Smashing Pumpkins' New Bassist Was 'Siamese Dream' Cover Kid
by Sam Parker
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and even more great news from our friends at Spinner.com:
The Smithereens Talk Facebook, Vinyl and Playing in Fans' Living Rooms
by Ronnie Koenig
With recognizable hits like 'Blood and Roses,' 'A Girl Like You,' and 'Too Much Passion,' the Smithereens are one of those bands whose records blasted from college dorms during the '80s.
And thanks to their 1960s power-pop-influenced tunes, the New Jersey rockers -- founded by singer-songwriter Pat DiNizio, guitarist Jim Babjak, drummer Dennis Diken and bassist Mike Mesaros -- haven't lost their appeal.
Read the rest of the interview at Spinner.com
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Arcade Fire Announce Entire U.S. Spring Tour
For the rest of the story and tour dates visit Spinner.com
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great to see our friends in the UK celebrate Record Store day!
EMI To Release DEEP PURPLE Retro Single To Celebrate U.K.'s 'Record Store Day'
According to the Darker Than Blue web site, EMI will celebrate the U.K.'s "Record Store Day" in April by releasing a retro DEEP PURPLE single containing "Hush" — recorded for Chris Grant's "Tasty Pop Sundae" in early 1969 — and "Speed King", recorded for Stuart Henry's "Noise At Nine" in October that same year. Both are from the upcoming "BBC Sessions" project. The picture sleeve is based on the original Harvest art and will be unveiled next week. The single will only be distributed to the participating indie shops in the U.K. and the pressing run is low at around 1400 copies.
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Shawn over at bloody-disgusting.com/ has his take on some great new metal coming, and I couldn't agree with him more!
Original: Most Anticipated Metal Albums Of 2011
With the recent release of Nola sludge legends Crowbar's much anticipated new album, Sever The Wicked Hand, I started to think about what other huge albums 2011 has to offer the metalheads among us. With new albums from genre heavyweights like Atheist, Fear Factory, and Agalloch turning last year into a seriously stellar year for metal, 2010 is going to be hard to top, but here are 10 (+2) albums that I think will give 2011 more than just a fighting chance.
Children Of Bodom – Relentless Reckless Forever (March 8)
With their unique brand of power metal infused melodic death metal, Children Of Bodom has quickly become one of the biggest names in extreme metal........
Read the rest of Shawn's list at Bloody-Disgusting.com
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Pitchfork.com has this news, I hope to catch Costello in Chicago in May:
Elvis Costello Announces Spinning Wheel Tour
Get the rest of the story and the tour dates at Pitchfork.com
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and this from the UK caught my eye:
REGGAE FOR A REVIVAL
MIKE Darby is a man on a mission. An unusual one, perhaps, for a 50-something who declares himself to be a "white, middle-class boy from Frampton Cotterell".
It comes to fruition on Monday with the release of a very special album compilation of homegrown Bristol reggae music.
The Bristol Reggae Explosion covers the years from 1978 until 1983 when bands playing the hypnotically rhythmic music of Jamaica took centre stage night after night at gigs in the city and further afield.
Mark runs Bristol Archive Records, a label which, basically, sets out to celebrate the hits of Bristol and its music scene from 1977 onwards.
"It's designed to remember and acknowledge the people, the bands, the faces, players, clubs, and the era, so it never gets forgotten, because it is an integral part of social history," he explains.
● Bristol Reggae Explosion 1978-1983 is released on Monday, February 21, in CD and limited edition vinyl. It's available from http://www.bristolarchiverecords.com/, Rise Records, Clifton, or Plastic Wax, Gloucester Road.
Read the rest at thisisbristol.co.uk
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and a quick look at what's selling at Grimey's, the world famous record store:
Grimey’s Top 10 Vinyl Best Sellers 02/07-02/13/2011
1. Jeff The Brotherhood / Best Coast – split 7″
2. The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow
3. Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
4. PUJOL – How High 7″
5. Drew Holcomb – Chasing Someday
6. Yann Tiersen – Dust Lane
7. The Decemberists – The King Is Dead
8. Akron/Family – A/F II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT
9. Iron & Wine – Kiss Each Other Clean
10. Destroyer – Kaputt
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Did You Know?
more stuff everybody should know...
Crocodiles swallow stones to help them dive deeper
Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
Gerald Ford pardoned Robert E. Lee posthumously of all crimes of treason.
If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
In Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart never said "Play it again, Sam." Sherlock Holmes never said "Elementary, my dear Watson." Captain Kirk never said "Beam me up, Scotty," but he did say, "Beam me up, Mr. Scott."
It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms 46, the 46th word from the first word is shake and the 46th word from the last word is spear.
It is illegal to be a prostitute in Siena, Italy, if your name is Mary.
Lady Astor once told Winston Churchill 'if you were my husband, I would poison your coffee'. His reply ' if you were my wife, I would drink it!'
and in music history today:
In 1964, a British company shipped a half ton of Beatle wigs to the US. An American reporter later asked John Lennon, "How do you feel about teenagers imitating you with Beatle wigs?" John replied "They're not imitating us because we don't wear Beatle wigs."
In 1966, Lou Christie enjoyed his only US number one record with "Lightnin' Strikes," a song that his record company, MGM, hated so much, they initially refused to release. Label head Lenny Shear actually threw the tape in the wastebasket and said it was a piece of crap. After Christie's management team promoted the record themselves, it started to gain attention and three months later, Billboard magazine featured a picture of Shear presenting Christie with a Gold record.
In 1972, Paul McCartney released "Give Ireland Back to the Irish", his commentary about the Britain-Ireland conflict. The song was immediately banned by the BBC, but the notoriety the song received from the banning only increased its popularity and the record soared into the UK Top 20.
Although he had written songs that were recorded by The Turtles, Rick Nelson, Blood Sweat and Tears, Lulu, The Monkees and Three Dog Night, Harry Nilsson had his only US number one hit in 1972 with "Without You," a tune written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans of Badfinger.
In 1974, KISS made their TV debut on "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert."
In 1980, Bon Scott, vocalist for AC/DC, died of alcohol poisoning at the age of 33. What a shame.....
In 1981, Judge Richard Owen of New York State Supreme Court ruled that George Harrison 'subconsciously plagiarized' The Chiffons song "He's So Fine" in his hit "My Sweet Lord." Harrison was ordered to pay ABKCO Music $587,000.
In 1982, Ozzy Osbourne was arrested in San Antonio, Texas for urinating on a statue in front of the Alamo. Osbourne was wearing a dress at the time of his arrest. After he made bail, the Black Sabbath singer skipped town. Where was Sharon when he needed her?
In 1997, a very smart New York judge dismissed a $7 million lawsuit filed against Motley Crue for hearing loss of a fan that was suffered at one of their concerts. Duh!
Tragically, in 2003, 99 people were killed in a fire at the West Warwick, RI nightclub The Station. Sparks from a pyrotechnics display by Great White caused the fire. The group's guitarist, Ty Longley, was one of the victims.
Birthday wishes to Toni Iommi from Black Sabbath who turns 63 today.
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