Posted by admin on Nov 21, 2009 The Dead Weather’s debut Horehound isn’t even a year old, but they’re already plotting their next album. Earlier this week, the band told Rolling Stone they will hit the studio soon to work on their follow-up LP, which could be finished by the time they embark on their Australian tour in March. “We’ll probably be having a new album by that time, if...

Posted by admin on Nov 20, 2009 Mutual regard and geographic proximity were what led to Johnny Marr joining the Cribs for the group’s just-released fourth album, “Ignore the Ignorant.” “I love the band, anyway,” the Modest Mouse and former Smiths guitarist told Billboard.com. “I was living in Portland, Ore. – which I still do some of the time – and Gary (Jarman)...

Posted by admin on Nov 19, 2009 NEW YORK (Billboard) – Former Velvet Underground members Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker and Doug Yule will make an extremely rare joint public appearance on December 8 at the New York Public Library. The three will discuss the Velvet Underground’s music and legacy with rock journalist David Fricke as part of the “LIVE from the NYPL” series. The reunion of the...

Posted by admin on Nov 18, 2009 Trip hop pioneers, Lamb, have been announced as the headline act at the Peats Ridge festival, being held over New Years’ on a property outside of Sydney. Today the recently reunited UK trip-hop duo revealed there’ll be a couple more shows on this tour. Here are the dates: Wed 30 Dec – Prince Bandroom, Melbourne Sun 3 Jan – The Tivoli, Brisbane The band...

Posted by admin on Nov 18, 2009 BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Kings of Leon drummer Nathan Followill has a queen. He tied the knot with singer Jessie Baylin over the weekend. His bandmates – brothers Caleb and Jared Followill and cousin Matthew Followill – attended the wedding in Tennessee on Saturday. So did actress Scarlett Johansson, a high school friend of the bride. The 25-year-old bride spread the...