All posts from 24 July 2007

“The Con” is the fifth album for the Canadian twin sisters, but, more importantly, it is their first for a major label. And the critics are enjoying the Chris Walla-produced disc, with more than one calling it their best record to date.
Read more about the pros of “The Con” on our Review Roundup page:
Tegan & […]

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Coheed and Cambria
The band’s ongoing musical saga continues this fall with “Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World For Tomorrow,” due in stores October 23rd.
Jens Lekman
The Swedish artist will release “Night Falls Over Kortedala” on October 9th on Secretly Canadian. (Swedes can pick it up beginning September 5th.)
Meshell Ndegeocello
The singer-songwriter returns with […]

Tags: coheed and cambria, jens lekman, meshell ndegeocello

The Guardian reports that Sanctuary is selling off its 49% stake in the legendary Rough Trade label to Beggars Group for over $1.5 million. The move saves Rough Trade from being associated with Universal Music Group, which will soon take over Sanctuary pending approval by the latter’s shareholders.
The latest comeback attempt by pop star Kylie […]

Tags: beck, jamie lidell, kylie minogue, rough trade

FESTIVAL: Vegoose
Tickets go on sale Saturday morning for the annual Las Vegas festival, to be held this year from October 26-28. The lineup includes Daft Punk, Rage Against The Machine, Iggy & The Stooges (performing “Fun House” in its entirety), The Shins, Muse, Queens of the Stone Age, Thievery Corporation, Ghostface, Blonde Redhead, Battles, UNKLE, […]

Tags: amy winehouse, grizzly bear, super furry animals, the coral, vegoose

Apollo Heights
October 2nd is the release date for “White Music For Black People,” the New York duo’s debut LP. It includes collaborations with Mos Def, TV On The Radio and Robin Guthrie (who also produced).
Matt Costa
The singer-songwriter will release his second album, “Unfamiliar Faces,” on October 2 on Jack Johnson’s Brushfire label.
The Donnas
The band’s first […]

Tags: apollo heights, ben gibbard, donnas, kurt cobain, matt costa, most serene republic, moving units

Well-regarded as an indie rock producer for bands such as Spoon, the Mountain Goats and Death Cab For Cutie (he even has his own San Francisco-based, all-analog recording studio), Vanderslice is also becoming better known as a recording artist, with “Emerald City” qualifying as his sixth solo album. Although there are only a handful of […]

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