Next up in the 3 slot is a little ditty by The Strokes called “Under Control.”
“2003 is The Strokes’ “Under Control” which is just the best understated Strokes song. I love that song. It’s so simple. The thing with that song is we thought it might be too straight up if we just played it as is. We got kind of a little bit of a I don’t know what you call it, it’s not reggae it’s like dubby – some sort of another groove going for it.” – David Monks of TPC
Canadian quartet Tokyo Police Club have announced an ambitious and riotous project, recording 10 cover songs from the years 2001-2010 over the course of 10 days. The project will begin at 12pm PST on Tuesday, August 23 at Red Bull Studios Los Angeles when the band enters the studio to rehearse and record a cover song over the next 10 hours, to be premiered the following morning at, 10am PST right here on ChinaShop starting Wednesday, August 24. The final song will be premiered on Saturday, September 3.
Starting next Monday, August 15, three potential songs from each year, between 2001-2010, will be revealed via Polaroid with the final track revealed each night prior to recording. The band will be creating daily Polaroid photo diaries and filming the entire recording process. In addition, each song will have unique artwork created from a Polaroid image shot that day in the studio.
Exclusive media partners include Alternative Press, ARTIST Direct, Entertainment Weekly, FILTER, Mashable, The Onion AV Club, Spinner. At 11am EST the song will be made available via all partner sites. Livestream.com will be offering fans a behind-the-scenes look into the recording process each day between 7pm-8pm PST.
Stay tuned for additional details in the coming weeks on the packaging of all 10-songs with commemorative pieces from the project.
While Tokyo Police Club was busy prepping for the event, singer David Monks spared a few moments to jump on the phone to provide us with some insider info on what we can expect from “10 Covers in 10 Days.”
After a 7 year absence, Orange County’s Multi-Platinum recording artists LIT have returned to the studio with producer Matt Wallace (Faith No More, OAR, The Replacements, Maroon 5). Lit plans to release new music by the end of the year, but in the meantime, have posted a brand new demo with exclusive video footage for the song “You Tonight” on www.LitBand.com.
It’s been nearly seven years since the original three members of Eve 6 played their last show together and there was little doubt as to whether the alternative rock trio would ever grace the stage again.
But a few months ago, vocalist/bassist Max Collins and drummer Tony Fagenson received a pleasantly surprising text message from the founding guitarist.
“We heard from ‘Sweet Pea’ — Jon Siebels, as we call him,” Collins recalls. “We had lunch and decided to try out a rehearsal to see how things flowed, and it felt fantastic. We’re just stoked on it!”
I was making the arduous journey through the labyrinth of pedi-cabs and equipment laden masses that is SXSW when I encountered Jordan Cook and crew. Here were three guys just sitting in the fading sunlight on a curb restringing their guitars when I approached. I had been looking for a band that I could interview about what it was like to come to SXSW without any means and holding only hope for that big break. “Nah man, we’re not homeless this week, thankfully,” allows Jordan when I asked if they, like numerous bands this week, were staying at the fabulous Car Hotel. “These cool ladies have just been letting us park our car here, so we’re gonna play a bit for em.”
Twin Atlantic played some hot new rock from their forthcoming release FREE at the PureVolume House in Austin during the SXSW Music Conference.
Fresh from their European tour with Angels & Airwaves just a month prior, Twin Atlantic’s Sam McTrusty and the band delivered the perfect blend of sonic sweetness and gritty angst. In other words: loud guitars that sound awesome!
The band’s new album FREE is out May 2nd on Red Bull Records.
Enjoy the following visual record of their concert in photos.
Lets define the term “Supergroup”. Webster defines it very narrowly as “A rock group made up of prominent former members of other rock groups; also an extremely successful rock group.”
This definition would cover three of Mister Heavenly’s four members – Honus Honus of Man Man on keys and vocals, Nicholas Thorburn of Unicorns and Islands on vocals and guitar while Modest Mouse drummer Joe Plummer keeps time.
But how to place our fourth member? Did anyone even know he could play instruments? I guess he sang a little in Juno… Yes, thats right. Actor Michael Cera has picked up a bass and is touring with some of the most talented musicians alive.
I remember the day I got this promo in the mail. The Merge Records stamp on the press release piqued my interest, but it was the album title that moved it to the top of my listening stack for the afternoon: The Year Of Magical Drinking. I was vaguely familiar with the piece of literature on which the title was modeled after, but the music stood in complete juxtaposition with the book’s maudlin themes. This was a rock and roll record to be played loud with the top down, preferably while going a cool 60mph up the 2 Freeway from Echo Park to La Cañada. Download “Under The Gun” for free here, then give it a spin. You’ll see what I mean.
Let’s just get this out of the way: hip-hop shows, more than any other genre, regularly feature an absurd amount of waiting before the headliner you went to see finally hits the stage—often after midnight. Some of the opening acts or DJs you see beforehand might be good and you may even be hyped to have been introduced to them, but when it takes four hours before the main act steps on stage, shit can get old. With this in mind, Black Milk’s last minute, Red Bull Big Tune pre-show in Chicago at Reggie’s Rock Club was as close to ideal as you can get.
More Than 5,500 Gather for Brass Band Blowout Under Claiborne Bridge New Orleans, LA – October 23, 2010 – Four brass bands—Free Agents, The Stooges, To Be Continued (TBC) and Soul Rebels—marched through the historic Tremé neighborhood, followed by a traditional New Orleans second-line parade, to center stage at Red Bull Street Kings, a brass band blowout under the Claiborne Bridge. One-by-one, each band performed in front of more than 5,500 energized fans, spectators and music lovers, each vying for the crown of Red Bull Street Kings. In the end, it was The Stooges who prevailed over the grueling competition.