RJD2 fans rejoice. The producer/musician/singer extraordinaire has just released three deluxe reissues of his groundbreaking albums originally released on Definitive Jux Records. 2002’s Deadringer, 2003’s The Horror and 2004’s Since We Last Spoke, lauded as one of Spin Magazine’s Top 40 Albums of the Year, are now all in stores with two previously unreleased bonus tracks per album.
All three reissues are streaming in full at AOL Spinner through the end of the week.
This year has marked a turning point in the innovative producer’s 10 year career. After scoring the theme to the hit AMC show, “Mad Men,” and starting his own label RJ’s Electrical Connections, RJ reissued 2001’s Your Face Or Your Kneecaps as well as a box set entitled RJD2 2002-2010 and announced that his first new LP in three years, The Colossus, will hit stores on January 19th, the same month RJ hits the road for a massive cross country tour.
And as if that’s not enough, he also decided that he’d spend his holiday season giving free gifts to all of his fans! On October 29th, RJ announced via his RJ’s Electrical Connections website that he’d be giving away free records, MP3s, and more each Monday until the release of The Colossus. Visit http://rjselectricalconnections.com/ for this week’s contest.
Listen to Deadringer, Since We Last Spoke & The Horror on AOL Spinner:
http://www.spinner.com/new-releases#/15
RJD2 on Tour
01/09 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
01/10 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
01/11 - Charlotte, NC - Visualite Theater
01/12 - Savannah, GA - Live Wire
01/13 - Orlando, FL - The Social
01/14 - Tampa, FL - Crowbar
01/15 - Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
01/16 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade (Heavan Room)
01/17 - Birmingham, AL - Bottletree
01/18 - Chattanooga, TN - Rhythm and Brews
01/19 - Knoxville, TN - Valarium
01/20 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
01/21 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theatre
01/22 - Morgantown, WV - 123 Pleasant Street
01/05 - Columbus, OH - Sully’s Music Diner
02/06 - Newport, KY - Southgate House
02/07 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall
02/08 - Nashville, TN - Exit In
02/09 - Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone Cafe
02/10 - Oxford, MS - The Lyric Oxford
02/11 - New Orleans, LA - Tipitinas
02/12 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
02/13 - Austin, TX - Emos
02/14 - Denton, TX - Hailey’s
02/18 - Columbia, MO - The Blue Note
02/19 - Grinnell, IA - Grinnell College - Harris Center
02/20 - Urbana, IL - Canopy Club
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Vagrant Records will release EELS’ eighth studio album End Times on January 19. EELS is the ever-changing project of singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mark Oliver Everett (aka E). End Times follows on the heels of EELS’ critically acclaimed 2009 release Hombre Lobo, hailed by Vanity Fair as “anti-anthems that get your dopamine pumping instead of your fist” and praised by Rolling Stone for its “muddy roadhouse rockers.” Largely self-recorded on an old four track tape machine in the basement of Everettt’s Los Angeles home, the “end times” he writes about isn’t “Mayan calendar conspiracy theory bullshit,” says Everett, but, “the state of the desperate times we live in. The bottom line-ness of it all.”
While Hombre Lobo was written from the point of view of a fictional character (namely, the Dog Faced Boy of EELS’ 2001 album Souljacker), End Times is purely real life as Everett sees it: a “divorce album” with a modern twist. He equates his personal loss with the world he lives in losing its integrity. This isn’t Everett’s first break-up record. His 1993 solo effort, Broken Toy Shop, chronicled the broken heart of a young man in his twenties. End Times focuses on the loss of a middle-aged man growing as an artist. The loss has more weight.
As for the timing of the release, “I felt guilty about the long gap between the last two albums so I’m making up for lost time,” Everett says. The longest gap between EELS albums (four years between the 2005 release Blinking Lights and Other Revelations and the 2009 Hombre Lobo) is being followed by the shortest (six months between Hombre Lobo and End Times).
During the four years prior to Hombre Lobo Everett embarked on a number of projects including his acclaimed book Things the Grandchildren Should Know and the BBC produced multiple-award winning Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives documentary film about Everett and his quantum physicist father, Hugh Everett III, which was broadcast on PBS’ Nova series in the fall of 2008. Everett says he’s now “back to my real job: making music full time.”
Check out the new track “Little Bird” from End Times :
Hailing from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, The Stills are a rock band formed in the year 2000. The band members have known each other since the age of twelve, and have been in other bands previous to their success in The Stills. After playing for a crowd of 270 thousand opening for Sir Paul McCartney in 2008, the band is definitely on the upswing. 2009 saw the band win a Juno Award for Best New Band – three albums and nine years into their career together. In this video, http://www.WatchMojo.com chats with Tim and Liam from the band to learn about their beginnings as a band, and to find out more about the meaning of their songs.
When dashing Danish duo The Raveonettes released In And Out Of Control to the masses last month, fans lucky enough to purchase the record from select indie retailers were rewarded with an exclusive bonus disc featuring “Planes Do Crash” and “The Chosen One,” two never-before-heard tracks. RecordStoreDay.com powered the promotion, pointing exclusive-hunters to retailers where the bonus disc was available. Of course, it was a “while supplies last” deal, so only a handful are still available (check out the website for details). But just as the stockpile begins to run low, RSD.com is offering up one of the songs — the jittery soda-shop stomp “The Chosen One” — for free. Fans who missed out on the physical goods can snag both exclusives when they buy the full album from ThinkIndie.com.
Download “The Chosen One” Bonus Track From The Raveonettes’ In And Out Of Control
The band is in the midst of a brief respite from the road, where they’ve been supporting In And Out Of Control alongside The Black Angels since mid October. On Thursday, they start pounding pavement again in Vancouver, and are joined for a west coast leg the following night in Seattle by Crocodiles. And, of course, the band is still giving away tickets to fans via Twitter. Remaining itinerary below.
Raveonettes Tour Dates:
11/05 VANCOUVER, BC – VENUE
11/06 SEATTLE, WA - NEUMO’S #
11/07 PORTLAND, OR - DOUG FIR LOUNGE #
11/09 SAN FRANCISCO, CA - BIMBO’S #
11/10 COSTA MESA, CA - DETROIT BAR #
11/12 SOLANA BEACH, CA - BELLY UP #
11/13 LOS ANGELES, CA - HENRY FONDA THEATRE #
11/14 POMONA, CA - GLASSHOUSE #
# w/Crocodiles
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Land Of Talk have just debuted a new video for “It’s Okay”. Directed by WeWereMonkeys “It’s Okay” is the third of three new Land Of Talk videos; preceded by clips for “The Man Who Breaks Things (Dark Shuffle)” and “Troubled” All three videos can be found on the bands new Fun & Laughter EP along with four new songs. You can find the songs corresponding to the videos on their debut album Some Are Lakes.
Watch the new Land of Talk videos on YouTube:
“It’s Okay”
“Troubled”
“The Man Who Breaks Things (Dark Shuffle)”
The band also begins a North American tour today in San Diego with a free in-store at Lou’s Records in Encinitas. Check out the dates below:
Fall 2009
Mon-Oct-26, Encinitas, CA, Lou’s Records (free in-store at 5pm)
Tue-Oct-27, San Diego, CA, Casbah
Thu-Oct-29, Los Angeles, CA, Spaceland
Fri-Oct-30, Visalia, CA, Cellar Door
Mon-Nov-02, San Francisco, CA, Cafe Du Nord
Wed-Nov-02, Portland, OR, Doug Fir Lounge
Thu-Nov-05, Seattle, WA, High Dive
Fri-Nov-06, Bellingham, WA, Nightlight
Sat-Nov-07, Vancouver, BC, Biltmore Cabaret
Thu-Nov-12, Montreal, QC, Segal Centre
Wed-Nov-18, Cambridge, MA, Middle East
Fri-Nov-19, Burlington, VT, Club Metronome
Sat-Nov-20, Northampton, MA, Iron Horse
Sun-Nov-21, New York, NY, Mercury Lounge
10/27-11/6 with Eulogies
Dead Man’s Bones is not a new movie for Ryan Gosling, but a curious new musical side project that really doesn’t sound like any A-list(B+ list?) Hollywood actor’s band that you’ve ever heard before. This is no vanity project where the actor is living our his rock star dreams with a crappy band (Keanu?), but more like a creative art project that is dark, interesting and entirely unexpected. Recent live shows have featured local choir ensembles made up of children and the first video they’ve created is as bizarre as it gets. Full marks to Gosling and his bandmate Zach Shields for creating something different, strange and enjoyable. Check out the video for “Dead Hearts” below and be sure to visit their MySpace page for more music,
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/deadmansbones
This past April, Mates of State released Re-Arranged: Remixes Volume 1 on limited-edition 12″ vinyl. Featuring four interpretations of tracks from Mates of State’s latest full-length, Re-arrange Us, it included contributions from noted remixologists DJ Sega, Flosstradamus, The Mae Shi and RAC. Packaged in a classic DJ white sleeve, the 12″ EP was limited to 1000 copies worldwide.
But, for folks who prefer the digital to the analog, we’re excited to announce that Mates of State’s Re-Arranged: Remixes Vol. 1 is now available digitally at fine digital retailers everywhere. This digital version features a bonus track remixed by Amp Live and not available on the 12″ physical edition.
For your enjoyment, we’ve included a link to The Mae Shi remix. Check it out:
“You Are Free (The Mae Shi Remix)” from Re-Arranged: Remixes Volume 1
Tour Dates:
10-21 Halifax, Canada – Halifax Pop Explosion
11-01 New Orleans, LA – Voodoo Experience
Re-arranged: Remixes Volume 1 Track List:
01 You Are Free (The Mae Shi remix)
02 The Re-Arranger (Flosstradamus remix)
03 Now (RAC remix)
04 Help Help (DJ Sega Philly Club remix)
05 The Re-Arranger (Amp Live remix)
Part of the Manchester music scene, The Doves are a three-piece rock ensemble consisting of brothers Jez and Andy Williams and Jimi Goodwin. This is the second incarnation for the Mancunian boys: their first band, Sub Sub, was a dance-act that garnered one hit, 1993’s Ain’t No Love (Ain’t No Use). In 1996, a fire at Sub Sub’s studio forced the band to regroup and make a hard decision: to continue, give up, or rebuild their band. From those ashes, The Doves were born. Today, the band makes melancholic, melodic rock and is on their fourth album as The Doves. In this video, WatchMojo.com chats with Andy from the band about the importance of track sequencing, and about whether or not the band is jinxed.
Girl Talk uses the idea that everyone just wants to hear their favorite song and takes it to the next level – he samples, mixes and mashes-up all the classics to make one great, danceable hit after another. From Roy Orbison, and Twisted Sister, to Jay-Z and T.I., his eclectic taste and ability to mesh these songs seamlessly help make his tracks exciting. In this video, http://www.WatchMojo.com speaks with Gregg Gillis, otherwise known as Girl Talk, to learn what music he finds most inspiring, and to find out how he injects energy into his show when his only instrument is the computer.
For more information, click http://www.myspace.com/girltalk
Thom Yorke assembles a crack band including Flea on bass for his solo material and plays a small club in LA… you gotta check these videos out. The audio/visual quality varies, but they’re still a great way to get a feel for the show:
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