Gigwise report the Kaiser Chiefs wrote and recorded an album based on Will Ferrell’s character in Anchorman. The Ferrell tribute album will not be released because band members say it’s “awful” and “really unfunny”.
New New Pornographers mp3, “My Rights Versus Yours” can be found on the Matablog.
Tonight: Peter Bjorn and John on Leno. Carrot Top on Criag Ferg. BRMC on Jimmy Kimmel.
Do you ever find yourself wondering who will be on the Simpson’s Movie Soundtrack? (Hint: N.W.A (?) and Ben Folds)
Apparently, Brian Hugh Warner is running out of tunes about sodomy, organ grinders, his monkey and tourniquets. Rolling stone reports that Marilyn Manson will cover Justin Timberlake’s “What Goes Around.”
Matador Records are selling some great albums and a few shitty ones for $5.00 each while supplies last.
Download The Black Keys Live EP for FREE. FREE!
MIA makes like a tree and cancels Sasquatch appearance due to visa problems. This will not be huge problem. Also, Long Winters just added to the line-up yesterday.
Aversion reports that Smashing Pumpkins tickets have been crashing servers. Also, if you are wondering how you and James Iha can be together forever, make an offer to purchase the jamesiha.com domain for around 20 large.
Anacortes, WA’s What the Heck Fest is slowly approaching and will feature Calvin Johnson, The Blow and The Oregon Doner.
Preview the new Dungan album, Tio Bitar HERE. There’s also an mp3 download for the song “Familj”.
What the world needs now is another remix of Sufjan Steven’s Chicago.
Did you know that Kinski is on tour with Tool? More on that at Sub Pop.
NME reports that The Cribs’ new video for “Men’s Needs” has been banned from MTV2 due to graphic nature. Ross Jarman’s arm is sliced off and bassist Ryan Jarman is beheaded. Much to Edward I’s dismay, their next vid will not feature band members being drawn and quartered as originally scheduled.
Also on NME, Arcade Fire have asked Calexico to cover one of their songs (Ocean of Noise) for their next release. Download the NME Media player to hear a clip.
Tiny Mixed Tapes posted an enlightening article about the upcoming album, Guilty by Association where Superchunk covers Spice Girls, Luna covers Paula Abdul, etc. (Scoll down to the disturbing Jim O’Rourke album artwork. Uh…don’t worry, you’ll know it when you get there.)
Most of Muse is violently ill due to food poisoning after a gig in Virginia. Virginia ham or an unlucky trip to The Claude Moor Colonial Farm? Actually, we’ll never know because the NME article doesn’t cover this.
The Adventures of Big House and Cell Mate: Pitchfork reported yesterday that CocoRosie have been arrested, resulting in the cancellation of the band’s remaining US and Canadian tour dates.
Coco ???
New today: The Sea and Cake – Everybody, Bjork – Volta, Clientele – God Save the Clientele
We are thrilled to announce that usounds will be representing the Seattle leg of Filter’s tourzine for BRMC. Basically, awesome blogs from around the country will review shows and each blog will mention and link to the previous and next blogs AND to blogs 20 light years in the future on New Earth so rabid fans can progressively track the tour! Check out the first review on Arizona’s Rock Sellout!
Also some news: The Fratellis and The Horrors will no longer be on this tour (no word yet on a replacement.) However, Eastern Conference Champions will still support from Boise to Milwaukee.
May
5 Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
6 San Diego, CA – House of Blues
8 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
9 San Francisco, CA – The Filmore
