TVOTR on World Cafe, announce Spring US Tour

World Cafe has a Christmas surprise for 4AD listeners: TV on the Radio perform four songs and get interviewed about their current album and "Dry Drunk Emperor", the song they made available as a free download last year. [listen]

Tracks:
Snakes and Martyrs ; Wolf Like Me ; Blues from Down Here ; Province

The band have also confirmed a US/Canadian tour in March and April 2007:

March
1 - Lupo's, Providence, RI
3 - Olympia Theater, Montreal, QC
4 - Koolhaus, Toronto, ON
6 - Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH
7 - Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH
8 - Vogue, Indianapolis, IN
9 - Brown Theatre, Louisville, KY
10 - Blue Note Columbia, Columbia, MO
12 - Metro, Chicago, IL
13 - Metro, Chicago, IL
15 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
17 - Harrah's Voodoo Lounge, Kansas City, MO
20 - Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO
21 - Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
23 - Roseland Ballroom, Portland, OR
24 - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC
25 - Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA
28 - Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
29 - Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
30 - Henry Fonda Theatre, Hollywood, CA
31 - Henry Fonda Theatre, Hollywood, CA

April
1 - Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA
4 - Gypsy Ballroom, Dallas, TX
5 - La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX
6 - Meridian, Houston, TX
9 - Firestone, Orlando, FL
10 - Culture Room, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
12 - 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA
13 - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA
14 - Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN
17 - Norva, Norfolk, VA
18 - 9.30 Club, Washington DC
19 - 9.30 Club, Washington DC
21 - Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY

King Kreosote on Rob Da Bank's Christmas Party

Together with Zoltan Kodaly School For Girls, Friendly Fires, Halifax Hospital radio DJ Barry Peters and the Helium Choir, magnétophone's lead vocal contributor King Creosote joins Rob Da Bank at his Christmas Party live from Maida Vale studios. [listen]

King Creosote tracks:
Winter Wonderland ; All Of This In Writing ; Jump At The Cats ; Maybe Next Year

Johann Johannsson: New tour dates

Johann has collated a slide show from recent live pictures [watch].

His recent site update also includes a few live dates confirmed for 2007:

January
3rd La Casa Encendida, Madrid, Spain

February
11th Moerenuma Park, Sapporo, Japan (with cellists Tomoki Tai and Tomofumi Maruyama. Visuals by Tomohiko Himeshima and Katsuya Ishida)
16th Hangar 23, Rouen, France
17th Le Nouveau Casino, Paris
18th Route du Rock Collection Hiver, St. Malo, France

March
9th Teatro Politeama, Cascina, Pisa, Italy

April
21st Donau Festival, Krems, Austria (as special guest of Larsen)

Scott auf der Leinwand

"'Scott on Screen' auf Deutsch for the German-impaired. Very, very happy to announce that "Scott Walker - 30 Century Man" has been invited to the 57th Berlin International Film Festival.

Very recent news, I probably shouldn’t be blogging it, but more details will be posted as they come available. Festival runs Feb 8-18, 2007.

This is an extra-special treat as my last film "Cinemania" was made in collaboration with a German filmmaker (and lots of German funds) so I have a real soft-spot for Germany, Berlin in particular. So, vielen Dank!"

(from www.scottwalkerfilm.com)

See you tonight!

"Tuesday, December 19th, Chouette will be releasing its first record, Beirut's Lon Gisland EP, exclusively at Other Music. To celebrate, we will be having a little listening party at the store at 7pm with cookies, chouette tattoos, and plenty of holiday cheer. Other Music is located at 15 East 4th Street between Lafayette & Broadway.

happy holidays-

A

PS. The 12" s will be on sale online starting January 2nd as well- www.chouetteshop.com"

(from www.myspace.com/chouetteshop)

Andersen M News

"... Martin Andersen is currently preparing for an art exhibition at Luis Adelantado Gallery, Miami. He will be showing new commissioned work alongside artists: Miltos Manetas, Lori Hersberger, Sze Tsung Leong and Johann Johannsson (4AD recording artist)." [more]

While you check out his news don't hesitate to watch Line's breathtakingly beautiful (and prize winning) animation "A Map Comes To Life": http://www.andersenm.com/wfilm/contentf1/content.html

Christmas Greetings from Samadhisound

As in previous years, David Sylvian's label has posted an electronic Christmas Card - beautifully designed by Chris Bigg.

"Me and this little duck ..."

TV On The Radio have added stock to their online store. Check out their t-shirt and bag designs, and/or buy the US Interscope version of their current album "Return To Cookie Mountain" featuring three bonus tracks if you haven't done so already.

Kristin Hersh on 6 Music

On Friday 12th Jan 2007, the day after her concert at the Arts Theatre in London, Gideon Coe will broadcast a studio session by Kristin. At the Arts Theatre the night before, Kristin will be performing her new album "Learn To Sing Like A Star" in its entirety for the first time. She will be accompanied by Rob Ahlers, Bernard Georges and the McCarricks - "a 5 piece sorta-acoustic band playing songs from Learn to Sing Like a Star and other favorites".

The Mountain Goats - Going to Tasmania

"One more domestic show before we set sail for Tasmania: it's Christmas at the Cradle on Monday, December 18th. Approximately 10,000 bands are playing 3 Christmas songs apiece and I'm one of 'em. I am so over-pleased with my own super-secret selections and can't wait to play them. C'mon out and celebrate just how ridiculously blessed we all are around here: Bowerbirds? Billy Sugarfix? Bellafea? All on the same night? And that's just the "B"s? For real.

In other news, we thought a little while about late winter in the U.S. and then we said to ourselves: to hell with it, let's go to Sweden. And other points north. Mark your calendars, bring your mittens, lace up your dancing shoes! We are stoked."


January (all shows with John Vanderslice)
2 - Perth, WA, Club Capitol
3 - Adelaide, SA, Fowler's Live
6 - Sydney, NSW, Century Theatre (formerly Metro Theatre)
7 - Brisbane, QLD, the Zoo

February
2 - Raleigh, NC, King's Barcade (annual Double Barrel Benefit for WKNC)
24 - Fairbanks, AK, The Pub
25 - Fairbanks, AK, Wood Center Ballroom

March
1 - Seattle, WA, Neumo's
2 - Seattle, WA, the Triple Door (ALL AGES)
3 - Portland, OR, Doug Fir
4 - Portland, OR, Doug Fir
7 - San Francisco, CA, the Independent
8 - San Francisco, CA, the Independent
9 - San Francisco, CA, Bottom of the Hill (ALL AGES)
11 - Los Angeles, CA, El Rey (ALL AGES)
29 - Umea, Sweden, Umea Open
31 - Stockholm, Sweden, Fritz's Corner @ Debaser

April
2 - Bergen, Norway, Garage
3 - Oslo, Norway, Garage
4 - Gothenburg, Sweden, Woody West @ Pusterviksbaren
5 - Copenhagen, Denmark, Loppen
7 - Malmoe, Sweden, Debaser
8 - Aarhus, Denmark, VoxHall

(from www.mountain-goats.com)

Other 4AD and related tour dates announced for 2007:


Barbara Carlotti (French dates)

January
27 - Montbrison, Festival Polysons-Théâtre des Pénitents

February
5 - Toulouse (supporting Vincent Delerm)
6 - Toulouse (supporting Vincent Delerm)
13 - Paris, La Cigale

March
29 - Niort, Espace Culturel Leclerc
31 - Cannes (supporting Vincent Delerm)

April
12 - Les Sables d’Olonne, Festival Chanson
13 - Saint Jean de la Ruelle, Salle Municipale


Kristin Hersh (UK dates)

March
1 - Bristol, Thekla
2 - Leicester, Y Theatre
3 - Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
4 - Birmingham, Glee Club
6 - Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
7 - London, KOKO
9 - Sheffield, Leadmill
10 - Manchester, Academy 3
11 - Glasgow, Oran Mor


M. Ward (Australia, New Zealand and North America dates)

January
2 - Fremantle, Fly By Night Club
4 - Brisbane, NSW, The Zoo
5 - Sydney, NSW, The Metro
10 - Auckland, The Dogs Bollix (solo)
11 - Wellington, San Francisco Bath House (solo)
26 - New York NY, Town Hall Theatre (solo)
27 - Toronto ON, Mod Club Theatre (19+) (solo)
29 - Chicago IL, Park West (solo)

February
2 - Los Angeles CA, El Rey Theatre (solo)
4 - San Francisco CA, Bimbo’s 365 Club (18+) (solo)

Kristin on Yep Roc

"Order Learn To Sing Like A Star and get free bonus MP3s in your Stash, including two Kristin Hersh originals and an eerie, dark version of the Appalachian folk song Poor Wayfaring Stranger."

You can also watch a slide show for "In Shock" in the Media Room. [more]

(found on the Throwing Music message board)

Kristin Hersh - Mississippi Candlelight

"This is an excellent recording of the special candlelight session Kristin performed upstairs at Mississippi Studios on July 6, 2006. She played mostly songs from The Grotto and spoke a lot about the songs, where they came from and what they were about. The stories are at times amusing, sad, powerful and enlightening." [buy]

Revised tracklisting:
Sno Cat ; Story about Sno Cat ; Milk Street ; Story about Vitamins V ; Vitamins V ; Deep Wilson ; Story about The Grotto ; SRB ; Story about SRB ; Snake Oil ; Story about snakes ; Ether ; Vanishing Twin ; Pearl ; Delicate Cutters

TV On The Radio on Conan O'Brien

Four minutes of sheer energy:

Robin Guthrie finishes Annie Barker album

"... I think it's fair to say that the first couple of songs we worked on together were the most difficult and after a point we seemed to find an energy which prevailed for the rest of the recordings. The songs just get better and better and now we have finished ten of them and it seems like a really rounded album, taking you on a journey around her mind, which seems to reach out and touch you and demand to be listened to. My role has been 'producer' although producer seems to mean a different thing for each session I do. Annie has written the songs. I've been playing guitar, bass, drums, whatever has been needed really. Annie has made two or three trips to France during this year to work with me and now we find ourselves with a finished album which I, for one, am really proud of..."

(Read more in Robin's blog)

You can listen to four of Annie's songs at her MySpace.

Modern English circa 1982

"This is a shot from my archives. I was part of the staff of a fanzine called 'No Commercial Potential' at the time. Modern English had not broken through commercially and their first album is still stunning to this day. I was quite pleased to catch them on tour and snag an interview. On top of it all, the show later that night was an absolute killer."

(from Flickr)

Emma Pollock at Burnsong Song House

I'm playing a couple of gigs in a week's time as part of the Burnsong Song House extravaganza. 8 of us will be locked up in a house in SW Scotland for 5 days to write new material then play 2 gigs at the end of it consisting of entirely new material. I've never done anything like this before and am frankly terrified. I apologise in advance if anyone comes along to these shows and finds I have run away. Details of the gigs are below.

8 more songwriters take the challenge of entering the Burnsong Song House to write songs together for five days. Hear Kenny Anderson (King Creosote), Emma Pollock, Chris Difford, Karine Polwart, Sushil K Dade (future Pilot AKA), special guest, Canadian singer songwriter Michael Johnston, and Burnsong 2005 Finalist, Kim Edgar perform the songs they have written and some of their own at these two gigs.

Friday 8th Dec
Kirkpatrick Durham Village Hall
Dumfries and Galloway - 8pm
Tickets £7
Box Office: 01387 253383 or www.dgaa.net

Saturday 9th Dec
The Tolbooth, Stirling
Tickets £10
Box Office: 01786 274000 or www.stirling.gov.uk/tolbooth

(from www.emmapollock.com)

TV On The Radio news

TV On The Radio are going to perform on Late Night with Conan O’Brien on NBC 12:35 AM tonight.

The band also stopped by Napster Studios recently to record a live session, including a They Might Be Giants cover song. [Listen]

Tracks:
Dead ; Province ; Wolf Like Me

Kristin Hersh - Upstairs at Mississippi Studios

Later this weekend, probably on Sunday, the live recording of Kristin's special performance "Upstairs at Mississippi Studios" will be for sale in the online store... [more]

Tracks:
Sno Cat ; Story about Sno Cat ; Milk Street ; Vitamins V (with story about Vitamins V) ; Deep Wilson ; Story about The Grotto ; SRB ; Story about SRB ; Snake Oil ; Story about snakes ; Ether ; Vanishing Twin ; Pearl ; Delicate Cutters

Samadhisound release news

"Money For All" is an extended play cd from David Sylvian, Steve Jansen, and Burnt Friedman's band 'Nine Horses'. It features two new tracks, 'Money For All' (the title of the ep), co-written by David and Burnt and 'Get the hell out' by Steve and David. The ep also features remixes and interpretations by Burnt of three tracks from the Nine Horses album 'Snow Borne Sorrow' (The Banality Of Evil, Wonderful World, and Serotonin) and alternative versions of the two new tracks plus the Japanese only released bonus track 'Birds Sing For Their Lives' with Stina Nordenstam. [Listen]

Presented in a digipak, with artwork by acclaimed Japanese artist Atsushi Fukui, and design by Chris Bigg, this release continues Samadhisound's commitment to creating beautifully packaged, stunning music.

A microsite for David Toop's forthcoming Samadhisound release, "Sound Body", is now online. "Sound Body" is an intricate work of enormous subtlety and power with contributions from a wonderful line up of musicians including Clive Bell, Haco, Angharad Davies, Rhodri Davies, Gunter Müller, Rafael Toral, and more. Its release is scheduled for Feb. 19, 2007.

(from samadhisound.com)

I Don't Want Anything for Christmas

"... is a single recorded to benefit the Henderson House for Battered Women. All proceeds from the sale of this song will be donated to the Henderson House at Christmas and the song will only be available here until then. Kristin Hersh lends her vocals along with the artists listed below. Downloadable mp3 [XMASMP3]."

(from the Throwing Music Online Store)

Read more about it at OregonLive.com.

Beirut news

"After the rigors of a demanding tour and the exhaustion that resulted from it, the band is taking some time off to enjoy the holidays with lots of skateboarding and trolling Craigslist for used instruments. But that doesn't mean there's no new music to share. For those of you outside of North America, you can enjoy the release of Gulag Orkestar on the mighty fine 4AD record label. It came out at the end of October. As a bonus, their version of the record comes with the Lon Gisland EP (pronounced Lon Guy-land. Get it?). But, what about Mr and Mrs. American, and Mssr and Mme Canadian? Well, lucky you! You have two choices. In late January, Ba Da Bing will be putting out the Lon Gisland EP as a stand alone release. It's got five tracks, four of which are actual songs (!), including a full band version of "Scenic World." Personally, I think "Elephant Gun" (the first track on Lon Gisland) may be the best song Zach has yet written. Currently, Zach is home, already working on new songs for the next album. Will Lily Allen make a guest vocal appearance on a few songs? Probably not, but if you don't hold onto your dreams, then reality will smack you hard in the face."

(from badabingrecords.com)

Barbara Carlotti - Cannes (live)

"Cannes" performed live at Zèbre, Paris on November 1, 2006 (cams by Jey and Manu, edit by Jey):

4AD Artist Specials on Triple J

A search in the Triple J web archive brings up some interesting 4AD related artist specials. These Real Audio streams feature a few rare tracks and interviews:

Cocteau Twins, broadcast May 23, 2002 [feature]
The Breeders, broadcast May 30, 2002 [feature]
Kristin Hersh, broadcast May 1, 2003 [feature]

Wolf & Cub win Qantas Award, release EPK

"Wolf & Cub have won the Qantas Spirit Of Youth Award For Music. Joel Byrne from the band was in Sydney last night to accept the award presented by ARIA Award winning Producer Matt Lovell at Sydney's Art Gallery Of NSW.

Now in its third year, The Qantas SOYA Award is an Australian premier youth arts prize, recognizing and rewarding outstanding young Australians."

(from the band's website and blog)

A video of the presentation is available on YouTube. [Watch]

Don't miss the band's Electronic Press Kit for "Vessels". [Watch]

Piano Magic 10th Anniversary

Neil Halstead on AOL's "The Interface"

This week's issue of AOL's "The Interface" features an interview and solo acoustic performance of Mojave 3's Neil Halstead. [Listen]




Tracks:
Who Do You Love ; Trying to Reach You ; Hummingbird Song (Most Days) ; High, Low and In Between ; Puzzles Like You

Vote for "Wolf Like Me"

TV on the Radio's video "Wolf Like Me" is nominated for Subterranean best of 2006 videos. The top 10 voted videos will be played in the 12/17/06 episode of Subterranean on MTV2.

Click here then "VOTE" for TV On The Radio's "Wolf Like Me".

(from the band's website)