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Seven Years In Thirteen Days

Posted on January 30, 2009 at 09:52 AM

Have you ever seen the video for She Sends Kisses by The Wrens? It's excellent, and below. And speaking of the Wrens, they are, for the first time in seven years, writing songs for a record, according to their site. The proof is at Magnet, which has a scratchy, but gloriously new, work in progress from this very week. This is in addition to a song they came up with on the spot while recording a session at Abbey Road for a now defunct web show. You should really listen to the Wrens. If we get a new Wrens AND Teenage Fanclub record in one year, the pop world may implode.

After months of speculation, the lineup for the 2009 Coachella Festival, taking place the weekend of April 17th, has been announced. The three main headliners are Paul McCartney, The Killers and The Cure. No Pavement, as rumored, but still, pretty fantastic, and the supporting lineups are pretty excellent: Fleet Foxes, Morrissey, Franz Ferdinand, Leonard Cohen, Beirut, My Bloody Valentine, Amy Winehouse, TV On The Radio and a ton more will be there.

Arena Football League team owner Jon Bon Jovi is being sued by a former team sales manager for owed commission. Given that the league canceled its entire 2009 season, perhaps Bon Jovi should be suing the sales manager.

Rolling Stone wrote a piece on how Vegas was taking bets on what Bruce Springsteen will play in his halftime show Sunday, and the piece had such an effect on betting that betting is now closed.

Speaking of the Super Bowl, will we be seeing the infamous Pepsi ad featuring both Bob Dylan and Will.I.Am singing a song specifically written for this commercial? Do we want to see it?

The Wrens - She Sends Kisses:

Links:

Wrens Watch [Magnet]

Coachella 2009 [Coachella]

Philadelphia Soul Ex-Manager Sues Bon Jovi, Others [AP]

Rolling Stone Accidentally Kills Off Bruce Springsteen Super Bowl Betting [Rolling Stone]

Dylan, Will.I.Am On Tap For Super Bowl Ad [Reuters]

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Noble Beast

Posted on January 29, 2009 at 12:35 PM

John Landis, who wrote and directed the legendary video clip for Michael Jackson's Thriller video, is suing MJ for overdue royalties. The dollar amount is said to be just into the seven figures. The suit may have been prompted by Jackson recent sale of the Thriller rights to a Broadway musical production company, who hope to bring Thriller to the Great White Way.

Daniel Radosh discusses the notion that Katy Perry's I Kissed A Girl is pro-gay. A notion he finds laughable.

R.I.P. Billy Powell, keyboard player for Lynyrd Skynyrd, who survived the famous 1977 plane crsah that look the lives of two other members. Also R.I.P. acclaimed Scottish folk and blues songwriter John Martyn. Over a long career, Martyn worked with Phil Collins, Eric Clapton and David Gilmour, among others.

Andrew Bird, whose Noble Beast was released this week, performed Fitz & Dizzyspells on Letterman Tuesday night. Dave seems to like it, and why wouldn't he:

Links:

A Legal Thriller Michael Jackson Sued By John Landis [E! Online]

Kissing Girls Can't Help Katy Perry Escape The Long Arm Of Jesus [Radosh.net]

Lynyrd Skynyrd Keyboardist Dies At Florida Home [AP/Yahoo!]

U.K. Singer/Songwriter John Martyn Dies [Billboard]

Photo of Andrew Bird by Cameron Wittig.

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Falling Slowly

Posted on January 28, 2009 at 12:39 PM

Cool music film news: Spike Lee is making a film about the life of James Brown. Wesley Snipes will star but, unlike Joaquin Phoenix in Walk The Line, the singing will come from the original recordings, IE, it'll be JB that you hear. And for more info on King Records, the Cincinnati label/studio where James Brown recorded some of his classic tracks, check out this recent NYT article.

Earfarm has an amusing list of band names they often confuse with one another. Duke Spirit and Delta Spirit, Friendly Fires and Friendly Foes, and, especially, Ladyhawk and Ladyhawke, all on the list.

Noooo... Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova of the Swell Season, the romantic leads in the film Once, have broken off their real-life romance. The pair will continue touring, at least through already scheduled dates, and will complete a second album. Breakup or no breakup, we'll always have Falling Slowly:

Links:

Wesley Snipes A Cert To Play James Brown, Says Spike Lee [NME]

Rocking Cincinnati's R&B Cradle [New York Times]

Band Names We Confuse With One Another [Earfarm]

The Swell Season Forge On Despite Breakup [Entertainment Weekly]

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Whole Lotta Peein' Going On At Metallica Show

Posted on January 27, 2009 at 10:51 AM

Metallica's had a heck of a year. Death Magnetic got great reviews, and it's selling well. They're heading into the Rock n' Roll Hall Of Fame. And yes, they've got their own Guitar Hero version coming out in March... the 29th to be exact, and the track listing has been revealed. Head here for the full listing of tracks. You can play Battery and pretend you're auditioning to be in the band, just like Robert Trujillo in Some Kind Of Monster!

In other Metallica news, a Brewster, Massachusetts cop has been arrested for allegedly urinating on another Metallica fan at the band's recent show in Boston. He was thrown out, but then attempted to flash his badge in order to re-enter. He also called a black cop "Obama." What a cool guy!

Lil Wayne's newest jam is called Rebirth and tonight he'll perform Prom Queen, the first single, live on Facebook at 940pm Pacific. Remember, it's supposed to be almost... rock! And it's out April 7th "tentatively." Meaning if it leaks, it could be out by dinnertime.

It's a big week for Bruce Springsteen. Sunday he and the E Street Band will perform at the Super Bowl. Today, his latest album Working On A Dream is released. Rolling Stone gives it five stars. The Minneapolis Star Tribune calls it unsatisfying. The LA Times finds it to be a "string of hits," a response from an album artist to the death of the album. The Hartford Courant says it a keeper. The San Francisco Chronicle feels it might be a bit desperate.

Links:

Metallica Reveal Guitar Hero Track List [Rolling Stone]

Massachusetts Cop Accused Of Urinating On Metallica Fan [Blabbermouth]

Lil Wayne Teams With AT&T To Debut Rebirth [Billboard]

Working On A Dream [brucespringsteen.net]

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Ziggy To Play Guitar?

Posted on January 26, 2009 at 10:36 AM

Is there anything Twitter can't do? Last week, followers of David Bowie's Twitter feed got their thin white suits in a bundle when Bowie's status read "Cheers from a snowy Berlin! Working on some new material!" Very exciting, of course, especially as Berlin was the recording locale for such classics as "Heroes", Low and Lodger. Now, naturally, rumors are starting up of a possible appearance at April's Coachella festival. Exciting, sure, but could this particular performance be by alter-ego Ziggy Stardust, "who" last performed in 1973 with, of course, the Spiders From Mars? So sayeth the rumor-laden internet. Ziggy Stardust was Bowie's alien rock star, who arrives on Earth just as mankind learns that Earth is dying. Check out a live version of Five Years, the mesmerizing opening track of Ziggy Stardust, below.

Paul McCartney is planning on marrying current girlfriend Nancy Shevell (says the NME), which is surprising given that McCartney's last marriage didn't, um, go so well. But if Shevell isn't a hugely unpopular, social-climbing you-know-what, Paul will be fine.

Performing at this year's Grammy Awards ceremony will be Coldplay, Katy Perry, the Jonas Brothers, Lil Wayne, and others. And Radiohead. Yes, Radiohead.

The most anticipated indie rock album of 2009 is sure to be the new one from Grizzly Bear. Now we learn that it will be out on Warp in May.

David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust: