The Dead Weather Horehound Listening Parties Announced

Listen to The Dead Weather's upcoming release Horehound at the follwing "listening parties."

July 6: Comet Tavern in Seattle, WA @ 7pm
July 8: Les Boom at Numbers in Houston, TX @ 10pm
July 9: Thursdays at Thom Bar in New York, NY @ 10pm
July 10: Obscura at The Ruby Room in Phoenix, AZ @ 9pm
July 10: Lipgloss at La Rumba in Denver, CO @ 9pm
July 11: Clampdown at The Ravari Room in Columbus, OH @ 9pm
July 11: London Calling at The Stable Loft in St. Louis, MO @ 9pm
July 11: Shake at Rogue Bar in Phoenix, AZ @ 9pm
July 11: Eclipse in Jacksonville, FL @ 10pm
July 11: Crashin' In at Stanton Public in New York, NY @ 10pm
July 12: Burn at The Castle in Tampa, FL @ 9pm
July 14: Sonic at Beauty Bar in Los Angeles, CA @ 10pm
July 14: Lipstick! at Old Ironsides in Sacramento, CA @ 9pm
July 14: Propaganda in West Palm Beach, FL @ 9pm
July 14: Trainwreck at Angels & Kings in New York, NY @ 10pm
July 15: Transmission at Clubhouse Jager in Minneapolis, MN @ 10pm
July 16: Popscene at 330 Ritch Street in San Francisco, CA @ 10pm
July 18: Bang! at The Ruby in Los Angeles, CA @ 10pm
July 18: Tiswas at Donhills in New York, NY @ 10pm
July 27: Panic at Darkroom in Chicago, IL @ 9pm

The Apples In Stereo To Release #1 Hits Explosion

"We are currently working on an album of soul music, filtered through a UFO." - Robert Schneider

Apples In Stereo will release a greatest hits titled #1 Hits Explosion, September 1 via Yep Roc Records. Commenting upon the band's history, Robert Schneider stated, "We have always pursued new sounds and different directions, trying to make something special. There is no better way to have a band." Indeed.


Robert Schneider's new kids project, Robbert Bobbert and The Bubble Machine, is currently available.
ORDER IT HERE

New Album From Madness

Madness will release a new album, The Liberty Of Norton Folgate , which is described as an audio guide to "the greatest city on eart", London. Two bonus tracks are immediately available if you pre-order from the Yep Roc website. This love letter to London is slated for an August 18 release date.

Rock Me Baby!

Classic David Cassidy for all your entertainment needs. Why did Tim Curry never cover this?

The rare BONUS BOLAN!



and some sweet, sweet, SWEET!

The Ginger Envelope On Tour

The Ginger Envelope are touring in support of their new album, Invitation Air.


Tour Dates*:
07.02 - Local 506 (Chapel Hill, NC)
07.03 - Hookah Joes (Asheville, NC)
07.06 - Iota Art Gallery (Washington, DC)
07.07 - Zebulon (Brooklyn, NY)
07.08 - North Star Bar (Philadelphia, PA)
07.11 - The Cake Shop (New York, NY)
07.12 - House Party (Pittsburgh, PA)
07.13 - House Party (Columbus, OH)
07.15 - Uncle Fester's (Bloomington, IN)
07.16 - Al's Bar (Lexington, KY)
07.17 - J's Bohemia (Chattanooga, TN)
07.18 - Little Kings Shuffle Club (Athens, GA)

*All Dates w/ Madeline and the White Flag Band

Neon Indian Debut and Monolith Festival

Neon Indian have signed to Lefse Records and announced that their debut release, Psychic Chasms, will be available October 13. In order to celebrate their release, the band will perform at the Morrison, CO Monolith Festival September 12.

Tracks:
1. (AM)
2. Deadbeat Summer
3. Laughing Gas
4. Terminally Chill
5. (If I knew, I'd tell you)
6. 6669 (i dont know if you know)
7. Should have taken acid with you
8. Mind, Drips
9. Psychic Chasms
10. Local Joke
11. Ephemeral Artery
12. 7000 (reprise)


Download the single "Terminally Chill"
TerminallyChill

New Mew Download "Repeaterbeater"

Free for the taking folks:
http://www.spinner.ca/2009/06/25/mew-repeaterbeater-free-mp3-download/

New Bloc Party Single "One More Chance"

The new Bloc Party single "One More Chance" will be available August 10 via Wichita Recordings. The surprise? It is absolutely terrible. It makes me feel like I'm in a K-hole at a gay bar getting bummed.


Thanks to youtube user cahawks for providing the music and images. No thanks to Bloc Party for seriously pissing on my parade today.

Apparently, I am on Jack White's Payroll.

Jack White will be featured in a number of upcoming cinematic ventures. Not only is there the White Stripes film, Under Great White Northern Lights, and yesterday's mention of the Dead Weather short, and the guitar documentary It Might Get Loud, but the hardest working man in rocknroll has yet another release coming our way. An old Sci Fi B-movie spoof will be shown at Comic-Con July 25th, and it features a brief performance by Jack White (known then as John Gillis). The film, directed by, was shot in 1998 but finished in 2009. The parody, directed by Michael Kallo, is titled Mutant Swinger From Mars, is clearly a deadly serious Ed Wood like affair. Have a gander:




New info about the "Wonkaesque" Horehound filmstrip giveaway:
To play without purchase:
Send a postcard request with your hand printed name, street address, city, state, zip code (no P.O. boxes), age, telephone number and e-mail address to: "DEAD WEATHER FLY AWAY" Game Play, 3300 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505 ("Game Play Request"). All Game Play Requests must be received no later than August 1, 2009 to be valid. Limit one (1) free Game Play Request per person. Winning entries will be determined by impartial randomization, so that each Game Play Request and CD purchase will bear the same odds of winning. No mechanically reproduced or photocopied requests will be accepted. All Game Play Requests become property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Only the winner will be notified as detailed in paragraph 12 below.

The grand prize consists of two (2) round-trip airplane tickets to Nashville, Tennessee, and a tour of Third Man Records with Jack White. Six people will win. For more official mumbo jumbo - check the Dead Weather website.