http://www.thetripwire.com Rock music mp3, podcasts, news, blogs, reviews. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:47:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The deal: It's possible that over the past several weeks you've noticed the reviews slow to a trickle around these parts. We had our reasons! Cookies weren't involved! Okay, maybe they were! All of us at Tripwire HQ are pleased to introduce to you today a new chapter in our "take" ... http://www.thetripwire.com/reviews/2009/11/20/tweet-release-real-estate/ When The Swell Season played LA's Wiltern Theater Wednesday night, Apatow acolyte and our favorite lug Jason Segel, took over the piano bench for a song he penned himself. After watching a few dozen times, we'd be down for a "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" sequel right now—much more so than that ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/20/jason-segel-joins-swell-season-on-stage-does-that-creepy-thing-we-love/ Sure, it's great to get the Jay-Z stamp of approval, but Jay lives in a penthouse in Tribeca or something (in our mind dude has like 18 houses- recession be damned). The man isn't exactly down with the underground anymore. So it's nice to see some more, shall we say "indie" ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/20/hip-hop-still-has-love-for-grizzly-bear-in-wake-of-ed-drostes-twitter-suicide/ Merge just put out some videos from a Neutral Milk Hotel show at the old Knitting Factory in 1998 in conjunction with the reissue of In The Aeroplane Over The Sea on 180-gram vinyl. They're good quality and certainly showcase the sound and song of the band. They also weirdly ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/20/newly-discovered-neutral-milk-hotel-videos-make-us-very-happysad/ Story by Adam Daniels Photography by Dorothy Hong "Do you need a drink?"
"Yes, I need four double whiskeys and four PBRs." It was Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson's record release show at Williamsburg's Union Pool one year ago, and while he was among a roomful of friends, he was not at ease. Robinson's former ... http://www.thetripwire.com/features/2009/11/20/miles-benjamin-anthony-robinson-life-as-a-movie/ We're very jazzed to inform you that we linked up with Dangerbird Records co-founder Jeff Castelaz recently, just as he was riding his bike across the country to raise funds for the Pablove Foundation. Along the way, Jeff recorded some video blog entries for us, talking a bit about what ... http://www.thetripwire.com/blog/2009/11/20/pablove-across-america-vlog-part-1/ [caption id="attachment_31884" align="aligncenter" width="585" caption="Photo: Autumn DeWilde"][/caption] Have you seen Spoon live? They're crisp, like say, a delicious pastry. They are absolutely not one of those bands who anyone could ever accuse of "studio magic" because their sets beautifully recreate these little jams they have come close to perfecting over the ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/20/spoon-tours-tests-transference-songs-out-on-you/ The Pixies are currently in the throes of the North American leg of their Doolittle tour, a wormhole of a trek we've been quick to spill much digi-ink over in these parts recently. Via an e-mail from the band's publicist, we've just learned that the band will sandwich in an ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/20/pixies-playing-jimmy-fallon-will-play-what-you-tweet/ Make all the Williamsburg hipster jokes you want, but there have been few sweeter deals in recent memory than the Jelly Pool Parties. They've resided in parks within Brooklyn's music mecca for a half-decade now, but are in jeopardy at the moment because the New York State Parks Department and ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/20/jelly-pool-parties-in-danger-seeking-new-home/ At the beginning of "Norway", the new single from Baltimore's Beach House, there's a hint of the second-hand organ that dominated most of their self-titled debut.  But then they come crashing in with pristine, breathy harmonies that make it sound like they're putting that Sub Pop money to good use. ... http://www.thetripwire.com/listen/2009/11/20/beach-house-norway/ In just a few days, on November 23rd, there will be a new Animal Collective release upon us. And although we've only heard snippets of the Fall Be Kind EP in all it's polyphonic glory, we'd like to think that the sparkle and carnival whirring of "Graze" is a good ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/19/feast-on-animal-collectives-new-jam-graze/ What do you think the chances are that Robert Pattinson wooed Kristen Stewart with a Bon Iver-powered mixtape? Or wait. MAYBE IT WAS THE OTHER WAY AROUND, YOU GUYS. http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/19/kristin-stewart-loves-bon-iver-too/ [caption id="attachment_30806" align="aligncenter" width="585" caption="Pre-enhancement/leak. "][/caption] On Monday morning, we reported that pop seamstress Amy Winehouse had taken a quick trip to the hospital after an unfortunate collision between some cold and prescription medications she was taking at the time. Amy's outspoken father Mitch Winehouse, who has already been quite vocal ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/19/amy-winehouses-boobs-were-leaking/ If you're one of the 42 million people that have fallen in love with our recent Hotbox at the Levi's/FADER Fort video series, it's possible you've forgotten (or never knew) that we used to film bands letting loose in front of our fireplace, too. We did. And yes, ... http://www.thetripwire.com/tripwiretvspotlight/2009/11/19/the-fireplace-lissie/ For their punked-out new single "Cousins," the men of Vampy Weeks shot an equally frenetic clip in a city alley. The Garth Jennings-directed clip is above, the single's out digitally right now and on vinyl December 7th courtesy of XL. And oh yeah, not sure if you knew this, but ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/19/watch-vampire-weekend-throw-an-alley-party/ Recently reunited grunge godfathers Alice in Chains have been making a go at the Billboard charts in the past few weeks behind their new album Black Gives Way To Blue, the comeback effort entering at No. 5 when it dropped a few weeks back. Though they're headbanging their way through ... http://www.thetripwire.com/uncategorized/2009/11/19/alice-in-chains-announce-north-american-tour/ You may remember reading about the Twitter-riffic dissolution of Jay Reatard's band a few weeks back or even about the time he asked the Cola Freaks to join him shortly after that. Though we heard whispers about this in a bar late last week but were quickly distracted by a ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/19/wavves-recruits-former-jay-reatards/ [caption id="attachment_31826" align="aligncenter" width="585" caption="Photo: Time Life Pictures/Time and Life Pictures/Getty Images "][/caption] In an article for the Seattle Weekly titled "How I Met Dave Grohl, the Biggest Guy in Rock and Roll," former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic waxes poetic about the musical prowess and undying dedication of his former bandmate, ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/18/krist-novoselic-still-loves-dave-grohl/ When a band drops an unreleased jam on Minnesota public radio, chances are most people outside of the Twin Cities won't really catch on. But when that band is Girls, chances are most people outside of the Twin Cities will be trying to figure out how to cop said ... http://www.thetripwire.com/listen/2009/11/18/girls-heartbreaker-on-89-3-the-current/ Photography by Stacey Fuller Haiku by Andy Cohn john rocks the beacon Guitar face in full effect Had his own napkins http://www.thetripwire.com/live/2009/11/18/haiku-review-john-mayer-the-beacon-theater-nyc/ In an interview that went live on New York Magazine's Vulture blog late yesterday, film director (and Tripwire fave) David Lynch revealed that his next project will be a documentary-style look at famed guru Maharishi Mahesh. If for whatever reason you describe yourself as Beatles-obsessed, that name may already ring ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/18/david-lynch-digs-on-meditation-making-film-about-beatles-guru-maharishi-mahesh/ What do the Migration Act of 1958, images of indigenous peoples, ponies, cloudy mountainsides, and crashing waves have in common? They all feature prominently in the promotional video for Shearwater's forthcoming album, titled The Golden Archipelago and slated to be released in North America on February 23 (and February 15 ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/18/shearwater-to-release-new-album-in-february/ If you've heard anything from the San Francisco's Dominant Legs, then you too are probably rediscovering that itch for Tracy Chapman and the heart massage her vocals proffer. While some kids are turning to muddy guitar riffs and beachy keen melodies, it's nice to know Mr. Legs' head resides in a ... http://www.thetripwire.com/tripwiretvspotlight/2009/11/18/tripwire-video-premiere-tracy-chapmans-fast-car/ Put this down in your calendars as the most epic event to ever occur in December: former Velvet Underground members Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker and Doug Yule will appear together at the New York Public Library on December 8, along with journalist David Fricke, as part of the "LIVE from ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/18/the-velvet-underground-to-reunite/ Having been strapped pretty tightly to our seats during the King Khan and BBQ'd Shrooms saga this week, we 'd feel remiss if we didn't inform you of the band's recent statement, one they issued just after the cancelation of shows in St. Louis and Lawrence, Kansas. And oh yeah, ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/18/king-khan-and-bbq-show-issue-statement-about-those-shrooms/ Via the band's website, Anton Newcombe's BJM vehicle has announced a date for the forthcoming New Year's Day release of Who Killed Sgt. Pepper? Judging by that title, it will probably sound like something you've already heard before, as fetishized, reheated and filtered through the braincanals of well, Newcombe. Take ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/18/brian-jonestown-massacre-unveil-new-album-release-date-remind-you-they-put-out-an-ep-this-year/ We can't imagine the folks over at NME altogether hated New York Magazine's current cover story detailing how New York once again became an epicenter of musical creativity (hint: use rent prices to force nearly every struggling artist and venue into one borough, have loft mixer or something). After all, ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/17/nme-takes-new-york-mags-new-york-music-2009-cover-story-and-raises-them-new-york-music-circa-2001/ The Uptown Bar, once deemed "The House The Replacements Built", was piled into the ground with a wrecking ball earlier today. City Pages has some photos of the desruction. The venue, which was sold earleir this year, hosted a month of so of farewell shoes as a tribute to the ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/17/the-uptown-minneapolis-music-landmark-demolished-today/ What does one do when they need to "break free" you ask? Well, Freddie Mercury slips on his finest cleaning-the-house garb and dances around between fabulous tableaux scenes of housewife gone leather-pants-clad and shirtless human beast eating grapes with stage smoke and backup dancers. If there were such a thing ... http://www.thetripwire.com/tripwiretvspotlight/2009/11/17/tripwire-video-premiere-queen-i-want-to-break-free/ This week New York Magazine analyzed "The Oprah Effect" in terms of music sales in relation to her stamps of approvals and show performances. Their results seem to liken an artist being on her show to say, Obama mentioning said artist in his inauguration speech and then following up with ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/17/new-savior-of-music-industry-oprah/ Do you feel like your life has been lacking a certain intensity lately? Wake up at night just yearning for a reason to bang your head in triumph once again? Well, have we got a show for you. After being forced to cancel some European and Canadian dates for lead singer ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/17/slayer-and-megadeth-to-annihilate-u-s-on-tour-this-winter/ We posted a now defunct Vanity Fair video yesterday in which those dirty dogs in Vampire Weekend gave you a piece of their worldview. Though we've already shared some 4,457 Vampy Weeks tour dates with you in the past few weeks, we feel obliged to also inform you that the ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/17/vampire-weekend-to-spread-holiday-cheer-tour-for-life/ Sandor Vlah and Gyula Takaes are two strong men from Budapest, Hungary who go by the name of The Golden Power. El Perro Del Mar is, as you may have already learned via video introduction, a young woman from Sweden by the name of Sarah Assbring. Under the direction of ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/17/el-perro-del-mar-the-golden-power-official-change-of-heart-music-video/ Some days are good to just max and relax with your friend Q-Tip or make a folk-influenced brand of vocal jazz that is incredibly pleasing to the masses/your parents. Other days, you've got to fight the man. And one of our favorite ways to fight the man: more windows! We imagine ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/16/norah-jones-to-fight-for-her-brownstone-rights/ So the arrest that caused the Canadian duo to cancel a couple Midwest dates, that was for "allegedly possessing hallucinogenic mushrooms." Life lesson kids, don't do shrooms on a suspended license. Or at least, not in Kentucky? (Via: Stereogum) http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/16/king-khan-bbqed-shrooms/ The men of Vampire Weekend sat down recently with whom we can only presume was a cameraperson and an interviewer (just a guess!), tackling questions of great existential and philosophical weight in Vanity Fair's "Proust Questionnaire." Their new album Contra drops January 12th. They're touring like wild men. And they ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/16/deep-thoughts-with-vampire-weekend/ Behind their latest and greatest, Popular Songs, Yo La Tengo are currently winding their way through nearly every European city you're currently daydreaming about. When they're done smelling the flowers over there, they're planning on playing some more dates in Japan, perhaps another spot more glamorous then the desk chair ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/16/yo-la-tengo-announce-january-tour-dates/ In case you thought you wouldn't be satisfied with the extra hour of Tom Waits' banter from his upcoming live album, fret no more. Now Tom's Orphans, Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards is being reinvented as a limited edition seven-LP vinyl with six new tracks. The album, which classicly highlights Waits' ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/16/tom-waits-masterpiece-gets-more-masterpiecy/ NME is reporting that one-time chanteuse Amy Winehouse was hospitalized last night in London after some cold medicine she was taking interacted harshly with prescription medication she's currently using for her "recovery," that which a source told the Daily Mirror she is expected to make in full. No official word ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/16/amy-winehouse-hospitalized/ This is quickly becoming a month of early holiday season treats for American-based Hot Chip fans. First came the announcement that One Lofe Stand, their much anticipated follow-up to Made In The Dark, will see a February release date. Then that wonderful new song of theirs. Now comes the news ... http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/16/hot-chip-to-tour-u-s-in-april/