My bloody ears! My Bloody Valentine is hitting several dates in North America this summer. Considering their last album was like around 90-91, most of you people have no idea what I am talking about as obscure noise albums or bands that haven't done anything in over a decade are somewhat of a file 13.
The ever excellent Mirah will be releasing a rarities album called Modern Radio that comes out on June 24. Due yourself a favor and go buy Advisory Committee right now!
The Police are set to call it quits -forever. The rockin' grandpa trio are set to call it a day in August with a final show in NYC. Chances of them reuniting later? Highly likely. Frank Sinatra kept retiring until he died. In other Police related conversation... does anyone remember the fact that Sting was also in Dune and a voice-actor for Captain Planet?
Paramore's singer, Hayley Williams, recently said that her band's next album is going to be alot heavier as they have been more influenced lately by the likes of bands like H20 and Set Your Goals (mike just smiled here). Their new album "See Ya In The Pit" is to begin production soon.
Parry Farrell is set to launch Kidzapolooza in CA this summer. In other news, money grants all kinds of shame.
The Boss, Mr. Springsteen himself was FINALLY inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame. How has this not happened before!? New Jersery is famous for like five things: The Mafia, Bon Jovi, Sinatra, Hoagies... AND BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN! Seriously! Were they gonna wait give one to Pete Yorn or something?
Common is set to star alongside batman himself, Christian Bale, in the next installment of the Terminator series due out next year. Apparently he has beef with robots.
Operation Ivy frontman Jesse Michaels is set to do a solo acoustic tour in works for his first new album of solo material. Sweet!
Uh, Terrance Howard (that guy who played a real jerk to Jamie Fox in Ray) is set to release an album supposedly in the vein of Cat Stevens and Richie Havens... this seems odd as some of his more notable roles have been in Hustle & Flow and Iron Man.
Speaking of Ray Charles, his family is in disputes with his former manager and current facilitator of his estate in royalities of his two posthumous albums. His 12 children (from 9 different mothers) claim that the manager should be giving them more entitlement to their father's current earnings...
And for all of you ill'n out there, don't worry. The Beastie Boys have most of the new album done, so we should get a taste before year's end.