All posts from August, 2007

The third album for the Long Island-based all-female retro-rap trio is their first since departing from their major-label deal. While “Can I Keep This Pen?” further showcases Northern State’s fondness for jokey but literate, early Beastie Boys-styled raps, it also branches out into other genres, and finds the trio singing on several cuts (think Luscious […]

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“30 Year Low” represents the final album for the current lineup of The Mendoza Line, the Brooklyn indie-rock/alt-country outfit led by co-songwriters Timothy Bracy and Shannon McArdle. The reason for the band’s breakup? Bracy and McArdle were in the midst of divorce proceedings while this album was being recorded. Naturally, there are numerous Blood On […]

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Our weekly roundup includes new music videos from Common, Gravenhurst, Interpol, Northern State, Okkervil River, Pinback, Rilo Kiley, The Shins, and Smashing Pumpkins.

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Black Mountain
The band’s next album now has a title (”In The Future”) and a somewhat more exact release date: January 2008.
iForward, Russia!
The four-piece English band has completed recording of its second album, “Life Processes,” in Seattle. The disc is due in early 2008.
The Futureheads
Although no firm release date is scheduled yet, the English band has […]

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Michael Gira has been focusing on his Angels of Light project since disbanding his longtime experimental rock band Swans in the late-1990s. The skewed Americana of Angels of Light benefited from the presence of Akron/Family as Gira’s backing band on 2005’s “Sing Other People,” and the setup is the same for the new release “We […]

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The founder of New York’s legendary CBGB club, Hilly Kristal, died Tuesday at 75 from complications related to lung cancer. Meanwhile, the club–which was forced to close in 2006 when its rent was raised dramatically–still remains vacant one year later.
M.I.A., Band of Horses, and the Meat Puppets are among the names added to the lineup […]

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Small Sins
The second album from the Toronto project for Thomas D’Arcy, “Mood Swings,” hits stores on September 25th.
The Thrills
The  Irish band’s third album, “Teenager,” will finally get a US release on October 23rd.
Underworld
The electronica duo’s long-awaited new album, “Oblivion With Bells,” now has a firm US release date: October 16th. It marks their first studio […]

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Yes, it’s a concept album–sort of. The atypically short eighth album for the oddball Welsh band follows the adventures of a young woman (named Venus) who moves to the big city. Not every song truly deals with the ongoing story, but Venus is already slated to return on the Furries’ next album–and “Hey Venus!” is […]

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Black Keys
The blues-rock duo are recording their fourth album with Danger Mouse, oddly enough, and plan on releasing the results in 2008.
Daft Punk
The French duo’s long-rumored live set now has an official release date: November 20th. “Daft Punk Alive 2007″ is actually a 2-CD set that comes with a 50-page book.
Goo Goo Dolls
If you are […]

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Multiple sources have been reporting over the past few days that shoegaze legends My Bloody Valentine are on the verge of reuniting to tour in 2008. They are expected to kickoff their reunion with an appearance at Coachella, which is scheduled for the weekend of April 25-27, 2008.
A much less interesting return is scheduled for […]

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