1,000 recordings you absolutely must hear Oct 14, 2008
After consulting other lists, fellow critics and artists (including Joni Mitchell and Beck) for recommendations, he listened to more than 3,500 recordings. He thinks his alphabetical compilation reflects scholarship, fun and diversity. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Beck to Take Over Sirius Music Channel Oct 10, 2008
SIRIUS' Left of Center channel to become 'Radio Beck' beginning Friday. NEW YORK, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: - ) today announced that multiplatinum multiple Grammy winner Beck will take over Left of Center SIRIUS channel 26 with Radio Beck for the entire weekend beginning Friday, October 10 ... Radio Beck will premiere on Friday, October 10 at 3:00 pm ET and will air through Sunday, October 12. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
David Archuleta gets a manager Oct 8, 2008
Although there's still no release date set for Beck's Danger Mouse-produced album , the eclectic rocker's 10th disc is inching ever closer to completion: Beck sent cover art to his label at 2 a.m. Tuesday morning. And despite rumors of a rushed or surprise drop (a la the Raconteurs or Gnarls Barkley), Beck tells EW.com that he's had the same release date for "four or five months, even before the record was done." (The first track, "Chemtrails," can be heard via ... "The photo's really funny,"... (CNN -- Showbiz)
Peavy to pitch for Braves? Perhaps Oct 7, 2008
That doesn t even include great release by more established artists like Beck and Ryan Adams from that same time-frame ... I saw an article on Josh Beckett today saying the same kind of thing about him ... the scouts know there is something wrong with Beckett right now because the selection is so dramatically different right now for him. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Mexican Rock Band and Multiple Nominee Cafe Tacvba, Electronic Group Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich + Fussible and Chilean Pop Band Kudai Set to Perform Live at Los Premios MTV Latin America 2008 Oct 4, 2008
Their second album Konk was produced by Tony Hoffer (Beck, Air, The Fratellis) and recorded in London and Los Angeles in 2007. Konk was officially released in April 2008 and features the Latin American breakthrough hits "Shine On" and "Always Where I Need To Be.". (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
More of this story Oct 4, 2008
Beck, Tina Turner and Pete Townshend Are Among the Big Acts Coming to Downtown Stages ... Additionally, Club Nokia opens its doors to a flood of exciting acts, starting with homegrown Beck ... Located in the L.A. Live complex, Club Nokia already has a full slate of shows for the last two months of the year, beginning with Beck on Nov. 10. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Fame Hopefuls Sep 25, 2008
The other nominees are guitarist Jeff Beck, singer Wanda Jackson, Little Anthony and the Imperials, War, Bobby Womack, and disco and Rp Chic. The list is notable for the wide range of musical genres represented - hip-hop, metal, punk, disco and Rd the large number of first-time candidates. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
EMI Music and Sony ATV Sign on to Groundbreaking 'MySpace Music' Joint Venture Alongside SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group Sep 25, 2008
Sony/ATV Music Publishing owns or administers over 600,000 copyrights by such artists as The Beatles, Beck, Brooks & Dunn, Leonard Cohen, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, The Everly Brothers, Fall Out Boy, Jimi Hendrix, John Mayer, Joni Mitchell, Graham Nash, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, Linda Perry, Richie Sambora, Kraftwerk, Shakira, Akon, Wyclef Jean, KT Tunstall, and Diane Warren, among others. Sony/ATV recently acquired both the Leiber Stoller and Famous catalogues. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Music to slay by Sep 24, 2008
For "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" fans who are now five years into withdrawal and have played the soundtrack to the musical episode "Once More, With Feeling" too many times to count, Rounder Records offers up "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Score," a new collection of soundtrack snippets by the show's main composer, Christophe Beck ... Beck has spent his post-"Slayer" years penning mostly forgettable soundtracks for films such as "Fred Clause," "The Pink Panther," and "Just Married," but his "Buffy"... (Boston Globe)
Robert Wagner-Barbara Stanwyck Affair: FOX411's Original Scoop Sep 24, 2008
This year s crop: Little Anthony and the Imperials, Bobby Womack, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Wanda Jackson, War, Run DMC, Metallica, Chic, Jeff Beck. Yes, many names are still missing, like Billy Preston, Chicago and Todd Rundgren, Linda Ronstadt, Carly Simon and so on, but this gang isn t bad. (Fox News)
Metallica nominated for Rock Hall Sep 24, 2008
Guitarist Jeff Beck, singer Wanda Jackson and disco group Chic are also in the running. The five leading nominees will enter the hall, which is based in Cleveland, Ohio, in April 2009. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Wanda Jackson Tapped For Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Sep 24, 2008
The nine other nominees for next year's hall of fame class include, rappers Run-D.M.C., Metallica, guitarist Jeff Beck and Little Anthony and the Imperials. The five leading vote getters will be announced in January and inducted on April 4 in Cleveland. (KWTX.com, TX)
Nine Artists Nominated For Rock Hall Of Fame Induction Sep 23, 2008
(September 22, 2008)--Metallica, Run-D.M.C. and guitarist Jeff Beck are among this year's nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The "Queen of Rockabilly" Wanda Jackson, R Bobby Womack, Disco-era groove band Chic, doo-woppers Little Anthony and the Imperials, punk rockers the Stooges and the socially conscious band War are also on the list of nominees. (KWTX.com, TX)
9 nominated for Rock Hall in U.S. Sep 23, 2008
There are nine nominees in all that also include guitarist Jeff Beck, singer Wanda Jackson, Little Anthony and the Imperials, War, Bobby Womack, and disco and R&B group Chic, the only nominee back from last year's ballot. After more than a decade-long absence as being held in New York, the ceremony is returning to Cleveland, Ohio, and tickets will be made available to the public for the first time, the foundation added. (Xinhuanet, China)
Iggy Pop band the Stooges nominated for Rock Hall Sep 23, 2008
The other nominees are guitarist Jeff Beck, singer Wanda Jackson, Little Anthony and the Imperials, War, Bobby Womack, and disco and Rp Chic, the only nominee back from last year's ballot. The five leading vote-getters will be announced in January and inducted April 4, 2009, in Cleveland. (The Trentonian, NJ)
9/27: Santana Sep 20, 2008
If you come to my house, you see vaults of me playing with all the musicians, from Jimmy Page to Eric Clapton, from Jeff Beck to Buddy Guy to Otis Rush to B.B. King, Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Placido Domingo. Most musicians stick to one thing for some reason. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
iReporters remember rock great Wright Sep 19, 2008
And Eric Beck put it simply. "It changed my life. It changed my life," he said of "Dark Side of the Moon.". (CNN -- Showbiz)
Back to the future: Vinyl Sep 15, 2008
Indie-rock favorite Beck who performs at San Diego's Street Scene festival Saturday went so far as to have the online MP3 version of his new album, Modern Guilt, taken from the vinyl pressing of the album. As a result, the first thing listeners hear on the opening track is the needle dropping onto the original vinyl. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Sound off: Danger Mouse takes Beck to next level Sep 11, 2008
Beck Modern Guilt (Interscope) ... For Beck s eighth studio album (wow, time flies), Danger Mouse brings Beck s sound to another level ... Rather than burn out and fade away as he nears 40 years old, Beck continues to elevate his game. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Scott Budman Blog From Event Sep 10, 2008
We're watching a demo of it right now and listening to Beck. 10:45 a.m.: EA's Spore can play on Apple's iPod Touch. (NBC 11, CA)
Lost in 1994 Sep 7, 2008
Former punks Green Day went corporate with the multi-platinum Dookie; while Beck was transformed from lo-fi street urchin to chart-topping pop star with Mellow Gold. Tori Amos released her best-selling album Under the Pink in January, and Jeff Buckley's landmark Grace came out in August. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Beck Plays Independent Sep 3, 2008
Music review: An intimate outing for Beck. Article:Music review: An intimate outing for Beck:/c/a/2008/09/01/DDVI12MADK.DTL Article:Music review: An intimate outing for Beck:/c/a/2008/09/01/DDVI12MADK.DTL ... Music review: An intimate outing for Beck. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Music review: An intimate outing for Beck Sep 3, 2008
No one saw it coming, but a week after playing for about 30,000 shivering people on a massive stage in Golden Gate Park, Beck Hansen downsized his show on Sunday for just a couple hundred sweaty fans at the Divisadero Street nightclub the Independent ... Beck and his young four-piece band opened the concert with one of his most familiar songs, "Devil's Haircut," in a completely unfamiliar way: stripping it down to a primitive blast of loud garage-rock guitars, crashing drums and frantic vocals... (San Francisco Chronicle)
New disc finds Hatfield feeling blue Aug 24, 2008
But like Beck s Sea Change or Bob Dylan s Tangled Up in Blue, it s worth wading into, especially if you re heart s been broken recently. CHECK THIS TRACK OUT: Hatfield is at her most upbeat musically and heartbreaking lyrically on So Alone, a song most folks who ve battled depression will find distressingly easy to identify with. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Beck's latest effort is a guiltless pleasure Aug 24, 2008
Since entering the nation's consciousness more than a decade ago with his super-hit "Loser," Beck has built up a gloriously diverse resume ... For the past several years, however, it seemed Beck was in a rut ... While they each had their moments, the reinvention that once characterized Beck's work appeared to have fallen by the wayside. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Led Zeppelin classic 'too racy' for games... Aug 24, 2008
Organisers of the London 2012 Games commissioned the band's guitarist Jimmy Page to record a new version of the song to be performed on top of a special red double-decker bus accompanied by Leona Lewis, winner of the ITV reality television show The X Factor, with David Beckham looking on ... A further platform will rise up to reveal former England captain Beckham, flanked by a violinist and a cellist dressed in Britain's official Olympic kit ... Beckham, who featured in England's disappointing... (The Drudge Report)
Dr. Steve Perlman receives honorary degree Aug 23, 2008
His career has been distinguished and filled with multiple honors including the Harold Beck Award from the Academy of Dentistry for Persons with Disabilities, an organization for which he also served as president; and, the Manny Album Award from the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. In 1993, , an oral health initiative for the athletes of Special Olympics International. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
Daily Briefing Aug 23, 2008
Chief Executive Carlos Brito said the maker of Stella Artois, Beck s and Bass has long admired the Anheuser-Busch brand, known for Budweiser and Bud Light. St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch Cos. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
The strangest live album ever Aug 19, 2008
Salon selects the songs of the summer -- from the Jonas Brothers to Beck and beyond. Eric Rohmer's pastoral Renaissance fantasy, "The Romance of Astrea and Celadon," couldn't be a weirder, or lovelier, way to say goodbye. (Salon)
to appear at the first Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival. When picking the groups, producers avoiding choosing bands just because they might be popular. Instead, they set their sights on great live groups. Plus: A list of performers schedule to play Aug 17, 2008
Although his brilliant new collaboration with producer Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton is a bit of a downer, Beck never fails to make people smile once he's set loose onstage ... Like headliner Beck, this Ohio duo also lassoed in producer "Danger Mouse" Burton to modernize its retro sound on its fifth album, "Attack and Release." Look for local musician-of-all-trades Ralph Carney to sit in with his nephew's band. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
The songs of the summer Aug 16, 2008
Amid all the histrionic vocals and busy beats blasting from the radio speakers, it's a relief to hear something as minimal and chill as Beck's "Gamma Ray." Tense but boppy, "Gamma Ray" is propelled by a hypnotic, killer riff. Beck's vocals sound like they're emerging from a block of ice even as he sings about the sweltering heat. (Salon)
Newsweek: Cheech & Chong on their reunion Aug 15, 2008
Robyn Beck / AFP-Getty Images Nice Dreams: Marin (left) and Chong CULTURE. Light Me Up. (MSNBC -- News)
One more Skip story, then baseball.... Aug 13, 2008
On a non-baseball music note, the new Beck CD is really strong, when I can find time to play it between spinnings of the terrific new one by The Hold Steady, Stay Positive ... Still loving the Beck CD. Great stuff as always. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Drumming legend Aug 12, 2008
To date, he has toured and recorded with many bands and artists, including Mick Jagger, The Who, Jeff Beck, Judas Priest, Roxy Music, Robert Palmer, Stanley Clarke, The Pretenders, Jon Anderson, Whitesnake and Dave Gilmour. Phillips met Steve Lukather of Toto in 1986. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Steve Cropper - Memphis Soul Man Aug 6, 2008
Following the breakup of the MGs in late 1970, Steve Cropper produced and played on sessions for Jeff Beck, John Couger, Jose Feliciano, Poco and John Prine before a brief reunion with Donald Dunn and Booker T Jones as the reformed MGs. 1980 saw the release of the film The Blues Brothers in which Cropper and Dunn played almost as themselves as members of the band. (Suite101.com)
Rap's crossroads Aug 5, 2008
" Flavor Flav, known to younger fans through his Flavor of Love series on VH1, provided comic relief. His nonsensical solo rap on Flavor Flav Cold Lampin' foreshadowed similar rants by such later acts as Beck, where the rhyme at times is more important than the message. Like N.W.A.'s DJ Yella, Public Enemy's Terminator X was a turntable master, earning a spotlight track, Terminator X to the Edge of Panic, on It Takes a Nation. DJ Riz, a member of the New York-based Crooklyn Clan, couldn't wait... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
O'Brien's blog Aug 2, 2008
Dog-days diversions: Finally had a chance to listen to a few CDs I picked up recently, and here s three new ones I d recommend: Beck s Modern Guilt (co-produced by him and Danger Mouse), Partie Traumatic by Black Kids (sounds very much like great 80s-era new wave/post-punk stuff like The Cure), and Fire Songs by The Watson Twins, a solid alt-country/rock set by the ladies who did an album with Rilo Kiley s Jenny Lewis a couple years back ... DOB: Love the Modern Guilt CD. Beck just keeps... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Tunes for your summer soundtrack Jul 29, 2008
Honorable mentions: "When Life Gives You Lemons" by Atmosphere, "Blame It on Gravity" by Old 97's, "Rising Down" by the Roots, "Dirt Farmer" by Levon Helm, "Don't Do Anything" by Sam Phillips, "Modern Guilt" by Beck, "Tha Carter III" by Lil Wayne, "Evil Urges" by My Morning Jacket, "In Rainbows" by Radiohead, "Let's Stay Friends" by Les Savy Fav, "Boxer" by the National, "Hold On Now, Youngster" by Los Campesinos, "The Hard Way" by James Hunter and the self-titled CD by the noisiest band in the... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Nas Ends Lil Wayne's Billboard Reign With Untitled Jul 24, 2008
While both Coldplay and Weezy have seen their sales drop off slowly but steadily, a couple of acts that debuted in the top 10 recently took major falls, including Beck, whose Modern Guilt saw a 66 percent drop in sales, landing him at #16, and G-Unit's T.O.S. (Terminate on Sight), which skidded 40 percent in its third week on the chart, dropping from #9 to #24. Nas shouldn't get too comfortable, since next week will bring the chart debut of Miley Cyrus' first full album under her own name. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Modern Guilt Jul 19, 2008
Beck walks into a bar and well, these days that's about as much humour as you'll get out of the one-time coolest alternative-folk white-boy hip-hop nu-Prince in LA. That has been the case for a decade, since he followed up the wildly entertaining Odelay with the sober Mutations and the funked-up Midnite Vultures. If Beck Hansen was Catholic or Jewish, you might think the glumness has cultural roots yet still offers the possibility of some kind of gallows humour ... I could go on Lord knows Beck... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The Hold Steady, Nas and more Jul 19, 2008
Because his records so rarely sound like anyone's but his own, it's easy to forget how much Beck thrives on collaborating with name-brand producers like Nigel Godrich and the Dust Brothers. Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. says he never really set out to record his solo debut, "Yours to Keep," which arrived in 2006 in England on Rough Trade, then hit American stores early last year via Scratchie/New Line. (Billboard.com)
Profile: Ronnie Wood Jul 17, 2008
After a stint with the Jeff Beck Group as a bassist in the late 1960s, he began working with the Small Faces, along with Rod Stewart. Back on the instrument of his choice - the guitar - he collaborated with the band whilst pursuing other projects, becoming full time member in 1969, when the band's name was changed to Faces. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Rock Band II Jul 15, 2008
Joining GNR and Dylan are such surprises as Tenacious D, Pearl Jam, Beck, Talking Heads, and The Replacements. The list isn't so focused on spreading across decades as it is spanning genres. (IGN PS2)
E3 2008: Microsoft Media Briefing Live Blog Jul 15, 2008
11:52 AM - Metallica, Pearl Jam, Beck, Interpol and more are also noted. 20 bonus tracks will be up for free download this fall as well. (IGN PC Games)
Harmonix and MTV Games Unveil Setlist for Rock Band(TM)2 - The Ultimate Music Game Jul 15, 2008
Artist Song Title Decade AC/DC "Let There Be Rock" 1970s AFI "Girl's Gone Grey" 2000's Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know" 1990's Alice in Chains "Man in the Box" 1990's Allman Brothers "Ramblin' Man" 1970's Avenged Sevenfold "Almost Easy" 2000's Bad Company "Shooting Star" 1970's Beastie Boys "So Whatcha Want" 1990's Beck "E-Pro" 2000's Bikini Kill "Rebel Girl" 1990's Billy Idol "White Wedding Pt. I" 1980's Blondie "One Way or Another" 1970's Bob Dylan "Tangled Up in Blue" 1970's Bon Jovi... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Coldplay top chart for fifth week Jul 14, 2008
Beck is the only other new entry, at nine, with Modern Guilt. Both Neil Diamond and funk and reggae legend Eddy Grant continue to feature, with sales riding high after successful appearances at this year's Glastonbury festival. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Beck, G-Unit have new CDs Jul 13, 2008
APIn this image released by DGC Records, the latest CD from Beck, "Modern Guilt," is shown ... NEW YORK - Beck, Modern GuiltBecause his records so rarely sound like anyones but his own, its easy to forget how much Beck thrives on collaborating with name-brand producers like Nigel Godrich and the Dust Brothers ... For the follow-up to 2006s The Information he teamed with Danger Mouse, and though the result is unmistakably the work of our favorite midnite vulture, Modern... (MSNBC -- Music)
New Beck CD: Modern Guilt Review Jul 13, 2008
After fourteen years of the spotlight, Beck continues to shine ... Beck Hansen's lengthy musical career has found him putting a sardonic anti-folk touch on a variety of genres ... Modern Guilt has Beck looking back instead of abroad, which follows other recent albums like his 2006 The Information. (Suite101.com)
Beck, a master of change, is at it again with 'Modern Guilt' Jul 8, 2008
Beck, the most elusive of alt-rock heroes, has also charted his generation's most eclectic trajectory. Where other '90s survivors have settled into roles as nascent elder statesmen (Pearl Jam) or rigorous outsiders (Radiohead), Beck walks a pocked and mysterious path ... Along the way, Beck's bottomless stores of hipster irony and wacked-out humor have been largely replaced by dark memory and bleak anticipation. (Boston Globe)
New CDs: Beck, Kerli and Greg Laswell Jul 8, 2008
Beck's new outing with Danger Mouse mines modern life to create a picture of a beautiful but dark sci-fi world. July 8, 2008 Beck "Modern Guilt" (DGC Records) ... There are many probable reasons Beck made "Modern Guilt," his concise yet deliberately cosmic collaboration with fellow shaggy pop auteur Danger Mouse. (Los Angeles Times)
MORE REVIEWS: New music from Willie and Wynton, Dwele Jul 8, 2008
This week's reviews: Beck's feeling guilt, Willie n are winners, and more - Listen Up - USATODAY.com ... This week's reviews: Beck's feeling guilt, Willie n are winners, and more ... This week in the reviews we've got country, jazz, R&B, singer/songwriter pop and whatever the heck you'd call what Beck and Walter Becker do. (USA Today -- Life)
CD reviews: Beck produces another masterpiece, Albert Hammond Jr. light on the ears Jul 8, 2008
BeckModern Guilt **** out of. Beck is the Eighth Wonder of the World ... Beck has an unprecedented ability to communicate angst, sensuality, and dark humor that stands in stark contrast from the frail body of the Scientologist from Los Angeles. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Hellboya Cant Miss sequel Jul 7, 2008
Beck had one more album to put out under his current major record deal, and its done ... The new CD, Modern Guilt, comes out Tuesday, which happens to be Becks 38th birthday. (MSNBC -- News)
Beck set to release a milestone album, 'Modern Guilt' Jul 7, 2008
Beck set to release a milestone album, 'Modern Guilt' - International Herald Tribune ... Beck set to release a milestone album, 'Modern Guilt ... Several months ago Beck Hansen finally fulfilled a promise he'd made to himself: to archive the heap of personal recordings in his closet. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Britney Spears foot-crushing case will not go to court | News | NME.COM Jul 5, 2008
Beck and The Courteeners also bring in crowds at London event. The ultimate guide to the week in music. (Yahoo News -- Britney Spears)
On the dopeness of "The Wackness" Jul 3, 2008
That universe seems to be collapsing on top of Paris pediatrician Alex Beck (Fran;ois Cluzet) at two different points in the space-time continuum. Andrew O'Hehir. (Salon)
Lil Wayne, Kanye West And LL Cool J Fly Girl Talk's Friendly Skies, Unknowingly, In Bigger Than The Sound Jun 26, 2008
Take, for example,the two Beastie Boys samples used on the record: the booming drums of "So What'cha Want" (which, to be fair, Beck also sampled on his track "E-Pro") and the hook of "Body Movin'." It might be reading too much into things, but the message to me is clear: The Beasties might have started this whole "mash-up" thing with their '89 opus Paul's Boutique, but now the jackers have become the jackees. It's Gillis' game now. (VHI.com -- Music News)
* Its not wonderful at all X its horrible Jun 25, 2008
Utley, already in his mid-30s, was a seasoned session guitarist fresh from working with Jeff Beck. We were different, but musically we had a real spark together, says Utley. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Seaport Songfest More Than Chanteys Jun 24, 2008
SOUTH STREET SEAPORT MUSIC FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS - New York Post. COME Friday nights, heading outdoors to sweat out a concert might seem like a bad idea. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Homage to a home Jun 21, 2008
" A homeowner's desire to have a home memorialized in an album or a photograph can capture a story of achievement. We are, after all, den-dwelling animals, says author, life coach and Phoenix resident Martha Beck. Our den and its peccadilloes and price tag mirror us. Baby Boomers nearing or into their sixth decade are becoming more philosophical and sentimental. "People are more interested in being home than just having a house," she says. But framing a photograph of that home where you feel... (AZCentral -- Home)
World may succumb to My Morning Jacket's 'Evil Urges' Jun 20, 2008
Producer Joe Chiccarelli, who has worked with superstar acts like U2 and Elton John as well as Beck, Rufus Wainright and Tori Amos, says "Evil Urges" is the most "instantly accessible ... groove-oriented batch of songs that the band has done.". The songs, mostly written by James, still have that potent mixture of funk and rock, they bring in more musical elements, and, as Chiccarelli explains, less of a jam-band feel that had defined the band in its early days. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
AthFest: Who to see and where to see them Jun 19, 2008
" breathlanes.com; 9 p.m. Saturday at Little Kings The Brothers Gore: This local, indie rock band plays catchy power pop. myspace.com/thebrothersgore; midnight Saturday at Rye Bar Buddy System: This band is a favorite of Marquee, not just because it features our own Action 5 columnist Ryan Lewis, but for its awesome indie synth-pop paired with animated visuals making for a completely delightful audio-visual experience. Be sure to check out their videos at kindercore.com/... (Athens Banner-Herald)
U2 Trumps Mariah, Kanye At Grammy Awards Jun 17, 2008
Beck and the Black Crowes will headline the annual San Diego Street Scene festival, to be held Sept. 19-20. Also near the top of the bill are Justice, Spoon, TV On The Radio, Cat Power, Hot Chip, Sound Tribe Sector 9 and Michael Franti & Spearhead. (Yahoo News -- Grammy Awards)
Mogwai, Beck announces release dates for new albums Jun 15, 2008
Multifaceted singer-songwriter/visual artist/all around eccentric Beck has announced that his forthcoming album collaboration with DJ Danger Mouse is indeed called Modern Guilt, and is due July 7 in the UK and Europe from XL records, with a North American release the next day, July 8, from DGC. The 10 track, roughly 30 minute album features none other than the otherworldly ethereal and eerie singer-songwriter Cat Power on a track called "Walls". As noted in a recent New York Times report, Trent... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Beck Sets Date, Track List For 'Modern Guilt' Jun 13, 2008
Beck Sets Date, Track List For 'Modern Guilt ... Beck Sets Date, Track List For 'Modern Guilt ... Jonathan Cohen, N.Y. last month, a new Beck album will be available in a matter of weeks. (Billboard.com)
