The Humpday Catch-Up
Ok, time for the best of about 3 weeks of music news I have been slacking on. Let’s begin with festivals, since that’s all we’ve covered lately.
Lollapalooza has yet to release the official line-up, but the rumours have it looking like potentially the best fest of the summer. Here is what the good folks at the Lolla message board have complete with a source for each rumour:
MAJOR MEDIA AND BAND CONFIRMATIONS
Dierks Bentley (http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080214/NEWS/802130312/1006/NEWS)
Bloc Party (http://www.pollstar.com/tour/searchall.pl?Content=V-BILCHGP&By=Venue&PSKey=Y&StartSearch.x=10&StartSearch.y=10)
Does it Offend You, Yeah? (http://www.virtualfestivals.com/latest/interviews/4408)
John Butler Trio (http://www.smh.com.au/news/stay-in-touch/unlikely-recruit-for-delta-force/2008/03/06/1204779965382.html)
Radioheadhttp://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2008/03/radiohead-nine.html)
Nine Inch Nailshttp://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2008/03/radiohead-nine.html)
Yeasayer (http://blogs.suntimes.com/derogatis/2008/03/sxsw_dispatch_2_on_parties_pan.html)
Rage Against the Machine (http://blogs.suntimes.com/derogatis/2008/03/rage_and_wilco_to_play_at_loll.html)
Wilco ( ( (http://blogs.suntimes.com/derogatis/2008/03/rage_and_wilco_to_play_at_loll.html)
THE REST
Flogging Molly (http://www.lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=199838)
Black Lips (http://www.lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=206530)
Nicole Atkins & the Sea (http://www.lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=205239)
Gogol Bordello (http://www.lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=207845)
Bang Camaro (http://www.lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=210111)
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings (http://www.lollapalooza.com/forum/fb.aspx?m=220797)
Miley Cyrus (http://www.lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=230481)
CSS (http://www.lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=230377)
Gnarls Barkley (http://www.lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=230256)
Rhymefest f/ Mucca Pazza (http://lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=179933)
MGMT (http://lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=194476)
Jimmy Eat World (http://www.lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=230158)
CRS (http://www.lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=229774)
Pitchfork Fest released their initial line-up:
Friday, July 18:
Pitchfork Music Festival and All Tomorrow’s Parties present “Don’t Look Back” Public Enemy performing It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
+ more, to be announced
Saturday, July 19:
Animal Collective
!!!
Vampire Weekend
Dizzee Rascal
No Age
Atlas Sound
Fleet Foxes
+ many more!
Sunday, July 20:
Spiritualized
M. Ward
Boris
Extra Golden
El Guincho
+ many more!
Not a bad start, but I don’t think it comes close to how great their line-up was last year yet, so hopefully they will have some hot additions soon.
Atlanta’s Luigi is going into some sort of long hiatus/maybe break-up after their March 28th show at The Earl.
The Tabernacle got thrashed by the tornadoes, but they won’t have a full damage assessment until Friday.
The new Gnarls Barkley album’s release date got pushed up to yesterday, so I need to go pick that up.
The Atlas Sound tour is over ( i got a vid of the last song of the last show that will be up here later this week), so Deerhunter will be in the studio recording their next album, Microcastle, next month.
The Black Lips now have a hotline to call them while they are on the road.
Sonic Youth have more goodies to be released including SYR 7 and a remastered EP.
Vampire Weekend was the most over-hyped act at SXSW this year, but since I missed them entirely at both festivals I meant to catch them at, here’s some reviews of their Atlanta show from Earfarm and from David Payne of Snowden.
Pavement looks to join the reunion club.
Earlimart has a new album called Hymn And Her coming out in July.
You can find some sweet Mastodon videos here.
Danger Mouse is producing the next Beck album.
Eskimo Bliss has a track up that is collaboration from her and Slushco’s Brian Slusher here.
Videos:
Grizzly Bear:
Minus The Bear:
Bon Iver:
Holy Fuck:
Portishead:
Atlas Sound:
Atlas Sound from Mark Schoneveld on Vimeo.
- Posted by Davy Minor on March 19, 2008 at 4:29 pm
