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Girls Girls Girls: The Sounds, Slothrust, Ladyhawke

Read More The Sounds Swedish indie rock band The Sounds is currently on their Anniversary tour for Dying To Say This To You, undoubtedly their breakthrough smash hit record. The band stopped by the Fine Line Music Café on Friday, November 18th. …

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THE SOUNDS
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Swedish indie rock group The Sounds were forced to postpone their U.S. tour in support of their first full album in seven years, Things We Do For Love (Arnioki Records), no thanks to the pandemic… now the band announced some rescheduled dates, some of which are already sold out.

Singer Maja Ivarsson likes performing live, as mentioned in a concert in Nov 2016: “Ivarsson admitted that they miss playing some of these songs and show loved it when fans sing back these beloved songs.

The Sounds live:

Sept. 14 New York City Bowery Ballroom
Sept. 15 Washington, DC Black Cat
Sept. 16 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
Sept. 17 Chicago, IL Riot Fest (main stages)
Sept. 18 Chicago, IL Reggies (Riot Fest late show)
Sept. 20 Denver, CO Oriental Theater
Sept. 21 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
Sept. 22 San Diego, CA Music Box
Sept. 23 Garden Grove, CA Garden Amphitheater
Sept. 24 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall

Read More Slothrust Slothrust (singer/guitarist Leah Wellbaum, drummer Will Gorin and bassist Kyle Bann) is touring in support of their fourth album The Pact. Philadelphia’s Mannequin Pussy to open. We saw the band in Oct 2017 and wrote that their set … Halestorm The pride of Red Lion, PA; hard rock foursome Halestorm (Lzzy Hale - vocals, lead guitar, keyboard; Arejay Hale - drums; Joe Hottinger - lead guitar; Josh Smith – bass) was feeling a case of studio cabin fever, as they took a break from finishing their …

SLOTHRUST
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Rising alt-rock band Slothrust released their new single “The Next Curse” from their upcoming album Parallel Timeline. What is special about the single is that it features Lzzy Hale of Halestorm. Parallel Timeline will be released on September 10th via Dangerbird Records.

Talking about the song, bandleader Leah Wellbaum said, “ “The Next Curse” is a song about how even in a time when we see our planet on fire and flooding, we still don’t take the time we need to heal ourselves. These circumstances begin to mirror each other in a self-perpetuating cycle. It is my desire that humans as a species work toward less violence and more compassion for one another despite differences. I hope we can show this kindness to planet Earth as well and treat her like the magical, generous being she is.”

Upcoming Tour Dates

10/5 – Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill
10/6 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
10/8 – Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
10/9 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live
10/10 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
10/12 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
10/13 – Richmond, VA @ The National
10/15 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
10/16 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live!
10/18 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
10/19 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre
10/21 – New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
11/16 – Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
11/17 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
11/18 – Birmingham, AL @ Alabama Theatre
11/19 – Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre

Read More Ladyhawke Ladyhawke is back with her third studio album Wild Things set for release on June 3 via Polyvinyl Records. If you can’t wait to hear it - the good news is that if you buy it on 180-Gram Yellow vinyl or CD, directly from Polyvinyl … Broods New Zealand brother/sister duo Broods (Caleb Nott and Georgia Nott) is in the US on a headlining tour, after a successful sold out US tour with Sam Smith. They are touring in support of their Capitol Records debut …

LADYHAWKE
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New Zealand’s Ladyhawke (‘Pip’ Brown) recently dropped her single “Think About You”… the song was taken from her forthcoming fourth studio album Time Flies, available October 8th, 2021, via BMG Australia.

If you follow our website, you know that we’ve been in love with Ladyhawke since 2008, putting her song “Dusk Til Dawn” our top picks for that year.

If “Think About You” is any indication, it should follow her knack for writing incredibly catchy pop songs. Already, her collaboration with Broods, for “Guilty Love”, had over 1 million streams and nominated for a 2021 Silver Scroll Award.

“Think About You” is a collaboration with Josh Fountain. Pip adds, “After we wrote the music, I came up with the idea to write the song about a fantasy infatuation that miraculously gets reciprocated. Whether it’s real or in the subject’s imagination is left up to the person listening!! I think the dictionary meaning of the word “limerence” describes this best: Limerence - noun: the state of being obsessively infatuated with someone, usually accompanied by delusions of or a desire for an intense romantic relationship with that person.”

LADYHAWKE Tour Dates:

Wed 27 Oct – The Triffid, Brisbane
Thurs 28 Oct – Miami Marketta, Gold Coast
Fri 29 Oct – Factory Theatre, Sydney (SOLD OUT)
Sun 31 Oct – Factory Theatre, Sydney (NEW SHOW)
Thurs 4 Nov – Corner Hotel, Melbourne (SOLD OUT)
Fri 5 Nov – Corner Hotel, Melbourne (SOLD OUT)

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International Cat Day 2021

It’s International Cat Day today! International Cat Day is a celebration which takes place on 8 August of every year. It was created in 2002 by the International Fund for Animal Welfare. It is a day to raise awareness for cats and learn about ways to help and protect them.

Read more When Animals Attack, Cat Attack II, Cat Attack, Kat Fancy, Catmandu, Cat Came Back, Cat Fantastic, and A Dream of a Thousand Cats.

Read More Ladyhawke Ladyhawke is back with her third studio album Wild Things set for release on June 3 via Polyvinyl Records. If you can’t wait to hear it - the good news is that if you buy it on 180-Gram Yellow vinyl or CD, directly from Polyvinyl …

KAT VON D
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American tattoo artist, model, entrepreneur, and recording artist, Kat Von D (Katherine Von Drachenberg), recently shared her synthwave single, “Fear You”. You probably know Kat Von D from the reality television show LA Ink.

Talking about the new single, Kat said, “this was originally my favorite track. It still might be! I chose it to be the fifth song, because five is my favorite number. Lyrically, it’s about how you can’t lose if you don’t play. You’re so scared of taking the leap and trying, because you assume you’re going to fail. I was in a relationship where we were too scared to make it real. It was self-tormenting. You’re building it up to fall apart. You want to know someone wholeheartedly, but that would require you to get over your fear. You just won’t.”

The song is taken from the forthcoming Love Made Me Do It, which features collaborations with Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), Linda Perry, Dave Sitek (TV On The Radio), Peter Murphy (Bauhaus), Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails), Ladyhawke and Charo.

In support of promoting the album, she’ll be doing a limited number of tour dates:

9/27 Phoenix, AZ, The Van Buren
9/28 San Diego, CA, House of Blues
9/30 Los Angeles, CA, The Belasco
10/02 San Francisco, CA, August Hall

Read More Thirty Tigers Dan stopped by the Americana Music Association and Thirty Tigers showcase at St. David's Episcopal Church on March 12th. The full schedule: Emily Kinney, Parker Millsap, The Haden Triplets, Wanda Jackson, Willie Watson …

PAUL THORN
paulthorn.com

American entertainment company Thirty Tigers is actually not a record label… but they’ve release about 45 albums a year, according to the Tennessean. Thirty Tiger’s latest release is for Paul Thorn’s Never Too Late To Call.

Thorn will be doing a massive tour in support of the new album (see full listing on his website).

Aug. 8 - Lancaster, PA - Long’s Park Amphitheater
Aug. 11 - Annapolis, MD - Ram’s Head
Aug. 12 - Alexandria, VA - The Birchmere
Aug. 13 - Union Hall, VA - Coves Amphitheater
Aug. 14 - Bristol, VA - Birthplace of Country Music
Aug. 15 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
Aug. 25 - Chicago, IL - City Winery
Aug. 26 - St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall
Aug. 27 - Louisville, KY - Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
Aug. 28 - Goshen, IN - Ignition Music Garage
Aug. 29 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark
Sept. 10 - Columbus, OH - Athenaeum Theatre
Sept. 11 - Jasper, IN - Astra Theatre
Sept. 12 - Kent, OH - Kent Stage
Sept. 14 - Boston, MA - City Winery
Sept. 16 - Millville, NJ - Levoy Theatre
Sept. 17 - Richmond, VA - Tin Pan
Sept. 19 - Wilkesboro, NC - MerleFest
Sept. 20 - Greenville, SC - Radio Room
Sept. 23 - Birmingham, Al - Lyric Theatre
Sept. 24 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
Sept. 25 - McMinnville, TN - Cumberland Caverns
Oct. 7 - Little Rock, AR - Revolution Music Room
Oct. 9 - Weiner, AR - Arkansas Rice Festival
Oct. 15 - Baton Rouge, LA - Manship Theatre
Oct. 17 - Tomball, TX - Main Street Crossing
Oct. 18 - Tomball, TX - Main Street Crossing
Oct. 19 - Tomball, TX - Main Street Crossing
Oct. 21 - San Antonio, TX - Sam’s Burger Joint
Oct. 22 - Greenville, TX - Texan Theater
Oct. 23 - Oklahoma City, OK - Tower Theatre

GREAT KAT greatkat.com Extreme Guitar Shred is the new 7-song album from The Great Kat. We’re previously written about her, saying that she’s a violinist who plays classical music in a metal style… often compared to Yngwie Malmsteen.

CAT & CALMELL catandcalmell.com Rising Sydney pop duo Cat & Calmell recently released their debut EP Life Of Mine. The duo had over 5 million streams, thanks to Triple J, Nova, BBC Radio 1, and NME.

TYGA tygamusic.com American rappers Tyga and Coi Leray have agreed to be featured in the new single “What U Want”, by emerging hip-hop superstar Lil Xxel (aka XXEL). The high-energy new collaboration came out July 22, 2021.

RAINBOW KITTEN SURPRISE rksband.com Nashville-based quintet Rainbow Kitten Surprise announced their first official live album RKS! Live From Athens Georgia… set for release on August 13th. The 25-song collection was recorded during a two-night stand at the Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA, on the band’s sold-out North American tour.

LALION linktr/lalionofficial Seattle Hip Hop artist LaLion will be releasing Head Up! EP on September 2, 2021 . He was recently interviewed on Asbarez and self-described his music as “mix of rock, rap, and pop music.”

CATAMARAN catamaranband.com Surf rockers Catamaran is releasing three 2-track singles, including “Yourself”, “Not Much”, and “Do or Die”. The singles came after a multi-year hiatus, possible due to the pandemic and other things.

CATSKILLS RECORDS catskillsmusic.com London/Brighton’s record label Catskills Records will be releasing Pepe Deluxé’s Phantom Cabinet Vol. 1 in October 22, 2021. The record will feature Barrence Whitfield of The Savages and “loudest musical instrument ever constructed”, among other oddities, such as monastery bells saved from the invading Soviet army and Viking folk horns…

RIVER KITTENS facebook/riverkittens St. Louis - based duo River Kittens (Allie Vogler and Mattie Schell) released their debut EP Soaking Wet via Devon Allman's Create Records. Devon Allman adds, “I’m so proud of what River Kittens accomplished on this debut EP. They have this amazing balance of pure, poignant depth mixed with this infectious, upbeat approach to their music that I think many people will resonate with.”

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Flashback: Ladyhawke at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis (21 Sep 2009)

Ladyhawke Setlist Intro Magic Professional Suicide Dusk Till Dawn Manipulating Woman Runaway Love Don't Live Here Danny & Jenny Better Than Sunday Back of the Van Paris Is Burning My Delirium Read More Ladyhawke Ladyhawke is back with her third studio album Wild Things set for release on June 3 via Polyvinyl Records. If you can’t wait to hear it - the good news is that if you buy it on 180-Gram Yellow vinyl or CD, directly from Polyvinyl …

In 2009 popular celebrity blogger Perez Hilton organized a tour of his favorite bands – including Ida Maria and rising star Ladyhawke. Unfortunately, Ida Maria, called in sick at the eleventh hour. Ladyhawke was now the headliner, and local booking for Fine Line Music Café quickly called in some last-minute support acts. What’s interesting was that ticket holders were allowed to get a refund on their tickets, and the show was opened as a free show. Unfortunately, once you checked in the venue, you were not allowed to leave (and come back).



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Pip Brown, aka Ladyhawke, is the cute-shy unsuspecting headliner for Perez Hilton tour, when it was announced that, due to illness, that main headliner, Ida Maria will not be playing the Fine Line Cafe in Minneapolis 9/22/09.

The good news was that the show was free, so it was still a pretty decent turnout, lots of young underage students (you can tell by the sea of black "X" on the back of their hands. It also seems to me that this night is possibly the best night of their lives.

Sliimy opened up the whole thing. I thought he was joking when he said he was French ("with a bad English accent"), but he was telling the truth. He also reminded me of Prince, but with glasses and a gold lamé jacket. I expected Sliimy (incidentally pronounced "slimmy", not "slimey") to sound like Lady Gaga or something fitting on Perez Hilton's record label - but they don't sound quite as poppy.

In replacement for Maria was Natalie Portman's Shaved Head, which you may know is a reference to V For Vendetta. They are a young, energetic band, singing songs about "Sophisticated Side Ponytail" and "Holding Hands in the Shower" (and possibly with your daughter). You half expect them to burst out singing, "I'm on a motherfucking boat".

Speaking of energetic, Semi Precious Weapons are unforgettable. I first saw this band at SXSW but didn't know who they were. I thought to myself, "this band is going to be huge", never thinking I would actually see them randomly at some point in the future. They are definitely a band to catch live, the bassist is insane!

When Ladyhawke took the stage, she's nervous happy. Between songs, she was at a loss of words, or when she did speak they sound nonsensical to me. However, she did manage to sneak in the story about seeing a man on a unicycle. She called it the dumbest thing she's ever seen. I suppose growing up in a small town in New Zealand, you don't see too many weird stuff like that.

Setlist

Ladyhawke seems more comfortable when she's playing guitar, and as much as I like "Dust Till Dawn", it didn't sound as good as some of her other songs - particularly "Love Don't Live Here", "Paris Is Burning", and "My Delirium". Yes, the hits keeps on coming.

You'll be happy to know that Ladyhawke is continuing her tour through America until early October, before heading back to Australia. She did mention that she'll be back in the US "very soon", which I get the impression that means three months.

Her self-titled album was released last year, but there is a re-issue with extra acoustic tracks, according to amazon.

Ladyhawke at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis (21 Sep 2009)

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We get wild, wild, wild

Read More Ladyhawke It's no secret, I'm in love with Ladyhawke. Her song made my top 2008 list, and I was lucky enough to catch her on tour a few years ago.

LADYHAWKE
ladyhawkemusic.com

We’re massive Ladyhawke (aka Pip Brown) fans, having been lucky enough to catch her in September 2009 when she was touring in support of her debut album.

Ladyhawke is back with her third studio album Wild Things set for release on June 3 via Polyvinyl Records. If you can’t wait to hear it - the good news is that if you buy it on 180-Gram Yellow vinyl or CD, directly from Polyvinyl, you’ll get an instant download of the entire album.

National US Spring Tour!

06/21: Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
06/24: New York, NY @ Rough Trade
06/25: Washington, DC @ U Street Music
06/26: Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
06/28: Chicago, IL @ Schubas
06/30: Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
07/01: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
07/03: San Francisco, CA @ Independent
07/06: Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy

Read More Lydia Lydia is an indie rock band from Gilbert, Arizona formed in 2003. I honestly never thought I'd get the chance to see these guys again. The last time I saw them was pre-2007 …

LYDIA
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Arizona’s Lydia is currently on tour with electro-pop/post-hardcore band Pvris. You may remember that the band was previously in town last October 2015 in support of their album Run Wild (8123 Records).

If you missed them last Rocktober, catch them with Pvris, Cruisr, and Polyenso, at Mill City Nights in Minneapolis on Tuesday, May 31st. A few tickets are still available for this show, but they are going fast.

Lydia’s tour dates:

05/28/16 Salt Lake City, UT Rockwell
05/29/16 Denver, CO Summit Music Hall
05/31/16 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
06/02/16 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
06/03/16 Bunbury Music Festival
06/04/16 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
06/05/16 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
06/06/16 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre
06/08/16 New York, NY Webster Hall
06/09/16 Boston, MA Royale Nightclub Boston
06/10/16 Boston, MA Royale Nightclub Boston
06/11/16 Whitehall, PA Planet Trog
06/12/16 Pittsburgh, PA The Smiling Moose
06/14/16 Columbus, OH The Basement
06/16/16 Oklahoma City, OK 89th Street Collective
06/18/16 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad

Read More Elliott Smith Friends and Family of Elliott Smith is celebrating Smith's 44th birthday with "No Name #1: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Elliott Smith" and raising money …

WILD SUN
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Rhode Island’s alt-rock trio Wild Sun is gearing up for upcoming Elliott Smith Tribute Album, titled Say Yes featuring Amanda Palmer, Waxahatchee, Jesu/Sun Kil Moon, J Mascis and more.... The record will come out October 14, 2016.

Wild Sun’s singer Glenn Kendzia added, “The Elliott Smith tribute album is a huge honor to be a part of. Elliott is one of my favorite songwriters ever, and his writing is extremely influential to me in his candor and honesty. The song we covered, ‘Easy Way Out,’ is one of those songs that hit me so hard the first time I heard it, that I listened over and over to it and believed it was somehow written for exactly how I felt at the time I first heard it. I never shook that relationship with the song, and when we we’re asked to be a part of this album, that song was the one I had to do.”

Wild Sun is working on their sophomore album, taking a break to play a few festivals, including Northside Festival in Brooklyn this June and opening for The Wombats on Friday, August 12 as part of Providence’s summer concert series, sponsored by WBRU and Dunkin Donuts.

Tour dates:

May 28 Donahues - Madison, CT
Jun 1 Hard Rock Cafe - Foxwoods Casino, CT
Jun 4 Paddy's Beach Club - Misquamicut, RI
Jun 10 Northside Fest Showcase - The Rock Shop - Brooklyn, NY
Jun 16 Fete Ballroom - Providence, RI
Aug 12 95.5 WBRU Summer Concert Series Waterside Park - Providence, RI

Read More The Wild Reeds Intellectual lyrics and a visceral performance - Wild Reeds bring it all and pour it out on the audience. I was lured in by the NPR Tiny Desk Concert and recently …

THE WILD REEDS
thewildreedsmusic.com

NPR described The Wild Reeds as Americana’s “newest and most promising voices”. The band recently released a new three-song EP called Best Wishes and will be heading out on tour - with appearances at Pickathon, Summerfest, and Winnipeg Folk Fest, and more.

Be sure to check the Los Angeles band when they stop by the 7th Street Entry this July 5th.

Tour dates:

5/27 - Walla Walla, WA @ The Studio at BLDG 270
5/28 - Bellingham, WA @ Green Frog
5/29 - Port Angeles, WA @ Juan de Fuca Festival
6/3 - Ogden, UT @ Fort Buenaventura
6/4 - Nelsonville, OH @ Nelsonville Music Festival
6/10 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater
6/30 - Sheboygan, WI @ Sheboygan Series
7/3 - Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
7/5 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
7/10 - Winnipeg, Canada @ Winnipeg Folk Festival
7/21 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live
7/30 - Floyd, VA @ Floyd Fest
8/3 - Happy Valley, OR @ Pickathon
8/25 - Fayetteville, AR @ Fayetteville Roots Festival
9/16 - Bristol, TN @ Bristol Rhythm and Roots

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Ladyhawke: Anxiety

art by Sarah Larnach Read More Ladyhawke It's no secret, I'm in love with Ladyhawke. Her song made my top 2008 list, and I was lucky enough to catch her on tour a few years ago.

Ladyhawke's new album, Anxiety, is out now (May 29th).

You'll recall that I've been a fan since her brilliant single, "Dusk Til Dawn", that came out four years ago. With the new album out now, we're being treated with a few remixes for her latest single, "Sunday Drive".

Scissor Sisters, Villa, Gigamesh, The Slips, and Willy Moon, are among some of the musicians commissioned to remix "Sunday Drive". You can hear some of the remixes on Modular's Soundcloud. I'm glad to hear that the ones I've listened to, they didn't shy away from using the that wonderful catchy hook, "Please don't go, I need your love".

Although "Sunday Drive" is a solid song, I still think "Blue Eyes" is the best track on the album. I don't know if there are plans on releasing this as a single, but its dance-dumb chorus of "nah-nah-nah-nah" followed by straight fuzzy guitar just sound like it will be a number one radio hit song. I just can't get enough of this song.

I find that the reason why I love Ladyhawke is that all her songs sounds like they are long-loved songs from the 1980. You can tell it's not some hipster ironic retro-thing, this is true love. Anxiety is out now, via Modular Recordings.

For the next few months, she's playing some Australian dates. Expect more dates to be announced later.

06/30/12 River Sessions, Mackay 07/11/12 Union Hall, Dunedin 07/12/12 Foundary - Winterlude, Christchurch 07/13/12 Sanfrancisco Bathhouse, Wellington 07/14/12 The Studio, Auckland 07/17/12 The Billboard, Melbourne

07/18/12 The Metro, Sydney 07/19/12 Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle 07/20/12 The ANU Bar, Canberra 07/24/12 The Bakery, Perth 07/26/12 The HQ, Adelaide 07/28/12 Splendour In The Grass, Byron Bay

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Girls Girls Girls 7: The Black and White edition

The theme for this article is 'black and white' because these album artwork is mostly in black and white (with soft/faded colors). Do you like girl bands? See more Girls Girls Girls then.

Read More Ladyhawke When Ladyhawke took the stage, she's nervous happy. Between songs, she was at a loss of words, or when she did speak they sound nonsensical to me. However, she did manage to sneak in the story about seeing a man...

LADYHAWKE
ladyhawkemusic.com

It's no secret, I'm in love with Ladyhawke. Her song made my top 2008 list, and I was lucky enough to catch her on tour a few years ago.

Her new album is called Anxiety and will be out in the US on March 27th via Casablanca Records (if you know Spanish, that means White House).

Look for the world premiere of her song "Black White & Blue" on Radio 1 (UK) with Zane Lowe at 7pm GMT on Monday Jan 23rd (2pm EST) (also available simultaneously on Australia's Triple J).

ANXIETY ALBUM TRACKLIST
1. Girl Like Me
2. Sunday Drive
3. Black White & Blue
4. Vaccine
5. Blue Eyes
6. Vanity
7. The Quick & The Dead
8. Anxiety
9. Cellophane
10. Gone Gone Gone

EMELI SANDÉ
emelisande.com

Scottish-born singer and songwriter Emeli Sandé will be making her North American debut with a handful of selective dates (including one in Minneapolis!). The mini-tour will preview of the songs from Sandé's upcoming debut album, Our Version Of Events (out on Capitol Records in June 2012).

She's already established in the UK, with Q Magazine calling her album: "passionate, powerful and possessed of real star quality."

With that, Sandé won the Critics Choice Award at the Brit Awards for 2012 (other past winners include Adele and Florence + the Machine). Since Adele and Flo were some of the breakout success of 2011, expect a similar embrace for Sandé in 2012.

Emeli Sandé's upcoming tour dates:

02/27 New York, NY The Box (private showcase)
03/01 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Forever Cemetery
03/02 San Francisco, CA Café du Nord
03/05 Minneapolis, MN Dakota
03/07 Toronto, ON The Drake

Check out the warehouse-ish video for Next to Me.

CATE LE BON
catelebon.com

Cate Le Bon's been busy, after supporting St Vincent in the USA, Annie Clark asked Le Bon to join her band as backup vocals on her European tour dates.

With that, last Tuesday (January 17th) saw the release of her second album, CYRK, via the Control Group. If you want to listen to it, you can do it right now via Paste Magazine or KCRW Radio.

I have already asked Lara to cover Veronica Falls, so we'll be reviewing Cate Le Bon's show at the 7th Street in Minneapolis:

Weds Feb. 8 - Cambridge, MA @ TT The Bears
Thu Feb. 9 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
Fri Feb. 10 - Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell's
Sat Feb. 11 - Philadelphia, PA @ KungFu Necktie
Sun Feb. 12 - Washington, DC @ DC9
Tue Feb. 14 - Chicago, IL @ Shuba's
Thu Feb. 16 - Madison, WI @ Frequency
Fri Feb. 17 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
Wed Feb. 22 - Seattle, WA @ Crocodile
Thu Feb. 23 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
Fri Feb. 25 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent (Noise Pop) *
Sun Feb. 26 - Santa Monica, CA @ McCabe's Guitar Shop
Mon Feb. 27 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bardot Hollywood ("School Night")

* = w/ Surfer Blood

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Ladyhawke at Fine Line Cafe, Minneapolis (9/21/09)

Ladyhawke - Paris Is Burning Ladyhawke Tour Dates 09/22/09 Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI 09/23/09 Beaumont Club Kansas City, MO 09/25/09 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO 09/26/09 Club Sound Salt Lake City, UT 09/28/09 Showbox @ Market Seattle, WA 09/29/09 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR 09/30/09 Fillmore San Francisco, CA 10/02/09 House of Blues San Diego, CA 10/03/09 Avalon Los Angeles, CA 10/31/09 Powerstation Auckland 11/01/09 San Franscico Bath House Wellington 11/03/09 Bedford Christchurch 11/05/09 Tivoli Brisbane, Queensland 11/06/09 Panthers Newcastle, New South Wales 11/07/09 Enmore Sydney, New South Wales 11/11/09 Anu Canberra, Australian Capital 11/12/09 Forum Melbourne, Victoria 11/13/09 HQ Adelaide, South Australia 11/14/09 Capitol Perth, Western Australia Discography [Sep 2008] Dusk Till Dawn (Single) [Oct 2008] Paris Is Burning (EP) [Dec 2008] My Delirium (Single) [Sep 2008] Ladyhawke [Apr 2009] Ladyhawke (Australian Collector's Edition) [Aug 2009] Ladyhawke (Special Edition) Read More Ladyhawke http://weheartmus... Named after an 80s movie of the same name, Ladyhawke is Pip Brown, a young woman from New Zealand...

Ladyhawke Setlist ♥ Fine Line Cafe, Minneapolis (9/21/09)

Pip Brown, aka Ladyhawke, is the cute-shy unsuspecting headliner for Perez Hilton tour, when it was announced that, due to illness, that main headliner, Ida Maria will not be playing the Fine Line Cafe in Minneapolis 9/22/09.

The good news was that the show was free, so it was still a pretty decent turnout, lots of young underage students (you can tell by the sea of black "X" on the back of their hands. It also seems to me that this night is possibly the best night of their lives.

Sliimy (official / myspace / twitter) opened up the whole thing. I thought he was joking when he said he was French ("with a bad English accent"), but he was telling the truth. He also reminded me of Prince, but with glasses and a gold lamé jacket. I expected Sliimy (incidentally pronounced "slimmy", not "slimey") to sound like Lady Gaga or something fitting on Perez Hilton's record label - but they don't sound quite as poppy.

In replacement for Maria was Natalie Portman's Shaved Head (myspace / twitter.com), which you may know is a reference to V For Vendetta. They are a young, energetic band, singing songs about "Sophisticated Side Ponytail" and "Holding Hands in the Shower" (and possibly with your daughter). You half expect them to burst out singing, "I'm on a motherfucking boat".

Speaking of energetic, Semi Precious Weapons (official / myspace / twitter.com) are unforgettable. I first saw this band at SXSW but didn't know who they were. I thought to myself, "this band is going to be huge", never thinking I would actually see them randomly at some point in the future. They are definitely a band to catch live, the bassist is insane!

Ladyhawke ♥ Fine Line Cafe, Minneapolis (9/21/09)

When Ladyhawke took the stage, she's nervous happy. Between songs, she was at a loss of words, or when she did speak they sound nonsensical to me. However, she did manage to sneak in the story about seeing a man on a unicycle. She called it the dumbest thing she's ever seen. I suppose growing up in a small town in New Zealand, you don't see too many weird stuff like that.

Ladyhawke - Dusk Till Dawn (Pascal Gabriel Radio Mix)

Ladyhawke seems more comfortable when she's playing guitar, and as much as I like "Dust Till Dawn", it didn't sound as good as some of her other songs - particularly "Love Don't Live Here", "Paris Is Burning", and "My Delirium". Yes, the hits keeps on coming.

You'll be happy to know that Ladyhawke is continuing her tour through America until early October, before heading back to Australia. She did mention that she'll be back in the US "very soon", which I get the impression that means three months.

Her self-titled album was released last year, but there is a re-issue with extra acoustic tracks, according to amazon.

 09/22/2009 03:31:08 ♥ vu () ♥ ladyhawkemusic.com ♥ myspace.com/ladyhawkerock ♥ twitter.com

News: Manic Street Preachers' "Journal for Plague", Perez Hilton on tour, Radiohead still exists

Here are some news from news.weheartmusic.com for this week.

Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness

Manic Street Preachers

Fan-favorite Manic Street Preachers will be back with Journal for Plague Lovers, which all of the UK critics (Mojo, Q Magazine, Uncut, Sunday Times, The Guardian) have unanimously agreed that this is their best album yet.

Title of the new album is named after Richey Edwards' journal, whose lyrics and notes have written the entire Journal for Plague Lovers album! Yes, Edwards disappeared in 1995 (people have pronounced him dead as a possible suicide). I believe he drowned himself in River Severn, however conspiracists thinks he's still alive - like Elvis is alive.... Anyway, I remember even before his death, he guy was crazy! He often cut and scar his arms and not too shy about it either.

Well, if you pre-order the album, you'll get it by 9/15/09 - however, the digital version of the album, you will get right away if you want to hear the album now. The $10 digital order also comes with a bonus digital remixed album, available 9/15.

Of course, they're be on tour to promote the album in the US. I believe the album's already out in the UK.

September Mon -21 Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s
Tue- 22 Vancouver, Canada @ The Commodore Ballroom
Thu-24 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Fri- 25 Los Angeles, CA @ The Avalon
Mon-Sep-28 Denver, CO @ The Bluebird Theatre
Wed-Sep-30 Minneapolis, MN @ The Varsity Theatre

October Thu-01 Chicago, IL @ The Metro
Fri- 02 Detroit, MI @ The Majestic Theatre
Sun- 04 Toronto, Canada @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre
Tue- 06 Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live
Wed- 07 New York City, NY @ Webster Hall
Thu- 08 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club

Since I don't have the new album for review (yet), enjoy this previous Edwards song, "Motorcycle Emptiness" from their debut album Generation Terrorists.

Ladyhawke - Dusk Till Dawn (Pascal Gabriel Radio Mix)

Ladyhawke

"The most revered and feared celebrity blogger" Perez Hilton apparently loves music. Other people I've spoke with at SXSW (where Perez Hilton hosted his own shows), have remarked to me that he tends to like "pop shit" - such as help made Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, and Mika, into stars.

Well Perez Hilton have gathered a few artists on an upcoming tour, all the details are on perezhiltonpresents.com. For critics who calls it 'pop shit', the lineup will prove them wrong, especially because we love the co-headliners Ladyhawke and Ida Maria.

Here are the dates of the upcoming Perez Hilton tour:

September 10th Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
September 12th Washington, DC 9:30 Club
September 13th Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living Arts
September 14th Boston, MA House of Blues
September 16th New York, NY The Fillmore @ Irving Plaza
September 17th Toronto, ONT Opera House Concert Venue
September 19th Chicago, IL Metro
September 21st Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Café
September 22nd Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
September 23rd Kansas City, MO The Beaumont Club
September 25th Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
September 26th Salt Lake City, UT Club Sound
September 28th Seattle, WA The Showbox @ The Market
September 29th Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
September 30th San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
October 2nd San Diego, CA House of Blues
October 3rd Hollywood, CA Avalon

I'm am assuming Hilton will be there to MC the event/introduce the band - so if you're a celebrity blogger trainspotter, you should check out a show.

Radiohead - These Are My Twisted Words

Radiohead

Finally, I spotted our W♥M twitter with: "New Radiohead Song: 'These Are My Twisted Words' - FREE DOWNLOAD - http://tr.im/wysC" from 11:45 AM Aug 17th. Sure enough, it's a new Radiohead song, for free.

Jonny wrote this, via radiohead.com:

So here's a new song, called 'These Are My Twisted Words'.

We've been recording for a while, and this was one of the first we finished. We're pretty proud of it.

There's other stuff in various states of completion, but this is one we've been practicing, and which we'll probably play at this summer's concerts. Hope you like it.

Download the audio here or torrent here.

 08/19/2009 11:04:46 ♥ vu () ♥weheartmusic.com♥twitter.com/weheartmusic♥news.weheartmusic.com

Ladyhawke

Ladyhawke - Paris Is Burning Ladyhawke Tour Dates Feb 2 Brussels …  Feb 4 Belfast … Feb 25 Glasgow … Feb 26 Manchester … Mar 1 leeds … Mar 2 Wolverhampton … Mar 3 Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2 Mar 5 Swindon, Wiltshire … Mar 6 Brighton … … Read More Ladyhawke http://weheartmus... Named after an 80s movie of the same name, Ladyhawke is Pip Brown, a young woman from New Zealand...

Ladyhawke, a.k.a. Pip Brown, is a electropop musician from New Zealand.  Her self-titled album was released in September of 2008 and one of the tracks, "From Dusk Till Dawn", was featured in Vu's Top Songs for 2008.  After listening to this track repeatedly and getting my family to dance, I decided I needed to get my hands on the full album, especially after previewing videos featured on her own channel at YouTube.  I haven't gone out and bought a tangible CD in a long time, so that's really saying something.

Ladyhawke - Dusk Till Dawn (Pascal Gabriel Radio Mix)

Incidentally, both "Ladyhawke" and "From Dusk Till Dawn" are movie titles.  The first, her stage name, is a 1985 fantasy film that featured Matthew Broderick and Michelle Pfiffer, which is fitting enough, since she is noted (and has said so herself) to be influenced by a number of '80s music genres.  The second is a 1996 Quentin Tarantino horror flick, which explains the theme of the official video for the corresponding song.

Speaking of "From Dusk Till Dawn", and her YouTube videos, she created a quirky alternative video to the song, which featured DJ/electroshock musician Peaches, which I referenced in a Monday Monster Mashup post ("Wild Lies", which featured Peaches' remix of the Tone Loc rap "Wild Thing").  Peaches remixed her track "Paris Is Burning" and has appeared with her onstage for DJ duties.

Ladyhawke [and friends] - Dusk Till Dawn

Another video that most definitely fits with the 1980's New Wave flavor is the one for 'Delirium': Ladyhawke - My Delirium Ahhh... Ray-Ban Wayfarer shades.

The channel to subscribe to is ladyhawkeforyou, which has more music videos, video diaries, holiday greetings, etc.  Although I'm a great fan of well-done music videos and documentaries, I would recommend just watching the diaries and homemade stuff, just to get a feel for her delightfully goofy, whimsical personality.  As a self-proclaimed geek, it's quite refreshing to see an artist that is unabashedly so-- a far cry from the New Wave fashion that seemed just a slight more pretentious and fussy at times.

She explains in interviews that she comes from a very musically-oriented family, and that she fell into making music quite naturally, and it wasn't anything that was forced or imposed.  That's hopeful, because many fans (like myself) are hoping that there is more good things to come.

Ladyhawke - Back Of The Van (KiD COLA Remix)

Just another quick note:

There have been a number of remixes of songs from the album-- not a surprise, either, since most of them have very catchy hooks and were quite designed to be radio-friendly.  One of the ones we got was from a DJ by the name of KiD Cola.

 01/21/2009 09:56:30 ♥ jaklumen ( / jaklumen.vox.com) ♥ ladyhawkemusic.com ♥ myspace.com 

Vu's Top Songs for 2008

 

Ladyhawke - Dusk Till Dawn (Pascal Gabriel Radio Mix)

Ladyhawke

VU'S TOP SONGS FOR 2008

Like Lara's previous Top List, here is my lame list. Yes, I know most of these are of the dance-variety, and yes, I know they are mostly (hot) women. That's a given.

1. Ladyhawke - "Dusk Til Dawn"
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Named after an 80s movie of the same name, Ladyhawke is Pip Brown, a young woman from New Zealand. This song is pretty catchy, the repeating lyrics "bang bang bang on the wall, from dusk til dawn. doo doo doo doo" made it easy to remember.

What made this song awesome is the totally cool music video that paid homage to 80s horror flicks like Jason from the Friday the 13th movies and Freddy from Nightmare on Elm Street.

Jeremy Jay - Alpharhythm

2. Jeremy Jay - "Alpharhythm"
myspace.com/jeremyjay
Certainly lanky tall-man Jeremy Jay has a hit on his hand with "Alpharhythm".

At first, I wasn't sure why I had liked this song so much. The more I started listening to just the bassline, I realized that this song is essentially a "cha cha cha" song. No, really, that's why you want to do the cha cha cha when you hear this song.

If you know how to read music, here is a break down of the cha-cha-cha notes.

Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone

4. Lykke Li - "I'm Good. I'm Gone"
lykkeli.com ♥ myspace.com
Lykke Li (that's her first name!) made it on various people's top 10 list for 2008, and it's not really a surprise really. The reason why I like her is that there's something in her voice. It's child-like and it doesn't exactly sound English, if you know what I mean?

In my favorite song, "I'm Good. I'm Gone" there is a basic clank clank rhythm that makes you want to jerk along to the music. Plus, the lyrics talks to me:

And if you say I'm not okay
Then that's the goal
If you say there ain't no way that I could know
If you say I aim too high from down below
Well, say it know 'cause when I'm gone...
You'll be callin' but I won't be at the phone

The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - The Sun Ain't Shining No More

4. The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - "The Sun Ain't Shining No More"
theasteroidsgalaxytour.com ♥ myspace.com
I think this Denmark band will be huge in 2009, but in the meantime, check out "The Sun Ain't Shining No More". What I love about this song is is that it sounds so very 60s pop. The song tells about meeting someone on the dancefloor and then suddenly turned into a one-night stand. The song is as brief as the encounter, and contains the brilliant line: "It didn't last very long, a week or maybe two. When he called me on the phone, saying 'baby, I don't love ya'".

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights

5. Sharon Jones - "100 Days, 100 Nights"
myspace.com/sharonjonesandthedapkings
Speaking of 60s, Sharon Jones and The Dapkings are one of the bands bringing back Motown/Soul music in 2008. They are one of the more popular bands, if you like this, you'll definitely need to check out Lady Dottie.

Although the lyrics are kind of simple (you get it: it takes 100 days and 100 nights to know if a man is good for you), the soulful vocals of Jones and the horns and keys of her backup band made this modern song a classic. Listen to the whole song to get the punchline, by the way.

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jaklumen wrote on Ladyhawke - Dusk Till Dawn (Pascal Gabriel Radio Mix) in reply to devonrex’s comment: Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 7:48 AM

I'd be very interested to hear why you think so.

Various descriptions I've seen of New Wave range from the genre being an evolution of punk (particularly post-punk) to a rather frosty, indifferent bourgeois response to the harshness of punk. The latter might be fitting considering the synth sound being a very stark departure from guitars, and the look being very against hippie fashion.

I really liked the folk rock of the mid to late '70s (being heavily exposed to it as the college music of my parents) but by the time MTV hit my neighborhood music was awash in very cheesy hair bands, and the next trend of garage rock with the grunge fashion really wasn't to my taste. Depeche Mode started hitting the apex of their popularity, and I started combing back to see what was all the fuss about the "New Wave" that started MTV.

Being painfully shy in much of grade school, synth resonated with me more. It's the main reason why I've been doing a lot of electronica reviews.

niggytardust wrote on Jeremy Jay - Alpharhythm: Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 7:52 AM

[c’est top] That's cool it sounds a little like Tom Verlaine or Gang of Four! I didn't know it. Thanks for the discover. I've made my own 2008 list too, if you're interested it's here.