27
Jan
2003
· This Tuesday brings the release of a new single worth crowing about. "Danger! High Voltage" is the love cry of Electric Six, a Detroit five-piece that has simply blown me away with its homage-heavy sound, buzzing with dramatic energy like a Talking Heads' open-tent rejuvenation of the church of rock and roll.
The four songs on the XL/Beggars Banquet CD EP revel in art-college garage swagger, alternating between percolating disco rhythms and fat musk-cologne mullet rock. Full of crowd-pleasing theatrics and barnstorming guitars, the two rockers, "Remote Control (Me)" and "I Lost Control (of My Rock & Roll)," perfectly laud the silliness and the deadly seriousness of revival rock and roll, with tips of the hat to The Tubes, Loverboy, Alice Cooper, Angel City, and mirror-ball-era KISS. But it's the single - debuting in the number-two position on the UK pop charts this week - that really burns up the dance floor. With chants of "When we touch / When we kiss / Danger danger / High voltage / Fire in the disco / Fire in the Taco Bell," the two mixes possess a joyful, funky sizzle. Amen!
· From the previews and television commercials, the upcoming Daredevil motion picture looks fantastic, and this Tuesday the soundtrack hits store shelves. Featuring twenty tracks, the Wind Up Records CD features new music from Moby, Chevelle, Hoobastank, Saliva, Nickelback, and the teaming of the Nappy Roots with P.O.D.'s Marcos Curiel. Other collaborations include Drowning Pool with Rob Zombie and SPK's Graeme Revell with Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger. Look for the first single, "Won't Back Down" by Fuel.
Television Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno welcomes Michelle Branch tonight; The Late Show with David Letterman serves up Phish on Friday and The Roots on Tuesday; Late Night with Conan O'Brien hosts Split Enz and Crowded House founder Neil Finn on Friday overnight; Saturday Night Live's musical guest this weekend is Phish; and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn features the strange re-incarnation of The Doors (with founding members Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek, and Ian Astbury of The Cult on vocals and Stewart Copeland of The Police on drums) on Thursday overnight.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, February 4:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
Alabama - In the Mood: The Love Songs (RCA) featuring a cover of Mike & The Mechanics' "The Living Years"
The Baptist Generals - No Silver No Gold (SubPop) acoustic-guitar madness from Denton, Texas
The Blood Brothers - Jungle Rules Live (Artist Direct) live DVD recorded in the band's hometown of Seattle
Burning Paris - And by December You Will Know Where Your Heart Truly Lies (Magic Bullet) new lush atmospheres from Boston
The Caribbean - History's First Know-It-All (Endearing Records)
Bobi Cespedes - Razos (Six Degrees Travel Series) Afro-Cuban rhythms from this vocalist of Mickey Hart's Planet Drum project
Cinder - Break Your Silence (Geffen) with producer Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots
The Damnwells - PMR + 1 (In Music We Trust) featuring Steven Terry of Whiskeytown
Damone - From the Attic (RCA)
DJ Envy - The Desert Storm Mixtape: DJ Envy Blok Party Volume 1 (Epic) with new music from Redman, Rah Digga, Memphis Bleek, and more
Baxter Dury - Len Pattott's Memorial Lift (Sanctuary) domestic release with guests from Portishead, The Blockheads, and Pulp
Fall Out Boy - Fall Out Boy's Evening Out with Your Girl (Uprising) new from former members of Chicago's Arma Angelus
The Fenians - Band of Rogues (Mizen Head Music) re-issue of the third CD from this California-based folk-rock Irish band, featuring guest Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
The Forms - Icarus (Threespheres)
Germbox - Fraction of Exaggeration (Caulfield) anthology from this Kansas City punk band of the early 1990s
Vince Gill - This Old Guitar & Me (MCA) with guests Emmylou Harris, Amy Grant, and Michael McDonald
Peter Himmelman - My Best Friend Is a Salamander (Liquid) collection of children's music
Jars of Clay - Furthermore: Live Recordings (Jive)
The Juliana Theory - Love (Epic) produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads
Kamelot - Epica (Noise/Sanctuary) melodic metal from Florida featuring vocalist Khan
Peter Kater - Red Moon (Silver Wave) with guest Tony Levin of King Crimson and R. Carlos Nakai
Kill Pill - Outside These Walls (Uprising) new from Andy Hurley of Racetraitor
Jon Langford & His Sadies - Mayors of the Moon (Bloodshot)
Keith LeBlanc - Major Malfunction (Cleopatra) re-issue of this groundbreaking solo project from the Tackhead
Ingrid Lucia & The Flying Neutrinos - Live From New Orleans! (Artists Only!) recorded in the band's hometown
Johnny Marr & The Healers - Boomslang (iMUSIC/Artist Direct) new solo album from the Smiths' guitarist, featuring bandmates Alonsa Bevan of Kula Shaker and Zak Sharkey
Ministry - Animositisomina (Sanctuary)
moe - Wormwood (Fatboy/iMUSIC) fantastic all-new live-and-studio hybrid from the slinky, bluesy jam band
Axel Rudi Pell - Knights Live (SPV) live two-disc set of German metal madness
Pressure - Anthem (Uprising) political street punk
Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey - original motion picture soundtrack (Six Degrees) international soundtrack from the IMAX film featuring re-mixes by Stewart Copeland and Karsh Kale
Lee Rocker - Bulletproof (33rd Street) new from the former Stray Cat
The Scoldees - Nightcap World (Off Hour Rockers) featuring a cover of Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You"
Simple - Simple (Run/Lakeshore) new from Switchblade Symphony producer and Christianna of Mephisto Waltz
Soledad Brothers - Live (Dim Mak) EP produced by Jack White of The White Stripes
Sound of Rails - Night Time Simulcast (Caulfield) from Omaha, Nebraska
Stiffed - Sex Sells (Coolhunter)
Rob Swift - Under the Influence (Six Degrees) mix CD from the X-ecutioners turntable-ologist
Tall Dwarves - Sky Above the Mud Below (Carrot Top) all new with guest Jad Fair
Richard Thompson - The Old Kit Bag (ARTISTdirect)
various artists - Punk & Disorderly (Cleopatra) deluxe edition two-CD version of this punk classic, with 39 tracks from Vice Squad, G.B.H., the Violators, Agent Orange, Chaos UK, and more
Keller Williams - Dance (Sci Fidelity) personal-computer re-mix of his Laugh album
Hawksley Workman - Delicious Wolves (Ba Da Bing)
· From the previews and television commercials, the upcoming Daredevil motion picture looks fantastic, and this Tuesday the soundtrack hits store shelves. Featuring twenty tracks, the Wind Up Records CD features new music from Moby, Chevelle, Hoobastank, Saliva, Nickelback, and the teaming of the Nappy Roots with P.O.D.'s Marcos Curiel. Other collaborations include Drowning Pool with Rob Zombie and SPK's Graeme Revell with Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger. Look for the first single, "Won't Back Down" by Fuel.
Television Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno welcomes Michelle Branch tonight; The Late Show with David Letterman serves up Phish on Friday and The Roots on Tuesday; Late Night with Conan O'Brien hosts Split Enz and Crowded House founder Neil Finn on Friday overnight; Saturday Night Live's musical guest this weekend is Phish; and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn features the strange re-incarnation of The Doors (with founding members Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek, and Ian Astbury of The Cult on vocals and Stewart Copeland of The Police on drums) on Thursday overnight.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, February 4:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
Alabama - In the Mood: The Love Songs (RCA) featuring a cover of Mike & The Mechanics' "The Living Years"
The Baptist Generals - No Silver No Gold (SubPop) acoustic-guitar madness from Denton, Texas
The Blood Brothers - Jungle Rules Live (Artist Direct) live DVD recorded in the band's hometown of Seattle
Burning Paris - And by December You Will Know Where Your Heart Truly Lies (Magic Bullet) new lush atmospheres from Boston
The Caribbean - History's First Know-It-All (Endearing Records)
Bobi Cespedes - Razos (Six Degrees Travel Series) Afro-Cuban rhythms from this vocalist of Mickey Hart's Planet Drum project
Cinder - Break Your Silence (Geffen) with producer Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots
The Damnwells - PMR + 1 (In Music We Trust) featuring Steven Terry of Whiskeytown
Damone - From the Attic (RCA)
DJ Envy - The Desert Storm Mixtape: DJ Envy Blok Party Volume 1 (Epic) with new music from Redman, Rah Digga, Memphis Bleek, and more
Baxter Dury - Len Pattott's Memorial Lift (Sanctuary) domestic release with guests from Portishead, The Blockheads, and Pulp
Fall Out Boy - Fall Out Boy's Evening Out with Your Girl (Uprising) new from former members of Chicago's Arma Angelus
The Fenians - Band of Rogues (Mizen Head Music) re-issue of the third CD from this California-based folk-rock Irish band, featuring guest Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
The Forms - Icarus (Threespheres)
Germbox - Fraction of Exaggeration (Caulfield) anthology from this Kansas City punk band of the early 1990s
Vince Gill - This Old Guitar & Me (MCA) with guests Emmylou Harris, Amy Grant, and Michael McDonald
Peter Himmelman - My Best Friend Is a Salamander (Liquid) collection of children's music
Jars of Clay - Furthermore: Live Recordings (Jive)
The Juliana Theory - Love (Epic) produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads
Kamelot - Epica (Noise/Sanctuary) melodic metal from Florida featuring vocalist Khan
Peter Kater - Red Moon (Silver Wave) with guest Tony Levin of King Crimson and R. Carlos Nakai
Kill Pill - Outside These Walls (Uprising) new from Andy Hurley of Racetraitor
Jon Langford & His Sadies - Mayors of the Moon (Bloodshot)
Keith LeBlanc - Major Malfunction (Cleopatra) re-issue of this groundbreaking solo project from the Tackhead
Ingrid Lucia & The Flying Neutrinos - Live From New Orleans! (Artists Only!) recorded in the band's hometown
Johnny Marr & The Healers - Boomslang (iMUSIC/Artist Direct) new solo album from the Smiths' guitarist, featuring bandmates Alonsa Bevan of Kula Shaker and Zak Sharkey
Ministry - Animositisomina (Sanctuary)
moe - Wormwood (Fatboy/iMUSIC) fantastic all-new live-and-studio hybrid from the slinky, bluesy jam band
Axel Rudi Pell - Knights Live (SPV) live two-disc set of German metal madness
Pressure - Anthem (Uprising) political street punk
Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey - original motion picture soundtrack (Six Degrees) international soundtrack from the IMAX film featuring re-mixes by Stewart Copeland and Karsh Kale
Lee Rocker - Bulletproof (33rd Street) new from the former Stray Cat
The Scoldees - Nightcap World (Off Hour Rockers) featuring a cover of Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You"
Simple - Simple (Run/Lakeshore) new from Switchblade Symphony producer and Christianna of Mephisto Waltz
Soledad Brothers - Live (Dim Mak) EP produced by Jack White of The White Stripes
Sound of Rails - Night Time Simulcast (Caulfield) from Omaha, Nebraska
Stiffed - Sex Sells (Coolhunter)
Rob Swift - Under the Influence (Six Degrees) mix CD from the X-ecutioners turntable-ologist
Tall Dwarves - Sky Above the Mud Below (Carrot Top) all new with guest Jad Fair
Richard Thompson - The Old Kit Bag (ARTISTdirect)
various artists - Punk & Disorderly (Cleopatra) deluxe edition two-CD version of this punk classic, with 39 tracks from Vice Squad, G.B.H., the Violators, Agent Orange, Chaos UK, and more
Keller Williams - Dance (Sci Fidelity) personal-computer re-mix of his Laugh album
Hawksley Workman - Delicious Wolves (Ba Da Bing)
