Gang Of Four Bolsters ‘Entertainment’

Out of print since 1997, Gang Of Four’s seminal 1979 debut album “Entertainment!” will be reissued on May 17 via Rhino. The original 12-song track list has been bolstered with the four-track “Yellow” EP and four additional previously unreleased recordings. “Entertainment!” has also been re-pressed on 180 gram vinyl for a May 10 release. Among the new additions, perhaps of most interest are alternate versions of album tracks “Contract” and “Guns Before Butter” and live versions of the unrecorded “Blood Free” and a cover of the Velvet Underground’s “Sweet Jane.” Originally released in 1980, the “Yellow” EP is highlighted by the angry, brittle “Outside the Trains Don’t Run on Time” and “He’d Send in the Army.” The release also features the songs “It’s Her Factory” and “Armalite Rifle.” Although never a commercial success, “Entertainment!” has influenced scores of bands in the past 25 years, particularly the current crop of up-and-coming British rock acts like Franz Ferdinand and the Futureheads. Since 1995, the album has sold 12,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, but since 2000, an import edition has shifted an additional 14,000 units. As previously reported, Gang Of Four’s original lineup reunited earlier this year for the first time in more than 20 years. The group will begin a three-week North American tour May 1 at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. Guitarist Andy Gill recently told the BBC that Gang Of Four was working on an album featuring a disc with new recordings of old songs plus a collection of remixes, but a spokesperson could not confirm details of the project at deadline.

Kingblind Download’s

Joy Division:: Various Tracks
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The Melvins:: S/T
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Chemical Bros:: Push the Button
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Soundgarden:: Louder than love
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Dinosaur Jr. Tackles TV, Summer Shows

The reunited original lineup of influential modern rock act Dinosaur Jr. will perform on television for the first time April 15 on CBS’ “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson.” The following day, guitarist J Mascis will play at Los Angeles’ Spaceland club with his band the Fog, as well as guests described only as “very special.” As previously reported, Dinosaur Jr. will this summer play its first shows with the lineup of Mascis, bassist/future Sebadoh leader Lou Barlow and drummer Murph since 1989. The only confirmed dates at deadline are June 8 in London, June 10 at the U.K.’s Download Festival and July 29-31 at Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival. Last week, Merge reissued the band’s first three albums, “Dinosaur,” “You’re Living All Over Me” and “Bug,” with remastered audio and smattering of bonus tracks and rare photos. Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore, Mike Watt and Guided By Voices’ Robert Pollard contributed to new liner notes. In related news, Barlow, who just finished a run of dates in support of his new Merge album “Emoh,” reports on his official Web site: loobiecore.com that he recently spent time with Sebadoh drummer Eric Gaffney. The experience “bodes well for some comprehensive Sebadoh reissues in the future,” he said. (via BB)

Kingblind Download’s (Music Video Edition)

The Pixies:: This Monkey’s Gone to Heaven (Music Video)
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The Breeders:: Cannonball (Music Video)
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Throwing Muses:: Counting Backwards (Music Video)
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Kristen Hersch:: Echo (Music Video)
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Crowded House Drummer Hester Found Dead

SYDNEY, Australia – The drummer from 1980s Australian rock band Crowded House hanged himself in a park in southern Australia, an emergency services spokeswoman said Monday. Paul Hester, 46, went missing on Friday. His body was found Saturday in a park near his home in the southern city of Melbourne, said Metropolitan Ambulance Service spokeswoman Liraje Memishi. Hester played in several small bands before joining the New Zealand group Split Enz in 1983. He and Split Enz singer Neil Finn (news) formed Crowded House in 1985 with bass player Nick Seymour. Crowded House was one of Australia’s most successful bands in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with international hits such as “Don’t Dream it’s Over” and “Weather with You.”

RADIOHEAD PLAY NEW SONG

Members of RADIOHEAD have debuted new material on stage in LONDON tonight (March 27). Jonny Greenwood and Thom Yorke played two tracks together at the Royal Festival Hall with the London Sinfonietta. The duo debuted the delicate-sounding ‘Arpeggi’, which featured ocean-themed lyrics, plus played ‘Where Bluebirds Fly’, a b-side of ‘There There’. Both tracks were specially arranged for orchestra by Greenwood. The appearance was part of Greenwood’s collaboration with the London Sinfonietta for the South Bank’s Ether festival, and saw the guitarist pick a selection of experimental music for the evening. The orchestra performed two compositions by Greenwood, ‘smear’ plus the world premier of ‘Piano For Children’, along with a series of other short orchestral works. The event also witnessed a guest collaboration with the Nazareth Orchestra who injected an Arabic influence not only with their own work, but by joining in ‘Where Bluebirds Fly’ with the Radiohead duo. The programme featuring Yorke and Greenwood, is due to be repeated tomorrow at the Royal Festival Hall.

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Talking Heads / 5.31.77 / NY – CBGB’s / FLAC
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Nine Inch Nails / 3.25.05 / Davis, CA / FLAC
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Arcade Fire / 10.2.04 / Toronto, CAN / FLAC
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Low:: Monkey (Music Video)
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Jennifer Gentle:: Universal Daughter
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WING!!! (If you saw the recent South Park.. You will LOVE THIS)
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Morrissey:: How soon is now LIVE
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Queens of the Stone Age:: Lullabies to Paralyze (Album Review)

Josh Homme is a slippery character, to say the least. Having transcended the genre he almost single-handedly kick-started (remember “stoner rock”?) before it ever had a chance to grow stale, he casually welcomes mainstream acceptance while maintaining the cool detachment of one who can’t quite be bothered. He croons in a smooth falsetto over fuzz-soaked power chords. His name is French, but it means “man,” man. With Kyuss, arguably the world’s first hip metal band, Homme helped preserve (non-thrash) metal while its spandex-clad branch was being rudely tossed in the much-deserved tree shredder by the grunge “revolution.” The band accumulated a devoted following of fans for which Homme probably didn’t care much and created a genre in which he seems to have little interest. But rather than let these things, the very demons that destroyed Kurt Cobain, get him down, he simply broke up the band and moved on. With a rotating cast of whoever suits his fancy at the time and a name calculated to repel the more goonish elements of Kyuss’s audience, he’s spent the last few years introducing subtle innovations to the worn-out genre of heavy rock, keeping it vital but never forsaking it. Lullabies to Paralyze is a Queens of the Stone Age album, plain and simple, perhaps the first that fails (or simply doesn’t bother) to expand the band’s sound in any way. As always it’s got a bunch of good songs and a few great ones, but that’s about it. It’s hard to criticise an album with this much good material for not being even better, but the fact is that Homme’s set a pretty high standard for himself, and now he has to live by it. The album’s lackluster single, “Little Sister,” while certainly one of the album’s weaker moments, kind of sums the whole thing up. Sure it rocks, but to what end? The last album’s lead single, “No One Knows,” had a pretty uninspired main riff as well, but at least it had that ridiculous Dave Grohl breakdown in the chorus. Having said that, it’s hard to imagine a Queens fan being particularly disappointed here. The staggering guitar solo in the half-time intro to “Everybody Knows That You’re Insane”? Killer. The menacing descending riff that anchors “The Blood Is Love,” one of the album’s more epic arrangements? Ass-kicking. The handclaps and staccato piano chords on “Broken Box”? Groovy, baby, real groovy. But without the radical studio experiments of Rated R or the goofy radio-dial concept of Songs for the Deaf, the whole affair seems a bit directionless. Even the hypnotic motorik rhythms of the debut, while now a familiar sound for the band, were pretty intriguing at the time. Next to those past triumphs, the new album comes off as a well-crafted holding pattern, a collection of good songs without any strong or new ideas behind them. Call it the Queens’ Ill Communication, if you like. I don’t want to seem as though I’m completely disappointed with the album, because I’m not. Song for song, Homme’s hit-to-miss ratio remains uncannily high, and as long there’s more Queens music, I’m happy. But considering where he’s gone in the past, I’ve come to expect a little more than just hip-shaking and head-banging. Perhaps Homme is simply channeling too many of his stranger creative urges into his side projects, particularly his prolific Desert Sessions project. Perhaps he’s tiring of the Queens template, and preparing to follow yet another more compelling muse with a new band (name). In the mean time, if this is what treading water sounds like, I’ll take it. Here’s hoping he gets bored again soon.
Reviewed by: Bjorn Randolph

Kingblind Download’s

XTC / 2.25.80 / San Francisco, CA / FLAC
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Dead Can Dance / 03-12-2005 / The Hague NL / AUD
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Rare Joy Division Videos
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Kingblind news that you can use:

New Teenage Fanclub in US on Merge Records on June 7th (Out May 2nd in UK)

The LA’s ( of There She Goes.. Fame) have reformed.

Eagles of Death Metal are recording their sophomore release.. It due in fall of 05

Outkast’s manager compare group’s upcoming movie to ‘Purple Rain’, ‘The Wall’ CLICK HERE for more info

New White Stripes album is finished.. No release date yet.. Expect summer 05

YEAH YEAH YEAHS SCRAP SONGS FOR SECOND ALBUM

The YEAH YEAH YEAHS have decided to scrap all of the songs recorded for their anticipated second album – because the tracks sounded too much like their previous work. The bandmembers have been working hard on the follow-up to their breakthrough 2002 debut album FEVER TO TELL, which they now say will arrive in the autumn (05) following the overhaul. Singer KAREN O says, “We’re not interested in making ‘Fever To Tell Part 2′. The pressure is to re-invent ourselves. We don’t know how we’re going to do it yet but I think it’s in our best interests to try and explore other directions.”
Guitarist NICK ZINNER adds, “It seems like a necessary step and the obvious thing to do is not repeat what you’ve played. I was disappointed by a lot of band’s second records recently over the past year or two because it sounded like B-sides from the first record.”

Help save CBGB’s

Among the efforts to save landmark New York punk venue CBGB is a collection of limited-edition treats from Gotham candy store Chocolate Bar. The confectioner is introducing the $25 CBGBs Punk Rock Box, a 16-piece truffle collection that includes a postage-paid petition to save CBGB, a steel logo keychain and a collection of CBGB stickers. For the budget-minded yet concerned punk, there are $3 CBGB Retro Bars wrapped in a limited-edition CBGB keepsake package that includes the postage-paid petition. Both items will be available in May, but can be pre-ordered through the store’s Web site or by calling 800-481-2462. All proceeds will benefit the club’s campaign to keep its doors open. CBGB owner Hilly Kristal is embroiled in a dispute with the non-profit Bowery Residents’ Committee, which owns the club’s East Village building and operates a homeless shelter above it. In addition to back rent, Kristal’s negotiations with the BRC to extend his lease past its August expiration have stalled over the subject of a substantial rent increase. (via bb)

RADIOHEAD ON CLASSIC NEW MATERIAL!

RADIOHEAD are working on new material – and guitarist JONNY GREENWOOD has spoken for the first time about a rare live appearance next week in LONDON. As previously reported, new music from members of Radiohead will be played for the first time at the London Ether Festival. Material penned by Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood will form part of The London Sinfonietta at the London Royal Festival Hall (March 27-28). Organisers say the events will feature “two evenings of experimentation, collaboration and cross-genre juxtaposition”. New music from Greenwood and Yorke will form part of the show, along with more classical composers and traditional Arabic song. Speaking in The Guardian newspaper, Greenwood explained the challenges of the shows, and how they will influence the next Radiohead record. He said: “I feel embarrassed talking about it. I’m so patchy. I’ll be obsessed with a few composers, and know nothing about the rest. I get these enthusiasms which can drive the band crazy, but I just say: ‘Listen, French horns are amazing, we’ve got to find a way of using them. Or I’ll say, ‘It would be great if this song sounded like Penderecki, or Alice Coltrane’. ” And it’s childish because none of us can play jazz like Alice Coltrane, and none of us can write the kind of music that Penderecki does. We’ve only got guitars and a basic knowledge of music, but we reach for these things and miss. That’s what’s cool about it.” Speaking about working with the Sinfonietta, he added: “They’re a great orchestra because they’re up for radically changing things at the last minute. I cut six minutes out during rehearsals… There’s something about classical musicians – they tend to be totally without ego, and so enthusiastic, but also just so talented.” However, Greenwood has ruled out working in classical music full-time, saying that his heart remains with Radiohead. He concluded: “Radiohead is always going to be the centre of what I do. Everything starts with songs, and with Thom, and with the excitement you can get in the band when you hear new music, and you know you’ve got the chance to watch it mutate and change. There’s nothing like that, nothing as exciting. We’re rehearsing at the moment, and again it’s fun. We all want to push forward, and when you have five people who are all like that, you couldn’t ask for a better thing.” (Via NME)

Kingblind Download’s

Coldplay / 3.12.05 / L.A., CA- New songs – Universal Ampitheatre / FLAC
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Sex Pistols – Anarchy Tour – 1st Night, 6 Dec 1976
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Fleetwood Mash?!
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The White Stripes Live Comeback in May!

The duo have been in the studio in the last couple of weeks working on songs for the follow-up to ’Elephant’. And then in May they have announced a few live shows. So be the first to hear the new tracks LIVE in either Mexico or the Dirty South.
* Monterrey Fundidora Amphitheatre (May 11)
* Guadalajara Foro Alterno (13)
* Mexico City Sports Palace (14)
* Atlanta Music Midtown Festival (June 10)

Kingblind Download’s

KINGS OF LEON Haldern Pop Fest 2004 Germany 8/7/04
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Elliott Smith:: Live in Brooklyn NY 6/6/03
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THE DECEMBERISTS LIVE ON KEXP! 3-18-05
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Kingblind’s Favorite Finds

The history of yelling “Freebird” at concerts
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My Little BORG Pony
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Thank you Golden Fiddle.. For this pic of Nicole Kidman 1991
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Hack your cell phone
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The high cost of being hip
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The Mars Volta:: Frances the Mute (Album Review)

It’s a weird world we live in when progressive rock can sound this vital, this fresh, this downright exhilarating. Prog, lest we forget, being a movement that became so stale and indulgent that punk had to happen as the ultimate two-fingered riposte. Three decades on and prog crawls out from under its rock looking less shamed than when it ran off all those years ago, blundering in clownish platforms with its stupid beard flapping behind like Biggles’ scarf. Bands such as Muse (and to a lesser extent The Darkness) have done wonders for noodly, interminable guitar epics, but it’s The Mars Volta who have produced a record so out there, so mind-bogglingly grandiose that it beggars belief. There are five songs in all, or rather five envelopes with titles like ‘Miranda That Ghost Just Isn’t Holy Anymore’ and ‘Cygnus… Vismund Cygnus’, and within each of these parts are more parts; kind of like ‘Supper’s Ready’ by Genesis, but unfathomably expansive, whizzing and frothing along at an unholy pace, and featuring the most brutal and wigged-out funk-metal-prog-madness you’re ever likely to hear. They wear their influences on their Wizard sleeves; Led Zeppelin, Carlos Santana, Frank Zappa, even Queen can be heard within, though it’s the production (by the band themselves) and the mixing (by much in demand Rich Costey) that elevates ‘Frances the Mute’ to the exalted position it shows off from. Of course, the lyrics are still unfathomably pretentious, like the scribbles of a sixth former who’s just got into magic mushrooms. “Blackmailed, she fell off every mountain / The ones they tightly wrapped in tape / In her eraser sang the guilty / As it made the best mistakes…” etc etc. Err, yeah, right on Cedric. But miraculously the lyrics never sound like the pompous shite they undoubtedly are. They fit the music and make the whole picture even more laughably and absurdly brilliant. I mean, what does “My nails peel back / When the taxidermist ruined / Goose stepped the freckling impatience” actually mean? And who gives a fuck? Omar and Cedric’s opus is of such flamboyant magnitude it can only feel like the future, and judging by the length of some of these songs, you’ll be living in the future by the time it’s finished. If you’ve heard ‘The Widow’ by now you’ll have an inkling what to expect, but nothing can prepare you for just how mighty ‘Frances the Mute’ is. Unspeakably good. (Review by: Jeremy Allen)

Kingblind Downloads

Listen to the new Queens of the Stone Age album
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Tons of free and legal music from amazon.com
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Watch the new Nine Inch Nails Video
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Kingblind.com Presents:: Rock & Roll High School TONIGHT!

Kingblind.com brings ROCK & ROLL HIGH SCHOOL to the West Coast. That’s right kids come hear DJ Kingblind and DJ My Little Pony Spin the best in Punk, Glam, Rock, Funk and Soul… All for free on Thursday March 17th 2005 at The Bus Stop bar in Seattle, WA at 508 E. Pine St. (Capital Hill Neigborhood- Next to Bimbo’s) from 9pm till ??? for complete up to the minute details check out our online flyer HERE (It’s our 2 year anniversary of Kingblind.com stop by and say hello!)

Kingblind Download’s

Bluebottle Kiss:: Come Across
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I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch in the House:: Westboro Baptist Church
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IQU:: “Bouncing Baby Buddah”
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THE DECEMBERISTS:: The Engine Driver
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The Decemberists, Picaresque (Album Review)

Here’s my beef with the Decemberists. My peeps say “If you like Neutral Milk Hotel, you’ll love the Decemberists.” Guess what? The Decemberists sound nothing like NMH. Jeff Mangum and Colin Meloy were not separated at birth. And Picareque, their follow up album to the lauded Castaways and Cutouts and Her Majesty the Decemberists isn’t linked to On Avery Island. No matter. That issue is not germane to the story at hand. Picaresque has originality in the plus column. Obviously the folks who created this album are erudite and witty. The band members are all musically accomplished and sound tight and clean. But…the songs on Picaresque attempt to weave a grand sonic tapestry and maybe I just don’t get the story. Each song has its own theme – and the lyrics are catchy, definitely intelligent and crafted. Problem is – and no doubt I will catch hell from all those fans out there– that I just don’t like them. The first two songs/stories “The Infanta” and “We Both Go Down Together” seem contrived and pretentious with lyrics woven from bad historical literature and sappy 70’s love songs. Perhaps I’m just biased against the vocals as there is a grating quality to Colin’s voice at times although it does lend a dirty texture to the songs. “The Sporting Life” tends towards a flat out rip off of Iggy’s “Lust for Life” rhythms and Belle and Sebastian’s “Stars of Track and Field” ethos. Very catchy, but hasn’t it already been done? The rest of the album returns back to the beginning with songs that may (or may not) fit into a larger whole while encapsulating mini-narratives of their own. Maybe I’m just being harsh. I wanted to like this album. There are many out there who will like this album, especially those who haunt libraries and art schools. Perhaps I’m just over castles, princesses, waifs, ragamuffins, sailors and the like. If you aren’t…go see the Decemberists live. I’m guessing they are great showmen and women who will give you your money’s worth. Then, if you like what you hear, go buy the album. At least you’ll know what you are getting into. And who knows? Maybe I’ll get drunk, slap on a sailor suit, hop on a palanquin and join the masses who think the Decemberists are the next big thing. (Review by: Erica Goldsmith)

Roommate Refurbishes Lost D. Boon Tapes

With classic punk trio the Minutemen back in the spotlight thanks to a new documentary, a former roommate of late singer/guitarist D. Boon has expanded a CD of previously unreleased recordings, “D. Boon & Friends,” which was originally released in 2003. The set is now available with a bonus disc when ordered via project head Richard Derrick’s Web site. Derrick first met Boon (known to friends as ‘Dennes’) in 1978, during high school in San Pedro, Calif. They lived together as the Minutemen became one of the most notable names in the American punk scene, during which time Derrick began recording jams with Boon and others, as well as unusual live performances. The 33-track CD sports everything from jams with Boon and Derrick (and another friend) from Nov. 1984-85, a performance by the Boon-led side project Hammerdown, a Boon solo gig, a Minutemen gig from 1985 when Derrick replaced an absent George Hurley and a home-recorded solo acoustic track. More than a decade after Boon died in a Dec. 1985 van accident, Derrick began reviewing the tapes, eventually transferring them to “something more permanent before they started to deteriorate.” Derrick received the approval of Boon’s father before making the music available to the masses. “Sadly, he passed away before the CD was released, but according to his wife (Dennes’ stepmother), he played those tapes all the time at home,” he says. “You can imagine how he felt, 12 years after his son’s death, to receive those tapes out of the blue. I’m glad I got them to him in time.” Derrick says the Hammerdown performance is one his favorite Boon memories. “It was a benefit for a man known as ‘English Frank,’ which also featured Spinal Tap and a hair-metal-with-chick-singer-type band called Bitch,” he says. “Instead of showing up with an acoustic guitar, [Boon] asked everyone he knew to loan him a guitar amp, and he ended up with maybe a dozen amps all plugged into each other, along with three friends to play tom-toms.” “After he played two songs alone, he invited Hammerdown on stage to join him as he made all the noise he could — literally rolling around the stage,” he continues. “Their whole set was about 10 minutes long. You can hear the audience’s reaction after they finished, which was decidedly mixed. Dennes told me that Harry Shearer [aka Spinal Tap's Derek Smalls] came up to him afterward and said it was the greatest thing he’d ever seen!” Another standout is the January 1985 Minutemen show where Derrick sat in for Hurley, who could not get off work for the early afternoon performance at UCLA. “The only snag for me was that right before the gig, Dennes and I both came down with an especially bad case of the flu,” he recalls. “I came really close to passing out about 20 minutes into it, not because it was so strenuous, but because I was really, really sick and dehydrated.” Unfortunately, Boon never had a chance to go back and listen to the tapes before he died. “He was more interested in just doing them at the time,” Derrick admits. “I actually made copies to give him as a Christmas gift, but sadly, I was unable to present them to him.” When asked what he thinks Boon would have gone on to do if he had lived, Derrick figures that “Anything was possible. He could have done anything he wanted. He probably would have gotten more into painting, and kept playing music with as many people as he could.” (Via Billboard)
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Shins hit the road. No new album until 2006

Indie rock outfit the Shins have begun confirming dates for a spring North American tour, beginning with an April 11-12 stand in Minneapolis. Shows are on tap through April 29-30 in Asheville, N.C., but additional gigs will be added. The group is not expected to hit the studio to begin work on its third album until later this year, with an eye on a 2006 release via Sub Pop. “It seems to be not very effective for me to try and write new songs out on tour,” frontman James Mercer said last November. “I’m so out of sorts, just being in a hotel. We never have time, either. You’re either recovering or you’re in a van driving.” The Shins’ sophomore album, “Chutes Too Narrow,” peaked at No. 5 on Billboard’s Top Independent Albums chart and has shifted 293,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Via BB)
Here are the Shins’ tour dates:

April 11-12: Minneapolis (First Avenue)
April 13: Milwaukee (Eagles Ballroom)
April 14: Chicago (Congress Theater)
April 17: Toronto (Kool Haus)
April 21: Providence, R.I. (Meehan Auditorium)
April 23-24: New York (Webster Hall)
April 27: Philadelphia (Electric Factory)
April 28: Norfolk, Va. (NorVa)
April 29-30: Asheville, N.C. (Orange Peel)

Kingblind Download’s

Kraftwerk:: Various Tracks
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Four Tet:: Iron Man (Black Sabbath Cover)
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Hot Hot Heat:: Island Of The Honest Man
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The Fiery Furnaces – The Blueberry Boat Chronicles
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Kingblind’s favorite finds

MP3′s from 1908

Trailer for the new Minutemen documentary CLICK TO VIEW

Handheld games from the 70′s and 80′s CLICK TO VIEW

OS X 10.4 (Tiger) ships in April CLICK TO READ

How to never miss an episode (of a TV show) with BitTorrent and RSS CLICK TO READ

Kingblind.com Presents:: Rock & Roll High School

Kingblind.com brings ROCK & ROLL HIGH SCHOOL to the West Coast. That’s right kids come hear DJ Kingblind and DJ My Little Pony Spin the best in Punk, Glam, Rock, Funk and Soul… All for free on Thursday March 17th 2005 at The Bus Stop bar in Seattle, WA at 508 E. Pine St. (Capital Hill Neigborhood- Next to Bimbo’s) from 9pm till ??? for complete up to the minute details check out our online flyer HERE (It’s our 2 year anniversary of Kingblind.com stop by and say hello!)

Kingblind Download’s (SXSW EDITION)

The greatest indie music, art and film conference in North America, South By Southwest (SXSW) hits Austin TX today. And as a gift .. Here is a VERY large collection of free MP3′s available of some bands that are playing including: the Go Team, Maximo Park, Fatboy Slim, Kings of Convenience, VHS or Beta, Michelle Anthony, Bloc Party, West Indian Girl and many more.. Enjoy. (NOTE: ALL MP3′s are free and legal)
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Brian Wilson brings back Smile to North America

Brian Wilson is touring both Europe and North America extensively this summer. From his website: “Europe dates will be a hits-oriented tour, while his U.S. Tour will feature the SMiLE album in its entirety.” Complete info HERE
EUROPEAN HITS TOUR::
06/22/05 Hampton Court Palace London
06/26/05 Festival UK, Glastonbury
06/27/05 Liverpool Pops Liverpool
06/29/05 Vicar Street Ireland, Dublin
06/30/05 Showgrounds Ireland, Cork Purchase
07/02/05 Kulturforum Germany, Berlin
07/03/05 Festival Denmark, Roskilde
07/05/05 Amsterdam Holland
07/08/05 TBA Germany
07/09/05 Tollwood Germany, Munich
07/10/05 Jazz Festival Switzerland, Montreux
07/13/05 TBA Spain
07/14/05 TBA Spain
07/15/05 Pueblo Espanol Spain, Barcelona
07/17/05 TBA Switzerland, Lausanne
07/18/05 Casino Monte Carlo
07/20/05 Festival Italy, Ravenna
07/21/05 TBA Italy
07/22/05 Auditorium Italy, Rome

US SMILE TOUR DATES:
04/24/05 New Orleans Jazz Festival New Orleans, LA
08/09/05 Bank of America Boston, MA
08/10/05 The Filene Center/Woftrap Vienna, VA
08/12/05 PNC Holmdel, NJ
08/13/05 Jones Beach Wantagh, NY
08/14/05 SPAC Saratoga, NY
08/16/05 Mann Center Philadelphia, PA
08/17/05 Oakdale Theatre Wallingford, CT
08/18/05 Place Des Arts Montreal, CA
08/23/05 Pabst Theatre Milwaukee, WI
08/24/05 Orpheum Theatre St. Louis, MO
08/25/05 Starlight Theatre Kansas City, MO
08/28/05 Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA
08/29/05 Queen Elizabeth Theatre Vancouver, CA
08/31/05 Schnitzer Concert Hall Portland, OR
09/01/05 Britt Pavilion Jacksonville, OR
09/03/05 Greek Theatre Berkely, CA
09/04/05 Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA

Star Wars Episode III Trailer

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Kingblind Download’s

Fugazi / 7.1.02 / Wash., DC – Fort Reno Park / SHN
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Tons of Punk Tracks:: Black Flag, Flipper, germs and much more
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Bright Eyes:: Live and unreleased tracks
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Rilo Kiley:: Live on KCRW 8.17.04
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Of Montreal, The Sunlandic Twins (Album Review)

Ever been driving down an empty highway on a sunny day with the window wide open listening to the radio and for no reason, you smile? Ever feel like you are having the proverbial acid flashback? Combine them and that is Of Montreal. Take a little bit of Eno, a dose of mid-70’s Bowie, the toe-tapping head shaking drumming of Ringo Starr… mix it through the poetry of William Blake mashed with 80’s New Wave and you’ve got The Sunlandic Twins, the 7th album from Kevin Barnes and his post-Elephant 6 band. (And if you buy it on CD you get the bonus e.p. with the first track aptly named “Art Snob Solutions”.) Now let’s be honest. I started off not getting it. This is an opulent album full of layered sounds that move from glamorous silly pop songs into more complex darker and verbose numbers. But after listening a few times, I became immersed. I heard the high-pitched electronic fuzzy beat in the grocery store. I watched “Velvet Goldmine” again. I said things like “May we never go mental, may we always stay gentle” to my boss in meetings. In other words, I got hooked. Morphing into a fan of Of Montreal wasn’t easy. Here’s to reading Baudelaire on an acid-filled sunny day that smells like newly mown grass and sounds like a drum machine. Of Montreal have created a complex and beautiful release that is a highly recommended listen. (Review by:: Erica Goldsmith)

Kingblind Download’s

Sufjan Stevens:: A Sun Came
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DJ Shadow:: You Can’t go home again
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Neutral Milk Hotel:: Various Tracks
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Beastie Boys:: Various Live Shows
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The Go! Team Cross the Globe

The Go! Team have been taking the UK by storm, they are now about to embark on a string of dates that will see them performing everywhere from Texas to Norway.
You can see the Go! Team do their thing at the following venues:

SXSW Festival, Austin, Texas – March 18/19
New York, Mercury Lounge with The Mobius – 21
New York, Southpaw with The Apes and the Harlem Shakes- 22
New York, Tribbecca Grand Hotel lobby – 23
Winter Music Confernce, Miami – 24
Cork, Cyprus Ave – April 15
Dublin, Whelans – 16
Belfast, Limelight – 17
France, Les Printemps des Bourges Festival – 21
France, Les Femmes s’en Mont Festival, Paris, Nouveau Casino-22
Norway, Bergen Festival – May 4
London – Electric Ballroom – 12
Spain, Primavera Festival, Barcelona – 28
Denmark, Roskilde Festival – July 3
Norway, Quart Festival – 5
Japan, Fujirock Festival – 31

The Futureheads:: 3/6/05 Crocodile Cafe, Seattle, WA (Live show review)

Straight from the off, The Futureheads race away, leaving anyone not paying attention clearly behind – it’s loud, it’s fast and it kicks some serious arse. It’s hard to describe it sound wise, but there are things that stick out. The band have that balls-to-the-wall immediacy of XTC on speed, the Telecaster twang of the Pixies, the nerdish charm of early Gang of Four, all matched against the oddball quirk of 80s new wave pioneers Devo, all seemingly processed through David Byrne’s mixer. It’s a hell of a sound, I can tell you that. – And as soon as they start, there’s no stopping them. It’s a 45-minute pounding sonic fusion of all that’s so energetic and so passionate about punk, new wave and lo-fi rock. And rock it does. Crazed harmonies and the fist pumping crowd swaying throughout the set, The Futureheads don’t disappoint. A great new band with a great live show. Catch em’ if you can. (RIYL:: Gang of Four, XTC, The Jam)

NY Punk Venue CBGB Faces Closure Over Unpaid Rent

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York’s legendary rock club CBGB, which helped launch everybody from Blondie to the Ramones, faces closure if it does not resolve a dispute over unpaid rent with the homeless charity that owns the building. Club owner Hilly Kristal said the dispute dated from 2001, when the landlord presented a $300,000 bill for unpaid rent. Though most of that has now been repaid, the club was handed another bill earlier this year for $76,000 which CBGB has not paid. The club’s lease comes to an end in August and talks on renewal are stalled. “The real thing is they don’t want me back,” Kristal said, adding that there had been a series of disagreements over renovations and building certificates in recent years. CBGB, which stands for “country, bluegrass and blues” even though it is most famous for punk music, rents its downtown space from the Bowery Residents’ Committee — a non-profit organization that runs a homeless shelter above the premises. “I am not going to subsidize CBGB at the expense of homeless people,” Muzzy Rosenblatt, executive director for the organization, was quoted as saying in The New York Times. MTV’s Web site quoted him as saying CBGB had not met its obligations on safety. The Committee wants to double the rent and negotiations over a new lease have ground to a halt amid legal wrangling that will result in a court hearing later this month. Kristal, who founded the club in 1973, converting what had been a Hell’s Angels hangout into one of the most famous venues for live music in the city, said he would fight closure of what he called a New York City institution. “We’ve established something here. … This is a kind of symbol of helping young musicians and new artists,” he said, recalling early gigs by the likes of Pearl Jam. “I think we do a nice thing for a lot of people; maybe it’s not quite as wonderful as helping the homeless but it has its benefits,” Kristal said. Rosenblatt could be immediately reached for comment.

Kingblind Download’s

REM / 7.2.82 / Marietta, GA / FLAC
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Sex Pistols / 11.16.96 / Budokan – Tokyo, JAP / FLAC
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Meat Puppets Live in USA SBD
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THE SWEET: Collection of audio recordings from TV shows
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Kingblind’s Favorite Finds

Photo gallery of 25 years of skateboarding
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ROCKLIST!
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Old Skool Hip-Hop Party Flyers
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Happy Anniversary to Kingblind.com

Two years ago Kingblind.com was started. We have changed coasts, gained writers (Now at 40 worldwide), and had record daily numbers (5126!) all thanks to you.. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do. Thanks kids. More giveaways, movies and concert tix coming soon. March (In celebration of our 2 years) We are kicking up the goodness! So stay tuned for more fun and prizes. (come visit us HERE for our 2 year anniversary party)

Kingblind Download’s

Kings Of Convenience – I’d Rather Dance With You
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Electric Eel Shock – Rock and Roll Can Rescue the World
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The Turbo AC’s – Collision Course
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The Paybacks – Bright Side
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controller.controller – Disco Blackout
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Guitar Wolf Meet The Masses

Since forming 17 years ago in Tokyo, Guitar Wolf have been using their razor sharp teeth (they are wolves after all) to rip stages apart across the world. One of the top garage rock bands in Japan, their chaotic mix of punk and rock ‘n’ roll has allowed them to gain the respect of their fellow carnivores. Whether they be fans, critics, or musicians, everyone seems to love Guitar Wolf. Proof of just how adored the trio are by their peers surfaced last summer when Sony imprint Ki/oon Records released the tribute album, I Love Guitar Wolf Very Much, in the group’s home country. The disc featured artists such as The Blues Explosion, J Mascis And The Fog, The D4 and Jim O’Rourke unleashing their takes on some of the classics from Guitar Wolf’s raucous back catalogue. When asked which of the covers he likes best, guitarist and singer Seiji, the guitar wolf himself, is quick to reply, “All of them.” Those unfamiliar with Seiji and his fellow wolves Billy (bass wolf) and Toru (drum wolf) will get the chance to check them out this week when they play in Montreal and Toronto. Touring in support of their most recent release, Love Rock, the band are currently howling across North America in search of what Seiji likes to call his “friend wolves.” With mating season quickly approaching, it would appear that Seiji and his bandmates may be on the prowl for a different kind of wolf as well. “Wolves respond to other wolves calls. The friend wolves from all around come to see us wherever we are. We love blonde wolves.” When asked how Guitar Wolf have managed to stay so damn cool for such a long period of time, Seiji answers matter of factly, “We were born with it. Can’t change it.” He does however share the group’s secret for getting themselves fired up for one of their energetic and usually unforgettable live performances, “We brush our teeth with tequila.” Not wanting to exclude any up and coming wolves from his pack, Seiji offers a final bit of advice to those who wish to answer the call of the wild and learn how to blow the minds of other animals with their musical prowess. “How you look on the stage is the most important. You got to have a look that deserves to be on the stage,” he says. “The spirit of the band and the action must keep people’s attention all the time. You must remember these things.”

Kingblind.com Giveaway:: The Bravery UK EP “Unconditional”

Kingblind.com is giving a way 2 copies of the new UK EP from The Bravery.
To sign up please send and email to: kingblind (at) gmail.com with THE BRAVERY in the subject title and your name and address in the body of the message. U.S. Residents only please.

About The Bravery:
After being named one of the “10 Artists To Watch” by Rolling Stone, where they raved, “Call it rock with a New Wave edge or New Wave with a rock edge, The Bravery’s music is darkly danceable and eminently catchy,” and one of MTV’s “Artists To Watch In 2005,” The Bravery has just been voted #1 “Most Promising Act of 2005” on the BBC News “Sound Of 2005” poll.As the countdown begins to the March 29th release of their self-titled debut album, THE BRAVERY, featuring the debut U.S. single, “An Honest Mistake,” continues to amass popular and critical support on both sides of the Atlantic.

Watch “Unconditional” and “An Honest Mistake” videos:
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Co-Headlining US Tour With Ash:
Mar 9 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of the Living Arts
Mar 10 Washington, DC – Black Cat
Mar 11 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
Mar 12 Atlanta, GA – Vinyl Atlanta @ Earthlink Live
Mar 14 Houston, TX – Engine Room
Mar 15 San Antonio, TX – Sanctuary (formerly Communion)
Mar 17 Austin, TX – SXSW
Mar 18 Austin, TX – Exodus – SXSW
Mar 19 South Padre Island, TX – Louie’s (Launch.com show/not with Ash)
Mar 20 Dallas, TX – Trees
Mar 26 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
Mar 27 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
Mar 28 Sacramento, CA – The Boardwalk
Mar 29 San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
Mar 31 Vancouver, BC – Richards On Richards
Apr 1 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
Apr 2 Seattle, WA – Graceland
Apr 4 Salt Lake City, UT – Lo-Fi Café
Apr 5 Denver, CO – Bluebird
Apr 7 Minneapolis, MN – Univ of Minn
Apr 8 Chicago, IL – Metro
Apr 9 Columbus, OH – Promowest Pavillion
Apr 12 Cleveland, OH – Agora
Apr 13 Toronto, ON – Opera House
Apr 15 Boston, MA – Axis
Apr 17 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
Apr 18 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
May 1 – Indio, CA – Coachella

For further information on The Bravery and tour dates check out
http://www.thebravery.com

Gang of Four On Tour

Post-punk veterans and stylistic predecessors of Franz Ferdinand and the Futureheads, Gang of Four were twenty years ahead of their time when they burst onto the Leeds music scene in 1977. But the group is back together and playing live for the first time since 1981. They have also finished work on their (very) long-awaited follow up to their 1979 classic album Entertainment. The as-yet-untitled double album is slated to come out around May. (Via Filter Mag)
Gang of Four’s tour dates are as follows…
May
1 – Indio, CA – Coachella
2 – San Francisco, CA – Fillmore
3 – San Francisco, CA – Fillmore
5 – Portland, OR – Roseland
6 – Seattle, WA – Showbox
7 – Vancouver, Canada – Commodore
10 – Minneapolis, MN – Quest
11 – Chicago, IL – Metro
12 – Chicago, IL – Metro
14 – Toronto, Canada – Phoenix
16 – Boston, MA – Avalon
17 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
18 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
20 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
21 – Philadelphia, PA – tba

Kingblind Download’s

The Album Leaf:: On your way
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Mono – Halcyon (Beautiful Days)
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Grupo Fantasma – Utility Rock
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Smoosh – Massive Cure
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Laika & The Cosmonauts – Rikki On The Loose
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Garbage is back! Shirley and the boys hit the road!

Garbage hit the road. Get exclusive tour tix pre sale right here.
April/May 2005
4/8: Seattle, WA – Paramount
4/10: San Francisco, CA – Warfield
4/11: Los Angeles, CA – Wiltern Theatre
4/14: Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
4/16: Philadelphia, PA – TLA
4/17: Boston, MA – Avalon
4/19: New York, NY – Hammerstein
4/21: Washington, DC – 9.30 Club
4/24: Montreal, Que – Metropolis
4/25: Toronto, Ont – Kool Haus
4/27: Detroit, MI – State Theatre
4/28: Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom
5/1: Madison, WI – Orpheum Theatre
5/4: Chicago, IL – Metro

Pre-sale info / tour dates:
https://tickets.ultrastar.com
www.garbage.com

Kingblind Download’s

Soul Coughing 10-25-98
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Clorox Girls:: Walk the Streets
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Oxford Collapse:: The Money You Have Maybe Too LIttle
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Cala:: Televise
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The Go! Team – Huddle Formation
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THIS IS A CALL…FOR GUEST STARS!

FOO FIGHTERS have lined up a host of guest collaborators for their forthcoming double album. The band are currently holed up in the studio putting the finishing touches to the follow-up to 2002’s ‘One By One’, which will be divided into a ‘heavy’ disc and a ‘mellow’ one. But according to MTV, as well as the hardly surprising Josh Homme, guest stars on the as-yet-untitled record include John Paul Jones from Led Zeppelin and Norah Jones. Guitarist Chris Shiflett posted on the band’s official website: “We’re all pretty stoked on how it sounds, and everyone’s amped to get back on the road and try it live. We started tracking the rock stuff first, then moved on to the mellow shit, which is almost done, and now we’re back to the rock. “None other than John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin fame came by to play some Mellotron, piano and mandolin on a few tracks. Of course, we managed to sneak in a few Led Zeppelin trivia questions and he even riffed ‘Kashmir’ on the Mellotron for a minute. We had yet another special guest in the studio yesterday. None other than Norah Jones! Hew song is on the ‘mellow’ disc and it’s got a really cool Elvis Costello vibe to it. Her voice is beautiful and fits the song really nice.” It’s been a busy year of guesting on each other’s records for the US rock elite. Foos frontman Dave Grohl pops up on new albums by Nine Inch Nails and Garbage, while Garbage’s Shirley Manson sings backing vocals on a new Queens Of The Stone Age track alongside Brody Dalle from The Distillers. (NME)