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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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Sunday, October 5, 2014


Bryan Ferry returns with his 14th solo album, Avonmore, on November 17th. Johnny Marr, Nile Rodgers, and Marcus Miller, who have played with Ferry several times at live shows in the past, round out his backing band.  Additionally, the record includes guest appearances from Flea, Ronnie Spector, Mark Knopfler and Maceo Parker. Ferry debuted the album's first single, "Loop De Li," which is available to stream below and comes as an instant download to those who pre-order any format of Avonmore. Take a listen to "Loop De Li" below and pre-order through iTunes, Amazon, or Ferry's store.



01. Loop De Li
02. Midnight Train
03. Soldier of Fortune
04. Driving Me Wild
05. A Special Kind Of Guy
06. Avonmore
07. Lost
08. One Night Stand
09. Send In The Clowns
10. Johnny & Mary

Published October 5th, 2014 @ 7:37 AM

Saturday, October 4, 2014


Velvet Underground is reissuing its self-titled third album, its first without John Cale, in celebration of the record's 45th anniversary. Several versions of the reissue will be available -- a single disc remaster, double disc deluxe edition featuring 12 bonus live tracks, and a massive six disc super deluxe set. Three of the six discs in the super deluxe set are alternate mixes of Velvet Underground (by Luis Pastor Valentin, aka the Valentin mix, Lou Reed, aka Closet Mix, and a mono promotional mix), and the other three discs include previously unheard mixes, and two live concerts captured in 1969. The remasters will all be released on November 24th. Take a look at the tracklisting for the super deluxe set here and pre-order the collection through Amazon.



Published October 4th, 2014 @ 7:04 PM

Wednesday, October 1, 2014


Chrissie Hynde appeared on Conan last night to perform "You Or No One" from her solo album Stockholm. Watch Hynde rock out below:



Hynde launches her North American tour at the end of the month. Tickets for all of the shows, including the November 15th show at the Masonic Temple, are on sale now.

10/30 -- Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
11/01 -- Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre
11/02 -- Red Bank, NJ @ Count Basie Theatre
11/04 -- Philadelphia, PA @ Tower Theatre
11/05 -- New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
11/07 -- Washington DC @ Lincoln Theatre
11/08 -- Charlotte, NC @ Ovens Auditorium
11/10 -- Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
11/12 -- Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
11/13 -- Akron, OH @ Akron Civic Center
11/15 -- Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple
11/16 -- Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
11/18 -- Dallas, TX @ Winspear Opera House
11/19 -- Austin, TX @ ACL/Moody Theater
11/20 -- Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
11/21 -- Tulsa, OK @ Brady Theater
11/23 -- Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre
11/24 -- Salt Lake City, UT @ Kingsbury Hall
11/26 -- Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Arts Center
11/28 -- Las Vegas, NV @ Pearl Concert Theatre
11/29 -- San Diego, CA @ The Balboa Theatre
12/02 -- San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
12/04 -- Santa Rosa, CA @ Wells Fargo Center For The Arts
12/05 -- Santa Barbara, CA @ Arlington Theatre
12/06 -- Los Angeles, CA @ Pantages Theatre

Published October 1st, 2014 @ 11:29 AM

Tuesday, September 30, 2014


The Breeders performed a handful of shows live recently and just as the band promised, they debuted some new material at the shows. Watch the Breeders perform a new song titled "All Nerve," another (untitled) song written by Josephine Wiggs, plus Kim Deal's solo single, "Walking With A Killer" from the band's recent show in Hollywood below. No word on when recorded new material from the Breeders might be released, though Kim Deal recently told Rolling Stone that they're planning to record some new songs with Steve Albini once their mini-tour of North America is complete.









Published September 30th, 2014 @ 10:47 PM




KMFDM is set to return with a new studio album titled Our Time Will Come on October 14th. The follow up to 2013's Kunst features 10 tracks, including the first single, "Salvation" which the band premiered today. Stream "Salavation" and check out the tracklisting for the record below. Pre-order Our Time Will Come through iTunes and Amazon.



01. Genau
02. Shake The Cage
03. Respekt
04. Our Time Will Come
05. Salvation
06. Blood Vs. Money
07. Get The Tongue Wet
08. Brainwashed
09. Playing God
10. Make Your Stand

Published September 30th, 2014 @ 9:06 PM

Peter Hook kicked off his Low Life/Brotherhood tour in the U.K. last week, which sees Hook and his band the Light performing both New Order albums in full along with other beloved (and rarely played) songs from the band's rich catalog. U.K. site Gigwise caught up with Hooky at a recent show and asked him to give fans some insight into a few classic songs from Joy Division and New Order, and he was happy to oblige.  Take a look at the video interview here.



Don't miss Peter Hook on tour in North America this November.  Tickets for all of the shows, including the November 13th stop at the Magic Bag in Ferndale, are on sale now.  Note: Hook plays a set of Joy Division songs as the opening act for the Low Life/Brotherhood tour.



11/02 -- Mexico City, MX @ Jose Cuervo Salon (Unknown Pleasures show)
11/04 -- Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
11/06 -- Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
11/07 -- New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
11/08 -- Boston, MA @ Royale Boston
11/10 -- Montreal, QC @ Theater Tellus
11/11 -- Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
11/13 -- Ferndale, MI @ Magic Bag
11/14 -- Chicago, IL @ Metro
11/15 -- Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe
11/17 -- Vancouver, BC @ Venue
11/18 -- Seattle, WA @ Nuemos
11/20 -- Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
11/21 -- San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine
11/22 -- Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theater
11/24 -- Pomona, CA @ The Lighthouse (Movement/Power, Corruption & Lies show)
11/25 -- Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy (Unknown Pleasures show)
11/26 -- San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues
11/28 -- Honolulu, HI @ The Republik

Published September 30th, 2014 @ 7:46 PM

Monday, September 29, 2014


Here's a fun way to begin Monday -- enjoy a vintage Shasta commercial featuring music by Al Jourgensen. The ad is from 1983, when Jourgensen was in his "British Al" phase (years before Jesus built his hotrod). Enjoy...



Published September 29th, 2014 @ 5:49 AM

Sunday, September 28, 2014


J Mascis released his solo album Tied To A Star in August and kicked off his North American tour in support of the album this week. During the Philadelphia stop, Mascis performed his cover of Mazzy Star's "Fade Into You." Copies of his 2013 studio recording of the cover are long gone (the limited edition picture disc was released in conjunction with Dinosaur Jr's purple shoe last year), so it's at least nice that Mascis is performing the cover in concert. Check out "Fade Into You" below via Bulbs of Passion.

J Mascis will be in the Detroit area October 13th at the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor. The full tour itinerary is posted below.



J Mascis North American Tour

09/30 -- Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree
10/01 -- Nashville, TN @ Exit/IN
10/02 -- Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club
10/03 -- Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
10/04 -- Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar
10/05 -- St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
10/07 -- Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
10/08 -- Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
10/09 -- Minneapolis, MN @ Minneapolis Institute of Arts
10/10 -- Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
10/11 -- Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
10/13 -- Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig
10/14 -- Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
10/15 -- Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe
10/16 -- Washington, DC @ Black Cat
10/17 -- New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
10/18 -- Boston, MA @ Sinclair
11/07 -- Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Fest (Dinosaur Jr)
11/09 -- Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Fest (J Mascis solo)
11/11 -- Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
11/12 -- San Diego, CA @ Casbah
11/13 -- Long Beach, CA @ Alex's Bar
11/14 -- Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
11/15 -- San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
11/16 -- Sonoma, CA @ Gundlach Bundschu
11/19 -- Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
11/20 -- Portland, Or @ Dante's
11/21 -- Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
11/22 -- Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge

Published September 28th, 2014 @ 4:43 PM

Saturday, September 27, 2014


Mark Lanegan returns with his new solo album Phantom Radio on October 21st. The album includes 10 songs and features similar electronic elements like his 2012 album Blues Funeral (Lanegan utilized a phone app called Funk Box to created the drum sounds on the album.) Take a listen to a new song from the album titled "Harvest Home" below and pre-order Phantom Radio through iTunes, Amazon or Lanegan's official store.  Those who pre-order through iTunes will receive an instant download of Lanegan's EP No Bells On Sunday featuring the song "Sad Lover."





Mark Lanegan North American Tour

10/29 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune
10/30 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
11/01 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
11/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
11/03 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
11/04 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
11/05 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
11/07 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts – Wolf Building
11/08 – New York, NY @ The Marlin Room at Webster Hall
11/09 – Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall

Published September 27th, 2014 @ 7:40 PM

Erasure kicked off its tour in support of the new album The Violet Flame earlier this month. Many of the shows, including the Detroit area show October 1st, are sold out, so Erasure teamed up with Yahoo to give fans worldwide a special treat. Tonight's show at the House of Blues in Boston will stream live through Yahoo starting at 8pm ET. The stream is available to access here.

If you haven't listened to The Violet Flame yet, stream the album in full below via Soundcloud. The album can be purchased through iTunes, Amazon, and Pledge Music.





Erasure North American tour

09/27 -- Boston, MA @ House Of Blues
09/28 -- Homestead, PA @ Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead
09/30 -- Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
10/01 -- Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
10/03 -- Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
10/04 -- Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
10/05 -- Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre
10/08 -- Nashville, TN @ War Memorial Auditorium
10/10 -- Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
10/11 -- Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
10/12 -- San Antonio, TX @ Tobin Center For the Performing Arts
10/14 -- Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues
10/15 -- Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues
10/17 -- New Orleans, LA @ House Of Blues
10/18 -- Austin, TX @ ACL Live
10/19 -- Austin, TX @ ACL Live
10/21 -- Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre
10/22 -- San Diego, CA @ Humphrey's
10/24 -- Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
10/25 -- Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
10/26 -- Ventura, CA @ Ventura Theatre
10/28 -- Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
10/29 -- Salt Lake City, UT @ Capitol Theatre
10/31 -- Las Vegas, NV @ Palms Casino Resort
11/01 -- Oakland, CA @ The Fox
12/30 -- New York, NY @ Terminal 5
12/31 -- New York, NY @ Terminal 5

Published September 27th, 2014 @ 5:07 PM

After a week of teasing fans with pictures on social media, Thom Yorke officially released his blippy new solo album Tomorrow's Modern Boxes. Yorke released the album using a new version of Bit Torrent as an experiment:

"The new Torrent files have a pay gate to access a bundle of files. The files can be anything, but in this case is an 'album'. It's an experiment to see if the mechanics of the system are something that the general public can get its head around.

If it works well it could be an effective way of handing some control of internet commerce back to people who are creating the work. Enabling those people who make either music, video or any other kind of digital content to sell it themselves. Bypassing the self elected gate-keepers.

If it works anyone can do this exactly as we have done.

The torrent mechanism does not require any server uploading or hosting costs or 'cloud' malarkey. It's a self-contained embeddable shop front. The network not only carries the traffic, it also hosts the file. The file is in the network."

Purchase Tomorrow's Modern Boxes as a Bit Torrent bundle here. A deluxe vinyl version of the album pressed on 180 gram white vinyl is also available to order here. The vinyl is pricey (50 dollars U.S.), but comes with a download code (mp3/flac/wav) and is a thing of beauty:

"A record born of silver darkness, pressed onto heavyweight 180g white vinyl completed with undersize 75mm centre labels, housed within heavy white board inner and outer sleeves. These are printed with a metallic silver laminate then multi-tone black and a striking neon green; the whole is enclosed in a bespoke anti-static shield bag - a metallised laminated material usually used by the electronics industry for protecting components from electrostatic interference. The bag is printed with neon green on both sides, and has a resealable grip closure."

Stream the album's first track "a brain in a bottle" plus grab a free download of the song and video here (click link then scroll down the page to the "free" section).

Published September 27th, 2014 @ 4:50 PM

R.E.M. and MTV have partnered to release a six-DVD set titled REMTV on November 24th.  The set compiles R.E.M.'s performances from MTV & VH1 spanning 1983 through 2008 -- MTV Unplugged sessions, VH1 Storytellers, VMA appearances, plus R.E.M.'s 2007 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction -- along with rare live performances which aired on MTV Europe (taped at Viacom sponsored European festivals such as Rock Am Ring and Oxegen).  Additionally, the collection includes new documentary chronicling R.E.M. and MTV's history directed by Alexander Young.

Bertis Downs, R.E.M.'s longtime manager on REMTV

"It occurred to us that there's all this footage of some of the band's absolute career highlights sitting in some MTV vaults in London and New York-- and thanks to a lot of effort and digging and arranging, this is our chance to share that music with various generations of R.E.M. fans in a pretty unique release." 

Viacom Music's Bill Flanagan:

"I don't think anyone realized just how much terrific R.E.M. footage we were sitting on. To gather the best of it in one collection is pretty overwhelming. R.E.M. started great, stayed great and ended great – here's the evidence."

Those who pre-order REMTV through R.E.M.'s store receive a bonus instant download code for R.E.M.'s 2003 MTV Sonic Show in Milan, Italy (mono recording, not included in REMTV set). Take a look at the tracklisting and pre-order REMTV here. Also be sure to check out a vintage clip of MTV's Nina Blackwood interviewing Peter Buck & Mike Mills below.



Disc 1

UNPLUGGED 1991

--Half A World Away
--Disturbance at the Heron House
--Radio Song
--Low
--Perfect Circle
--Fall on Me
--Belong
--Love is All Around
--It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
--Losing My Religion
--Pop Song 89
--Endgame

OUTTAKES 1991

--Fretless
--Swan Swan H
--Rotary Eleven
--Get Up
--World Leader Pretend

UNPLUGGED 2001

--All The Way To Reno (You’re Gonna Be A Star)
--Electrolite
--At My Most Beautiful
--Daysleeper
--So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
--Losing My Religion
--Country Feedback
--Cuyahoga
--Imitation of Life
--Find the River

OUTTAKES 2001

--The One I Love
--Disappear
--Beat a Drum
--I've Been High
--I'll Take the Rain
--Sad Professor
--The Great Beyond

Disc 2

VH1 STORYTELLERS

--Electrolite
--Daysleeper
--Losing My Religion
--Perfect Circle
--Sad Professor
--Fall On Me
--I'm Not Over You
--The Apologist
--Man On The Moon

STORYTELLERS – OUTTAKES

--New Test Leper
--Parakeet
--(Don’t Go Back To) Rockville
--Suspicion
--Walk Unafraid
--At My Most Beautiful

VMA/EMA/Cutting Edge/Livewire

--(Don't Go Back To) Rockville (The Cutting Edge, 6/84)
--Driver 8 (The Cutting Edge, 6/84)
--Wendell Gee (The Cutting Edge, 6/84)
--Smokin' In The Boys Room (The Cutting Edge, 6/84)
--Time After Time (Annelise)(The Cutting Edge, 6/84)
--Driver 8 (The Cutting Edge, 6/84)
--So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) (Livewire, 10/83)
--Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars) (Livewire, 10/83)
--Losing My Religion (MTV 10th Anniversary special, w/Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
--Everybody Hurts (VMA 1993)
--Drive (VMA 1993)
--The Wake-Up Bomb (VMA 1995)
--Daysleeper (European Music Awards 1998)
--Imitation Of Life (European Music Awards 2001)

ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION 2007

--Begin The Begin
--Gardening At Night
--Man On The Moon

THE COLBERT REPORT--04/02/08

--Supernatural Superserious

Disc 3

R.E.M. IN DALLAS--(09/19/95)

--I Took Your Name
--What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
--Crush With Eyeliner

R.E.M. UPLINK AT BOWERY BALLROOM--(10/28/98)

--Losing My Religion
--Lotus
--Daysleeper
--E-Bow The Letter
--The Apologist
--So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
--Walk Unafraid
--Man On The Moon
--Radio Free Europe

LIVE IN COLOGNE--(05/12/01)

--All The Way To Reno (You’re Gonna Be A Star)
--The Lifting
--Imitation Of Life
--The One I Love
--She Just Wants To Be
--Walk Unafraid
--Losing My Religion
--Man On The Moon
--Its The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

LIVE IN COLOGNE OUTTAKES

--What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
--Cuyahoga
--Electrolite
--I’ve Been High
--Find The River
--I’ll Take The Rain
--At My Most Beautiful
--So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)

Disc 4

R.E.M. AT THE TABERNACLE, LONDON--(03/02/99)

--Losing My Religion
--Daysleeper
--Walk Unafraid
--Man On The Moon
--What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
--Its The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

MTV SONIC MILAN--(05/02/01)

--Losing My Religion
--The Great Beyond
--What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
--Daysleeper
--All The Way To Reno (You’re Gonna Be A Star)
--The Lifting
--I’ll Take The Rain
--I’ve Been High
--Man On The Moon
--She Just Wants To Be
--Imitation Of Life

ROCK AM RING--(06/03/05)

--What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
--Leaving New York
--Imitation Of Life
--Electron Blue
--Man On The Moon

ROCK AM RING OUTTAKES

--I Took Your Name
--Bad Day
--Drive
--The Outsiders
--Leave
--Me In Honey
--Wanderlust
--Everybody Hurts
--Electrolite
--Orange Crush
--The One I Love
--Walk Unafraid
--Losing My Religion
--Imitation Of Life
--The Great Beyond
--Animal
--I’m Gonna DJ

Disc 5

LIVE AT ROLLING STONE, MILAN--(03/18/08)

--Living Well Is The Best Revenge
--Drive
--Accelerate
--Hollow Man
--Electrolite
--Houston
--Supernatural Superserious
--Bad Day
--Losing My Religion
--I’m Gonna DJ
--Horse To Water
--Imitation Of Life
--Until The Day Is Done
--Man On The Moon

LIVE AT OXEGEN FESTIVAL--(07/12/08)

--What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
--Drive
--Its The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
--Man-Sized Wreath
--I’m Gonna DJ
--Supernatural Superserious
--Man On The Moon


R.E.M. IN ATHENS, GREECE--(10/05/08)

--Living Well Is The Best Revenge
--What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
--Drive
--Man-Sized Wreath
--Bad Day
--Electrolite
--(Don’t Go Back To) Rockville
--The Great Beyond
--The One I Love
--Losing My Religion
--Let Me In
--Orange Crush
--Imitation Of Life
--Supernatural Superserious
--Man On The Moon

Disc 6

--R.E.M. BY MTV

--DELETED SCENES

--Peter
--Politics
--Golf
--The Hornblower Affair
--The Year 2000

Published September 27th, 2014 @ 4:20 PM

The Charlatans return with a new single, their first since the death of drummer Jon Brookes, who died of a brain tumor on August 13th, 2013. The song "Talking In Tones" will be released as a limited edition 7" single on September 29th, and a full length album from the band is expected next year. Take a look a the video for "Talking In Tones," starring British actor Nico Mirallegro who plays a "young" Tim Burgess.



Only 500 copies of "Talking In Tones will be pressed. Obtain a copy from Norman Records or Piccadilly Records.

Published September 27th, 2014 @ 2:53 PM

Wednesday, September 24, 2014


Depeche Mode's album Some Great Reward celebrates its 30th birthday today. The album was released on September 24th, 1984 and still sounds amazing. If you haven't given the record a spin in some time, take a moment or two to cherish its synthy goodness...



Here's a clip telling a bit of the story behind the recording of  "Somebody"



Documentary on the making of Some Great Reward (warning: includes distorted/crackly audio)



Published September 24th, 2014 @ 5:14 PM

Sunday, September 21, 2014


As previously reported, a David Bowie touring exhibition featuring over 300 costumes, photographs, album artwork, handwritten lyrics, and more from the official David Bowie Archive will be on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago from September 23rd through January 4th.  Tickets and more info on attending the exhibit is posted here.

To celebrate the exhibition's arrival in the United States, a documentary tour of the ground breaking exhibition will be screened at select theaters nationwide on September 23rd. David Bowie Is was filmed on the closing night of the exhibition in London and was directed by Hamish Hamilton, the director of the Opening Ceremony at the London Olympic Games in 2012.

"The film takes the audience on an extraordinary journey through the David Bowie is exhibition with special guests including legendary Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto, Pulp front-man Jarvis Cocker, and other collaborators, to explore the stories behind some of the key objects that document Bowie’s artistic career. The exhibition curators, Victoria Broackes and Geoffrey Marsh, provide fascinating insight into the most memorable music videos and original costumes, as well as more personal items such as never-before-seen handwritten lyrics, album cover artwork, set designs and diary entries, which reveal the creativity and evolution of Bowie’s ideas."

All the U.S. screenings take place on September 23rd. The Detroit area screening takes place at the Main Art Theater in Royal Oak. For other cities, or to learn more about the film visit the official site here.



*Fans in Windsor, Ontario: The Cineplex Odeon at Devonshire Mall in Windsor has a screening September 25th and September 27th.

Published September 21st, 2014 @ 7:56 AM

Wednesday, September 17, 2014


Buzzcocks are preparing to drop their ninth studio album , the band's first set of original material since 2006, this autumn. Digital copies of The Way have already been distributed to fans who ordered the album through Pledge Music, and the record will see a wider release through 1-2-3-4 Go! in North America over the next few weeks. The Way will be released digitally in North America on October 6th, and physical copies (CD, vinyl) will be on November 18th. Stream the first single, "It's Not You" and take a look at the official tracklisting for the record below:



01. Keep On Believing
02. People Are Strange Machines
03. The Way
04. In The Back
05. Virtually Real
06. Third Dimension
07. Out Of The Blue
08. Chasing Rainbows / Modern Times
09. It's Not You
10. Saving Yourself

Published September 17th, 2014 @ 8:38 AM

Tuesday, September 16, 2014


Mark Lanegan announced his first full-band tour since 2012. Dates for the tour are posted below and tickets for all of the shows go on sale Friday, September 19th. Lanegan will be hitting the road in support of his new album Phantom Radio, which arrives October 21st. The album is available to pre-order now, and those who pre-order the album through iTunes will receive Lanegan's No Bells On Sunday EP as an immediate free download.



North American tour

10/29 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune
10/30 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
11/01 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
11/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
11/03 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
11/04 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
11/05 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
11/07 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts – Wolf Building
11/08 – New York, NY @ The Marlin Room at Webster Hall
11/09 – Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall

Published September 16th, 2014 @ 4:54 PM

Monday, September 15, 2014


Jack White was interviewed recently by Dan Rather for the show The Big Interview. In the episode, which airs tomorrow night, White discussed his difficult decision to leave Detroit.

He told Rather, "it always felt like my home. Detroit, I always imagined I was going to be there my whole life. But the Rust Belt area...those are really cynical towns. When you’re in that kind of cynical environment, it’s hard for people to understand how to relate, and it was definitely hard for me to understand how to relate back to everybody, because I didn’t really know what else I could do for them."

Watch a short clip from the interview below and watch the episode with White tomorrow (September 16th) at 8PM on AXS TV. As you'll see in the second interview clip below, Rather reveals that came away from the interview thinking White may be one of the most interesting people he's ever met.

UPDATE (9/18): The full interview with White is now available to view:









Published September 15th, 2014 @ 4:55 PM

Thursday, September 11, 2014


An Oasis fan site is reporting that Noel Gallagher's new album is due out in March 2015. The report also suggests the album will be preceded by two singles, the first of which will be out before year's end.



Please note that this news has not been confirmed elsewhere, however it does seem likely that Gallagher's new record will be out sometime next year. Back in February, his associate Mark Coyle (who co-produced Definitely Maybe) told NME that Gallagher had written between 50 to 60 songs for the new record:

"It's pouring out of him and he’s currently whittling it all down into an album. The new record will be seismic. It's so explosive that, on the day it comes out, Virgin Trains won’t be able to cope with all the people trying to flee the chaos."

"Noel's new album is fucking great...That boy is from a different planet, and even the fans won't believe how utterly amazing it is."

Meanwhile (What's the Story) Morning Glory will be reissued September 30th as part of the Chasing the Sun: Oasis in the 90s series. Stream a few bonus tracks from the reissue below:







Published September 11th, 2014 @ 7:37 PM

[Post updated after Young's death confirmed]

Primal Scream guitarist Robert "Throb" Young has died at the age of 49.  According to reports police discovered Young's body in his flat in Sussex, England on September 9th and are not considering his death suspicious.

Primal Scream issued the following statement:

"We have lost our comrade and brother Robert Young.
A beautiful and deeply soulful man.
He was an irreplaceable talent, much admired amongst his peers,
In the words of Johnny Marr "Throb with a gold top Les Paul -unbeatable"

He was a true rock and roller. He walked the walk.
He had "Heart & Soul" tattooed on his arm and I'm sure on his heart too.
He once said to me "When we go onstage it's a war between us and the audience"
He never let go of that attitude.

Our love and thoughts are with his sons Brandon and Miles and their mother Jane, his wife Rachel, and his immediate family."

Many of Young's musical friends and colleagues such as Bobby Gillespie, Liam Gallagher, Paul (Bonehead) Arthurs, Tim Burgess, and Andy Bell have offered their condolences, some of which can be read below.  Creation Records founder Alan McGee shared his thoughts and memories about Young here.











Published September 11th, 2014 @ 6:03 AM; Edited September 11th, 2014 @ 6:40 PM