January 08, 2001
Of Montreal Promo Tour
OF MONTREAL have announced a short US tour to promote their new compilation, "Early 4 Track Recordings," out now on Kindercore. We've got the dates in our TOURS section...
January 04, 2001
No Glastonbury 2001
GLASTONBURY 2001 has been cancelled. The shock announcement was made today via the BBC and NME by festival organizer Michael Eavis. It appears one of the principal reasons for the cancellation was due to issues regarding the "super fence" being built for this year's event, which didn't bode well with the local politicians and residents. The festival took considerable criticism last year for the amount of fence-crashers, and the "super fence" was part of Eavis' plan to reduce uninvited visitors. On the bright side, Eavis promises that the festival WILL return in 2002.
December 30, 2000
Do You Remember The Worst Time?
December 19, 2000
Kirsty MacColl Dies
Excellent Online is saddened beyond words at the news that singer KIRSTY MACCOLL has died as the result of a boating accident off the coast of Mexico. Details are sketchy at this point, but NME is reporting that the singer was swimming off of a Mexican beach when she was hit by a passing speedboat.
December 14, 2000
Select and Melody Maker Fold
We're not going anywhere, folks. We feel like we need to tell you all this because it seems like music publications are dropping like flies this year. IPC Publications has just announced that MELODY MAKER will cease publication with its final holiday issue next week. Certain key elements of the Maker, along with some of the more established writers, will jump ship onto the Maker's sister paper NME. The closure comes simply days after SELECT also announced its folding.
December 13, 2000
Radiohead Announces Title of Follow-up To 'Kid A'
The brand new RADIOHEAD album is getting closer to reality, as BBC Radio One announced last night that the band has settled on a title - "Amnesiac." The record, said to be somewhat more mainstream than "Kid A," is expected as early as March.
December 12, 2000
Dubstar Split
DUBSTAR have split. In a rather dramatic statement, guitarist Steve Hillier announced today via the band's fanbase that "Dubstar officially split on Monday, November 20." What's more revealing is Hillier's admission that "over the last four years, my relationship with Sarah had become increasingly tested and strained. The time had come to draw a line under my involvement in Sarah's life and move on." Well, at least they got it over with in time to make the "Biggest Loss of the Year" category in our annual member's poll...
December 05, 2000
My Life Story Splits
MY LIFE STORY are the latest casualty in the ever-changing world of indiepop. NME is reporting that the band are to split following a series of farewell shows in both the UK and US. Following the disappointing sales of this year's album, "Joined Up Talking," MLS frontman Jake Shillingford has decided to put the band the rest and commence on a new project with the group's former orchestral arranger Aaron Cahill. The group was recently signed in the US by Le Grand Magistery, and it's because of that commitment that they'd like to play a few final shows Stateside as well.
December 03, 2000
Smashing Pumpkins and Select Bit the Big One
Not a great weekend for music, in general... Beyond the Smashing Pumpkins playing their last 4 1/2 hour gig at the Metro in Chicago on Saturday night (some of us Chicago-area admins of this site actually hold a bit of respect for Corgan & Co. for putting Chitown back on the music map,) we've now been informed thanks to the BBC that SELECT magazine is folding.
