Tuesday, September 21, 2010

News & Notes

Pet Shop Boys To Release 'Ultimate' Greatest Hits Album

Alongside a special DVD...

The Pet Shop Boys are scheduled to release a greatest hits collection on November 1. The album, 'Ultimate Pet Shop Boys' will feature 19 tracks in chronological order from 'West End Girls' to 'Love Etc'. It is described by the band as a "comprehensive greatest hits collection". The album tracklisting will be announced shortly.

Meanwhile, 'Ultimate Pet Shop Boys' will be accompanied by a DVD featuring over three hours of BBC TV performances by the Pet Shop Boys. It also includes the band's complete Glastonbury Festival performance from earlier this year.

The tracklisting for the DVD is:

'West End Girls' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'Love Comes Quickly' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)' (Recorded for BBC 2’s Whistle Test)
'Suburbia' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'It’s A Sin' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'Rent' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'Always On My Mind' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'What Have I Done To Deserve This?' (Recorded for The Brits Awards)
'Heart' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Wogan)
'Domino Dancing' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'Left To My Own Devices' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'So Hard' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Wogan)
'Being Boring' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'Can You Forgive Her? (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'Liberation' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'Paninaro ‘95' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'Se a vida é' (Recorded for BBC 2’s Top Of The Pops 2)
'A Red Letter Day' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'Somewhere' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Anymore' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'New York City Boy' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'You Only Tell Me You Love When You're Drunk' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'Home And Dry' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'I Get Along' (Recorded for BBC 2’s Top Of The Pops 2)
'Miracles' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'Flamboyant' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'I’m With Stupid' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)

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New album from Electric Penguins

The band's second album, aptly named II, is due out at the end of the month. Electric Penguins' sophomore offering II is set for a digital download release on September 24. A CD and vinyl release will follow on October 8, on Talking Tiger Records. Its first single, 'Highgate Hill' is available to download now on iTunes.

This self-recorded album, the Penguins tell us, is a "12 track feast of psychedelic cuts, which slides dreamily between electronic, folk and ambient soundscapes, with acoustic and club elements dispersed throughout the record." Quite the mouthful!

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Just in time for Halloween: Mad Tea Party releases ROCK N ROLL GHOUL

Asheville’s rock ‘n’ roll duo Mad Tea Party celebrate their favorite holiday again this year with ROCK N ROLL GHOUL, a follow-up to 2009’s ZOMBIE BOOGIE. With garage-rock icon Greg Cartwright (Reigning Sound, Oblivions) at the production helm, this year’s monster offering promises to make you howl at the moon.

Mad Tea Party provides their usual palate of shimmering vocal harmonies over Jason Krekel’s one-man-band juke joint guitar/percussion and Ami Worthen’s electric ukulele. Of course, ROCK N ROLL GHOUL also includes some sonic surprises.

The EP offers up 4 spooky selections for your rockin’ Halloween party. “Possessed,” a 60s-tinged psychedelic number, features Worthen’s wicked vocals and a demonic guitar solo from Mr. Cartwright. The furious screamer “Rock ‘n’ Roll Ghoul” expounds upon the theme of flesh-eating music critics while drivin’ rocker “Dr. Phibes” is an ode to the popular Vincent Price villain. The duo close with the Hollywood Flames’ song “Frankenstein’s Den” with Cartwright on drum kit and Caroline Pond (Snake Oil Medicine Show) joining Worthen on doo-wop vocals.

ROCK N ROLL GHOUL is available as a 7” vinyl record and as digital downloads. The EC horror comics inspired art for the record was hand drawn by San Francisco artist Gus Cutty.

Pre-order special: if you order the vinyl record before October 1, you will also receive a limited edition lino print Dr. Phibes poster by Jason Krekel.

http://themadteaparty.bandcamp.com/

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Cover Art for Darius Rucker’s Sophomore Album Revealed

Today, Darius Rucker revealed the cover art for his forthcoming album Charleston, SC 1966.

More details to follow

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