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With over a decade of hard work, 7 albums and 6 Grammy Awards in their back pocket, the Black Keys definitely don't need more of an introduction.
After pushing the limits of blues with the revolutionary album "Brothers", the notorious Ohio duo is confidently exploring new horizons in their latest release entitled "El Camino".
Recording under the influence of producer Danger Mouse, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney drift away from their (now famous) old-school blues sounds to concoct faster rock & roll riffs, which turn out to be particularly seductive. As the iconic Chevrolet – El Camino – did back in the 80's, the record delivers and takes you on a journey, from beginning to end.
And when you think this concert can't get any better, well, it does. With the Arctic Monkeys taking care of opening, you'll be "on your dancing shoes" and rocking out to their raw UK indie before you know it.


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Mark Hoppus from Blink 182 debuted his workout video moves on Friday's episode of Hoppus On Music. See if you can keep up with this athletic wonder:
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Richard Hawley (Pulp, Longpigs), will drop his seventh studio record, Standing At The Sky's Edge, May 7th in the U.K. So far, it appears there won't be a North American release, but it be available on import May 15th. Take a listen to two tracks from the album below and visit The Guardian for the exclusive full album stream.
"Leave Your Body Behind You"
"Standing At The Sky's Edge"
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Smashing Pumpkins have revealed the cover art and tracklisting for their new album Oceania. The band's seventh studio album will drop on June 19th. You can pre-order the album on cd and vinyl now on Amazon. Oceania is part of the band's ongoing 44 track Teargarden by Kaleidyscope which they've been slowly releasing since 2009. Though you can download the tracks for free from Smashing Pumpkins' official site, you can still purchase limited edition box set versions of Teargarden by Kaleidyscope 1: Songs For A Sailor and Teargarden by Kaleidyscope 2: The Solstice Bare.
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The Machine Room have premiered a new video for their track "Camino de Soda." The song is available on the band's Love From A Distance four song ep that dropped earlier this year. Take a look at the video below and buy the ep on iTunes, Amazon, or Bandcamp.
The Machine Room "Camino de Soda"
I'd also like to mention that, "Your Head On The Floor Next Door," which is also on Love From A Distance, is still my favorite song of 2012. It's so addictive, it's like crack. If you haven't listened to it yet, by all means, envelop yourself in its awesomeness:
If you liked the songs on Love From A Distance, you'll probably also want to check out another new track, "Feed Me To The Ocean."
And, here's the band's take on New Order's "Bizarre Love Triangle"
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8 am hour
XTC "Making Plans For Nigel"
New Order "Your Silent Face"
Jam "Town Called Malice"
Sugarcubes "Birthday"
Pixies "Where Is My Mind?"
Sloan "Money City Maniacs"
Meat Puppets "Backwater"
Soundgarden "Outshined"
Velvet Underground "There She Goes Again"
Replacements "Hold My Life"
Lemonheads "Into Your Arms"
Joe Strummer "Love Kills"
Elvis Costello "Radio, Radio"
9 am hour
Duran Duran "Planet Earth"
Joy Division "Love Will Tear Us Apart"
Placebo "Pure Morning"
Stone Roses "Love Spreads"
R.E.M. "The One I Love"
Porno For Pyros "Pets"
Sonic Youth "Teenage Riot"
Soup Dragons "I'm Free"
Cure "Close To Me"
Ultravox "Reap The Wild Wind"
Radiohead "Let Down"
Belly "Feed The Tree"
10 am hour
Pearl Jam "Black"
Helmet "Unsung"
Nirvana "Polly"
Simple Minds "Sanctify Yourself"
Concrete Blonde "Joey"
INXS "Original Sin"
Clash "This Is Radio Clash"
Fugazi "Waiting Room"
Pure "Spiritual Pollution"
Bob Mould "See A Little Light"
Oasis "Don't Look Back In Anger"
Stereo Mc's "Connected"
11 am hour
Depeche Mode "People Are People"
Siouxsie & the Banshees "Kiss Them For Me"
R.E.M. "Can't Get There From Here"
Smoking Popes "Need You Around"
Alice In Chains "Would?"
Jesus & Mary Chain "Just Like Honey"
Dandy Warhols "Bohemian Like You"
Dinosaur Jr. "Freak Scene"
Smiths "This Charming Man"
Curve "Coast Is Clear"
Nine Inch Nails "Down In It"
Cure "Just Like Heaven"Verve "Slide Away"
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The Atlantic examined Jack White and his lyrical output from over the years and determined he's got a real life problem with women, and in particular, women who are in control. The article, Jack White's Women Problem, appeared in Wednesday's online edition of the 'zine, and starts off with:
Blunderbuss doubles down on the White Stripes' singer's long lyrical campaign against females he can't control.
Some other choice passages from the article follow:
White as a lyricist has been obsessed with women for more than a decade now, perhaps to a greater extent than any other rock star in his generation.
What White really seems to dislike is when women choose their own boxes. He's a famous control freak, and in his songs, women are constantly threatening his control, forcing him into playing the role of victim. His response? Vitriol.
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As the Stone Roses were starting to blow up in 1989, they played their biggest gig (at the time) of their career at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool England. The concert, released on DVD in the U.K. in 1991, is regarded by many Roses fans as one of the band's best gigs ever. The band played to a packed house of 4000 (it turned out to be more than that--as the story goes, at the beginning of the show someone in the band opened the doors of the ballroom allowing tons of fans to pack in and enjoy the sold out show). Blackpool Live is no longer available to purchase, but you can watch the full concert below.
01. I Wanna Be Adored
02. Elephant Stone
03. Waterfall
04. Sugar Spun Sister
05. Made Of Stone
06. She Bangs The Drums
07. Where Angels Play
08. Shoot You Down
09. Going Down
10. Mersey Paradise
11. I Am The Resurrection
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It's Kim Gordon's birthday today! I'm pretty sure if you look up the word "uber cool" in the dictionary, you'll find a picture of her. Celebrate her birthday with some awesome video:
"Kool Thing"
Kim Gordon 1988 New York City rooftop interview (interview + reading from So You Want To Be A Rock & Roll Star)
Kim Gordon interview (part 2)
Kim Gordon co-produced Hole's debut record Pretty On The Inside. Courtney Love and Gordon appeared together on MTV's 120 Minutes in 1991 to discuss the record:
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New Order played back to back shows at the O2 Apollo in Manchester this week. Watch video from both shows, including a couple of Joy Division covers, below and read a review of Thursday's show here:
"Love Vigilantes"
"The Perfect Kiss"
"True Faith"
"Love Will Tear Us Apart"
"Transmission" (starts with LONG intro by promoter Alan Wise. Unless I heard wrong, he referred to the band as 5 boys! The song starts at 1:50 into the video, fyi)
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Last night Jack White streamed his concert live from New York as part of the American Express Unstaged series. The concert, directed by Gary Oldman, has been uploaded in its entirety to Vevo and you can watch it below.
FYI, the show below begins with video of White and director Oldman having some fun, then the actual concert begins at around 9 minutes in. If you missed the show last night, there were two sets--the first 40 minute set featured White's female band, then after a ten minute intermission White returned for a second set backed by his male band. Envelop yourself in the awesomeness below:
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Todd Simko, the producer and guitarist for 90's Vancouver band Pure has died after reportedly being involved in a head on car collision. Simko's wife has posted the following statement on Facebook:
"Todd may your soul be finally at peace. You are not only the most fantastic father and husband one could have, but also you were also a great friend, musician, teacher, guide, mentor and music engineer.The music community has suffered now a great loss and talent. Not only did you touch all the hearts of people in music but also in the lives of family, my peers and especially our daughters friends and family. You will forever remain close by in our hearts and you will be greatly missed by all."
"Baba O'Riley" (Who cover)
"Chocolate Bar"
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Jack White appeared on the Colbert Report last night for an interview and performance. If you missed the broadcast, watch the entertaining backstage interview and performance of "Freedom At 21" below. Video highlights courtesy of The Audio Perv:
"Freedom At 21"
Tonight Jack White and Gary Oldman team up for American Express Unstaged. Oldman is directing the live webcast of White's show from New York City. Festivities kick off at 9pm ET.
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Gary Numan kicks off his tour of the U.K. next month. The tour, which coincides with Numan's DVD Machine Music: The Best Of Gary Numan, features a mix of greatest hits from Numan's entire career plus tracks from his 2011 album Dead Son Rising. Machine Music: The Best Of Gary Numan drops May 22nd and you can watch the short promo video for the release and tour below:
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And now the update you knew was coming about the Smiths reunion rumors that were started this morning. Johnny Marr made a statement a few minutes ago responding to the rumors. Johnny Marr's official statement:
"The rumour of the Smiths reunion is untrue. It's not happening."
The end.
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Here we go again, another Smiths reunion story:
Today website music-news.com is reporting that The Smiths are reforming and allegedly the revelation comes from a source who is got the info from a live promoter who had been in talks with the band. From the article:
"The Smiths, widely regarded as THE seminal British band are to throw their differences aside and return to the live stage this autumn."
The article goes on to suggest the decision to reform came after The Stone Roses announced their reunion.
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Crocodiles are releasing their new album Endless Flowers in June. Take a look at their official video for the first single, "Sunday," plus some recent live footage including a 30 minute set from earlier this year:
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Swervedriver's Adam Franklin was interviewed by Glasgowest after the band's recent show in San Francisco. Franklin talked about the band's early days (the previous band Shake Appeal), getting signed to Creation by Alan McGee, and there's also mention of My Bloody Valentine and Mark Gardener. Franklin also asked some fan submitted questions, including when we expect a new record. Here's part of his reply:
"I think the official line was that we've been working on new material for probably release later in the year. You can take an educated guess or interpret that any way you want but we have a couple of ideas we'd like to execute, certainly and we'll see how that goes..."
Read the full interview and watch the band's recent Jimmy Fallon performance of their new song "Deep Wound"
"Deep Wound"
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According to Billboard, it looks like Jack White's debut solo record Blunderbuss is tipped to enter the Billboard 200 at number one! The numbers don't officially get announced until May 2nd, however the analysts generally accurately predict the charting based off sales figures based from the first couple of days of album sales. Go Jack!
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Morrissey has announced plans for his only U.K. concert of 2012. Morrissey makes his grand return to Manchester Arena on July 28th, a venue he last played in 2004 while promoting You Are The Quarry. Tickets for the July 28th show go on sale Friday at 9am BST.
The Smiths "Suffer Little Children"
Morrissey "Moon River"
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Graham Coxon released his new record A + E a few weeks back and he's currently on a month long tour of the U.K. Watch some video from his London show at the London Forum:
"What'll It Take"
"Standing On My Own Again"
"Freakin' Out"
"You And I"
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Jack White appeared on Zane Lowe's show on BBC Radio 1 for an interview and live performance. During the interview Lowe asked White about why he has two separate live backing bands--one all female and one all male. Here's part of his reply:
"...it was a production idea that came up while I was doing blunderbuss...it just takes one female to change all the males', like, energy and it makes it sometimes better, sometimes different, whatever it is, it's different...you can change the vibe very easily just with bringing a different person in the room so, I said this is the vibe I want to when I get on stage live...what if I had two different bands? I thought, well people aren't really going to notice the effect if it was just two bands with with mixed people or whatever, so I thought the way to really exemplify it was with an all female band and an all male band and you can definitely visually say this is a totally different thing than the last time I saw them play...it's a lot of bizarre interesting social, electricity going on in the room when you do that and I'm getting a lot of it and all the musicians are really vibing off it..."
White also revealed that he decides which band will back him the day of the show (it's not a set schedule or planned out very far in advance.)
Listen to the full interview and performance here (it starts ~ 58:00 into the archive).
White is on his way back to the U.S. for some live shows, and he'll kick off the action Thursday night with an appearance on the Colbert Report.
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Eric Erlandson continues on the press tour for his newly released memoir Letters To Kurt. In an interview with the online edition of San Francisco Bay Guardian, Erlandson revealed he's going to put out a soundtrack to accompany Letters To Kurt later this year:
I'm planning on doing a soundtrack to the book, I just ran out of time, I couldn't get it out at the same time as the book. I plan to get it out this year. That should be really fun, to go back and use all my musical influences and not have it be tied to a band project.
Watch Erlandson (and fans) perform an acoustic version of "Police On My Back" (Clash cover) at a book signing last month:
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30 Seconds To Mars have announced they're busy working on their fourth studio album and Friday they'll be holding a fan event on their newly launched site VyRT.net. The band's webcast on Friday will feature a live performance, a preview of their upcoming film, and they'll also answer fan questions. The deadline to watch the event is tonight (and they are charging a fee to view) but they have plans to do more of these webcasts in the future. For more info, hit up VyRT.net.
The band put together a short video to promote the event, and you can watch the "spooky" video below:
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The Stone Roses are preparing to kick off their reunion tour and as part of the celebration a new exhibit featuring tons of never before seen photos of the band will open in London. The Stone Roses: The Third Coming, The Definitive Stone Roses Exhibition features 70 rare and/or never seen before pictures taken by music photographers Kevin Cummins, Paul Slattery, and Ian Tilton. The exhibit opens June 13th and runs through August 12th at Whiteley's Shopping Center. Take a look at some of the pictures here.
The Stone Roses are kicking off their reunion tour June 8th in Barcelona and will play the European festival circuit this summer. There are no North American dates at this time, but at the band's press conference last year they did make mention of a "worldwide" tour, so perhaps there will be dates to announce shortly!
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Last month Damon Albarn got everyone all wound up when he told the Guardian that there likely wouldn't be a future for Blur or Gorillaz. Well now Albarn is backing away from those statements saying he was "misquoted." When asked about his comments about disbanding both acts, here's what he told the Metro:
No. That comes from an article which was an interesting take on a very long conversation. I don't know how we'll feel when we play Hyde Park. Some days I feel one way and other days I feel the other. If you don't see something as a career but as an important part of your life, you don't know how you're going to feel about it. We want to put on a great performance but nothing's been said between us about the beginning or the end.
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Drummers from around the world are coming together for a charity event in Manchester on July 15th. Stick It To MS is a benefit for the Multiple Sclerosis Society and so far will reportedly include drummers from The Smiths, Faithless, and Groove Armada among others. The organizers are trying to get as many drummers from around the world to participate and they're attempting to set a Guinness World Record for having the most drummers playing the same beat for five minutes. You don't have to be a renowned drummer to take part, you just need to be able to play a simple beat. To find out more visit the Stick It To MS website and take a look at the promo video below to get an idea of the drumming skills involved:
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Eric Erlandson will be in Berkeley tonight for an acoustic performance and reading from his book Letters To Kurt. The event takes place at Moe's Books tonight at 7:30 pm. If you happen to be in the area, here's all the info on the event.
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As if Jack White isn't busy enough, Gigwise is reporting that White is composing the score for the 2013 film adaptation of The Lone Ranger starring Johnny Depp.
White has been in the U.K. for a handful of live gigs, but he'll be back in the U.S. tomorrow for his North American tour.
Detroit fans, keep in mind tickets to see Jack White's matinee show May 24th at Scottish Rite Theater are still available. Tickets are only available in person (no phone orders or internet orders.) To purchase visit UHF in Royal Oak or Street Corner Music in Oak Park. Tickets are 48 dollars each (there's a two ticket limit), cash only, and you need a photo id to purchase.
White has been in the U.K. for a handful of live gigs, but he'll be back in the U.S. tomorrow for his North American tour.
Detroit fans, keep in mind tickets to see Jack White's matinee show May 24th at Scottish Rite Theater are still available. Tickets are only available in person (no phone orders or internet orders.) To purchase visit UHF in Royal Oak or Street Corner Music in Oak Park. Tickets are 48 dollars each (there's a two ticket limit), cash only, and you need a photo id to purchase.
Tomorrow the Third Man Records Rolling Record Store will be cruising around NYC on April 26th giving away tickets to White's American Express Unstaged show for Friday, April 27th. If you want the tickets, you'll need to find the Rolling store, so be sure to follow them on Twitter because they'll be tweeting out their location. If you haven't seen the big ol' yellow Rolling Store, it looks like this:
Friday, don't miss the live webcast of Jack White's American Express Unstaged show. The concert will be directed by Gary Oldman and will be webcast live starting at 9pm ET
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Gaz Coombes has premiered the official video for "Hot Fruit," the first single from his solo album Here Come The Bombs. Take a look at the video below and U.K. fans can pre-order the album here. So far it appears the album will only be available on import in the U.S.
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A collection of R.E.M. related photographs Anton Corbijn took over the last two decades are on display at a museum in Germany. The exhibit titled Anton Corbijn. R.E.M. Seen between 1990 - 2010 will run through June 10th at the Albertinum in Dresden, East Germany. Read more about the exhibit here and view a picture of Corbijn standing in front of the exhibit.
As previously reported Corbijn himself is the subject of a documentary titled Anton Corbijn Inside Out which is currently being screened in Germany. The film, directed by Klaartje Quirijns, is peek into Corbijn's extraordinary career as a photographer, film maker/director, and video artist. Inside Out is available on DVD in the Netherlands and Germany, and will be released in Belgium next month. So far a release date for elsewhere in the world (including North America and the U.K.) has not been announced.
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The Hives appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night and played two songs from their forthcoming album Lex Hives. Watch "Go Right Ahead" and "Wait A Minute" below. Lex Hives will arrive in stores on June 5th.
"Go Right Ahead"
"Wait A Minute"
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Eric Erlandson from Hole recently released his book Letters To Kurt. Erlandson appeared on CNN yesterday for an interview and explained why he wrote the book, and how it all came together. Erlandson also briefly discussed his recent revelation that Kurt Cobain had been working on new material in the weeks leading up to his death. Watch the interview below and buy Letters To Kurt here.
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As expected, Robert Smith was not happy when he learned that the vinyl single he designed and signed for the Secret 7'' project wound up on Ebay. In a post on the official Cure website, Smith revealed that he'll turn the tables on the Ebay seller by designing seven more singles that he'll personally design and sign, plus he's adding handwritten lyrics to the sleeves. All of the singles will be auctioned on Ebay and ALL of the money will go directly to the Teenage Cancer Trust charity. Details about the new Ebay auction will be posted tomorrow.
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Tommy Marth, the touring saxophonist for the Killers and Big Friendly Corporation died earlier today according to his bandmate Timothy Styles from Big Friendly Corporation (listen to the podcast Styles recorded earlier today). Not much info has been released about his death, other than it was a "tragic, sudden passing."
Read an 2010 interview with Tommy Marth that discusses the saxophone and his experience with the Killers. In the interview Marth mentioned his love of "First Song (For Ruth)" by Stan Getz:
"I don't even have a favorite song, but if I did I might say "First Song (For Ruth)" by Stan Getz. It is a haunting and amazingly beautiful song he recorded just before dying and, I shit you not, there are plenty of times I have cried while listening to it..."
Rest in peace, Tommy.
Stan Getz "First Song (For Ruth)"
This video performance of "Bones" live from Royal Albert Hall features some shots of Tommy in action:
The Killers "Goodnight, Travel Well"
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Jack White heard the cries from distraught fans in Detroit shut out of tickets to his May 24th show at the Scottish Rite Theater and has taken action! White added an all ages matinee before his sold out evening show May 24th at the Scottish Rite Theater. Tickets for the matinee show go on sale tomorrow at noon! Here are the details:
Tickets are ONLY available in person at the UHF in Royal Oak and Street Corner Music in Oak Park. Tickets are $48 each, there's a two ticket limit, and CASH ONLY is accepted. A photo id must be presented in order to purchase tickets and you'll need to show photo id again before entry into the show on May 24th (tickets are non-transferable.) Tickets go on sale at both locations tomorrow at noon, and the soonest you can start lining up outside either location is 8am. If you need more details visit the official Jack White website.
Posted by Cristina on 3:26 PM
System Of A Down have announced a handful of summer dates with Deftones opening, and the tour itinerary includes an August 14th date at DTE! The fan pre-sale kicks off May 1st and the general onsale is May 4th at 10am. View the tour schedule and ticket info on the official System Of A Down website.
To prepare for the awesomeness that awaits, why not watch Deftones' set from Lollapalooza 2011, and System Of A Down's Rock Am Ring set from last year:
To prepare for the awesomeness that awaits, why not watch Deftones' set from Lollapalooza 2011, and System Of A Down's Rock Am Ring set from last year:
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The Joy Division/Ian Curtis biopic Control will be screened next month as part of the Brighton Fringe film festival, and in celebration of the screening, four limited edition posters have been designed for the event. Only 30 copies of each poster have been made and are being sold in sets of four. To purchase and/or view the posters, visit the photography blog of Jim Stephenson, and for info on the screening of Control and Q + A session that follows, visit the Brighton Fringe website. Fun fact: Stephen Mallinder of Cabaret Voltaire will be taking part in the Q + A session! Via Design Week.
Control is available on DVD + Blu-Ray
Control is available on DVD + Blu-Ray
Posted by Cristina on 9:32 AM
Iggy Pop has announced plans to release his 16th solo album, Apres, on May 9th. The follow up to 2009's Preliminaires features ten covers, including songs from Frank Sinatra, Yoko Ono, the Beatles and more. According to the official Apres press release, many of the songs are French. Iggy explained why:
"Many of these songs are in French, probably because it is the French culture which has most stubbornly resisted the morntal attacks of the Anglo-American music machine."
Apres drops May 9th. Read the full report in NME.
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The Hives will return with a new album in June. Lex Hives is the band's fifth studio record and their first since 2007's The Black & White Album. Check out the album's first single, "Go Right Ahead," and don't miss the Hives on Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight. Lex Hives drops June 5th.
Posted by Cristina on 5:56 AM
The Cribs have issued the single, "Come On Be A No One" on limited edition red vinyl backed with a song called "Don't Believe In Me." The b-side was recorded over two years ago, but was abandoned by the band until producer Woodie Taylor offered to finish up the song for the band. The Cribs are pleased with the results and have declared the it to be one of the best songs they've ever written. Listen to the track below:
If you couldn't manage a copy on red vinyl, both songs ("Come On, Be A No One" and "Don't Believe In Me") are available digitally. The Cribs drop the full length record In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull on May 7th in the U.K. and May 15th in North America.
Posted by Cristina on 5:28 AM
Ultravox premiered the title track from their forthcoming album Brilliant last week and now fans in the U.K. can pre-order the release (links for North America will be coming soon.) The band would like fans to use their microsite/link to order the record because it helps the band out financially, so visit the official Ultravox site to order. Brilliant drops May 28th
Posted by Cristina on 7:34 PM
Fans of the Manchester/Madchester scene might be interested in an article published in the online edition of The Guardian. The piece, How Madchester put the E into enterprise zone, looks back at the music scene as well as the community atmosphere during the Madchester heyday in the late 80's/early 90's.
Happy Mondays "24 Hour Party People"
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8 am hour:
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Echo & the Bunnymen "People Are Strange"
Church "Reptile"
Depeche Mode "Everything Counts"
Fastball "the Way"
Smiths "Frankly Mr. Shankly"
Sloan "Underwhelmed"
Replacements "I'll Be You"
Billy Idol "Rebel Yell"
Republica "Ready To Go"
U2 "Two Hearts Beat As One"
Pixies "Velouria"
R.E.M. "Finest Worksong"
Hole "Doll Parts"
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Cure "Love Song"
Radiohead "Street Spirit"
Pearl Jam "Why Go"
Hum "Stars"
Smashing Pumpkins "Ava Adore"
Tears For Fears "Mad World"
Public Image Limited "Seattle"
English Beat "I Confess"
Manic Street Preachers "Stay Beautiful"
Oasis "Live Forever"
Elastica "Connection"
Ministry "Stigmata"
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PJ Harvey "Down By The Water"
Ramones "I Wanna Be Sedated"
Joy Division "She's Lost Control"
Nine Inch Nails "Sin"
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Lenny Kravitz "Let Love Rule"
Fine Young Cannibals "Suspicious Minds"
Foo Fighters "Big Me"
Charlatans "The Only One I Know"
Stone Roses "I Wanna Be Adored"
Catherine Wheel "Wish You Were Here"
Talk Talk "It's My Life"
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Nirvana "Rape Me"
Bauhaus "She's In Parties"
Inspiral Carpets "Two Worlds Collide"
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Simple Minds "Don't You Forget About Me"
Depeche Mode "Behind The Wheel/Route 66"
Wire "Kidney Bingos"
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James "Laid"
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Posted by Cristina on 8:56 PM
A Morrissey interview from South By Southwest 2006 has appeared online. Moz talks honesty, celebrity, American Idol "I don't know anybody on the planet who enjoys it," and life with Rolling Stone editor David Fricke. Watch it below:
Posted by Cristina on 6:04 PM
Ah yes, it's Record Store Day today. Not surprisingly, some of the limited edition offerings are already up on Ebay.
1. Jack White "Sixteen Saltines" liquid filled vinyl--ok, you had to know this was going to appear immediately on Ebay--it's a super cool record with liquid inside. I'm not sure how many of these were made (it was only available at the Third Man Records store in Nashville) but one copy is definitely on Ebay now.
2. Jack White "Sixteen Saltines" etched vinyl--again, it's limited edition, unique, and up on Ebay. There are a few copies, and you can tell some sellers believe this will be a windfall. One listing set the auction for 30 days (unlike this 24 hour auction here.)
3. M83 "Mirror" etched vinyl . Another limited edition release, and apparently Jack White isn't the only one with etched vinyl!
4. Morrissey "Suedehead" 10 inch picture disc. There are a few copies of the limited edition release already up on Ebay.
5. Arcade Fire "Sprawl II" Limited Edition single.
6. Arctic Monkeys "R U Mine" Limited Edition single on purple vinyl.
5. Arcade Fire "Sprawl II" Limited Edition single.
6. Arctic Monkeys "R U Mine" Limited Edition single on purple vinyl.
7. The Cure "Friday I'm In Love" vinyl single. Robert Smith from the Cure designed a vinyl sleeve for the band's "Friday I'm In Love" Secret 7 Record Store Day offering. If you haven't heard about the Secret 7'' project, 100 copies of the Cure's single were pressed and various artists from around the world were commissioned to make a unique vinyl sleeve, and each copy featured a different sleeve. Other bands also participated in the event, and over 700 singles were made available in total for Record Store Day.
Earlier today, all the Secret 7'' copies went on sale at an art gallery in East London for a minimum ~ 60 dollar donation--all money raised went to the Teenage Cancer Trust charity. The guy who bought the Robert Smith sleeve (designed and signed by Smith) ran right home and put it on Ebay (current "buy it now" price is $3500).
Hey, all's fair and the seller isn't breaking any laws, but still...
Update: a ton of other Record Store Day 2012 releases are now on Ebay.
Posted by Cristina on 4:32 PM
It's Robert Smith's birthday. Celebrate with some amazing performances and a full concert from the Cure, plus watch the Much More Music documentary The Story of the Cure.
"A Forest"
"Primary" (appearance on Australian television)
1982 interview with The Cure:
"Close To Me" (acoustic)
Concert recorded in 1980 in the Netherlands (the announcer gives about a minute long intro, so fast forward about a minute in if you just can't wait for The Cure)
The Much More Music's 2000 documentary The Story of the Cure is embedded below. FYI, there's a bit of a lapse between segment 2 and 3 due to a couple of segments being pulled off YouTube. I pieced the film together from different uploaders so most of it is posted below.
The Story of the Cure part 1
The Story of the Cure part 2
The Story of the Cure
The Story of the Cure
The Story of the Cure
The Story of the Cure
Posted by Cristina on 3:36 PM
Celebrate Iggy's birthday by reading a letter he sent to a fan in 1995 + watch some live concert films from The Stooges:
Raw Power: First Live Show
Iggy + The Stooges: Live In Detroit (2003)
Posted by Cristina on 2:56 PM
Yesterday the online edition of the Philippine Star published an exclusive email interview with Morrissey. Most of the interview centered around animal rights and vegetarianism, but the paper did question Morrissey about his forthcoming autobiography. Unfortunately, Morrissey sort of skirted the question:
Q: What can we find in the 660 page autobiography that you're putting out soon? How's your book about James Dean?
A: "When I was 19, I wrote an essay on James Dean called James Dean is not Dean, which was unfortunately published as a very slim book, but re-titled James Dean is not Dead. Very, very, very embarrassing for me. I curl up and die whenever I think of it. Rightly so."
And that all folks--no further discussion of the book! Despite no real update on the autobiography, Moz fans should find the rest of the interview interesting, so head over to The Philippine Star.
Posted by Cristina on 8:13 AM
On the eve of Iggy Pop's birthday, it's a good time to revisit a remarkable letter Iggy sent to a fan in 1995. The letter was written in response to a troubled fan named Laurence, who had written a 20 page letter to Iggy. It took 9 months for Laurence to receive a response, but it was definitely worth the wait. The heartfelt letter has been posted on Letters Of Note (Laurence sent a copy to them) and it's guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Iggy truly rocks.
Happy early birthday, Iggy!
Posted by Cristina on 5:26 AM
James have been in North America for the last two weeks on their North American tour. Last week fans in San Francisco were treated to an intimate show at the Independent. Watch a couple of songs from the concert, including the 10 minute encore of "Sometimes."
Tonight James are back in Indio, California for round two of Coachella. Watch footage from last Friday's Coachella appearance here.
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Tonight James are back in Indio, California for round two of Coachella. Watch footage from last Friday's Coachella appearance here.
Posted by Cristina on 5:02 AM
Morrissey loves his favorite Edwin Jagger razor blades so much, that upon realizing his blades were dull, he called in the bigwigs to have more shipped to him. The Sheffield Star reports Moz's staff had the duty of procuring more, which entailed a call to the head of the company, Neil Jagger, at his holiday home in France to have more shipped out! Read the blurb via the Manchester Evening News here.
I hope he didn't...panic! Sorry.
Tomorrow Morrissey's Record Store Day release will go on sale in the U.K. The 10 inch picture disc features the "Suedehead" Mael Brothers/Sparks remix, plus two live tracks. A digital release will be available on Monday, April 23rd, but you can check part of it out now.
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Posted by Cristina on 5:26 AM
Morrissey is about to release a 10 inch picture disc for Record Store Day featuring a "Suedehead" remix by Mael Brothers (Ron & Russell Mael, aka, Sparks) backed with two live tracks recorded for the BBC in 1995. Back in 2005 a Sparks remix of "Suedehead" was released on Rhino's alternative remix compilation Future Retro, so it's unclear whether the Mael Brothers remix for Record Store Day is a brand new remix from the Mael Brothers, or if they're just releasing the 2005 remix on vinyl.
FYI, the 2005 version of the "Suedehead" remix is available digitally here and you can listen to it below:
"Suedehead" (Sparks remix, 2005)
A few years ago, Sparks released a pretty entertaining song about Morrissey called "Lighten Up Morrissey." The song appeared on their 2008 album Exotic Creatures of the Deep, and Morrissey was entertained by the song and went on to use it as the intro to his 2009 tour.
"Lighten Up Morrissey" Sparks
FYI, the 2005 version of the "Suedehead" remix is available digitally here and you can listen to it below:
"Suedehead" (Sparks remix, 2005)
A few years ago, Sparks released a pretty entertaining song about Morrissey called "Lighten Up Morrissey." The song appeared on their 2008 album Exotic Creatures of the Deep, and Morrissey was entertained by the song and went on to use it as the intro to his 2009 tour.
"Lighten Up Morrissey" Sparks
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Meanwhile read the other interesting Newsday sports (and non-sports) blogs, conveniently rounded up here.
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- If the headline of my article read, "Caterpillar Announces Gold-Plating Option for all Its New Machinery," the public would wonder why Caterpillar (CAT) would do such a thing.
The world's largest maker of construction equipment is, according to Reuters, doing something even more lucrative. It has begun exporting Chinese-made machinery to the Middle East and Africa, part of a plan to offset a dip in China's economic growth.
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Technology to control the speed of AC motor continues to develop at a
fast pace. Adjustable frequency drives (AFDs) are a significant part of this development.
Energy savings, less wear on the mechanical components, and better process control are the
primary factors which push the rapid advancement of this technology.
Today's AFD technology with a pulse width modulation (PWM) microprocessor
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Unfortunately, fast switching IGBT technology also generates a very fast voltage rise (dv/dt) in the output waveform which induces additional stress on the motor insulation.
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AC is represented by a sine wave where the period of the wave is the inverse of its frequency and the height is equal to its magnitude When AC motors are connected directly to the utility line (across the line), they operate at a fixed speed. The input voltage could be 230 or 460 volts at 60 hertz in the USA and 380 volts at 50 hertz in other parts of the world. With sinewave at this low of a frequency, the motor and the cable see a peak voltage that is the RMS voltage times 1.414, or about 650V for a nominal 460V line. Allowing for high line transients, a 1000v insulation dielectric rating on the motor is usually adequate.
Pulse Width Modulation
Pulse width modulation, usually referred to a "PWM," is a type of AFD technology that achieves frequency and voltage control with a drive section called the inverter. By using PWM technology, a constant dc bus voltage is chopped into voltage pulses of fixed amplitude and variable width to approximate a sine wave output to the AC motor (as represented by the sine wave on the PWM graph).
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The rapid rise of voltage associated with PWM chopping combined with impedance differences between the cables and the motor, acts like a transmission line causing voltage reflection. As the pulse
reflect, they reinforce each other causing peak voltage on the cable and at the motor terminals which can be several times the nominal drive output voltage.
Early AFD's avoided pulse reflections by using bipolar transistor to chop the DC bus voltage and create the required output frequency. This technology has the advantages of low
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AFD's overcame the limitations of bipolar transistors with the development of
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IGBTs were quickly adopted because of these advantages, and most low voltage AFD's use this technology today.
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dv/dt of the IGBT's caused peak voltage at the motor terminals to approach 2 times the peak voltage. This forced the use of special motor's and also required special attention during installation. Inverter duty motors are commonly specified to insure that the insulation dielectric rating is suitable, which in most cases is above 1600V.
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The Bad Astromer (Phil Plait) lets us know that we will be ok and that this asteroid will not hit earth as some websites are claiming. He says:
For those who haven't been following this saga, some doomsayers have been claiming that an asteroid named 2007 TU24 poses a grave threat to Earth. These fearmongers are completely wrong, scaring lots of others, and are apparently unwilling to listen to reason. The videos still make outrageously bad claims and the websites still make utterly false statements. I decided to make my own video so that the truth can get out to as many people as possible.
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DENVER (AP) - A man suspected of killing a woman and wounding another is in critical condition after he fired a gunshot at a propane tank and was shot by police in Denver.
The man was seen walking with a gun and propane tanks in a residential neighborhood Friday after a shooting was reported in a home. That prompted police to warn residents to remain indoors.
Within about a half hour, officers responded and shot him. Police Chief Robert White says officers fired after the man shot at one of the tanks, which had gunpowder on top. White says it activated but no one was hurt in the explosion.
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She is no stranger to impressive surroundings. She grew up the privileged daughter of a Chinese-born business tycoon and an elegant, worldly mother who regularly shopped the couture shows in Paris. "My mother was extremely controlled, sort of flawless. And I always tend to be a bit more hippie," she says. "She was a Tiger Mother. ... But she really tried to encourage me to be who I was." Wang tries to be more hands-off with her own daughters, Josephine, 17, and Cecilia, 20. "I don't live through my kids. But I do know what will happen in life, and I just want them well prepared." Neither shows signs of wanting to follow in their mother's footsteps, which is fine with her. "I'm sure they remember me as always exhausted."
Wang has been rising at dawn and working around the clock since age eight, when she famously took up figure skating. While at college at Sarah Lawrence, her parents thought she would be a champion skater. "I was trying to manage school and training for the Olympics and ended up not doing well at either. That was a big lesson in my life," she sighs. "My mother expected both."
Instead, she was drawn to a world she had glimpsed through famed '60s model and college friend Penelope Tree, who would hitch rides back to campus in Wang's Porsche. "Let me tell you, when we came back from our first Christmas vacation and Penelope said, 'I was with David Bailey in London,' and I was ice-skating at a rink in New Jersey, I kind of got the difference between what my life was and what her life was." Wang practically cackles. "She wasn't going to Harvard-Yale football games and shit like that."
After graduating, Wang dedicated herself entirely to working her way up the fashion food chain. "It's a calling. Like being a musician. I mean, the hours of practice, the loneliness, the dedication. It was a very obsessive job for me," she explains. "My father didn't get it," she continues, remembering a time she had to turn down dinner with him even though he had flown into Paris just to see her while she was shooting with Arthur Elgort. "I'm in the middle of the Place de la Concorde, and I had a military jacket on with pins, tape, and clamps. I looked like a terrorist or something, and my father said, 'Can't you just comb your hair and put a dress on and come to dinner with me?' I said no. And he said, 'I don't know why you want to do this,' and I said, 'I do.'"
In fact, it was her own wedding that launched her bridal brand. In 1989, Wang was working as a design director at Ralph Lauren. Frustrated with racks of the requisite meringues and sugary confections at shops everywhere, she wanted a modern antidote. So she hired a dressmaker to achieve her own design--a simple gown of white sequins. The next year, with funding from her father, she launched her eponymous label to fill the niche for brides seeking similarly chic looks. "I saw it as a foundation for a business I could make a difference in and as something that could lead to other businesses," she says.
Her predictions have proved correct: Along with the successful ready-to-wear line she began in 2000, she just launched a line with David's Bridal, making Vera gowns available to brides of all income levels and sizes. (One can also get Vera Wang clothing, china, shoes, mattresses, luggage, and fragrance.) Cash registers everywhere are ka-ching-ing from women who want to buy a piece of her good taste. "I've always admired Vera's strong sense of personal style, which is inspired by her own life as a busy, beautiful, modern woman," Ralph Lauren says.
Wang never got a "vote of approval or a 'hurrah for you' or any of that" from her beloved father, who died in 2006 on the morning of her Spring 2007 show. It might be why she never allows herself to rest on her laurels. "If I were to say at any point that I feel really con?dent or really in control, that would be a mistake. Because I don't," she says. "I always see where I didn't do things the right way. I only see the heavy lifting. That's a bit of my wisdom, if you want to call it that. ... I think what it really is, is that I have an artistic soul. And I didn't know how to live without indulging that."
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Language: Naskapi is an Algonkian language spoken by nearly 1000 people in eastern Canada. The Naskapi and Montagnais are actually part of the same Indian nation, calling themselves Innu; their languages, however, have diverged enough that most linguists consider them separate languages (though some do class Naskapi as a dialect of Montagnais, or both as dialects of the Cree language). Naskapi is spoken by members of two Innu communities in Quebec and Labrador (Kawawachikamach and Mushuau, respectively). Its own speakers call the language Innu-aimun, but as Montagnais speakers refer to their language as Innu Aimun also, linguists tend to call the two languages Montagnais Innu and Naskapi Innu for distinguishing purposes. Though the Innu face many social crises today, language loss is not one of them, and virtually every child in the two Naskapi-speaking bands is fluent in their traditional tongue. Illiteracy is a bigger problem in these impoverished communities, where education is inadequate and usually in French. When Naskapi is written, either the French alphabet or the Cree syllabary is used. Like other Algonquian languages, Montagnais is a polysynthetic language with complex verb morphology and fairly free word order.
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A few Chinese hacker teams do most US data theft
Cyberattacks originating in China have been a problem for years, but until a decade or so ago analysts said the probes focused mainly on the U.S. government - a generally acknowledged intelligence gathering activity similar to Americans and Russians spying on each other during the Cold War.
But in the last 10 to 15 years, the attacks have gradually broadened to target defense companies, and then other critical industries including those in energy, finance and other sectors.
According to Ramsey and other cyber analysts, hackers in China have different digital fingerprints, often visible through the computer code they use, or the command and control computers that they use to route their malicious software through.
U.S. government officials have been reluctant to tie the attacks directly back to the Chinese government, but analysts and officials quietly say that they have tracked enough intrusions to specific locations to be confident they are linked to Beijing - either the government or the military. And, they add that they can sometimes glean who benefited from a particular stolen technology.
One of the analysts said investigations show that the dozen or so Chinese teams appear to get "taskings", or orders, to go after specific technologies or companies within a particular industry. At times, two or more of the teams appear to get the same shopping list, and compete to be the first to get it, or the one with the greatest haul.
Analysts and U.S. officials agree that a majority of the cyberattacks seeking intellectual property or other sensitive or classified data are done by China-based hackers. While much of the cyberattacks stealing credit card or financial information come from Eastern Europe or Russia.
According to experts, the malicious software or high-tech tools used by the Chinese haven't gotten much more sophisticated in recent years. But the threat is persistent, often burying malware deep in computer networks so it can be used again and again over the course of several months or even years.
The tools include malware that can record keystrokes, steal and decrypt passwords, and copy and compress data so it can be transferred back to the attacker's computer. The malware can then delete itself or disappear until needed again.
Several specific attacks linked to China include:
- Two sophisticated attacks against Google's systems that stole some of the Internet giant's intellectual property and broke into the Gmail accounts of several hundred people, including senior U.S. government officials, military personnel and political activists.
- Last year computer security firm Mandiant reported that data was stolen from a Fortune 500 manufacturing company during business negotiations when the company was trying to buy a Chinese company.
- Earlier this year, McAfee traced an intrusion to an Internet protocol address in China and said intruders took data from global oil, energy and petrochemical companies.
For the first time, U.S. intelligence officials called out China and Russia last month, saying they are systematically stealing American high-tech data for their own economic gain. The unusually forceful public report seemed to signal a new, more vocal U.S. government campaign against the cyberattacks.
The next step, said Cartwright, must be a full-throated U.S. policy that makes it clear how the U.S. will deal with cyberattacks, including the attackers as well as the nations the attacks are routed through. Once an attack is detected, he said the U.S. should first go through the State Department to ask the country to stop the attack. If the country refuses, he said, the U.S. will have the right to stop the computer server from sending the attack by whatever means possible while still avoiding any collateral damage.
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Zelie \z(e)-lie\ as a girl's name is a variant of Zelia: possibly from Solenne (French) "solemn", a saint's name.
Zelie has 3 variant forms: Zailie, Zalia, Zaylia.
Zelie is also pronounced similarly to Celia, Celie, Seelie, Selia, Selie, Zoelie, Zolia and Zylia. Other suggested similar baby names are Delie, Zelde, Zele, Zeline and Zoelle.
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