*British Accents Radio returns this Sunday, this week only at the old
time slot of 4-6pm eastern. Some of the BA poll results will be
unveiled, as well as the yearly tradition of playing b-sides at the
beginning of the year. You'll also hear new music from SEAFOOD, THE
MAGIC NUMBERS, BLOC PARTY and much more. Tune in via iTunes radio,
www.wmfo.org or 91.5 FM in the Boston/Medford area.
*If you still plan on submitting your picks for the British Accents
poll, send them now and they'll count. Deadline is this weekend.
*THE ARCADE FIRE will play a 5-night residency in New York at Judson
Memorial Church from February 13-17, with tickets onsale January 5. A
song called "Intervention" is now available on iTunes for download,
but only after Merge loaded the wrong song onto the mp3 service,
allowing fans to check out "Black Wave/Bad Vibrations" for a short
time. NME has April or May listed for the UK release, with the North
American release at that time or before.
*Pitchfork reports that GRAHAM COXON will not be part of any upcoming
BLUR reunion, and that a recent meeting with ALEX JAMES was merely
friendly and personal in nature. The remaining 3 members of the band
are expected to make the follow-up to to "Think Tank" this year.
*MORRISSEY was recently quoted as saying he doubts he'll ever be
knighted, due to past anti-royal lyrics. But at a recent show in
Manchester we declared that he was more deserving than some recipients
of the honor. Sir Morrissey, we never knew thee.
*A handful of South By Southwest performers have been announced,
including BLOC PARTY, THE STOOGES, LILY ALLEN, INTERPOL, COLD WAR KIDS
and GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY. Many more will be announced over the coming
weeks. This year's installment happens March 14-18 in Austin.
*STEREOPHONICS will reissue their debut album "Word Gets Around" with
a bonus CD of b-sides and unreleased tracks, and it's quite likely
that the bonus disc will be better than anything the band has released
this decade.
*Check out a video for IDLEWILD's new single here:
http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2007/1/2/video-idlewild-if-it-takes-you-home
*In other Idlewild news, RODDY WOOMBLE's solo album will get a US
release in 2007, and he is also compiling a CD called "Ballads of the
Book", out on March 5 in the UK and featuring Scottish poets teamed up
with various musicians, including MALCOLM MIDDLETON, SONS & DAUGHTERS,
TRASHCAN SINATRAS, AEREOGRAMME and more.
*OASIS have accused GREEN DAY of ripping them off for "Boulevard of
Broken Dreams". "They should have the decency to wait until I am dead.
I, at least, pay the people I steal from that courtesy" is what Noel
had to say on the subject.
*PETER BJORN & JOHN will release their critically acclaimed debut
"Writer's Block" in the US on February 6. The release will also
feature a 6-track bonus disc featuring some new (and old) versions
plus b-sides.
*THE WRENS return to Knittng Factory, the club they damaged in 2004
during CMJ, to play a benefit for Planned Parenthood on January 19,
the 34th anniversary of Roe v. Wade and a time when individual
liberties and reproductive freedom are under attack in America.
*CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH are also on the benefit bandwagon. They'll
be at the tiny (for them) Bowery Ballroom on January 23 to benefit
Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls.
*While various news sources declared that PETE DOHERTY had married
Kate Moss, NME reports that Doherty has denied that such a marriage
took place. In other surprising news, Doherty has survived the year
2006.
*Brooklyn venue Northsix is closing at the end of this month after a
RADIO 4 show on January 31, but the venue will re-open as The Music
Hall of Williamsburg a few months later.
*CLIENT release a new single January 22, a cover of the ADAM & THE
ANTS classic "Zerox", available only on vinyl and as a download.
