Belle and Sebastian to Tour With New Pornographers Pitchfork
The Super Friends of indie pop are joining together to take on the States: Matador Records has announced that the New Pornographers will support Belle and Sebastian on their North American tour in support of their forthcoming album, The Life Pursuit , due February 7. They'd better be playing some biiiig stages.
Cyann & Ben Prep Third Album, Tour Pitchfork
Dreamy French popsters Cyann & Ben are having a busy month. The former Gooom -ies are now signed to Ever Records , on which they released a four-song aperitif of an EP on August 14. The Sunny Morning EP featured two tracks from the band's forthcoming full-length-- "Sunny Morning" (which features vocals from Espers' Greg Weeks) and "Let It Play"-- in addition to two other completely new songs and
The Rentals Hit the Road Pitchfork
Are you now or have you ever been a friend of P? If so, not only does that mean you're automatically friends with me, it also reasons to figure that you might be interested that the newly reformed Rentals are headed out on a North American tour, starting tomorrow night in San Francisco.
Mount Eerie Tours With Calvin Johnson, Karl Blau Pitchfork
Beginning tomorrow night, Mount Eerie will move across plains, through cities, and onto college campuses near you. The nature loving- Phil Elverum -- long-time proprietor of the Mount Eerie/Microphones moniker-- joins some Pacific Northwest, K Records pals for another extensive tour of the U.S.
Late B.P. Helium Launches Tour, Shares Exclusive MP3 Pitchfork
Don't let his slightly unkempt appearance fool ya-- Athens, Georgia resident the Late B.P. Helium (also known as the living Bryan Poole) shaves and showers at least twice a week.
The Strokes Party In Vegas For New Years; New Single In January Pitchfork
The drinks are stiff, the slots are loose, and Vince Vaughn won't stop calling me "honey baby" (that fag). Or, to put it another way entirely: road trip!
Boy Least Likely To Prep New Single, Tour Pitchfork
The Boy Least Likely To have set out to make the world a little more friendly with their latest single, "Hugging My Grudge". The track will be released on CD, seven inch, limited edition picture disk (which is, according to the duo's website, "very pretty"), and as a download.
Exclusive: 2007 PLUG Awards Set for February Pitchfork
Brothers and sisters of indie! Break out the web browsers, as it's time once again for the PLUG Independent Music Awards , honoring the best and brightest in, you guessed it, independent music-- as chosen by you, the fans.
Marketing Gurus For Def Jam & The Clipse, ALMG SOHH
After working for Jive, Tommy Boy and Rockstar Games, Al Lindstrom and John Notarfrancesco decided to form their own marketing, promotions and management company, ALMG. With an impressive client Visit SOHH.com for the complete story.
Stream: Gwen Stefani: "Wind It Up" Pitchfork
Pete Macia hates this song . I think it's fantastic, in both the "great" sense of the word and the "fantasy" sense of the word. There is absolutely nothing realistic about "Wind It Up"; it takes place in a world where things like "taste" and "genre" and "authenticity" don't exist.