[News] Memoryhouse Announce Debut Album

Today, Toronto dream pop duo Memoryhouse, consisting of Evan Abeele and Denise Nouvion, announced the name and release date for their debut studio album, the follow-up to their 2010 EP The Years. The album, which is titled The Slideshow Effect, is set for release on February 28th via Sub Pop. Produced by Memoryhouse's own Evan Abeele, with assistance from Barzin Hassani Rad, the album will see the duo “heading toward a new clarity in composition as well as sound; a more organic direction for artists who are, in their own words, transitioning from a ‘bedroom recording project’ into a fully realized band.”

Expect more information regarding the studio effort to appear in the coming months.

[News] Real Estate Announce 2012 Tour Dates

Starting tomorrow, New Jersey indie trio Real Estate will be hitting the road in support of their recently released sophomore LP Days. With a European tour slated for December and an Australian tour pegged for March, the band have squeezed in North American tour dates right in between. From January 14th-22nd, the band will be hitting up major cities throughout the U.S. and Canada, so take a look after to the jump to see if they'll be playing a show near you.

Real Estate 2011-2012 Tour Dates:
11/30 – Barcelona, ES @ KGB
12/01 – Valencia, ES @ Wah Wah
12/02 – Madrid, ES @ El Sol
12/03 – Lisbon, PT @ LZB
12/05 – Clermont, FR @ La Cooperative De Mai
12/06 – London, UK @ Scala
12/09 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
12/10 – Gothenberg, SE @ Henriksberg
12/11 – Stockholm, SE @ Slussen
01/14 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5 *
01/15 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
01/16 – Providence, RI @ Met Cafe
01/17 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
01/18 – Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
01/19 – Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks
01/20 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
01/21 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
01/22 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
03/10 - Meredith, AU @ Golden Plains
03/12 – Melbourne, AU @ Corner Hotel
03/13 – Brisbane, AU @ The Zoo
03/15 – Auckland, NZ @ Kings Arm
03/16 – Wellington, NZ @ San Francisco Bath House
06/26-29 – Arendal, NO @ Hove Festival 

* = w/ Girls

[News] Red Hot Chili Peppers Announce U.S. 2012 Tour Dates

In support of their recently released LP I'm With You, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced an initial six-show tour in the U.S. Starting in Charlotte, NC on January 25th and ending in Memphis, TN on February 3rd, the six-date leg is sure to be the first of many in North America. Tickets go on sale starting on December 3rd, with more shows to be added on in the coming weeks.

As well, you can check out the rest of the band's tour schedule after the jump, including a huge number of shows in the UK and Europe. And, in case you miss one of their shows or are unable to make it, the band recently announced that they will be recording a number of their live performances and releasing them digitally.

Red Hot Chili Peppers 2011-2012 Tour Dates:
12/04 – Berlin, DE @ o2 World
12/05 – Munich, DE @ Olympiahalle
12/07 – Vienna, AT @ Wiener Stadthalle
12/10 – Torino, IT @ Palaolimpico
12/11 – Assago, IT @ Mediolanum Forum
12/13 – Zueich, CH @ Hallenstadion Zurich
12/15 – Barcelona, ES @ Palau Sant Jordi
12/17 – Madrid, ES @ Palacio de Deportes
01/25 – Charlotte, NC @ Time Warner Cable Arena
01/27 – Raleigh, NC @ RBC Center
01/28 – Columbia, SC @ ColonialLife Arena
01/30 – Duluth, GA @ Gwinnett Arena
01/31 – Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum
02/03 – Memphis, TN @ FedEx Forum
06/23 – Stevenage Herts, UK @ Knebworth Park
06/24 – Sunderland, UK @ Stadium of Light
06/26 – Dublin, IE @ Croke Park
06/28 – Nijemegen, NL @ Goffert Park
06/30 – Paris, FR @ Stade de France
07/01 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
07/03 – Berne, CH @ Stade de Suisse
07/20 – St. Petersburg, RU @ Petrovsky Stadium
07/27 – Warsaw, PL @ Bernowo Airport
08/01 – Tampere, FI @ Ratina Stadium
08/29 – Zagreb, HR @ Hoppodrome
09/01 – Sofia, BG @ Georgia Asparuhov Stadium

[News] Justice Announce US Tour

Frenchie duo Justice have just announced tour dates in the US starting in March of 2012, which conveniently kicks off on the tail end of SXSW. Perhaps folks in Austin will be treated to a secret show or two? Let's hope so!

In addition to the tour announcement, the band has also launched a contest that one lucky winner will win a trip to Sydney, Australia to see the kickoff Audio Video Disco tour on January 1st, 2012. Fans must submit videos of cover versions of their songs over on their Google+ (er, Youtube) page anytime between now and December 10th to enter. More details on the contest are forthcoming, so keep an eye out if you're interested.

JUSTICE US TOUR DATES
 
3/16/12          New York, NY           Terminal 5
3/17/12          New York, NY           Terminal 5
3/19/12          Boston, MA                House of Blues
3/20/12          Philadelphia, PA      Electric Factory
3/21/12          Washington, DC      9:30 Club
3/22/12          Atlanta, GA                The Tabernacle
4/17/12          Oakland, CA             Fox Theater
4/19/12          Las Vegas, NV         The Pool - The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas
4/24/12          Portland, OR             Roseland Theater
4/25/12          Seattle, WA               Paramount Theatre
4/26/12          Vancouver, BC         Forum

[News] Nardwuar the Human Serviette Set to Release Album in March

When I first saw this story circling around a few days ago I couldn't quite wrap my head around it. It's hard to deny Nardwuar has incredible interview skills and his research methods are unique; some of the things he finds/knows about the artists that he interviews is insane. N.E.R.D.'s Pharrell enjoyed his interview so much he rang Jay-Z and told him that he had to get an interview with Nardwuar whenever he visited town. That did happen once upon a time, and even though Jay-Z looked to be a little too high to fully respect the effort put in by the Human Serviette, it was still insane to see.

To the story in hand, Nardwuar is planning to release a collection titled Busy Doing Nothing and it'll feature new music from the likes of Franz Ferdinand & The Cribs. Two UK bands I'm eager to hear new material from. As well as them, party lover Andrew W.K. will be on the release and Kate Nash too. Nardwuar’s own band The Evaporators are also set to appear on the collection.  It's set for release on the 6th of March via Mint Records

If you're unaware of who the heck this Nardwuar is take a look at the video after the jump in which he chats with Pharrell and Shay of N.E.R.D.

[News] Bob Dylan Tribute Album: 'Chimes of Freedom' Tracklist Feat. QOTSA, My Morning Jacket, Pete Townshend & More

In celebration of Amnesty International's 50th Anniversary, a collection of Bob Dylan covers has been put together and is set for release in January on the 24th to be precise. The full tracklist has appeared and it's frikkin' crazy! Like good crazy and absurd crazy, you know?! It'll be a 72 track monster compiling 4 discs and a host of talent from the world of music. It also throws a few weird number sin but hey, you gotta take the good with the bad. 

Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International will include covers from the likes of Queens of the Stone Age who take on "Outlaw Blues" from 1965's Bringing It All Back Home. My Morning Jacket tackle "You’re A Big Girl Now", Mariachi El Bronx add their fine acoustic goodness to "Love Sick". The Who’s Pete Townshend tackles the crooner number "Corrina, Corrina" and Cage the Elephant do "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll". Now, thrown into the mix we have Miley Cyrus covering Blood on the Tracks' "You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go". The one I really don't want to see covered in glitter and crap is "Don't Think Twice it's Alright" but that's been taken up by none other than Ke$ha. KE$SHA!? But still, this compilation will definitely be worth a listen. The full track listing of pure awesome can be found after the jump via CoS.

Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International Tracklist:
Disc 1
01. Raphael Saadiq – Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
02. Patti Smith – Drifter’s Escape
03. Rise Against – Ballad of Hollis Brown
04. Tom Morello The Nightwatchman – Blind Willie McTell
05. Pete Townshend – Corrina, Corrina
06. Bettye LaVette – Most of the Time
07. Charlie Winston – This Wheel’s On Fire
08. Diana Krall – Simple Twist of Fate
09. Brett Dennen – You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
10. Mariachi El Bronx – Love Sick
11. Ziggy Marley – Blowin’ in the Wind
12. The Gaslight Anthem – Changing of the Guards
13. Silversun Pickups – Not Dark Yet
14. My Morning Jacket – You’re A Big Girl Now
15. The Airborne Toxic Event – Boots of Spanish Leather
16. Sting – Girl from the North Country
17. Mark Knopfler – Restless Farewell

Disc 2
01. Queens Of The Stone Age – Outlaw Blues
02. Lenny Kravitz – Rainy Day Woman # 12 & 35
03. Steve Earle & Lucia Micarelli – One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)
04. Blake Mills – Heart Of Mine
05. Miley Cyrus – You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
06. Billy Bragg – Lay Down Your Weary Tune
07. Elvis Costello – License to Kill
08. Angelique Kidjo – Lay, Lady, Lay
09. Natasha Bedingfield – Ring Them Bells
10. Jackson Browne – Love Minus Zero/No Limit
11. Joan Baez – Seven Curses (Live)
12. The Belle Brigade – No Time To Think
13. Sugarland – Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You (Live)
14. Jack’s Mannequin – Mr. Tambourine Man
15. Oren Lavie – 4th Time Around
16. Sussan Deyhim – All I Really Want To Do
17. Adele – Make You Feel My Love (Recorded Live at WXPN)

Disc 3
01. K’NAAN – With God On Our Side
02. Ximena Sariñana – I Want You
03. Neil Finn with Pajama Club – She Belongs to Me
04. Bryan Ferry – Bob Dylan’s Dream
05. Zee Avi – Tomorrow Is A Long Time
06. Carly Simon – Just Like a Woman
07. Flogging Molly – The Times They Are A-Changin’
08. Fistful Of Mercy – Buckets Of Rain
09. Joe Perry – Man Of Peace
10. Bad Religion – It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
11. My Chemical Romance – Desolation Row (Live)
12. RedOne featuring Nabil Khayat – Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
13. Paul Rodgers & Nils Lofgren – Abandoned Love
14. Darren Criss featuring Chuck Criss and Freelance Whales – New Morning
15. Cage the Elephant – The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
16. Band of Skulls – It Ain’t Me, Babe
17. Sinéad O’Connor – Property of Jesus
18. Ed Roland and The Sweet Tea Project – Shelter From The Storm
19. Ke$ha – Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
20. Kronos Quartet – Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right

Disc 4
01. Maroon 5 – I Shall Be Released
02. Carolina Chocolate Drops – Political World
03. Seal & Jeff Beck – Like A Rolling Stone
04. Taj Mahal – Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream
05. Dierks Bentley – Senor (Tales of Yankee Power) (Live)
06. Mick Hucknall – One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)
07. Thea Gilmore – I’ll Remember You
08. State Radio – John Brown
09. Dave Matthews Band – All Along the Watchtower (Live)
10. Michael Franti – Subterranean Homesick Blues
11. We Are Augustines – Mama, You Been On My Mind
12. Lucinda Williams – Tryin’ To Get To Heaven
13. Kris Kristofferson – Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)
14. Eric Burdon – Gotta Serve Somebody
15. Evan Rachel Wood – I’d Have You Anytime
16. Marianne Faithfull – Baby Let Me Follow You Down (Live)
17. Pete Seeger – Forever Young
18. Bob Dylan – Chimes Of Freedom

[News] Red Hot Chili Peppers Offer Live Show Downloads

Red Hot Chili Peppers are going to be promoting their new release I'm With You for the foreseeable future, which makes sense, it's what many huge acts as themselves do these days. Release an album tour for at least a year, rinse and repeat. However, they're also offering fans that may go to shows, or miss out a chance to pick up a piece of memorabilia in the shape of a live recording. CraveOnline points out that the band are following in the footsteps of the Pixies and offering bootlegs of their new shows for download.

They come at a small price though. Over on LiveChiliPeppers.com you can purchase bootlegs of the last eight shows from the Chili Peppers’ current European tour with more to follow. You can grab MP3 downloads for a s little as $9.95 and FLAC/Apple Lossless for just $12.95. They do point out that their may be a little price hike for variations and longer shows with prices increasing by $2 or $3 for the former and latter qualities. Still, top quality live recordings of one of the worlds biggest bands. 

[News] Sasquatch! Music Festival 2012 Dates Announced

From May 25-28th, 2012, Sasquatch! Music Festival will return to the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington for the eleventh time. With the announcement of the 2012 dates, it was also confirmed that limited, discount four-day festival passes will go on sale starting at 10:00am PST on November 25th at the festival website. As well, the official lineup for the festival will be announced this February, so expect more coverage of the festival in the coming months.