Despite being dressed in scrubs, Imperial Teen seem uneasy after sneaking a few dead bodies into the hospital morgue
Imperial Teen has been around for over a decade. After a 5 year sabbatical, they are back in action with a new album due out August 21st.
Shim Sham [mp3]
Sup Pop just recently signed Blitzen Trapper. Check out the seizure-inducing vid for “Devil’s A-Go-Go”.
“Ordinary People” is said to be on Neil’s upcoming Chrome Dreams II. Neil has been working on this song since Nam and here’s a clip of him performing the song from September 18, 1988 in New York. Warning: “Ordinary People” is about 10 hours long.
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Guardian Unlimited: Beck, Ryan Adams and some dude from Razorlight work with Penguin publishing to design book covers.
Stream the new Travis Morrison album, All Ya’all, on his website here.
Chingy pic of the week
Mirah takes a break after burying some mangled dead bodies near a small farm in the Northwest
Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn teamed up with Spectratone International (Lori Goldston and Kyle Hanson) to create an insect-inspired song cycle and multi-media performance for the Seattle International Children’s Festival in May 2007. Children and festivals are both really annoying, but that doesn’t make Mirah’s voice any less glorious.
It’s an exciting time for Robert Kelly. His child porn trial is set for September 17 (that only took 5 years) and he could face up to 15 years in the slammer. Also, here’s about a 5 second preview (at the end) for the new hip-hopera.
Rolling Stone: David Cross vs. J Mascis on Guitar Hero (with link to video). Cross said he only put 98% into it because he’s saving the remaining 2% for later tonight when he makes love.
Yahoo News: Queensryche are working on a new album in Seattle. This one is called: Operation: “theme record based on modern American life, sort of a social commentary”.
Matablog: Mark Ibold is now a touring member of Sonic Youth.
Billboard.com: I think the easiest or most attainable request for people currently in the Make A Wish Foundation to make would be for The Eagles to get back together. Because it’s happening…with new album and tour.