R.E.M.'s Peter Buck called into New York's Q104.3 for a nice little interview.
Buck discusses the band and NYC, his infamous vinyl collection, IRS Records, the new record and more.
He also talks about his 200, yes 200, guitars!
Listen in online here.
Accelerate is still in our heavy rotation. It really has staying power and recaptures that classic R.E.M. vibe the world had been missing the last decade or so.
Thanks guys!
Michael Gondry's video for Bjork's Human Behavior still remains one of our favorites.
Where Bjork is in this video has to be the coolest forest ever. It's somewhere we want to book a trip to pronto. It sort of sets up a visual of what one would expect the "magical" side of Iceland to be - even though the reality is probably much different.
Come on...Giant moths, a driving bear, a little porcupine, Bjork in space, Bjork in the river, Bjork flying through the sky.
It is one of the best visual feasts we can remember indulging in when it comes to the music video world.
Human Behavior also stands as one of our favorite all time Bjork songs. She has yet to top her debut record Debut in our opinion.
Let's relive shall we?
Bummer. We are big Adam Ant fans so this news pretty much saddens us. Ant has decided to call off his proposed book project. The decision was due to low interest from fans, making the cost of the project unworthy of the time and production needed.
A note was posted on Ant's official website stating -
We’re sorry for the disappointment felt by the few of you who have
expressed an interest in obtaining copies of Adam Ant Art, but sadly
there are just not enough of you to make it possible.
Producing a book of the scope and size of Adam Ant Art is expensive, and has become more so since the ‘credit crunch’ has ramped up the price of paper, shipping and distribution in recent weeks. Before any book is undertaken there are costings to be made which are dependent upon the size of the print run and sale cost of the book. It has to make financial sense before such a big and expensive project as AAA is begun. Unfortunately the number of people registering an interest in the book has not come close to matching the minimum print numbers.
The only way that it might be possible to create the book would be to charge a very large price for it from buyers, which is not something that Adam wants to do. Please note that the book was to be produced by Adam himself and was not being prepared with any publisher. The publishers of Adam’s autobiography, Macmillan, have no interest in publishing AAA, neither does any other major publishing house, because they do not believe that it will sell enough copies to make it financially viable for them.
As we have always said, ‘in order to proceed we need to confirm a certain level of interest’ and that simply hasn’t been reached. The idea may be raised again in the future if and when things change. Once again, apologies for your disappointment.
For full details on the proposed book see our post - Adam Ant Working On A New Book?
Maybe this is a perfect time to hit the road for some touring?
We keep forgetting to mention a very cool upcoming event in Pasadena taking place next week on Saturday the 21st called Make Music Pasadena.
Dengue Fever, Kinky, The Raveonettes, The Little Ones, Autolux, Division Day and more will all be performing at the free festival event. Six stages will be set up in and around Old Town Pasadena. Full band line-up, set times and stage info can be found here.
The 21st is also World Music Day so it is a perfect time to catch Cambodian rockers Dengue Fever. The guys and gal never disappoint and always put on a great show.
Check out the band's video for single Seeing Hands -
See ya out there!
Who? Mr. Billy Idol, the master of the sneering lip and friend to peroxide.
What? An upcoming greatest hits collection titled The Very Best Of Billy Idol: Idoloize Yourself featuring two new tracks - John Wayne and New Future Weapon. The deluxe edition will feature a bonus DVD of thirteen Idol videos including two cuts never before seen - Hot In The City (uncensored version) and the "Billy Idol only" extended version of Cradle Of Love. Odd...guess they must have cut the girl out completely?
When? June 24th
Why? Because Idol F'in rocks. I still remember seeing him way back in the day in San Francisco with Faith No More. Idol opened his set with a huge mechanical fist. The fist sat over the stage and spun upside down. The middle finger proceeded to lift up and flip off the audience. Shortly after, Idol emerged from the fist and performed the opening song (which escapes me) on the now flattened out middle finger.
Sampling? Head on over to Idol's official site and stream the new track John Wayne.
The full details?
Disc One:
1. Dancing With Myself
2. Hot In The City
3. White Wedding Part 1
4. Rebel Yell
5. Eyes Without A Face
6. Flesh For Fantasy
7. Catch My Fall
8. To Be A Lover
9. Don't Need A Gun
10. Sweet Sixteen
11. Mony, Mony (Live)
12. Cradle Of Love
13. L.A. Woman
14. Shock To The System
15. Speed
16. World Comin' Down
17. John Wayne - new exclusive track
18. New Future Weapon - new exclusive track
Disc Two:
1. Dancing With Myself
2. Hot In The City (Uncensored Version) - previously unreleased
3. White Wedding, Part 1
4. Rebel Yell
5. Eyes Without A Face
6. Flesh For Fantasy
7. Catch My Fall
8. To Be A Lover
9. Don't Need A Gun
10. Sweet Sixteen
11. Mony, Mony (Live)
12. Cradle Of Love (Extended Billy Idol Only Version) - previously unreleased
13. L.A. Woman
We don't mess around when it comes to our favorite EBM band of all time - Nitzer Ebb. We had a serious fascination with the band back in the day (mid-80's into the 90's) and it lives on today. Nitzer Ebb set the soundtrack to our life at the time.
2008 brings the promise of a new album which may easily get pushed to 2009. Hopefully fans will see the release of the band's live DVD shot on their reunion tour of 2006. The guys (Bon Harris and Douglas McCarthy) are taking their sweet time but it is cool - we just want them back in the scene the right way. If it takes them a couple years to write and record the perfect comeback record, then so be it. There is plenty of classic material to enjoy in the meantime.
A little Control I'm Here from 1989's Belief perhaps?
Caravan Girl, Goldfrapp's third single from their excellent album Seventh Tree, is due June 30th in the UK. Collectors rejoice as the single will be available in three formats - CD single, Maxi CD single and a limited edition numbered picture disc 7".
Full details below -
CD -
1.Caravan Girl
2.Happiness (Video)
Maxi CD -
1.Caravan Girl (Live Choral Version)
2.Monster Love (Live Acoustic Version)
3.Little Bird - Live at The Union Chapel (Video)
7" numbered picture disc -
A.Caravan Girl
B.Little Bird (Animal Collective Remix)
