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From Autolux: "Time to record says auto LUx. the time Is here. |||||||||
lovely. that's where we (luXers) shall be. gunna be different
this time. trying to find it, the IN ||||??????? VISIB LE thing
that you never get to. only" THe suPer naturals will see it.
Or become it from ----->IT.
Hmm...Sounds like they know what they're doing.
Dntel has been very busy, but it will all be worth the wait very soon:
"...The new dntel record is finally getting close to finished. If the last couple vocalists come through I think I could finish in the next couple months. It'll be called Dumb Luck and i have some paintings I had some chimpanzees paint which will probably make their way into the artwork. I think it will include 9 songs, all with vocals by different singers including me, andrew broder, jenny lewis, conor oberst, valerie trebeljahr and markus acher, and mia doi todd. There'll be a couple more singers but I don't want to say anything until I actually have their parts recorded."
March madness? Forget about it. I'll be in Austin, Texas doing the SXSW thing. Hopefully a ____load of L.A. bands get in again this year. The deadline is Monday the 7th. This means you need to get your press-kit in the mail by Friday.
Thankfully they changed the title of their forthcoming album. it was previously reported with the working title: The Goalkeeper's Revenge? Are you kidding me? But really, I think we all get it. Europe and the UK are better at football/soccer than America. That's cool. The confirmed title for their next album is The Life Pursuit. Here are some more details thanks to the kind folks at Pitchfork:
"The 18-track whopper was produced by Tony Hoffer (whose past credits include Beck, Air, Grandaddy, Stars, Supergrass and Phoenix) and will likely feature such songs as "Sukie In The Graveyard", "Funny Little Frog", "Song For Sunshine", "Act Of The Apostle Part I", "Another Sunny Day", and "A White Collared Boy".
It happens. The music business is sketchy and always manages to break a promise or two. Giant Drag had their upcoming US tour with The Cribs canceled. Hopefully when they get back from The UK it gets sorted out. I'm not worried.
When you tour up north you gotta play Seattle. Even though it's infamously home to the worst music scene ever, we affectionately call it "grunge", KEXP is the bright star that showcases tons of great bands in one of the coolest cities in the US. Silversun Pickups played a set on 9/26/05. It's now in the archives.
Colored Shadows have a new EP called Tiger Mask that's recently been finished, it's their second. Email the band or go to Amoeba to get it. Their first EP is outstanding (think AIR, Roxy Music and Jeff Buckley).
Everything is cool people, nothing to fear, just go about your business. Broadcast are back in true form, only better. The stage is set once again with the best and most mesmerizing of light/film visuals against the backdrop. Scenes of old 60's animation, science, sparkling supernovas, and kaleidoscopes aplenty. The bonus this time around is Trish Keenan on guitar, she can really play! Like a noisy, vibrato, fuzzed-out sonic bliss (Cheers Tim!). She plucks every note with ease while effortlessly caressing the crowd with space-age lullabies from albums past and present.
How's the new lineup you ask? Their drummer is awesome and sharp. The new keyboard/synth/guitar bloke, we'll call him that for now, plays as tight as if he were an original member. James Cargill switches between keyboards and his trademark bass-thumping that signifies old favorites like "Pendulum"(the set opener), "Come On Let's Go", "Illumination", and "Ominous Cloud". But the real payoff is the new material. If Tender Buttons didn't convince you that they were leaving the psychedelic fantasy world and jumping straight into the futuristic unknown their live set will. They were confident, positive, and loose like every great band should be. Songs like "America's Boy", "Michael A Grammar" and "The Black Cat" knock you on your sweet arse. They know they're on to something big, something forward-thinking and special. If you loved them last time around you'll be very happy. It's fun to watch a band at top of their game and the crowd noticed. I almost forgot, they finally made some sick t-shirts that don't look like their album covers. Hit the ATM before you arrive and you'll leave with a smile.
Broadcast come around again on November 21st at The Troubadour, and the tour ends there. Don't blow it.
The wonderfully talented Languis have composed several songs for a documentary entitled Los Angeles Now. The documentary was produced and directed by Phillip Rodriguez. Here's an excerpt from the website:
"Once the whitest city in America, Los Angeles is now the most multicultural city in the history of the world. Once an empty, bucolic space, L.A. is now a disorienting megalopolis. Yet the city's cultural transformation has gone largely overlooked by the media, the movies, and even by the many of the city's residents themselves. The entertainment industry continues to churn out counterfeit and outmoded images of L.A. while ignoring the many new stories emerging from the city's increasingly diverse population".
The documentary has been aired on PBS and screened all over Los Angeles. Go to the website link above for more details and screenings.
