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New Spiritualized Streaming Online
Although we're still waiting for the video, at least now we can hear the brand new single from Spiritualized. "Soul On Fire" is currently streaming on the band's MySpace page, and it is a cinematic and glorious as we'd hoped it would be. Filled with hints of choir, strings and noisy guitars, it has all the elements - Source
Echo & The Bunnymen Bringing 'Ocean Rain' To NYC
Hallelujah! Royal Albert Hall in September. Radio City Music Hall in October. Spinner reports: *Modern rock innovators Echo & The Bunnymen will make a triumphant live return to New York's Radio City Music Hall on October 1, where the band will be performing their landmark 1984 album, Ocean Rain, with an orchestra as part of its 30th anniversary.* - Source
John Lennon drugs video leads to court case
A controversial video of John Lennon is the subject of a court case starting in Boston on April 30. - Source
She & Him Visit Conan
Enjoy 'Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?' below. Visit She & Him on MySpace. - Source
My Bloody Valentine Finally Coming Back To The States, Curating Quite A Party
16 years! It's been a long time to wait. For some of you it's probably been a lifetime. All that ends this fall, though, confirmed via tonight's news that's caused music bloggers countrywide to faint face first into their keyboards: My Bloody Valentine will curate a New York edition of the estimable All Tomorrow's Parties concert series with an absolutely absurd lineup for one weekend this September. In addition to MBV's headlining set, ATP's claiming full album recreations from Built To Spill (Perfect From Now On), Tortoise (Millions Now Living Will Never Die), and Meat Puppets (Meat Puppets II), and just regular old sets from Shellac, Mogwai, Polvo, Fuck Buttons, Autolux, the Drones, Low, Wooden Shjips, Edan, Thee Silver Mount Zion Orchestra, and we'll wait for you to regain consciousness. - Source
RickRolling Fatigue Sets In; Astley, RCA Still Feeling the Bump
By now, most have been successfully rickrolled into a video of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up," an 80s classic. Posing... - Source
Sony Purchasing Gracenote, $260 Million Deal
Gracenote has now been purchased by Sony Corporation of America, according to details announced Tuesday. The deal values Grace... - Source
Xfm's New Music Awards On MTV2 This Saturday
Ch-ch-check out the Xfm New Music Award ceremony broadcasting on MTV2 this Saturday (April 26). - Source
Flight of the Conchords: Flight of the Conchords
The band from HBO's "Flight of the Conchords"-- a hilarious sendup of the myth of the struggling band that came around right when the whole music biz felt blue-- is now Sub Pop's Flight of the Conchords, who have just released their self-titled debut album. - Source
Tegan and Sara Serve Up Live EP, Add Dates
Recorded in San Francisco on the last day of their previous tour, Tegan and Sara's iTunes Live Session EP gathers four acoustic takes on tracks from last year's fine The Con LP and one from 2004's So Jealous. The set is due at a certain digital music retailer April 29. - Source