The Muslims are on tour

I heard about this cool San Diego, CA based band during SXSW this year. They are very Velvet Underground-esque, only a bit more accessible to today's generation.

they will be playing the following dates:

June 13 @ Cake Shop (w. The Browns, So So Glos)
June 15 @ the Dunderdon store in Chinatown/SoHo (w. The Browns)
June 16 @ Mercury Lounge - 8pm (w. Afterhours, Young Punx)
June 17 @ The Market Hotel (The Browns, So So Glos)
June 18 @ DC9 Washington DC
June 19 @ Santos' Party House (Vice Party)
June 20 @ Union Pool (w. Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, Suckers, Wild Yaks)
June 21 @ The Castle In Hell (House show w. HTR)
July 1 @ THE CASBAH w/ The Modey Lemon San Diego, California
July 2 @ THE ECHO w/ The Modey Lemon Los Angeles, California
July 24 @ THE KNOCKOUT w/ Crocodiles San Francisco, California


The Muslims - On My Time [mp3]

In other, less happy news, R Kelly was acquitted for the whole child pornography thing. wow, just wow.

Also, I am pretty upset with Rolling Stone's new cover
don't get me wrong, I think Chris Martin and/or the rest of Coldplay belong in the spotlight right now, seeing as how their new record is pretty damn great and they're a huge band, but I hate that RS called Martin a "Rock G-d". they seem to be throwing that term around pretty loosely lately.

On a brighter note, Beck's new record, Modern Guilt, will be out July 7th! the track list is as follows:

“Orphans”
“Gamma Ray”
“Chemtrails”
“Modern Guilt”
“Youthless”
“Walls”
“Replica”
“Soul of a Man”
“Profanity Prayers”
“Volcano”

two consecutive days of awesome records (Como Te Llama comes out on the 8th). sweetness.

Igyy Pop on tour

Iggy Pop & the Stooges - 2008 Tour Dates

06/14 - Seaclose Park Isle of Wight, UK Isle of Wright Festival

06/16 - Royal Hospital Kilmainham Dublin, IE Some Days Never End

06/20 - Parco San Guiliano Venice, IT Heineken Jammin' Festival

07/04 - Skanevik Blues Festival Oslo, NO

07/13 - La Grande Armada Rouen, FR

07/19 - Garden Nef Party Festival Angouleme, FR

07/26 - Race & Rock Festival Seinajoki, FI

08/03 - Osheaga Music and Arts Montreal, Canada

08/06 - Massey Hall Toronto, Canada

08/08 - Terminal 5 New York, NY

08/24 - Clapham Common London, UK Loaded In The Park

08/28 - Zitadelle Berlin, DE

08/30 - Rock Am See Konstanz, DE

09/16 - Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen, DE

09/18 - Hamburg Stadtpark Hamburg, DE

09/22 - Ice Rink St. Petersburg, RU

09/24 - B1 Moscow, RU

The Police are playing their final show on August 7th in Madison Square Garden

The Hold Steady are streaming their entire new album entitled "Stay Positive" (due out July 15th)on MYSPACE you can also find tour dates there.

Iggy Pop - Lust for Life [mp3]

NEW STROKES SONG AVAILABLE ON NME.COM!

well it's just Julian Casablancas who has teamed up with Santogold and N.E.R.D (Pharrell Williams' band) for a song for Converse, but it sounds good for a shoe commerical

It's called "My Drive Thru", listen to it HERE

Pharrell may or may not produce the Strokes' 4th record. he did a great job with The Hives' Black and White album.

read the full story on NME

it vaguely reminds me of Spoon's Don't You Evah. I really like it, it's quite dancable (they do say "wanna dance" seven hundred times, after all) and Jules' vocals are, of course, ace.

the new AC/DC record is going to be sold exclusively at Wal-Mart. I am in utter shock at this despicable move by a band which I previously considered above such stupidity. read Spin's story here.

Radiohead has a new song called Super Collider, which they played in Dublin
listen below:

I like it. a lot. it's very soothing, like most of Radiohead's songs

Meg White joined Jack on stage during a Raconteurs performance on Saturday. read NME's story HERE
The Raconteurs are still on tour for Consolers of the Lonely.

Sigur Ros is streaming their entire new record HERE, and I absolutely love it. gorgeous, gorgeous music. the record is available for preorder on their website. do indulge yourself.

Led Zeppelin made a surprise appearance during a Foo Fighters show on Saturday. read the full story HERE

Bob Dylan has added some more tour dates

Chris Martin of Coldplay said his band was "only the seventh best in the world". hahahhaha! oh man, I didn't realize what a prat the guy was. Coldplay is a good band. not great, just good. they, obviously, don't think so. hahaha

enjoy some HIGH QUALITY MUSIC below.

Spoon- Don't You Evah [mp3]

BFD 2008!

I had a blast at BFD yesterday at Shoreline, here are some photos of the best acts:

Flobots:



MGMT:






Anti-Flag:



andddd THE KOOKS!!







so much fun. I <3 festivals.

The Kooks - Do You Wanna [mp3]

Coldplay streaming Viva la Vida

HERE

the album is set for a June 17th release.

Last FM announced its first series of live music events in the US, in a partnership with The Bowery Presents, New York’s largest independent concert promotion company. Fleet Foxes and Lightspeed Champion are the first artists to play the Last FM & Bowery Presents co-promoted US concerts, kicking off a series of stateside live music events for Last FM.

Stevie Wonder and Bob Dylan have joined the ranks of musicians endorsing Barack Obama. I expect more musicians to follow suit, seeing as how Obama has now secured the Democratic nomination.

I've discovered a new band I like, a pop punk act from NY called The Bloodsugars. Visit them on MYSPACE

The Bloodsugars - Purpose Was Again [mp3]

Bob Dylan - Times They Are A Changing [mp3]

Franz Ferdinand on tour

according to Pitchfork,"Franz Ferdinand have also lined up at least two "secret" shows in advance of a spate of summer festival appearances. The first, according to a Rough Trade email, goes down June 9 at London's Macbeth, while the second, according to a writeup on blog this is hull and east riding.co.uk, hits Hull's Adelphi club on June 22."

the regular dates are below:

06-09 London, England - The Macbeth
06-22 Hull, England - The Adelphi
07-04 Tallinn, Estonia - Ollesummer Festival
07-12 Ferrara, Italy - Piazza Castello
07-18 Southwold, England - Henham Park (Latitude Festival)
07-19 Gräfenhainichen, Germany - Ferropolis (Melt! Festival)
08-07 Skanderborg, Denmark - Skanderborg Festival
08-08 Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival
08-30 Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic
08-31 Scotland - Hydro Connect Festival

Franz Ferdinand - The Fallen [mp3]

Franz Ferdinand's new record is due out this October. a more extensive tour will probably follow. they are my second favourite Scottish rock band, after Snow Patrol and before Belle and Sebastian.

NEW SONG BY ALBERT HAMMOND JR AVAILABLE ON SPIN.COM!

!!!
it's called GfC. I've previously heard some versions on YOUTUBE but the studio version is BREATHTAKING. seriously, I'm floored. his new record is like an awesome birthday gift for me, only a month early. and I'm sure as hell not complaining

Albert's debut record, Yours To Keep is fantastic, and his second record seems like it's gonna surpass even that. I didn't think it was possible, but hey, he's a Stroke, right? they're just amazing like that. do you hear what he's doing with his voice? it's totally like Jules challenging himself on First Impressions...GAH I AM SO EXCITED!!

read the SPIN article HERE and download it there too, or, what the hell, I'll make it easier

Albert Hammond Jr- GfC [mp3-highly recommended!!]

oh, btw, according to Rolling Stone, vinyl is making a comeback. it's about time.

Kurt Cobain's ashes have been stolen

from their home with his now "suicidal" widow Courtney Love. Read NME's story HERE

Albert Hammond Jr has spoken to NME about his new record (due out July 8th) and says that "I'm really proud of the power this record has. I feel like my melodies and song arrangements have matured. Lyrically, I tried to have the words flow out more freely and not try to write one song but many. I would just sing and sing and then arrange the words afterwards."

read the full story HERE

tickets are on SALE for the download festival in SF (actually, Mountain View at Shoreline) on July 19th, featuring such artists as Brother Ali, Yeasayer, Tapes n Tapes, Louis XIV and Brand New view the full lineup HERE

Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box [mp3]

MGMT release video for "Electric Feel"

watch it below:


an excellent song, if I do say so myself. I do prefer the vid for "time to pretend" but that's just me. MGMT have been in the spotlight lately, with good reason. excellent, excellent band, and they will be performing at BFD next Saturday. more tour dates below:

Jun 4 2008 8:00P
Billabong Design for Humanity at Avalon/Spider Club Hollywood, California
Jun 6 2008 6:00P
KWOD Rock the Vote Davis, California
Jun 7 2008 11:30A
Live 105 BFD 08 - Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View, California
Jun 8 2008 8:00P
KBZT Independence Jam Chula Vista, California
Jun 9 2008 11:45P
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Los Angeles, California
Jun 11 2008 9:00P
Hi-Tone Memphis, Tennessee
Jun 12 2008 12:00P
Bonnaroo Manchester, Tennessee
Jun 14 2008 8:00P
KNDD 107.7 The End’s Summer Camp Redmond, Washington
Jun 23 2008 8:00P
Tavastia Helsinki
Jun 24 2008 8:00P
Hove Festival Hove
Jun 25 2008 8:00P
Accelerator Festival Stockholm, Stockholms län
Jun 27 2008 8:00P
Glastonbury Festival Glastonbury
Jun 28 2008 8:00P
Glastonbury Festival Glastonbury
Jun 29 2008 8:00P
Lancashire County Cricket Ground w/ Radiohead, Bat For Lashes Manchester
Jul 3 2008 12:00P
Roskilde Festival Roskilde
Jul 5 2008 8:00P
Werchter Festival Werchter
Jul 6 2008 8:00P
Les Eurockéennes de Belfort Belfort
Jul 7 2008 8:00P
Rolling Stone Milan
Jul 8 2008 8:00P
Zenith w/ Kings of Leon Paris
Jul 10 2008 8:00P
Alive 08 Festival Lisbon, Lisboa
Jul 12 2008 8:00P
T in the Park Balado, Scotland
Jul 13 2008 8:00P
Oxegen Festival Punchestown
Jul 23 2008 8:00P
Paradise Rock Club Boston, Massachusetts
Jul 24 2008 9:00P
Paradise Rock Club Boston, Massachusetts
Jul 25 2008 8:00P
First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jul 27 2008 12:00P
McCarren Park Pool Party Brooklyn, New York
Aug 2 2008 12:00P
Lollapalooza Chicago, Illinois
Aug 4 2008 2:00P
Osheaga Festival Musique et Arts Montreal, Quebec
Aug 9 2008 8:00P
Summersonic Festival Osaka
Aug 10 2008 8:00P
Summersonic Festival Tokyo, Tokyo
Aug 22 2008 12:00P
Reading Festival Reading, South
Aug 23 2008 12:00P
Leeds Festival Leeds
Sep 6 2008 8:00P
Virgin Festival Toronto, Ontario
Sep 20 2008 7:00P
Hollywood Bowl w/ Beck and Spoon Los Angeles, California
Sep 27 2008 8:00P
Austin City Limits Austin, Texas

I almost shelled out 60 bucks to see them at a sold out Slim's show a couple of months back. they shall be quite a spectacle to behold, I'm sure.

MGMT- Time to Pretend [album version] [mp3]

THE RACONTEURS headline San Francisco's Treasure Island Festival

It's a two day gig, the weekend of September 20-21st.

the line up for Saturday:
JUSTICE
TV ON THE RADIO * GOLDFRAPP * HOT CHIP
CSS * ANTIBALAS * AESOP ROCK * AMON TOBIN
Foals * Mike Relm * Nortic Collective:Bostich+Fussible

The lineup for Sunday (far superior):
THE RANCONTEURS
TEGAN & SARA * VAMPIRE WEEKEND * SPIRITUALIZED
OKKERVIL RIVER * THE KILLS * TOKYO POLICE CLUB * DR.DOG
John Vanderslice * The Dodos * Fleet Foxes

buy Sunday tix HERE tomorrow

or a two day pass HERE

The Raconteurs - Salute Your Solution [mp3]

Tokyo Police Club - The Harrowing Adventures of... [mp3]

Vampire Weekend - M79 [mp3]

the official website is HERE

rolling stone rates the greatest guitar songs of all time

Rolling Stone just put out a list of the 100 greatest guitar songs, and I find it highly satisfactory.

the top ten are as follows:

1. Chuck Berry- Johnny B Goode
2. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Purple Haze
3. Cream – Crossroads
4. The Kinks – You Really Got Me
5. The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar
6. Van Halen – Eruption
7. The Beatles – While My Guitar Gently Weeps
8. Led Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven
9. The Allman Brothers Band – Statesboro Blues
10. Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit

also on the list, a few of my personal favourite songs:

The White Stripes- Seven Nation Army (#21)[mp3]

ACDC- Back In Black (#29)[mp3]

Television- Marquee Moon (#41)[mp3]when I first got Television's eponymous debut record, I had that 10 minute masterpiece on repeat for about 4 hours. tis an amazing, amazing song.

and, of course, my favourite band (The Strokes) made the list with the closer to my all time favourite record, Is This It, Take it or Leave it (#71)[mp3] Albert owns that song. well, Nick helps, but still.

here's a great live version:


Jules is all over the place =)

A Hawaiian man named Jake Shimabukoro did a surprisingly good cover of While My Guitar Gently Weeps with a ukelele. watch the video below:




Rolling Stone also gave a shout out to Tokyo Police Club, a cool Canadian band I've been listening to recently. good stuff.

new sigur ros record etc etc.

so the new Sigur Ros album, með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust (which loosely translates into "with a buzz in our ears we play endlessly"), is set for a June 24th release, which is great, because they just finished the record. I love that bands are starting to shorten the time between finishing an album and releasing it (Albert Hammond Jr, however, has been done with his record since February and it isn't due until JULY. grr.)
anyhow, the Icelandic band has this cool promo, where you can download their new single for free on their website

they are currently touring Europe, for tour dates click HERE

in other news, The Smashing Pumpkins are celebrating their TWENTIETH anniversary (crazy, I know) by playing shows in August and September in the US, and Pitchfork says they'll be in Chicago, NY, and LA, each show having "special guests". sounds interesting. I really love the Pumpkins, though they've been getting a lot of backlash lately. they have always been and remain to be a top notch band. Zeitgeist is a fantastic record.

in other news, My Chemical Romance apologized to the family of Hannah Bond, a girl who committed suicide after listening to their music, and maintained that they are anti suicide. read an article from NME HERE

Morissey of The Smiths is rumoured to start an official blog. more updates later.

oh, one last thing, Weezer is on the cover of Spin's JUNE ISSUE. =) good going guys, that's their second time around.

The Smashing Pumpkins - Today [mp3]

kooks b side

The Kooks - No Longer [mp3]

I shall see this awesome band in 2 weeks =)

the new Weezer video kicks so much ass

watch the video for their new single, Pork and Beans, below:



it features a lot of the so called "youtube celebrities". brilliant.

Weezer's new record, yet another eponymous album (this one deemed the red album)is out June 3rd.

the man is trying to supress me.

so my box account [where I upload all of the songs I post on this blog] was shut down because I've been posting mp3s here so I just went ahead and created a new one. the only songs which I'm reuploading are "The Start of Something" by Voxtrot and "Scared" by Albert Hammond Jr because they were the ones which were downloaded the most, not to mention two of my favourite songs. if you guys want me to reupload anything, I'd be happy to, just drop me a message.

I've just finished my first year at uni, and I'm enjoying the nothingness that I am lucky enough to have right now. more posts soon, I promise, I just need some days of absolute emptyness.

just one scrap of music news that is pretty cool, Alicia Keys wants to collaborate with The White Stripes, because she admires their raw sound and parallels it with her own voice. keep a look out for that [I of course will keep you posted]

Flight of the Conchords

I finally got their record last night. it's ridiculously good. go out and buy it NOW.

these guys are hilarious:


Flight of the Conchords -The Most Beautiful Girl in the Room [mp3]

oh, and as of now, Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy and Ashlee Simpson are married.

F of the C are on tour right now, cities listed below:

May 26 2008 8:00P
Sasquatch Music Festival George, Washington

May 27 2008 8:00P
Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium San Francisco, California

May 29 2008 8:00P
Davies Symphony Hall San Francisco, California

May 30 2008 8:00P
Orpheum Theatre Los Angeles, California

Jun 1 2008 8:00P
Orpheum Theatre Los Angeles, California

stuck in the past.

time feels like it's stopped moving. I'm going to honour this moment by listening to one of the greatest, Nirvana.

Kurt Cobain, I bow down to your greatness. may you RIP.

Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit [mp3]

Jules is back.

I am in a FANTASTIC mood. The final that I was really worried about turned out ok because I studied everything that was on the exam. it was amazing. like every passage on the IDs I specifically reviewed...anyhow, I have 2 more to go and I'm not too worried about those.

and, of course, because this is a MUSIC blog,
THE STROKES' JULIAN CASABLANCAS, Santogold and Pharrell are collaborating on a new song for Converse. MY DEAR LORD. Julian's voice floors me. updates will come soon.

The Strokes - New York City Cops [mp3]
damn good song.

in other news, Ben Gibbard makes me laugh. He said: “The second Postal Service album is threatening to become the Chinese Democracy of indie rock. It will come out eventually, or maybe it won’t.”
clever boy.

oh and The Decemberists are playing an Obama benefit gig in NY tomorrow afternoon. more power to them.

let there be love. and music. and no more finals.

I am dying here. I don't feel like studying but I have a massive exam tomorrow. may the g-ds help me.

I have had this on repeat forever. it calms me down and helps me focus. I love Liam's voice but Noel's is a nice variation... tis my favourite Oasis song:

Oasis - Let there be love [mp3]

in other news, Michael Jackson's "thriller" was induced into the library of congress as a “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” addition to the history of American music.
good song.

I am very pissed off, because this very cool festival: the new American music festival
is on my birthday, but in Pennsylvania. LAME. such a fantastic lineup.

ok that's all for now, I should start studying.

New Panic Video

Panic at the disco's new video for That Green Gentleman (things have changed) can be seen below
such a good song. cute video.



I posted enough mp3s from Panic's new record here