Music News & Notes

Matthew Herbert Making an Album Based on Pig Sounds
The conceptual artist is working on three new LPs.

Endlessly inventive producer Matthew Herbert's albums are often as fun to read about as they are to hear, whether he's making music of sounds made by everyday household objects, internal organs, or breakfast cereal. And his upcoming projects are no different.

Most intriguing is a new concept album called One Pig, which "will be made up entirely of sounds made during the life cycle of a pig," according to a post on a blog dedicated to the making of the album. (Via FACT.) That's Herbert's pig up there.

He goes on: "i will be there at its birth. during its life. present at its death. and during the butchery process. its body will then be given to chefs new and old. there will be a feast. and maybe a pair of shoes and a drum from the skin. and a toothbrush from its bristles. and ink from its blood. it will all be recorded. and then turned in to music." Kinda morbid, kinda amazing. One Pig is due next year.

Can't wait for this one....err three.

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'Idol' runner-up Adam Lambert to release debut album November 24

Kris Allen and Adam Lambert competed head-to-head during American Idol's eighth-season finale, however their debut albums apparently won't do the same.

Lambert announced in a Wednesday morning Twitter post that his post-Idol debut album will drop November 24 -- a week after Allen's first effort is released on November 17.

Both signed a recording contract with 19 Recordings/RCA Records a few weeks after Allen defeated Lambert to take home Idol's eighth-season title.

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Where the Wild Things Are: Karen O's Soundtrack Cover Art Revealed

Here's the cover art for the Where the Wild Things Are soundtrack. Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs fame made the music, along with a collection of musicians dubbed "the Kids." The Kids consist of Tristan Bechet (Services), Tom Biller (co-producer with Karen O and member of Afternoons), Bradford Cox (Deerhunter), Brian Chase (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age, The Dead Weather, The Raconteurs), Aaron Hemphill (Liars), Greg Kurstin (The Bird and the Bee), Jack Lawrence (The Dead Weather, The Raconteurs, The Greenhornes), Oscar Michel (Gris Gris), Imaad Wasif (New Folk Implosion, Alaska), Nick Zinner, (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) and an untrained children’s choir.

The soundtrack comes out September 29, and its lead single, "All is Love," is currently available on iTunes. The movie adaptation of Maurice Sendak's beloved children's book comes out October 16th.

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Harrison Expo Shut Down

The exhibition of George Harrison memorabilia currently running in Liverpool will be shut down early after a rare signed picture, worth about $1,400, was stolen. The owner, Denise Theophilus, was also the person running the exhibit which included items from collectors across the country. She told the Liverpool Echo that she was glad it was one of her items as she would hate to break the news to one of the people who trusted her with their memorabilia.

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U2 Open SNL Season

U2 will serve as the musical guest on the season premiere episode of Saturday Night Live on September 26th, cast member Bill Hader told Access Hollywood. The band’s performance will come just two days after the Dublin rockers bring their 360 Tour to two sold-out nights at East Rutherford, New Jersey’s Giants Stadium. Jennifer’s Body star Megan Fox will handle the hosting duties on the premiere.

U2’s September 26th performance on SNL marks the third time Bono, the Edge, Larry Mullen Jr. and Adam Clayton have played Rockefeller Center’s Studio 8H.

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Underwood Music

The first single from Carrie Underwood’s November 3rd album Play On has hit the Web. Check it out:



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Charlie Watts Is Not Quitting The Rolling Stones

Band release official statement

The Rolling Stones have officially denied that drummer Charlie Watts is leaving the band.

Rumours began circulating on Wednesday (Spetemeber 2nd) that Watts would cease recording and touring with the band but a statement was released denying these rumours.