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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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Wednesday, April 3, 2013

On Monday Perry Farrell officially announced details for this year's Lollapalooza festival.  To Farrell's dismay, the Lollapalooza lineup was leaked in the weeks leading up to the festival (and the leaks were even confirmed by multiple credible sources last week).  Chicago station WXRT interviewed Farrell about Lollapalooza yesterday and he revealed the leaks kind of bummed him out:

"When you have the leaks, sometimes the leaks aren't right, they're not accurate, you know, it's a pain in the butt. It’s a pain in the butt, it’s like you want to ask someone to marry you and your friend jumps in and says ‘hey he’s going to ask you to marry him’, you don’t want to hear it from that person, you want to hear it from the person who's going to marry you, right? In the past it's been a thorn in our side."

In a separate interview with Fuse TV, Farrell commented on The Cure, New Order, and Nine Inch Nails playing Lollapalooza this year and said,

"The theme this year is wear black, we're going goth, be a gargoyle, embrace the darkness!"

Check it out the video interview below.



Single day passes for Lollapalooza are on sale now.

UPDATE: single day passes sold out in about an hour. For anyone interested, Saturday sold out first (in about 30 minutes), then Friday (about 15 minutes later), and finally Sunday.

The only tickets left are the pricey travel packages Lollapalooza is selling, and tickets which are being sold by "fans" through secondary sites (PLEASE TAKE CAUTION WITH SECONDARY SITES - many times scammers attempt to sell fake wristbands to people).
The Mission U.K. posted some news on their site today - a new album, documentary, and tour are all in the works!  The Mission U.K. are set to begin recording their 12th studio album later this month in the U.K. with producer David Allen (who has previously worked with the Cure and Depeche Mode). The album's official release date is still to be determined but the band has revealed it will be out this September which will coincide with a North American tour (dates listed below). Meanwhile, a Mission U.K. documentary is also in the works and will be released sometime next year. Take a look at dates for the North American tour below and catch up with the Mission U.K. here.



North American tour

9/03 - Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
9/04 - Philadelphia @ Trocadero
9/05 - NYC @ Irving Plaza
9/06 - Toronto @ Lee's Palace
9/07 - Chicago @ House Of Blues
9/10 - Los Angeles @ Club Nokia
9/11 - Las Vegas @ LVCS
9/13 - San Francisco @ Regency Ballroom
9/14 - Portland @ Aladdin Theater
9/15 - Seattle @ Showbox Theater

A Peter Hook live album recorded at Manchester Cathedral in January will be released digitally this month.   Peter Hook & the Light MCR 18.01.13 was captured in January on Hooky's New Order classic albums tour where he played Movement and Power, Corruption and Lies in full. The album features 26 tracks and will be available digitally as mp3s or lossless wav files exclusively through Play Concerts on April 22nd, and pre-orders start April 15th.

The full tracklist and stream a sampler from the album below. Fan filmed video from the Manchester Cathedral show is posted here.

For more on Peter Hook visit his official website.



Tracklisting for Peter Hook & the Light MCR 18.01.13

01. In A Lonely Place
02. Ceremony
03. Procession
04. Dreams Never End
05. Truth
06. Senses
07. Chosen Time
08. ICB
09. The Him
10. Doubts Even Here
11. Denial
12. Mesh
13. Cries & Whispers
14. Everything's Gone Green
15. Age Of Consent
16. We All Stand
17. The Village
18. 586
19. Your Silent Face
20. Ultraviolence
21. Ecstasy
22. Leave Me Alone
23. The Beach
24. Hurt
25. Temptation
26. Blue Monday

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

OMD's new album English Electric is streaming in full this week over at PitchforkEnglish Electric will be released April 9th in North America (April 8th internationally).  Head over to the official OMD website, iTunes, Amazon, or your favorite record store to pre-order.  Additionally, a collectors tin limited edition version (CD box set) will be available for Record Store Day on April 20th.

Don't miss OMD live in North America on their spring/summer tour.



North American tour

04/05 - Vancouver @ Commodore Ballroom
04/06 - Seattle @ Seattle Showbox
04/07 - Portland @ Wonder Ballroom
04/10 - Salt Lake City @ The Depot
04/12 - San Francisco @ Regency Ballroom
04/14 - Coachella
04/15 - Los Angeles @ Fonda Theater
04/18 - Mexico City @ Teatro Metropolitan
04/21 - Coachella (Weekend 2)
07/11 - Toronto @ Danforth Music Hall
07/12 - Philadelphia @ Union Transfer
07/13 - Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
07/15 - Boston @ Paradise Rock Club
07/17 - New York City @ Terminal 5
07/19 - Toronto @ Danforth Music Hall
07/20 - Detroit @ St. Andrew's Hall
07/22 - Minneapolis @ Varsity Theater (rescheduled from July 8th)
07/23 - Chicago @ The Metro (rescheduled from July 9th)
In May 1985 New Order prepared to release their album Low Life. Just a few days before the release of the album the band appeared at Tokyo's FM Festival and performed a nine song set, which included several songs from Low Life and a few previously released songs. Interestingly enough, New Order also performed "As It Is When It Was," which wouldn't appear on record until the band's next album (1986's Brotherhood).

The full Tokyo set was filmed at Shinjuku Koseinenkin Hall under direction of Tony Wilson, and was released in Japan on VHS, and later DVD, with the title New Order: Pumped Full Of Drugs (before performing "This Time Of Night," Bernard Sumner told the crowd the song was called "Pumped Full Of Drugs.")

Fans interested in obtaining the DVD can purchase a copy through Amazon Japan (some copies also available from Ebay or Amazon U.K. subsellers).

Stream New Order: Pumped Full Of Drugs in full below



Confusion
Love Vigilantes
We All Stand
As It Is When It Was
Sub-Culture
Face Up
Sunrise
This Time Of Night
Blue Monday

Published April 2nd, 2013
The Rock Against MS Benefit took place in Hollywood at the Whiskey A Go-Go on March 27th and featured an all-star jam session including musicians Marky Ramone, Billy Duffy, Lemmy, Steven Adler, Glenn Hughes, John 5, and Billy Morrison.  Near the end of the show, Billy Idol surprised the crowd and jumped onstage for a performance of "Rebel Yell."  Check out the action below:


Monday, April 1, 2013

Garbage played the Majestic Theater in Detroit on Saturday night. During the concert, Shirley Manson stopped the show to allow an on-stage marriage proposal. Watch the awesomeness unfold below:



Congrats to Scott and Domenick! 

At the end of the video Garbage took a picture with the newly engaged couple.  Garbage posted the picture here (you may be able to see yourself in the photo if you were near the front of the stage!)

Another video with a different shot/angle is posted here.

Saturday, March 30, 2013

The Breeders kicked off their Last Splash anniversary tour in Brooklyn last night.  Read a review of the show over at Rolling Stone and take a look at video from the set below.  The band's 20th anniversary reissue of Last Splash - titled LSXX - drops on April 23rd.  Tracklisting and info is posted here.

"Happiness Is A Warm Gun"



Post will be updated with more video once it becomes available.
Robert Smith was interviewed yesterday on Paraguay's Radio Urbana in advance of The Cure's South American tour. During the interview, Smith revealed he's got a full Cure album recorded (the second part of 4:13 dream, which he said is in his basement and ready to go!)  According to Smith, the album will likely be released as part of a live DVD, but he doesn't want that album to get in the way of another brand new Cure album that he's getting ready to record with the new Cure lineup.

Smith was also asked to comment about a variety of legendary musicians which led to a discussion about Ian Curtis and Joy Division.  Smith called Curtis "inspirational" and elaborated:

"In 1980 we did a thing in London at the Marquee Club...we picked the four bands we wanted to play with us, and Joy Division were one of those bands...I heard Unknown Pleasures on the radio on John Peel, and they were just fantastic. They were the best thing I'd seen--not ever, because I'd seen Bowie and the Stones--but they were of that generation of bands which is my generation of bands they were so powerful...that was our best show that year, I think, we went on after them and we had to really we had to try hard to match what they did...it's a shame about Ian Curtis...it's like Jimi Hendrix or Kurt Cobain...people that good come around far too infrequently."

Smith said some additional things about Joy Division/New Order in regards to the untoward comments Peter Hook made about the Cure in his biography Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division:

"Although the Cure and New Order...we come from the same age and everything but Peter Hook always had a real big problem with us because our bassist Simon Gallup was so much better looking and the better bass player...I think Peter was so jealous he could never get over it and he stopped the rest of them from being friendly...

"...we've bumped into them over the years, and since he's left, we've played with New Order a few times in the last summer and it's so nice to be able to chat with them, you know, to talk with them because I've always loved New Order I think they're one of the best bands - they also have a fantastic back catalog and they like us, it's so nice to say to Bernard  [Sumner] "I like your band" and he says "I like yours as well" and...it's taken an awful long time to say hello again to them. They're a good example of a band that gets better as they get older. They were fantastic when we played with them last year and we're playing again with them this year at a couple of festivals."

Stream the full interview below:



The Cure are heading to North America this summer. So far two festival appearances have been announced, and they're both taking place the same weekend. The Cure play the Osheaga festival in Montreal and Lollapalooza in Chicago August 2nd through the 4th.  So far the day lineups for each festival hasn't been announced but Lollapalooza will reveal that information on April 1st.  Lollapalooza three day passes sold out, however single day passes go on sale April 3rd.  For more info on Lollapalooza visit the official site.  Tickets for Osheaga are available here.  By the way, New Order will also be playing Osheaga and Lollapalooza, but it's unknown at this time whether they'll play the same day as the Cure.

Published on March 30th, 2013 @ 10:17 AM

Friday, March 29, 2013

Yet another new awesome single from Cold Cave was released this week!  "God Made The World" backed with "Dandelion" is available to pre-order now from The Heartworm and is available RIGHT NOW as a digital download from Amazon and Boomkat.  Stream "God Made The World" below:



If you missed it earlier in the week, Cold Cave released the new single "Oceans With No End" b/w "People Are Poison," plus details for a North American tour were announced! Buy Oceans With No End ep now through Deathwish, iTunes and Amazon, and stream the single below:



Dates for the North American leg of Cold Cave's tour are posted below, and all the dates on the world tour are posted here.

North American tour dates

6/14 - Los Angeles @ Center for the Arts
6/15 - San Francisco @ The Public Works
6/19 - Philadelphia @ Morgan's Pier (free show)
6/20 - Washington D.C. @ Rock & Roll Hotel
6/21 - Pittsburgh @ 6119 Penn Avenue
6/22 - Columbus @ Skully's
6/24 - Chicago @ The Empty Bottle
6/25 - Detroit @ Trinosophes (Eastern Market)
6/26 - Toronto @ Parts & Labour
6/27 - Montreal @ Il Motore
6/28 - Boston @ T.T. The Bears
6/29 - Brooklyn @ 285 Kent Avenue
The remastered version of Morrissey's single "The Last of the Famous International Playboys" and 1991 album Kill Uncle are being released by EMI UK/Parlophone on April 8th.  Both releases are now available to pre-order (as imports) through Amazon and your favorite record store.


"The Last of the Famous International Playboys" 7" is available as picture disc, cd single, and digital download.  Each format will be backed with a different live recording from Morrissey's 2011 BBC Radio 2 session - the picture disc includes "People Are The Same Everywhere," the cd single is backed with "Action Is My Middle Name," and the digital version includes "The Kid's A Looker.

The tracklisting and cover art for the 2013 remaster of Kill Uncle is posted below and is available to pre-order here.


01.  Our Frank
02.  Sing Your Life
03.  Mute Witness
04.  King Leer
05.  Asian Rut
06.  Pashernate Love
07.  East West
08.  Found Found Found
09.  Driving Your Girlfriend Home
10.  The Harsh Truth Of The Camera Eye
11.  There's A Place In Hell For Me And My Friends (live)
12.  (I'm) The End Of The Family Line

Meanwhile, it turns out Morrissey's recent concert at Hollywood High School is going to be released on DVD by Eagle Vision. The exact date hasn't been nailed down, but Pitchfork contacted Moz's publicist who confirmed the release is indeed coming later this year.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Ministry has announced details for a new album, From Beer To Eternity. According to an article in Noisey, Al Jourgensen and the gang wrote and recorded riffs for 18 songs back in December before the tragic death of guitarist Mike Scaccia, who died December 23rd while onstage at a show with his other band Rigor Mortis. Jourgensen completed work on the album earlier this month and is planning to release From Beer To Eternity in September through 13th Planet Records. Jourgensen stated in the article that there will not be a tour to back the new album, though a one off show is possible:

"Maybe we’ll do one big show with Tommy and Sin and the guys who made this band possible for the past few years. That would be a nice tribute to Mikey. But I can’t do a whole tour without him. Ministry was his life almost as much as mine, and I’m afraid it has to die with him."

Read the full article on Ministry over at Noisey.

From Beer To Eternity (trailer)



Meanwhile Al Jourgensen's autobiography titled Ministry: the Lost Gospels According to Al Jourgensen will be released this summer through DaCapo Books.  According to the DaCapo website the book is scheduled for a July 9th release. The listing for the autobiography includes quotes by several artists influenced by Ministry, including Trent Reznor, Corey Taylor, David Draiman, Tommy Victor, and Burton C. Bell. Trent Reznor's quote is posted below:

"Ministry was the single most important influence in the sound and concept of Nine Inch Nails. When I heard Twitch I was intrigued. When I heard The Land of Rape and Honey it blew my mind. The production, presentation and the aggression broke all the rules and was truly inspiring."


Read the full listing for Ministry: the Lost Gospels According to Al Jourgensen here and pre-order now through Amazon.

Mudhoney return with their ninth studio album Vanishing Point on April 2nd.  Yesterday Seattle Weekly published an interview with Mudhoney's Mark Arm and Steve Turner. They talked about the new album, their experience on a major label vs Sub Pop, and explained why it took so long to release a new album (the last Mudhoney album came out in 2008).

(Mark Arm): "I guess it took a little while to get our shit together, and I was sent reeling by the death of [Sub Pop executive] Andy Kotowicz. I couldn’t even think of moving forward with writing stuff. I was very heavily bummed for a good year. It’s still just awful, and I still miss the hell out of him."

Read the full interview with Mudhoney over at Seattle Weekly.

Vanishing Point by Mudhoney is streaming ahead of its release this week over at Pitchfork Advance. Pre-order the album through Sub Pop's Mudhoney store, iTunes, Amazon, or your favorite record store.

The Mudhoney documentary - I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney was released last year on DVD and is available to purchase here.

I'm Now (trailer)



Mudhoney 'Live at Koko'



Last month, Morrissey blogged about meeting his cousin Robbie Keane from the football/soccer team LA Galaxy.  In a February 20th post on True To You Moz revealed,

"Robbie and I share the same Irish blood; his late grandfather (Thomas Nolan) being my own father's cousin." 

Apparently the reunion is going swimmingly because it turns out the two hung out again recently in Dublin!  Yesterday the website Metro UK published a picture of Moz and Keane together which was snapped at Aviva Stadium in Dublin.  Take a look at the article and picture here.

Last week Wire released a new album Change Becomes Us, and last night the band's press firm Big Hassle announced dates for Wire's North American tour which includes a Detroit stop! Here's where you'll be able to see Wire live this summer!

Wire U.S. Tour Dates

07.09 - Detroit, MI @ Museum of Contemporary Art
07.12 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
07.13 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
07.14 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat
07.16 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
07.17 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
07.19 - Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival

For those who haven't checked out Wire's new album Change Becomes Us, stream it below or through Pitchfork Advance. FYI, Stereogum is still offering a free download of the track "Love Bends" here.


Tuesday, March 26, 2013

The Dandy Warhols are celebrating the 13th anniversary of  Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia with a 13 date, no wait, 17 date tour.  Check out the Dandys performing their 2000 album in its entirety on the road this spring on the 13.13.13 tour.  Dates are posted below, pre-sale for most of the dates kick off tomorrow (March 27th).  More details are posted here.

An anniversary edition of Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia will be reissued on cd, vinyl and as a limited edition vinyl boxset. Details on the release are forthcoming.

5/28 - Pittsburgh @ Mr. Smalls
5/31 - NYC @ Terminal 5
6/01 - Philadelphia @ Electric Factory
6/02 - Boston @ Wilbur Theater
6/04 - Montreal @ Club Soda
6/05 - Toronto @ Phoenix Concert Theater
6/07 - Cleveland @ Grog Shop
6/08 - Chicago @ Vic Theater
6/09 - Minneapolis @ First Avenue
6/11 - Denver @ Gothic Theater
6/12 - Aspen @ Belly Up
6/14 - Los Angeles @ Wiltern Theater
6/15 - San Francisco @ Fillmore
6/19 - Portland @ Wonder Ballroom
6/20 - Portland @ Wonder Ballroom
6/21 - Seattle @ Showbox Market
6/22 - Vancouver @ Commodore Ballroom
Last week, Cold Cave released a new 7" (cover art posted above) and now plans for even more music and a North American tour have been announced! Wesley Eisold revealed a 7" titled "Black Boots" b/w "Meaningful Life" will be available shortly (video for "Black Boots" and pre-order info for the 7" will be available in a few weeks), and a separate 7" picture disc for "God Made The World" is coming soon (live version posted below).  For more on the new releases visit the official Cold Cave website.

Dates for the North American leg of Cold Cave's tour are posted below, and all the dates on the world tour are posted here.

North American tour dates

6/14 - Los Angeles @ Center for the Arts
6/15 - San Francisco @ The Public Works
6/19 - Philadelphia @ Morgan's Pier (free show)
6/20 - Washington D.C. @ Rock & Roll Hotel
6/21 - Pittsburgh @ 6119 Penn Avenue
6/22 - Columbus @ Skully's
6/24 - Chicago @ The Empty Bottle
6/25 - Detroit @ Trinosophes (Eastern Market)
6/26 - Toronto @ Parts & Labour
6/27 - Montreal @ Il Motore
6/28 - Boston @ T.T. The Bears
6/29 - Brooklyn @ 285 Kent Avenue

Grab the Oceans With No End ep now through Deathwish or download a digital copy through iTunes and Amazon.

"Oceans With No End"



Live version of forthcoming song "God Made The World"



Alison Moyet premiered the video for her new single, "When I Was Your Girl."  The single is the first taste of the full length album minutes which is released in the U.K. on May 6th and drops in North America on June 11th on Cooking Vinyl/Metropolis Records.  Watch the video below via USA Today.



Alison Moyet recently appeared on BBC Radio 2 to talk with host Graham Norton about the new album. She talked about the new album, tour plans, and Yazoo (Yaz). Stream the interview below:



Last month Alison Moyet offered up an album track "Changeling" as a free download. For those who haven't downloaded it yet, grab it here, and stream it below. Catch up with Alison Moyet on her official site.



Monday, March 25, 2013

On September 10th, 2009, Nine Inch Nails played their final show at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles.  Since that time, A Tiny Little Dot, has been working very hard (reportedly with Trent Reznor's approval) on editing HD footage from the concert for an eventual release on DVD and Blu-Ray.  After what seemed like forever, last September it was revealed the project would be released shortly. Though it ended up taking a little longer than originally projected, the release is now finally ready to go, and was well worth the wait! The concert, nine inch nails: [after all is said and done], includes 37 songs shot from 27 unique HD sources, and clocks in at over 3.5 hours. A Tiny Little Dot's 20 person team pored over 75 hours of footage, 3500 hours of pre-production treatment of original footage, and spent over 680 hours editing. 

There are a number of ways to enjoy the concert - fans can stream it in full below or on You Tube, download one of four available torrents (video and audio), or wait for the Blu-Ray/DVD (includes special features, bonus content, and 5.1 surround mix). Fans who already ordered the physical release will receive info shortly, and those who missed out previously will have a limited chance to order the release shortly (details TBA).

For more info, visit A Tiny Little Dot, and while you're there, shoot them an email/comment to thank them for their time and effort. Truly a remarkable project.

nine inch nails: [after all is said and done]


Depeche Mode return with their 13th studio album Delta Machine - the album is out today internationally and arrives tomorrow in North America.  Ahead of the release, Depeche Mode have been in Europe over the last few days for some live television performances and interviews.

One of the best recent interviews was published in the Sun on March 22nd.  Some of the highlights: Dave Gahan discussed blowing off the Brits and declining the award for 'Most Influential Band' ("if they won't play us on air, we won't be their most influential band"), Martin Gore talked about sobriety and the old days ("just for the fun of it I'd get naked in hotel bars"), and Gore's recent barb-exchange with Simon Cowell was also discussed ("I think the majority of the world agreed with me").  Read the full interview here.

A few other recent live performances and interviews are posted below.
 
Performance of "Heaven" (3/23 on European show Wetten dass?)



Interview with Martin Gore before Wetten dass? appearance



Performance of "Heaven" (3/21 on Echo 2013 - includes video montage pre-performance)



Interview with Dave Gahan (3/23, Swedish television)



Interview with Dave Gahan



Delta Machine is still streaming in full over at iTunes through tonight.  Tomorrow night, Ology is throwing a Depeche Mode online listening party and fan chat.  The event starts at 7pm ET and is hosted by Ology's rock editor Brett Warner, and yours truly.  Head over to Ology now to RSVP and find out more about the online party.

Depeche Mode kick off their North American tour at DTE in metro Detroit on August 22nd.  Tickets for the tour go on sale April 6th, however the internet pre-sales begin on April 1st. For full details on the tour and pre-sales, visit the official Depeche Mode website.

Presales/general onsale calendar

4/01 - Citi presale 
4/03 - Amazon presale (runs 4/3 at 10am thru 4/5 at 10pm)
4/04 - Facebook presale (register for access code here)
4/05 - Live Nation presale (10am through 10pm)
4/06 - General onsale begins at 10am

DEPECHE MODE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

8/22 - Detroit @ DTE
8/24 - Chicago @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
8/27 - St. Paul @ Minnesota State Fair
9/01 - Toronto @ Molson Canadian Amphitheater
9/03 - Montreal @ Bell Centre
9/06 - Brooklyn @ Barclays
9/08 - Wantagh @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
9/10 - Washington DC @ Jiffy Lube Live
9/12 - Atlanta @ Aaron's Amphitheater
9/14 - Tampa @ Live Nation Amphitheater
9/15 - Ft. Lauderdale @ BB&T Center
9/18 - Houston @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion
9/20 - Dallas @ Gexa Energy
9/22 - San Diego @ Sleep Train Amphitheater
9/24 - Santa Barbara @ Santa Barbara Bowl
9/26 - Mountain View @ Shoreline
9/28 - Los Angeles @ Staples
9/29 - Los Angeles @ Staples
10/8 - Phoenix @ Desert Sky