All posts from 3 July 2007

Dubiously-legal Russian online music retailer allofmp3.com is no more. In its place: an identical site, located at mp3sparks.com. What’s the deal?
First reported by the UK’s Times Online, the corporate owners of the English-language allofmp3.com, MediaServices, quietly discontinued their service under the old domain and moved it to mp3sparks.com recently in response to criticism from copyright […]

Tags: allofmp3, iomoio, itunes, mp3sparks

Reviews are in for the Scott Weiland-meets-Guns N’ Roses supergroup Velvet Revolver’s second album, and they aren’t as bad as you’d think.
Velvet Revolver: Libertad

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Pseudosix release their self-titled debut on August 28th on Sonic Boom. The band consists of Tim Perry and Jay Clarke (Dolorean, The Standard), with The Decemberists’ Chris Funk guesting on the track “Copout.”

Pseudosix: Copout (mp3)
Up-and-coming Los Angeles indie-rockers The Deadly Syndrome release their debut, “The Ortolan,” on September 11th on Dim Mak.

The Deadly Syndrome: Eucalyptus
Bruce […]

Tags: bruce springsteen, deadly syndrome, patti scialfa, pseudosix

We’ve collected reviews for the new album from Northern Ireland’s Ash, ‘Twilight of the Innocents.’ If you are an Ash fan, it seems that you’ll like it, although you will also be sorry that this is their final album.
Ash: Twilight of the Innocents 

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In support of its new album “Our Love To Admire,” Interpol will be racking up the frequent flier miles and touring almost constantly between now and the end of November, first hitting some festivals around the globe, followed by a trip through England and then finally a proper US trek beginning September 10th (followed by […]

Tags: against me, gaslight anthem, interpol, two gallants

The Los Angeles Times’ business section today has a feature ostensibly on the rising cost of concert tickets, although it was mainly about the rising cost of Prince concert tickets. One interesting stat: The average concert ticket price was $61.58 last year, up considerably from an average of $25.81 a decade before.
One factor the article […]

Tags: prince, ticketmaster

Former A Tribe Called Quest member Q-Tip releases his next solo album, “The Renaissance,” this fall (date tbd), with the first single “WorkItOut” available this week.
Stream: Q-Tip: Work It Out
Metallica expects to complete studio work on its ninth studio album in October or November and release the disc in early 2008.
Metallica Say Follow-Up To St. […]

Tags: metallica, q-tip

Fresh off their takeover of a former Tower Records on the Sunset Strip, The White Stripes’ next stunt involved something a bit more… mobile. The blogosphere is buzzing about a secret show performed yesterday by Jack and Meg on board a Winnipeg bus, where they had time to perform a couple of songs. Pitchfork has […]

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The semi-reunited Smashing Pumpkins annoucned that they will be touring this fall through the US in support of “Zeitgeist.” Previously announced dates include 11 (!) nights at San Francisco’s Fillmore.
Smashing Pumpkins Reveal Fall Tour Plans (Billboard)
Pumpkins Announce North American Tour Proper (Pitchfork)
Also this fall, UK rockers Ash will be touring… the UK.
Ash map autumn outing […]

Tags: ash, do make say think, editors, foals, los campesinos, smashing pumpkins, uncut, van halen

Thanks to the holiday, it’s not a huge release week, but here’s what’s arriving in US record stores today:
Andre 3000: Class of 3000 [Soundtrack] buy from amazon
Kelly Rowland: Ms. Kelly buy from amazon
T.I.: T.I vs T.I.P buy from amazon
Velvet Revolver: Libertad buy from amazon
For those of you in the UK, yesterday also saw the release […]

Tags: andre 3000, ash, happy mondays, kelly rowland, t.i., velvet revolver