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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.
New Order's beloved album Power, Corruption & Lies was the subject of a new BBC radio documentary. The hourlong doc includes commentary from key players Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, and Peter Saville along with Tim Burgess, Martin Moscrop, and other notable members of Manchester's music scene. New Order: Power, Corruption & Lies was narrated by American DJ Colleen Murphy, founder of the Classic Album Sundays series. Listen to the archive of the documentary (through August 9th) here.
A five disc boxset celebrating Creation Records' early years is set for a September 25th release. Creation Artifact: The Dawn Of Creation Records 1983-85 is the first comprehensive collection devoted to the label's output from the era and is packed with singles, album tracks, rarities, previously unreleased demos, and rare BBC sessions from Jesus & Mary Chain, Primal Scream, The Pastels, The Moodists, The Loft, and many more. View the tracklisting for the set below and pre-order here.
Disc 1 -- Singles
01. The Legend! -- '73 In '83
02. The Legend! -- You (Chunka Chunka) We're Glamorous
03. The Legend! -- Melt The Guns
04. The Revolving Paint Dream -- Flowers In The Sky
05. The Revolving Paint Dream -- In The Afternoon
06. Biff Bang Pow! -- Fifty Years Of Fun
07. Biff Bang Pow! -- Then When I Scream
08. The Jasmine Minks -- Think!
09. The Jasmine Minks -- Work For Nothing
10. The Pastels -- Something Going On
11. The Pastels -- Stay With Me Till Morning
12. The X-Men -- Do The Ghost
13. The X-Men -- Talk
14. Biff Bang Pow! -- There Must Be A Better Life
15. Biff Bang Pow! -- The Chocolate Elephant Man
16. The Jasmine Minks -- Where The Traffic Goes
17. The Jasmine Minks -- Mr. Magic
18. The Loft -- Why Does The Rain
19. The Loft -- Like
20. The Loft -- Winter
21. The Legend! -- The Legend! Destroys The Blues
22. The Legend! -- Arrogant Bastards
23. The X-Men -- Bad Girl
24. The Pastels -- Million Tears
25. The Pastels -- Surprise Me
26. The Pastels -- Baby Honey
Disc 2 -- Singles
01. Jesus & Mary Chain -- Upside Down
02. Jesus & Mary Chain -- Vegetable Man
03. The Loft -- Up The Hill & Down The Slope
04. The Loft -- Your Door Shines Like Gold
05. The Loft -- Lonely Street
06. The Loft -- Time
07. The Bodines -- God Bless
08. The Bodines -- Paradise
09. Primal Scream -- All Fall Down
10. Primal Scream -- It Happens
11. The Jasmine Minks -- What's Happening
12. The Jasmine Minks -- Black & Blue
13. Meat Whiplash -- Don't Slip Up
14. Meat Whiplash -- Here It Comes
15. Five Go Down To The Sea? -- Singing In Braille
16. Five Go Down To The Sea? -- Aunt Nelly
17. Five Go Down To The Sea? -- Silk Brain Worm Women
18. The Moodists -- Justice & Money Too
19. The Moodists -- You've Got Your Story
20. The Moodists -- Take Us All Home
21. The Pastels -- I'm Alright With You
22. The Pastels -- Couldn't Care Less
23. The Pastels -- What It's Worth
24. Biff Bang Pow! -- Love & Hate
25. The Weather Prophets -- Worm In My Brain
Disc 3 -- Rarities Album
01. The Laughing Apple -- Participate!
02. The Laughing Apple -- Wouldn't You?
03. The Revolving Pain Dream -- In The Afternoon
04. The Jasmine Minks -- The Thirty Second Set Up
05. The Jasmine Minks -- Somers Town
06. Biff Bang Pow! -- Fifty Years Of Fun
07. Biff Bang Pow! -- Waterbomb
08. J.C. Brouchard w/ Biff Bang Pow! -- Someone Stole My Wheel
09. J.C. Brouchard w/ Biff Bang Pow! -- Sunny Days
10. Jesus & Mary Chain -- Upside Down (demo)
11. Jesus & Mary Chain -- Just Like Honey (demo)
12. The Bodines -- God Bless (alt version)
13. The Membranes -- I Am Fish Eye
14. The Membranes -- Gift Of Life
15. The Jasmine Minks -- Seven & Seven Is
16. The June Brides -- I Fall
17. The Legend! -- Arrogant Bastards
18. The Three Johns -- A.W.O.L.
19. The Loft -- Your Door Shines Like Gold
20. The Mekons -- Rock & Roll Shoes
21. The Legend! & His Swinging Soul Sisters -- Sweet Soul Music
22. The Jasmine Minks -- Green Fuz
23. Alternative TV -- Lonely Lenny
24. Television Personalities -- A Picture Of Dorian Gray (live)
25. Television Personalities -- The Dream Inspires (live)
26. Television Personalities -- Family Affair (live)
Disc 4 -- Demos
01. The Jasmine Minks -- All Fall Down
02. The Jasmine Minks -- Work
03. The Jasmine Minks -- Second Post
04. The Legend! -- Boredom (Is)
05. Meat Whiplash -- Losing Your Grip
06. Meat Whiplash -- Always Sunday
07. Meat Whiplash -- Walk Away
08. The Legend! -- Victorian Values
09. The X-Men -- Home
10. The X-Men -- Planet Of The X
11. The Moodists -- The Train From Kansas City
12. The Moodists -- The Day They All Wake Up
13. The Moodists -- I Guess I'm Dumb
14. The Legend! -- Social Protest (By Numbers)
15. The Jasmine Minks -- Mr. Magic
16. The Jasmine Minks -- Friends
17. The Legend! -- Do You Remember
18. Biff Bang Pow! -- Lost Your Dreams (demo)
19. Biff Bang Pow! -- I'm Okay Me (demo)
20. The Legend! -- Picture The Scene
21. The X-Men -- A Tryst For Liszt
22. The X-Men -- Stone Cold One Note Mind
23. The Jasmine Minks -- Choice
24. The Jasmine Minks -- Everybody's Got To Grow Up Sometime
Disc 5 -- BBC Sessions
01. The X-Men -- The Witch
02. The X-Men -- Little Girl
03. The X-Men -- Xtramental
04. The Loft -- On A Tuesday
05. The Loft -- Skeleton Staircase
06. The Loft -- The Canal & The Big Red Town
07. The Loft -- Lonely Street
08. The Moodists -- Other Man
09. The Moodists -- Bullet Train
10. The Moodists -- Take The Red Carpet Out Of Town
11. The Moodists -- Justice & Money Too
12. Meat Whiplash -- Loss
13. Meat Whiplash -- Walk Away
14. Meat Whiplash -- Eat Me To The Core
15. Meat Whiplash -- She Comes Tomorrow
16. The Bodines -- Scar Tissue
17. The Bodines -- Therese
18. The Bodines -- William Shatner
19. The Bodines -- The Back Door
20. The Loft -- Beware
21. The Loft -- Wide Open Arms
22. The Loft -- Worm In My Brain
23. The Loft -- Up The Hill & Down The Slope
New Order premiered the third preview of new material from their forthcoming album Music Complete. Stream Music Complete 3 below:
New Order previously announced that Tom Rowlands of Chemical Brothers guests on Music Complete, and this week the band revealed a few more guest appearances -- Iggy Pop, Brandon Flowers, and La Roux. None of the guests should be too surprising to New Order fans -- the band has performed with (and gushed about) both Flowers and Iggy Pop.
Also this week, drummer Stephen Morris did an interview with BBC Music 6. As is traditionally the case with Morris interviews, it was highly entertaining, but Morris didn't divulge too much about the new record other than confirming that "all the songs have guitar and synth, some are more synthy, some are more guitary." Stream the interview here.
Music Complete arrives on September 25th and is available to pre-order as a standard 11 track digital album download through iTunes; Amazon is selling the physical CD, and double LP (on black vinyl). New Order's official store is offering the digital album download, physical cd, double LP on black vinyl, the limited edition double LP (clear vinyl), and a massive limited edition 8 LP vinyl deluxe box set. The boxset includes Music Complete on double clear vinyl, extended versions of all 11 songs on red, blue, yellow, grey, white 12" vinyl, plus 1 sided black etched vinyl. Additionally, New Order will be signing 200 copies of the box set and the signed copies will be randomly be shipped to fans who purchase from the band's official store (box set ships in November).
Tracklisting for Music Complete is posted below:
01. Restless
02. Singularity
03. Plastic
04. Tutti Frutti
05. People On The High Line
06. Stray Dog
07. Academic
08. Nothing But A Fool
09. Unlearn This Hatred
10. The Game
11. Superheated
Yuck premiered a new song this week titled "Hold Me Closer," which serves as the first single from their forthcoming record. The band is expected to announce details regarding their third full-length record soon. Stream "Hold Me Closer" below and catch up with Yuck here.
Yuck North American tour
8/05 –- Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny’s Brenda
8/06 –- New York, NY @ River Rocks / Pier 84
8/07 –- Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery
8/08 –- Raleigh, NC @ Kings
8/09 –- Atlanta, GA @ The Wrecking Ball
Public Image Limited premiered the first single from the new album What The World Needs Now. "Double Trouble" backed with two songs -- album track "Bettie Page" and bonus non-album track "Turkey Tits" -- will be released on 10" vinyl August 21st and is available to pre-order here. The digital version of "Double Trouble" is available to purchase now from iTunes and Amazon and can be streamed below. The band's 10th studio album What The World Needs Now is scheduled for a September 4th release.
Meanwhile, John Lydon appeared on the Greg Gutfeld show last weekend. Watch a portion of the segment below:
On January 30th, surviving members of Mad Season reunited and performed at Benaroya Hall backed by the Seattle Symphony. The Sonic Evolution set also included guests Chris Cornell, who filled in for Layne Staley while Matt Cameron & Duff McKagen filled in for John Baker Saunders. The ten song performance will be released on LP and CD August 28th with proceeds benefiting the Seattle Symphony and Vitalogy Foundation. The tracklisting for the set is available to view below and pre-orders are being taken here. Video from the event is available to view here.
Meanwhile, Mad Season's final performance Live At The Moore is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a stereo remaster. Mad Season: Live At The Moore was captured April 29th, 1995 and includes the full 11-song set, originally released in part on VHS in 1995 and later expanded for release on CD and DVD as part of the deluxe reissue of Above in 2013. Pre-orders are being taken here.
01. Waking The Horizon McCready w/ Symphony
02. Long Gone Day - Mad Season w/ Symphony
03. River Of Deceit - Mad Season w/ Symphony
04. I Don't Know Anything - Mad Season w/ Symphony
05. Wake Up - Mad Season
06. Lifeless Dead - Mad Season
07. Above - Mad Season
08. Call Me A Dog - Temple Of The Dog
09. Reach Down - Temple Of The Dog
10. All Alone - Mad Season
Johnny Marr was interviewed by BBC Music 6 hosts Radcliffe and Maconie today ahead of a few live shows planned for this weekend. During the interview Marr revealed he's going to put a live album out (implied that he might be recording at some U.K. shows this fall) and he's written the soundtrack to a new Julianne Moore film which will be released this October. Marr was asked about the status of his autobiography and admitted that he's procrastinated a bit, but has at least started on it and hopes to finish it after his tour is over:
"I've started, I've written quite a bit of it...I'm writing it myself, I don't want to use a ghost writer or a journalist or anything, and I really enjoy it, but it takes a lot of time...it means not writing music, and I've been writing some new songs as well. I'm going to get down to finishing it off when this tour is over. I'm not really writing it in chronological order. I've done some bits of it, I've probably done about 20 percent. I'm looking forward to getting it finished, I want it done, I want to do a good job of it. If people already kind of like what I do, records and all of that, if by the end of the book they want to hang out with me, then that's the job done, really. I want to celebrate a lucky life...it's not going to be a Disney thing, I want to be straight-headed about things, I want it to be like my life, intense and interesting and a lot of joy in it, and some of the other stuff that has been more mysterious, I want to represent that properly. I want to cover the whole thing."
Another highlight of the interview was a discussion about how Smiths songs were created -- Marr would famously compose the music, much like a backing track, then give the music to Morrissey. The hosts asked Marr if he was ever disappointed with what Morrissey came up with lyrically. Marr had only positive things to say:
"It's a complete surprise as to what goes on top, and then you react to that, and that's great...I was always really, really pleased to have another song...for some reason I always loved it."
Marr didn't want to discuss details about any particular songs because he didn't want to spoil it for fans, but he did reveal that some of the Smiths' instrumentals were intended to be instrumental and others weren't:
"Some of the instrumentals he (Morrissey) couldn't get a handle on, and a couple of them, we decided were going to be written as instrumental b-sides, "Oscillate Wildly" was one like that, that's why it has a very strong melody."
Listen to the archive of the interview here (starts ~ 36 minutes into the broadcast).
The Charlatans performed a huge show in their hometown of Manchester last night. The band used old footage of the late Factory Records' legend Tony Wilson for their introduction, then they ripped into an energetic 19 song career spanning set. The encore was an 8-minute epic version of "Sproston Green" which featured Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert of New Order! Watch video of the encore from their set at Castlefield Bowl below:
The Charlatans released an oh-so-excellent album titled Modern Nature earlier this year. If you're not up to speed with their new album, check out a few videos from the record below:
Last week New Order announced details for their new studio record, Music Complete, which arrives on September 25th. The first single from the album will arrive in August, but until then, New Order have been debuting snippets of new music on You Tube. The band premiered the second trailer in the Music Complete preview series this week. Stream Music Complete: 2 below:
Music Complete is New Order's first proper studio album since 2005's Waiting For The Sirens' Call and notably New Order's first record since Peter Hook's departure (also the first record in almost 15 years to include Gillian Gilbert, who rejoined the band a few years ago). According to Bernard Sumner, this time around the band did NOT shy away from synthesizers. The 11 track album features two collaborative songs with Chemical Brothers' Tom Rowlands -- "Singularity," the song New Order debuted live last summer, and another track titled "Unlearn This Hatred." In a previous interview, Sumner revealed New Order recorded 3 tracks with Rowlands, so it's possible the third song may wind up as a b-side down the road.
Also of note: The artwork for both the album and limited edition boxset was directed by longtime Joy Division/New Order/Factory Records' designer, the legendary Peter Saville.
Music Complete is available to pre-order as a standard 11 track digital album download through iTunes; Amazon is selling the physical CD, and double LP (on black vinyl). New Order's official store is offering the digital album download, physical cd, double LP on black vinyl, the limited edition double LP (clear vinyl), and a massive limited edition 8 LP vinyl deluxe box set. The boxset includes Music Complete on double clear vinyl, extended versions of all 11 songs on red, blue, yellow, grey, white 12" vinyl, plus 1 sided black etched vinyl. Additionally, New Order will be signing 200 copies of the box set and the signed copies will be randomly be shipped to fans who purchase from the band's official store (box set ships in November).
Tracklisting for Music Complete is posted below:
01. Restless
02. Singularity
03. Plastic
04. Tutti Frutti
05. People On The High Line
06. Stray Dog
07. Academic
08. Nothing But A Fool
09. Unlearn This Hatred
10. The Game
11. Superheated
Veruca Salt are set to return with their first new album featuring all original members since 1997! The new album Ghost Notes arrives on July 10th, but is now available to stream ahead of its release over at NPR. Stream it here through July 9th. Pre-order Ghost Notes from iTunes, Amazon, and Pledge Music.
Watch the official videos for three tracks from Ghost Notes below:
North American tour dates
7/08 -- San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
7/10 -- San Francisco, CA @ Slims
7/11 -- Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
7/21 -- Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
7/22 -- St. Louis, MO @ The Ready Room
7/23 -- Minneapolis, MN @ The Cedar
7/26 -- Chicago, IL @ Wicker Park Fest
7/28 -- Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
7/30 -- Boston, MA @ Paradise
7/31 -- New York, NY @ Webster Hall
8/01 -- Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Dean Wareham has uploaded a handful of early Luna demos from 1991 onto Bandcamp to help raise funds for Terry Tolkin (music executive who signed Luna to Elektra back in the day). Wareham reveals that Tolkin is now faced with a severe illness and mounting medical bills and he'll be donating all the funds from the demos directly to Tolkin:
"Luna (at this early stage Dean Wareham) was signed to Elektra by A&R man Terry Tolkin who had previously worked at Rough Trade, Touch & Go and Caroline Records. Terry now lives in New Orleans and is gravely ill. He is fighting a rare and aggressive virus that has his doctors perplexed, and facing huge medical bills for hospital visits, thrice-weekly dialysis and prescription drug co-pays."
All the tracks from Luna Demos 1991 were recorded after the breakup of Galaxie 500 and before the release of Luna's debut album Lunapark in 1992 (finished versions of all the songs were released on Lunapark). The EP is available to download off Bandcamp for 7 dollars (fans can donate more if they desire). Stream the demo version of "Anesthesia" below and purchase Luna Demos 1991here.
Johnny Marr released the third single off his solo record Playland. "Candidate" is available as a 7" single and digital download and is backed with a brand new song titled "Exit Connection." Order the 7" single from your favorite record store or purchase the digital version off iTunes. Both tracks are available to stream below along with the official video for "Candidate."
We're getting closer to the release of Monumentary, the highly anticipated Wax Trax! documentary which tells the story of the legendary music store and record label. Julia Nash, daughter of Wax Trax! co-founder Jim Nash, has been overseeing everything Wax Trax! since the death of her father and co-founder Dannie Flesher, including the Monumentary film. Though Nash and the producers have been able to self-fund most of the project, they need to raise some extra funds to help offset post-production costs (music clearance, audio mixing, etc). Rather than get deep pockets involved (which can lead to control issues, creative differences, etc), Nash decided to launch a 30 day Kickstarter campaign and offer up some rare and unique items for campaign rewards. Some of the items available include test pressings, vintage posters, and the film's soundtrack on limited edition colored vinyl.
So far the campaign is on track to be fully funded -- only three days in and the Kickstarter is already 75% funded! Still, this is an all or nothing campaign (plus don't miss an opportunity to snag some rare Wax Trax! merch), so be sure to head over and check out the Kickstarter here. The campaign video is available to view below:
Time Warp airs every Sunday from 8am until noon ET on 89X and streams live on the net. For more on artists played on the show, visit my blog, which is updated throughout the week with music news, etc.
8 am hour:
808 State "Pacific 202"
Tears For Fears "Mothers Talk"
David Bowie "Modern Love"
Big Audio Dynamite II "Rush"
Howard Jones "What Is Love"
Cult "She Sells Sanctuary"
Smithereens "Blood & Roses"
Concrete Blonde "Caroline"
Depeche Mode "Policy Of Truth"
Portishead "Sour Times"
Morrissey "Suedehead"
Blondie "Hanging On The Telephone"
Clash "Police On My Back"
9 am hour:
Pixies "Hey"
Hüsker Dü "Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely"
Replacements "Shooting Dirty Pool"
XTC "Earn Enough For Us"
Nine Inch Nails "Down In It"
Bjork "Army Of Me"
Social Distortion "Cold Feelings"
R.E.M. "Orange Crush"
Oasis "Supersonic"
Soundgarden "Hands All Over"
Stone Roses "Waterfall"
Material Issue "Valerie Loves Me"
Stranglers "Golden Brown"
Radiohead "High & Dry"
10 am hour:
Jane's Addiction "Stop!"
Nirvana "Territorial Pissings"
Placebo "Brick Shithouse"
Catherine Wheel "Show Me Mary"
Sparks "Angst In My Pants"
Dream Warriors "Wash Your Face In My Sink"
Iggy Pop "Real Wild Child"
Patti Smith "People Have The Power"
Ramones "Blitzkrieg Bop"
Screaming Trees "Nearly Lost You"
Alice In Chains "Would?"
Dandy Warhols "Bohemian Like You"
Smiths "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others"
Smiths "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out"
Madness "Our House"
11 am hour:
Joy Division "Love Will Tear Us Apart"
Cure "Jumping Someone Else's Train"
Public Image Limited "Seattle"
Elvis Costello "Radio, Radio"
Blur "Beetlebum"
Pavement "Cut Your Hair"
Smashing Pumpkins "Mayonaise"
Beck "Jack-Ass"
Mazzy Star "Fade Into You"
Depeche Mode "Somebody"
Verve "On Your Own"
Church "Ripple"
As previously reported, The Jesus & Mary Chain are set to release a live concert recording Live at Barrowlands on July 31st. The set was captured during the band's show in Glasgow during their 30th anniversary Psychocandy tour in November 2014. The band has now premiered the live version of "Reverence" from the collection which is available to stream via Spin below:
The deluxe edition of Live At Barrowlands includes Jesus & Mary Chain's full performance of Psychocandy on 180 gram heavyweight vinyl, the "prelude set" featuring 7 greatest hits/fan favorites pressed on a 10" vinyl, a cd of the entire performance, audio interview with Jim & William Reid, and a 40 page hardcover book. The deluxe edition will be limited to 300 copies worldwide and is available to pre-order from My Play Direct or Amazon UK. Fans in the U.S. can also order the import from Amazon U.S.
The tracklisting for the set is posted below:
Psychocandy LP
Side A
01. Just Like Honey
02. The Living End
03. Taste The Floor
04. The Hardest Walk
05. Cut Dead
06. In A Hole
07. Taste Of Cindy
Side B
01. Never Understand
02. Inside Me
03. Sowing Seeds
04. My Little Underground
05. You Trip Me Up
06. Something's Wrong
07. It's So Hard Prelude set -- 10 inch
Side A
01. April Skies
02. Head On
03. Some Candy Talking
04. Psychocandy
Side B
01. Up Too High
02. Reverence
03. Upside Down
Barrowlands Live - CD
01. April Skies
02. Head On
03. Some Candy Talking
04. Psychocandy
05. Up Too High
06. Reverence
07. Upside Down
08. Just Like Honey
09. The Living End
10. Taste The Floor
11. The Hardest Walk
12. Cut Dead
13. In A Hole
14. Taste Of Cindy
15. Never Understand
16. Inside Me
17. Sowing Seeds
18. My Little Underground
19. You Trip Me Up
20. Something's Wrong
21. It's So Hard
Morrissey performed on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last night. His performance of "Kiss Me A Lot" was his first late night U.S. television performance in over two years! Watch the magic below!
Also: Watch Morrissey's performance of "Action Is My Middle Name" from his 2013 Letterman performance:
Morrissey is currently on tour in North America.
6/27 -- New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
6/29 -- Akron, OH @ Akron Civic Theater
6/30 -- Cincinnati, OH @ Aronoff Center For The Arts
7/02 -- Nashville, TN @ Grand Old Opry House
7/08 -- Detroit, MI @ Masonic (Jack White Theater)
7/09 -- Chicago, IL @ Civic Opera House
7/11 -- Normal, IL @ Bloomington Center For The Arts
7/13 -- St. Paul, MN @ Fitzgerald Theater
7/16 -- Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks
7/18 -- Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
7/21 -- Seattle, WA @ Benaroya Hall
7/23 -- Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield
7/25 -- San Jose, CA @ San Jose Event Center
R. Ring (duo featuring Kelley Deal and Mike Montgomery) kick off their North American tour in Detroit on July 25th with a performance at BFF Fest 2015. The Dayton duo -- Deal lives in Dayton, Ohio; Montgomery lives in Dayton, Kentucky -- is hitting the road in support of two split singles; "Loud Underneath" split 7" with Protomartyr, and a TBA split 7" single with Quailbones which is due out in July. Purchase both splits from Sofaburn and stream "Loud Underneath" below:
Meanwhile, Kelley Deal discussed how she fought drug addiction by taking up knitting in a new interview with Loud & Quiet magazine. Deal's interview can be read in full here and her 2008 book Bags That Rock: Knitting On The Road with Kelley Deal is available to purchase here. R. Ring tour dates
7/25 - Detroit, MI @ BFF Fest
7/26 - Youngstown, OH @ Suzie's Dogs & Drafts
7/27 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brendas
7/28 - Allston, MA @ O'Brien's
7/29 - New Haven, CT @ BAR
7/30 - Kingston, NY @ BSP Kingston
7/31 - Brooklyn, NY @ The Bell House
8/01 - Washington, DC @ Sixth and I
8/02 - Pittsburgh, PA @ James St Speakeasy
David Bowie announced plans for a new series of boxsets to celebrate his distinguished career. The first in the series, Five Years 1969 - 1973, focuses on Bowie's early years and collects all of the material officially released by Bowie during that period of his career. The set will be released as a 10 LP/12 CD box, a 10LP/13 piece vinyl set, and as a digital download on September 25th.
Five Years 1969 - 1973 includes 6 original studio albums, 2 live albums, the Ken Scott 2003 mix of the Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders From Mars, and a new 2 disc collection titled Re:Call 1 which collects non-album singles, single versions, b-sides and more. A book containing rare photos, technical notes, press reviews from the archive, and a foreward written by Ray Davies of the Kinks is also included.
The CD version of the set contains mini-vinyl versions of the original albums on gold colored CDs; the vinyl version contains the same material as the CD set pressed onto 180 gram heavyweight vinyl.
Pre-order the CD version of the set here, and the LP version here. Fans who pre-order from Bowie's official store will receive a free copy of the David Bowie Pinups Radio Show on CD or 10" vinyl. View the unboxing video and tracklisting for the set below, and find out more about Five Years 1969 - 1973here.
David Bowie/Space Oddity (2015 remaster)
The Man Who Sold The World (2015 remaster)
Hunky Dory (2015 remaster)
The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars
Aladdin Sane
Pin Ups (2015 remaster)
Live Santa Monica ‘72
Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture Soundtrack
The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars (Ken Scott 2003 mix)
Re:Call 1 (2 disc set)
Tracklisting for Re:Call 1
CD1
Space Oddity (original UK mono single edit)*
Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (original UK mono single)*
Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Sola
The Prettiest Star (original mono single version)*
Conversation Piece*
Memory Of A Free Festival (Part 1)
Memory Of A Free Festival (Part 2)
All The Madmen (mono single edit)* prev unreleased
Janine*
Holy Holy (original mono single)*
Moonage Daydream (The Arnold Corns single)*
Hang On To Yourself (The Arnold Corns single)*
CD 2
Changes (mono single version)*
Andy Warhol (mono single version)*
Starman (original single mix)
John, I’m Only Dancing (original single version)
The Jean Genie (original single mix)
Drive-In Saturday (German single edit)
Round And Round
John, I’m Only Dancing (sax version)
Time (U.S. single edit)
Amsterdam
Holy Holy (Spiders version)
Velvet Goldmine
New Order announced details and debuted the artwork for their new studio record today. The album, titled Music Complete, is the band's first proper studio album since 2005's Waiting For The Sirens' Call and notably New Order's first record since Peter Hook's departure (also the first record in almost 15 years to include Gillian Gilbert, who rejoined the band a few years ago). Music Complete will be released through Mute Records on September 25th.
According to Bernard Sumner, unlike some of their recent albums, this time around the band did NOT shy away from synthesizers. The 11 track album features two collaborative songs with Chemical Brothers' Tom Rowlands -- "Singularity," the song New Order debuted live last summer, and another track titled "Unlearn This Hatred." In a previous interview, Sumner revealed New Order recorded 3 tracks with Rowlands, so it's possible the third song may wind up as a b-side down the road.
Also of note: The artwork for both the album and limited edition boxset was directed by longtime Joy Division/New Order/Factory Records' designer, the legendary Peter Saville.
New Order unleashes the first official single from Music Complete in August. Until then, fans will get a taste of the new album via a series of album trailers featuring snippets of new music. The first trailer in the series is available to stream below:
Pre-orders for Music Complete are available now. Choose from the standard 11 track digital download/CD, double LP (on black vinyl), limited edition double LP (clear vinyl), and a limited edition 8 LP vinyl deluxe box set. The boxset includes Music Complete on double clear vinyl, extended versions of all 11 songs on red, blue, yellow, grey, white 12" vinyl, plus 1 sided black etched vinyl. New Order will be signing 200 copies of the box set and will be randomly be shipped to fans who purchase from the band's official store (box set ships in November). Visit New Order's store here.
Tracklisting for Music Complete is posted below:
01. Restless
02. Singularity
03. Plastic
04. Tutti Frutti
05. People On The High Line
06. Stray Dog
07. Academic
08. Nothing But A Fool
09. Unlearn This Hatred
10. The Game
11. Superheated
Ride played the Best Kept Secret (BKS) festival in Hilvarenbeek (Netherlands) on Saturday night. The band's set was broadcast on local television and now an archive of the performance has appeared online. The video is a bit put of focus, but the audio is excellent -- stream the full concert below:
If you missed this previously, here's excellent quality video of Ride's May 29th set at Primavera Sound in Barcelona
Ride return to the U.S. this fall -- tour dates are posted below:
09/17 -- Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
09/19 -- Philadelphia, PA @ TLA
09/21 -- New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
09/22 -- New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
09/25 -- Chicago, IL @ Riviera
09/26 -- Cincinnati, OH @ Midpoint Festival
09/27 -- Champaign, IL @ Pygmalion Festival
09/29 -- Minneapolis, MN @ Mill City 10/01 -- Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew's Hall
10/02 -- Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues
10/03 -- Boston, MA @ Paradise
Duran Duran premiered a funky new single titled "Pressure Off" -- the track featuring Nile Rodgers and Janelle Monáe serves as the first single from the band's 14th studio album Paper Gods, which arrives on September 11th. Stream "Pressure Off" below:
Tears For Fears returns to the Detroit area for a show at Freedom Hill on September 24th. The pre-sale for tickets is going on today (password: FHILL2015) and the general onsale is tomorrow (Friday, June 19th) at 10am ET. Purchase tickets here.
Last year Tears For Fears celebrated the 30th anniversary of Songs From The Big Chair. Part of the festivities included a Spotify session -- similar to VH1's Storytellers -- where they performed and discussed some of their classic songs. Watch the session below:
01. Everybody Wants To Rule The World
02. Sowing The Seeds Of Love
03. Head Over Heels
04. Mad World
05. The Working Hour
06. Shout
Johnny Marr premiered the video for his latest single "Candidate," which is available to view below. "Candidate" will be issued as a single on June 29th, and is off Marr's latest album Playland.
Marr recently chose 13 of his favorite albums of all time. Read more about that here.
The Orb return with a new album titled Moonbuilding 2703 AD. If chilled out spacy synth and samples are your thing, this is a most glorious listen. The record arrives on June 23rd but is streaming in full ahead of its release and can be streamed below via GQ. Pre-order the album here.
The Orb hit the road for a North American tour, which includes a stop at the Magic Bag. Tickets for the Detroit area stop, September 26th at the Magic Bag in Ferndale go on sale today at 10am ET. Dates are posted below:
09/04 -- Miami, FL @ Bardot
09/05 -- St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theater
09/06 -- Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
09/10 -- Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg
09/11 -- New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
09/12 -- Philadelphia, PA @ Ardmore Music Hall
09/13 -- Washington, DC @ Howard Theater
09/17 -- Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
09/18 -- Montreal, QB @ La Sat
09/19 -- Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
09/23 -- Minneapolis, MN @ Mill City Nights
09/24 -- Madison, WI @ Majestic
09/26 -- Ferndale, MI @ Magic Bag
09/27 -- Chicago, IL @ Metro
The Damned are heading back out on the road for a few tour dates this fall and they'll bring the tour to St. Andrew's Hall in Detroit on September 10th. The pre-sale is going on now (password: new rose) and the general onsale is Friday, June 19th at 10am.
The Damned TOUR dates
08/28 -- Denver, CO @ Riot Fest
09/04 -- Anaheim, CA @ House Of Blues
09/10 -- Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew's Hall
09/11 -- Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's
09/12 -- Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest
The documentary The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead premiered earlier this year and features all four original members of the band, along with appearances from Mick Jones, Chrissie Hynde, Steve Diggle, Keith Morris, Nick Mason, and more. Several screening dates for the film have been announced and info on a wider release is expected soon. View the screening dates and watch the trailer and outtake from the film below:
The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead Screening dates
07/28 -- Los Angeles, CA @ Laemmle NoHo 7
07/29 -- Pasadena, CA @ Laemmle Royal
07/30 -- Santa Monica, CA @ Laemmle Playhouse
07/31 -- Boston, MA @ Boston Regent Theater
07/31 -- Santa Ana, CA @ The Frida
07/31 -- Long Beach, CA @ The Art Theater of Long Beach
08/01 -- St. Louis, MS @ Mad Art Gallery
08/01 -- Long Beach, CA @ The Art Theater Of Long Beach
08/04 -- Brooklyn, NY @ Nitehawk
08/05 -- Ashburn, VA @ Alamo One Loudon
08/07 -- Phoenix, AZ @ Filmbar
08/08 -- Richmond, VA @ Visual Arts Center of Richmond
08/09 -- Richmond, VA @ Visual Arts Center Of Richmond
08/10 -- Austin, TX @ Alamo Ritz
08/13 -- Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
08/13 -- Dallas, TX @ Texas Theater
08/16 -- Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
08/19 -- Ottawa, ON @ The Mayfair
08/20 -- Ottawa, ON @ The Mayfair
08/24 -- Littleton, CO @ Alamo Littleton
08/30 -- Yonkers, NY @ Alamo Drafthouse
The Radio Dept made good on its promise to release new music! The band is back with enchanting dreampop goodness in the form of a new 3 song release titled Occupied. The limited edition EP is available to purchase from Amazon or download from iTunes. Stream the title track "Occupied" which samples "Laura Palmer's Theme" (off Twin Peaks soundtrack) below. Stream the full EP on Spotify.
Johnny Marr chose his favorite 13 albums for the Quietus' popular feature Baker's Dozen. Records from Wire, Roxy Music, Magazine, and Velvet Underground were among his Marr's favorites, and he revealed Buzzcocks and their 1978 debut album Another Music In A Different Kitchen was a major influence on the Smiths:
"Buzzcocks made modern guitar music that was appropriately punky but sounded razor-sharp on the radio in the middle of such a load of mainstream nonsense...That, coupled with the aesthetic of the band and the way they did their sleeve artwork and the way they dressed, was a very potent combination.
Buzzcocks influenced The Smiths massively in the way we approached our record sleeves and our choice of independent record company - because of the Buzzcocks we took on a Mancunian DIY ethic, whilst being in the charts."
Morrissey announced he'll perform "Kiss Me A Lot" on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on June 25th. Moz appeared on Fallon's old show Late Night With Jimmy Fallon back in 2012 and performed "To Give Is The Reason I Live," and "You Have Killed Me."
Morrissey's last U.S. television performance was January 8th, 2013 on Letterman. Stream "Action Is My Middle Name" below:
Morrissey is currently on tour in North America. Dates are posted below:
6/24 -- Worcester, MA @ Hanover Theater
6/27 -- New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
6/29 -- Akron, OH @ Akron Civic Theater
6/30 -- Cincinnati, OH @ Aronoff Center For The Arts
7/02 -- Nashville, TN @ Grand Old Opry House
7/08 -- Detroit, MI @ Masonic (Jack White Theater)
7/09 -- Chicago, IL @ Civic Opera House
7/11 -- Normal, IL @ Bloomington Center For The Arts
7/13 -- St. Paul, MN @ Fitzgerald Theater
7/16 -- Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks
7/18 -- Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
7/21 -- Seattle, WA @ Benaroya Hall
7/23 -- Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield
7/25 -- San Jose, CA @ San Jose Event Center
Winter is a four piece band out of Los Angeles serving up a delicious blend of dream-psych-gaze pop. The band's most recent album, Supreme Blue Dream, was released in March through Lolipop Records and is fast becoming a contender for swoonworthiest album of the year. Stream the glorious "Someone Like You" below and download the full album through Amazon or Bandcamp. Catch up with Winter on Facebook and Twitter. [Note: not to be confused with the doom metal band also named Winter.]
Paul Weller is on tour in North America in support of the newly released Saturns Patterns. While Weller won't be able to play every city on this tour, he has agreed to let Yahoo/Live Nation webcast his June 15th show. The live stream from Toronto's Danforth Music Hall kicks off at 9pm ET and the archive of the show will be available to stream (as a continuous loop) for ~ 20 hours after the show. Stream the webcast on theYahoo/Live Nation site here.
While you're waiting for the live stream, watch Weller's recent hourlong performance for BBC Radio 2 below:
Liam Gallagher joined Roger Daltrey, Ian Broudie, and ex-Oasis bandmate Paul Arthurs (aka Bonehead) for a performance of the Who's "My Generation." The supergroup rocked out on the two hour revival of old school UK program TFI Friday this evening. The episode also reportedly included performances from Blur and Mansun. Video of Gallagher et al rocking out is available to view below via NME.
Berlin krautrock/psych duo The KVB released an instrumental album this week titled Mirror Being. The album is full of sweet atmospheric, mesmerizing, experimental beats and can be obtained as a physical cd through Amazon, or on limited edition frosted vinyl through the KVB's store. The band recently began work on another full length album which is expected out before year's end.
Stream a few songs from The KVB's Mirror Being below:
Public Image Limited have announced the release of a new career-spanning greatest hits collection. Rise: The Collection features 16 songs culled from PiL's catalog (1978-2012) and includes an extensive 24 page booklet with liner notes written by PiL, plus pictures from the band's archive. The collection is available to purchase now through Amazon. The track listing for Rise: The Collection is posted below.
As previously reported, Public Image Limited returns with a brand new album What The World Needs Now, on September 4th. The first single from the record will be released in August. Dates for the North American leg of PiL's world tour will be announced shortly.
01. Public Image (First Issue, 1978)
02. Careering (Metal Box, 1979)
03. Chant (live Paris Au Printemps, 1980)
04. Banging the Door (Flowers Of Romance, 1981)
05. Religion (Live in Tokyo, 1983)
06. This Is Not A Love Song (12" single, 1983)
07. Tie Me To The Length Of That (This Is What You Want..., 1984)
08. Rise (Album, 1986)
09. Bags (Album, 1986)
10. Seattle (Happy?, 1987)
11. Angry (Happy?, 1987)
12. Happy (9, 1989)
13. Disappointed (12" version, 9, 1989)
14. Don't Ask Me (Greatest Hits So Far, 1990)
15. Covered (That What Is Not, 1992)
16. Deeper Water (This Is PiL, 2012)
Kitchens of Distinction vocalist/bassist Patrick Fitzgerald released a new EP today under his solo moniker Stephen Hero. The title track is a beautiful collaboration with Tanya Donelly (Belly, Breeders), which Fitzgerald describes as "a sonic stratosphere of lovesong." Stream "Golden" below and purchase The Golden EP through Bandcamp; the songs are available as individual downloads, but those who purchase the full EP receive two additional bonus songs (six songs in all). Go here to purchase.
Preview all the songs from Golden EP below. The footage was shot at Luxor Temple in Egypt.
A new Morrissey interview has been published ahead of his North American tour, which kicks off tonight in New Orleans. Though the interview was filled with standard Morrissey subjects (vegetarianism, politics, still no record deal), he did offer up some newsier info -- he confirms he's written a novel, he discussed Brandon Flowers' stalking abilities, and -- SHOCKER -- he claims to have died for 9 minutes!
Morrissey reveals his 2013 bout of "corrosively toxic food poisoning" did more than put the kibosh on his 2013 South American tour, it actually caused him to die. Back in 2013 he told fans he underwent "five days of round the clock medical attention" to recover. In the new interview he admitted (during an offhanded comment about his favorite cities) that he actually died for 9 minutes during the food poisoning episode, though he didn't offer up additional details: "I’m also always excited to be in South America, even though the last visit to Peru gave me food poisoning and I officially died for nine minutes. That was fun."
Moz confirmed previous reports that he's written a novel, though he didn't elaborate on the content/subject matter, title, etc. He would only say that he has no idea when it will be published:
"The book is with the publishers who are deciding on a date to publish. It could be tomorrow, it could be 2071. It’s all in the hands of the publishing gods."
Morrissey heaped praise on the Killers' cover of "Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself" and said he was aware of -- and entertained by -- Brandon Flowers stalking him:
"The Killers covered one of my songs, “Why Don’t You Find Out For Yourself”, and I thought it was so magnificent and so carefully done, so I’ll be forever thankful to them for that, and Brandon always says good things about me in the press, which is a relief! Yes, I think he was stalking me at a hotel a few years back, but I could see him hiding and I knew what he was doing… which was quite funny. Well, to me, anyway."
Morrissey's North American tour kicks off tonight. The tour itinerary is posted below:
6/11 -- New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theater
6/13 -- Atlanta, GA @ Atlanta Symphony Hall
6/15 -- Durham, NC @ The Carolina Theatre
6/24 -- Worcester, MA @ Hanover Theater
6/27 -- New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
6/29 -- Akron, OH @ Akron Civic Theater
6/30 -- Cincinnati, OH @ Aronoff Center For The Arts
7/02 -- Nashville, TN @ Grand Old Opry House
7/08 -- Detroit, MI @ Masonic (Jack White Theater)
7/09 -- Chicago, IL @ Civic Opera House
7/11 -- Normal, IL @ Bloomington Center For The Arts
7/13 -- St. Paul, MN @ Fitzgerald Theater
7/16 -- Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks
7/18 -- Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
7/21 -- Seattle, WA @ Benaroya Hall
7/23 -- Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield
7/25 -- San Jose, CA @ San Jose Event Center
Sub Pop announced Eric Trip's 1993 stellar debut album Love Tara will be reissued on vinyl. The repress is available to pre-order now through the official Sub Pop store. Fans who pre-order early will receive the album on Loser edition colored vinyl (white vinyl); once the supply of the limited edition Loser version is exhausted, the standard black vinyl will be available. Info and pre-order here.
Those interested in a digital version can purchase a copy through Sub Pop, iTunes, or Amazon. Amazon also has copies of Love Tara on physical CD.
Around the time of the release of Love Tara, Eric's Trip was profiled on the CBC show Ear To The Ground. Watch the two-part feature from 1993 below:
Veruca Salt debuted the official video for "Laughing In The Sugar Bowl" today. The video was directed by Tim Rutili, who worked on the band's classic "Seether" video from 1994. Watch the official video below:
"Laughing In The Sugar Bowl" is the first single off the album Ghost Notes, which is the first full-length album to feature all original members since 1996. Ghost Notes arrives on July 10th and is available to pre-order here.
North American tour dates:
7/08 -- San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
7/10 -- San Francisco, CA @ Slims
7/11 -- Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
7/21 -- Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
7/22 -- St. Louis, MO @ The Ready Room
7/23 -- Minneapolis, MN @ The Cedar
7/26 -- Chicago, IL @ Wicker Park Fest
7/28 -- Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
7/30 -- Boston, MA @ Paradise
7/31 -- New York, NY @ Webster Hall
8/01 -- Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
A Place To Bury Strangers announced a North American tour in support of Transfixiation. The new set of dates includes a stop in Detroit at the Majestic Cafe on October 3rd. Tickets for the Detroit show go on sale this Friday, June 12th through Ticketweb.
View the tour itinerary and stream a few tracks from Transfixiation below:
APTBS North American Tour
06/18 -- Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
06/19 -- Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place
06/20 -- Pittsburgh, PA @ Cattivo
09/12 -- Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt
09/13 -- Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
09/14 -- Portland, OR @ Star Theater
09/19 -- Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
09/20 -- West Sacramento, CS @ TBD Festival
09/22 -- San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
09/24 -- Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
09/25 -- Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
09/27 -- St Paul, MN @ Turf Club
09/29 -- Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
09/30 -- Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop
10/01 -- Covington, KY @ Madison Live
10/02 -- Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
10/03 -- Detroit, MI @ Majestic Cafe
10/06 -- Montreal, QB @ La Sala Rossa
10/09 -- Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus Bar
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