News and Notes

Catching up on a bit of overdue news and notes from the world of music ...

- An interesting article on the change in album production values from the WJS (thanks JW) here ...

- Bell Hollow has released free MP3 remixes, the most recent of which is a reformulation of Halo33's, "Eyes Like Planets" here ...

-London-based group, The Chap, who has recently release album, Mega Breakfast, has put together an imeem playlist of some of their favorite songs. Here's the track listing:

1. The Lonesome Executive - unknown
2. Jim Backus And Friend - Delicious
3. Van Halen - Jump
4. The Flying Lizards - Money
5. Beck - Nausea (The Chap Remix)
6. Paul Specht And His Orchestra - That's What I Call Sweet Music
7. Sweet - Ballroom Blitz
8. Agaskodo Teliverek - Gay Hussar
9. Amtrak - 7. Sinn
10. The Coasters - Yakety Yak
11. Felix Kubin - Menstruation Glamour
12. Giorgio Moroder - The Chase
13. Starship - We Built This City
14. Jim O'Rourke - Good Times

Listen to the playlist below:



- Tom Morello has released tour dates in support of his new album. They are:

11/1 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore

11/2 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom

11/5 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom

11/7 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot

11/8 Aspen, CO Belly Up Aspen

11/9 Boulder, CO Fox Theater

11/11 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe

11/12 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom

11/13 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue

11/20 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory

11/21 New York, NY The Fillmore NY at Irving Plaza

Watch his newest video, "Whatever It Takes" below:
Whatever It Takes


- The Dandy Warhols have an interesting new project they are working on. Rather than rewrite it, here's the press release:

"The Odditorium, the Dandy Warhols’ famed studio in their hometown of Portland, OR, is more than simply one band’s space. It’s also home to their friends, the touring and local bands looking for a place to play, to record. The band has always striven to build and promote a community for musicians, and in 2007, they took a very purposeful step in making this a definitive part of their ethos. The Dandys began inviting other bands to participate in a collective project, the artists coming in on their own time to record new ideas over tracks others had already laid down, together creating what becomes a nearly living musical entity.

Called Breathe Easy, the project calls on the talents of artists like the Raveonettes, the Black Angels, J Mascis, Saul Williams, Spoon's Britt Daniel, Midnight Movies, and of course the Dandy Warhols, to bring their separate musical perceptions and abilities to finished product. Genre becomes loosely articulated; what unites the pieces is the emotion, the spontaneity that comes from collaboration and inspiration. It’s music that conveys both the individual contribution and the integrity of the whole.


Breathe Easy Trailer from World's Fair on Vimeo.

Beginning October 21, 2008, the first of 12 tracks will be sold digitally at specified Breathe Easy sites and embedded stores, and 100% of profits will go to the Three Rivers Land Conservancy.

The Three Rivers Land Conservancy is a non-profit organization that works to conserve and preserve land by the Clackamas, Tualatin, and lower Willamette Rivers against urbanization. The Dandy Warhols and the Three Rivers Land Conservancy believe that conserving land and protecting against errant urbanization creates stronger healthier communities now and for future generations."

For more information, click here ...

- Apollo Sunshine, who recently released their third full-length,
Shall Noise Upon, have announced that Dirty Pretty Things will open for them on their tour of the UK and Ireland. Tour date include:

Oct 08 - Philadelphia, PA @Johnny Brenda's
Oct 09 - Washington DC @ DC9
Oct 12 - Cambridge, UK @ The Junction (w/ Dirty Pretty Things)
Oct 13 - Norwich, UK @ UEA (w/ Dirty Pretty Things)
Oct 14 - London, UK @ The Roundhouse (w/ Dirty Pretty Things)
Oct 16 - Oxford, UK @ Carling Academy (w/ Dirty Pretty Things)
Oct 21 - Kansas City, MO @ The Record Bar
Oct 22 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
Oct 24 - Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
Oct 25 - Madison, WI @ Club 770 - University of Wisconsin
Oct 26 - Indianapolis, IN @ Birdy's
Oct 27 - Columbus, OH @ The Basement
Oct 29 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge*
Oct 30 - Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East (Downstairs)*
Oct 31 - Northampton, MA @ The Iron Horse Music Hall*
Nov 02 - Belfast, NORTHERN IRELAND @ Mandela Hall (w/ Dirty Pretty Things)
Nov 03 - Dublin, IRELAND @ Academy (w/ Dirty Pretty Things)
Nov 05 - Cork, IRELAND @ Cyprus Avenue (w/ Dirty Pretty Things)
Nov 06 - Wicklow, IRELAND @ Greystones Theatre (w/ Dirty Pretty Things)
Nov 07 - Galway, IRELAND @ Roisin Dubh (w/ Dirty Pretty Things)
Nov 11 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
Nov 12 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy
Nov 13 - Visalia, CA @ Cellar Door
Nov 14 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
Nov 21 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge

*Performing encore as the Apollo Sunshine Experience

- Santana has a new release, Multi Dementional Warrior, will be released on October 14, 2008. It includes 14 vocal tracks recorded and released in the '70's, '80's and '90's. Below is a snippet of the Rock'N Roll Hall of Famer talking about the album:

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- Peter von Poehl who released his debut full-length, Going To Where The Tea Trees Are, in June 2008 on Bella Union, has announced tour date with Yael Naim. Tour date are below:

Oct 14 Seattle, WA @ Triple Door
Oct 15 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater
Oct 17 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
Oct 19 Aspen, CO @ Belly Up
Oct 20 Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater
Oct 22 Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
Oct 23 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
Oct 25 Madison, WI @ Memorial Union Theater (University of Wisconsin)
Oct 27 New York, NY @ Webster Hall

MP3 - Peter von Poehl - The Story of the Impossible