New New Pornographers

Listen, then download for free if you like. Your Hands (Together)

Band Names

How bands got their names. There aren't a lot of good ones yet, but maybe eventually? Flaming Lips is the newest one.

Vampire Weekend - Self Titled

Not sure how this all works. But, I figured I'd give a short review on an album that I've been really digging lately. Vampire Weekend's first full-length album is not too far short of incredible.
My favorite tracks off of it are: A-Punk, Campus and Oxford Comma. Check them out and if you like them, there newest album, "Contra" came out Jan. 11.

Listen to a few tracks off of it here:
http://www.myspace.com/vampireweekend

Free New Broken Social Scene Song

On their website.

Twilight Singers Recording

Interview.

Pixies latest news...

Black Francis or Frank Black or whatever says, "This ain't about the art anymore." And readily admits that it's all about the touring money. And, again, they may or may not make new music together. Those few albums still make them rank among my favorites of all time, but whatever at this point.

Isla de Encata used in a pretty good Visa Commercial. It's not about the art anymore.

Oasis and Strokes

Too funny, I was going to cover White Stripes and MGMT news, but Jim beat me to it. I guess great minds...so...

Anywho, Oasis's Noel Gallagher will not be attending the sentencing of the dude who busted his ribs at the V festival a few years back. However he is starting a new band (well same band minus Liam, I guess).

The Strokes are aiming for a September release date for new record. Been a while. Since their last, I liked what I heard from the Albert Hammond, Jr albums. Did anyone hear anything from the Casablancas EP or whatever that was?

I say "management"

I guess they say "M. G. M. T." Just learned that.

Their album comes out in April. Can't wait.

White Stripes vs. Air Force Reserve

If you haven't heard... The White Stripes may go after the Air Force Reserve for using a re-recorded version of "Fell in Love With a Girl" in a SuperBowl ad.

The video has mostly disappeared. Here is where I found it. I assume it'll be pulled from here soon too though.

Sounds similar enough to me.

The Air Force said they hired a company to do the music.

The company said they hired a musician.

The musician said any resemblance is coincidental. "They said they wanted some high-energy music, and I gave them three demos, all of them a little bit different," he explained to EW. "They asked me to tweak the one that they preferred, so I beefed up the drums or whatnot, added some echo to my guitar part." After the Stripes released their statement, Kraft went to their website and admits the songs "sound close". "I might have [heard it] somehow or somewhere," he said, but he maintains that he doesn't listen to the White Stripes or that "kind of music". "I had no intention whatsoever of copying [the Stripes]. If [Jack White needs] me to pay the money back that I made, which was 2,000 bucks (£1,300) ... I will do that."

Pavement Reunion Article

In addition to the Pavement reunion article in Relix, there's a companion swordfest with the likes of Trey Anesthesia of Phish, Black Keys, and Okkervil River dishing out the love.






Pavement, circa 1995
Photo Kevin Westenberg