Teenage girls wanna rock this
Cassadaga, the new full-length from Bright Eyes, will be released on April 10. The first single from the album, Four Winds, is set to be released as the Four Winds CD/12″ on March 6 and will include 5 exclusive b-sides that are all various covers of “Winds of Change”. Touring for Cassadaga and Four Winds will begin on February 25 in Chicago.
According to his myspace blog, dudes hit on Perry’s wife Etty (second from left) all the time.
Perry Farrell’s new project, Satellite Party will be in stores May 15th. The album is called Ultra Payloaded and will be released on Columbia Records. Contributors include Flea, John Frusciante, New Order’s Peter Hook, Black Eyed Pea’s Fergie as well as an unreleased Jim Morrison Vocal Track. Stream a couple of tracks on MySpace.
The mood shifts to dark after Chris, Adam, Jody and Brian accidentally run over a guy in the tour van and then dump his cold, lifeless body in Lake Michigan.
Fountains of Wayne will release Traffic and Weather April 3rd on Virgin Records. The first single from the album should drop anytime. FoW will hit Coachella and Bonnaroo this year and stay tuned for more tour dates.
Cloud Cult’s new album The Meaning of 8 won’t be available in record stores across the U.S. until April 10, 2007. But the album is now available as a pre-sale special on the Cloud Cult website HERE. You can buy The Meaning of 8 as a full album instant download and/or as a physical album they ship to your weird ass.
Don’t fuck with the apples
The New Magnetic Wonder is out today (simultaneously released on Yep Roc and Elijah Wood’s newly formed label, Simian Frodo Records) and marks the Apples’ first release in 5 years.
Here are some words about the new album via Yep Rock, “True to their Elephant 6 roots, the album features an array of special guests including many members of the Elephant 6 collective. The Apples sought the production skills of acclaimed engineer Bryce Goggin (Pavement, Sebadoh, Phish, Sean Lennon). Goggin and Schneider together massaged the vortex between lush orchestration and an indie rock sparseness all the while understanding the Apples collective unconscious, infused by influences as diverse as ELO, Pavement, and the Beach Boys.”
And of course, some words about the new album by Frodo, “I miss the Shire. I spent all my childhood pretending I was off somewhere else … off with you on one of your adventures! My own adventure turned out to be quite different. I’m not like you, Bilbo.”
Also, Jeff Mangum’s album contributions include: drums, cow object, backing vocals, and handclaps.
Stream The New Magnetic Wonder on Yep Roc
Leon is an outdoor squirrel who lives in the Johnsons’ backyard. Rodney J. Squirrel is his friend. Nothing will never rattle Leon. When things get out of control, Rodney relies on Leon for help.
Kings of Leon are premiering a new single from their upcoming third record, Because of the Times (in stores April 3rd) TODAY on MySpace. Steam “On Call” HERE. Also, KoL will be on tour immediately after the release of Because of the Times including Coachella as well as soon-to-be announced other festivals.
Don Letts (co-founder of Big Audio Dynamite, DJ for The Clash) has written an autobiography, Culture Clash – described by Rough Trade as “highly visual, revelatory, irreverent, entertaining and staunchly individual”, the book tells the story of Don Letts, the guy you never knew that you knew. You know? Click here to order a signed copy from Rough Trade records.