15
Jun
2004
· With the first dates only a month away, it's not too early to make plans to attend this summer's Lollapalooza tour. Celebrating its ninth year, the festival run by Perry Farrell has a new twist for the wandering tribe, as each city stop will be a two-day affair, showcasing twice the stars and up-and-coming acts.
The alternative musical circus sets out July 15 at the White River Amphitheatre near Seattle, Washington, and forges its freak-flag swath through late August, wrapping up in Dallas, Texas. Headliners include the Flaming Lips, The String Cheese Incident, Morrissey, Modest Mouse, Sonic Youth, Gomez, and TV on the Radio. Other headliners popping up on various dates include the Pixies, PJ Harvey, Wilco, Basement Jaxx, and Michael Franti & Spearhead. The tour showcases a terrific list of talent on its special solar-powered sound stage, featuring Mike Watt & The Secondmen, Wheat, The Dresden Dolls, Bumblebeez 81, Ross Golan & Molehead, and more. DJ Alex Graham and Farrell himself (under the moniker of Peretz) will also man the turntables under the solar stage, and late-night rave-oriented grooves are promised in the Night Bloom tent. Special political speakers will opine on the state of the union as part of the activist-charged Revolution Solution program, designed to drive youth participation in solving world issues. Roving Guerilla Theater is also planned, with a mass game called MindField capturing my imagination. No organized overnight camping arrangements have yet been announced, but I'm hoping for some of that mellow after-hours vibe that makes the three-day Bonnaroo Festival so enjoyable. Will attendees come together and share a grilled cheese or falafel around the Coleman stove, or will asshole antics in the dark rival Woodstock 1999? Find all the tour info as it sneaks out at (http://www.lollapalooza.com), and I'll see you in the pit.
· This coming Tuesday Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante releases a new album, The Will to Death - the first of six new albums he promises to issue this year. Bearing the indie Record Collection Records imprint on CD and LP, the new album is in collaboration with Josh Klinghoffer. Other upcoming releases will be truly solo recordings, as well as the debut of Ataxia, Frusciante's side project with Fugazi's Joe Lally.
Television Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno gets Lit on Thursday; The Late Show with David Letterman welcomes Wilco on Thursday; Late Night with Conan O'Brien hosts Patti Scialfa this evening overnight, Auf Der Maur on Friday overnight, and Alanis Morissette on Tuesday overnight; The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn features stellastarr* this evening overnight, Diana Krall on Thursday overnight, and Avril Lavigne on Tuesday overnight; and Last Call with Carson Daly boasts both John Mayer and Galactic on Friday overnight.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, June 22:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
The Album Leaf - In a Safe Place (SubPop) new from Jimmy LaVelle of Black Heart Procession, with guests from the memberships of Sigur Ros and Mum
Antietam - Victory Park (Carrot Top) featuring guest guitarist Ira Kaplan of Yo La Tengo on "Chronicle of a Gift Horse"
Badly Drawn Boy - One Plus One Is One (Twisted Nerve) all new and import-only so far
Bobby Bare Jr. & Young Criminal's Starvation League - From the End of Your Leash (Bloodshot) with guests Duane Denison of The Jesus Lizard and Will Oldham of Palace Bros.
Blood for Blood - Serenity (Thorp) featuring 20 minutes of CD-ROM video footage
The BoDeans - Resolution (Zoe/Rounder)
Boston Beatdown - See the World Through Our Eyes: Volume II (Crosscheck) DVD documentary
Cinerama - Get Up & Go (Manifesto) DVD release featuring an acoustic version of the Wedding Present's "Corduroy"
Clair de Lune - Marionettes (Deep Elm) emo-punk from Minnesota
Cornerstone - Once Upon Our Yesterdays (NMS/Escapi) melodic metal from the UK featuring vocalist Dougie White
Court & Spark - Dead Diamond River (Absolutely Kosher) five-track EP with guest Linda Thompson
Desert City Soundtrack/Settlefish/Sounds Like Violence - Spilt CD Series Volume Four (Deep Elm) six-track EP
Dopestyle 1231 - KutMasta Kurt Presents (Waxploitation) with guests Kool Keith, Vast Aire, and Del the Funky Homosapien
Fourplay - Journey (Bluebird/RCA Victor) all new originals from Bob James and Larry Carlton, and a cover of Sting's "Fields of Gold"
Free Mortal Agents - Everybody's Favorite Weapon (Gold Standard Laboratories) deep-groove jazz and soul solo project from Mars Volta keyboardist Isaiah "Ikey" Owens
Fish - A Field of Crows (Chocolate Frog) all new from the Marillion founder, with cover art inspired by Van Gogh's Wheatfield Under Threatening Skies with Crows
Heart - Jupiter's Darling (Sovereign Artists) all new from the Wilson sisters, with guests Mike McCready of Pearl Jam and Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains
Lit - Weapons of Mass Destruction (Dirty Martini/DRT) featuring a bonus DVD
Log - Log Almighty (Old 3C/Anyway) terrific new album from this Columbus, Ohio, indie supergroup featuring Paul Nina of Great Plains, with guests Marcy Mays of Scrawl and Jerry Dannemiller of Moviola
Edwin McCain - Scream & Whisper (DRT) all new, featuring a cover of Rod Stewart's "Maggie May"
Motorhead - Inferno (Metal-Is/Sanctuary) all-new enhanced CD with guest guitarist Steve Vai on two songs
North Side Kings - Organizing Our Neighborhood (Thorp) featuring live video from the group's recent tour with Soulfly
Ozomatli - Street Signs (Concord) new from the winners of last year's Billboard magazine award for Latin rock/alternative album of the year.
Pretty Boy Floyd - Size Really Does Matter (Dead Line) all new from the Hollywood glam kings
Jonathan Richman - Not So Much to Be Loved by You (Vapor) all new
Rubyhorse - Unbreakable (Sanctuary) new Nashville sessions from the Cork City, Ireland, group
Sasha - Involver (Global Underground) new mix CD featuring Spooky, UNKLE, and Felix the Housecat
Shrimp Boat - Something Grand (AUM Fidelity) three-CD box set from the Chicago band that spawned Brad Wood and The Sea & The Cake's Sam Prekop and Eric Claridge, with the first 2,000 copies containing a bonus fourth disc
Sonia Dada - Test Pattern (Calliope/Razor & Tie) featuring a bonus DVD with two artistic abstract short films
Spider-Man 2 - original motion picture soundtrack (Columbia) with hero-driven tracks from Jet, Hoobastank, Dashboard Confessional, Yellowcard, and the Ataris
Spitzz - Sick Savage & Sensual (Tarantulas) with former members of Showcase Showdown
Stranger by Day - The Death of Apathy (Uprising) blistering emo-metal from Atlanta
Tangiers - Never Bring You Pleasure (Sonic Unyon) cool Toronto rock like a cross between David Bowie and Gang of Four
Tilly & The Wall - Wild Like Children (Team Love) debut release from this new indie label owned by Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes
Wilco - A Ghost Is Born (Nonesuch)
Brian Wilson - Gettin' in Over My Head (Rhino) with guests Paul McCartney, Elton John, and Eric Clapton
Neil Young - Greendale (Sanctuary) DVD release of the independent film, written and directed by Young and featuring a bonus "making of" disc
various artists - Electro Cured (Cleopatra) electro tribute to The Cure with Bellatronix, Leather Strip, Razed in Black, Apoptygma Berzerk, and more
various artists - Vans Warped Tour '03 (Kung Fu/Image) DVD featuring cover art by ZAP cartoonist and painter Robert Williams, photo gallery by Lisa Johnson, and lots of backstage antics
various artists - Crunk Classics (TVT) with Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz, Youngbloodz, JT Money, and more
· This coming Tuesday Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante releases a new album, The Will to Death - the first of six new albums he promises to issue this year. Bearing the indie Record Collection Records imprint on CD and LP, the new album is in collaboration with Josh Klinghoffer. Other upcoming releases will be truly solo recordings, as well as the debut of Ataxia, Frusciante's side project with Fugazi's Joe Lally.
Television Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno gets Lit on Thursday; The Late Show with David Letterman welcomes Wilco on Thursday; Late Night with Conan O'Brien hosts Patti Scialfa this evening overnight, Auf Der Maur on Friday overnight, and Alanis Morissette on Tuesday overnight; The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn features stellastarr* this evening overnight, Diana Krall on Thursday overnight, and Avril Lavigne on Tuesday overnight; and Last Call with Carson Daly boasts both John Mayer and Galactic on Friday overnight.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, June 22:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
The Album Leaf - In a Safe Place (SubPop) new from Jimmy LaVelle of Black Heart Procession, with guests from the memberships of Sigur Ros and Mum
Antietam - Victory Park (Carrot Top) featuring guest guitarist Ira Kaplan of Yo La Tengo on "Chronicle of a Gift Horse"
Badly Drawn Boy - One Plus One Is One (Twisted Nerve) all new and import-only so far
Bobby Bare Jr. & Young Criminal's Starvation League - From the End of Your Leash (Bloodshot) with guests Duane Denison of The Jesus Lizard and Will Oldham of Palace Bros.
Blood for Blood - Serenity (Thorp) featuring 20 minutes of CD-ROM video footage
The BoDeans - Resolution (Zoe/Rounder)
Boston Beatdown - See the World Through Our Eyes: Volume II (Crosscheck) DVD documentary
Cinerama - Get Up & Go (Manifesto) DVD release featuring an acoustic version of the Wedding Present's "Corduroy"
Clair de Lune - Marionettes (Deep Elm) emo-punk from Minnesota
Cornerstone - Once Upon Our Yesterdays (NMS/Escapi) melodic metal from the UK featuring vocalist Dougie White
Court & Spark - Dead Diamond River (Absolutely Kosher) five-track EP with guest Linda Thompson
Desert City Soundtrack/Settlefish/Sounds Like Violence - Spilt CD Series Volume Four (Deep Elm) six-track EP
Dopestyle 1231 - KutMasta Kurt Presents (Waxploitation) with guests Kool Keith, Vast Aire, and Del the Funky Homosapien
Fourplay - Journey (Bluebird/RCA Victor) all new originals from Bob James and Larry Carlton, and a cover of Sting's "Fields of Gold"
Free Mortal Agents - Everybody's Favorite Weapon (Gold Standard Laboratories) deep-groove jazz and soul solo project from Mars Volta keyboardist Isaiah "Ikey" Owens
Fish - A Field of Crows (Chocolate Frog) all new from the Marillion founder, with cover art inspired by Van Gogh's Wheatfield Under Threatening Skies with Crows
Heart - Jupiter's Darling (Sovereign Artists) all new from the Wilson sisters, with guests Mike McCready of Pearl Jam and Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains
Lit - Weapons of Mass Destruction (Dirty Martini/DRT) featuring a bonus DVD
Log - Log Almighty (Old 3C/Anyway) terrific new album from this Columbus, Ohio, indie supergroup featuring Paul Nina of Great Plains, with guests Marcy Mays of Scrawl and Jerry Dannemiller of Moviola
Edwin McCain - Scream & Whisper (DRT) all new, featuring a cover of Rod Stewart's "Maggie May"
Motorhead - Inferno (Metal-Is/Sanctuary) all-new enhanced CD with guest guitarist Steve Vai on two songs
North Side Kings - Organizing Our Neighborhood (Thorp) featuring live video from the group's recent tour with Soulfly
Ozomatli - Street Signs (Concord) new from the winners of last year's Billboard magazine award for Latin rock/alternative album of the year.
Pretty Boy Floyd - Size Really Does Matter (Dead Line) all new from the Hollywood glam kings
Jonathan Richman - Not So Much to Be Loved by You (Vapor) all new
Rubyhorse - Unbreakable (Sanctuary) new Nashville sessions from the Cork City, Ireland, group
Sasha - Involver (Global Underground) new mix CD featuring Spooky, UNKLE, and Felix the Housecat
Shrimp Boat - Something Grand (AUM Fidelity) three-CD box set from the Chicago band that spawned Brad Wood and The Sea & The Cake's Sam Prekop and Eric Claridge, with the first 2,000 copies containing a bonus fourth disc
Sonia Dada - Test Pattern (Calliope/Razor & Tie) featuring a bonus DVD with two artistic abstract short films
Spider-Man 2 - original motion picture soundtrack (Columbia) with hero-driven tracks from Jet, Hoobastank, Dashboard Confessional, Yellowcard, and the Ataris
Spitzz - Sick Savage & Sensual (Tarantulas) with former members of Showcase Showdown
Stranger by Day - The Death of Apathy (Uprising) blistering emo-metal from Atlanta
Tangiers - Never Bring You Pleasure (Sonic Unyon) cool Toronto rock like a cross between David Bowie and Gang of Four
Tilly & The Wall - Wild Like Children (Team Love) debut release from this new indie label owned by Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes
Wilco - A Ghost Is Born (Nonesuch)
Brian Wilson - Gettin' in Over My Head (Rhino) with guests Paul McCartney, Elton John, and Eric Clapton
Neil Young - Greendale (Sanctuary) DVD release of the independent film, written and directed by Young and featuring a bonus "making of" disc
various artists - Electro Cured (Cleopatra) electro tribute to The Cure with Bellatronix, Leather Strip, Razed in Black, Apoptygma Berzerk, and more
various artists - Vans Warped Tour '03 (Kung Fu/Image) DVD featuring cover art by ZAP cartoonist and painter Robert Williams, photo gallery by Lisa Johnson, and lots of backstage antics
various artists - Crunk Classics (TVT) with Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz, Youngbloodz, JT Money, and more
