Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Milemarker LIVE (Live Concert Video)

Brownies - NYC - Feb 19 2002 CLICK HERE TO VIEW REQUIRES REAL

Death Cab for Cutie:: Title and Registration (Legal MP3 Download)

The latest single from the brilliant new DCFC record 'transatlanticism'.
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LIBERTINES STAR JOINS PUNK LEGENDS!

THE LIBERTINES' drummer GARY POWELL is to play with the recently reformed glam punk legends THE NEW YORK DOLLS. The sticksman will perform with the group as part of this year's Meltdown festival, taking place at London's Royal Festival Hall between June 11-27, with The New York Dolls performing on June 18. Powell said: "(Singer) David Johansen was looking for a drummer, I got the call from our booking agent and was asked if I'd like to perform with The New York Dolls! What sort of a question is that? Of course I'd like to do it!" He added: "The New York Dolls brought punk sensibilities to music before The Sex Pistols or The Clash had even started. To be able play songs like 'Jet Boy', 'Personality Crisis' and 'Weekdays' would be a dream come true." The Libertines will also be playing during the festival as a support act for Morrissey, though which of the three dates they will play is yet to be confirmed.
The full Meltdown line-up is:
* Morrissey (Royal Festival Hall, June 11)
* Sparks (Royal Festival Hall, 12)
* 'We Are All In The Gutter. An Evening With Mr Wilde' Devised and directed by Neil Bartlett (Queen Elizabeth Hall, 13)
* Loudon Wainwright III (Queen Elizabeth Hall, 15)
* The Films Of Bob Gruen (Queen Elizabeth Hall, 16)
* An Audience With Alan Bennett (Queen Elizabeth Hall, 17)
* Ennio Marchetto (Purcell Room, 17)
* The New York Dolls (Royal Festival Hall, 18)
* Ennio Marchetto (Purcell Room, 18)
* Jane Birkin / Ari Up (Royal Festival Hall, 19)
* Ennio Marchetto (Purcell Room, 19)
* Nancy Sinatra (Royal Festival Hall, 20)
* Lypsinka! The Boxed Set (Queen Elizabeth Hall, 23-24)
* Morrissey (Royal Festival Hall, 25-26)
* Gorecki's Symphony No. 3 (Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs) featuring Yvonne Kenny (Royal Festival Hall, 27)

Glitterati:: Here Comes A Close Up (Music Video)

When you think of the birthplace of sleaze-tastic rock’n’roll I’d wager that Leeds isn’t the first place that springs to mind. New York, yes. LA, yes. Hell, even London. But Leeds?! But all that is about to change thanks to The Glitterati.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO Requires REAL

Beastie Boys:: “Ch-Check it out” (MP3 Download)

New single from the Beastie Boys from their upcoming record TO THE 5 BOROUGHS
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Jay- Z:: 99 Problems (Music Video)

The final video from Jay-Z.. Featuring Vincent Gallo, Rick Ruben.. And the death of Jay-Z. Directed by Mark Romanek
CLICK HERE TO VIEW Requires REAL OR WIN MEDIA

Live Neil Young (MP3 Download)

76-11-15 – Chicago / 89-12-10 - Amsterdam CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD
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'REAL GONE' KID!

TOM WAITS will release a new album this autumn. The legendary songwriter has been writing and recording a new album, which has a working title of ‘Real Gone’, in an old school house in Mississippi. Those close to the project have described the sessions as being "primal rhythmic blues". Speaking about the album, Waits said: "I’m feeling good about it all. There are songs about politics, rats, war, hangings, dancing, automobiles, pirates, farms, the carnival and sinning, Mama, liquor, trains and death. In other words, the same old dirty business". The album will be the star’s first since releasing two albums, ’Alice’ and ’Blood Money’ in May 2002.

The problem with the record industry. By: Steve Albini

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Voodoo Festival to Include Pixies, BRMC

The annual Voodoo Music Experience has confirmed its first two acts—the Pixies and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. The event, which in the past, has featured a wide array of bands and artists ranging from 50 Cent to Marilyn Manson, will ensue October 16-17 at the New Orleans City Park. The rest of the lineup will be announced in the upcoming months. The concept of the festival is to introduce an eclectic batch of sounds that proudly reflects New Orleans’ multiculturalism. The attending artists perform on multiple stages, so as to generate a wider variety of responses.

CH-CHECK OUT THE NEW BEASTIES ALBUM!

THE BEASTIE BOYS are to release material from their forthcoming album 'TO THE 5 BOROUGHS as well as their entire back catalogue through APPLE's iTUNES. The rappers are premiering 'Ch-Check It Out' digitally, giving fans an exclusive taste of their first LP in six years. 'To The 5 Boroughs' will come out this summer through Capitol Records. The trio also put out their entire back catalogue online yesterday (April 27) through the downloading service - spanning seven albums and over 122 tracks. Celebrating the first anniversary of iTunes, this marked the first official digital release of The Beastie Boys' 'Paul's Boutique', 'Hello Nasty', 'Check Your Head', 'Ill Communication', the 'Sounds Of Science' anthology, 'Some Old Bullshit', 'The In Sound From Way Out' as well as 21 exclusive non-LP track mixes. 'To The 5 Boroughs' features many political comments on the state of America, including a call to vote George Bush out of office, as well as slamming his foreign policy. The album features a song called ’An Open Letter To NYC’ which looks at their home city following the terror attacks of September 11, 2001.
The tracklisting runs:
* ‘Ch-Check It Out’
* ‘Right Right Now Now’
* ‘The Hard Way’
* ‘Time To Build’
* ‘Rhyme The Rhyme Well’
* ‘Triple Trouble’
* ‘Hey F*** You’
* ‘Oh Word?’
* ‘That It's That All’
* ‘All Life Styles’
* ‘Shazam!’
* ‘An Open Letter To NYC’
* ‘Crawl Space’
* ‘The Brouhaha’
* ‘We Got The’

Sonic Youth Confronts Old 'Ghosts'

As tipped here in December, Sonic Youth will release its first DVD in June. "Corporate Ghost" will feature 23 music videos from its decade-plus tenure on Geffen Records, plus hours of bonus material, commentary and interviews. The set will arrive June 8, the same day as the band's new studio album, "Sonic Nurse." "Lance Bangs, who works really closely with Spike Jonze and is a friend, has done a lot of work on it," guitarist Thurston Moore said."He interviewed every director involved with the videos, from Spike to Tamra Davis, everybody. There's a lot of extra and hidden stuff. It's a really good package. We've always been proud of the videos, even though they don't get shown on TV." Moore adds, "There's a lot of visual stuff that pre-dates the Geffen era, but that's for another package entirely." In addition, the band is prepping an expanded edition of its 1990 album "Goo" for release in the fall. "Listening to 'Goo' now, in remastered form, I find it a much more interesting record, musically," Moore admits. The set will be bolstered with an eight-track demo session that Moore says boasts "this quality about it that the album session did not. It's maybe more laid-back but at the same time there's an immediate energy to it." As previously reported, Sonic Youth will make its second appearance on the Lollapalooza tour this summer, alongside such acts as Morrissey, PJ Harvey, Modest Mouse and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. "The set will probably be like what we've been doing the last month-and-a-half, which is basically half the show being the new record, and half catalog," Moore reveals. "That's pretty much what you're going to be hearing, but with enough catalog to mix it up nightly."

Pretty Girls Make Graves::"All Medicated Geniuses” (Music Video)

New video from PGMG.. (Requires REAL)
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Art as Toys / Toys as Art

Some of the great toys from the Far East and America.. True pop culture art, from the most excellent KidRobot CLICK HERE

Mission of Burma:: Dirt (Legal MP3 Download)

New single from Mission of Burma from ‘ONoffON’
In stores 05/04/04 CLICK HERE TO LISTEN

Photos of The Pixies in Canada

Pixies play Saskatoon CLICK HERE TO VIEW

LAPTOP STUFF!

Former CLASH star MICK JONES has teamed up with his old punk pal TONY JAMES to form a new band - and they're hitting the road next month. Carbon/Silicon, formed in September 2002, will play four dates in May. Jones says the music he and James are making "represents our past, present and future in our own style". Libertines manager Alan McGee, a pal and fan of Jones, describes the music the old pals are making as like "The Rolling Stones jamming with a laptop."
The dates are:
* Colchester Arts Centre (May 11)
* Milton Keynes Pitz (12)
* Oxford Zodiac (13)
* Gloucester Guildhall (14)
Jones and James were in bands together in the early Seventies. While Jones found fame with The Clash, James had his most notable success with Generation X and Sigue Sigue Sputnik.

Guided By Voices say goodbye

Matador Records today confirmed that beloved indie rock act Guided By Voices will split at year's end. Frontman Robert Pollard will continue writing and recording as a solo artist and may even make occasional live appearances. "I love the guys in the band, but I'm getting too old to be a gang leader," he says in a statement. "There's a sense of maturity, and even integrity, I think, in continuing as one's own self." The Dayton, Ohio-based combo's final album, "Half Smiles of the Decomposed," will arrive Aug. 24 via Matador, with a final tour to follow and culminate on New Year's Eve in New York. "This feels like the last album for Guided By Voices," Pollard offers. "I've always said that when I make a record that I'm totally satisfied with as befitting a final album, then that will be it. And this is it."

Siren Fest announces acts

Death Cab For Cutie, Blonde Redhead, Har Mar Superstar, TV On The Radio, the Constantines, the Fiery Furnaces, the Fever, the Ponys and Your Enemies Friends are the first acts confirmed for the Siren Music Festival. The fourth annual Village Voice-sponsored event will be held July 17 at Coney Island in Brooklyn, N.Y. Admission is free; more acts will be announced. Last year's Siren Fest featured Modest Mouse, Hot Hot Heat, Ted Leo/Pharmacists, !!!, Idlewild, the Datsuns and Sahara Hotnights, among others.

The White Stripes win Detroit music award

The White Stripes won a pair of trophies at the 12th annual Detroit Music Awards, held Friday at the Motor City's State Theatre. The group took the outstanding national major label album honor for "Elephant" (V2) and outstanding national single for "Seven Nation Army." Recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Bob Seger nabbed the outstanding anthology/compilation/reissue award for "Greatest Hits 2" (Capitol), while the reunited Romantics' "61/49" (Web Entertainment) won the outstanding national small/independent label album honor. The biggest winner was singer/songwriter Liz Larin, who won five awards: outstanding acoustic/folk songwriter and vocalist, as well as outstanding pop artist/group and songwriter and outstanding rock/pop vocalist.

Raveonettes To Hit The Studio This Summer

The Raveonettes will head into the studio in late summer to record the follow-up to their critically acclaimed sophomore Columbia release, "Chain Gang of Love." The duo's third album is tentatively slated for a release in early 2005. The Danish pair is in the midst of support dates for the Strokes as well as headlining shows on days off from the tour. They have written around 40 songs from which to select the album cuts, and according to principal songwriter Sune Rose Wagner, are a little more "serious" than the Raveonetters' previous work. "'Chain Gang of Love' was a strange take on American culture -- very '60s and'50s," Wagner said. "This record is probably going to deal with more universal issues that more people can relate to. 'Chain Gang of Love' was more a like a movie, fiction. Even though it has a lot of personal references, it has a funny sort of twist to it." With a hint of self-effacing irony, Wagner claims that at the moment "the Strokes' songs are better than ours. People like them better than they like us. I have nothing bad to say about them." But later in the conversation, he slyly throws down the gauntlet: "The new songs are better than the Strokes." But fans shouldn't expect to hear any of the new material performed if they happen to catch one of the Raveonettes' blistering live sets. "We don't rehearse," Wagner says. "We record the album and then we figure out how to do it live." The current the mix of club gigs and support slots in larger rooms is a hit with the band. "This tour, for me, is perfect," said bassist/vocalist Sharin Foo. "It's a challenge for us to play the bigger venues [opening for the Strokes]. It seems like a good match even though we're quite different bands. Stylistically [the Strokes] have a more retro sound whereas we use a lot of samples. We're a bit more noisy and we're a sexier band as well -- the music is much sexier." Wagner agrees. "I think that it's a big challenge to go out there and deliver a show that people will remember especially if they're going to see such a good band as the Strokes afterwards. You really have to pull yourself together and deliver an awesome show. I always thought we were better when we did shorter sets, because our songs are in the same key, which they won't be in the future, but now they are." Wagner relates a story of a pair of fans who stopped him on the street to tell him they were really impressed by a recent show and were headed right to a record store to pick up all the Raveonettes' albums. "If we can get 2,000 people to do that every day, it would be great," he says.

The Kingblind Top 100 Essential Records of all time (Week 10 of 10)

Ok, Here are the rules... Kingblind get their writers and friends to pick 10 records that are essential to their collection. (Kingblind will post in blocks of 10 until 100 is reached)
1. If someone else has one of the records in their selection you CANNOT pick it. Find another gem for the list.. FIRST COME FIRST SERVED!
2. Here is what is NOT allowed in the Top 100 (We are assuming that our fine readers are smart enough to have these records in their collection already.) NO Beatles, Beach Boys, Stones, Clash, Ramones, Sex Pistols, Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, The Who, Stooges, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Sonic Youth, Dylan, Nirvana. Obviously the point of this is to turn you fine folks onto some great music that you might not have heard before. Every week (on Monday) we will add a new chunk from a new writer until 100 is reached. ENJOY!!

Please welcome our 10th week of selections (100 of 100) from Mr. Mblind (Atlanta, Seattle and Los Angeles are the 3 places he calls home)

Loop: A Gilded Eternity
The Stooges in a street fight with the 13th Floor Elevators. What Jason Spacemen wishes he had the balls and ability to write and perform. This record is totally unique and amazing. Do yourself a favor and buy this record now.

Joe Jackson: Look Sharp
HOOKS, HOOKS, HOOKS.. Man this album was the soundtrack of my youth. If Elvis Costello had an American counterpart Joe was it. This is the soundtrack of teen angst and broken hearts. This record is a perfect 10.

Elvis Costello: This Year’s Model
The baddest band and the best songs.. Only months after his initial conquest with My Aim Is True, Elvis Costello delivered an even fiercer diatribe. His first record with the long-running Attractions, 1978's This Year's Model remains one of that blistering rock year's most indelible albums.

The Jesus Lizard: Goat
This is music to knock your socks off, shake your trousers, and leave your ears bleeding for more. This is music for people who know what music can do. This is brutal, uplifting, abrasive, and celebratory all at once. Yes, as dark as The Lizard sometimes was, it also had the power to get your a** up and put you in motion. And none of their albums achieved this quite like Goat did.

Miles Davis: In a Silent Way
Miles Davis's famous mid-1960s quintet, featuring saxophonist Wayne Shorter and pianist Herbie Hancock, was intact until just a few weeks before his new, electric ensemble recorded In a Silent Way. Legendary as a kind of line in the sand challenging jazz fans during the ascendance of electric, psychedelic rock, In a Silent Way hinted at the repetitive polyrhythms Davis would employ throughout the early 1970s

Van Halen: Van Halen
Van Halen blew the doors off of the world of Rock when it was released. Nobody had heard or seen anything like it. Nobody had ever seen the flamboyance of front man David Lee Roth, nor the awe-inspiring, innovative technique and consummate skill of Eddie Van Halen, and the rhythm section of Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony seemed sent from god to keep the hounds of hell at bay. Still an album I listen to regularly.

The Kinks: Are the village green preservation society
Ray Davies= Genius. In the face of huge US fame and fortune Ray wrote one of the most English records of all time. He was so bored with the USA years before The Clash.

Devo: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
When Devo's debut album came out in 1978, nobody knew what to make of the mutant new-wave quintet from Akron, Ohio. With Brian Eno's skillful production, Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh, Jerry and Bob Casale, and Alan Myers emerged fully formed and outrageous with their razor-sharp social commentary and exhibition of subversive media savvy. Beyond their industrial uniforms and pseudo-devolved demeanor, Devo also happened to be a rocking little band.

Gun Club: Fire of Love
Their 1981 debut, Fire of Love, was a punk/blues hybrid -- intense energy fueled a Jeffery Lee Pierce exorcism-in-progress delivery and the band's (Ward Dotson; guitar, Rob Ritter; bass and Terry Graham; drums) frenetic style. Los Angeles would never be the same again.

X: Los Angeles
Steeped in poetry and class issues, X was the first L.A. punk band to fully incorporate a dark West Coast sensibility. Singer/lyricists/spouses John Doe and Exene Cervenka forged a alley-cat approach to vocal harmonies while spieling reports on crash-pad sex and drugs, casual hatred, and the occasional spotting of the "idle rich." Full-powered and intelligent, X's sound also spotlighted Billy Zoom, a pompadoured guitarist schooled by Gene Vincent, and bad ass power drumming of D.J. Bonebrake.

Honorable mention / Albums that ALMOST made the list:
(The Jam: Sound Effects), (New York Dolls: S/T), (The Pixies: Doolittle), (John Coltrane: Blue Train), (GBV: Mag Earwhig!), (MC5: Babes in Arms), (The Hellacopters: Payin’ the Dues), (Phleg Camp: Ya’Red Fair Scratch), (Cheap Trick: Heaven Tonight), (Miles Davis: Kind of Blue), (The Pretenders: S/T), (Bad Brains: Black Dots), (Pinback: This is a Pinback CD), (Agent Orange: Living in Darkness), (X: Wild Gift), (Dead Boys: Young, Loud and Snotty), (Neil Young: Live Rust) (Neutral Milk Hotel: In a aeroplane over the sea), (Mudhoney: S/T), (Girls Against Boys: Venus Luxury No.1 Baby), (The Pixes: Trompe Le Monde), (Big Black: Songs about F*cking), (You Am I,: Hourly Daily), (Black Flag: Damaged), (Yo La Tengo: I can hear the heart beating as one), (John Coltrane: Blue Train), (The Smiths: Hatful of Hollow), (Art Blakey: Live at Café Bohemia), (Chainsaw Kittens: S/T)

Mblind is the founder and editor of Kingblind.com He is from many places and does many things. He has touring the planet in many bands, Seen more live music than any single person should be allowed and other than writing about music, art and entertainment He also plays music and gets rich people drunk. It’s a glamourous existence.. Really it is.. And yes.. I know that that was one long ass run on sentence. But this is my list and I can muck it up if I want to.. ALSO: Thanks for everyone who wrote their list. GREAT WORK!

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London Booted is finally here!

Phew...it's taken 2 months in the making, a lot of persuasion and some desperate reshuffling at times...but the best album of this year has just been made available! this project is intended to raise money for 3 charities - WarChild, Cancer Research and Future Forests...so PLEASE make a donation before downloading the tracks. And now.. Please enjoy the classic Clash album 'London Calling' REMIXED into LONDON BOOTED!!!
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Snow Patrol:: Final Straw (Album Review)

Final Straw, third album from Glasgow-based quintet Snow Patrol, is a darker, nastier and altogether bleaker beast than anything they've produced before. These are ostentatiously pop melodies that have been locked up in a basement, blindfolded over night and subjected to gleefully twisted torture and cruelty until they've squealed. The bruised, distorted (yet basically acoustic) "Wow" highlights this methodology best, producing an ugly princess of a song that sounds like U2 from the Achtung Baby era. There's even handclapping over a dangerously fuzzed-up guitar riff on "Tiny Little Fractures". Lead single "Spitting Games" is what the Thrills will sound like in 10 years time if a decade's worth of rock & roll excess takes its toll--it possesses the kind of catchy, fuzzed-up, demented bumblebee guitar hook that most bands spend their careers searching for. "Chocolate" is more introspective, with its undulating drum pattern and fairy background guitar--"On my knees I'll think clearer...what have I done? What have I become?" croons Gary Lightbody with lethargic despair and weary horror. Less is most definitely more on "Grazed Knees", which sounds like some of Feeder's quirkier and quieter moments, backed up by a stirring, perfectly placed string section. Special mention must go to Garret Lee's production, which drops imperfections, crackles and white noise randomly into the mix to startling effect. Intelligent, interesting, honest, diverse and ever so slightly screwed up--what more could you want from a rock 'n' roll record? (Review by: Ann Bestow)

Kingblind Recommends

Here is what's on the Kingblind stereo this week.
(Modest Mouse:: Good news for people who like bad news)--(Pedro the Lion:: Achilles Heel)--(Sonic Youth:: Sonic Nurse)--(Squarepusher:: Ultravistor)--(Guided By Voices:: Mag Earwig)

Why Moog is back in vogue

One should never underestimate the power of the nerd. If it were not for the efforts of a tinkering teenage boffin in 1960s New York, the musical works of Kraftwerk and Parliament-Funkadelic and the sinister soundtrack for A Clockwork Orange would sound quite different. Donna Summer’s I Feel Love would be unrecognisable, and we would be living in a world without Hot Butter’s classic cheesy instrumental Popcorn. And that, for the record, would not be a good thing. Dr Robert Moog, inventor of the analogue synthesiser which bears his name and launched a revolution in electronic music, was that teenage boffin. Now 69, he is still developing and making electronic musical instruments as head of Moog Music, having recently wrestled back the company name. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Moog (pronounced to rhyme with "rogue", as it happens) synthesiser and 50 years in business for this self-deprecating man. "Professionally I view myself as a toolmaker," he says. "I can’t take any of the credit for the music that’s been produced." Although uncomfortable with the mantle, Moog is one of the pioneers of modern music. In keeping with its tradition of apportioning credit where it is due, Scotland’s annual Triptych festival, taking place over five days from 28 April, has invited Moog to speak about his groundbreaking invention in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow, while renowned Moog composer Jean-Jacques Perrey will offer his perspective and conduct a Moog masterclass. Moog originally caught the electronics bug from his engineer father. From the age of eight, he would join him in his home workshop, building radios and learning about electronic circuitry. By the time he was 14, he had built his first theremin, that space-age instrument which sounds like a drunken Clanger and is played by waggling a hand dexterously beside a metal rod sticking out a box. Five years later, he made his first sale. Moog Music was in business. While he was still a physics and electrical engineering undergraduate, he was approached by experimental composer Herbert Deutsch with the idea of developing a new electronic instrument. With no particular plan in mind, the two collaborated on the analogue circuitry that was to produce a whole new sound palette. "We did it for fun," says Moog. "There was no thought of achieving a goal, it was an activity of the moment. I can’t ever remember thinking what the effect on music would turn out to be." At first, his synthesiser was used exclusively by experimental and avant-garde musicians and, later, to compose music for adverts. It was not until Wendy (then Walter) Carlos, a student of electronic music, picked up on the instrument and recorded the million-selling Switched On Bach album, that the commercial potential of the synthesiser was properly realised. Throughout the late 1960s, mainstream producers churned out a slew of copycat demonstration albums, with titles such as Music to Moog By, Moog Power and Moog Indigo, by the likes of Perrey, cheesy keyboard maestro Klaus Wunderlich and even a duo calling themselves Thelonious Moog. These were mostly unremittingly kitsch - Perrey’s work generally being an exception - but the capabilities of the Moog were taking root. The Beatles bought one. Mick Jagger bought one too, but promptly sold it to Tangerine Dream, who promptly mutated from a psychedelic rock band into a progressive electronica outfit. Meanwhile, rival companies such as Arp and Roland developed their own synthesisers. The original mainframe Moog synthesiser was the size of small house and it was not until the development of a portable model, the Minimoog, that the synthesiser became universally accessible. Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake and Palmer was the first to use the synth in a concert setting. A couple of years later, Kraftwerk wrote Trans Europe Express on a Moog, and a bright future was secured. Since 1978, Moog’s business has been based in Asheville, North Carolina. Over the years, he has stuck with analogue sound rather than move into the digital realm, developing and improving his products, such as the playfully named Moogerfooger line of effects processors. There remains a high demand for the particular sonority of analogue synthesisers. The Moog synthesiser has spawned a whole fan culture in itself. Moogfest, a live celebration of the wonderful world of Moog, takes place periodically in various parts of the United States and Europe. Even the theremin is making a comeback - Moog Music now sells as many theremins as synthesisers. "We’ve never tried to build an instrument that meets the precise needs that a musician would have to cover the latest tune or produce the latest effect," says Moog. "That’s why instruments we built 40 years ago are still in use. It’s easier to make contact with an analogue instrument. Analogue synthesisers operate in a similar way to the human vocal tract or the way an acoustic instrument works. A musician builds up a relationship with his instrument not only through touching it but also directly with the energy field. Any virtuoso will tell you that and our culture is starting to take this sort of thing seriously. It’s not something I ever learned in engineering school." Dr Robert Moog will turn 70 in May, but he has no intention of retiring just yet. He has a new model of theremin to launch, a documentary about his life and work to appear in, and an anniversary edition of the Minimoog Voyager to promote.

Oneida: "Wild Horses" (Legal MP3 Download)

Oneida's Secret Wars is a Pacific summerjam. It's got Balinese gongs, Hawaiian ukuleles, red wine, injuries, glee, and a song called "Wild Horses" that's written by Oneida. It's also got a lot of good advice. Secret Wars happens to be the first Oneida release that they didn't make entirely themselves or with the able assistance of Peter Katis at Tarquin Studios. Their trademark iterated and psych-tinged noise attack is still fully intact, both nervous and subdued at the same time - like what happens when you give meditative children trained in the ways of yoga an excessive amount of caffeine. If there are any new wrinkles to be discovered, it is perhaps that, even more so than on Each One Teach One (Oneida's Tago Mago), Oneida seem to be mining the same fertile ground as Kraut-rock visionaries Can, effortlessly shedding the constraints of pop forms and structures while still remaining soulful and spiritually centered all along. Like spazzing out in the Lotus position. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

Jack White and Loretta Lynn

Jack White produced and arranged Loretta Lynn's new album. This post gives you a little background and a few MP3s. They sound great. "Have Mercy" definitely rocks. Van Lear Rose hits shelves next week.
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IT'S ABOUT TIME!

THE LEMONHEADS are rumoured to be playing their first shows together in seven years. According to various website sources, Evan Dando's legendary rock-pop band have reformed to play a series of dates in South America this May - their first shows since they split up shortly after playing Reading Festival in 1997. "After more than seven years in hiatus one of the most influential rock bands of the early nineties, The Lemonheads, recently announced a string of dates in South America!! As far as we know these are the only confirmed Lemonheads shows to date.” However Evan Dando's UK press office said they had not heard the news and could only confirm that Dando would play a string of solo shows in the US beginning later this month.

Kingblind.com 1 year anniversary party (Update)

Kingblind.com is proud to announce that we are celebrating our 1 year
anniversary on Wednesday, May 12th 2004 at The Echo Lounge in Atlanta, GA
We are recreating the experience of Kingblind.com live and in person with the following features:

THE MC5 (A True Testimonial)
A full length documentary feature film of the life and times of one of the most influential rock bands of all time The MC5. This is an exclusive Georgia screening of this amazing film. It has been the official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival, London Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival and many many more. For more info: http://www.futurenowfilms.com

Rock and Roll Poster and Photo Show:
Posters by Methane Studios (You know those cool posters you see in the echo lounge? Well here is your chance to buy them!)
http://www.methanestudios.com

Photos by Frank Mullen aka Matteblack
From Black Flag to Coldplay Frank has really shot them all.. He will be
displaying and selling his photos as well.
http://www.matteblack.com

Posters by Jim Hayes
Brilliant poster art by former Flipside columnist Mr. Jim Hayes.
Controversial, Thought provoking and fun.. This is some great stuff.. True pop art.

And Music By:
The DJ's Of Rock N' Roll High School
An all star gala of the best in Rock, Punk, Pop and Mashed will be the
soundtrack for the evenings festivities...

Cost:
100% Free.. Yes that's right kids.. All this and more is TOTALLY FREE!

Lord O' Lord there is even more!!
Free Giveaways will also be going on that night. ALSO.. Our pals at Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA http://www.criminal.com
will have a record/DVD stall in the Echo Lounge selling great music DVD's and quality rock n' roll.

Look for giveaways from BMG, International Hits Records, Filter and much
much more!

Echo Lounge
551 Flat Shoals Ave
Atlanta, GA 30316
404-681-3600
http://www.echostatic.com
(This event is 18 and over only)

Wednesday, May 12th 2004
Doors at 8:00pm
Film Starts at 8:30pm
Photo / Poster show and music starts at 10:30pm till ???

The Pixes:: Winterlong- Neil Young Cover (MP3 Download)

I figured since The Pixies are back together and covering this song again.. I might as well let you know what their studio take on it sounded like.. Freakin' AWESOME. Enjoy..
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Beck Takes a Bride

The altar is where it's at for Beck. The alternative rock poster boy has gone groom, marrying his pregnant girlfriend Marissa Ribisi in a small, private affair Apr. 4 outside Santa Barbara, sources confirmed Monday. It's the first marriage for both Beck, 33, and his bride, a 29-year-old actress and screenwriter who happens to be the twin sister of actor Giovanni Ribisi. The couple, an item for the past year, swapped vows in front of family and friends. According to Us Weekly, the nuptials went down at San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, California--site of the recent marriages of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin (on Dec. 4) and Charmed's Holly Marie Combs and David Donoho (on Valentine's Day) and proposed location of the postponed Ben Affleck-Jennifer Lopez wedding. (Like Ribisi, both Paltrow and Combs were preggers when they got hitched, making San Ysidro Ranch the go-to spot of choice for shotgun celebrity weddings.) A three-time Grammy winner and critical darling best known for his slacker anthem "Loser" and the platinum-selling 1996 album Odelay, Beck has been in the studio working on a follow-up to 2002's Sea Change with the Dust Brothers, who previously produced tracks for Odelay and 1999's Midnite Vultures. He recently released the track "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime" for the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind soundtrack and recorded "True Love Will Find You in the End" for a forthcoming tribute album to indie singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston. The single-monikered rocker (his last name is Hansen) dated clothing designer Leigh Limon for the better part of nine years before splitting in 2000, reportedly at Limon's behest. His Sea Change was a breakup album written shortly after Limon left. Before hooking up with Ribisi, Beck was rumored to have dated Winona Ryder. Although not as well known as her hubby or twin brother, Marissa Ribisi has worked as both an actress and screenwriter. Her big-screen credits include Clint Eastwood's True Crime, as well as Pleasantville, Dazed and Confused and The Brady Bunch Movie. She starred in the short-lived TV show Grown Ups and had guest appearances on Friends, Baywatch and Felicity. She also wrote the screenplays for the indie films Some Girl and According to Spencer. Ribisi was in the audience earlier this month for Beck's set at a benefit concert at the Knitting Factory in Los Angeles, joining with the couple's fellow Scientology pals Juliette Lewis, Danny Masterson and Erika Christensen. The newlyweds' honeymoon won't last long. Beck is due to head back into the studio, and the just-about-bursting Ribisi is expecting the couple's first child in May.

Fugazi Opens Up Live Archive

Pioneering Washington, D.C.-based rock act Fugazi has begun selling 20 complete concerts from its archive online, under the banner Fugazi Live Series. Priced at $8 for a single-disc show and $10 for a double-disc, the performances run the gamut from Fugazi's first show on Sept. 3, 1987, in D.C., to a May 7, 1999, appearance in Kilkenny, Ireland. "These are very much the original recordings without any attempt to correct for things like volume changes, strange mixing effects, or the occasionally out-of-tune guitar," reads a statement on the Live Series Web site. "Though the sound quality on these tapes does vary, if a show was too poorly recorded it didn't make the cut." The discs will be burned on-demand and will come housed in a "generic cover with concert information and a track listing." Fans can sample MP3s and view set lists from each show on the Web site. Fugazi's members have been kicking around the idea for several years, but the concept finally came to fruition in the past few months, while the group enjoys a hiatus from recording and touring. "I like the idea more of shows being kept in their entirety," guitarist/vocalist Guy Picciotto told Billboard in 2001. "That's the thing I love about live performance. There's something that just evaporates. That's why I consider it such a different thing from making records. The thing is, live, we change the music around so much. There's so much room to improvise. A lot of the songs have been considerably reworked since their recorded versions." In related news, Fugazi frontman Ian MacKaye's new band, the Evens, will play May 1 at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. MacKaye has also launched the Northern Liberties label, to release "work that may seem obscure, but in MacKaye's opinion speaks clearly to the point of music and expression," according to its official Web site.
http://www.fugaziliveseries.com

MacGowan Assaulted In London Pub

Shane MacGowan suffered facial injuries after being assaulted by two men in a central London pub on Monday police sources said. The 46-year-old former Pogues singer was taken to the nearby St. Thomas' Hospital, but did not stay for treatment. The Evening Standard newspaper reports that MacGowan suffered a fractured cheekbone after being kicked, punched and hit with a metal bar. Police said they were not aware of any motive for the attack. Two men, aged 20 and 21, were arrested and later released on police bail. MacGowan left the Pogues in 1991 and has performed since with his own backing band, the Popes

QUENTIN TARANTINO DIRECTS THE DARKNESS!

QUENTIN TARANTINO directed THE DARKNESS' performance on a US TV show last night. The Oscar-winning 'Kill Bill 2' man was the guest director on the 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' show in Los Angeles last night (April 20) where The Darkness performed 'Growing On Me'. Several hundred fans lined Hollywood Boulevard for hours to gain entry to the late night chat show at El Capitan Theatre. In-between Tarantino-style scenes of blood and gore, the band also found time to chat with Kimmel about working with Tarantino. "(We're) big fans, big fans, yeah. He's a legend in England," guitarist Dan Hawkins told him. Singer, Justin Hawkins, and bassist, Frankie Poullain, were also keen to talk about their idiosyncratic dress sense. "We’ve gone for a...it’s a fusion," Hawkins laughed, wearing leather pants and suede chaps. "There are no words to describe it. It’s something that’s very hard to categorise and put in a niche," bassist Frankie Poullain added. The band also announced the second leg of their US tour, which will begin in Boston on May 31.

THE SHORE (Kingblind.com Album Giveaway)

Rock solid songwriting. A passionate commitment to music that makes a difference and the chops to pull it off. With a name as evocative as their music, The Shore is a richly talented young quartet whose seamless ensemble sound welds a rich mix of influences. From Neil Young to Coldplay to the Verve, The Shore brings it all together in a grand musical vision that is reminiscent of the best that rock can be while remaining utterly innovative and original. The Shore is an album that celebrates the enduring values of heartfelt songwriting and consummate craftsmanship in a collection of songs that seems certain to land The Shore a place among the very best of tomorrow's rock originals.
Official Website: www.theshoreband.com
Listen to their new single: FIREFLY Requires REAL
Buy the songs from the iTunes Music Store

And here is the good news. You can be the first to get this amazing new record.. RIGHT HERE .. From Kingblind.com
Enter to win the new record from The Shore Just send an email to contest (a) kingblind dot com telling us who wrote the week 9 list for the top 100 essential records. It's just that simple. (Hint: scroll DOWN) Also please add THE SHORE in the email subject line. And PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS IN THE EMAIL. (Contest open for U.S. Residents only.) We only have 3 records to giveaway.. Don’t delay.

OZ Rock 101

In the attempt to both put Australia on the map and make sure only the good stuff gets on the export ship, the Kingblind Sydney office presents OZ ROCK 101!, a fortnightly (That’s 2 weeks for you yanks) heads up on the best Australian bands you may never hear. In this space we’ll be focusing on the contemporaries, the locals, the ones that deserve your attention. Some you may already know, some you may not, but one thing is for sure: all, you will love. Well hopefully…

Eskimo Joe
Australia is a big place and Australians don’t really have the time to trek about the joint too often. Most of the population dip their toes on the eastern shores, and consider Western Australia to be as alien as New Zealand. Just without the funny accents eh bro. But over the last few years the Westsiiiide have been making a fair bit of joyful noise, and Freemantle’s Eskimo Joe are arguably at the fore. Born in 1998 as a bit of a bubblegum pop garage band, the three piece kept their eyes on the prize and in 2001 developed from boys to men almost over night with the head-scratchingly brilliant debut album “Girl”. Produced by Ed Buller, it resounded in fine songwriting, refreshing melody, and rock without the wank. The bite of Built To Spill, the youthful appeal of Weezer, yet all the while remaining uniquely Eskimo Joe. The new album “A Song Is A City” is currently being surrounded in bubble wrap ready to hit Australian record stores, and if the current single “From The Sea” is anything to go by, the Joe are about to raise the bar once more.

By: Chris Deal

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Watch This: WAKE UP REQUIRES WIN MEDIA
Buy This: Girl
Read This: www.eskimojoe.net

Calexico: "The Black Light" (Legal MP3 Download)

A little nugget to follow up 2003's "Feast Of Wire." This five-song EP features Calexico's European singles, as well as the band's incredible version of the Love classic "Alone Again Or" which has become a staple of their live set. Also included is an original animated short, created especially for The Cartoon Network, called "El Kabong Rides Again" that features "Minas de Cobre" from Calexico's full-length, "The Black Light." Should more than tide you over until the band gets back into the studio.
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Mash-ups combine music of diverse artists

Imagine Eminem's raps paired with Alan Jackson's traditional country twang. Or Snoop Dogg's languid lyricism laid over John Coltrane's A Love Supreme. Sounds crazy, right? Believe it or not, strange fusions like these are becoming all the rage among underground music fans. ''Mash-ups,'' as these curious concoctions are known, are made when familiar works of two different recording artists are digitally fused to create a totally different record. The trend spans musical genres. For instance, the U.K.-based gohomeproductions.com sells pop, rock and soul mash-ups. One song featured on the Web site is Backstab Me One More Time, a pairing of Britney Spears' Baby One More Time and the O'Jays classic Backstabbers. Then there is Ray of Gob, a sonic hybrid of Madonna's electronica foray, Ray of Light, and the Sex Pistols' tunes God Save the Queen and Pretty Vacant. Perhaps the most famous mash-up to date is L.A.-based producer Brian Burton's fusion the Beatles' 1968 White Album with Jay-Z's The Black Album. Burton, who also goes by DJ Danger Mouse, pressed only 3,000 copies of The Grey Album to give to friends and use as promotion materials. But his creation ended it up in more hands than he ever could have imagined. The Grey Album was circulated on the Internet, where fans could download them from file-sharing sites. To date, more than 100,000 people have downloaded it from Downhill Battles' Web site. As a result, Burton, who was then known mostly in underground circles, was profiled in elite publications such as the New York Times and Rolling Stone (which raved about the Grey Album). In other words, he got tons of priceless publicity. While many producers still make mash-ups to express their creativity, after Burton's success, other aspiring aural collagists have started to see them as a way to get recognized. ''(Mashing) is a new promotional tool,'' says Mike Pizzo, president of hiphopsite.com. ''It's cheap. It gets the word out.'' It seems that fans can't get enough of these concoctions. Nashville-based DJ and producer Damien Mangual thinks buyers are choosing mash-ups because other music flooding radio right now is so lackluster. ''Most albums are based on one or two singles, and the rest of the album is mediocre,'' he said. Mash-ups combine the best of two great albums. But not everyone is supportive of mash-ups, especially those who own the copyrights. Record companies usually own the rights to the popular sound recordings used in mash-ups, says Jonathan Lamy of the Recording Industry Association of America. And law requires individuals using copyrighted songs to obtain proper authorization from its owner. The RIAA hasn't uniformly addressed the issue of mash-ups using unauthorized samples. But Lamy says it will take action against anyone who violates copyright law. ''We enforce our members' copyrights wherever they are violated,'' he said. This kind of enforcement can backfire. For example, in February, EMI, the company that controls the Beatles' sound recordings on behalf of Capitol Records, ordered Burton and several Internet-retail and file sharing sites to quit distributing The Grey Album. But instead of halting its distribution, this only made the album more popular. It even sparked an online protest of EMI by music activists Downhill Battle, who began offering fans free Grey Album downloads. Artists have differing opinions on mash-ups and the issue of unauthorized sampling. Acclaimed hip-hop-rock trio The Beastie Boys, for instance, are opposed to the idea, and recently decided not to license samples to Belgian-DJ duo 2ManyDJ's, who wanted to use them on an album of bootlegs. Others encourage sampling. Jay Z, for example, wants folks to remix The Grey Album. The rapper's label went as far as to issue an a cappella version of the album so producers could ''remix the (heck) out of it,'' MTVNews.com reported. Record companies and artists have even gone so far as to personally offer up their work to re-mixers, including Mark Vidler, who created the aforementioned Spears/O'Jays and Madonna/Sex Pistols mash-ups. ''Record companies and artists have been in contact with interest in me working with them on an official level,'' he said. He thinks this is a good thing: ''Maybe more of them should embrace the culture rather than fighting it.'' Whether record companies embrace the mash-up trend or not, it's not likely to go away soon. Mangual, for one, thinks Burton's success will encourage even more audacious mash-ups in the future. ''(The Grey Album's success) will spur creativity and originality,'' the producer said. The Grey Album It's the question that's been on the minds of fans of both The Beatles' White Album and Jay-Z's The Black Album: Which songs from each were mixed to make the Grey Album? (Don't forget to check out Illegal Art's website: The link is on the right hand side of the page)
Here's what we know. Enjoy!

• Dirt Off Your Shoulder vs. Julia: Jay-Z's rhymes from Dirt are mixed with a guitar strum and vocal sample from John Lennon on the Beatles' cut Julia.

• Change Clothes vs. Piggies and Dear Prudence: A guitar part from Piggies and a bass part from Dear Prudence were incorporated into the sonic backdrop of Change Clothes.

• Encore vs. Glass Onion and Savoy Truffle: Lennon's ''Oh yeah!'' from Glass Onion is incorporated in Jay-Z's boasts on Encore.

• What More Can I Say vs. While My Guitar Gently Weeps: The guitar part from George Harrison's Guitar buoys the backdrop to Jay-Z's declarative rhymes from What More Can I Say.

• 99 Problems vs. Helter Skelter: The guitars from this heavy Beatles classic set the stage for Jay-Z's Problems.

Cobain Pic Strikes Chord At WB

The WB Network is developing an original movie about the life of rock icon Kurt Cobain. The network has obtained the rights to "Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain," the 2001 book by Charles Cross. Robert Munic ("They Call Me Sir") has been commissioned to write the script for the film, which could get a primetime berth as early as next season. No casting or director is attached. "The day Kurt Cobain died was the day the music died for a generation," WB senior VP original movies Tana Nugent Jamieson says. "His story is perfect for our audience." The film will trace Cobain's life from his troubled youth to his pioneering role in the emergence of the grunge music genre as the lead singer of Nirvana. Taking its cue from Cross' biography, the film will detail Cobain's bouts with depression and drug abuse as well as his turbulent relationship with rocker wife Courtney Love. It's grim stuff for a network that stocks such clean-cut fare as "Everwood" and "Smallville," but Jamieson hopes to give the film a cautionary tone, with a public-service announcement on the dangers of depression possibly following the film. "We can do this right without seeming preachy," she said. "It's not your traditional biopic," said Munic, who has been on a hot streak, having two movie projects set up at Lifetime and working on a concept for a series at FX. "The storytelling will have a nonlinear style, flashing to different parts of his life out of chronological order."

Sebadoh Feel The Indie Love

In 2004, "indie" is the new "alternative." Like that bygone buzzword, the once-specific term (it's short for "independent," you know) is now applied to a whole universe of music encompassing everything from bedroom laptop experiments to the classical bombast of avant-rock orchestras. It's a badge more than a descriptor, the chosen moniker of some huge, amorphous club of obsessive music enthusiasts everywhere. Back in 1989, "indie" still belonged to the cardiganed underground. That's when Sebadoh released their first record, Freed Man, a rough cassette recording featuring the songs of Lou Barlow, who 'along with Robert Pollard and Steve Malkmus' now stands as one of indie rock's most recognizable slacker oddball/idols. "I think people who were kind of influenced by us, it's almost for philosophical reasons as opposed to the actual quality of the music," says Barlow, with characteristic modesty. "'Cause when I hear what I've done, I hear a lot of near misses. I hear a lot of almost-good." Fifteen years down the road and Barlow, along with longtime collaborator Jason Lowenstein, is resurrecting Sebadoh for a North American tour that has them stopping in Hamilton, Toronto and Montreal, along with a host of U.S. cities. The tour arose out of a few European shows the duo played to augment their appearance at the 10th anniversary of Domino Records, which boasts Sebadoh's 1994's Bakesale as its first ever release. That, and some prodding by a particularly ardent fan: Barlow's mom. "My mother works for a centre for families with children with autism outside of Northhampton, Massachussetts, and she's got a co-worker who's totally into indie rock," he says. "They thought it would be a great idea to have a benefit for the centre and ask their friends? bands to play. They could ask me, they could ask J Mascis, 'cause he's totally in the circle, and Sonic Youth live close by. My mother wanted Jason to play, too ? and I thought it made sense for Jason and I to do what we'd started in England. Do that show and do a bunch of shows around it." Dubbed the Turboacoustic Tour, the jaunt marks Sebadoh's first stint in the spotlight since the release of 1999's The Sebadoh record. It's strictly a Loewenstein-Barlow affair (original drummer Eric Gaffney isn't involved "He really hates me," says Barlow) and will feature classics from the Sebadoh catalogue. Barlow says the two have no plans to write or record new material "unless it starts to happen while we're working together." It seems a bit of an odd move for a guy who dismisses reissues of his band's material as ridiculous. But while the tour was started as a kind of vacation project, 'Barlow who's in the midst of recording a new solo record' says it's developed into something of a favour to the band's fans. "When we did the tour around England, I wasn't really thinking about how it was going to be received, I thought we should just do it for the hell of it," he says. "But the response was really good. People did go to shows and get really excited about it and that's kind of contagious. "It's a lot easier when it's like that ' it's so much better than being the new buzz band. There?s so much less pressure, it?s wonderful. People are impressed that we?re even on stage. It takes a lot of the pressure off." Pressure and Barlow have often been close bedfellows in the past. Besides Sebadoh, he dealt with the debacle of the Folk Implosion, the side project that ended up with a fluke Top 40 hit in 1995's "Natural One" (from the soundtrack to the film Kids). It was an experience which soured him after the outfit's subsequent efforts were met with "massive indifference." In a way, he looks at the reunion tour as a kind of treat for his years of contribution to the indie scene he helped jumpstart. "I think after all this pain and turmoil Jason and I have been through in this band and with each other, we deserve just a little bit of love," he says. "It's been a really, really, really hard road. Up to this point, the history of Sebadoh has been a really emotionally scarred thing, even more than I'd ever really imagined. So if we can go out and play a few songs for people and just have them be like, 'We're really glad you did that and we're really glad to hear it, it really helps to put you back on balance."

Vincent Gallo, PJ Harvey cover Moon River (MP3 Download)

With support from Jim O'Rourke, Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth and RHCP Guitarist John Frusciante at The Royal Festival Hall, London UK:: 05.04.04
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The Kingblind Top 100 Essential Records of all time (Week 9 of 10)

Ok, Here are the rules... Kingblind get their writers and friends to pick 10 records that are essential to their collection. (Kingblind will post in blocks of 10 until 100 is reached)
1. If someone else has one of the records in their selection you CANNOT pick it. Find another gem for the list.. FIRST COME FIRST SERVED!
2. Here is what is NOT allowed in the Top 100 (We are assuming that our fine readers are smart enough to have these records in their collection already.) NO Beatles, Beach Boys, Stones, Clash, Ramones, Sex Pistols, Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, The Who, Stooges, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Sonic Youth, Dylan, Nirvana. Obviously the point of this is to turn you fine folks onto some great music that you might not have heard before. Every week (on Monday) we will add a new chunk from a new writer until 100 is reached. ENJOY!!

Please welcome our 9th week of selections (90 of 100) from Mr. Andy Patterson aka Droo (Atlanta, GA via Detroit, MI)

Widespread Panic-Space Wrangler
Debut album on Landslide records. From day one this has been a favorite, ever since my visit to Atlanta 20 years ago, good old southern rock from a little bar band from Athens, GA you now know them as one of the biggest touring bands in the land and I still want more!!

Bob Marley & The Wailers-Catch A Fire
Catch a Fire was the major label debut for Bob Marley & the Wailers, and it was an international success upon its release in 1973. Although Bob Marley may have been the main voice, every member of the Wailers made valuable contributions and they were never more united in their vision and sound. All the songs were originals, and the instrumentation was minimalistic in order to bring out the passionate, often politically charged lyrics. Much of the appeal of the album lies in its sincerity and sense of purpose these are streetwise yet disarmingly idealistic young men who look around themselves and believe they might help change the world through music. Marley sings about the current state of urban poverty ("Concrete Jungle") and connects the present to past injustices ("Slave Driver"), but he is a not a one-trick pony. He is a versatile songwriter who also excels at singing love songs such as his classic "Stir It Up." Peter Tosh sings the lead vocal on two of his own compositions ˜ his powerful presence and immense talent hint that he would eventually leave for his own successful solo career. More than anything else, however, this marks the emergence of Bob Marley and the international debut of reggae music. Marley would continue to achieve great critical and commercial success during the 1970s, but Catch a Fire is one of the finest reggae albums ever. This album is essential for any music collection!

Minutemen-Double Nickels On The Dime
Discovered this album skipping class in 11th grade with Dave Buick- Detroit icon and owner of Italy Records and Young Soul Rebels record shop check it out! ( www.italyrecords.com) On our way back from Denny’s we listened to this amazing album,44 songs of all kinds of stuff, punk, jazz, spanish, blues covers of van halen , ccr, and steely dan,very amusing, I was hooked! one of the best records of the 80's fo sho!

Son Volt- Trace
Hard to believe this album is almost 10 years old, first band I saw while I worked for the Majestic Theatre Complex in Detroit this record is gritty but sweet thought it was better than the first Wilco record after the Uncle Tupelo split! I could listen to this everyday!

Urge Overkill -Saturation
The first record I bought after returning home from my summer in Vail, Colorado. It’s stadium rock by post-punkers who are smart enough to not let their carefully crafted image interfere with the music. Few bands ever lusted after rock stardom quite as blatantly as Chicago’s Urge Overkill!! Boy I wish I could see them again!

Ween- White Pepper
Some Think I've always been a ween fan , when actually not until this record , which Cooper Sanchez made me listen to! It really covers a lot of ground, then I back tracked into the previous albums, amazing, hilarious! There one of my favs!!

David Bowie-Honky Dory
Really the first David bowie record I enjoyed listening to, although I would usually skip changes because I’d heard that song so much! It’s a return to the singer songwriter David Bowie, less heavy metal, less guitar more piano Really got me interested, I now own all his records, thanks Pat Hill!

Nebula-Let it burn
Guitarist Eddie Glass and drummer Ruban Romano formed Nebula in 1997 after breaking away from desert rock pioneers Fu Manchu, eventually recruiting bassist Mark Abshire. This power trio specializes in feedback-drenched heavy rock, incorporating liberal doses of Black Sabbath riffery, psychedelia, and space rock. If you are a fan of the genre, or just Fu Manchu, then put down your bong and Black Sabbath vinyl long enough to go out and find yourself this masterpiece! These guys are amazing straight ahead power trio, just blows my mind! Got get any of it!!

Gang Starr- Step in the area
Never overly prolific nor overly popular, Gang Starr nonetheless became and remain one of hip-hop's most admired acts ever, the duo's legacy nothing short of legendary in terms of influence. Dj Premier and Guru, the duo's respective producer/DJ and lyricist/MC, set standards for early-'90s hip-hop! First heard them on the Brand New Heavys first effort, it stuck, but didn't here this record till late night in Detroit in 1995 This is amazing stuff, like all the other records I own I snatched up all the material on these guys! Dig!

J. Geils Band- Full House Live
The J. Geils Band was one of the most popular touring rock & roll bands in America during the '70s. Where their contemporaries were influenced by the heavy boogie of British blues-rock and the ear-splitting sonic adventures of psychedelia, the J. Geils Band were a bar band pure and simple, churning out greasy covers of obscure R&B, doo wop, and soul tunes, cutting them with healthy dose of Stonsey swagger! Live is the way the J. Geils Band should be experienced; they put on a show like few others, and Full House is the proof. From start to finish, there is not one bad cut. From the opener, "First I Look at the Purse" right on through "Looking for a Love," these guys don't give up an inch! I used to think these guys were from Detroit, But they are from Boston, but boy were they popular in the Dtown!

This weeks lists hails from Mr. droo! Some may know him as the biggest vegetarian in the world, others big Andy from Detroit, who now lives in the Atl. He moved here in 1999 after working 5 long years at the Majestic Theater Complex, which includes the oldest bowling alley in America, the Garden Bowl, the Majestic Cafe and Theater and the Magic Stick !! www.majesticdetroit.com He now tends bar at the world famous Echo Lounge in Atlanta, GA and loves it! During the day he takes care of his 4 month old daughter Campbell Lily Star and loves it! He's seen a lot of great bands in his time and being only 30 he'll see a lot more! Spending time with Campbell during the day lets him listen to some of his 5 thousand cd's and record's that he's slowly unpacking from a recent move. These records mean a lot to me, but there are so many more as well. I appreciate Kingblind giving me a chance for my voice to be heard Happy listening, you haven't heard the last of me!

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Kingblind.com 1 year anniversary party (Update)

Kingblind.com is proud to announce that we are celebrating our 1 year
anniversary on Wednesday, May 12th 2004 at The Echo Lounge in Atlanta, GA
We are recreating the experience of Kingblind.com live and in person with the following features:

THE MC5 (A True Testimonial)
A full length documentary feature film of the life and times of one of the most influential rock bands of all time The MC5. This is an exclusive Georgia screening of this amazing film. It has been the official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival, London Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival and many many more. For more info: http://www.futurenowfilms.com

Rock and Roll Poster and Photo Show:
Posters by Methane Studios (You know those cool posters you see in the echo lounge? Well here is your chance to buy them!)
http://www.methanestudios.com

Photos by Frank Mullen aka Matteblack
From Black Flag to Coldplay Frank has really shot them all.. He will be
displaying and selling his photos as well.
http://www.matteblack.com

Posters by Jim Hayes
Brilliant poster art by former Flipside columnist Mr. Jim Hayes.
Controversial, Thought provoking and fun.. This is some great stuff.. True pop art.

And Music By:
The DJ's Of Rock N' Roll High School
An all star gala of the best in Rock, Punk, Pop and Mashed will be the
soundtrack for the evenings festivities...

Cost:
100% Free.. Yes that's right kids.. All this and more is TOTALLY FREE!

Lord O' Lord there is even more!!
Free Giveaways will also be going on that night. ALSO.. Our pals at Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA http://www.criminal.com
will have a record/DVD stall in the Echo Lounge selling great music DVD's and quality rock n' roll.

Look for giveaways from BMG, International Hits Records, Filter and much
much more!

Echo Lounge
551 Flat Shoals Ave
Atlanta, GA 30316
404-681-3600
http://www.echostatic.com
(This event is 18 and over only)

Wednesday, May 12th 2004
Doors at 8:00pm
Film Starts at 8:30pm
Photo / Poster show and music starts at 10:30pm till ???

Sam Bisbee: 'High' (Music Video)

Here it is, the brand new, groundbreaking stop motion animation video directed by Tobias Perse. It's like a hifi flip book. There's no cgi here- it really is thousands of individual photos stacked and shot stop-action style. CLICK HERE TO VIEW Requires Quicktime or WMA

Wilco-- A Ghost is Born (FREE ALBUM STREAM)

Forget SoulSeek or Limewire, stream the new Wilco longplayer right from the source. Requires Quicktime

Bonnaroo 2003

How would you like to download all the performances from The Bonnaroo Music Festival.. Ok then..
CLICK HERE (SHN DOWNLOAD)
(Learn more about SHN files)
..Thanks to the boy with the large heart..

'HEAD' MUSIC!

BRIAN WILSON is teaming up with a host of rock legends for his first solo album of new material in six years. The Beach Boys genius will release 'Gettin' In Over My Head' on June 22 in the US, which features collaborations with Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Elton John and 'Smile' collaborator Van Dyke Parks. Also appearing on the album, will be the duet 'Soul Searchin' featuring Wilson's late brother and fellow Beach Boy Carl. Brian added his vocals to an existing track to complete the song. Tracks expected to appear on the record include 'City Blues', 'Desert Drive', 'How Can We Still Be Dancin'?', 'The Waltz' and 'A Friend Like You'. Wilson will be debuting songs from 'Gettin' In Over My Head' on a European tour this summer.
The date UK shows are:
* Cornwall Eden Project (July 16)
* Oxford Apollo (July 17)
* Portsmouth Guildhall (19)
* Ipswich Regent Theatre (20)
* Manchester Carling Apollo (22)
* London Royal Festival Hall (24, 25, 27, 28)

Beck, Waits Contribute to Johnston Tribute

According to the Gammon Records website, a compilation of Daniel Johnston songs covered by famed musicians is presently in the works. This yet-to-be-titled album will be produced by Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse. Although the list of contributors has been kept secret, it was reported on Beck's website a few weeks ago that he would indeed be recording a cover of Daniel Johnston's "True Love will Find You in the End" for the album. According to a fan website, other possible contributors are Tom Waits, Mercury Rev, M. Ward and Sparklehorse. (Filter)

Sub Pop Signs Helio Sequence

The Helio Sequence inked a deal with Sub Pop. The act, which features Modest Mouse drummer Benjamin Weikel, will release its label debut, Love and Distance on June 8th.

WILCO CANCEL US TOUR

WILCO have cancelled the first eight dates of their upcoming US tour, including their slot at the COACHELLA festival, due to frontman JEFF TWEEDY's continuing recovery from addiction to painkillers.Tweedy has entered a Chicago rehab centre to tackle the problem. The release of new album 'A Ghost Is Born' was pushed back two weeks from June 7 to 21, "to accommodate (Tweedy's) recovery", according to a spokesperson.
The cancelled dates scheduled so far are:
* Columbia Blue Note (21 April)
* New Orleans Orpheum (23)
* Austin Stubb's (24-25)
* Santa Fe Lensic Theatre (27)
* Flagstaff Orpheum (28)
* Tucson Rialto Theatre (29)
* Indio Coachella Festival (May 1)
The band are due to resume touring on May 28, and their jaunt will include a slot at the Glastonbury Festival on June 25.
The dates still on are:
* Barcelona Primavera Sound Festival (May 28)
* Pittsburgh Three Rivers Arts Festival (June 6)
* Poughkeepsie The Chance (7)
* Manchester Bonnaroo Festival (11)
* Oslo Norwegian Wood Festival (20)
* Birmingham Academy (June 22)
* Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms (23)
* Glastonbury Festival (25)
* Glasgow QMU (July 13)
* Manchester Academy (14)
* London Astoria (15)

Live Rocket From The Crypt (MP3 Download)

Killer live RFTC from the following shows:
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD
newcastle-upon-tyne, england - 10.28.98
san diego, california - 01.12.01
san diego, california - 01.13.01
san francisco, california - 03.16.01
san francisco, california - 03.16.01
los angeles, california - 10.25.01

BRMC LEAVE VIRGIN

BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB have parted company with their record label. A source close to the band has said that the decision to split with Virgin was a joint one. The band are now in talks with other labels. Speaking about the split, Robert Turner said: "As of 5 days ago it's official, we are free free free from Virgin Records. We've been fighting to get out of our record contract for the last 6 months and are sorry we couldn't tell anyone about this but it was a very delicate thing that we didn't ever want to become ugly. There are many reasons we wanted to leave Virgin but instead of going into that, and digging up the past, we'd rather just look forward. "We're going back to basics, when things felt right and we did things more ourselves. This is actually the greatest day in our band's somewhat short history. We have many plans for what we're going to do next and how and who with we're gonna release our records. "The only thing that there is not to celebrate right now is that our 3rd single ?In Like The Rose? could possibly fall between the cracks in all of this. We're trying to get help from outside promoters to get the single out there but it's hard. "The support you give us now though is what we really need. Just calling up your radio station or whatever in the city you live in and asking to play the song is a big deal. I know it sounds like a pitch or whatever but the song means more to us than anything and we want it to be heard." (NME)

"I Found a Reason" (demo)- The Velvet Underground (MP3 Download)

Most of the time, it's downright worthless to listen to demos. They're just inferior drafts of the final product. However, the Velvet Underground's demos are interesting to listen to, because they're so very different from the final versions of the songs, and some of them are good songs in their own right. Like this one. The final version is a beautiful, wispy ballad on the Loaded album, but the original is countryish, almost Dylan-esque.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD
(via Burned by the sun)

3 NEW SONIC YOUTH TRACKS (MP3 Download)

Download 3 new tracks from the new Sonic Youth album "Sonic Nurse" CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

Nick Cave Prepares Video Anthology Release

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are set to release a career-spanning DVD, featuring twenty of the band's promotional music videos. 'The Videos' DVD is set for release on May 3rd, and will include vintage clips like 'The Mercy Seat', 'The Ship Song' and 'Where The Wild Roses Grow' (feat. Kylie). The DVD, which features introductory links by the band themselves, will include two videos directed by Bad Seed Mick Harvey (Deanna and Wanted Man) as well as Anton Corbijn's video for Straight To You and many directed by long time collaborator John Hillcoat.
Tracklisting
1. Stagger Lee
2. Where The Wild Roses Grow (with Kylie Minogue)
3. Into My Arms
4. Are You The One That I've Been Waiting For?
5. Henry Lee (with PJ Harvey)
6. Red Right Hand
7. Loverman
8. Do You Love Me?
9. Deanna
10. The Ship Song
11. Tupelo
12. In The Ghetto
13. Jack The Ripper
14. What A Wonderful World (with Shane MacGowan)
15. Straight To You
16. The Mercy Seat
17. The Weeping Song
18. The Singer
19. I Had A Dream Joe
20. Wanted Man

INTERPOL ALBUM DETAILS REVEALED

INTERPOL plan to release their new album in September. The band have spent a number of weeks in the studio in New York recording with producer Peter Katis. Two new songs recently played live, Length Of Love and NARC, have been committed to tape. The album is the follow-up to the band's debut, Turn On The Bright Lights. The band currently have no confirmed live plans.

PROTECT LIVE MUSIC

Now, Congress is considering legislation that would hold bands, DJs, bartenders, promoters, venue owners, radio stations and others liable if a patron uses drugs at a nightclub or concert. If enacted, music lovers could soon be unable to see their favorite band, DJ or other entertainment live. The economic impact on the music industry could be devastating. Members of Congress think the American people won’t stand up for their rights. On April 24th we’re going to prove them wrong.
CLICK HERE to Protect Live Music

Kingblind.com 1 year anniversary party (Update)

Kingblind.com is proud to announce that we are celebrating our 1 year
anniversary on Wednesday, May 12th 2004 at The Echo Lounge in Atlanta, GA
We are recreating the experience of Kingblind.com live and in person with the following features:

THE MC5 (A True Testimonial)
A full length documentary feature film of the life and times of one of the most influential rock bands of all time The MC5. This is an exclusive Georgia screening of this amazing film. It has been the official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival, London Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival and many many more. For more info: http://www.futurenowfilms.com

Rock and Roll Poster and Photo Show:
Posters by Methane Studios (You know those cool posters you see in the echo lounge? Well here is your chance to buy them!)
http://www.methanestudios.com

Photos by Frank Mullen aka Matteblack
From Black Flag to Coldplay Frank has really shot them all.. He will be
displaying and selling his photos as well.
http://www.matteblack.com

Posters by Jim Hayes
Brilliant poster art by former Flipside columnist Mr. Jim Hayes.
Controversial, Thought provoking and fun.. This is some great stuff.. True pop art.

And Music By:
The DJ's Of Rock N' Roll High School
An all star gala of the best in Rock, Punk, Pop and Mashed will be the
soundtrack for the evenings festivities...

Cost:
100% Free.. Yes that's right kids.. All this and more is TOTALLY FREE!

Lord O' Lord there is even more!!
Free Giveaways will also be going on that night. ALSO.. Our pals at Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA http://www.criminal.com
will have a record/DVD stall in the Echo Lounge selling great music DVD's and quality rock n' roll.

Look for giveaways from BMG, International Hits Records, Filter and much
much more!

Echo Lounge
551 Flat Shoals Ave
Atlanta, GA 30316
404-681-3600
http://www.echostatic.com
(This event is 18 and over only)

Wednesday, May 12th 2004
Doors at 8:00pm
Film Starts at 8:30pm
Photo / Poster show and music starts at 10:30pm till ???

Jay Z Vs. Pavement (The Slack Album)

First The Beatles.. Then Metallica.. Now this

Jay-Z Struts New Sneakers, Goes A Cappella

Jay-Z will offer two new shoes this summer via his S. Carter Collection in tandem with Reebok. The first, the S. Carter II, arrives June 11. According to Reebok, it will feature curved, arched lines and polished leather accented with "pop" detailing. The shoe will be available in white/green/red and white/navy/red for men, and white/carbon/orange and white/tan/pink for women. It will retail for $100. S. Carter Tennis will arrive on the fourth of July, in the grand tradition of classic tennis shoes. Men can choose from white/royal/red, navy/white and black/green/red color schemes, while women will be offered and white/winery/navy and s.grey/bluelight/white combinations. S. Carter Tennis shoes will retail for $80. The first S. Carter Collection shoe became the fastest-selling footwear product in Reebok's history when it debuted in April 2003. The shoes came with a CD sampler featuring rare tracks and teasers from his yet-to-be-released "The Black Album." Meanwhile, Roc-A-Fella has set a May 11 release date for an a cappella version of that set, which Jay-Z claimed would be his last artist album. Elements of "The Black Album" were recently combined by DJ Danger Mouse with the Beatles' "White Album" to create the unauthorized "The Grey Album," which quickly flooded the Internet.

At the Drive In Anthology Coming

Fearless Records will release At the Drive-In's Anthology as well as re-issue its back catalog. The new record will contain a smattering of greatest hits, B-sides, unreleased tracks and video footage. The imprint will also re-release its entire back catalog. No word on whether the reissues will be expanded or not have been made.

Modest Mouse:: Good News For People Who Love Bad News (Album Review)

It's hard to pinpoint the exact moment Modest Mouse started sounding like a real band. For the longest time, singer-songwriter Isaac Brock seemed to exist solely to defy the established rules, forging forward on sheer momentum and ingenuity. Even Pavement looked relatively ordinary in comparison to the band's early releases like 1996's This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About and 1997's The Lonesome Crowded West. But on Good News For People Who Love Bad News, the front man sounds like he's finally touching the earth, and the band--minus founding member and drummer Jeremiah Green--follows suit. A relaxed mood prevails, not so much in volume but in attitude. On the follow-up to the group's 2000 major label debut, The Moon & Antarctica, big sloppy melodies battle it out with brass on punky epics like "Float On" and "The Ocean Breathes Salty." The lyrics are simpler, the arrangements tamer, but the vitality remains. The prevailing mood is that Modest Mouse has pulled off something extraordinary here: a well-rounded, lovable record that doesn't sound anything like David Gray… Thank God for that!

NYC Premiere Set For Strummer Documentary

The Joe Strummer documentary "Let's Rock Again!" will receive its world premiere next month at New York's Tribeca Film Festival. Produced by Strummer and longtime friend Dick Rude, the one-hour film was shot over the 18 months leading up to the late-Clash frontman's untimely December 2002 death. "It has been my blessing to share with the world an intimate portrait of such a passionate and humble man," Rude says. "Joe was a true hero. His music changed people's lives. His love affected me profoundly. I am proud of the story he has allowed me to tell, but I would trade it all in a heartbeat to have him back." "Let's Rock Again!" opens with a montage of Clash-era footage of Strummer before ultimately settling into his stint fronting the Mescaleros. The film includes everything from performance footage to interviews with the subject, and spotlights public reaction to Strummer ranging from fanatical in Japan to indifferent in the United States. The documentary, which does not yet have a distributor, will screen twice at the Tribeca Film Festival: May 7 at 9:45 p.m. and the next day at 11:30 p.m. Rude wrote and starred in 1987's "Straight to Hell," which featured a cast that included Strummer and Courtney Love. The film also featured appearances by Grace Jones, Elvis Costello, his then-wife Cait O'Riordan and her Pogues bandmates Shane MacGowan and Spider Stacy. Rude has also appeared in the films "Roadside Prophets," "Sid and Nancy" (to which Strummer contributed music) and "Repo Man." In related news, Strummer's family and friends are launching the Strummerville charitable foundation for the promotion of new music. "The aim of Strummerville is to provide aid to groups and organizations to fund the purchase of musical instruments, studio and rehearsal time; to enable the production of music by creative young people who would otherwise be prevented from doing so simply because they lack the necessary funds," according to Strummer's official Web site.

Pink Panther's Penthouse Party (Kingblind.com Tuesday Album Giveaway)

BOLD AND INVENTIVE, THE PINK PANTHER FIRST APPEARED IN THE OPENING CREDITS OF THE 1964 BLAKE EDWARDS FILM OF THE SAME NAME. WHILE THE MOVIE WAS A BREAKOUT SUCCESS, IT WAS THE OPENING CARTOON SEQUENCE THAT CAPTIVATED AUDIENCES MOST. FROM THIS HIGHLY ACCLAIMED SHORT FILM CAME THE FIRST ACADEMY AWARD® GIVEN TO AN ANIMATED CHARACTER AS WELL AS A GRAMMY® AWARD FOR HENRY MANCINI’S FAMOUS THEME SONG. OVER TIME, PINK PANTHER’S APPEARANCE HAS EVOLVED BUT HIS ESSENCE HAS REMAINED THE SAME. WHETHER IT’S THE ORIGINAL, SOPHISTICATED PANTHER FROM THE MOVIE OR THE HUMBLE AND INNOCENT CAT WE KNOW AND LOVE FROM THE TELEVISION CARTOON, PINK PANTHER HAS ALWAYS EPITOMIZED THE STYLE AND RELAXED CONFIDENCE THAT POWERS HIS ENDURING CROSS-GENERATIONAL SUCCESS. WORLD-RENOWNED ARTIST, SHAG, CREDITS THE PINK PANTHER SPECIFICALLY AS A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIS OWN DISTINCTIVE, PERSONAL STYLE. HIS WORK CAN BE SEEN IN GALLERIES, CLOTHING LINES, BARWARE AND MORE, AROUND THE WORLD. SHAG IS PROUD TO HAVE CREATED THE NEWEST CHAPTER IN THE ONGOING EVOLUTION OF THIS HIP CAT. This new hip soundtrack includes the sounds of Kinky, Fat Boy Slim, St, Germain, pizzicato five and many many more. http://www.filtermmm.com/pink_panther

And here is the good news. You can be the first to get this amazing new record.. RIGHT HERE .. From Kingblind.com
Enter to win 3 Pink Panther's Penthouse Party Soundtracks Just send an email to contest (a) kingblind.com telling us who wrote the week 8 list for the top 100 essential records. It's just that simple. (Hint: scroll DOWN) Also please add Pink Panther in the email subject line. And PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS IN THE EMAIL. (Contest open for U.S. Residents only.)
( Stay tuned for our new contest next Tuesday where can win the new album from The Shore.. Fans of The Verve will LOVE The Shore)

The Kingblind Top 100 Essential Records of all time (Week 8 of 10)

Ok, Here are the rules... Kingblind get their writers and friends to pick 10 records that are essential to their collection. (Kingblind will post in blocks of 10 until 100 is reached)
1. If someone else has one of the records in their selection you CANNOT pick it. Find another gem for the list.. FIRST COME FIRST SERVED!
2. Here is what is NOT allowed in the Top 100 (We are assuming that our fine readers are smart enough to have these records in their collection already.) NO Beatles, Beach Boys, Stones, Clash, Ramones, Sex Pistols, Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, The Who, Stooges, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Sonic Youth, Dylan, Nirvana. Obviously the point of this is to turn you fine folks onto some great music that you might not have heard before. Every week (on Monday) we will add a new chunk from a new writer until 100 is reached. ENJOY!!

Please welcome our 8th week of selections (80 of 100) from Mrs. Lisa Matson (Atlanta, GA)

Pulp: This is Hardcore
After 12 long years as a band, Pulp finally struck gold with 1994’s “Different Class”. Jarvis was awkward and deviant, preaching for social equality while burning up the dancefloors. The single, “Common People” was a flawless rally cry. The follow up is entirely something else. My heroes were now broken and dirty from celebrity. Mid-nervous breakdown, drug depraved and deprived, “This is Hardcore” is a plea for help. A plea for the future. And I love it. I love the depravity and regret and sorrow of the whole thing. I love that when Jarvis sings “and aren’t you happy just to be alive” that I can nod my head in amazed agreement.

Voice of the Beehive: Let It Bee
What if the Pretenders were a little more power pop? Voice of the Beehive is the answer. Formed in London in the late 80’s and fronted by two beautiful Californian sisters, I hold this band very close to my heart. Not just because we have been friends for almost 20 years. Or that some of my best memories are of them. Or that they were eventually broken by a cruel record industry. But because after almost a decade they reformed for four UK gigs last December, and could still reduce me to tears. They are witty, scrappy, sassy and poppy as all get out. “Let It Bee” was their debut album. It’s probably out of print. Do yourself a favor and find it.

The Rock*A*Teens: Sweet Bird of Youth
“You know this quiet desperation doesn’t suit everyone”. My God, lyrically it doesn’t get any better than that simple phrase on track 2. That is exists within an album of some of the most unique music to come out in almost forever is a small miracle. Shambolic, smart, staggering and grandiose. Distinctly southern , yet so universal in sound, The Rock*A*Teens were some fine folk with genuine ideas. Merge records was savvy enough to put their records out. There are not enough words in the dictionary to describe their sound. You may as well grasp for the stars. Unbeknownst to them, they saved my sanity, New Years Eve 2002. For that I will always love them. You should love them too.

The Lemonheads: Lovey
Before the drug rumors and Rick James. Before the stylish Australian bass player and “Mrs.Robinson”. Before the world decided that you can be too handsome to play indie rock, there was “Lovey”. Stealing the power pop elements of early Lemonheads and marrying that with an absolute love of the late 60’s California sounds, this is a masterpiece. Gram Parsons’ “Brass Buttons” even shows up on side 2. “Lovey” reminds me of old friends long gone. Pray that they reform sometime soon.

Daniel Johnston: Artistic Vice
A ramshackle album so fragile and full of hope, it breaks your heart. Daniel had lost some of his demons and gained an addiction to Coca-Cola, Casper the Ghost, and his parents garage. A truly independent musical legend, he wears his heart on his sleeve through all 16 tracks. I had the pleasure of meeting him just once, seeing him perform live, eyes clenched shut, shaking in fear, but still bringing his message of love to the world. It would be a much more cynical place without him.

Chet Baker: It Could Happen To You
Another heartbreaker. Chet Baker, the epitome of cool West Coast jazz, could sing any song and reduce me to tears. This album, released in 1958, showcases Chet’s intimate vocals. Too many drugs, too much talent, and way too beautiful, Chet’s legacy is a tragic one. His voice lingers sadly in the air like too much smoke in a nightclub. But my god, what a voice. This is a weary, Sunday morning, head in your hands, lost your best friend, nowhere to go type LP. Capitol issued a “Best of Chet Baker sings” compilation a few years back. A must have for the maudlin and melancholy alike.

The Afghan Whigs: Gentlemen
A swaggering, sweaty, blood spattered, end of the affair effort that is so seething and emotional you can hear the fists clench. Thankfully abandoning a stab at grunge, The Afghan Whigs violently embraced Blue-eyed Soul. Three quarters of the way through, when even Greg Dulli can’t stand the pain no more, Marcy from Scrawl steps in and delivers “My Curse”, a song which imagines emotions no one should ever subscribe to. Exhausting and perfect.

Husker Du: Warehouse Songs and Stories
I love swansongs. Sometimes the finality of a bands’ career can be so sweet. Everyone knows the heartache and trouble contained within these four sides of vinyl. Maybe Husker Du made better records, but I’ve always had a soft spot for this one. The single “Could You Be The One?” featured on every mix tape I gave or received for the better part of a decade. Of course Bob and Grant had solo careers. And then Bob formed Sugar, one of the best, and most underrated pop band of the 90’s. But this remains the soundtrack to a million punk rock kids finally growing up. A gem.

The Chainsaw Kittens: The All-American(or God Bless The Chainsaw Kittens)
The band from Oklahoma who SHOULD have been international superstars. With a penchant for male gymnasts and margaritas, frontman Tyson Meade has led the Kittens through six albums of power pop perfection. I will confess right here that I am fortunate enough to call Tyson my friend. I would choose the Kittens for my Top Ten regardless. The self titled album that preceeds “All American” is probably a better “pop” record, but this embodies everything I love about them. Cheap Trickish guitars, new wave keyboards, melancholy piano, and Trents’ priceless production all fused together through Tyson’s disgracefully beautiful voice. Magic.

Teenage Fanclub: Howdy!
This band has soundtracked my life for the past fifteen years. If you know one thing about me, know that I worship the Fanclub. We have grown up together. Through it all, they were there. Unashamedly pop. Complex yet working on such a heartfelt level that it’s impossible not to love. I hope we grow old together. How anyone forgot about this band after “Bandwagonesque” is unfathomable to me. They are magnificent. Such beauty never transcends the pop charts. I recommend everything they’ve ever recorded. Jetset released a 21 track compilation this year which is worth every penny. Buy it.

Despite being plagued daily by depression and self doubt, Lisa has happily managed The Echo Lounge in East Atlanta for the past six years. Before that she spent a decade in London, developing a deep love of sarcasm and pop music. She deeply regrets that the Danielson Family didn’t make her list.

Likes: Kitties, Puppies, Bunnies, Ponies, Jesus Christ Superstar, and the Beach Boys

Dislikes: Fools, backstabbers, the weak willed, pointless questions, and Mike Love.

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Tape-beatles:: "Reality of Matter" (Music Video)

The Tape-beatles’ goal since their inception in 1987 has been to explore the potential of making music without musical instruments, using only recording technology. They also believe that "recontextualization of previously ‘finished’ works can be done ethically and can in itself constitute authorship." This example of their work comes from their disc Good Times. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Requires Quicktime

The Stills:: 'Lola Stars And Stripes' (Music Video by michel gondry)

From Montreal to NYC, The Stills have leapt from uber cool to style captains in the race to revive the eighties. This lot joins the leagues of Interpol in ability and tone, mixing eighties macabre and infectious pop to produce a more than satisfactory aural experience. Check them out as they flee from some very big, and frightening fire-crackers along the big city street in new video to 'Lola Stars And Stripes'. Directed by michel gondry
CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Requres REAL

The Real Tuesday Weld:: “Bathtime in Clerkenwell” (Music Video)

See the award-winning video for Bathtime In Clerkenwell..
CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Requires Quicktime

PJ Harvey: "THE LETTER" (MP3 Download)

The first single from her upcoming album, Uh Huh Her. which comes out on May 31st. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

The Guided By Voices Database:

An act of love, considering that Bob Pollard (GBV’s mastermind) has released 31 original Guided By Voices Albums and Ep’s, 6 solo albums, and a good number side projects and collaborations (including Acid Ranch, The Airport 5, Circus Devils, Go Back Snowball, Lifeguards, Nightwalker etc), making a total of 871 released songs (lyrics to all of them included). The database also has gig information on every show GBV have played, most with set-lists. Amazing. (thanks metafilter)
http://gbvdb.com

Andre 3000 to Star as Jimi Hendrix

As the filming of Be Cool, the sequel to the 1995 film Get Shorty comes to a wrap, the multi talented Andre 3000 (who plays himself in the film) is gearing up for his next on-screen endeavor. He'll be playing none other than Jimi Hendrix in an as-of-yet untitled biopic of the rockstar's life. Andre told MTV.com yesterday that "I've actually been trying to do this for four or five years. I've read biographies, seen every documentary, and seen every performance." Andre has also been trying to build on his guitar/air guitar playing skills. "I'm not a great guitar player," he explained. "I can just play [good] enough. But you can act, fill it out and flip this screen--because I'm not left-handed [like Hendrix] either." The idea for the film was conceived of by the Hughes Brothers (From Hell, Menace II Society. The have reportedly shot about 15 minutes of rough footage for aesthetic purposes, but are still waiting to hear back from the Hendrix estate on weather or not they have permission to continue shooting. (Filter)

Blonde Redhead recorded Misery Is A Butterfly without a label

Before The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, before Liars, before The Strokes, there was Blonde Redhead. Since 1993, the New York trio have been exploring the fringes of style-damaged post-punk artifice, crafting severe, angular musical sculptures dusted with the alien voices of Kazu Makino and Amadeo Pace. And really, at least when it comes to style, no one’s beat them yet. Then again, it’s hard to compete with a Japanese chanteuse and two Italian-cum-Quebecois twins. "I still feel like a foreigner here, or when I go to Italy or when I go to Montreal," says Simone Pace, the band’s soft-spoken percussionist, on the phone from New York. Alienation has always been a big part of Blonde Redhead’s music, but on their new disc, the lush, otherwordly Misery Is A Butterfly, the band take it one step further, moving from alienation to just plain alien. "We started recording our record on our own, and we financed it on our own," Pace says, explaining the circumstances leading to the growth in the band’s sound, which paralleled their move to new label 4AD. "We didn’t want to have any kind of limits with what we wanted to do as far as expenses, because with [former label] Touch & Go sometimes things were a little tight. We weren’t sure which label we would try to release it with, but we wanted to license the record — we didn’t want the labels to own it forever. When we were finished, we were open to options, and 4AD was one of the labels that was really interested." It’s easy to see why. Misery Is A Butterfly (produced by Fugazi’s Guy Picciotto, who also helmed the band’s last record, Melody Of Certain Damaged Lemons) is a big step forward, adding strings and dense textures to the Blonde Redhead sound. Although their trademarks — Makino’s dry, Liz Fraser-esque voice, Simone Pace’s unconventional rhythms and Amadeo Pace’s austere instrumentation — are still there, the overall effect is more enveloping than jarring, recalling the shimmering atmospherics of the Cocteau Twins and Mono. It’s a perfect fit for the trademark 4AD sound, although Pace says that’s purely coincidental. "You make a record and it comes out on a label, and people are going to start hearing this and this, and saying it makes sense that it’s on this label," says Pace. "But the record was complete before we knew which label it was going to be on, so it had nothing to do with the fact that we wanted to make it sound a certain way. To be honest, the only experience we have with 4AD is, I used to listen to a lot of the Pixies and I think Lush was on 4AD, too — but that’s pretty much it. Everything else comes from a different place." The band are currently touring the record, with guests the Secret Machines (whose own new disc, Now Here Is Nowhere, is an early contender for album title of the year). They also recently completed their first ever video for the song "Equus." But they aren’t looking for MTV success, or even the kind of hipster celebrity enjoyed by their upstart NYC peers. In fact, Pace says (in true Blonde Redhead form), that mostly, they’re content to stay inside. "[The music scene] does register to some extent. But the three of us don’t go out and hear music that much. We aren’t fanatics that go out and listen to all the New York bands to try and see what it is that’s going on here.”

Costello to Release Two New Albums

Veteran rocker Elvis Costello has two new albums set for release this fall. The 49-year-old "Oliver's Army" singer will release two substantially different sets of new material - one is a rock 'n' roll CD, while the other is his first full-length orchestral work. The rock album has been recorded with his back up band The Imposters in Memphis, Tennessee, and Oxford, Mississippi, and will be released on Lost Highway Records. The classical-sounding album was recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra, and will come out on the Deutsche Grammophone label.

Beastie Boys Return With '5 Boroughs'

The Beastie Boys blend politics with party time on "To the 5 Boroughs," the New York-based rap trio's first album since 1998's "Hello Nasty." The 15-track set is due this summer via Capitol, to be preceded by album-opening first single "Ch-Check It Out." The group is expected to tour in support of the release and has already confirmed Aug. 7-8 appearances at Japan's Summer Sonic Festival. "To the 5 Boroughs" is loaded with political commentary as expected, including calls to vote President Bush out of office and critiques of U.S. foreign policy. On "Time To Build," Adam Yauch (MCA) raps, "We've got a president we didn't elect / the Kyoto treaty he decided to neglect / and still the U.S. just wants to flex." On "That It's That All," the group demands, "'cause George W's got nothing on me / we've got to take the power from he." The set frequently pays homage to the trio's New York surroundings, best heard on "An Open Letter to NYC." In front of a chopped-up sample of the Dead Boys' "Sonic Reducer," the group finds solace in the city's post-September 11th resiliency: "Since 911 we're still livin' / and lovin' life we've been given / ain't nothing gonna take that away from us / we're lookin' pretty and gritty 'cause in the city we trust." Reinforcing the subject matter, the album's cover art is a pencil drawing of lower Manhattan as viewed from its southern tip, with the World Trade Center towers intact. But the Beasties wisely don't skimp on their trademark goofball humor, with references to such pop-culture figures as Fred Sanford, the Keebler Elves, Ron Popeil, Herman Munster, Jabba the Hut, Foghorn Leghorn and "Three's Company" landlord Mr. Furley. Each member shines on "Rhyme the Rhyme Well," a trade-off track in the vein of "Pass the Mic." "Hey, could you please pass me the peas / and let me get a tissue if you think you're gonna sneeze," raps Adam Horovitz (Ad-Rock). "To the 5 Boroughs" features largely programmed backing tracks, with only a handful of live instrumentation. Mix Master Mike's scratching highlights "Shazam!" and "Right Right Now Now," while the boomimg bottom ends of "The Brouhaha," "Rhyme the Rhyme Well" and "All Life Styles" evoke shades of the group's classics like "Shake Your Rump" and "Root Down." "'Licensed to Ill' was where we were at the time -- drinking beer and acting silly," says Mike D. "'Paul's Boutique' was moving to L.A.; that was a whole different fantasy. 'Check Your Head' was getting back to three of us. This album is really New York City; all of us living here." Adds MCA, "Having fun in troubled times. In other news, Yauch is producing a new studio album by pioneering hardcore act Bad Brains, according to the Beasties' official Web site. "Now I need to get [guitarist Dr. Know] to play some guitar solos on some stuff and then finish mixing it. It's kind of circling above the airport right now."
Here is the track list for "To the 5 Boroughs":
"Ch-Check It Out"
"Right Right Now Now"
"The Hard Way"
"Time To Build"
"Rhyme the Rhyme Well"
"Triple Trouble"
"Hey F*** You"
"Oh Word?"
"That It's That All"
"All Life Styles"
"Shazam!"
"An Open Letter to NYC"
"Crawl Space"
"The Brouhaha"
"We Got The"

Welcome to OZ Rock 101

Australia. A great big country hanging off the edge of the world made up mostly of desert and very strange people. It’s a land that suffers from the tyranny of distance, estranged from the empire that dumped it’s garbage on it 200 odd years ago, thought of largely as a backward society of outback oddballs with neither the idea or the inclination to be involved in the goings on of the circular blob on which it is plonked. Wrong. Australia is the shizzle my nizzle. It’s jam packed with talent, filled to the brim with culture, it’s a secluded sanctuary of cool shit that no one knows about because WE’RE SO BLOODY FAR AWAY FROM YOU! Remember the War on Iraq? That TV show screened a year or two back? Remember the funny little munchkin bloke with glasses far too big for his Gollum like head standing next to Bush and Blair? That’s our Prime Minister! We’re number three in the coalition of the willing motherfucker! That’s OUR name on the marquee biacth! Don’t bother steppin’ to us or we’ll put a ICBM stuffed didgeridoo up yo ass! Yes Australia is indeed still climbing the teetering slope of global recognition, and now Kingblind is here to give us Aussies a foot up and speed us along our journey to being “nearly as good as the USA”. Each fortnight (That 2 weeks for you yanks) the Kingblind Sydney office will turn the spotlight to an Australian band we think deserve some ears across the oceans. Now we’re going to take it as read that Midnight Oil, Nick Cave, AC/DC and what not are already in your consciousness, so in this space we’ll be focusing on the contemporaries; the locals, the ones that deserve your attention. Some you may already know, some you may not, but one thing is for sure: all, you will love. Well hopefully…

Cut Copy
When you first get an earful of Melbourne based electro act Cut Copy, Australia is probably the last thing to pop into the brain. Besides having an extremely cool name that both conveys their passion and skill set, Cut Copy draw a bee line from the land down under right into the heart of Euro electro. Exuding style, Cut Copy hold 80s synth sensibilities at their core, yet not giving themselves completely to cheap retro gimmickry. They take their cues from all the right places, the drawl of Ian Curtis, the bounce of Phoenix, the wardrobe of John Hughes films. With their debut album “Bright Like Neon Love” produced by Philippe Zdar of Cassius, and two brilliant singles “Future” and “Going Nowhere” under their belt, Cut Copy are making strong inroads into the Australian psyche and it would be a crime to see them stop there.
(By: Chris Deal)

Download This: Going Nowhere
Listen to This: Future Requires REAL
Buy This: Bright Like Neon Love
Read This: Modular Recordings

OZ ROCK 101

Our special feature tomorrow will be our new Bi-Weekly feature called OZ ROCK 101. Our Aussie office in Sydney will turn the world on to some of the finest new stuff from Downunder.. Forget about Midnight Oil and INXS.. This is the good stuff mate. You can thank us later..

Famous Songs from Famous Places

This is a section of Mp3 devised by most famous and historic places for live concerts in the world. Acts include The Rolling Stones, KISS, Led Zep, Springsteen, The Who and many more. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD
(Largehearted boy rocks)

J.Robbins forms new band

J. Robbins, of Burning Airlines and Jawbox fame, has a new band, The Channels. They've been playing some shows in the DC/Baltimore area with Retisonic and played in Brooklyn with Beauty Pill in April. The group's debut EP will be out later this year on a re-vamped Desoto Records.

The Fire Theft cancel remaining tour

The Fire Theft has had to drop itself from the remaining dates of its tour with Saves the Day, Grandaddy, and Hey Mercedes, while the date scheduled in Milwaukee for today, the 5th, is cancelled. Jeremy Enigk is sick and needs to rest his voice, and bassist Nate Mendel is going back to Seattle to "be a dad." Hey Mercedes will give a longer set to fill in. The affected dates begin this week.

Pixies Confirm Fall North American Tour Plans

As expected, the Pixies have begun booking dates for a fall North American tour, which will begin Sept. 4 in Bend, Ore. Only six additional shows are so far confirmed through a Nov. 24 stop in Toronto, with more expected. Some of the announced shows will go on-sale Friday (April 9) via Ticketmaster. Concerts booked so far include a Sept. 6 appearance at Seattle's annual Bumbershoot festival and a Sept. 18 visit to the annual Austin City Limits festival in Austin, Texas. Other dates will include the 4,600-capacity Fox Theatre in Atlanta on Oct. 14, and the 4,500-capacity Aragon Ballroom in Chicago on Nov. 13. The reunited alternative rock act kicks off its first tour in 12 years April 13 in Minneapolis. After a May 1 appearance at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., the group will head to Europe for headlining and festival dates through July 11. As previously reported, the Pixies will sell instant authorized live recordings from the upcoming spring North American shows via DiscLive. It is unknown if the same set-up will be employed for the fall tour.
Here are the Pixies' confirmed fall tour dates:
Sept. 4: Bend, Ore. (Les Schwab Amphitheatre)
Sept. 6: Seattle (Bumbershoot Festival)
Sept. 18: Austin, Texas (Austin City Limits)
Oct. 14: Atlanta (Fox Theatre)
Nov. 11: Minneapolis (Wilkins Auditorium)
Nov. 13: Chicago (Aragon Ballroom)
Nov. 24: Toronto (Arrow Hall)

Wilco Frontman Enters Rehab

Wilco lead singer Jeff Tweedy is entering rehab to address an addiction to painkillers, a spokesperson announced. "The treatment follows a well-documented history of Tweedy's battle with migraine headaches," reads a statement released by the Chicago group. The release of Wilco's new Nonesuch album, "A Ghost Is Born," has been moved from June 8 to June 22 "to accommodate [Tweedy's] recovery." There is no word yet as to whether the band will be able to honor its upcoming tour plans, which include a May 1 appearance at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival and a June 11 performance at the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tenn. Tweedy's struggles with migraines were on display in the Wilco documentary "I am Trying To Break Your Heart." In a key scene that illustrated the irreparable tension between he and since-departed band member Jay Bennett, Tweedy becomes sick to his stomach from a migraine while mixing the song "Heavy Metal Drummer" for the 2002 album "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot." In Greg Kot's upcoming Wilco book "Learning How To Die," Bennett says the footage of Tweedy becoming ill is out sequence; Tweedy insists it is not.

TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN'!

BOB DYLAN has made his first ever TV advert appearance in a commercial for sexy lingerie. The 63 year-old legend is captured leering at a scantily dressed model in a US advert for underwear chain, Victoria's Secret. Dressed entirely in black, Bob Dylan sports a pencil moustache, goatee beard and eyeliner as a remix of his 1997 song, 'Love Sick', is played in the background. Victoria's Secret are also offering a nine-track CD of Bob Dylan's music to coincide with the commercial. Internet messageboards have been flooded with both angry and delighted fans, all shocked by Bob Dylan's decision to star in a commercial for the first time in his 40 year-career, although he has previously lent his music to adverts.

Kingblind.com 1 year anniversary party (Update)

Kingblind.com is proud to announce that we are celebrating our 1 year
anniversary on Wednesday, May 12th 2004 at The Echo Lounge in Atlanta, GA
We are recreating the experience of Kingblind.com live and in person with the following features:

THE MC5 (A True Testimonial)
A full length documentary feature film of the life and times of one of the most influential rock bands of all time The MC5. This is an exclusive Georgia screening of this amazing film. It has been the official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival, London Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival and many many more. For more info: http://www.futurenowfilms.com

Rock and Roll Poster and Photo Show:
Posters by Methane Studios (You know those cool posters you see in the echo lounge? Well here is your chance to buy them!)
http://www.methanestudios.com

Photos by Frank Mullen aka Matteblack
From Black Flag to Coldplay Frank has really shot them all.. He will be
displaying and selling his photos as well.
http://www.matteblack.com

Posters by Jim Hayes
Brilliant poster art by former Flipside columnist Mr. Jim Hayes.
Controversial, Thought provoking and fun.. This is some great stuff.. True pop art.

And Music By:
The DJ's Of Rock N' Roll High School
An all star gala of the best in Rock, Punk, Pop and Mashed will be the
soundtrack for the evenings festivities...

Cost:
100% Free.. Yes that's right kids.. All this and more is TOTALLY FREE!

Lord O' Lord there is even more!!
Free Giveaways and DVD preorders for the film will also be going on that
night. ALSO.. Our pals at Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA http://www.criminal.com
will have a record/DVD stall in the Echo Lounge selling great music DVD's and quality rock n' roll.

Look for giveaways from BMG, International Hits Records, Filter and much
much more!

Echo Lounge
551 Flat Shoals Ave
Atlanta, GA 30316
404-681-3600
http://www.echostatic.com
(This event is 18 and over only)

Wednesday, May 12th 2004
Doors at 8:00pm
Film Starts at 8:30pm
Photo / Poster show and music starts at 10:30pm till ???

Sigur Ros:: Ba Ba Ti Ki Di Do (Contest Over.. Try again next week)

Are you ready for our latest giveaway? First off let us tell you a little bit about our friends new Ep .. Please welcome from Iceland: Sigur Ros:
These three pieces of instrumental music were originally written for the Split Sides* performance of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. The members of Sigur Ros performed them live at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York on October 14, 2003 and again in Paris between Dec 2-7, 2003. On these occasions the band improvised a 20-minute section of music over a previously recorded backing track using two sheet-fed music boxes, a glockenspiel and a specially homemade percussive instrument (dubbed "bummsett" in Icelandic) comprising eight ballet shoes on a rack. The backing tracks incorporated recordings of Merce Cunningham's voice and the sound of his tap-dancing feet, as well as the sounds of the dancers’ footfalls, recorded at the Company's studio in Manhattan. The results of the live improvisation (which came to mirror some elements of the choreography) were recorded at the band's studio outside Reykjavik, Iceland in late Nov 2003. The three sections are designed to be played in any order. Split Sides was made up of two alternative pieces of choreography, costume design, set design and music, the latter provided by Sigur Ros and Radiohead. The way the elements were put together was decided on the night by a roll of the dice. http://merce.sigur-ros.com

And here is the good news. You can be the first to get this amazing new record.. RIGHT HERE .. From Kingblind.com
Enter to win 3 " Ba Ba Ti Ki Di Do” EP’s from Sigur Ros
Just send an email to contest (a) kingblind.com telling us who wrote the week 6 list for the top 100 essential records. It's just that simple. (Hint: scroll DOWN and click on the WEEK 6 link) Also please add Sigur Ros in the email subject line. And PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS IN THE EMAIL. (Contest open is U.S. Residents only.) (HINT Reminder: We said the WEEK 6 LIST NOT WEEK 7)
( Stay tuned for our new contest next Tuesday where can win the new Pink Panther Penthouse Party soundtrack. artists on it include pizzicato five, kinky, st germain and many more..)

Calexico Music and Videos

Various Music, Videos and Photos of Calexico.. Enjoy..
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

Indies claim victory in MTV fight

Smaller labels were threatened with a boycott if they did not agree to a royalty cut of 55%. The Association of Independent Music said it was "very happy" with the deal. And MTV Networks Europe said by signing the agreement, it was "making a firm statement of our unwavering commitment to indie artists and labels". MTV has signed the deal with Video Performances Limited, which represents 167 smaller labels, to show videos by their acts. Independent record companies were today celebrating a deal that clearly establishes the value of the video rights Association of Independent Music The labels include Rough Trade, home of The Strokes, Telstar, which releases Craig David, and XL, whose roster includes The White Stripes and Dizzee Rascal. The Association of Independent Music said: "Independent record companies were today celebrating a deal that clearly establishes the value of the video rights licensed to MTV." Details of the deal were confidential but it achieved "fair value for the use of videos", a statement said. Martin Mills, chairman of the Beggars Group of labels said: "We're delighted that the music people at MTV have seen fit to accept the right of independent labels and artists to be fairly remunerated for the use of their valuable rights." MTV confirmed a "wide range of independent artists and labels" would continue to be shown on its stations. MTV Networks Europe president Brent Hansen said the deal showed how important the smaller labels were to the network. "MTV Networks Europe is and always has been the home of independent music and artists," he said. Independent labels would continue to benefit from the "sales uplifts and improved chart positions generated by exposure on MTV channels", a statement said. The dispute stems from a 1998 deal, in which independent labels signed a 1.9m pounds sterling contract for videos shown across MTV channels in Europe. When this contract expired, the labels refused reduced royalties of 840,000 British Pound Sterling.

The Kingblind Top 100 Essential Records of all time (Week 7 of 10)

Ok, Here are the rules... Kingblind get their writers and friends to pick 10 records that are essential to their collection. (Kingblind will post in blocks of 10 until 100 is reached)
1. If someone else has one of the records in their selection you CANNOT pick it. Find another gem for the list.. FIRST COME FIRST SERVED!
2. Here is what is NOT allowed in the Top 100 (We are assuming that our fine readers are smart enough to have these records in their collection already.) NO Beatles, Beach Boys, Stones, Clash, Ramones, Sex Pistols, Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, The Who, Stooges, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Sonic Youth, Dylan, Nirvana. Obviously the point of this is to turn you fine folks onto some great music that you might not have heard before. Every week (on Monday) we will add a new chunk from a new writer until 100 is reached. ENJOY!!

Please welcome our 7th week of selections (70 of 100) from Mr. Sal Nunziato (NYC, NY)

AEROSMITH- ROCKS: Before they discovered sobriety, Steven Tyler & Joe Perry had no idea what an over-produced, power-ballad sounded like. This is one the greatest rock n roll albums of all time.

TELEVISION- MARQUEE MOON: The twin guitar attack of Tom Verlaine & Richard Lloyd, coupled with the "James Brown meets Tommy Ramone" rhythm section equals one of the most unique and thoroughly satisfying debuts in music history.

JAMES BOOKER- CLASSIFIED: Some know and some don't! For those who don't, James Booker is arguably the greatest piano player who ever lived. A true New Orleanian, if there ever was one, he managed to keep himself out of jail by teaching the D.A.'s son how to play piano. (the D.A. was Harry Connick Sr.) This is the most heartbreaking blues recording I have ever heard. I can't play piano, but if I could, I could NEVER play the shit on this record!

DAVID BOWIE- STATION TO STATION: It's easy to pick "Ziggy Stardust" as the quintessential Bowie record. But, as great as Ziggy is, I'm a bit tired of it. On the other hand, in almost 30 years, I have never tired of this underrated masterpiece. "Ziggy meets Marvin Gaye."

FACES- OOH LA LA: To many die-hard Faces fans, this last release was their weakest. But to this die-hard Faces fan, it was their strongest. Better than any post-Exile Stones record! Also a painful reminder that at one time, Rod Stewart was a rock n roll icon, instead of a third rate Jack Jones.

PRINCE- DIRTY MIND: Cutting edge punk/funk! Prince was the man! Many artists have tried to recreate this ever-so-slightly dated electronic tour de force. No one has succeeded.

RASCALS- TIME/PEACE : What can I say about the greatest band to ever come out of New York City. You name it, they played it!. 60's R&B was never better. And, oh those amazing hit singles!

TODD RUNDGREN- SOMETHING/ANYTHING? Power pop, blue-eyed Philly soul, psychedelia, and blues. All created by one madman from Philadelphia. Two LPs of pure musical bliss.

KEITH RICHARDS- TALK IS CHEAP: Not the Stones, so it should qualify. This really is the best Stones album.

THE BAND- S/T (2ND ALBUM) Another record that gets better and better with each listen. "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)" could give James Brown a run for his money in the funk department.

Sal Nunziato was born and raised in NYC, but is moments away from relocating to New Orleans. He was a drummer in a local NY band from 1978-1988, and used all his earnings to buy a sandwich. He is currently the owner of NYCD, the coolest indie record store on the Eastern Seaboard, and a music writer. Most of his work can be read as liner notes for hundreds of major label releases. Since becoming a writer and opening NYCD in 1993, he has used all his earnings to buy a sandwich. http://www.nycd-online.com It’s well known that Mr. Ray Davies (The Kinks) loves to visit NYCD when he is in town.. And hell, you should too.

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Joy Division:: "Disorder" [Live MP3 Download].

Recorded in Paris, December 18th 1979.
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All Night Radio:: “Daylight Till Dawn” (Legal MP3 Download)

New single from All Night Radio CLICK HERE TO LISTEN

Queens Announce EP with Oliveri

When is a fired bassist not a fired bassist? When he has material in the can to sell. Queens of the Stone Age announced it was releasing an EP that features the bass work of Nick Oliveri, who was kicked out of the band last month. The EP, Stone Age Complication, contains cover tracks recorded before Oliveri got the heave-ho from the band. The limited-edition EP is limited to a 25,000 copies, and is scheduled for a May 11 release.

Lunachicks Reform for Benefit

The Lunachicks will return from a long absence to champion abortion rights at a pro-choice benefit show in Washington D.C. The band will play the March for Women's benefit show April 24 at the 9:30 Club. It is unclear if the band's reunion is a one-off affair or if it will return for more shows later.

Clinic Announce Release Date for New LP, Spring Tour

It's been a long time; they shouldn't have left you without a dope beat to step to. But they did, and for that, we demand recompense. It's awesome, then, that the band will be obliging-- and without even being asked-- as they return this summer with their third studio album (if you're not counting their early singles comp, which you aren't) and a pre-emptive tour. Indeed, after years of laying low and keeping all progress on the DL like rock 'n' rollin' Dick Cheneys, your favorite discriminating melodica devotees in surgical masks are about to make a triumphant return to the game. Domino Records announced yesterday that the band's forthcoming full-length, provisionally titled Winchester Cathedral, is now officially slated for an August 23rd street date, as a co-release between Domino and Universal Records. The band's official website appears to have not been updated since this time last year, but maintains that there will be "a marked shift from the darker character of Walking with Thee" and "an overall deranged party feel to the music, broken up by several mellow Bread freakouts." the band expects to make a giant leap from the sound of their previous releases, as "tape operator" Erasmus Benedict's rundown of the recording sessions revealed last year. One song was described as an "upright piano-led pop song with addled fuzz" and "reminiscent of 'The Night Chicago Died'"; one features "Shirley Ellis verses and a baroque chorus... almost includes a guitar solo"; another is said to be "slightly central European in character but with bar-room piano and massed percussion"; while still another is marked by "a mounting primeval rhythm with Brazilian overtones." Benedict also counted Sicilian guitar, marimba, finger cymbals, "psychedelic box," classical distorted organ, slide guitar, wind chimes and a bullwhip as among the instruments used during the sessions. We haven't received an updated tracklist since our last report-- which, mind thee, was published over a year ago-- but we'll give you now what we had then:
01 Thank You (For Living)
02 Circle of Fifths
03 Home #1
04 W.D.Y.Y.B
05 Anne
06 Clear Love
07 The Magician
08 The Majestic #2
09 Home #2
10 August
11 Vertical Take Off in Egypt
12 Country Mile
13 Stardust

And, to support the provisional new album that may or may not be released under the working title or a completely different one, with songs that could be the ones listed above but in an alternate order or entirely different songs (I mean, really, guys, mystique is one thing but for the love of Pete), Clinic will be launching a pre-emptive tour tomorrow night in Gothenburg, Sweden, which will take them through Turkey and Holland before they embark on a 14-date tour of the continental United States in May. Dates:
04-03 Gothenburg, Sweden - City Sound
04-04 Kagelbanan, Stockholm, Sweden - Accelerator Festival
04-06 Istanbul, Turkey - Manhattan Bar
04-17 Rotterdam, Holland - Motel Mozaique at Night Town
05-08 Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw
05-09 Washington, DC - Black Cat
05-10 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
05-11 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
05-12 Columbus, OH - Wexner Centre
05-13 Cincinnati, OH - Southgate House
05-14 Chicago, IL - Abbey Pub
05-15 Columbia, MO - Blue Note
05-17 Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck
05-18 Denver, CO - Bluebeard Theater
05-19 Salt Lake City, UT - Liquid Joe's
05-21 San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's
05-22 Los Angeles, CA - Knitting Factory
05-23 San Diego, CA - Casbah

PIXIES TO RELEASE 15 ALBUMS!

PIXIES are to release 15 live albums - one from each of gig on their forthcoming North American reunion tour. The records will all be strictly limited editions and fans at the concerts will have first chance to buy them. The live albums will be pressed at the shows in a limited edition of 1,000, with the exception of their Coachella Festival gig, where 2,000 will be made. Half of the CDs will be available to pre-order through disclive.com with the rest being sold at the show. Any left over will be sold through the website. The recordings are individually numbered, foil-stamped, limited edition double-CD copies and will feature artwork individual to each show. The tour also includes a massive European jaunt, including the previously announced residency at the London Brixton Carling Academy (June 2-5), which has sold out.
The full world tour visits:
* Minneapolis Fine Line Music Cafe (April 13)
* Winnipeg Burton Cummings Theatre (14)
* Regina Doris Knight Ballroom (15)
* Saskatoon Prairieland (17)
* Edmonton Red's (18)
* Calgary MacEwan Hall (19)
* Victoria Curling Club (21)
* Vancouver Commodore Ballroom (22-23)
* Spokane Big Easy (24)
* Boise Big Easy (25)
* Eugene MacDonald Theatre (27/28)
* Davis Freeborn Hall (29)
* Coachella Festival (May 1)
* Curtiba Pop Festival (8)
* Reykjavik Kaplakrika (May 26)
* Barcelona Primavera Sound (28)
* Madrid Festimad Festival (29)
* Landgraaf Pinkpop Festival (30)
* London Carling Brixton Academy (June 2-5)
* Paris Le Zenith (7)
* Vienna Aerodome (10)
* Lisbon Super Bock Super Rock Festival (11)
* Dublin Phoenix Park (12)
* Paris Zenith (14)
* Paris Parc des Princes (15)
* Hultsfred Festival (17)
* Bologna Heineken Jammin' Festival (19)
* Ljubljana Krizanke Monastery (20)
* Athens Rockwave (21)
* Scheesel Hurricane Festival (25)
* Neuhausen Southside Festival (26)
* Berlin Wuhlheide (29)
* Roskilde Festival (July 2)
* Belfort Les Eurockeenes Fesitval (3)
* Werchter Festival (4)
* Kristiansand Quart (8)
* T in the Park Festival (11)
* Fuji Rock Festival (July 30/Aug1)
* V Festival (August 21-22)
* Seattle Bumbershoot Festival (September 6)

The Walkmen: The Rat (Music Video)

New video from the excellent new single from The Walkmen
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The White Stripes 2004 Grammy Performance (Music Video)

Download the entire performance here (MPEG Video)
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Sonic Youth Gets Bamboozled

Sonic Youth, My Morning Jacket, moe. and On The Speakers are among the bands confirmed to play the Great Bamboozle, to be held June 4-6 at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, N.J. Three-day and single-day tickets can be purchased from the event's official Web site. Antigone Rising, Railroad Earth, Om Trio, De Sol and the Breakfast will also be on the bill. From there, Sonic Youth heads Down Under for eight shows in Australia and New Zealand, beginning June 15 in Canberra and wrapping June 26 in Auckland. Dinosaur Jr. principal J Mascis will support. Sonic Youth is touring in support of its 19th full-length, "Sonic Nurse," due June 8 via Geffen. The 10-track set is three songs and nearly 15 minutes longer than its 2002 predecessor, "Murray Street," but revels in a similarly less bombastic sound, with a noticeable classic rock shading. Highlights include the wistful "Unmade Bed," the uptempo, melodically memorable "Dripping Dream," the subtle political commentary of "Peace Attack" and the Kim Gordon-sung opener, "Pattern Recognition." As previously reported, Sonic Youth is confirmed to appear on this summer's Lollapalooza tour alongside Morrissey, Modest Mouse, Flaming Lips, String Cheese Incident and the Polyphonic Spree. The group previously headlined the tour in 1995.
Here are Sonic Youth's tour dates:
June 6: Asbury Park, N.J. (Stone Pony / the Great Bamboozle)
June 15: Canberra, Australia (A.N.U.)
June 17-18: Sydney (Enmore Theatre)
June 19: Brisbane, Australia (Arena)
June 21: Fremantle, Australia (Metropolis)
June 23-24: Melbourne (Forum)
June 26: Auckland (St. James Theatre)
Here is the "Sonic Nurse" track list:
"Pattern Recognition"
"Unmade Bed"
"Dripping Dream"
"Mariah Carey and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream"
"Stones"
"Dude Ranch Nurse"
"New Hampshire"
"Paper Cup Exit"
"I Love the Golden Blue"
"Peace Attack"

BIRTH DELAYED!

WILCO have delayed the release of their new album 'A GHOST IS BORN'.
The follow-up to 2002's acclaimed 'Yankee Hotel Foxtrot' will now be released by Nonesuch on June 21. The record was co-produced by Jim O'Rourke and Chris Shaw. The LP features multi-instrumentalist Leroy Bach, who has since left the band. 'A Ghost Is Born', the band's fifth, was mastered at London's famous Abbey Road studios.
The full tracklisting is as follows:

• 'At Least That's What You Said'
• 'Hell Is Chrome'
• 'Spiders (Kidsmoke)'
• 'Muzzle Of Bees'
• 'Hummingbird'
• 'Handshake Drugs'
• 'Wishful Thinking'
• 'Company In My Back'
• 'I'm A Wheel'
• 'Theologians'
• 'Less Than You Think'
• 'The Late Greats'
Wilco begin a brief pre-release tour of the US on April 21 at the Blue Note Theatre in Columbia, Missouri. The band also will be performing at this year’s Coachella Festival on May 1 and the Bonnaroo Festival on June 11. More international dates are to be announced shortly. The band has just announced the addition of two new members to its touring line-up - Pat Sansone on keyboards, guitars and vocals and Nels Cline on guitars.

Great April Fools Hoax

Apple Announces the PowerPod... yeah right.. Still, it would be nice.
This is a good one too.
'Leaked' George Lucas Star Wars DVD Commentary

Blonde Redhead--"Misery Is A Butterfly" (Album Review)

Smartly swerving any city-centric pigeon-holes, NYC’s Blonde Redhead instead have historically looked towards Sonic Youth and Washington DC for inspiration, and here, curiously, Europe. Produced by Fugazi’s Guy Picciotto - though there’s no hard and fast evidence of his touch - ‘Misery Is A Butterfly’ splashes their sound with sultry pop sprinkles and a far broader pallet of instrumentation. Like an air-bushed Slint re-emerging with Stereolab as their chief influence, Blonde Redhead engulf their guitars beneath so many keyboard tinkerings. More Enon than Yeah Yeah Yeahs then, what this may like in bite, it more than makes up for in guile, particularly on the delectable Goldfrapp-esque opener ‘Elephant Woman’ and punchy pop closer ‘Equus’. This elegant ‘Misery…’ deserves your company.