Hump Day Randomness

Phish's Page McConnell is dropping a solo album.

It looks like Brian Eno is going to produce the next Coldplay album.

Indie labels are pissed at Youtube.

Yoko Ono's new album, Yes, I'm a Witch , features collaberations with The Flaming Lips, Peaches, Le Tigre, Porcupine Tree, Cat Power, Polyphonic Spree and more.

The new Modest Mouse album features The Shins' James Mercer on 3 songs and ex-Smiths guitarist is now a member of the band. In less than three years this band has gone from a 3-piece to like a 7 1/2-piece. I hope the album is good.

Here's an interview with The Hold Steady's Craig Finn.

NPR reviews the new Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.

Pretty Girls Make Graves is breaking up, but they are coming to Atlanta before the divorce papers go through.

Here's a couple Peter Bjorn and John Videos for you:

Torrent of the Day

Grateful Dead - April 12, 1971
Civic Arena - Pittsburgh, PA

Recording Info:
SBD -> Reel Master -> Dat -> Sound Forge -> CD

Transfer Info:
CD -> EAC -> FLAC
(2 Discs Audio / 2 Discs FLAC)

Transferred By Charlie Miller
charliemiller87@earthlink.net
August 23, 2005

Set 1:
d1t01 - //Cold Rain & Snow
d1t02 - Me & My Uncle
d1t03 - Bertha
d1t04 - Next Time You See Me
d1t05 - Playing In The Band
d1t06 - Loser
d1t07 - Cumberland Blues
d1t08 - Hard To Handle//
d1t09 - Greatest Story Ever Told ->
d1t10 - Johnny B. Goode

Set 2:
d2t01 - Truckin' ->
d2t02 - Drums ->
d2t03 - The Other One ->
d2t04 - Wharf Rat
d2t05 - Me & Bobby McGee
d2t06 - Casey Jones
d2t07 - Sugar Magnolia
d2t08 - Deal ->
d2t09 - Not Fade Away ->
d2t10 - Going Down The Road Feeling Bad ->
d2t11 - Turn On Your Lovelight

Jeff Tweedy, Atlanta 1/29

Last night's show at the Tabernacle featured an enigmatic and very much in character Jeff Tweedy berating an adoring sold-out crowd. Having ditched his band for a tour in favor of the very direct and effective intimacy of a solo acoustic set, the show was able to wander between his campfire vibe alt-country (for the record, i hate saying that) tunes and Tweedy's confrontational and insecurity-prone banter as freely and unprofessionally as he saw fit. Halting in the middle of the first verse of "Via Chicago", Tweedy asked the audience to help him out --- he had forgotten the lyrics. Adopting the persona of a trapped hero, his surly treatment of the audience brought to mind conventional images of the behavior of other iconic frontmen crowd-bashers (Waters? Corgan?.....Bixler?). Although cautiously, he performed in a way that was ultimately confident in his spell over the audience, who fed off of the tension created by Tweedy's act. I would go as far to say that his use of stage banter holds more merit as a dualistic tool of dynamics; his songs are so delicate and revealing, that by the end, his natural reaction is simply that he must take back what he has given away. 'No, Atlanta, you do not know me as you think you might'. His compensation for what he gives away in song is the rejection of the crowd on a personal level. This tension sets the audience up for the shift in mood back to Tweedy's often melancholy tone within a song. In a strange reversal of roles; for some songs excitement was almost exclusively built in the margins between songs, and torn down during the course of the next song.

As for the actual performance (when Tweedy remembered the words), it was, of course, flawless. His vocals and guitar arrangements were surprisingly complete in covering some of the more instrument-heavy Wilco songs. He was 'prepared' for this set; it's cleanliness once he was in song only supports any argument affirming his stage persona's at least partial superficiality. He played a good spread across his career; heavy on some more recent Wilco hits. Some personal highlights: Heavy metal drummer (in an acoustic set, an obvious extension on the song's irony), The Lonely 1 (as the only man on a stage filled with nothing but 6 guitars, some harmonicas and a rug), and Passenger Side (Chris Carraba don't know shit about sing alongs).

On a side note, the Minus 5 opened as a three piece, apparently with only one member of the original band. They sucked, especially the only dude that was actually in the band.

I would have a hard time considering any other solo acoustic show from any other frontman/artist as engaging. Jeff Tweedy is at the special point in his career where he has the history and catalog to truly develop his character onstage, which he effectively used last night to drag the audience closer by pushing them away............ for 30$ a seat.

1. Spiders (Kidsmoke)
2. new song (Be Patient With Me)
3. Remember The Mountain Bed
4. Cars Can't Escape
5. Promising
6. I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
7. Muzzle Of Bees
8. new song (What Light)
9. The Ruling Class
10. New Madrid
11. Via Chicago
12. Hesitating Beauty
13. Heavy Metal Drummer
14. Gun
15. A Shot In The Arm ]

Encore 1:
16. Someone Else's Song (without PA)
17. Theologians
18. Jesus, Etc.
19. The Lonely 1

Encore 2:
20. I'm The Man Who Loves You
21. Passenger Side
22. Dreamer In My Dreams (without PA)
23. Acuff-Rose (without PA)

2007 is rolling on....

It seems like January has flown by. I'm finishing up a list of my favourite albums from 2006 that should be done by the end of the week.

Wakarusa notable artist additions:

Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals
Michael Franti and Spearhead

10,000 Lakes Festival notable artist additions to it's jamband-packed line-up:

The Disco Biscuits
Keller Williams
Pnuma Trio

Slow Motion Crash plays The Earl Thursday night so here's a video:



Mastodon plays in Athens Wednesday night for those who can't wait until they play in Altanta, here's a video:



While i'm posting ATLien band videos, here's one of my favourite Outkast songs:



And Atlanta's own Snowden is blowing up:

More Spring Shows

In addition to these shows and these shows, there's:

2/23 Bela Fleck and Chick Corea
2/23 JJ Grey and Mofro
2/28 Pnuma Trio
3/3 The Whigs, The Features
3/8 The Slip, Arizona, Gringo Star
3/8 Isis (in Athens)
3/10 Rob Crow (From Pinback)
3/10 Sevendust
3/16,3/17 Perpetual Groove
3/17 Brothers Past
3/17 Lucinda Williams
3/20 RJD2, Busdriver
3/21 Black Lips
3/23 Cold War Kids
3/25 Hella
4/6 The Decemberists
4/8 Sebadoh
4/10 Ratatat
4/13 TV On The Radio
4/15 Junior Boys
4/20 Acid Mother Temple
4/27 Norah Jones
5/4 Blonde Redhead
5/10 Mono
5/22 Pretty Girls Make Graves (last tour)

Torrent of the Day

Smashing Pumpkins 1994-07-16 World Music Theater; Tinley Park, IL (FLAC)


The Smashing Pumpkins
07/16/1994
World Music Theater
Tinley Park, IL

Taper: unknown
Source: SS-DSM3 > D7
Conversion: DDC-? > Sony PCM-M1 > 7-pin to coax > Delta Dio 2496 > Adobe Audition 2.0
Editor: Andrew Fogelsong
Editing: Upsampled from 32kHz to 44.1kHz, Normalized(+2.45dB)
FLAC: master wav's > CD Wave Editor 1.95.1 > FLAC (level 8)
Notes: A few spots of diginoise

********************************************************************************
SPREAD THE MUSIC
********************************************************************************

1. Rocket
2. Quiet
3. Disarm
4. Today
5. I Am One
6. Soma
7. Geek U.S.A.
8. Drown
9. > Hummer
10. Siva
11. Cherub Rock
12. Mayonaise
13. Silverfuck > Over the Rainbow [Harburg/Arlen] (tease)

Releases of the Week

Youth Group : Casino Twilight Dogs

Norah Jones : Not Too Late

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah : Some Loud Thunder

Lily Allen : Alright, Still

Busdriver : RoadKillOvercoat

Video of the Day

of Montreal - Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse

Torrent of the Day

The last known Blind Melon recording:

Blind Melon 1995-10-17 Glenn Miller Ballroom, Boulder, CO, USA (FLAC)

Blind Melon
October 17, 1995
Glenn Miller Ballroom
Boulder, CO, USA

analog AUD recording > ? > CDR(x) > EAC > SHN > FLAC
Total time: 69:57
Size: 415 MB

Setlist:
01. 2 x 4 (4:34)
02. Toes Across the Floor (3:11)
03. Wilt (2:53)
04. Tones of Home (5:08)
05. Vernie (3:21)
06. Soak the Sin (3:41)
07. Lemonade (1:17)
08. Skinned (4:28)
09. Walk (3:03)
10. No Rain (3:56)
11. Galaxie (2:50)
12. Dumptruck (4:31)
13. Dear Ol' Dad (3:10)
14. St. Andrew's Fall (3:25)
15. Working Class Hero (2:57)
16. Soup (3:12)
17. Paper Scratcher (5:18)
18. Change (3:48)
19. Time (5:11)

Smashing Pumpkins Announce Dates!

So it looks like Billy and Jimmy are really gonna do it. The first Smashing Pumkins tourdates have been announced for festivals in Germany in June. The Smashing Pumpkins official website also claims they are in the studio now and a new album is coming soon. I'm hoping that since Bonnaroo has decided to release their line-up later than usual they are negotiating with the Pumpkins. It appears the Pearl Jam/Bonnaroo rumors are not true as PJ will be touring Europe at the time. A couple more weeks and we'll find out....

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 2007

massive line-up:

April 27-29:
Dr. John, Rod Stewart, Van Morrison, Norah Jones, Brad Paisley, Jill Scott, Irma Thomas, Ludacris, Bonnie Raitt, Jerry Lee Lewis, Pharoah Sanders, Lucinda Williams, Calexico, Soulive, Rebirth Brass Band, Richie Havens, Johnny Rivers, George Thorogood & the Destroyers, Banda el Recodo, Bobby Jones & the Nashville Super Choir, Gillian Welch, T-Bone Burnett, Pete Fountain, Arturo Sandoval, The New Orleans Social Club, Percy Sledge, Mose Allison, Marcia Ball, Bishop Paul Morton & the Greater St. Stephens Mass Choir, Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, James Carter, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Sonny Landreth, JJ Grey & MOFRO, Tab Benoit, Amanda Shaw, Davell Crawford, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews & Orleans Avenue, Subdudes, Terence Blanchard, George Porter, Jr. & Runnin' Pardners, Marva Wright, Zachary Richard avec Francis Cabrel, Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, Bobby Charles, Ba Cissoko of Guinea, Irvin Mayfield & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Lucky Peterson, Bobby Lounge, Linda Hopkins, Bonerama, Eddie Bo, Shannon McNally, Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters, Henry Butler, Alexa Ray Joel, Kirk Joseph's Backyard Groove, Dirty Jerdy, Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie, Pine Leaf Boys, Lafayette Rhythm Devils, Astral Project, Bob French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, The Crescent City Allstars feat. James Andrews, Les Amazones of Guinea, Lady Tambourine, James Rivers Movement, Charmaine Neville Band, Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Leviticus Gospel Singers, Charles Jackson & the Jackson Travelers, Mari Watanabe, Andrew Hall's Society Brass Band, Leroy Jones & New Orleans' Finest, Some Like It Hot, Heritage Hall Band with Jewel Brown, Second Line til' you Drop featuring the music of Paul Barbarin, Michael Ward, Phillip Manuel, Rob Wagner Trio, Groove Academy, Ray Abshire, Bonsoir Catin, Burnside Exploration, Mem Shannon & the Membership, Rockie Charles, John Rankin, Imagination Movers, Kenny Bill Stinson & the Ark-LA-Mystics, Patrice Fisher & Arpa with guests Marcelo Cotarelli & members of the Ilhabela Big Band of Brazil, New Orleans Klezmer Allstars, C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band, VisionQuest Chorale of Dillard University, Second Nazarine Gospel Choir, Crown Seekers, Higher Dimensions of Praise, Zulu Gospel Male Ensemble, Local International Allstars, New Leviathan Oriental Foxtrot Orchestra, Gregg Stafford & the Young Tuxedo Brass Band, Dukes of Dixieland, George French, Jean Knight & Knights' of Rhythm, Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys, Maggie Warwick & the Louisiana Hayride Band, Jesse McBride & the Next Generation, Xavier University Jazz Band, NewBirth Brass Band, Mahogany Brass Band, Theresa Andersson Group, Bluerunners, The Bingo! Show, Robert Lowery & Virgil Thrasher, Lil Ray Neal Blues Band, Guitar Slim, Jr., Bruce Flett & the Bluebirds, Bamboula 2000, Henry Turner, Jr., Fredy Omar con su Banda, Vivaz!, Topsy Chapman, The Johnson Extension, St. Joseph the Worker Gospel Choir, Rocks of Harmony, Val & Love Alive with the Dimensions of Faith, One A-Chord, Jo "Cool" Davis, Chris Clifton, Lars Edegran & the New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra, Hot Club of New Orleans, Kidd Jordan, Julliard Jazz Ensemble, Hot 8 Brass Band, Happy Talk Band, Grayson Capps & the Stumpknockers, Bryan Lee & the Blues Power Band, Reggie Hall & the Twilighters feat. Lady Bee, Big Al Carson, Li'l Freddie King Blues Band, Swamp-Blues Summit with Lil' Buck Sinegal and Rudy Richard, Don Rich, Judy Spellman, Panorama Jazz Band, AsheSon, Beyond Measure, McDonogh #35, Wimberly Family, Shades of Praise Choir, Lyle Henderson, Single Ladies, Nine Time Men and New Look SAPCs, Olympia Aid - YMO, Big Nine, Bon Temps Roulez and Popular Ladies SAPCs, Furious Five, Untouchables and Dumaine Gang SAPCs, Tulane Jazz Ensemble, SUBR Jazz Ensemble, NOCCA Jazz Ensemble, New Orleans Modified Drum Circle, Monsieur No of France, David & Roselyn, Mount Pilgrim & Morning Star Youth Mass Choir, Javier Juarez, Johnette Downing, The RRAAMS Drum and Dance, Basin Street Sheiks, Palmetto Puppet Theater, Black Seminoles and Carrollton Hunters Mardi Gras Indians, Big Chief Peppy & the Golden Arrows, Golden Star Hunters and the Red White & Blue Mardi Gras Indians, Yellow Jackets and Creole Wild West Mardi Gras Indians

May 4-6:
Harry Connick Jr., Steely Dan, ZZ Top, John Legend, Allen Toussaint, Counting Crows, New Edition, George Benson, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Allman Brothers Band, Better Than Ezra, Joss Stone, Stephen Marley featuring Jr. Gong, Taj Mahal, Cowboy Mouth, Branford Marsalis, Dottie Peoples, Tony Joe White, Roy Hargrove, Galactic, The Holmes Brothers, The Radiators, Chuck Leavell, Irma Thomas' Tribute to Mahalia Jackson, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Elder Baab & the Madison Bumble Bees of Winnsboro, The Dixie Cups, Anders Osborne, Nicholas Payton, John Mooney & Bluesiana, Darrell McFadden, Snooks Eaglin, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Judith Owen, John Boutte, Franz Jackson, Lil' Band o' Gold, Luther Kent & Trickbag, Bob Wilber & the Soprano Summit tribute to Kenny Davern, Martha Redbone, Papa Grows Funk, BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, Eric Lindell, World Saxophone Group, Danilo Perez, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Deacon John, Ivan Neville, Ellis Marsalis, Donald Harrison, Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Elysian Fieldz, The Iguanas, Buckwheat Zydeco, Terrance Simien, Danza feat. Evan Christopher & Tom McDermott, Jeremy Davenport, The Jazz Jam, The Woodshed feat. Roland Guerin and James Singleton, Poncho Chavis & Boozoo's Dog Hill Stompers, D.L. Menard, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas, Sherman Washington & the Zion Harmonizers, Clive Wilson & the Original Camelia Jazz Band feat. Butch Thompson, Don Vappie & the Creole Jazz Serenaders, Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots with guest Al "Carnival Time" Johnson, Germaine Bazzle, Michael White & the Original Liberty Jazz Band feat. Thais Clark, Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes, Benjy Davis Project, Twangorama, Morning 40 Federation, Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band, Kevin Gordon, Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band, The Revealers, Banu Gibson & New Orleans Hot Jazz, Higher Heights, Paulette Wright, Rumba Buena, Julio y Cesar Band, Wanda Rouzan & a Taste of New Orleans, John Lee & the Heralds of Christ, Coolie Family, Unstoppable Gospel Singers, Dynamic Smooth Family, Mount Hermon BC Choir, Gospel Inspirations of Boutte, June Gardner, Lionel Ferbos & the Palm Court Jazz Band, Mark Braud, Last Straws, Batiste Brothers Band, Herman Jackson, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Sharon Martin, Groovemasters, Smitty Dee's Brass Band, Creole Zydeco Farmers, Brian Jack & the Zydeco Gamblers, Goldman Thibodeaux & the Lawtell Playboys, Willis Prudhomme & Zydeco Express, Rotary Downs, Ernie Vincent, Jumpin' Johnny Sansone, Ingrid Lucia, Henry Gray & the Cats, Beth Patterson & Kalafka, Johnny Angel & the Swingin' Demons, Leah Chase, the Plowboys, Percussion Inc., Michael Skinkus & Moyuba, Franklin Avenue BC Mass Choir, Melody Clouds, Providence BC Choir, Voices of Distinction, Treme Brass Band, New Orleans Jazz Vipers, Gov't Majik, Storyville Stompers Brass Band, Pinstripe Brass Band, J. Monque'D Blues Band, Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, Benny Grunch & the Bunch, Lil Nathan & Zydeco Big Timers, Betsy McGovern & the Poor Clares, Nouveau String Band, 007, Rick Trolsen & Gringo do Choro, Watson Memorial Teaching Ministries, Greater Antioch Full Gospel Choir, Tim Laughlin, New Orleans Spiritualettes, The Golden Wings, Chris Burke, Louis Ford with guest Barbara Shorts, Maurice Brown, Tornado Brass Band, Paulin Brothers Brass Band, Lady Sequence, New Generation and Lady Rollers SAPCs, Original CTC, Lady Buckjumpers and Undefeated Divas SAPCs, Big Seven, Westbank Steppers and Prince of Wales SAPCs, The UNO Louis Armstrong Jazz Quintet, Loyola University Jazz Ensemble, Heritage School of Music, Racines, Louis "Gearshift" Youngblood, Po' Henry & Tookie, Coco Robicheaux & Spiritland, Rufus "Rip" Wimberly & the Dreamers, Fi Yi Yi Mardi Gras Indians, New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian Rhythm Section, Chops Funky 7, Wild Apaches Mardi Gras Indians, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles, Curtis Pierre Samba Man, Guyland Leday, Stax Music Academy Revue with Stephen Foster, Kayla Woodson, KidsmArt Performers, Jonno & the Cajun Experience, Guinoleros UAS of Culiacan Mexico, N'Kafu African Dance Ensemble


Fest Website

The Mars Volta new drummer!?!?!

Since losing former The Mars Volta badass Jon Theodore, TMV lost some cool points. But it looks like they are working hard on trying to earn those back. Rumor is that they are picking up Thomas Pridgen to play drums. He was the youngest (at 10 years old) person to ever be sponsored by Zildjian Cymbals and has alot of drummer cred. Official word has yet to be released, but on the TMV myspace page he is listed. Here's a video of the possible newest TMV member:

Weekend Music Menu

Appetizers (Friday):

Drunken Unicorn: (stickfigure distribution showcase): zandosis, ppr, sailor winters and suitcases - $5
Lenny's: spy for hire, continue and save $5
The Masquerade: the loved ones, zoloft, rock n roll destroyer, mourning star - $6
The Earl: Ladyfest South, Sonia Tetlow, 8 Inch Betsy, and more... - $10
Variety Playhouse: The Dears, Annuals - $14
The Roxy: Galactic - $20

Entrees (Saturday):

The Earl: The Features, Wax Fang, Luigi - FREE
Drunken Unicorn: one hand loves the other, entertainm.nt, envie and lid emba??? - $5
Lenny's: groovestain, the green hit, bastard suns - $5
Apache Cafe: The Spam Allstars - $10
Variety Playhouse: Tishamingo, Sun Domingo - $15
The Masquerade: The Rapture, under the influence of strangers, all the saints - $15
The Roxy: Galactic - $20

Dessert (Sunday):

Aurora Coffee (L5P): The Preakness, melissa and the lonelies, brad jones - FREE

Friday Free-style

I've been listening to Of Montreal's Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? nonstop all week. By far my favourite album so far this year.

The Variety Playhouse says that Yo La Tengo tickets for next week's show are selling fast. This could be one the best shows Atlanta sees this year so don't miss out. Buy tickets here

Lucinda Williams will be playing the Tabernacle on St. Patrick's Day while I'm wasted on the streets of Savannah.

The New Pornographers will release a new album this summer after playing Coachella.

Death Cab For Cutie guitarist Chris Walla is working on a solo album for release this fall.

Raconteurs chilling with Pete Townshend:

DAATH live @ Masq.

Here is a great video of Roadrunner Records' newest:

Hint: Check out the lead singer's t-shirt.

Video of the Day

Bjork video in Lo-Def:

Torrent of the Day

Arcade Fire 2005-01-17 Live On KCRW (FLAC)

The Arcade Fire
Aired 1-17-2005
KCRW Radio FM Broadcast
Santa Monica,California.
Source: Live FM Broadcast
MONO CAPTURE

**** NOT FOR SALE ****

Lineage: FM> Harman Kardon AVR30> Analog Out> Harman Kardon CDR2 Recorder>
Audio CDR.WAV> Pioneer DVR-RW DVD-108> EAC> CD WAVE-(Tracking)> Flac.level 8

The Arcade Fire, from the town of Montreal, sing about the arc of life,
from funerals to weddings, on Morning Becomes Eclectic

01.=Intro=
02.Wake Up
03.Neighborhood#4 (7 Kettles)
04.Vampire Forest Fire
05.=Interview=
06.Intervention
07.Born On A Train
08.In The Backseat
09.=Outro=

All songs preformed live in studio at time of broadcast

Dinosaur Sr

The OG Dinosaur Jr line-up is releasing a new album called Beyond on May 1st. They also have a live DVD due out May 29th and a nike shoe due out next month.
Lou Barlow's Sebadoh plays in Atlanta on April 8th
Here's a little video for you:

Video of the Day

The Decemberists : We Both Go Down Together (Live in SF)

Torrent of the Day

Coachella2006-4-29-Day1.flacf.torrent

BoldCaptain & SBDJohnny Present:
Coachella2006-4-29-Day1.flacf.torrent

Assorted Artists- Day One
Main Stage: Common, Kanye West, Sigur Ros, Franz Ferdinand, Depeche Mode.
Outdoor Stage: My Morning Jacket, Damian Marley, Eagles Of Death Metal.
Mojave Tent: White Rose Movement, Nine Black Apls, Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah!, TV on the Radio, Ladytron.
Sahara Tent; Hybrid (w/Perry Farrell), Joey Beltram//, //Carl Cox, Audio Bullys, Daft Punk.
29 April 2006
Coachella Music & Arts Festival
Empire Polo Grounds, Indio, California.

Source: Master Audience DAT:
CSBs=Core Sound Binaurals (9V BatBox >Line In) > Sony PCM-M1 > Maxell 90m DAT @48k
DPAs=DanishProAudio 4060's (9V BatBox >Line In) > Sony PCM-M1 > Maxell 90m DAT @48k

Playback/Transfer: Fostex D5 Master (DAT) Recorder > JB3 @48K (toslink) > HD (USB) > Peak 4.0 ( Normalize, Downsample, Tracking, Fades ) > verify SBE OK, generate .aiff.checksum, compress to flac level 7, generate fingerprint, verify via xACT 1.4b23, seeded via Azureus 2.3.0.6 by BoldCaptain May 2006.

FileSize: 4.78 Gb

Humpday Newsbits

Bjork is working on an album due in "late spring" with the likes of Antony, Timbaland, Konono No1, and Lighting Bolt's Brian Chippendale.

Rage Against the Machine is all the rage right now and Tom Morello is releasing a solo album under his moniker "Nightwatchman" called One Man Revolution on April 24th. I think he's been watching V For Vendetta too much. Before Rage's Coachella one-time reunion, Nightwatchman will perform at SXSW.

Wilco will release a new album on May 15th entitled Sky Blue Sky. As you know, Jeff Tweedy is playing a soldout show in Atlanta monday night.

The Beyonce movie has picked up 60% of the Oscar nominations for best song and The Fountain gets no respect. Seriously, that movie is amazing. The Oscars are the new Grammys.

Brothers Past will be playing in Atlanta on St. Patrick's Day. Here's a good article.

Snow Patrol's drummer has broke his arm and is being replaced for a while. The new drummer should not affect how much Snow Patrol sucks.

Radiohead is back at work on their album due this year.

Beck is rereleasing the awesome and very underrated The Information on February 27th with new songs, remixes, a lyric sheet, and some more music videos.

Spring Shows

Got to get those tickets early:

2/24 Mastodon
2/25 Subtle
3/1, 3/2, 3/3 Moe.
3/2 Grizzly Bear
3/4 Sparkelhorse
3/4 The Roots
3/7 Killswitch Engage, Dragonforce
3/8 Medeski, Martin and Wood
3/9 Michael Franti and Spearhead
3/13 Explosions in the Sky
3/14 Band of Horses
3/14 Badly Drawn Boy


For more winter shows check out here and here.

Video of the Day

Rage Against the Machine:

Torrent of the Day

Coachella artist torrents the rest of the week:

Red Hot Chili Peppers 1999-07-25 Woodstock '99 (NTSC) (DVD)

Red Hot Chili Peppers
July 25, 1999
Rome, New York
Griffis Air Force Base
Woodstock '99

Video: NTSC 5718 kbps
Audio: LPCM 1536 kbps

Lineage: VHS (unknown gen) >> ?? >> DVD
Reauthored using TMPGEnc DVD Author

Setlist:
Around the World
Give it Away
Scar Tissue
Emit Remmus
Soul to Squeeze
If You Have to Ask
Suck My Kiss
Tiny Dancer
Right on Time
Californication
My Lovely Man
Easily
Under the Bridge
Me and My Friends
Sir Psycho Sexy

It's Official...

Coachella Line-up Revealed

KROQ is reporting the official line-up:

!!!, Air, Amos Lee, Amy Winehouse, Anathallo, Andrew Bird, The Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Avett Brothers, Benny Benassy, Bjork, Black Keys, Blonde Redhead, Bojones, Brazillian Girls, Brothers All, Busdriver, Circa Survive, Coco Rosie, Comedians of Comedy, Conellus, The Coup, The Cribs, Crowded House, CSS, Damien Rice, The Decemberists, Digitalism, DJ Heather, DJ Shadow, Erol Alkan, Evil Nine, Explosions in the Sky, Fair to Midland, Faithless, The Feeling, Felix Da Housecat, Fountains of Wayne, The Frames, Fratellis, Ghostface Killah, Gillian Welch, Girl Talk, Gogol Bordello, Grizzly Bear, Happy Mondays, Hot Chip, The Kooks, The Rapture, Tiesto, Tilly and the Wall, Tokyo Police Club, Jacks Mannequin, Jarvis Cocker, Jose Gonzales, Jullieta Venegas, Junior Boys, Justice, Kaiser Chiefs, Kings of Leon, Klaxons, kokono No. 1, LCD Soundsystem, Lily Allen, Lupe Fiasco, Manu Chao, Mika, Mike Relm, MSTRKRFT, New Pornographers, Nickel Creek, Nightwatchman, Noisettes, Of Montreal, Ozomatli, Paul Van Dyke, Peaches, Peeping Tom, Peter, Bjorn & John, Pharaoche Monche, Placebo, Pop Levi, Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Regina Spektor, Richie Hawtin, Rodrigo y Gabriella, Roky Erickson and the Explosives, The Roots, Rufus Walnwright, Satellite Party, Silversun Pickups, Sonic Youth, Soulwax, Spank Rock, Sparklehorse, Stephen Marley featuring Jr. Gong, Tapes 'n Tapes, The Fields, The good, The bad and the queen, Travis, VNV Nation, We are Scientists, Willie Nelson, Yeva

• Daily tickets and a 3-day pass are available.
• Tickets are 85 per day with the 3-day pass @ $249 plus applicable service fees. $1 per ticket goes to charity.
• There are 2 stages and 3 tents.
• Camping will begin Thursday night. Camping is $45 for the wknd.

Damn that's a helluva line-up.

Video of the Day

Deerhunter : Oceans

Torrent of the Day

Tool 2006-12-10 Paris, Zenith (FLAC)

TOOL

Le Zénith
Paris, France (75)
dimanche 10 decembre 2006

Supporting act : MASTODON & ENTRONAUT (also recorded)

Source: mic: Core Sound Cardioids
MD : Sony MZ-RH10 (HiMD - Hi-SP - Mic in - Manu rec level: 18/30)
Location : In the crowd, Front from the stage, 35 m from the stage
Transfer : MD > USB > Sonicstage 4.0 > PC >.oma > .wav
Edit : .wav > WinOnCd (Cuts - Fade in/out - Equalizer - Vol 80%) > .wav > WaveStudio (split in 2x.wav)
Burn : 2wav > WinOnCd (track split - 8X - DAO) > 2CDR
Conversion : 2CDr > EAC > wav > Flac fronted (level 8) > flac


taped, transfered, edited and burned by Anthony (teething)


CD1 (58:37)

01 - Bass Drones
02 - Stinkfist
03 - 46&2
04 - Jambi
05 - Schism
06 - Lost Keys
07 - Rosetta stoned
08 - Swamp song


---------------

CD2 (55:53)

01 - Intermission
02 - Wings For Marie (pt 1)
03 - 10.000 Days (Wings pt 2)
04 - Lateralus
05 - Vicarious
06 - Aenema

Releases of the Week

Animal Collective : People (EP)

The Shins : Wincing The Night Away

Of Montreal : Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?


Those are some trippy album covers brah

Coachella Updates!!!

So, the LA Times is reporting today that Rage Against The Machine will reunite and headline Coachella. They are also reporting that Red Hot Chili Peppers and Bjork will be headlining as well. If you want to see some confirmations and rumors on other acts check this out. The LA Times says that the official line-up will be released this week and tickets go on sale Saturday. I plan to go again this year and you should too.

Photos: 1-20-07 Deerhunter, Psychic Hearts, The Selmanaires- 40 Watt Athens, GA

(click to enlarge)

The Selmanaires





Psychic Hearts











Deerhunter

DVD Torrent of the Week

Nirvana 1990-02-12 Cattle Club, Sacramento, CA 8mm(M) -> MiniDV(2) -> DVDR(2) (NTSC)

Nirvana
02/12/90
Cattle Club, Sacramento, CA

Generation:
8mm(M) -> MiniDV(2) -> DVDR(1)
Your Copy Will be DVDR(2)

Source:
Aiwa CV-80 w/Sony ECM-909

Setlist:
Love Buzz
Floyd The Barber
SchoolA
bout A Girl
Dive
Polly
Molly's Lips
Sappy
Scoff
Breed
Been A Son
Stain
Negative Creep (incomplete)
Blew (incomplete)

Transferred/Authored by: Jim Hirte (j_hirte@yahoo.com)

Video of the Day

A little classic Joanna Newsom for you:

Weekend Showcase

Here's a menu for the weekend...

Friday:

Variety Playhouse: The Machine (Pink Floyd Cover Band) $17.50
Drunken Unicorn (MJQ): Slow Motion Crash, Cinetrope $7
Lenny's (new location): the Selmanaires, Casavettes, the Nein $6
The Earl: Deerhunter, Brass castle, Supreeme $7
The 40 Watt (Athens, GA): Camera Obscura, M. Coast $12

Saturday:

The Earl: Gringo Star, Kill Gordon (cd release), Sovus Radio, Stun Gun $7
Lenny's (new location): Zoroaster, Artimus Pyledriver, Das Manics $7
Aurora Coffee(Virginia Higlhands): Lesbian Afternoon, Moorish Idols, Brad Jones FREE
The 40 Watt (Athens, Ga): Deerhunter, Psychic Hearts, the Selmanaires $5

Bonnaroo Update

The best part of January for me is the rumor blitz of Bonnaroo and Coachella line-ups. Current rumors circling the Bonnaroo Message Board are that The Police, Bob Dylan, and Pearl Jam are the headliners and that Bonnaroo will officially announce their line-up on January 31st. The Hold Steady are confirmed to play along with these bands. 177 Days and counting.

Video of the Day

Gringo Star is playing at The Earl Saturday night before touring Europe so here's something to get you excited:

Torrent of the Day

A nice little gem:

Queen 1978-12-14 Vancouver BC Pacific Coliseum 1gen Analog ReMaster (16-bit) (FLAC)

Queen
Live in Vancouver, B.C.
December 14, 1978
Pacific Coliseum

1gen Analog ReMaster to digital
Originally recorded by Fred W. from right up front and center
Tape to tape copy and mastering by Audioarchivist U - 101

Lineage:
Queen>PA & stage monitor sound>air and audience>Fred's mics and rig (unsure - Marantz?)>Maxell UD90 tapes>vintage Akai replay deck (azimuth adjusted, no Dolby)>Sentrek 12 band analog EQ (minor low and high boost)>Denon DRM500 recording deck (Dolby on for recording) to make my tape copy>Maxell XL II 90>played back on same Denon DRM500 (azimuth re-adjusted, no Dolby)>Sentrek 12 band analog EQ (more lows and highs, shaping upper bass/lower mids)>SoundBlaster live! 5.1 card (grounded and tweaked)>Wavelab 4.0(track markers only, no digital processing at all)

Track listings:

Disc 1 (38:39)
1. We Will Rock You (fast version)
2. Let Me Entertain You
3. Somebody To Love
4. If You Can't Beat 'Em Join 'Em
5. Death On Two Legs > (medley start)
6. Killer Queen >
7. Bicycle Race >
8. I'm In Love With My Car (medley end)
9. Get Down Make Love
10. You're My Best Friend
tape flip

Disc 2 (77:27)
1. Now I'm Here
2. Spread Your Wings
3. Dreamer's Bar
4. Love Of My Life
5. '39
6. It's Late
7. Brighton Rock >
8. Roger Taylor's tympani solo >
9. Brian May's guitar solo >
10. Jam
tape flip
11. Fat Bottomed Girls
12. Keep Yourself Alive
13. Bohemian Rhapsody
14. Tie Your Mother Down
1st encore (tape edit)
15. Sheer Heart Attack
2nd encore (tape edit)
16. We Will Rock You (slow version) >
17. We Are The Champions
18. outtro

Wanee Festival

April 13th and 14th, 2007
Live Oak, Florida

Line-up:

The Allman Brothers Band
Gov't Mule
Susan Tedeschi
Robert Randolph and the Family Band
Nickel Creek
Keller Williams
The Radiators
Sister Hazel
Oteil and The Peacemakers
Devon Allman's Honeytribe
Rose Hill Drive
Scrapomatic
Phonograph
Backyard Tire Fire
Bonobos Convergence

Buy Tickets Here
Fest Website

SXSW Rumors

The Austinist has compiled a list of confirmations and inside information of 240 bands they are 95%+ sure that will be there. Some acts that stick out to me: Aqualung, Badly Drawn Boy, Bloc Party, Blonde Redhead, Black Lips, Erase Errata, Girl Talk, Interpol, Les Savy Fav, Magik Markers, Mates of State, Morissey, RJD2, Snowden, Subtle, and Thurston Moore. I'd say all of these artists are good candidates to hit the festival circuit hard this year.

Live Show Review: Camera Obscura

Camera Obscura
January 17th, 2007
The Earl, Atlanta, GA

Just got back and it was a good show. They played pretty much everything off of Let's Get Out Of This Country for about an hour and then played a three song encore. The crowd was very talkative and Frontwoman Tracyanne Campbell completely forgot the words at the beginning of one of the songs, but they still shined. A great first show of the year for me and them. Here's a video:

Torrent of the Day

Our final Tweedy torrent:

Jeff Tweedy - 10/27/06 - Foellinger Auditorium, Urbana, IL

Jeff Tweedy
Foellinger Auditorium
University of Illinois
Urbana, IL
October 27, 2006

Taper: Reid Eickhorst (eickhorst_reid@hotmail.com)
Location: 2' from the left stack
Source: AT853s > SP-SPSB-6 > Nomad Jukebox 3
Conversion: Creative Nomad Jukebox 3 > Cool Edit Pro 2.0 > .wav > FLAC frontend

******************************************************
THIS SHOW IS NOT TO BE MP3-ENCODED
******************************************************

Disc 1:

01: Spiders (Kidsmoke)
02: I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
03: Cars Can't Escape
04: Instrumental
05: Sunken Treasure
06: Tweedy Talk - New Live DVD, Explanation of Punching Incident
07: Was I In Your Dreams?
08: Lullaby For Rafters and Dreams
09: The Ruling Class
10: Radio King

Total: 40:46


Disc 2:

01: New Song (Patient With Me?)
02: Summer Teeth
03: Gun
04: Theologins
05: I'm the Man Who Loves You
ENCORE
06: Bob Dylan's 49th Beard
07: What Light
08: In A Future Age
09: Wishful Thinking
10: Walken
11: Is That The Thanks I Get

Total: 41:28


NOTES:
------
- The punching incident that Tweedy talks about occured at a show
in Missouri on 10/16/06


Compiled by Reid Eickhorst on 10/28/06

Video of the Day

Here's some Uncle Tupelo from 1992

More Winter Shows in the A

In addition to these shows, there's lots of good stuff taking shape:

1/26 The Dears
1/26 and 1/27 Galactic
2/16 The Preakness, The Liverhearts, The Close
2/20 Akron/Family, Untied States
2/22 Darkstar Orchestra
2/24 Of Montreal

Humpday Newsbits

My Bloody Valentine is set to make a new album. Hooray!!!

Camera Obscura is at The Earl Tonight, maybe I'll see you there. Tickets

Islands are returning to the studio next month to do a new record.

Sigur Ros have begun working on a new album

The Arcade Fire will release their second album, Neon Bible, March 6th. Here's a clip from their Coachella performance:



Animal Collective releases a new EP, People, on January 23rd, and Panda Bear drops his solo album, Person Pitch, on March 20th. Here's a clip of AC playing some material off of the new EP:

Video of the Day

Some more Jeff Tweedy for ya!

Torrent of the Day

In keeping with the Jeff Tweedy Theme:

Loose Fur(J.Tweedy-J.O'Rourke) St.Anne'sWarehouse Brooklyn,NY 2002 dec 7

Loose Fur
St. Anne's Warehouse; Brooklyn, NY
December 7, 2002

Stereo Audience Mics > DAT>??>Net>Dime

Recorded by Larry

Laminated Cat 15:10
Millionaire 5:04
Elegant Transaction 8:12
Answers 5:29
You Were Wrong 4:45
Chelsea Walls Theme 20:01
Be Not So Fearful 3:04
Stage Talk 2:04
So Long (Tweedy gets heckled) 10:56
Street Success 7:34
Chinese Apple 6:53

Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes

Sunday I was lucky enough to attend a special preview screening of the documentary by Byron Hurt called Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes. The movie specifically looked at concepts of manhood in rap music and was very entertaining. The screening was followed by a live discussion with Kurtis Blow, Grand Master Caz, Roxanne Shante, and Sparky D that was very educational. The documentary airs on PBS on February 20 so check it out.

Wakarusa artist additions

Last week tickets went on sale for the Kansas music festival Wakarusa. Last year i attended and had a great time despite the event being extremely over-policed. Last week Wakarusa added the following artists:

Medeski, Martin and Wood
Ozomatli
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
JJ Grey and MOFRO
New Monsoon
The Greencards
Everyone Orchestra
Bobby Bare Jr.
Lotus
The Lee Boys
Toubab Krewe
RAQ
Bassnectar
The Wood Brothers
Pnuma Trio
The Motet
Delta Nove
Spam Allstars

The initial line-up included:

Widespread Panic
Yonder Mountain String Band
North Mississippi Allstars
Alejandro Escovedo
The Mutaytor
Railraod Earth
Tea Leaf Green
The Slip
Little Feat
New Mastersounds
Perpetual Groove
ALO

Buy Wakarusa tickets here

Torrent of the Day

With Jeff Tweedy coming very soon, I'll be posting some Tweedy-related torrents. Enjoy:

Wilco 2005-04-30 Coachella Festival - Indio CA (24-bit) (FLAC)

Wilco
April 30, 2005
Coachella Festival
Indio CA

*** THIS IS A 24-BIT FILESET NOT INTENDED FOR AUDIO CD ***

SOURCE: schoeps ccm4 > sound devices 722 (24/96)
PROCESSING: soundforge 8.0 (tracking, fades) > flac 1.1.2

01 intro
02 Late Greats
03 I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
04 At Least That's What You Said
05 Muzzle Of Bees
06 Handshake Drugs
07 A Shot In The Arm
08 Hummingbird
09 Jesus etc.
10 War On War
11 Spiders (Kidsmoke)

Blonde Redhead going brunette

April 10th, Blonde Redhead will release their seventh album, 23. The tracklisting will look like this:

1. 23
2. Dr. Strangeluv
3. The Dress
4. SW
5. Spring and by Summer Fall
6. Silently
7. Publisher
8. Heroine
9. Top Ranking
10. My Impure Hair

Blonde Redhead will also be in Altanta at the Variety Playhouse on May 4th. Buy tickets here.

Bonnaroooooooooo!

Bonnaroo 2007 is set to take place June 14th-17th in Manchester, TN. The promoters are currently working on buying the farm.

So far there are two bands that have been confirmed to play:

Cold War Kids
Uncle Earl

You can find live music torrents from Bonnaroo 2006 here.

The initial line-up should be released by the second week in February, and tickets will go on sale very shortly after that so work it into your finances. More Bonnaroo updates as they happen. Until then, here's some pics from last year to get you in the mood:

Torrent of the Day

This one is for Erock:

Yes 1976-06-17 Roosevelt Stadium Again (FLAC)

Yes
June 17, 1976
Roosevelt Stadium
Jersey City, NJ, USA

"Roosevelt Stadium Again"
Remastered by Shaun Toole February, 2002
Lineage: SBD > "Master FM" (unknown media) > remastered by SMT using unknown software > FLAC

d1:
01. WNEW/WMMR DJs
02. Apocalypse Intro
03. Siberian Khatru
04. Sound Chaser
05. I've Seen All Good People
06. Gates Of Delirium

d2:
01. Long Distance Runaround
02. Patrick Moraz Solo
03. Clap
04. Olias Solo
05. Heart Of The Sunrise
06. Ritual
07. DJ Chatter
08. Roundabout
09. DJ Chatter 2
10. I'm Down
11. DJ Outro

Winter Shows in Atlanta

2007 is already starting out with some great shows:

January 17th: Camera Obscura
January 20th: Gringo Star
January 27th: The Features
January 25th: Thursday
January 27th: The Rapture
January 29th: Jeff Tweedy
February 3rd: Yo La Tengo

Torrent of the Day

Pink Floyd 1969-09-17 Complete Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (FLAC)

Also known as "The Man and The Journey"

Lineage: Pre-FM SBD > ? > Free Range Pigs CD-R > ? > .shn > xACT > AIFF > xACT > FLAC
Part I - The Man
Disc One:
1. Introduction 1:00
2. Daybreak 8:11
3. Work 3:53
4. Teatime 3:34
5. Afternoon 5:13
6. Doing It 4:03
7. Sleep 4:37
8. Nightmare 9:14
9. Daybreak (Part Two) 1:21

Part II - The Journey
Disc Two:
1. The Beginning 4:55
2. Beset By The Creatures Of The Deep 6:27
3. The Narrow Way 5:13
4. The Pink Jungle 4:48
5. The Labyrinths Of Auximenes 6:39
6. Behold The Temple Of Light 5:31
7. The End Of The Beginning 6:54
http://www.freerangepigs.com/concertgebouw/ccinfo.html

Just announced and tickets go on sale tommorrow:

MASTODON
w/ Priestess

*On-Sale: Friday, January 12 at Noon


Saturday, February 24, 2007 – Center Stage
8pm Doors / 9pm Show
$18 Advance / $20 Day of Show : General Admission

Buy Tickets Here

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