The 2008 Capitol Hill Block Party takes over Seattle’s South Capitol Hill neighborhood Fri 25 July and Sat 26 July with it’s best lineup yet. The Capitol Hill Block Party is an annual music festival that draws upon and showcases the best indie and underground rock in the US, with a special focus on its Northwest artists. Launched 11 years ago, the Block Party has evolved into one of Seattle’s most anticipated outdoor music festivals. With over 50 bands on 4 stages, great food, and plenty of cheap beer, this is one of the best parties of the summer.
Partial proceeds from The Block Party benefit two excellent non-profits: Home Alive, which encourages violence prevention, and The Vera Project, a youth run all ages venue and recording studio in Seattle.
Tickets for The Block Party go on sale Fri 18 April at 10:00am. The Block Party continues to be one of the least expensive festivals in the country, with tickets only $18 in advance and a 2 day pass for only $34.
Fri 25 July and Sat 26 Jul- South Captiol Hill, Seattle WA
Fri 25 July
Vampire Weekend
Les Savy Fav
Girl Talk
USE
The Dodos
Jay Reatard
Akimbo
Pwrfl Power
Past Lives
Black Eyes And Neckties
Champagne Champagne
Plus many more!!!
Sat 26 July
Surprise Guest!!
The Hold Steady
Chromeo
Kimya Dawson
Darker My Love
The builders & The Butchers
The Hands
Valella Valella
The Physics
Man Plus
Little Party And Bad Business
Plus many more!!!
On Sat 21 June, Apple Corps Ltd/Cirque du Soleil will release the feature-length documentary All Together Now on DVD. The film details the story behind the unique partnership between The Beatles and Cirque du Soleil that resulted in the creation and launch of Love, the stage production still wowing audiences at The Mirage in Las Vegas, and the double Grammy-winning album of the same name.
All Together Now faithfully recounts how the Love project came into being, borne from the personal friendship between George Harrison and Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte. Harrison saw how the twin talents of Cirque’s artistry and The Beatles’ music could be fused into something new and totally original.
The director, Adrian Wills, records early meetings between the Cirque & Apple Corps Ltd. creative teams, as well as contributions from Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison discussing how The Beatles’ music can be used in a different way. These early stages of the project were all filmed, as were the first rehearsals at the Mirage Hotel theatre in Las Vegas, which was completely rebuilt with a one-of-a-kind sound system and complex round staging to house the Love show. George and Giles Martin, the show’s Musical Directors, were involved every step of the way with the remarkable Cirque du Soleil creative team, performers and backroom staff.
The All Together Now documentary and bonus features provide a fascinating insight into the creative skills and passion that went into making this project a groundbreaking critical and commercial success.
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ALSO - pick up a copy of Bjork’s 'Wanderlust' Special Collectors Package – with all sorts of wonderful goodies including:
- An audio cd in Surround Sound of all the 'Wanderlust' remixes
- Two Heavyweight vinyl 12” discs of the remixes
- A DVD of the 2D and 3D versions of the 'Wanderlust' video plus special stickers from the video!
Off the back of their Summer festival appearances, Hot Chip return to the UK for their biggest headline tour to date!
Thurs 23 October - Guildhall, Southhampton ENG
Fri 24 October - University, Cardiff ENG
Sat 25 October - Carling Academy, Liverpool ENG
Sun 26 October - Carling Academy, Leeds ENG
Tues 28 October - Carling Academy, Sheffield ENG
Wed 29 October - Carling Academy, Birmingham ENG
Thurs 30 October - Cambridge Corn Exchange ENG
Sat 1 November - Apollo, Manchester ENG
Sun 2 November - Carling Academy, Glasgow SCO
Mon 3 November - University, Leicester ENG
Wed 5 November - Dome, Brighton ENG
Thurs 6 November - Brixton Carling Academy, London ENG
Fri 7 November - Brixton Carling Academy, London (Late 9pm-3am) ENG
Great news for one of Wireless Bollinger's favourites!
Little Red are thrilled to announce they have teamed up with Shock Records to release their much anticipated debut long player. The album, out in July on the band’s own imprint Hooch Hound Records, was recorded at Melbourne’s Sound Park and Martin St studios with producer and engineer Steven Schram (Annika Trost, Devastations, Custom Kings).
The album caps off an incredible 12 months for the band, which saw them touring with Spoon, Shout Out Louds, The Pipettes, Operator Please, Art Of Fighting, The Vasco Era and The Temper Trap and appearing on some of the biggest bills in the country including St Jerome’s Laneway Festivals, V Fest, Push Over, Big Day Out, The Falls Festivals, Meredith, and Queenscliff Music Festival. Through relentless gigging the band have rapidly built up a great live reputation, winning hearts and minds everywhere they play.
Next up for this fab five is the launch of the first single, 'Witchdoctor', from their forthcoming album at the Corner Hotel in their home town of Melbourne on Thurs 24 April. They’ll be releasing their EP on Sat 26 April (through Shock), then taking off for a national tour supporting The Panics followed by a slot on the Come Together festival bill in June before releasing their debut album on Sat 5 July. Phew!
New York dream pop sophisticates Asobi Seksu have just inked a deal with Polyvinyl Record Co. Following the 2006 release of its second album, Citrus, the band happily found itself trotting the globe for nearly two years.
Preparing to head back to the studio in June to record Asobi’s third proper album, guitarist and songwriter James Hanna is excited about the band’s next chapter. “I couldn't be happier to be working with Polyvinyl. They are such a well-respected label and have a great sense of post-punk, diy ethics. Yuki and I are both huge record junkies so the fact that they are super into high quality vinyl releases with such creative packaging is exciting.”
Details on the release of the new album will be announced once recording is finished. In July the band will return to Europe for some festivals and other soon to be announced gigs.
Great news for Adelaide based Wolf & Cub! They have signed a deal with one of the hottest worldwide music publishers, Domino Publishing - the deal covers the USA, Europe and the UK.
The company is the publishing division of Domino Records, home to a substantial roster of acts, including Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, Four Tet, Animal Collective, Steve Malkmus and Sons & Daughters.
Wolf & Cub first caught Domino's attention with their debut album Vessels when the band performed at SXSW in 2007, Domino Publishing were there to see them play.
Wolf & Cub are on the verge of recording their second album which will be released on Australian based Remote Control’s Dot Dash label later in 2008.
Cut Off Your Hands are currently in the UK where they've just finished tracking their debut LP. Besides writing some jaw-dropping new music, they've been touring with the likes of Does It Offend You Yeah? and are about to hit the road with the legendary Edwyn Collins (of the seminal British group Orange Juice and singer of the hit 'A Girl Like You').
WB hears whispers that before the full length release around September, Australia can expect a series of singles and a short stop over!
With the stardust having barely settled following the release of Cut Copy’s chart topping sophomore album In Ghost Colours and having dazzled audiences with their appearance at the recent V Festival, come June they are set to embark on a full-fledged run of national headline dates.
Coinciding with the forthcoming tour will be the official release of the epic sax-house anthem 'Hearts On Fire'. Blazed out in its new album-version glory, Hearts On Fire will be accompanied by the additional remixing work of the Midnight Juggernauts, Holy Ghost! & Knightlife.
Cut Copy ‘In Ghost Colours National Tour’
TICKETS ON SALE THURSDAY APRIL 24TH @ 9AM
Fri 6 June- The Forum, Melbourne VIC
Sat 7 June- Wrest Point Entertainment Centre, Hobart TAS
Sun 8 June- The Batman Fawkner Inn, Launceston TAS
Thurs 12 June- HQ Complex, Adelaide SA
Fri 13 June- The Capitol, Perth WA
Sat 14 June- The Capitol, Perth WA
Wed 18 June- The Great Northern, Byron Bay NSW
Thurs 19 June- Coolangatta Hotel, Gold Coast QLD
Fri 20 June- The Tivoli, Brisbane QLD
Sat 21 June- The Enmore Theatre, Sydney NSW
The mighty Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings release the title track from their 100 Days, 100 Nights album on Mon 14 April. The Dap-Kings have gained legions of fans for their collaborations with someof today's hottest acts; Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson, Lily Allen to name a few. But it is their work and performances fronted by soul diva Sharon Jones that is the most brutally soulful and masterfully delivered. To celebrate, they're set to tour UK and Ireland with nine dates!
Thurs 10 April- Button Factory, Dublin UK
Fri 11 April- Mint Lounge, Manchester UK
Sat 12 April- Concorde 2, Brighton UK
Sun 13 April- Yardbird, Birmingham UK
Wed 16 April- Jazz Café, London UK
Thurs 17 April- Jazz Café, London UK
Fri 18 April- Jazz Café, London UK
Sat 19 April- The Sage, Gateshead UK
Fresh news off the WB desk is that Brisbane pop maestro’s The Boat People are preparing for a very shiny 2008 beginning with the announcement that they are joining the Ivy League Music Publishing team.
The Boat People are the first Brisbane band to sign with Ivy League Publishing whose illustrious roster includes The Mess Hall, The Vines, Josh Pyke, Sparkadia and The Silents.
With their new album Chandeliers receiving its final spit and polish The Boat People are preparing to jet off for a short UK tour taking in a number of their own shows as well as the prestigious Great Escape festival.
When Muscles announced The Lake Tour, we knew it was going to be huge... but we could never have thought it would be record breaking! Adding a third show in Perth and a new Encore show in Melbourne it jumped from fifteen shows to seventeen!
A grand total of fourteen shows have sold out thus far, breaking a new Australian touring record for an emerging artist, quite impressive considering he's only been on the scene for a year and a half.
There are limited tickets left for the following shows:
Sat 12 April - Panthers, Port Macquarie NSW
Fri 18 April - Prince Bandroom, Melbourne VIC
