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Articles Written by: TOM BREIHAN
On the surface, it makes just about no sense for Swedish pop pros Peter Bjorn and John to open Depeche Mode's summer American tour, since their bubbling-over joy has basically nothing to do with Depeche Mode's brooding synthetic throb. You'd think that ...
From TOM BREIHAN,
Pitchfork,
6 Mar 2009
Earlier this afternoon, the Chicago Tribune's Greg Kot reported three of the headliners for this year's Lollapalooza Festival: the Beastie Boys, Depeche Mode, and Jane's Addiction. Reps for the festival and the bands wouldn't confirm Kot's info, which ...
From TOM BREIHAN,
Pitchfork,
6 Mar 2009
And I'm probably going to hell for saying it, but I'm way, way more amped for the imminent release of "Guitar Hero Metallica", especially now that Activision, the game's developer, has announced the tracklist.
"Guitar Hero Metallica" hits stores on ...
From TOM BREIHAN,
Pitchfork,
6 Mar 2009
And now the label has announced the tracklist for SCORE! 20 Years of Merge Records: The Covers, its compilation of non-Merge bands covering classics from the label's back catalog. Holy shit, this thing is nuts!
The tracklist is full of heavy hitters: ...
From TOM BREIHAN,
Pitchfork,
6 Mar 2009
You know impressively bearded alt-country OG Steve Earle is a good guy because he helped Bubbles through rehab on The Wire. So he didn't need to solidify his good-guy status any further by recording an album in tribute to the late country-folk cult ...
From TOM BREIHAN,
Pitchfork,
6 Mar 2009
Starting on Friday night, we're kicking off a new series called "Write the Night: Set Lists by Request." You, the audience, vote on which songs all four bands-- Built to Spill, the Jesus Lizard, Yo La Tengo, and Tortoise-- will play. It'll work like ...
From TOM BREIHAN,
Pitchfork,
6 Mar 2009
Music videos are at a weird point in their evolution right now. Thanks to the internet, we can watch basically any video ever made whenever we want. But now that MTV has become an entire network devoted to dating shows from third-tier celebrities, ...
From TOM BREIHAN,
Pitchfork,
5 Mar 2009
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Last year, we reported that Apple Corps Ltd., the Beatles' licensing company, was teaming up with "Rock Band" developers MTV Games and Harmonix to create a new video game based on the band's music. This marks the first time that the Beatles have ...
From TOM BREIHAN,
Pitchfork,
5 Mar 2009
On May 19, Relapse, the first Eminem album since 2004's puzzlingly awful Encore, will finally be out on Interscope/Aftermath/Shady. And according to a new press release, Relapse won't be the only new Eminem album out this year. Before 2010, Em also ...
From TOM BREIHAN,
Pitchfork,
5 Mar 2009
Related Topics:
Eminem
And when the band hits the road later this month, their touring schedule includes approximately 50 bazillion sets at SXSW, including one at our party. We're not jealous of all those other parties; we just respect their grind.
Dates:
03-13 Brooklyn, NY - ...
From TOM BREIHAN,
Pitchfork,
5 Mar 2009
