BA Newsletter 12.14
*This week on British Accents radio - the final show of the year with a recap of some of the year's notable releases, BA favorites, as well as a few new things, including the new IDLEWILD single "If It Takes You Home". Tune in Sunday at 6pm eastern on WMFO 91.5, www.wmfo.org and iTunes radio.
*The British Accents 8th Annual Year-End Poll can be viewed on the BA blog - www.britishaccents.blogspot.com, or on the Myspace site - www.myspace.com/britishaccents. The poll will be emailed out shortly, and results announced in January.
*CAMERA OBSCURA has announced Boston and NYC dates for their January tour - they'll be at Warsaw in Brooklyn on the 24th and Paradise on the 27th.
*NME has unveiled their Top 50 albums of 2006, with ARCTIC MONKEYS topping the list. Surprisingly, THE KOOKS "Inside In/Inside Out" barely makes the list at #50. View those and all the records in between here: http://www.nme.com/news/nme/25389
*A handful of shows for 2007's Noise Pop Festival in SF have been announced. Most peculiar among them is a listing for February 29th, a date that will not exist in 2007. Artists playing on days that do exist include CLINIC, SEBADOH, FRENCH KICKS, AUTOLUX, WILL SHEFF (of OKKERVIL RIVER), TED LEO/PHARMACISTS, GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY and more. This year's installment, the 15th annual, will run from February 27 - March 4.
*The Grammy Award nominees were announced last week, with the usual heavy dose of musical drivel dominating many categories. A few highlights include: DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE and KEANE for Best Pop Performance, but they'll have to defeat "My Humps" and The Fray to win. DEPECHE MODE, GOLDFRAPP and PET SHOP BOYS get the nod for Best Dance Performance, with GOLDFRAPP, ZERO 7 and PSB also nominated for Dance Album. COLDPLAY and THE RACONTEURS are up for Best Rock Performance. ARCTIC MONKEYS get a surprise nomination for Best Rock Instrumental, up against THE FLAMING LIPS and others. Rock Song nominees include "Chasing Cars" and "When You Were Young". Alternative Album is between ARCTIC MONKEYS, THOM YORKE, FLAMING LIPS, YEAH YEAH YEAHS and GNARLS BARKLEY (who are also nominated for Record of the Year for "Crazy"). A newer category called Urban Alternative features OUTKAST, GNARLS, and PRINCE, among others. GORILLAZ and DEATH CAB are both in for Long For Music Video. And finally, OK GO and THE KILLERS both get nominations for Short Form Music Video. For a full list, head to www.grammy.com
*IGGY & THE STOOGES will release their first album together in 33 years on March 20, titled "The Weirdness". As far as BA knows, all of the tracks on the disc are brand new recordings - nothing old has been resurrected.
*THE RAKES are finishing up their sophomore release with ARCTIC MONKEYS producer JIM ABBISS. The disc is due out in March in the UK and is titled "Ten New Messages". No word on a US release or lead single release yet.
*BRITISH SEA POWER have finished recording their third album, which should be out in the first half of 2007. No album titles or release dates are available at this time.
*ROB DICKINSON has announced a handful of west coast dates, including January 17 at Cafe du Nord in SF and January 20 at Hotel Cafe in LA.
*IDLEWILD embark on a UK tour early next year, and the band's next single from the forthcoming "Make Nother World" album will be released on February 19, titled "No Emotion".
*GOLDFRAPP will "release" a new 4-track live EP in the US on December 19, available only as a download for the time being. The tracks will be available on iTunes, as well as other popular mp3 sites.
*CMJ magazine reports that THE WRENS long out print "Secaucus" album will finally be re-released with some slight tweaks through Wind-Up Records, the successor to the label that shitcanned their career in the mid-90s. There's no mention of the reissues on the Wrens website, www.wrens.com, so this could be an unauthorized release. No street date could be found on CMJ or Wind-Up's website.
*Download some THOM YORKE solo remixes on www.theeraser.net - but they're only available until December 18.
*Download a holiday song from THE KNIFE here: http://www.silentshout.co.uk/christmasreindeer/
*After reaching a price of greater than $155,000 on ebay, a very rare and possibly one-of-a-kind acetate VELVET UNDERGROUND record is still up for grabs, after the winning bid was revealed to be a fake.
*June 14-17 has been confirmed as the date for 2007's Bonnaroo Festival in Tennesse, which has attracted everyone from RADIOHEAD to FLAMING LIPS to MY MORNING JACKET in the past.
*Attention parents: a new kids album is on the way, featuring childrens' songs by artists like JARVIS COCKER, STUART MURDOCH (BELLE & SEBASTIAN), BONNIE PRINCE BILLY and more. The album is out on February 23 in the US, and called "Songs for the Young at Heart".
*Canadian outfit THE ORGAN has announced their own demise after 5 years together.
*Last week's British Accents radio playlist can be viewed by clicking here:
http://www.spinitron.com/public/index.php?station=wmfo&month=Dec&year=2006&plid=3744
*The British Accents 8th Annual Year-End Poll can be viewed on the BA blog - www.britishaccents.blogspot.com, or on the Myspace site - www.myspace.com/britishaccents. The poll will be emailed out shortly, and results announced in January.
*CAMERA OBSCURA has announced Boston and NYC dates for their January tour - they'll be at Warsaw in Brooklyn on the 24th and Paradise on the 27th.
*NME has unveiled their Top 50 albums of 2006, with ARCTIC MONKEYS topping the list. Surprisingly, THE KOOKS "Inside In/Inside Out" barely makes the list at #50. View those and all the records in between here: http://www.nme.com/news/nme/25389
*A handful of shows for 2007's Noise Pop Festival in SF have been announced. Most peculiar among them is a listing for February 29th, a date that will not exist in 2007. Artists playing on days that do exist include CLINIC, SEBADOH, FRENCH KICKS, AUTOLUX, WILL SHEFF (of OKKERVIL RIVER), TED LEO/PHARMACISTS, GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY and more. This year's installment, the 15th annual, will run from February 27 - March 4.
*The Grammy Award nominees were announced last week, with the usual heavy dose of musical drivel dominating many categories. A few highlights include: DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE and KEANE for Best Pop Performance, but they'll have to defeat "My Humps" and The Fray to win. DEPECHE MODE, GOLDFRAPP and PET SHOP BOYS get the nod for Best Dance Performance, with GOLDFRAPP, ZERO 7 and PSB also nominated for Dance Album. COLDPLAY and THE RACONTEURS are up for Best Rock Performance. ARCTIC MONKEYS get a surprise nomination for Best Rock Instrumental, up against THE FLAMING LIPS and others. Rock Song nominees include "Chasing Cars" and "When You Were Young". Alternative Album is between ARCTIC MONKEYS, THOM YORKE, FLAMING LIPS, YEAH YEAH YEAHS and GNARLS BARKLEY (who are also nominated for Record of the Year for "Crazy"). A newer category called Urban Alternative features OUTKAST, GNARLS, and PRINCE, among others. GORILLAZ and DEATH CAB are both in for Long For Music Video. And finally, OK GO and THE KILLERS both get nominations for Short Form Music Video. For a full list, head to www.grammy.com
*IGGY & THE STOOGES will release their first album together in 33 years on March 20, titled "The Weirdness". As far as BA knows, all of the tracks on the disc are brand new recordings - nothing old has been resurrected.
*THE RAKES are finishing up their sophomore release with ARCTIC MONKEYS producer JIM ABBISS. The disc is due out in March in the UK and is titled "Ten New Messages". No word on a US release or lead single release yet.
*BRITISH SEA POWER have finished recording their third album, which should be out in the first half of 2007. No album titles or release dates are available at this time.
*ROB DICKINSON has announced a handful of west coast dates, including January 17 at Cafe du Nord in SF and January 20 at Hotel Cafe in LA.
*IDLEWILD embark on a UK tour early next year, and the band's next single from the forthcoming "Make Nother World" album will be released on February 19, titled "No Emotion".
*GOLDFRAPP will "release" a new 4-track live EP in the US on December 19, available only as a download for the time being. The tracks will be available on iTunes, as well as other popular mp3 sites.
*CMJ magazine reports that THE WRENS long out print "Secaucus" album will finally be re-released with some slight tweaks through Wind-Up Records, the successor to the label that shitcanned their career in the mid-90s. There's no mention of the reissues on the Wrens website, www.wrens.com, so this could be an unauthorized release. No street date could be found on CMJ or Wind-Up's website.
*Download some THOM YORKE solo remixes on www.theeraser.net - but they're only available until December 18.
*Download a holiday song from THE KNIFE here: http://www.silentshout.co.uk/christmasreindeer/
*After reaching a price of greater than $155,000 on ebay, a very rare and possibly one-of-a-kind acetate VELVET UNDERGROUND record is still up for grabs, after the winning bid was revealed to be a fake.
*June 14-17 has been confirmed as the date for 2007's Bonnaroo Festival in Tennesse, which has attracted everyone from RADIOHEAD to FLAMING LIPS to MY MORNING JACKET in the past.
*Attention parents: a new kids album is on the way, featuring childrens' songs by artists like JARVIS COCKER, STUART MURDOCH (BELLE & SEBASTIAN), BONNIE PRINCE BILLY and more. The album is out on February 23 in the US, and called "Songs for the Young at Heart".
*Canadian outfit THE ORGAN has announced their own demise after 5 years together.
*Last week's British Accents radio playlist can be viewed by clicking here:
http://www.spinitron.com/public/index.php?station=wmfo&month=Dec&year=2006&plid=3744
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