Music Examiner

Tori Amos issues Abnormally Attracted To Sin

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:14:59 -0700

Insert photo caption or credit hereSinger/songwriter Tori Amos will release her Universal Republic debut album, Abnormally Attracted To Sin, on May 19. A deluxe version will include a companion DVD containing continuing interlocking episodic films, ...

The Decemberists on The Colbert Report, tonight

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:22:50 -0700

This man rocks!Tune in tonight (4/27) to check out The Decemberists performing “The Wanting Comes In Waves / Repaid” on The Colbert Report (Comedy Central, 11:30/10:30c)! Colin Meloy and Chris Funk will also sit down for an interview wit...

The Pixies release gigantic Minotaur

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:10:06 -0700

While there's no sign of the Pixies heading to the studio to record new material, the pioneering alt/rock band is keeping its name in the news with a gigantic, full hipster pun intended, reissue of its back catalog. Its five studio...

Bob Dylan on the road, ya don't say?

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 08:27:23 -0700

A rolling stone gathers no moss, apparently. That non-stop gigging machine, Mr. Bob Dylan, launches another tour, this time in support of his latest record, "Together Through Life." Joining Dylan on these dates is fellow road ha...

Bat for Lashes dashes Boston

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 08:08:41 -0700

photo - David SherryBat for Lashes has been forced to cancel her April 27 show in Boston at the Paradise due to unexpected circumstances. No word on her subsequent shows in New York and Philadelphia. The Boston show will be rescheduled in earl...

Chairlift inspires The Killers

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:51:16 -0700

Killer queensChairlift moves from clubs to arenas next month. The Brooklyn pop trio follows tours across North America supporting YACHT, Sebastian Tellier and Peter, Bjorn and John, with an opening stint on The Killers tour.Following the succe...

Peaches is not lactose intolerant, we think

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:20:10 -0700

Who knows what on earth the pro dairy title of the sexually, um, liberated Peaches new album, "I Feel Cream," is all about. The disc from the mischievous singer is due out May 5th on XL Recordings, after which Peaches hits the road for a US...

Bright Eyes on permanent hiatus; Mystic Valley Band releases second set

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:09:13 -0700

Bright eyes, burning with fire, dadadidaIt's a bit confusing, but on May 5 Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band releases its second album, "Outer South." The album was recorded in El Paso, Texas, over the winter and is the first recor...

The Kills tour now; Dead Weather to tour this summer

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:44:25 -0700

Photo: Kenneth CapelloFollowing the mid-April debut gig by Dead Weather in New York City, it’s back to The Kills business for singer Alison Moshart. Her high-profile liaison with White Stripes’ Jack White in Dead Weather no doubt gave her...

Black Eyed Peas go Boom Boom Pow

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:08:07 -0700

Boom!

A little eye candy: Black Eyed Peas on the set for the hip hop superstars’ "Boom Boom Pow" music video.

Boom!

Pow! Wow!

Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band docu-no drama

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:52:14 -0700

Conor and Co. photo: Butch HoganConor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band will release a documentary, "One of My Kind,” Apr. 15, that will give fans a behind-the-scenes look at the band’s path, since its inception 18months ago. "...

Dave Matthews Band first single for free

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:24:28 -0700

DMBDave Matthews Band will premiere a new song "Funny The Way It Is,” which is the lead single from the jamband's upcoming album, “Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King,” as a free download via the band’s Web site. Well, fre...

Moby's Shot in the Back of the Head by David Lynch

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:30:17 -0700

Moby's Shot in the darkThe man who shot to fame by sampling the theme tune to David Lynch's "Twin Peaks," that is, Moby, who borrowed Angelo Badalamenti’s haunting melody for his UK hit “Go,” has enlisted the left-field d...

Billy Bob Thornton cancels Boxmasters Canadian tour

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:08:31 -0700

Billy Bob in jollier times.Following a media hoopla over comments made by actor, musician, and culinary clod Billy Bob Thornton on Canadian radio last week, the Boxmasters Canadian tour opening for WIlly Nelson has been canceled. The reason given is...

Beck's One Foot in the Grave reissued

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:27:33 -0700

Beck in touch with his inner Gandalf.photo: Autumn de WIldeAfter Beck hit the chart’s with “Loser” from his 1994 debut Mellow Gold,” he withdrew back to the indie scene and released the folk blues collection “One F...

Man Man hires Fred Armisen, Martin Starr

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:16:09 -0700

Man, man, man. man, and man, maaaan.The new video for Man Man's second single, which is the title track off the honky-tonk vaudevillians new album “Rabbit Habits,” features a host of comedians. Alongside Fred Armisen (Saturday Night Live...

Depeche Mode hits the Boulevard for Jimmy Kimmel

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:44:16 -0700

Masters of the UniverseDepeche Mode is set to rock Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. The Brit electro legends’ outdoor nighttime performance, April 23, precedes its upcoming “Tour Of The Universe” and the release of its 12th stud...

Jack White's Dead Weather plays first gig

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:46:07 -0700

Mosshart and White bring on The Dead WeatherOnly Jack White can announce a gig at a major venue for his recently unveiled new band, just one week ahead of time. The White Stripes/Raconteurs auteur’s latest musical foray, The Dead Weather, incl...

Merge Records' 20th anniversary party

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:23:02 -0700

Spoon join the partyThe celebrations marking indie kingpin Merge Records’ 20th anniversary continues with XX MERGE: a 5-day live music event taking place Jul. 22-26 in the label's native North Carolina.The first four nights of XX MERGE will ta...

Maynard James Keenan and Chester Bennington do Crank

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:49:56 -0700

Danny Lohner, Maynard James Keenan, and friend in CrankMaynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle) and Chester Bennington (Linkin Park) appear in on-camera roles in the upcoming movie, “Crank: High Voltage,” opening in theaters nationw...