Category Archives: News

10.28.10
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Former Ghosts Premier New Video, Album On The Way

Former Ghosts are releasing a new album November 9th and in order to prepare you for it, they have come out with a new video.

You can catch the video for the song “Taurean Nature” right here. The video features Freddy Ruppert impersonating Elvis, although not quite in the way you’d expect. It’s not very flattering, and features a lot of junk food.

Furthermore, Former Ghosts are giving a sneak peek (or listen, as it were) of their upcoming album New Love over at Self Titled Magazine. Check out the link here and look for Former Ghosts latest full-length November 9th.

10.28.10
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Shilpa Ray And Her Hookers Happy To Be On Tour


Coming off an impressive series of performances at CMJ Festival, Shilpa Ray And Her Happy Hookers have announced a slew of upcoming fall tour dates with the beloved indie band Cornershop. The band says the shows will feature songs from their recently released Venus Shaver 7″ and their forthcoming full-length album Teenage And Torture, out January 18th 2011 on Knitting Factory Records.

Additionally, Shilpa Ray will share the stage with legends Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye, and peers Outernational, at a benefit for the FortnightJournal.com, to be held at Southpaw in Brooklyn on Thursday, November 11th. And, on January 21st, the band will celebrate the release of their album at the Brooklyn Bowl.

 

Upcoming Tour Dates:
*= w/ Cornershop
NOVEMBER
03 – New York, NY – Piano’s NYC (Hoooray For Earth Residency)
11 – Brooklyn, NY – Southpaw (Patti Smith + Lenny Kaye – Fortnight Journal Benefit)
17 – Cambridge, MA – Middle East Downstairs*
18 – Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero*
20 – Washington, DC – 930 Club*
21 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle*
JANUARY
21 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl
(Teenage and Torture Release Show w/ Hooray For Earth, Soft Black)
10.28.10
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Warpaint Release CD, Add Tour Dates

One of Los Angeles’ hottest new bands, Warpaint have released their debut album The Fool this week. The band has already received raves from the New York Times, Rolling Stone and the Chicago Times, among others, for their ethereal melodies and beautiful vocals.

On top of their first ever full-length, the critical darlings have announced that they will be touring the states starting in November!

If you haven’t had the pleasure of hearing Warpaint, that’s okay. You can check out their video for the song “Undertow” right here.

Now you can see one of the most talked-about bands soon! Well…if you live in or around…

TUE 11/30 BOSTON, MA Great Scott
WED 12/1 NEW YORK, NY The Studio @ Webster Hall
THU 12/2 BROOKLYN, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
FRI 12/3 PHILADELPHIA, PA Voyeur (Making Time Party)
SAT 12/4 WASHINGTON, DC Rock N Roll Hotel
SUN 12/12 LOS ANGELES, CA @ Troubadour

10.28.10
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Hopewell Announce Live Album

Hopewell have been rocking eardrums for the better part of a decade with their fuzz-pop sound, so it’s a bit odd that they’re just deciding to release their first live album now.

Luckily for us, the live album , Hopewell Live has been split into two volumes. Volume I features the band as they are today, a gigantic creature with two drummers and multiple instrumentalists. The band used recordings from their three-night Truck Festival America performance from earlier this year.

On the contrary, Volume II set to be released early next year, hearkens back to a youthful Hopewell. It features more of the band’s earlier material and was recorded by the band’s original lineup.

Coincidentally, the band has also announced that they’re going on tour with The Dandy Warhols this fall. You can check them out live here.

***Tour Dates***

11/06 Webster Hall – New York, NY
11/07 Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA
11/09 Rams Head Live – Baltimore, MD
11/10 The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC
11/11 Center Stage – Atlanta, GA
11/13 Granada Theatre – Dallas, TX
11/14 End Of An Ear Records – Austin, TX
11/14 La Zona Rosa – Austin, TX

10.28.10
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Blue Water White Death Unveil New Video


Blue Water White Death, the collaboration between Xiu Xiu’s Jamie Stewart and Shearwater’s Jonathan Meiburg, has already been named one of the most anticipated albums of the year by Flavorpil. And now, on the heels of the album’s release, the duo has released a music video for their track “Grunt Tube.” Check out the video below.

 

10.27.10
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Cut Copy Release New Track And Short Documentary


Australian electro-pop duo Cut Copy has spent the tail end of summer in the studio finishing up their forthcoming full-length. At this point, we haven’t been given a name for the album nor a release date. What we have been given, however, is a documentary of its recording process and a limited edition, etched 7″ single of new track “Where I’m Going.”

The short documentary was shot in vocalist’s, Dan Whitford’s ,home recording studio by film directing duo Krozm. It is set to be released in installments, the first of which is up now on YouTube . This five and a half minute video is a black and white window into a brainstorming session replete with a journey through Whitford’s record collection for inspiration.

The one-sided, limited edition 7″ for “Where I’m Going,” has been divvied up between Australia and the U.S. and is available for your collection now. The track is weighty with shimmering guitars and spirited percussion, and features a Beatles-inspired breakdown for good measure. For those without a record player or the means, “Where I’m Going” is also available in digital format for free HERE. The duo’s third full-length is due out in 2011 on Modular.