Camera Obscura Play "French Navy" For Ferguson

After all these years who would have thought that Camera Obscura would just new be making their television debut? And it took a fellow Scotsman to make it happen!

Os Mutantes Announce New Album

The Brazilian Tropicalia legends will join other legends like Nick Cave, Tom Waits and Bob Mould when they release their debut album on Anti records. On September 8th they will release Haih their first album of all new material in 35 years.

Banksy

This looks fucking amazing!!!

New Beastie Boys Featuring Nas

"Too Many Rappers"
Over the weekend the B-Boys played at Bonnaroo and brought out "Nasty" Nas for this track from their upcoming album. The sound is pretty shitty but the track sounds good and gets me excited about hearing the album.

Blur Play First Show In Nine Years

The Blur show over the weekend looked like a great time for all involved and ran heavy on the hits. Videos and play list below:





'She's So High'
'Girls And Boys'
'Tracy Jacks'
'There's No Other Way'
'Jubilee'
'Badhead'
'Beetlebum'
'Trimm Trabb'
'Coffee & TV'
'Tender'
'Country House'
'Charmless Man'
'Colin Zeal'
'Oily Water'
'Chemical World'
'Sunday Sunday'
'Parklife'
'End Of A Century'
'To The End'
'This Is A Low'
'Popscene'
'Advert'
'Song 2'
'Out Of Time'
'Battery In Your Leg'
'Essex Dogs'
'For Tomorrow'
'The Universal'

Classic Clip

This weekend I was listening to the Brit Box a four disk collection of 90 Brit Pop. I mentioned that I was digging this song by Ned's Atomic Dustbin that I have not heard in a long time. Anyways, I friend sent me a link to this footage of Rick Howard from the Questionable video.

BLK JKS Album Art

After Robots comes out September 8th on Secretly Canadian.

Wish List

The axe slingers for Sonic Youth get their own custom Fender Jazzmasters.

Sonic Youth Perform "Sacred Trickster" For Letterman

The man who dared to soil the name of the upstanding Christian's that are the Palin family had Sonic Youth on the show Wednesday. They performed the first track from their new album The Eternal. And Kim looks great.

The Slits To Release New Album

Thirty years ago The Slits released Cut, an album that merged punk and reggae in a way that did not shame either genre. On October Narnack will release Trapped Animal which is only the bands third album. This Slits is a bit different than the one that made Cut. Original members Ari Up and Tersa Politt are joined by three other ladies including Holie Cook daughter of Sex Pistol Paul Cook. Talk about things coming full circle, dad must be proud.

Blur Rehearse For Summer Tour

Blur are back together and practicing for some upcoming festival gigs in Europe this summer. Checkout Damon's back pack? All that hanging out with Del and De La Soul has had an impact. Damon Albarn, back pack rapper!?

New Depeche Mode Video "Peace"

The video for "Peace" from Depeche Mode's recent album Sounds Of The Universe seems to be about a young female solider returning home from a war zone and dealing with what might be Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Topical!

Get Up Kids Tour And Reissue

Cheer up sad emo kids because emo pioneers The Get Up Kids are touring this summer. The Kansas band has regrouped in time the for release of the 10th Anniversary reissue of their album Something to Write Home About. The reissue will feature a bonus DVD featuring a documentary on the making of the album. It will be out September 8th on Vagrant.

New N.A.S.A. video "A Volta"

By the time their done we will probably have a video for every track off of N.A.S.A.'s debut album. The video for "A Volta" features art by Brazilian graffiti kings Date Farmers.

New Dinosaur Jr. Video "Over It"

Looking at this video it seems that what the men Dinosaur Jr are over is the animosity and hurt feeling that plagued them in their early days. Now days their just kicking it around town on their BMX bikes and Jay's custom old school skateboard.

New Yo La Tengo Album Art

Popular songs will be out on September 8th on Matador. But, will it be available on cassette?

Love And Rockets Tribute Album

Cover Art By Sheppard Fairey



The album will feature tracks by Frank Black, A Place To Bury Strangers, The Flaming Lips and many more bands.

Koko Taylor R.I.P.

Blues legend Koko Taylor passed away today at the age of 80. She was known as the "Queen Of Blues" and played with blues legends like Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf as well as rock stars like Led Zeplin's Robert Plant and Jimmy Page. Koko Tayor came to my attention three years age when digging thru a pile of CD's I found her greatest hits on the Chicago label Chess. Ms. Taylor, like many blues musicians before, entertained her fans for as long as possible performing live as recently as last May.

Greatest Album Covers

A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders



Midnight Marauders was "Tribes" third album and came out on November 9, 1993. Possibly inspired by the cover to the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band the cover was a whose who of in hip hop at the time. The head shots included legends like Afrika Bambaataa, all three of the Beastie Boys, Chuck D., Dr Dre, Mc Lyte and Ice-T. In total the cover features 71 hip hop artists and radio DJ's. The album was also released in three different color variations: red, black and green. Midnight Marauders was a group at the prime of their abilities giving credit to those who inspired them.

Summer Soundtrack

Like The Killers, MGMT and Cut Copy have done before them Phoenix have put out the soundtrack for all your summer fun. From the beach to the BBQ this album should be in the background to all your sun soaked fun.