The Loose Salute Album Released

"The Loose Salute's debut album Tuned To Love (due for release on June 5th) is now available for pre-order via Graveface Records. As a bonus, by pre-ordering you’ll also get a t-shirt with the album cover art.

The Loose Salute is a gang of friends whose members are about reporting back from the world they live in together, making records that represent something for them, and bringing out the sheer sense that creating music is a celebration, not a labor. The Loose Salute was formed by Ian McCutcheon (drummer of Mojave 3) and Lisa Billson, who met Ian after he heard her singing along to Bob Dylan songs. Tuned To Love was made anywhere that the vibe was right - living rooms, garages, even Ian’s mum’s kitchen. Performing on the record is the core band of Ian (Drums & Vocals), Lisa (Vocals), Pete Greenwood (Guitars), Charlotte King (Harmonies & Percussion) and Al Forrester (Piano & Organ). Paul Noble added some Bass, surf Guitar and mixing skills and Ian’s school-yard buddy Pritpal Soor added some more electric Bass, Keys and a producer’s ears."

(from www.mojave3online.com)

There's nothing you can't collect ...

An amazing collection of Mountain Goats tour t-shirts on flickr.

Bettie Serveert Video Archive

Former Guernica act Bettie Serveert have compiled a wealth of live video links on their website, including some Palomine era stuff.

Here's a version of Kid's Alright from Pinkpop 1993, a couple of months before they played The 13 Year Itch:



While clicking through their site you should not miss to visit their web shop. They still sell some of the Under The Surface (UTS) fanclub CDs which are crammed full of live tracks.

M. Ward on Minnesota Public Radio

M. Ward performed live at MPR studios in St. Paul, MN on May 7, 2007.

"Early in his career M. Ward had hoped to go to Europe 'on someone else's dime'. He's had that opportunity a few times and is about to do it again while touring in support of Norah Jones. During his interview with Barb Abney he admitted to being a little starstruck when he met Odetta at Carnegie Hall when they performed together at the Bruce Springsteen tribute show. He also talked about the process of recording the score to "The Go-Getter" which made it's debut at Sundance earlier this year; and his upcoming appearances with The Boston Pops Orchestra next month." [listen]

Tracks:
Chinese Translation ; Roller Coaster ; It Hurts Me Too

v23 to participate in Design Event 07

Design Event 07, the third year of this North East annual design festival, takes place from 11 to 28 October 2007 in NewcastleGateshead and Sunderland.

Among the projects chosen from the Call for Submissions is Our Friends in the North. The exhibition will showcase work by graphic designers trained in the region or originally from the North East. Featured designers include Michael C Place, Build; Vaughan Oliver, v23; Mark Blamire, Neue Laboratories and Alaric Hammond, Insect. [more]

Lisa Germano's Lullaby For Liquid Pig Reissued

"This album was first released in 2003 but the label that released it disappeared very soon thereafter, and it sadly went out of print. It’s my extreme pleasure to make it available now and I hope that this time it reaches the audience it deserves." -

Michael Gira / Young God Records

Lullaby For Liquid Pig
Digipak CD re-issue with bonus CD (available June 18, 2007)

Disc 1: Nobody’s Playing ; Paper Doll ; Liquid Pig ; Pearls ; Candy ; Dream Glasses Off ; From A Shell ; It's Party Time ; All The Pretty Lies ; Lullaby For Liquid Pig ; Into The Night ; ... To Dream

Disc 2: It's A Rainbow (home recording) ; Way Below The Radio / Guillotine / Moon Palace / Woodfloors / Pearls (live from Lisbon) ; My Imaginary Friend (home recording) ; Flower Steps / From A Shell / Turning Into Betty (live from Largo Club) ; Candy (home recording) ; Liquid Pig (home recording) 7. In The Land Of The Fairies / In The Maybe World / Golden Cities (live from Lisbon) ; Wire / Red Thread (live from Largo Club) ; Dream Glasses Off (home recording) ; It's Party Time (live from Lisbon) ; Making Promises (home recording)

(sound samples from Young Gods website)

Gorman Studio Profile

"UConMag is privileged to interview Chris and Tom Gorman who prove to be the ultimate creative multi-taskers as both visionary photographers and accomplished musicians with a unique musical legacy.

On view at their website are many examples of both their exceptional commercial and fine art photography. Chris and Tom Gorman were also exhibiting artists in United Creators' first group show and launch event venued at the Chelsea Art Museum in NYC in 2006."

Fred Kendal Abong - Moonman

"Rhode Island singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Fred Kendal Abong is mostly known as onetime bass player for both Throwing Muses and Belly. For the last two years, however, Fred has been busy writing and performing his own material. Moonman is a small sample of the more than one hundred songs written and recorded during this fertile period. Half-electric and half-acoustic, the songs on Moonman have drawn comparisons to The Replacements, Tom Waits, Meat Puppets, The Clash, Firehose, and Bob Dylan."

Moonman was released on 75 or Less Records (75OL-010) in October 2006 in a special hand silkscreened edition of 150 copies.

Fred Kendal Abong - Messy

M. Ward Website Redesigned

Matt's website has been redesigned by Royal Magnet. Click the 'Deluxe Site' link to view the new design.