Nov 21
Smashing Pumpkins press on with "magnificent" new album
[source: NME.com] Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin has described the group's comeback album as "magnificent".
Writing on the band's MySpace page, the drummer revealed frontman Billy Corgan, who has remained largely silent about the reunion, is currently putting his guitar parts down.
"We are moving along nicely in the studio," Chamberlin said. "BC pulled off a magnificent guitar symphony last night and it is still ringing in my ears this morning. Eight guitars resonating in one big harmonic handshake!
"Yes, things are sounding great, my friends. Today we will be working on vocals and solos. Tomorrow, who knows? We are channellers, sonic students."
The band are set to release a new album in 2007, their first since 2000's Machina/The Machines Of God.
Though Corgan and Chamberlin's participation is confirmed, it's unclear who else will be in the band.
http://bigpondmusic.com/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3529494
Jay-Z plays seven times in 24 hours
[source: NME.com] Jay-Z has marked his comeback by performing seven concerts in just 24 hours.
The rapper played half-hour shows in Atlanta, Philadelphia, Washington, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Las Vegas over the weekend to celebrate the release of new album Kingdom Come.
A private jet ferried Jay-Z from city to city where he played a variety of venues, including clubs, a university and a pier, the BBC reported.
http://bigpondmusic.com/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3516632
Beatles guitar to go under the hammer
[source: NME.com] One of George Harrison's guitars will go under the hammer for a special auction.
The Maton MS-500 Mastersound, played by the late Beatle at the height of Beatlemania in 1963, is expected to fetch $189,000 at the Cooper Owen's Music Legends sale on Thursday November 30.
The event will mark the fifth anniversary of Harrison's death. The legendary guitarist passed away after a battle with cancer on November 29, 2001.
Other items up for grabs include a shirt and jacket worn by fellow Beatle John Lennon and a Sex Pistols poster advertising their iconic 1976 gig in Manchester.
George Harrison: http://bigpondmusic.com/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3551428
Manics campaign to save world's oldest record shop
[source: NME.com] Manic Street Preachers have added weight to a campaign to save the world's oldest record shop.
Spillers in Cardiff has been trading since 1894 but is about to fall victim to a substantial rise in rent.
A petition has been created, calling for the landowners to recognise Spillers' contribution to Cardiff's musical heritage and keep the rent at a more affordable level.
A statement signed by James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore said: "Spillers was a lifeline, it gave us our musical education. [It was] the only record shop in Wales where we could find the music that made us who we are."
The street outside Spillers was the site of early busking gigs by James Dean Bradfield and Nicky Wire.
http://bigpondmusic.com/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3500205
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds release double DVD
Not content with new side-project Grinderman, Nick Cave is preparing for the January 29 release of The Abattoir Blues Tour, a double-disc DVD featuring live performances by Cave and his band The Bad Seeds.
The discs contain songs from Cave's latest longplayer, Abattoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus, as well as a selection of older tracks and special features. The live footage was recorded at two UK gigs – one in Brixton (November 2004) and the other in Hammersmith (June 2003 circa Cave's Nocturama LP). Also contained within are videos of each single from the band's past two albums, and a film documenting the "Bring It On" promo.
DVD tracklisting:
"Hiding All Away"
"Messiah Ward"
"Easy Money"
"Supernaturally"
"The Lyre Of Orpheus"
"Babe, You Turn Me On"
"Nature Boy"
"Get Ready For Love"
"Carry Me"
"There She Goes, My Beautiful World"
"God Is In The House"
"Red Right Hand"
"The Ship Song"
"Stagger Lee"
"Wonderful Life"
"Nobody's Baby Now"
"Bring It On"
"Sad Waters"
"Watching Alice"
"Christina The Astonishing"
"Wild World".
http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3504485
Iggy & The Stooges finish new LP
Stooges frontman Iggy Pop has told Billboard magazine he's amazed the band's new material "sounds like us".
The legendary Detroit rock act have been recording an album – their first since 1973 – with engineer Steve Albini at his Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago.
"It doesn't sound quite like Fun House, Raw Power or our first one," Pop explained. "But you put it on and right away you'd know [it's us]."
The 16-track LP, due in March, features guests Mike Watt on bass and Brendan Benson on vocals.
Pop revealed being back in the studio stirred up mixed memories.
"Some of it is exciting and some of it is scary," he laughed, "and I don't care to go over there. But at the end of the day, I know these guys. I don't know anybody else quite that way."
http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3507020
Albarn records in Algiers and readies opera
With Blur and Gorillaz already on his resumé, British singer Damon Albarn has even more new projects to reveal.
Albarn recently returned from Algiers where he spent three days producing local group El Gusto, whose album he'll release on his Honest Jon label in early 2007. Then, back in London a few days later, Albarn completed an operatic score for Monkey: Journey To The West, a show based on an ancient Chinese legend that will premiere at the Manchester International Festival next June.
He's also working on a feature-length Gorillaz film with Monty Python's Flying Circus animator and Brazil director Terry Gilliam. Last but not least, Albarn's preparing to release an LP in January with his new band, The Good, The Bad & The Queen (featuring former Clash bassist Paul Simonon, ex-Verve guitarist Simon Tong and Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen). Who needs sleep?
Blur: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3501548
Gorillaz: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3501981
Bono grills Peter Costello on foreign aid
Having entertained thousands of fans across the country over the last fortnight, U2 frontman Bono turned his hand to politics yesterday.
He met Federal Treasurer Peter Costello for 30 minutes to discuss Australia's commitment to foreign aid.
"We talked of aid, the importance of aid effectiveness, the importance of rooting out corruption," Costello said after the meeting, which he described as "warm".
Bono said he was pushing for the government to increase Australia's aid to 0.7 per cent of our gross domestic product, as "a measure of how serious you are [in fighting global poverty]".
"I pointed him in the direction of programs that are very clearly effective, like the global fund to fight AIDS, TB and malaria."
U2: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3504356
Nirvana bassist heads out on tour
Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic is emerging from "retirement" to play with one of Kurt Cobain's favourite bands, Flipper.
The San Francisco four-piece, who haven't played in more than a decade, have reformed with plans to record a new LP early next year. Novoselic has spent recent years concentrating on local politics in the US state of Washington, reportedly considering running for lieutenant governor.
In other Nirvana news, drummer and Foo Fighter Dave Grohl is hitting the big screen this summer, playing the devil in Tenacious D In The Pick Of Destiny, starring actors/musicians Jack Black and Kyle Gass.
Nirvana: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3502764
Foo Fighters: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3501537
[source: NME.com] Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin has described the group's comeback album as "magnificent".
Writing on the band's MySpace page, the drummer revealed frontman Billy Corgan, who has remained largely silent about the reunion, is currently putting his guitar parts down.
"We are moving along nicely in the studio," Chamberlin said. "BC pulled off a magnificent guitar symphony last night and it is still ringing in my ears this morning. Eight guitars resonating in one big harmonic handshake!
"Yes, things are sounding great, my friends. Today we will be working on vocals and solos. Tomorrow, who knows? We are channellers, sonic students."
The band are set to release a new album in 2007, their first since 2000's Machina/The Machines Of God.
Though Corgan and Chamberlin's participation is confirmed, it's unclear who else will be in the band.
http://bigpondmusic.com/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3529494
Jay-Z plays seven times in 24 hours
[source: NME.com] Jay-Z has marked his comeback by performing seven concerts in just 24 hours.
The rapper played half-hour shows in Atlanta, Philadelphia, Washington, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Las Vegas over the weekend to celebrate the release of new album Kingdom Come.
A private jet ferried Jay-Z from city to city where he played a variety of venues, including clubs, a university and a pier, the BBC reported.
http://bigpondmusic.com/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3516632
Beatles guitar to go under the hammer
[source: NME.com] One of George Harrison's guitars will go under the hammer for a special auction.
The Maton MS-500 Mastersound, played by the late Beatle at the height of Beatlemania in 1963, is expected to fetch $189,000 at the Cooper Owen's Music Legends sale on Thursday November 30.
The event will mark the fifth anniversary of Harrison's death. The legendary guitarist passed away after a battle with cancer on November 29, 2001.
Other items up for grabs include a shirt and jacket worn by fellow Beatle John Lennon and a Sex Pistols poster advertising their iconic 1976 gig in Manchester.
George Harrison: http://bigpondmusic.com/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3551428
Manics campaign to save world's oldest record shop
[source: NME.com] Manic Street Preachers have added weight to a campaign to save the world's oldest record shop.
Spillers in Cardiff has been trading since 1894 but is about to fall victim to a substantial rise in rent.
A petition has been created, calling for the landowners to recognise Spillers' contribution to Cardiff's musical heritage and keep the rent at a more affordable level.
A statement signed by James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore said: "Spillers was a lifeline, it gave us our musical education. [It was] the only record shop in Wales where we could find the music that made us who we are."
The street outside Spillers was the site of early busking gigs by James Dean Bradfield and Nicky Wire.
http://bigpondmusic.com/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3500205
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds release double DVD
Not content with new side-project Grinderman, Nick Cave is preparing for the January 29 release of The Abattoir Blues Tour, a double-disc DVD featuring live performances by Cave and his band The Bad Seeds.
The discs contain songs from Cave's latest longplayer, Abattoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus, as well as a selection of older tracks and special features. The live footage was recorded at two UK gigs – one in Brixton (November 2004) and the other in Hammersmith (June 2003 circa Cave's Nocturama LP). Also contained within are videos of each single from the band's past two albums, and a film documenting the "Bring It On" promo.
DVD tracklisting:
"Hiding All Away"
"Messiah Ward"
"Easy Money"
"Supernaturally"
"The Lyre Of Orpheus"
"Babe, You Turn Me On"
"Nature Boy"
"Get Ready For Love"
"Carry Me"
"There She Goes, My Beautiful World"
"God Is In The House"
"Red Right Hand"
"The Ship Song"
"Stagger Lee"
"Wonderful Life"
"Nobody's Baby Now"
"Bring It On"
"Sad Waters"
"Watching Alice"
"Christina The Astonishing"
"Wild World".
http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3504485
Iggy & The Stooges finish new LP
Stooges frontman Iggy Pop has told Billboard magazine he's amazed the band's new material "sounds like us".
The legendary Detroit rock act have been recording an album – their first since 1973 – with engineer Steve Albini at his Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago.
"It doesn't sound quite like Fun House, Raw Power or our first one," Pop explained. "But you put it on and right away you'd know [it's us]."
The 16-track LP, due in March, features guests Mike Watt on bass and Brendan Benson on vocals.
Pop revealed being back in the studio stirred up mixed memories.
"Some of it is exciting and some of it is scary," he laughed, "and I don't care to go over there. But at the end of the day, I know these guys. I don't know anybody else quite that way."
http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3507020
Albarn records in Algiers and readies opera
With Blur and Gorillaz already on his resumé, British singer Damon Albarn has even more new projects to reveal.
Albarn recently returned from Algiers where he spent three days producing local group El Gusto, whose album he'll release on his Honest Jon label in early 2007. Then, back in London a few days later, Albarn completed an operatic score for Monkey: Journey To The West, a show based on an ancient Chinese legend that will premiere at the Manchester International Festival next June.
He's also working on a feature-length Gorillaz film with Monty Python's Flying Circus animator and Brazil director Terry Gilliam. Last but not least, Albarn's preparing to release an LP in January with his new band, The Good, The Bad & The Queen (featuring former Clash bassist Paul Simonon, ex-Verve guitarist Simon Tong and Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen). Who needs sleep?
Blur: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3501548
Gorillaz: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3501981
Bono grills Peter Costello on foreign aid
Having entertained thousands of fans across the country over the last fortnight, U2 frontman Bono turned his hand to politics yesterday.
He met Federal Treasurer Peter Costello for 30 minutes to discuss Australia's commitment to foreign aid.
"We talked of aid, the importance of aid effectiveness, the importance of rooting out corruption," Costello said after the meeting, which he described as "warm".
Bono said he was pushing for the government to increase Australia's aid to 0.7 per cent of our gross domestic product, as "a measure of how serious you are [in fighting global poverty]".
"I pointed him in the direction of programs that are very clearly effective, like the global fund to fight AIDS, TB and malaria."
U2: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3504356
Nirvana bassist heads out on tour
Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic is emerging from "retirement" to play with one of Kurt Cobain's favourite bands, Flipper.
The San Francisco four-piece, who haven't played in more than a decade, have reformed with plans to record a new LP early next year. Novoselic has spent recent years concentrating on local politics in the US state of Washington, reportedly considering running for lieutenant governor.
In other Nirvana news, drummer and Foo Fighter Dave Grohl is hitting the big screen this summer, playing the devil in Tenacious D In The Pick Of Destiny, starring actors/musicians Jack Black and Kyle Gass.
Nirvana: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3502764
Foo Fighters: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3501537
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