November 2007 Archives

The B-52's and The Rapture played a super high energy show to a super high energy crowd at the Roseland Ballroom. Those B-52 fans are nearly as weird and obsessive as Ween fans.

In the past, The Rapture have dressed as spacemen and as skeletons. This year they went as ghostbusters! Pretty awesome....... (photos by Ballulah)

DOWNLOAD: Ray Parker Jr - "Ghostbusters"

The Police brought their reunion tour back to Madison Square Garden for halloween. The entire band dressed up: Sting as a joker, Andy as a Charlie Chaplin, and Stewart as some space snake or something. It would have been nice if they changed their setlist around for this show, but they didn't. Same setlist as every other night on the tour.......

In the midst of gigantic investigation into Blackwater's ruthless tactics in Iraq, Secretary of State secretly tried to broker an immunity deal with the hired-soldiers whom are under investigation for the September 16th murder of 17 unarmed Iraqi. The deal fell apart when talk of the deal hit national newspapers.

In related news, Blackwater has been hired by the State Department to guard an FBI team assigned to probing the Blackwater September 16th shooting spree that left at least 17 Iraqi civilians dead.......

Brian Williams is pretty fantastic. The opening skit, which included a "surprise" appearance from Senator Obama, was pretty funny. You got to love that Bill was dressed as the Pick-Up Artist.

Here's one more skit with Brian...........

B.B. King's in New York City is where all the oldies and nostalgia acts seem to play, and if you dig through the tons of crap cover bands they book, you'll find some amazing acts, including some major legends whom are worth checking out.

B.B. King, Jerry Lee Lewis, Etta James, and Chuck Berry all still put on pretty stellar shows. Etta James especially. As for Sly & The Family Stone, well, this is going to be their first concert in something like thirty years. They did perform at the 2006 Grammys and man did they bomb. Here's hoping Sly is in better shape for these gigs.........

B.B. KING'S BLUES CLUB & GRILL
November 12-13 - B.B. King
November 24 - Jerry Lee Lewis
December 7 - Sly & The Family Stone (Early & Late)
December 30 - Chuck Berry
April 14-16 - Etta James + the Roots Band

Fresh from opening two shows for The Black Crowes at the United Palace Theatre in Washington Heights, Patti Smith and Her Band have announced their now-annual three New Years Eve shows at the Bowery Ballroom on December 29th, 30th and 31st.

I love Patti, but she plays a whole of local shows. It seems like she's always playing shows in New York City. Don't get me wrong, I love being able to see her so often, but who goes everytime? Besides Michael Stipe..........

Patti Smith And Her Band
Sat 12/29 Patti Smith And Her Band ($40 Tix)
Sun 12/30 Patti Smith And Her Band ($40 Tix)
Mon 12/3 Patti Smith And Her Band ($55 Tix)

Hellcat Records will release a remastered self-titled album from iconic ska-punk group Operation Ivy on November 6th. Originally distributed by Lookout! Records as a compilation in 1991, which sold in excess of 500,000 copies, Operation Ivy features the group's only LP (Energy) as well as their 7" EP (Hectic) and two songs from the 7" EP compilation Turn It Around. Remastered by Gene Grimaldi (Tiger Army, Transplants, Pennywise, NOFX), the album will released as a digipak with original artwork and will also be available digitally for the first time from all major download services.

It really does sound much better...........

On February 22nd, The National will continue their Boxer tour with a show at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Howard Gilman Opera House. TIckets go on sale November 5th.

The National's show is a part of BAM's Brooklyn Next Festival, which will also feature Soulive (2/15), Citizen Cope (2/16), Dan Zanes and Friends (2/24)...........

PENultimate Lit is a new literary series being curated by Rick Moody that will take place at Park Slope's Southpaw. The events will mix literature with film, music, and various other perfinent genres. They have announced two events so far. Here's the info:

November 11 w/ filmmaker Noah Baumbach and writer Jonathan Baumbach; hosted by Amanda Stern | Southpaw | tix

November 28 w/ Sufjan Stevens and Wesley Stace - John Wesley Harding; hosted by Rick Moody | Southpaw | tix

Following their sold out shows at the Bowery Ballroom and the Blender Theatre, Razorlight return to New York City - as well as Boston and Toronto - for two shows. On November 9th, they play a sold out show at The Fillmore. On November 8th, they play the Warsaw in Greenpoint, for which some tickets remain available.

We're giving away a pair of tickets to Razorligh at the Warsaw on November 8th. To enter, email productshopnyc@gmail.com with the subject "Razorlight" ..........

RAZORLIGHT NORTH AMERICA TOUR DATES
Nov 7 Middle East Boston
Nov 8 Warsaw Brooklyn
Nov 9 The Fillmore New York
Nov 11 The Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto

Prince sent his lawyers after the three largest Prince fansites, whom have joined together to start a new site, Prince Fans United, where they are taking their frustration with the Purple One public. Here's the press release they just released

November 5, 2007 PRINCE FANS FIGHT BACK AGAINST ATTACKS

In an extraordinary, but not unfamiliar move, the rock legend Prince is using an army of lawyers to launch attacks on his own fans.

Several of the largest web communities dedicated to the artist have received notices to cease and desist all use of photographs, images, lyrics, album covers and anything linked to Prince’s likeness.

It is our opinion that these threats are not made in an attempt to enforce valid copyright as Prince alleges in his threats, rather we believe they are attempts to stifle all critical commentary about Prince. We strongly believe that such actions are in violation of the freedom of speech and should not be allowed. Prince claims that fansites are not allowed to present any artwork with Prince’s likeness, to the extreme that he has demanded removal of fan’s own photographs of their Prince inspired tattoos and their vehicles displaying Prince inspired license plates.

Prince’s representatives have requested that the fansites provide them with “substantive details of the means by which you [the fansites] propose to compensate our clients [Paisley Park Enterprises, NPG Records and Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG)] for damages…”

The owners of the three largest fansites supporting Prince: www.housequake.com, www.princefams.com and www.prince.org have come together to fight back to what amounts to an injustice to the fansites and the very fans who have supported Prince’s career, many since the very beginning nearly thirty years ago.

It is their hope that Prince will reconsider his position and allow these fansites to continue their existence without constant threats from Prince and his attorneys. Should this not be possible, the fansites are fully prepared to defend their position in the proper court of law, as well as fully prosecute any claims to which they are justly entitled.

The owners of housequake.com, princefams.com and prince.org acknowledge that, while Prince is entitled to control of his copyrights, it should be within the law. The law clearly provides for displaying of images of a celebrity’s likeness for newsworthy events or matters that are considered to be public interest. All three websites feel that the photographs and/or likeness displayed on their websites clearly fall within the public interest category. Additionally, the use of photographs is legal based on the fair use doctrine, i.e. the displaying of album cover art, or the collage headers created by website members using a variety of different photographs.

For housequake.com: Aaron A. Sikkink and Gavin McLaughlin
For princefams.com: Endre Adolfsen and Jonathan Nice
For prince.org: Ben Margolin

For more information, please contact the Prince Fans United Group spokesperson:
Gavin McLaughlin at: pfu@housequake.com.

It looks like Radiohead will be doing another webcast again. Adam Buxton announced on his BBC 6Music show that he will be helping out Radiohead with their webcast from Oxford this Friday.

If this the webcast is going to happen, it will be the first one in five years. We hope to get more information on the webcast soon. Adam Buxton said he will be helping out with the technical stuff from 9 to 12 in the evening with the band will talking about stuff their enthousiastic about, playing some songs and play some of their own material as well.

It didn't make big headlines, but Elvis Presley has been dethroned as the top selling solo artist in America by Garth Brooks! The geeky country legend has sold 123 million records compared to Elvis' 118.5 million.

The Beatles still retain the crown of most albums sold with 170 million. The full list of top selling artists and records sold after the jump...........

Daft Punk have said they will be retiring their "Alive" stage show at the end of this year. On November 20th, they'll release Daft Punk Alive, their first official live album in the U.S. On December 4th, they'll release an expanded version of Alive.

The Robot Rockers are rumored to be planning a massive spring/summer U.S. tour with a completely new stage and lighting show...........

DOWNLOAD: Daft Punk - "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (live)"

No real reason to post this except someone sent it to me and it's so surreal and funny that I felt like posting it. It's Bowie and Cher doing a medley on The Cher Show from 1975.....

Nickelodeon has been keeping David Bowie's Spongebob Squarepants character hidden, but we got an exclusive look at David Bowie's cartoon character, Lord Royal Highness, whom will appear in a tv movie, "Atlantis SquarePantis." Notice the different color eyes. Awesome. The episode airs on November 12th.......

Another reason NOT to vote for Giuliani. Pat Robertson has endorsed the twice divorced Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani. And as always, let's remember that his first marriage was to his first cousin.

Also, a NY1/Time Warner poll showed that New York City residents would feel safer with Hillary Clinton in the Oval Office than the Mayor of 9/11..

Failed oil-tycoon and current U.S. President George W. Bush must be thrilled by the news that oil is about to hit $100 a barrel. Meanwhile, everyone else in America should be freaking the fuck out about this.

The higher the price of oil, the more expensive everything becomes, from traveling by planes or car to the price of the concert ticket. Yep, it has an immediate effect on everything......

DOWNLOAD: Midnight Oil - "Beds Are Burning"

Those old-time glam rockers the New York Dolls have announced two shows at The Fillmore in New York City on December 28th and 29th. Tickets are now on sale.....

Why do so many shit hippie jam bands play New York City on New Years Eve? Don't the crusty kids in Denver need some 18 minute improvised jams as well.......

NEW YEARS EVE
Earl Greyhound | Mercury Lounge
Dresden Dolls + Meow Meow | Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom
Patti Smith & Her Band | Bowery Ballroom
Dickey Betts + Great Southern | B.B. King Blues Club and Grill
The Join featuring Jamie Shields & Darren Shearer (The New Deal) and Marco Benevento & Joe Russo (the Duo) | HighLine Ballroom
Gov't Mule | Beacon Theatre
Moe | Radio City Music Hall

POST MIDNIGHT NEW YEARS EVE PARTIES
Les Savy Fav | Bowery Ballroom
ReBirth Brass Band | B.B. King Blues Club and Grill
U-Melt | HighLine Ballroom

New York City, December 8, 2007 taking over all three levels of the Knitting Factory www.afterthejumpfest.com

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It's not quite like when Mick Jagger and Keith Richard's shared pad was raided by police for drugs in 1967, but Amy Winehouse's flat was raided by police after four men were arrested over a court case involving her husband.....

The Blood Brothers have split..........

Dear Friends,

After 10 years of making music as The Blood Brothers, we have made the collective decision that our time together has come to an end. We feel extremely fortunate to have spent such a deeply memorable and amazing part of our lives with each other. At this point, however, we feel it's best that our futures move forward on separate paths. We'd like to express our sincerest thanks and gratitude to all the bands we've played with, individuals who have helped us make our records, and fans who have come to our shows and picked up our music throughout the years. Your friendship, support and love hold such a profoundly special place in each of our hearts. We hope that the memories you attach to our music are as fond as those you have given us. Thank you and take care, we'll miss all of you.

Love,
The Blood Brothers

DOWNLOAD: The Blood Brothers - "Ambulance vs. Ambulance" (via insound)
DOWNLOAD: The Blood Brothers - "Crimes" (via insound)
DOWNLOAD: Gang of Four - "Anthrax (Blood Brothers Remix)"

While making a rare interview appearance on "Soft Focus," a vbs.tv interview program hosted by the Sassyist boy in America, Ian Svenonius, Kevin Sheilds confirmed that a My Bloody Valentine reunion is happening. Watch the interview here.

He said a similiar thing a couple of years ago regarding a box set and a new studio album.

Last year, a major offer was made to the band to perform at Coachella, which was at first accepted then passed on for various reasons. Let the 2008 Coachella / Lollapalooza / Glastonbury / Reading / Bonnaroo rumors begin.

Expect the new My Bloody Valentine record to come out the same day as Chinese Democracy.......

Radiohead will be doing a webcast tonight. Last night they did a seventeen minute testcast in which they covered Bjork's "Unravel"

The 2008 Coachella Music and Arts Festival will once again be a three-day event. The promoters announced that it will be held April 25th - 27th.

Big rumors this year include R.E.M., My Bloody Valentine, Radiohead, White Stripes and a reunion from The Screaming Trees..........

What kind of ass-backwards country do we live? Representative Dennis J. Kucinich, Democrat of Ohio, brought a bill to the House floor to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney on the grounds that he lied to congress and the American public about the reason's for going to war in Iraq.

This is exactly what Democrats said to win the elections in 2006 and it's what all the Democrats are saying in hopes of winning elections in 2008.

So why did Republican's vote for impeachment hearings (answer: they think it would embarass Democrats) and Democrats vote against (answer: they think it will make them look petty even though over 60% of American's are in favor of Cheney and Bush being removed from office)?

I hate Democrats. All fucking talk. No action...........

Holy Shit. The Radiohead webcast is going on at www.radiohead.tv. They just played a cover of New Order's "Ceremony" and it sounded amazing. I'm sure it will be heavily bootlegged starting tomorrow morning.......

Tragedy struck the Knitting Factory this weekend:

Police are investigating what they call as “suspicious death” at a Manhattan nightclub.

The body of a 28-year-old man was found unconscious inside a bathroom at the “Knitting Factory,” located at 74 Leonard Street.

The man was rushed to Beekman hospital where he was pronounced dead

This can't help the Knitting Factory, which is currently for sale........

Brilliant episode.........

SOUTH PARK - GUITAR HERO - PART ONE

SOUTH PARK - GUITAR HERO - PART TWO

When Frank Carter isn't busy posing for photographs, getting tattoo'd on stage or being #1 on NME's annual Cool List, he sings for Gallows. The UK punksters will be returning to the U.S. in 2008 for their first headlining tour. Initial tour dates below.........

GALLOWS TOUR DATES
Jan 9 2008 The Masquerade Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Jan 10 2008 Jack Rabbits Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Jan 11 2008 The Social Orlando, Florida, USA
Jan 12 2008 Common Grounds Gainesville, Florida, USA
Jan 14 2008 Red Room at Meridian Houston, Texas, USA
Jan 15 2008 Emo’s Austin, Texas, USA
Jan 16 2008 The Door Dallas, Texas, USA

Here's the thing about Pete Doherty that upsets me. He's such a fucking waster, but he can still turn out a brilliant song. I've been listening to Shotter's Nation and its got some really top material. Not Libertine quality, but damn better than Dirty Pretty Things or Down in Albion.

And on a related note: Here's a look at Pete's potential future. It's totally NSFW, but one of the most insane blog entries I've ever read. Crack is indeed very, very whack. (Via the thighmaster)..........

DOWNLOAD: The Babyshambles - "The Lost Art of Murder"

The 2008 Langerado Music Festival has moved to bigger location and will feature its biggest line-up to date. In a bid to compete with Bonnaroo, Vengoos, Coachella, amongst others, Langerado have booked Beatie Boys, R.E.M. and Phil Lesh to headline their three-day festival at Florida's Big Cypress Indian Reservation on March 6th - 9th.

Tickets go on sale November 16th..........

LANGERADO FESTIVAL
Beastie Boys • R.E.M. • Phil Lesh & Friends • 311 • Matisyahu • Thievery Corporation • The Roots • Gov't Mule • Ani DiFranco • Ben Folds • G. Love & Special Sauce • Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood • Built to Spill • The National • Les Claypool • Umphrey's McGee • The Disco Biscuits • Mickey Hart Band • of Montreal • Robert Randolph & the Family Band • The Wailers • funky Meters • Citizen Cope • Antibalas • !!! • Dark Star Orchestra • Ozomatli • Sam Bush • Minus the Bear • Ghostland Observatory • Arrested Development • Blind Melon • Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars • The New Deal • Benevento Russo Duo • Perpetual Groove • Railroad Earth • Martin Sexton • The Avett Brothers • Grace Potter and the Nocturnals • The Walkmen • Dr. Dog • Indigenous • State Radio • Vampire Weekend • The Bad Plus • The Felice Brothers • Pelican • Yard Dogs Road Show • Brett Dennen • Earl Greyhound • The New Mastersounds • Dan Deacon • Josh Ritter • Pete Francis • Ryan Shaw • Blitzen Trapper • matt pond PA • The Dynamites feat. Charles Walker • Bassnectar • Balkan Beat Box • The Lee Boys • Shout Out Louds • Golem • The Wood Brothers • Busdriver • RAQ • Will Hoge • Spam Allstars • Phix • American Babies • The Heavy Pets • Backyard Tire Fire • The Postmarks • Steel Train • Hoots and Hellmouth • Jonah Smith • Pnuma Trio • Awesome New Republic • That 1 Guy • Trevor Hall • American Bang • School of Rock All-Stars

James Blunt joins the ranks of.....

R.E.M.

Lots more after the jump............

I've got to give Mad TV some credit for this one........

DOWNLOAD: Feist - "Lovertits"

Jay Z played the Hammerstein Ballroom and Apollo Theatre to promote his American Gangster joint. The shows included tons of guests, including Diddy and Lil' Wayne.

You also may have noticed that American Gangster isn't available on iTunes. That's cause Jay-Z is not allowing the disc to be sold on iTunes, because they refuse to sell album's as a whole and this is supposed to be a concept album.

Hova also made a great guest on a recent Charlie Rose Show. That video is after the jump.......

DOWNLOAD: Jay-Z - "Blue Magic"
DOWNLOAD: Jay-Z - "Hello Brooklyn (feat_lil_wayne)"

Beat Radio are playing the Mercury Lounge on Wednesday, November 14, at 8:30pm. If you haven't caught them live yet, you really should.

Also, a majority of Beat Radio was involved in a side-project that sounds nothing like Beat Radio. Here's what they say:

when it comes on like a dream is a record phil and i made in the fall of 2003. it was a crazy time, my first son jackson had just been born and the original lineup of beat radio had broken up and tim and rob were starting the diggs. it was just phil and i with jim on drums. vanesa sang on a couple of songs also. we sort of made it in a vacuum over the course of a couple months. at the time it felt like the kind of record i had wanted to make for a long time, sort of emotional, lyrically driven acoustic music. we've always loved the record but no one's ever really heard it.

we've decided to put it out as a free digital download at beatradio.org. it's pretty different from beat radio but i'm hoping it will find some sort of audience and life of it's own. i'd love to hear what you think of it. if you like it please pass it along.

You can download when it comes on like a dream here for free. You can also download Beat Radio's debut album, The Great Big Sea, for free here.......

DOWNLOAD: Beat Radio - "Everyone's Starting Over (The Diggs Cover)"
DOWNLOAD: Beat Radio - "Another Loveless Anthem"
DOWNLOAD: When It Comes On Like A Dream - "Looking For You"

Ministry are calling it quits...or at least Al Jourgensen is putting his main musical outlet on hold until they can come back as the monsters of industrial rock that they should be hailed as. They'll end up being one of those band's that reunites for Coachella in seven years and will get major props. Anyway, here's what the band says:

On the heels of their final studio release, "The Last Sucker," released September 18, 2007, Ministry announces their final world tour, "C U LaTouR," with Special Guests Meshuggah and opening act Hemlock. Ministry kicks off the North American leg of "C U LaTouR" in Vancouver on March 28, 2008, stopping in a limited engagement 33 major market cities through mid-May, ending the U.S. leg in Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen's home town of Chicago.

The tour hits The Fillmore in New York City on May 1st and 2nd. A presale starts on Thursday, November 15th. All tour dates after the jump........

DOWNLOAD: Ministry - "Let's Go"

I guess Meg has recovered from her "acute anxiety"......

The White Stripes have been busy making a video for "Conquest", their third single. Directed by prolific music videographer Diane Martel.....the video follows an explosive - if unconventional - love story that pits man against bull in the ultimate conquest. To make his performance as authentic as possible, Jack White trained extensively with famed bullfighter Dennis Borba. The video will premiere on MTV on November 26th and will be available on iTunes from November 27th.

"Conquest" will also be released as a single; stunningly packaged and featuring three exclusive new tracks across three 7" vinyl formats - one black, one white and one red colored vinyl. Jack and Meg recently recorded the new tracks with Beck, who co-produced all three tracks during a recording session in his living room and also contributed vocals and piano to "It's My Fault For Being Famous" and slide guitar on "Honey, We Can't Afford To Look This Cheap".

Inspired by the "Conquest" video, each single will also include a Mondo Toro trading card featuring the legendary, near-mythical matadors El Sloth, El Bianca Rosa and El Perdador. Despite being from early 1900's Spain and Portugal, these bullfighters look strangely familiar. US copies of these singles will also include a different poster with each release.

Sasha Frere-Jones has been reading the blogs lately. His last New Yorker article was on Animal Collective and this week he profiles No Age! Here's what he says:

This enthusiasm is impressive, given that No Age’s music is not instantly inviting. Listening to the album is a bit like entering a cave; it takes a few moments to acclimate your senses to No Age’s methods. The band has no bass player, and Randall’s guitar often sounds hazy and thick, with echoey effects. He tends to process his notes electronically, using pedals to inflate chords into sheets of glimmering noise that evoke the overwhelmingly distorted sound of bands like My Bloody Valentine and the Jesus and Mary Chain. Spunt’s drumming and delivery is blunt, reminiscent of L.A. punk rock from the eighties, which scorned pretension.

The band recently signed to Sub Pop, the independent Seattle label that released Nirvana’s early records; its current groups include the Shins and the Postal Service, both of which sometimes outsell major-label acts.

DOWNLOAD: No Age - "My Lifes Alright Without You"
DOWNLOAD: Mika Miko - "Capricorinations"

All book events are free except when noted........

Tom Brokaw, author ofBoom! Voices of the Sixties, Personal Reflections on the '60s and Today | Nov 14 | B&N Union Sq
David Meyer, author of Twenty Thousand Roads: The Ballad of Gram Parsons and His Cosmic American Music | Nov 15 | B&N Astor Place
John Lithgow, author of The Poet's Corner: The One-and-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family | Nov 16 | B&N Lincoln Center
Chris Elliott, author of Into Hot Air | Nov 20 | Borders Columbus CIrcle
Dave Eggers, author of What is the What | Nov 30 | The Strand
Jim Walsh, discusses The Replacements: All Over But The Shouting: An Oral History | Dec 4 | Borders Columbus Circle
Ken Burns, author/director of The War | Dec 5 | Borders Columbus Circle
Daniel Boulud, Claire Clark &Melanie Dunea, authors of My Last Supper | Dec 6 | Borders Columbus Circle
Ani DiFranco in Conversation with Anthony DeCurtis | Dec 16 | 92nd St Y | $35 (tix)
Madeleine Albright, author of Memo to the President Elect | Jan 8 | B&N Union Sq
Christopher Hitchens and Rabbi Shmuley Boteach in Debate: Does God Exist? | Jan 30 | 92nd St Y | $26 (tix)
Mos Def in Conversation with Anthony DeCurtis | 92nd St Y | Feb 28 | $26 (tix)
Scott McClellan with Dan Rather: Inside the Bush White House | April 24 | 92nd St Y | $26 (tix)

Also, Nicole Atkins will be performing songs from Neptune City for free at B&N Union Square on January 10th.......

Blonde Redhead will hit Terminal 5 on January 18th. TIckets are $25 and go on sale November 16th at noon..........

Springsteen took time out from his killer Magic tour to do a solo show at Joe Torre-sponsored benefit at Chelsea Piers. During his set, he was joined by Bernie Williams, who was surprisingly pretty great on the guitar. (via Backstreets)

The Magic Tour has announced their first U.S. dates for 2008. Lots more tri-state area shows are expected to be announced shortly........

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN | CHELSEA PIERS | NOVEMBER 9, 2007
California Sun / Working on the Highway / Yankees Win / Thunder Road / Bobby Jean / Dancing in the Dark / Glory Days

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & E STREET BAND TOUR DATES
Thu, Feb 28 Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
Thu, Mar 6 Blue Cross Arena Rochester, NY
Fri, Mar 7 HSBC Arena Buffalo, NY
Sun, Mar 16 Xcel Energy Center St. Paul, MN
Mon, Apr 7 Honda Center Anaheim, CA
Fri, Apr 25 Philips Arena Atlanta, GA

The 2008 Stagecoach Festival will once again take place at the Empire Polo Field the week after the Coachella Festival.

This year, the festival organizers, Goldenvoice, have set up "Gold CIrcle" and "Reserved Seating" sections in front of the main stage. I really hope they don't do that for Coachella...........

STAGECOACH | Festival News, BBQ Competition, Offensive T-Shirts, Willie & Lucinda

Amazon.com leads off the year-end list releases - in mid-November?!? - with the release of their "Editors' Picks: Top 100 Books of 2007" and "Customers' Favorites: Top 100 Books." Have you read any of thse titles......

Editors' Picks: Top 100 Books of 2007
10. I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert
9. Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande
8. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
7. Tree of Smoke: A Novel by Denis Johnson
6. Heartsick by Chelsea Cain
5. The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn Iggulden
4. The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) by J. K. Rowling
2. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
1. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

The problems with the Jesus & Mary Chain and Dinosaur Jr reunions have been that the bands are nowhere near as loud or noisy as they once were. MBV were always the loudest and noisiest. I hope they don't go lite on us when they make their live return this summer:

My Bloody Valentine have announced details of their first live dates since 1992.

The band, who have not released an album since 1991's 'Loveless', will play three shows in summer 2008.

They will play:
London Roundhouse (June 20)
Manchester Apollo (28)
Glasgow Barrowland (July 2)

Tickets go on sale this Friday (November 16).

The 2007 PLUG Award nominees have been announced. Sirius Blog Radio is once again up for best specialty radio show, as are our cohorts at An Aquarium Drunkard, Brooklyn Vegan, Gorilla Vs. Bear and My Old Kentucky Blog for Best Music Blog. We were not nominated. Oh well.

The winners will be announced at the PLUG Awards Ceremony and Concert on March 6, 2008 at Terminal 5 in New York City.

Here's the album of the year nominees........

ALBUM OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (Merge)
Band Of Horses - Cease To Begin (Sub Pop)
Battles - Mirrored (Warp)
Beirut - The Flying Club Cup (Ba Da Bing)
El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead (Definitive Jux)
Justice - † (Downtown / Vice / Ed Banger)
Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? (Polyvinyl)
Panda Bear - Person Pitch (Paw Tracks)
Radiohead - In Rainbows (self-released)
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights (Daptone)
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (Merge)
The National - Boxer (Beggars Banquet)

DOWNLOAD: Spoon - "Black Like Me"

The National Book Awards, the Academy Awards of literature, have announced their winners last evening. Here's whom took home the top prizes:

Fiction: Tree of Smoke: A Noval by Denis Johnson
Nonfiction: Legaxy of Ashes by Tim Weiner
YA: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-TIme Indian by Sherman Alexie
Poetry: Time and Marterials by Robert Hass

Get yr tickets now. It's going to be a crazy fun night.........

Daft Punk's ALIVE: Official LP Release Party // An All Night Dance Party with Faux Punk (Daft Punk Cover DJ Crew) + David Bruno (Slap You IN Public) + special guest DJ's TBA + giveaways & prizes
Friday, Dec 07, 2007 // 10:00 PM EST // Studio B // Brooklyn, NYC // $8adv/$10dos

BUY TICKETS:http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=223749

Celebrate the release of Daft Punk's Alive 2007 lp at Brooklyn's Studio B on Friday, Dcember 7, 2007. The all night dance party will feature an extended set from Faux Punk, the world's best/worst/only Daft Punk cover dj crew, whom will spin Daft Punk music, remixes and surprises throughout the evening. There will also be tons of Daft Punk giveaways and prizes to be won!

Daft Punk's Alive 2007 was recorded at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, an 18,000-capacity sports arena in Paris, on June 14th, 2007. The CD captures the exuberant multi-media spectacle of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo's first hometown show in 10 years in front of a capacity crowd of thrilled fans. The album will be released on November 20, 2007. A special two-disc edition will be released on December 4, 2007.

Tapes 'N Tapes have finished record number two. Here's what they say:

so we’ve finished recording our next record. we spent about 3 weeks out in upstate new york recording and mixing with dave fridmann. it was a lot of fun. i’m really excited about how it’s all turned out. we haven’t settled on a tracklist or album title yet, but that will all come in due time. that was the big news that i wouldn’t talk about in the last post. i just didn’t want to jinx anything by talking about it before we were done with it. but now that it’s done, i’m pumped! so that’s it…that’s the big news. i’m sure i’ll have more details about the record in the next few months. i’ll be sure to share when i do. til then, it’s back to life as normal.

They'll debut a bunch of the new songs when they play a FREE show in minneapolis at the triple rock on November 30th...........

DOWNLOAD: Tapes 'N Tapes - "Beachgirls"
DOWNLOAD: Tapes 'N Tapes - "Insister"
DOWNLOAD: Tapes 'N Tapes - "50's Parking"
DOWNLOAD: Tapes 'N Tapes - "Cowbell"

How the fuck could her manager/publicist/label let her get up on stage and perform like this? She started a UK tour with a sold out arena show in Birmingham and she sounded just awful. The above video is from that show. Listen to that crowd boo.........

Sick Of It All is heading out on tour with Madball, Death Before Dishonor and Wisdom in Chains. The tour hits the Highline Ballroom in NYC on February 9th.

In April, a tribute to Sick of it All titled Our Impact Will Be Felt was released that featured Madball, Bleeding Through, The Bouncing Souls, Hatebreed, Napalm Death, Pennywise, Rise Against, Sepultura, Stretch Arm Strong, Unearth, and Walls of Jericho.

All tour dates below........

DOWNLOAD: Sick of it All - "Take The Night Off"
DOWNLOAD: Sick of it All - "Friends Like You"
DOWNLOAD:Bouncing Souls - "Lookin Out"
DOWNLOAD:Madball - "Give Respect"

Funny or obnoxious:

Queens Of The Stone Age were forcibly removed from a California rehab facility last week just after the beginning of their set. The band opened the show with their song "Feel Good Hit Of The Summer" which contains the lyrics "Nicotine, valium, vicodin, marijuana, ecstasy and alcohol... c-c-c-c-c-cocaine."

The band was set to perform a six-song show for in-patients at an unnamed Los Angeles clinic, but it all came to an abrupt and chaotic end when the band were cut off before the end of the first song and manhandled out of the building by heavy security.

DOWNLOAD: Queens of the Stone Age - "Feel Good Hit of the Summer"

I've just gotten turned on to Noah & The Whale, a London folk outfit, and I'm totally addicted to "Five Years Time" and "Jocasta." They may very well be my new favorite band.

They're part of the same scene that gave us Kate Nash and Emmy the Great. They also remind me of The Smiths - not that they sounds anything like The Smiths - in the sense that their music seems sad, but has the ability to make me feel joyful. I also love their Wes Anderson inspired video.......

DOWNLOAD: Noah & The Whale - "Five Years Time"
DOWNLOAD: Noah & The Whale - "Jocasta"

The Apollo was the perfect setting for Jason Pierce's Acoustic Mainline performance. This New York City show was only around his 10th time performing on acoustic guitar with only an organ player, a string quartet and a five-person choir.

Simple Kid opened with a short set that saw him play along to a video of Kermit the Frog and his Logic Express backing band. He was decent, but didn't leave much of an impression.

When the Spaceman took the Apollo stage at around 9:30pm, he launching into a dazzling version of "Sitting On Fire." By the time he got to the third song, an amazing cover of Daniel Johnston's often covered "True Love Will Find You In The End," I felt like I was watching something very special....but then something odd happened....the crowd went all disrespectful.

Inside this beautiful theater, while almost everyone sat quietly, taking in this righteous music, numerous people kept getting up from their seats in the middle of songs. Others started talking on their cellphones, while patrons at the bar were talking loudly and making jokes about how "every song sounded the same," which couldn't have been further from the truth.

One particularly loud douchebag kept screaming out request and demanding that J. "take his sunnies off." It was beyond rude and disrupted the spiritual nature of the evening.

Regardless of some naughty crowd members, the music really was fantastic. The girl sitting next to us starting bawling during, ironically, "Stop Your Crying" and didn't stop until the show was over. I must admit that "Stop Your Crying" had me in tears as well.

The "Anything More" into "Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space" into Elvis' "Can't Help Falling In Love" medley was breathtaking and brought about the first standing ovation of the evening. It was the highlight of the show.

A bluesy take on the mournful "Broken Heart" led into "I Think I'm In Love...," which was, in my opinion, the only song that suffered from this minimalist approach.

An amazing show that easily could have been a contender for show of the year had it not been for some very disrespectful audience members. Seriously, why don't those people just leave the venue? Fuckers. (photo by paulgalipeau).......

SPIRITUALIZED | APOLLO THEATER | NOVEMBER 16, 2007
Sitting On Fire / Lord Let It Rain On Me / True Love Will Find You / Cool Waves / Amen / Going Down Slow / Feel So Sad / Soul On Fire / Walking With Jesus / Stop Your Crying / All Of My Tears / Baby I'm Just A Fool / Anything More -> Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space ->Can't Help Falling In Love / Broken Heart / I Think I'm In Love... // Lord Can You Hear Me // Oh Happy Day

DOWNLOAD: Daniel Johnston - "True Love Will Find You In The End"
DOWNLOAD: Wilco - "True Love Will Find You In The End"
DOWNLOAD: Beck - "True Love Will Find You In The End"
DOWNLOAD: Jad Fair & Kramer - "True Love Will Find You In The End"
DOWNLOAD: Spiritualized - "True Love Will Find You In The End"

Have you heard of RCRD LBL? Here's what the Wall Street Journal said of the new, legit mp3 blog venture:

A joint venture of Downtown Records, the independent label behind Gnarls Barkley and others, and Peter Rojas, a journalist and entrepreneur who founded the respected technology blogs Gizmodo and Engadget, Rcrd Lbl is a hybrid record label and blog; its releases are to be posted on the company's Web site for downloading, free and unrestricted by digital-rights management software that limits copying.

Read the official release after the jump...........

DOWNLOAD: Justice - "D.A.N.C.E." (Benny Blanco rmx ft Mos Def and Spank Rock)

Kanye West played his first concert since his mother passed away. You may recall that that story broke to newspaper's on Veteran's Day (Number of stories on Veteran's Day in the Daily News and New York Post about Kanye and/or his mother: 3. Number of stories about the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: 0).

Anyway, Kanye played his first show since his mother's unfortunate death in Paris. About halway through the show, it's reported that:

"He said the word, 'Mother' and just couldn't go any further. A back-up singer, the DJ and a guitar player came over to console him. It looked like he might collapse. He just couldn't continue. He just stood there in a spotlight, crying while the band continued playing. Kanye then reportedly walked off the stage, regained his composure and returned to perform his hit song Stronger.

He was very nervous, seemed to have gathered himself up, and had a lot of energy. He kept shouting out to the audience, 'I need you... I need you right now.' and the public was screaming back. It was magic."

This is breaking my heart.........

The death toll from Bangladesh's most devastating storm in a decade climbed to at least 2,300 on Sunday and relief officials warned the figure could jump sharply as rescuers reach more isolated areas.

The government said it has allocated $5.2 million in emergency aid for rebuilding houses. Many foreign governments and international groups have pledged to help, including the United States, which offered $2.1 million and the United Nations, which promised $7 million.

The German government offered $731,000, the European Union with $2.2 million and the British government with $5 million. France pledged $730,000 in aid, while the Philippines announced it would send a medical team.

Thanks to an effective early warning system, at least 1.5 million coastal villagers fled to shelters before the storm. But Islam and his family chose to stay at home.....Sidr's 150-mph winds smashed tens of thousands of homes in southwestern Bangladesh and ruined thousands of acres of crops.

Every year, storms batter Bangladesh, a country of 150 million, often killing large numbers of people. The most deadly recent storm was a tornado that leveled 80 villages in northern Bangladesh in 1996, killing 621 people.

Only two people were killed in Bangladesh by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was spawned off Indonesia's Sumatra island by a magnitude-9 earthquake, hitting a dozen countries and killing at least 216,858, according to government and aid agency figures considered the most reliable in each country.

Hurricane Katrina, the most destructive natural disaster in U.S. history, killed 1,600 people across the Gulf Coast, destroyed or severely damaged more than 200,000 homes and made more than 800,000 people homeless overnight.

I heard it was much funnier than anything that has aired on NBC this season.......

About 150 audience members in a tiny Manhattan theater were the only folks in the world to witness a totally new "Saturday Night Live" episode starring guest host Michael Cera and musical guest Yo La Tengo.

The "SNL" cast and writers collaborated on staging the special "Saturday Night Live — On Strike!" event at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre to benefit the behind-the-scenes staff affected by the strike.

The performance included all the trappings of a typical "SNL" episode, such as a host monologue, musical performance, "Weekend Update" news segment and several comedy sketches — all without any commercial interruption.

"It was a little dirtier than usual," audience member Birch Harms said.

A typical "SNL" episode features about seven sketches, but the cast performed about 15 original sketches during the two-hour event. Thompson said he starred in a sketch called "Hip-Hop Whodunit," a mock game show about solving hip-hop crimes, and also appeared as a French comedian during "Weekend Update."

"They didn't have elaborate costumes or graphics or anything," audience member Risa Sang-urai said. "Sometimes they would explain things or wear wigs. It wasn't anything too elaborate, but you didn't really need it."

Everyone in the current cast participated in the event, except Maya Rudolph. Past cast members Rachel Dratch and Horatio Sanz also performed. Singer Norah Jones made a cameo appearance, according to audience members.

Stevie Wonder played to a packed, but not sold out, Madison Square Garden on Saturday. This being his first proper New York City gig in over a decade, he pulled out all the hits and thankfully skipped over the majority of his wanky eighties crap.

Before the first note was even played, Stevie asked for a moment of silence to honor those lost who died on 9/11, before saying that his mother's death inspired him to return to the road.

Stevie seemed more energetic than his age would ever have let on. You could tell that he wanted to rock this gigatnic space. While the older crowd sat for most of the show, Stevie did everything to get them up and dancing. I also loved that he still could hammer out an anthem while spreading some wisdom, like during "Innervisions" andwhen he went on a passionate tirade about all the things he's disgusted with in 2007, culminatin with him screaming, "I can't believe in 2007 we have this silly bullshit called Jenna 6!" It was fantastic and got the crowd engaged.

Tony Bennett came out for “For once in My Life," but that was nothing compared to when Prince came strutting out onto the stage during "Superstition." They jammed on the song so hard, with the Purple One hitting his guitar in a call-and-response to Stevie's excellent keyboard work.

He finished the show on "As," his mother's favorite song, that was as emotional as ever. A brilliant show.........

STEVIE WONDER | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN | NOVEMBER 17, 2007
Love's In Need of Love Today / Too High / Visions / Livin' for the City / Master Blaster -> We Got The Funk -> The Roof Is On Fire -> Ain’t No Stoppin Us Now -> We Are Family / Higher Ground / Golden Lady / Ribbon in the Sky -> J. Holiday's "Bed" -> Amy Winehouse's "Rehab" -> Ribbton in the Sky / Overjoyed / I Can't Imagine Love Without You / If it's Magic / You & I / Lately / How Will I Know (w/ Aisha Morris) / Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing / Signed Sealed Delivered / My Cherie Amour / For Once In My Life (w/ Tony Bennett) / Boogie on Reggae Woman / Sir Duke / I Wish / You Are the Sunshine of My Life // Supersition w/ Prince // As

This is from Cocksucker Blues, a documentary about the Rolling Stone's 1972 U.S. tour, in which Stevie Wonder was the opening act. The below clip where the Stones and Stevie mashed "Uptight" and "Satisfaction" was filmed on August 27, 1972, at Madison Square Garden.......

Volume One was awesome. It featured Dizzee Rascal, Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul and tons of others. Following Classics, Ratatat have released their their second remix album. Here's how they posted it:

New mixtape! FREE DOWNLOAD ! GET IT HERE 14 new remixes featuring: Bun B, Biggie Smalls, Jay-Z, Slim Thug, Devin the Dude, Young Jeezy, T.I., Beanie Sigel, Pimp C, Ludacris, Young Buck, Saigon, Juvenile, Z-ro, Memphis Bleek, Kanye West +exclusive tracks from Despot and Beans..

1997 was one of the best years ever in music. Not only was it one of the few remaining year's in which people would line-up at midnight for new records, but it saw the release of The Verve's Urban Hymns, Spiritualized's Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space, and Radiohead's OK Computer.

All three acts are strongly rumored to appear at the 2008 Coachella Festival. That rumor got more credible today:

As the plans look like now, Radiohead will start their upcoming tour in America. When asked by Steve Lamacq Ed O’Brien confirmed that the band are indeed starting their tour in May.

Ed said that it’s still ‘up in the air’ and that plans might change, but Radiohead will tour in May, June/July, kicking off for a few weeks in America. Ed: “We probably go out in May.”

When asked if Glastonbury is on the agenda, Ed said: “Everything is on the agenda. We're sort of finalizing dates at the moment. We’ll see. If they want us. We don’t know yet. We’ve got schedule A, schedule B, schedule C. None of this is confirmed.”

Awesome. I'm already stoked for this tour! Anyway, in 1997, we were a lil' hand-printed zine in New York City called Product Shop NYC Presents American Mod. We interviewed folks like D-Generation, The Raincoats, The Vaselines, The Make-Up, Sylvia Buck, Kenneth Anger, Jonathan Fire*Eater, Weezer, and numerous other folks. Anyway, here's how we ranked the music of 1997 and I'm surprised how similiar my list would probably look today..........

PSNYC/AMERICAN MOD'S BEST OF 1997 LIST
50. The Bouncing Souls - The Bouncing Souls
49. Dig Your Own Hole - The Chemical Brothers
48. The Trees Have Soul - Willy Porter
47. Soft Effects - Spoon
46. Straightaways - Son Volt
45. Too Far to Care - Old 97's
44. Life Thru A Lens - Robbie Williams
43. Sound Verite - The Make Up
42. Feelings - David Byrne
41. The Velvet Rope - Janet Jackson
40. Caring and Killing - Converge
39. Novelty Forever - Bracket
38. New Forms - Roni Size & Reprazent
37. El Gran Orgo - At the Drive-In
36. Dots and Loops - Stereolab
35. Peace and Noise - Patti Smith
34. Good Feeling - Travis
33. F?A?? - Godspeed You Black Emperor!
32. The Mollusk - Ween
31. ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down - The Dandy Warhols
30. Homework - Daft Punk
29. Time Out of Mind - Bob Dylan
28. Album of the Year - Faith No More
27. Beautiful Freak - Eels
26. When I Was Born For The 7th Time - Cornershop
25. Mag Earwhig! - Guided by Voices
24. Tellin’ Stories - The Charletons
23. Being There - Wilco
22. Radiator - Super Furry Animals
21. Wolf Songs for Lambs - Jonathan Fire*Eater
20. Homogenic - Björk
19. Pup Tent - Luna
18. Blur - Blur
17. Vanishing Point - Primal Scream
16. If You're Feeling Sinister - Belle & Sebastian
15. Life After Death - The Notorious B.I.G.
14. I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One - Yo La Tengo
13. Perfect from Now On - Built to Spill
12. Come to Daddy - Aphex Twin
11. Supa Dupa Fly - Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
10. In It for the Money - Supergrass
9. Fake Can Be Just as Good - Blonde Redhead
8. Brighten the Corners - Pavement
7. Either/Or - Elliott Smith
6. Urban Hymns - Verve
5. Portishead - Portishead
4. Dig Me Out - Sleater-Kinney
3. Ladies & Gentlemen, We Are Floating In Space - Spritualized
2. The Boatman's Call - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
1. OK Computer - Radiohead

(Thanks Battering Room)

Yesterday, we shared our list of the Best Albums of 1997, which was an excellent year in music. As we will shortly present our year-end list for 2007, we thought we'd go one step further back and show you our list of favorite records of 1987............

PSNYC/AMERICAN MOD'S BEST ALBUMS OF 1987
60. Bad - Michael Jackson
59. Daddy's Highway - The Bats
58.The Lonesome Jubilee - John Cougar Mellancamp
57. Electric - The Cult
56. Radio K.A.O.S. - Roger Waters
55. Follow Blind - The Wipers
54. Embrace - Embrace
53. Death Before Dishonour - The Exploited
52. Babylon and on - Squeeze
51. Tunnel of Love - Bruce Springsteen
50. Schizophrenia - Sepultura
49. George Best - The Wedding Present
48. Up for a Bit With The Pastels - The Pastels
47. Cleanse Fold and Manipulate - Skinny Puppy
46. Permanent Vacation - Aerosmith
45. Yo! Bum Rush the Show - Public Enemy
44. The Young Gods - The Young Gods
43. Floodland - The Sisters of Mercy
42. The Uplift Mofo Party Plan - Red Hot Chili Peppers
41. ntroducing the Hardline According to... - Terence Trent D'Arby
40. Running in the Family - Level 42
39. The Lion and the Cobra - Sinead O'Conner
38. Diesel and Dust - Midnight Oil
37. Strange Weather - Marianne Faithfull
36. The Walking - Jane Siberry
35. Children of god - Swans
34. Huevos - Meat Puppets
33. Music to Strip By - Half Japanese
32. Poem of the River - Felt
31. Echo & The Bunnymen - Echo & The Bunnymen
30. Tallulah - The Go-Betweens
29. The Circus - Erasure
28. The people who grinned themselves.. - The housemartins
27. Songs about fucking - Big black
26. Gluey Porch Treatments - The Melvins
25. Locust Abortion Technician - Butthole Surfers
24. Tribute - Ozzy Osbourne
23. Document - R.E.M.
22. In My Tribe - 10,000 Maniacs
21. Hysteria - Def Leppard
20. Faith - George Michael
19. The Joshua Tree - U2
18. The Perfect Prescription - Spacemen 3
17. Darklands - The Jesus & Mary chain
16. Sister - Sonic Youth
15. Music for the Masses - Depeche Mode
14. Saint Julian - Julian Cope
13. Kick - INXS
12. Right Now! - Pussy Galore
11. Hectic EP - Operation Ivy
10. You're Living All Over Me - Dinosaur Jr.
9. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me - The Cure
8. Pleased to Meet Me - The Replacements
7. Jane's Addiction - Jane's Addiction
6. Come On Pilgrim - Pixies
5. Frank's Wild Years - Tom Waits
4. Paid in Full - Eric B. & Rakim
3. Sign 'O' The Times - Prince
2. Appetite for Destruction - Guns N' Roses
1. Strangeways, Here We Come - The Smiths

As we predicted, the Led Zeppelin reunion will indeed be going on tour. They even confirmed that The Cult will be their opening act.

We even heard a little rumor that Zep is in the final stages of negotiating a headlining slot at this summer's Bonnaroo Festival........

Something is very much in the Brooklyn air.

Daft Punk are about to release their third live album, Alive 2007, and are throwing an awesome record release party at Studio B on Friday, December 7th. Yeah, I know it's not Daft Punk actually dj'ing the party, but it does have a Daft Punk cover dj crew (???) doing a four hour set of Daft Punk songs, remixes and related jams.

As long as Faux Punk and Dave Bruno (Slap You In Public) spin lots of Daft Punk and get this crowd dancing, then I'm sure it's going to be a sick party. Those tickets are now on sale and cost $8.

On a related note, Daft Punk's Electroma will have two screenings at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on December 22nd. Tickets for the 9pm and 11pm screenings (no dance party) go on sale Friday, November 23rd and cost $10.........

Even more New Year's Eve shows have been announced, including a super-fun sounding one with the world's best Guns N' Roses cover band, Mr Brownstone! If it's anywhere as fun as their recent Bowery Ballroom show, then this will awesome..........

NEW YEARS EVE
Mr Brownstone | Music Hall of Williamsburg (tix on sale Friday)
Les Paul and His Trio | Iridium Jazz Club (tix)
Earl Greyhound + The Big Sleep| Mercury Lounge
Dresden Dolls + Meow Meow | Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom (tix)
Patti Smith & Her Band | Bowery Ballroom
Dickey Betts + Great Southern | B.B. King Blues Club and Grill (tix)
The Join featuring Jamie Shields & Darren Shearer (The New Deal) and Marco Benevento & Joe Russo (the Duo) | HighLine Ballroom
Gov't Mule | Beacon Theatre
Moe | Radio City Music Hall

POST MIDNIGHT NEW YEARS EVE PARTIES
The Virgins | Mercury Lounge (tix)
Les Savy Fav | Bowery Ballroom
ReBirth Brass Band | B.B. King Blues Club and Grill
U-Melt | HighLine Ballroom (tix)

An excerpt from former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's upcoming memoir, What Happened: Inside The Bush White House and What's Wrong With Washington:

The most powerful leader in the world had called upon me to speak on his behalf and help restore credibility he lost amid the failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. So I stood at the White house briefing room podium in front of the glare of the klieg lights for the better part of two weeks and publicly exonerated two of the senior-most aides in the White House: Karl Rove and Scooter Libby.

There was one problem. It was not true.

I had unknowingly passed along false information. And five of the highest ranking officials in the administration were involved in my doing so: Rove, Libby, the vice President, the President's chief of staff, and the President himself.

Mere hours after the publishers put the excerpt up on their website, McClellan was obviously getting pressured to change his tune and issued a statement saying, "the president didn't know it was not true." So when he very clearly wrote that "It was not true," he was just kidding? Hmmm. Still a puppet douchebag.......

Valerie Plame's response to all this after the jump.......

DOWNLOAD: Rollins Band - "Liar"

The march to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa started this weekend with the drawing of the qualifying round match-ups. You can view all the groupings here.

The biggest news was that England and Croatia will be in the same group, which comes just days after England's embarassing loss to Croatia at Webley, which resulted in them being eliminated from the 2008 Euro Cup tourney.

England's loss came right on the heels of Israel's amazing 91st minute victory over the far-more-talented Russia, which perfectly set up an Englist advancement - All the Brits needed was a tie against Croatia to win the group and advance............

On the heels of taking his first lead over Hilary Clinton in the all-important Iowa Presidential primary, Senator Barack Obama is returning to her turf to woo voters. The Chicago Junoir Senator will be holding a fundraiser at the Apollo Theater on Thursday, November 29th, at 7pm. Tickets are $50 and available here..........

Tonight, November 26th, is The Music Slut's turn to host the Knitting Factory's Blogger's Delight thing in the Tap Room. This FREE show will feature sets by The Subway Band, Luke Wesley and Peasant, plus feature dj sets from Jen and Matt Music Slut.

Tuesday night at 7pm, is Liberated Matter's Cross Pollination at Pianos which this week The Music Slut co-curated. This series has been happening upstairs at Pianos every year since 1845 (or something, I have a hard time reading Roman numerals), so it's a real honor to be involved. Matt and Jen picked the STELLAR That Fleeting World to go with Wes Liberated Matter's Bess Rogers. That should be interesting......

Born-again fundamentalist Chuck Norris is endorsing Mike Huckabee for President. The above ad, which is not a joke and is running in Iowa, seems to be getting a ton of press and really helping the former fundamentalist Southern Baptist minister in the polls.

Huckabee has gone from a long shot candidate to polling at third place in Iowa, with a good chance of winning the January caucus. Let's meet Huckabee:

Huckabee wants to make laws abolishing abortions and constitional amendments blocking same-sex marriages and civil unions. He is against gun control and supports the death penalty. He wants to invade Iran and continue the war in Iraq. He wants to do away with a seperation of church and state and make school prayer mandatory. He also supports the idiotic teaching of creationism in schools..........

First time I've been interested in reading Spin in about four years.......

"I want people to look onstage and see themselves. That idea of the band as a representative community -- all the bands I like have some element of that. It's thrilling when you see that communication. Pop records are fun -- [Rihanna's] "Umbrella" I can enjoy tremendously -- but what I'm drawn to are bands where there's an active collective imagination going on between them and their audience. That's what I love about Arcade Fire -- the first time I saw you guys, I thought, "There's a whole town going on up there, a whole village onstage." There's an imagined world you've made visual in front of your fans' eyes, and it's a really lovely thing."
-Bruce Springsteen, Spin, December 2007

Read an excerpt from the feature here.

What other great pairings have graced magazine covers? A couple after the jump (and your suggestions are welcome)........

With Trent Lott announcing his retirement, rumors went flying that it was because Hustler was going to expose the conservative-racist Senator's interest in rent boys. Well, it seems that rumor has been squashed by the male escort in question, but Hustler publisher and free speech crusader Larry Flint has posted the following message on his official website:

“Hustler magazine has received numerous inquiries regarding the involvement of Larry Flynt and Hustler in the resignation of Trent Lott.

Senator Lott has been the target of an ongoing Hustler investigation for some time now, due to confidential information that we have received.”

That would bring the total number of congressmen exposed in sex scandals by Hustler to four. Hmmmm........

The voice behind "Cum on Feel the Noize" (originally written and recorded by English band Slade in 1973) and "Metal Health (Bang Your Head)" has passed away.

Quiet Riot frontman Kevin DuBrow was found dead in his Las Vegas home on Sunday by friends, according to a report on thevegaseye.com. In 1983 DuBrow led Quiet Riot into the history books when the band's debut album, "Metal Health," became the first heavy metal album to top the Billboard Album charts. A cause of death was not known at press time. DuBrow was 52.

Cool Quiet Riot fact: The original band was started by Randy Rhoads in 1975, but broke up in 1979 when Rhoads went on to join Ozzy Osbourne's band

Daft Punk will be chatting live today. You can participate in the chat by going here.

DAFT PUNK LIVE CHAT TIME
6:30pm Central European Time
5:30pm UK Time
12:30pm US Eastern Time
2:30am Japan Time

If talking to robots isn't your cup of tea, you may prefer dancing to robots imitating other robots when Faux Punk, the world's premiere Daft Punk cover DJ crew, play a four hour set at the official release party for Daft Punk's Alive 2007 on Friday, December 7th, at Studio B in Brooklyn. Tickets for that fun sounding shindig, which also features the great David Bruno (Slap You In Public), are now onsale.........

Paste Magazine (pay what you want for a year subscription) and Amazon.com have posted their year-end Top 100 albums list.

The full Amazon list is here, but I wrote out the top 20 for you. Paste Top 20 is below and their full list is after the jump..........

Amazon.com's Best of 2007: Top 100 Editors' Picks
20. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
19. Peter Bjorn & John - Writer's Block
18. Foo Fighters - Echoes Silence Patience & Grace
17. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
16. Stars - In Our Bedroom After the War
15. The National - Boxer
14. M.I.A. - Kala
13. Lily Allen - Alright, Still
12. Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
11. Kings of Leon - Because of the Times
10. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
9. The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
8. Elliott Smith - New Moon
7. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
6. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
5. Amy Winehouse - Back in Black
4. Radiohead - In Rainbows
3. Kanye West - Graduation
2. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
1. Feist - The Remainder

Paste Magazine's Top 100 Albums of 2007
20. Blonde Redhead - 23
19. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - Living with the Living
18. Miranda Lambert - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
17. Josh Ritter - The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
16. Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
15. Kanye West - Graduation
14. Loney, Dear - Loney, Noir
13. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
12. Avett Brothers - Emotionalism
11. Radiohead - In Rainbows
10. Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
09. Band of Horses - Cease to Begin
08. Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
07. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
06. M.I.A. - Kala
05. Feist - The Reminder
04. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
03. Bruce Springsteen - Magic
02. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
01. The National - Boxer

Sylus Magazine, Christian Music Today (posted after the jump) and Nic Harcout of KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic (via LAist)have posted their year-end lists. Here's how they look......

NIC HARCOURT'S TOP TEN OF 2007
10) Once - Original Soundtrack (Sony)
9) Federico Aubele - Panamericana (ESL)
8) LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (EMI)
7) Great Northern - Trading Twilight for Daylight (Eenie Meenie)
6) Seawolf - Leaves In the River (Dangerbird Records)
5) Aqualung - Memory Man (Columbia)
4) Radiohead - In Rainbows (Radiohead.com)
3) Salt & Samovar - Old Joy, New Joy (Self-Released)
2) Ting Tings - Demos (Self-Released)
1) Jesca Hoop - Kismet (Columbia)

STYLUS' POP PLAYGROUND ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
50. PJ Harvey - White Chalk
49. Paramore - Riot!
48. Monkey Swallows the Universe - The Casket Letters
47. 65daysofstatic - The Destruction of Small Ideas
46. The Avett Brothers - Emotionalism
45. Strategy - Future Rock
44. Colleen - Les Ondes Silencieuses
43. Basteroid - Upset Ducks
42. Calle 13 - Residente O Visitante
41. Andy Palacio & The Garfuna Collective - Wátina
40. Pantha Du Prince - This Bliss
39. UGK - Underground Kings
38. Tinariwen - Aman Iman: Water is Life
37. Devin The Dude - Waitin' to Inhale
36. Marnie Stern - In Advance Of The Broken Arm
35. Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position
34. Dungen - Tio Bitar
33. Stars Of The Lid - And The Refinement Of Their Decline
32. Low - Drums and Guns
31. Menomena - Friend and Foe
30. El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead
29. Electrelane - No Shouts No Calls
28. A Sunny Day In Glasgow - Scribble Mural Comic Journal
27. Of Montreal - Oh Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
26. Kathy Diamond - Miss Diamond to You
25. Battles - Mirrored
24. Studio - West Coast
23. !!! - Myth Takes
22. Deepchord Presents Echospace - The Coldest Season
21. Caribou - Andorra
20. Dalek - Abandoned Language
19. Liars - Liars
18. Justice - Cross
17. Grinderman - Grinderman
16. The Besnard Lakes - Are the Dark Horse
15. The Twilight Sad - Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters
14. Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
13. Gui Boratto - Chromophobia
12. Phosphorescent - Pride
11. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
10. Radiohead - In Rainbows
09. The Field - From Here We Go Sublime
08. M.I.A. - Kala
07. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
06. Kanye West - Graduation
05. The National - The Boxer
04. Lil Wayne - Da Drought 3
03. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
02. Miranda Lambert - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
01. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver

Festival Republic (Reading Festival, Glastonbury) have teamed up with C3 Presents (Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits) to create the Vineland Music Festival, which will take place in New Jersey from August 8th - 10th.

Festival Republic was once know as Mean Fiddler. For the last two years, they've thrown one day mini-festivals at the Tweeter Center in South Jersey. The Vineland Music Festival, which will take place 40 minutes outside of Philly, will be an extension of that festival.

Here's hoping this works out better than Field Day Festival......

Van Halen announced two more area shows. They hit the Izod Center in Jersey on March 13th and return to Madison Square Garden on March 17th. Tickets for both shows go on sale Monday, Dececmber 3rd, at 10am.......

Gogol Bordello have joined the list of bands playing New York City on New Years Eve. They play Terminal 5. Tickets are $45 and now on sale.....

NEW YEARS EVE | Mr Brownstone + The Virgins + The Big Sleep

The Foo Fighters are about to do something that Nirvana didn't get the chance to do: headline Madison Square Garden! They hit the big room on February 19th. Tickets are $29.50 - $49.50 and go on sale November 30th at 10am.

The Foo's opened their Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace at The Fillmore and it was a fun show. It's crazy to see Dave as such an arena rocker. The Garden should be a good venue for him and his fans.............

FOO FIGHTERS TOUR DATES
1/16 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center
1/17 - Orlando, FL - Amway Arena
1/19 - Birmingham, AL - BJCC Arena
1/20 - Pensacola, FL - Pensacola Civic Center
1/22 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
1/23 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center (on sale now)
1/25 - Memphis, TN - FedEx Forum (on sale now)
1/26 - Nashville, TN - Nashville Municipal Auditorium (on sale now)
1/28 - Fayetteville, AR - Barnhill Arena
1/29 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
2/18 - Worcester, MA - DCU Center (on sale now)
2/19 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
2/21 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum (on sale now)
2/24 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena (on sale now)
2/25 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
2/27 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center

FOO FIGHTERS | Tour Opener at The Fillmore, Setlist & Pictures

The Onion Holiday Rampage hits Crash Mansion on December 18th with music guests Celebration and Northern State and the comedy of The Daily Show's John Oliver and Jim Gaffigan. The whole shebang will be hosted by Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler. Tickets are $15.00 with all the proceeds going to benefit 826 NYC.

Celebration headlines the Bowery Ballroom tonight. They headlined the second PSNYC party at Rothko (RIP) in 2006.

And finally, Celebration will be playing a FREE show This Friday, November 30th, at 9pm at Other Music. Good luck squeezing your way into that show.........

The 2007 Independent & Small Press Book Fair takes place this weekend, December 1st and 2nd, at the General Society Landmark Building at 20 West 44th Street (between 5th and 6th Aves) in Midtown Manhattan. The events are always great and include some amazing guests, including Ian MacKaye! Here's the chedule

Saturday, December 1st, 10am to 6pm
[10:30am - 11:45am] Indie Press Author Read-a-thon
[12:00pm - 12:50pm] In the Flesh: Writing and Publishing Erotica moderated by Rachel Kramer Bussel
[1:00pm - 1:50pm] An Insider’s Look at Book Publicity: Essential Tips from Publishing’s Publicists
[2:00pm - 2:50pm] Ian MacKaye (Fugazi) on Independent Culture: Q&A with an introduction by Ian Svenonius
[3:00pm - 3:50pm] Keep Your Eyes Open: Ian Svenonius Interviews Photographer Glen E. Friedman (with Slide Show Presentation)
[4:00pm - 4:50pm] Celebrate 20 Years of our Book Fair: Tama Janowitz (Slaves of New York) & Arthur Nersesian (The F*ck-Up) read from their iconic 1980s novels
[5:00pm - 5:50pm] Katha Pollitt: Learning to Drive - Memoirist and Nation Columnist
[10:00am - 6:00pm] The Literary Cafe is Open All Day!

Sunday line-up after the jump........

Julian Schnabel and Lou Reed will be throwing down at the Apple Store in Soho tonight, November 28th, at 7pm.

Filmmaker/pompous painter Julian Schnabel and living legend/part-time a-hole Lou Reed discuss the role of music in films and screen scenes from "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly."

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (for the meaning see diving bell and butterfly) is a translation of the French memoir Le scaphandre et le papillon by journalist Jean-Dominique Bauby. It describes what his life is like after suffering a massive stroke that left him with a condition called locked-in syndrome.

Here's some background on "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly":

The entire book was written by Bauby blinking his left eyelid. An amanuensis repeatedly recited a frequency-ordered alphabet, until Bauby blinked to choose the next letter. The book took about 200,000 blinks to write and each word took approximately two minutes. The book chronicles everyday events and what they are like for a person with locked-in syndrome. These events include playing at the beach with his family, getting a bath, and meeting visitors. The book was published on March 6, 1997. It received excellent reviews and sold 150,000 copies in the first week. Two days after the French version of the book was published, Bauby died.

The book has been adapted as a feature film of the same name, directed by Julian Schnabel and starring Mathieu Amalric (Munich, Marie Antoinette) as Bauby.

LAist asked KCREW's Ann Lit, Liza Richardson, Tom Schnabel and Nic Harcout, whose list we posted yesterday, to list their top ten records of 2007. Here's what they got:

TOM SCHNABEL'S TOP TEN OF 2007
10) Yusef Lateef - Into Something (Blue Note)
9) Art Taylor - A.T.’s Delight (Blue Note)
8) Ray LaMontagne - Till the Sun Turns Black (RCA)
7) Mocean Worker - Cinco de Mowo! (Mowo!, Inc)
6) Xavier Cugat - Cugat’s Favorite Rhumbas (Vocalion)
5) Koop - Koop Islands (Atlantic)
4) Sabrina Malheiros - Vibrasons (Far Out)
3) Various Artists - Una Noche en la Habana (Syllart)
2) Sophie Milman - Make Someone Happy (Koch Records)
1) Tinariwen - Aman Iman / Water is Life (World Village / Harmonia Mundi)

ANNE LITT'S TOP TEN OF 2007
10. Blockhead - Uncle Tony’s Coloring Book (Ninja Tune)
9. Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators - Keep Reachin’ Up (Light in The Attic)
8. Caribou - Andorra (Merge)
7. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (Merge)
6. John Doe - A Year in The Wilderness (Yep Roc)
5. Panda Bear - Person Pitch (Paw Tracks)
4. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (Merge)
3. Oren Lavie - The Opposite Side of the Sea (Tuition)
2. The Mothers - Township Sessions (Rasa Music)
1. Radiohead - In Rainbows (Radiohead.com)

LIZA RICHARDSON'S TOP TEN OF 2007
10) Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog (Sub Pop)
9) MIA - Kala (Interscope)
8) Linkin Park - Minutes to Midnight (Warner Brothers)
7) MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (Sony)
6) Various Artists - Fabriclive 36 by James Murphy & Pat Mahoney (Fabric)
5) Radiohead - In Rainbows (Radiohead.com)
4) Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (Nonesuch)
3) Queens of The Stone Age - Era Vulgaris (Interscope)
2) Budos Band - Budos Band II (Daptone Records)
1) Devendra Banhart - Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon (XL)

YEAR END LISTS | Morning Becomes Eclectic, Stylus, Christian Music Today
YEAR END LISTS | Paste Magazine + Amazon

While Seattle Weekly's music blog, Reverb, posted their top ten albums of the year, Harp's Top 50 Albums of 2007 list appeared online..........

HARP'S TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 2007
50. Tunng, Good Arrows
49. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, 100 Days, 100 Nights
48. Oakley Hall, I'll Follow You
47. Yeasayer, All Hour Cymbals
46. Manu Chao, La Radiolina
45. Bettye LaVette, The Scene Of The Crime
44. Beirut, The Flying Cub Cup
43. Explosions In The Sky, All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone
42. Mavis Staples, We'll Never Turn Back
41. Dr. Dog, We All Belong
40. Ian Hunter, Shrunken Heads
39. Patty Griffin, Children Running Through
38. Eleni Mandell, Miracle Of Five
37. Rufus Wainwright, Release The Stars
36. Bright Eyes, Cassadega
35. Animal Collective, Strawberry Jam
34. Ryan Adams, Easy Tiger
33. St. Vincent, Marry Me
32. Broken Social Scene Presents Kevin Drew, Spirit If...
31. Robert Wyatt, Comicopera
30.Grinderman
29. Kings Of Leon, Because Of The Times
28. Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, This Is Somewhere
27. Of Montreal, Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
26. Steve Earle, Washington Square Serenade
25. Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter, Like, Love, Lust, And The Open Halls Of The Soul
24. M.I.A., Kala
23. Bill Callahan, Woke On A Whale Heart
22. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Living With The Living
21. The National, Boxer
20. Rilo Kiley, Under The Blacklight
19. Bruce Springsteen, Magic
18. Georgie James, Places
17. The Good, The Bad, And The Queen
16. Wilco, Sky Blue Sky
15. The New Pornographers, Challengers
14. The Shins, Wincing The Night Away
13. Avett Brothers, Emotionalism
12. Devendra Banhart, Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
11. White Stripes, Icky Thump
10. Jason Isbell, Sirens Of The Ditch
9. Neil Young, Chrome Dreams II
8. Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
7. Radiohead, In Rainbows
6. Spoon, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
5. Feist, The Reminder
4. Future Clouds & Radar
3. Iron & Wine, The Shepherd's Dog
2. Band Of Horses, Cease To Begin
1. Okkervil River, The Stage Names

SEATTLE WEEKLY'S REVERB MUSIC BLOG
1. Clockcleaner—Babylon Rules
2. High on Fire—Death Is This Communion
3. Demander—The Unkindness of Ravens
4. Grinderman—Grinderman
5. Tiny Vipers—Hands Across the Void
6. Amon Tobin—Foley Room
7. Boris w/ Michio Kurihara—Rainbow
8. Jose Gonzalez—In Our Nature
9. A Fine Frenzy—One Cell in the Sea
10. The Scarecrow Frequency—Somber Atlantic

Just thought you'd find this entertaining........

The Black Crowes will release Warpaint, their first album of all-new studio material in seven years on March 4th. The album will be independently released on the band’s own newly formed Silver Arrow Records and distributed through Megaforce/Sony Red BMG.

The album’s complete track listing is: “Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution,” “Walk Believer Walk,” “O, Josephine,” “Evergreen,” “We Who See The Deep,” “Locust Street,” “Movin’ On Down The Line,” “Wounded Bird,” “God’s Got It,” “There’s Gold In Them Hills,” and “Whoa Mule.”

After some disappointing summer shows, the band will try to amp fans up by performing Warpaint in its entirety during a special run of “One Night Only” shows beginning on March 4. These shows are supposedly being booking into small venues, so these will likely be hard tickets to get........

Izzy Stradlin, always the coolest member of Guns 'N Roses, has just released his 8th solo record and its an acoustic affair called Fire. This is actually Stradlin's second album of 2007. In March, he put out the rocking Miami. I wish Axl was this interested in putting out new music.

With his record sales diminishing since his Ju Ju Hounds project, the rockabilly rhythm guitarist has released his last three albums only via the interweb.

Fire happens to have some killer songs. It helps that Izzy surrounds himself with great musicians from Reverend Horton Heat and Jeff Buckley's band.

Also, in stalker news, Izzy just bought a new house. This internet thing can sure lead you to some creepy information about people.

In related news, Axl sings three tracks on Sebastian Bach's new album, Angel Down. Axl can be heard on the classy sounding "(Love Is) A Bitchslap," a cover of Aerosmith's "Back In The Saddle," and "Stuck Inside," which he co-wrote................

DOWNLOAD: Izzy Stradlin & The Ju Ju Hounds - "Somebody Knockin'"
DOWNLOAD: Mark Lanegan (featuring Izzy Stradlin) - "Strange Religion"
DOWNLOAD: Izzy Stradlin - "Let Go"
DOWNLOAD: Sebastian Bach (Feat. Axl Rose) - "Stuck Inside"

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