Destroyer's Poison Season Out Now

Destroyer's Poison Season Out Now

"...such a striking and involving piece of work. In fact, it's Bejar's best. The only bad news for the man himself is that he's just raised expectations even higher." – The Guardian **** Album of the Week "The guy's sitting down among all the noise around him; it's a perfect example of the considered, measured chaos and wilful determination evident across Poison Season; a mere nano-second of perfection on an album riddled with such moments" – Record Collector **** Album of the Month "The prolific Canadian's latest blaze of glory" – Uncut 8/10 Destroyer's critically acclaimed album Poison Season is out now via Dead Oceans (Europe) andMerge Records (North America). Mr. Bejar has long displayed a chameleonic instinct for change while maintaining a unified aesthetic (rather than just pinballing between reference points). No two records sound the same, but they're always uniquely Destroyer. Poison Season merges a casual literary brilliance with intense melodic verve, nimble arrangements, and a certain blue-eyed soul sadness. Watch the video for "Times Square" below. A video that's true to Bejar's ethos, it has a seemingly obtuse take on the what you'd imagine the Times Square is like – bricks and mortar replaced by green spaces; robotic, busy New Yorkers replaced with animals in animation – it's more Wallace & Gromit than Wall Street. CD or LP: http://smarturl.it/poisonseason iTunes / Apple Music: http://smarturl.it/poisonseason_it Amazon: http://smarturl.it/poisonseason_amz

The Dead Weather premiere live performance video of "I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)"

THE DEAD WEATHER PREMIERE

"I FEEL LOVE (EVERY MILLION MILES)"

LIVE PERFORMANCE VIDEO AVAILABLE NOW 

 

The Dead Weather have released an explosive  live performance video of their first single,

"I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)" from the new record,  Dodge and Burn, due out September 25.

The clip was shot at Third Man Records and  edited by Brad Holland and Jack White.

A series of live performance and instrument technique discussion videos

will be released in the coming weeks.

Dodge and Burn - the band's third album and first full-length release in five years - is available for

pre-order now, with all digital pre-orders receiving

an instant grat download of  "I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)."

The track is also now on sale at digital retailers worldwide.

Pre-Order Dodge and Burn:

 

Third Man Records

iTunes

Amazon

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TheDeadWeather.com

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L7 Kicks Off North American Tour + Watch First Reunion Performance Of "Shit List"

L7 
  
“Shit List” Live @ The Echo, First Show In 18 Years

Original Line-Up Takes Their Ferocious 
Show Across North America This Fall! 
  
9/6: Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall 
9/8: New York, NY @ Irving Plaza 
9/9:  Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw 
9/11: Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero Theater 
9/13: Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest 
11/2: Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom 
11/3: Seattle, WA @ Showbox Theatre 
11/4: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre 
11/8:  Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Festival 
11/14: San Diego, CA @ San Diego Music Thing Festival 
  
“Despite the very long haitus … L7 still pack major muscle on stage”
– Rolling Stone

 “…the lung-busting vocals of both Sparks and Gardner sounded vicious for 18 songs” 
– LA Weekly

“…fully intact from 1992”
– SF Weekly

 
Photo Credit: Rob Sheridan 

The infamously fierce, feminist pioneers of American grunge punk came back into the spotlight upon the announcement of their documentary film, L7: Pretend We’re Dead, fully funded by fans across the globe via Kickstarter. Often credited as a leading force behind the grunge movement of the late ‘80s and for their influence on riot grrrl bands of the early ‘90s, the reaction to the announcement was far more electric than they could have expected, catalyzing a widely anticipated reunion of the band in its original line-up.  
  
L7 took the stage for the first time in 18 years during May of 2015, receiving accolades from the likes of Rolling Stone, LA Weekly, and many more. For a taste of their live energy that still radiates to this day, fans can watch the first reunion performance of “Shit List” at The Echo in Los Angeles. 
  
The band is now set on a North American tour, hitting stages with their high-octane energy from coast to coast. Be sure to catch L7 in a city near you and stay tuned for additional announcements coming soon! 
  

I Need A Dodge: Joe Strummer On The Run

I Need A Dodge: Joe Strummer On The Run Coming to the US on October 16th "Poignant doc... A snapshot of a man - not a rock star -  looking for catharsis in the most unlikely of places." - NME

Produced and Directed by Nick Hall, this is the story of Joe Strummer's self-imposed exile in Granada in 1985/6. It will be released on DVD by MVD on October 16th and comes packaged with a cassette of a Spanish radio interview with Strummer, a postcard, sticker, and pin.  "This is Joe Strummer at a crossroads in his professional and personal life. Initially his trips to Spain seemed to be little more than an anecdote but this story says so much about Joe coming to terms with life after The Clash," said Hall. Johnny Green, The Clash's legendary road manager said of the film, "I glowed - I felt uplifted. Once again, it was as if I had spent a little time with my dear lost friend, Joe Strummer. I was hooked all through - the story is compulsive. More to the point, you have perfectly captured the brooding melancholia, that shy underside, which was a compelling component of Ol' Joe. I Need A Dodge is fabulous." The film also received a special mention at the In-Edit Festival in Barcelona. Heading to Spain in 1985 to flee the disaster that was the implosion of The Clash version two, the band formed in the wake of Strummer firing Mick Jones and aftre Topper Headon left the band. The new line-up's Cut The Crap album had largely been shunned by both critics and the public alike andStrummer needed space. Telling a Diario De Granada interviewer that he had come "to feel the pain of the wound," upon arrival in Granada, Strummer found himself firmly subsumed into the city's musical and cultural fabric. He was welcomed with open arms by local acts 091 and bigger-fish Radio Fortuna, who all met up at the Silbar. "When we met Joe it was like a miraculous apparition," said Jose Ignacio Lapido, 091's guitarist. It was Radio Fortuna who facilitated the purchase of a set of wheels for Strummer. Tracking down a Barreiros, essentially a European edition of the Dodge-Dart, became a mission. As Santiago Auseron, the Radio Fortuna singer said, "It looked cool, it just looked a bit mad. Which at that time suited Joe very well." Strummer was delighted with the huge car which he thrashed around the streets of Granada and Madrid. However, having parked the car in the capital when he flew back to the UK for the birth of his daughter Lola, he forgot where it was and never saw it again. I Need A Dodge! Joe Strummer On The Run is partly the story of the search for the car, and partly the story of Strummer's own search for meaning and redemption in those wilderness years.  Strummer  launched an unsuccessful attempt to find the car, making an appeal for information on Spain's Radio 3 in 1997. With witnesses disagreeing on the colour and style of the car - agreeing only that it was registered in Oviendo - and some claiming never to have seen it, filmmaker Nick Hall's quest seems unlikely to succeed, yet his investigation does unearth the truth about this period of Strummer's life that has largely been ignored. Installing himself in the producer's chair for the recording of 091's album, Strummer's micro-management led, rather than to the boost these star-struck musicians were hoping for, to a growing sense of disquiet and wasted studio time. The album eventually surfaced, having finished off to the record label's specification rather than the band's, and was disappointing. The Dodge is an emblem for Strummer's time in Spain, his ambition, personal style and, in a way, the nature of those troubled days in general. When he is pulled over by the police, it is revealed that he doesn't even have a license to drive. Drawing on the recollections of his friends in London and in Spain, his partner Gaby Holford, and the members of 091 and Radio Fortuna, this a revealing story of a search for much more than just a car. "It was an escape. He was a man on the run. He was getting away from the tension in London," saysSantiago Auseron. Joe Strummer did, indeed, need a Dodge.  The DVD package can be pre-ordered directly through MVD here, or on Amazon here. # # #

The Pandoras 25th Anniversary Reunion Shows - NYC & NJ

THE PANDORAS 25th ANNIVERSARY REUNION SHOWS   TWO DATES IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY     Saturday, September 12th - Marlin Room at Webster Hall - with the Connection  125 E 11th St, New York, New York 10003 - doors @ 7:30pm   Sunday, September 13th - Monty Hall, Jersey City - with Palmyra Delran 43 Montgomery St, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302 - doors @ 7:30pm

Don't miss Los Angeles based, rock & roll band,  The Pandoras' ,  two night reunionshows in  New York City and  New Jersey on  September 12th  and 13th . The all-female band, who is currently on a  thirteen city European tour , will end their run with these two US shows. The reunion is to commemorate The Pandora's lead songwriter Paula Pierce , who passed away on August 10, 1991, having suffered a fatal aneurysm at the age of 31. Now  twenty five years later the original members of The Pandoras, with Kim Shattuck (of the Muffs) takingover lead vocals and guitar,will celebrate the life and music of Pierce. The rock outfit, whose reign lasted 1983 - 1990, is still revered today as a major inspiration to female musicians.   The September 12th, New York City show will be supported by New England's newest hit-makers The Connection, who have just released a brand new album, Labor of Love, via Rum Bar Records King Yum Inc. The September 13th, New Jersey show will feature rock savvy guitar chick and co-founder of The Friggs, Palmyra Delran. In addition toDelran's musical talents, she currently hosts her own radio show "Palmyra's Trash-Pop Shindig" in Little Steven's Underground Garage on Sunday mornings (8am-noon EST) with a repeat show on Monday morning (4am-8am EST) on SiriusXM radio.   The Pandoras:   Kim Shattuck: Vocals,Guitar Melanie Vammen: Vox Organ,Harmonica,Vocals Karen Blankfeld: Bass,Vocals Hillary Burton: Drums,Vocals   Palmyra Delran: Palmyra Delran: Vocals, Guitar Michael Lynch: Bass, Vocals Richard DevGreene: Guitar, Vocals Mark Brotter: Drums   The Connection: Brad Marino: Vocals, Guitar Geoff Palmer: Vocals, Guitar Kris Rodgers: Keyboards Rick Orcutt: Drums Bobby Davis: Bass

Sharkmuffin Gets Psychedelic in New "Chartreuse" Video

Sharkmuffin Reveal New Video for “Chartreuse” via Death + Taxes 

“On their debut LP Chartreuse, Brooklyn power-punk band Sharkmuffin show that they have mastered the craft of heavy, unapologetic, sharp-pop songs.” – Impose

“It’d leave you breathless if you weren’t humming along.” - NPR

“Brash and unapologetic…this is a vicious band with plenty of teeth.” –Consequence of Sound 

 

Brooklyn’s Sharkmuffin venture into the realm of psychedelia on their newest video for “Chartreuse,” which premiered on Death + Taxes. The summer-inspired music video involving mini-golf, sunbathing, and drink spiking was directed by Darkwing’s Rich Gold, and it’s in support of the group’s titular track off Chartreuse, their debut LP released earlier this month on State Capitol Records.

When asked to comment on the video, Sharkmuffin said, “If you mess with Sharkmuffin, we'll drug you and make you play in our band.” Free drugs and membership into an established band like Sharkmuffin sounds more like a Kickstarter perk than a threat.

If you’re in the New York area, make sure to welcome the duo home from their extensive tour on September 1^st @ Brooklyn Bowl. 

The Black Ryder @ The Roxy

The Black Ryder @ The Roxy