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Gnarls Barkley Picture of the Day

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Danger and Cee Lo contemplate dumping some dead bodies in the river after taking some ‘ludes

Gnarls Barkley will be playing at the Grammys on February 11th.  Gbark are up for record of the year along with three other awards including the highly coveted record of the century for this solar system*.

*includes the four rocky bodies near the sun (inner planets) but not the small icy bodies known as the Kuiper belt because seriously, f those guys.

Werid Al vs. Gnarls Myspace Friend Update: 
Gnarls:  317,914
Weird Al:  398,653

Robert Schneider Debuts “Stephen, Stephen” live on The Colbert Report

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“Stephen, Stephen” by Robert Schneider – (View footage of the performance HERE.)

Who’s the television host
Understands what matters most?
Stephen, Stephen
He’s a handsome man his name is Stephen–Woh oh He’s taking on the status quo.
Don’t stop believin’ Stephen, Stephen.
Don’t stop transceivin’ Stephen, Stephen
He’s calling out the bears in their evil lairs.
He’s calling out the press in their fancy dress.
He’s calling out the Decemberists and their green screen contests.
Who’s the television host
Understands what matters most?
Stephen, Stephen.

New !!! in March

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The schizo disco punk returns March 4th 2007 when !!! release their 3rd full-length, Myth Takes, on Warp Records.  !!! will be taking their 8-piece band on the road shortly after the record release.  Stay tuned for an album review, tour dates and new sound clips. If you’re planning to get funky with some slice this weekend stream some older !!! songs on MySpace.

Track Listing:
1. Myth Takes
2. All My Heroes Are Weirdos
3. Must be the Moon
4. A New Name
5. Heart of Hearts
6. Sweet Life
7. Yadnus
8. Bend Over Beethoven
9. Break in Case of Anything
10. Infinifold

 

The Rapture Announce New Label

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The Rapture have created their own label, Throne of Blood*.  The ToB label will focus on vinyl releases and will be managed by the Rapture and DJ James Friedman.

(*Not to be confused with metal band Throne of Blood who sound like if you take bands like Hatebreed, Meshuggah, Lamb of God, Cannibal Corpse and wad all those fuckers up into a big ass ball.  WRAH!)

In other Rapture news, the band’s second UK single, “W.A.Y.U.H. (People Don’t Dance No More)” (aka: “Whoo! Alright-Yeah…Uh Huh” on the album) was released December 4th. Check out the video for W.A.Y.U.H or create your own vid for this song for the Rapture’s Video Competition.  Check their MySpace for more info.

Transporting lofty emotions on tour:
02-02 Manchester, England – Academy
02-28 London, England – Astoria

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Scissor Sisters Make Acting Debut on NBC’s ‘Passions’

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Chillin’ On The Set of Passions

The pop/rock band, Scissor Sisters, will make their acting debut guest starring on NBC’s popular daytime drama “Passions” airing February 8 and 9 (2:00pm). The band will perform “I Don’t Feel Like Dancin'” and “Land of a Thousand Words” from the album, Ta-Dah.

Here’s how the Scissor Sisters will infiltrate this incredibly master-minded plot:

“In this two-episode arc, young witch Endora (Nicole Cox), a big fan of Scissor Sisters, conjures them up in Tabitha’s (Juliet Mills) living room. The band, extremely disoriented, plays their first song and then suddenly disappears into thin air, leaving Endora wanting more!  After Endora is put to bed, she decides she wants an encore. This time she makes them appear at the hottest club in Harmony, The Blue Note, where she is dressed as a Scissor Sister groupie. Realizing they are no longer at their concert, the band is once again confused, but decide to keep on playing for the excited crowd.”

New Low Album March 20th

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Photo courtesy of Low

Here’s what Sup Pop has to say about Low’s upcoming 8th album called, Drums and Guns:

Drums and Guns features a number of songs that ardent Low fans will recognize from the band’s recent live shows. These songs appear here in substantially altered forms, as though they’ve been taken apart and reassembled in striking new ways, or seen with new eyes. Or, given the lyrical emphasis on murder and death, a more insightful interpretation might see the band killing these songs and bring them back to life anew. There’s no contrivance here, however. While these songs feature new elements (looped vocals, drum machines, etc.) and are thoroughly, radiantly contemporary, they remain undeniably Low’s. Drums and Guns possesses the unique, subtle beauty and power we’ve come to expect from Low, but the record is also profoundly exciting in ways that it’s easy to forget music can be. -Sub Pop

California mp3 from 2005’s The Great Destroyer

The Clash + The Verve + Blur = The Good, The Bad & The Queen

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The Good, the Bad and the Queen is the name of Damon Albarn’s (Blur) new album/project. The band doesn’t have a name yet, but they already have a Wikipedia Entry. According to Wikipedia, the group consists of Albarn, The Clash’s bassist Paul Simonon, former The Verve guitarist Simon Tong and Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen.  Full album to be released on January 22nd, produced by Danger Mouse.  Stream the first single, “Herculean” on Windows or Real.

Tracklisting:
1. History Song
2. 80s Life
3. Northern Whale
4. Kingdom of Doom
5. Herculean
6. Behind the Sun
7. The Bunting Song
7 Nature Springs
9. A Soldier’s Tale
10. Three CHanges
11. Green Fields
12. The Good, The Bad & The Queen

The Good, The Bad & The Queen on MySpace