darkside Remix)
LOVE this. In Death It Ends is the latest musical project from Porl King* (ex-singer of Rosetta Stone and Miserylab). In February, a new album from In Death It Ends titled Occvlt Machine was released, and the music is brilliant! Fans of dark, synth-but-not-too-synth, post-punk will dig this (label aufnahme + wiedergabe describe the music as "ghost wave" and the trailer for Occvlt Machine labels the music "progressive adult hipstercore"). If you like dark, coldwavish music with a bit of mystery, it'll be up your alley. Check out a couple of tracks from the album below and stream the rest of Occvlt Machine over at Bandcamp. A digital copy of the album is available to purchase from Bandcamp (it's not on iTunes or Amazon), and a demo version of the album is available for free here. A vinyl version of Occvlt Machine (2nd pressing) will be released on May 9th directly from aufnahme + wiedergabe.
The video posted below ("Blind Faith") was released on the project's previous album Forgotten Knowledge, which is available to stream in full here.
*Special thanks to Ade M on Twitter for passing along info on In Death It Ends. Honestly had no idea this was Porl King's new project, I just knew I loved it the second I heard it!
Detroit's own OCTiV has been on a tear whipping up a bad-ass mix of dark, heavy, guitar and bass-based electro jams for the last two years, and just recently signed to FiXT. In celebration of his signing, FiXT is offering a free download of "Fatality," his debut single for the label. Stream and download the track below:
Stream a few other tracks from OCTiV here, catch up with him on Facebook and Twitter, and check him out in action below in last year's ad campaign for On Star.
By the way, this is awesome*
Bout to head to the magic stick to see one of my favorite guitar players ever throw down!!
— OCTiV (@octivmusic) April 27, 2013
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