By Jennifer Marston on March 8, 2010
A quick look at where some of our favorite artists are headed in the coming months.
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By Jennifer Marston on March 8, 2010
We knew that when Peter Gabriel’s covers album, Scratch My Back, was released, an eventual follow-up was planned. When I’ll Scratch Yours eventually sees the light of day, it’ll feature the artists covered on the original release, each taking a stab at Gabriel’s own material.
And the first sounds of that project are in. Jagjaguar just announced the release of a Bon Iver/Gabriel split 7″, which will include the latter’s cover of “Flume” (off Scratch My Back) and Justin Vernon’s take of “Come Talk to Me.”
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By Karli McAllister on March 8, 2010
Releasing music is a tricky business these days. A task even more demanding is keeping track of the abundance of albums, compilations, singles, and EPs that drop each month, not to mention digital-versus-physical release times, overseas dates, and the occasional artist name change.
Because we know you’re busy, each Monday we throw the coffee on and pack the new week’s most anticipated releases into one easily digestible list.
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By Jennifer Marston on March 8, 2010
Whether it’s Julian Casablancas performing “I Wish it Was Christmas” with the Roots, Bright Eyes smashing the hell out of a trumpet onstage, or Ben Harper, Beck, and Billy Gibbons joining Will Ferrell and Conan for a rendition of “Free Bird,” late-night television affords us a wealth of entertaining performances (and just sheer entertainment) as far as musical guests go.
Ergo, each week, we round up every show’s scheduled performances and place them in a handy little list.
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By Jennifer Marston on March 7, 2010
Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous has committed suicide, it is being reported. According to Rolling Stone, the singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist took his own life on Saturday, March 6, something confirmed by his publicist.
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By Jennifer Marston on March 5, 2010
As we’re all aware, Broken Social Scene will release Forgiveness Rock Record on May 4. The album is set to arrive in the usual formats (digital download, CD, or LP), but the Canadian crew is also offering something special for BSS fanatics who also happen to have a little money to burn.
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By Jennifer Marston on March 4, 2010
As any informed Wilco fan knows, main axeman, Nels Cline, does a lot more than play guitar with the Chicago powerhouse. Among his many other side projects, including a recent venture with artist Norton Wisdom, he also leads the avant-garde outfit known as the Nels Cline Singers.
We’ve heard rumors of a new album from the trio for a while, and all speculation can now cease, as we’ve got the official word that Cryptogramophone will unleash Initiate on April 13.
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By Jennifer Marston on March 4, 2010
Forget Tim Burton. If we’re going to talk Alice in Wonderland adaptations, look no further than the latest project to come out of Snoop Dogg’s camp. The iconic rapper and producer released Malice N Wonderland in 2009, and now he’s readying a deluxe version of the highly conceptual album that comes complete with a mini-movie.
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By Jennifer Marston on March 4, 2010
It’s been a good stretch of time (about four years) since Belle and Sebastian gave us their last proper full-length, 2006’s The Life Pursuit. The lengthy hiatus, however, is about to end, as the band just announced its seventh studio album.
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By Jennifer Marston on March 1, 2010
Jesse Malin’s had a colorful few years. After stints as everything from charity auctioneer to a Las Vegas wedding DJ, along with a self-professed “personality crisis,” the ex-D Generation frontman signed to SideOneDummy and started work on a fourth solo album in late 2009 (Via Paste).
Love it to Live is Malin’s first record [...]
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