Kevin Spacey Fights Cassettes Won’t Listen


Most people would be flattered to have an album titled after them. Well, apparently actor Kevin Spacey is not one of those people. Jason Drake also known as Cassettes Won’t Listen originally planned on naming the record after the insane actor. Spacey has slapped Drake with a a cease-and-desist order, of course after several thousand copies of Kevinspacey have been printed. The album will now be called Evinspacey…umm clever? It will drop June 21st on Daylight Curfew records. This is Drake’s second cease-and-desist order, as he also got slapped with one in 2008 for the Guns N’ Roses and Ludacris mashup “Ludacris Democracy.” Cassettes really won’t listen.

The Killers to Record New Album


It has been a long while since we heard new music from The Killers. Years down the line they are still going strong as one of the biggest buzz bands out there. We had to wait it out for a bit as singer Brandon Flowers and drummer Ronnie Vannucci embarked out on solo projects. The hiatus is now over and Vannucci hinted to The O2 Evening Show that The Killers are in the midst of working on a new album. The record is still in the early songwriting stages as the band is slated to start working on the new material this week. Fans will still have to wait a little while before any of the tracks get released though. There is nothing recorded yet, just in the works. Ah the torture. Check back for more upcoming news on the yet to be written record.

Yuck Annouce New Single and Summer Tour Dates

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After a run of dates with the Australians of Tame Impala, our favorite new British band Yuck just announced a series of concerts for the second half of July starting with a stop at the Pitchfork Festival in Chicago before visiting the West Coast with Fat Possum label-mates Unknown Mortal Orchestra as openers. Check out exactly where they’ll be stopping at the end of the post!

In other news, the band will be releasing yet another single, a new self-released double A-side 7″ of “Shook Down,” which you can find on their self-titled debut album. The single will be out on June 27 and features the non-album track “Milkshake.” Listen to it below:

Here are their upcoming tour dates:

7/17: Pitchfork Festival, Chicago, IL

7/18: Turner Hall, Milwaukee, WI  (with Unknown Mortal Orchestra)

7/19: Varsity, Minneapolis, MN  (with Unknown Mortal Orchestra)

7/23: Biltmore, Vancouver, BC  (with Unknown Mortal Orchestra)

7/24: Doug Fir, Portland, OR  (with Unknown Mortal Orchestra)

7/26: The Independent, San Francisco, CA  (with Unknown Mortal Orchestra)

7/29: Casbah, San Diego, CA  (with Unknown Mortal Orchestra)

7/30: Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA  (with Unknown Mortal Orchestra)
 

Learn Why Everyone Loves Sloan

Sloan’s 10th album in 20 years The Double Cross came out on May 10th via Yep Roc Records but you still need some convincing before you get it? Well, everyday for 10 days, Sloan is releasing videos where their friends and admirers talk about all they love about Sloan: their favorite Sloan song, album, lyric and anything else they associate with the band.

Appearing in these videos are famous Canadians from all backgrounds, from Damian Abraham of Fucked Up to Stephan Brogen of Degrassi (no kidding). The first video, which you can view at the end of this post, shows Jason Schwartzman, Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene, Dave Foley, the actor from The Kids in the Hall and Newsradio, and Sebastian Grainger of Death from Above 1979 remembering the first time they heard the band’s music.

Watch “When I first heard Sloan” below, and check back that same page to see the rest of the videos!

Holy Ghost! Release “Wait & See” Remix EP And Join The Identity Festival Line-Up

DFA just released the Wait & See Remix EP, which features remixes of the from Holy Ghost! single off their self-titled 2011 debut. The contributors are Moby, CFCF, Flight Facilities, Kris Menace and Richard X. I understand you may be weary of a remix EP, but listen below for a little taste:

Holy Ghost! also just announced announce they’ll take part in this summer’s first Identity Festival, a coast to coast electronic touring festival of outdoor amphitheaters. Acts such as Pretty Lights, Rusko, Disco Biscuits, Skrillex, DJ Shadow, The Crystal Method have already been confirmed for the tour as well. Check below if you can make it!

The Identity Festival will be stopping in these cities:

August 6 – Los Angeles, CA
August 11 – Chicago, IL
August 12 – Detroit, MI
August 13 – Pittsburgh, PA
August 14 – Holmdel, NJ
August 16 – Charlotte, NC
August 18 – Washington, DC
August 19 – Philadelphia, NJ
August 20 – Boston, MA
August 21 – New York, NY
August 23 – Atlanta, GA
August 24 – Tampa, FL
August 25 – Miami, FL
August 27 – Houston, TX
August 28 – Dallas, TX
August 30 – Albuquerque, NM
September 2 – San Diego, CA
September 3 – San Francisco, CA
September 4 – Irvine Meadows, CA
September 5 – Las Vegas, NV
September 10 – Seattle, WA

The Rosebuds to Tour Following Album Release

The Rosebuds duo, Ivan and Kelly, emerge from their last record, Life Like, and the end of their marriage to start anew with the release of their fifth album, Loud Planes Fly Low. With this new release, they have a chance to use their breakup to express themselves musically and artistically and it should prove to be an interesting change of pace. The track “Second Bird of Paradise” is a sexy, moody song with gorgeous strings and keyboard. Those components together with the soft vocals recall Home Video’s sound and style. Listen to “Second Bird of Paradise” on their website and look for Loud Planes Fly Low on Merge Records out on June 7.

The Rosebuds Summer Tour Dates:
46/10 – Brooklyn Arts Center – Wilmington, NC

6/11 – Kings – Raleigh, NC

6/15 – Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall – Asheville, NC

6/16 – The Earl – Atlanta, GA

6/17 – Proud Larry’s – Oxford, MS

6/18 – Bottletree – Birmingham, AL

6/19 – Stickyz Chicken Shack – Little Rock, AR

6/21 – Spanish Moon – Baton Rouge, LA

6/23 – Club DaDa – Dallas, TX

6/24 – The Parish – Austin, TX

6/25 – Fitzgerald’s Downstairs – Houston, TX

6/28 – Santa Fe Brewing Company – Santa Fe, NM

6/29 – Solar Culture – Tuscon, AZ

6/30 – The Casbah – San Diego, CA

7/01 – The Satellite – Los Angeles, CA

7/02 – Cellar Door – Visalia, CA

7/05 – SOHO Music Club – Santa Barbara, CA

7/06 – The Independent – San Francisco, CA

7/08 – Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR

7/09 – The Tractor Tavern – Seattle, WA

7/10 – The Shakedown – Bellingham, WA

7/12 – Media Club – Vancouver, Canada

7/14 – The Neurolux – Boise, ID

7/15 – Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT

7/16 – Hi-Dive – Denver, CO

7/19 – 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis, MN

7/20 – House of Rock – Eau Claire, WI

7/21 – UW Union Terrace – Madison, WI