Kristin on CASH Music

The news has been out for some time: Kristin Hersh is starting to distribute her musical output via CASH Music, an alternative and unconventional business model. Her first song, Slippershell, is now online and will be followed by new material on a monthly basis.

"As many of you may already know, CASH is an acronym -- it stands for the Coalition of Artists & Stake Holders. The name indicates just what we're all hoping to build here -- a coalition through which we blur the line that's traditionally stood between creators of content and the consumers of that content."

Read more and support Kristin by listening and subscribing to her music here.

One new, one old

Beirut played a Black Session tonight which is archived for one week on Bernard Lenoir's site. [listen]

Emma Pollock's Gideon Coe session from September 7 was re-broadcast last night. [listen]

Cass McCombs on KCRW

Next Tuesday (Nov. 27), Cass will be playing songs from his new album Dropping The Writ on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic. [more]

Emma Pollock on BBC2

Having just returned from their US tour, Emma and band were in Manchester today playing some acoustic tunes on BBC Radio 2's Radcliffe & Maconie show. The show is archived for a week. [listen]

Tracks:
If Silence Means That Much To You ; Paper And Glue ; Adrenaline

Beirut DVD Online Ordering Option

Those of you who missed or will miss Beirut during their current European Tour but want to get hold of a copy of "Cheap Magic Inside" should point their browsers to the album microsite and leave your details.

American Laundromat: Compilation Update

DIG FOR FIRE - A TRIBUTE TO PIXIES

Man is there a BUZZ about this record. The Wall Street Journal wrote an article about the project this past Friday and we've been getting calls from all over the world about it. They Might Be Giants, OK Go, Mogwai, British Sea Power, Joy Zipper and so many more cover the Pixies with utter reverance on this tribute to one of the most influential indie bands of all time. The pressing plant promised us CD's the week of the 26th. So all pre-orders will ship that week without fail. We cannot thank you enough for your patience especially those who purchased the limited edition first pressing with bonus vinyl. It'll be worth the wait we can assure you.

Pre-order the CD today from our online store. For those who can't wait, on Nov. 13, Dig For Fire will be released on iTunes. There will also be a bonus EP available exclusively on iTunes. Both will be available Monday at midnight. Below are the links (cut & paste into your browser):

Dig For Fire (LP): iTunes
Dig For Fire (Bonus EP): iTunes


CINNAMON GIRL - WOMEN ARTISTS COVER NEIL YOUNG FOR CHARITY!

Tanya Donelly, Britta Phillips, Lori McKenna, Jill Sobule with John Doe, Elk City, Veruca Salt, Kristin Hersh, Josie Cotton, The Watson Twins, and Julie Peel are just some of the outstanding artists covering Neil Young's most popular songs for charity on this Double-CD. The official release date is February 2008 but you can pre-order now and receive your copy in early December just in time for the holidays.

Piano Magic Tour Dates

My Favourites for the Christmas Season

Air Miami's sought-after never-before-released original cassettes have been re-mastered and pressed onto archival quality Teenbeat CD-Rs and packaged in deluxe Originals cases. Both comes with original cassette inserts. The cassettes contain early versions of the material that was released as "Me. Me. Me.".

Fourteen Songs is just Mark Robinson and Bridget Cross (both from Unrest) down in the basement of the old Teenbeat house with guitars and a Rhythm Ace drum machine.

Sweet As a Candy Bar ; Airplane Rider ; Bubble Shield ; Stop Sign ; Special Angel ; The Event Horizon ; Agent Molder is Here ; Adidas My Ass ; Niagara Falls is Frozen ; Neely ; Nicola Six ; Fight Song ; Fox Sighting ; Definitely Beachy

Sixteen Songs features drummers John Rickman (Eggs), Alex Hacker (The Ropers, Sounds of Kaleidoscope), and Ben Currier (also Eggs) and was recorded at Let's Rain in Arlington by Jonah Rainey and Matt Letsinger.

Neely ; Special Angel ; World Cup Fever ; Stop Sign ; Definitely Beachy ; Airplane Rider ; Bubble Shield ; I Hate Milk ; The Event Horizon ; Pucker ; Adidas My Ass ; Dean ; Fight Song ; Afternoon Train ; Dade County Cops Don't Quit ; Special (Reprise) ; Niagara Falls Is Frozen (hidden track)

Available now from the Teenbeat website.

November News from Mark Kozelek

The new Sun Kil Moon LP, entitled "April", will be in stores April 1, 2008, on Caldo Verde.

The new edition of "Nights of Passed Over" will coincide with the release. The book was first issued as a limited edition in Portugal in 2002 and contained the lyrics of all Red House Painters and Mark Kozelek releases up until "Old Ramon". This new edition, issued by former Low bassist Zak Sally, is said to feature a new introduction, lyrics to "Ghosts Of The Great Highway" by Sun Kil Moon, and more.

Recent live reviews and articles relating to Mark's recent European tour can be found in the Articles 'Mark Kozelek' section at the Sun Kil Moon website.

Lisa Gerrard Tour Start

Lisa's European tour started two days ago in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. See some pictures at flickr.

Rotterdam set list (as reported on the official forum):

Yulunga
Sacrifice
Wandering Star
Now we are Free
Space Weaver
Host of the Seraphim
Desert Song
Entry
Maharaja
Black Forest
On an Ocean
Retrospective
Sleep
Sanvean

Dreams Made flesh
(Andrews announcement)
Salems Lot
Serpent and the Dove