Retro Music Snob News: Police, White Stripes, Franz Ferdinand, Wilco, Confirmed For Bonnaroo 2007.

Pitchfork Reports:

Next June, the Earth's gravitational field will shift ever so slightly northward as tens of thousands of revelers, many of them wandering in a drug-induced haze, converge upon Manchester, Tennessee for Bonnaroo 2007. In between blackouts, these party people are in for quite the treat, as the fest unveiled its initial lineup today.

Among the highlights: the White Stripes, Franz Ferdinand, Wilco, the Flaming Lips, the Roots, the Decemberists, Spoon, DJ Shadow, the Hold Steady, Hot Chip, Lily Allen, Tortoise, Feist, Girl Talk, Aesop Rock, Annuals, the National, Regina Spektor, the Black Keys, Dr. Dog, the Little Ones, Manu Chao, Charlie Louvin, Gogol Bordello, and Wolfmother.

David Cross, Lewis Black, and Dave Attell will crack wise in a special comedy tent, while other musical acts of note include the recently reunited Police (as you know), Tool, Ween, Fountains of Wayne, Damien Rice, Kings of Leon, Ben Harper, String Cheese Incident, Cold War Kids, Brazilian Girls, Apollo Sunshine, and the Slip.

As previously reported, the sixth annual edition of Bonnaroo sets the prairies of Tennessee ablaze from June 14 through June 17. Tickets go on sale at noon (Eastern) on February 23.

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Retro Music Snob News: Bloc Party Add Additional European Dates.

Pitchfork Reports:

Bloc Party have added a considerable number of UK and European dates to their current tour, which will carry them around the world between now and May.

Click here for Bloc Party Euro dates, and info on the photobook they contributed to.

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Cover Song Mp3 of The Day: The Editors Cover R.E.M.

Cover Song Mp3 of The Day

Retro Music Snob will provide a cover song a day for the month of February. Cool stuff that you need to check. If you missed the January covers please check the archives as they will soon be removed.

Note: These songs will stay up for a minimal amount of time. There are no intentions to infringe on copyrights. If you are the owner of the posted material, RMS will remove any song immediately if contacted, and requested to do so. Our only intention is to expose these songs, and bands to an audience that may have not heard them.

If you are not familiar with the band/song…GIVE IT A LISTEN...you may like it, and want to buy some tunes. Support these artists.

January Cover Song Download of The Day:
1/1 Buckcherry: Anything, Anything (Dramarama Cover)Mp3
1/1 The Epoxies: Clones (We are all) (Alice Cooper Cover) Mp3
1/2 Mustard Plug: Freshmen (Verve Pipe Cover)Mp3
1/2 Placebo: Johnny and Mary (Robert Palmer Cover) Mp3
1/3 Ordinary Boys: Little Bitch (Specials Cover) Mp3
1/3 Lagwagon: Megan (Smoking Popes Cover) Mp3
1/4 Rhett Miller & Ben Kweller: She’s The One (Ramones Cover) Mp3
1/4 HEM: So. Central Rain (R.E.M. Cover) Mp3
1/5 The Prissteens: Whole Wide World (Wreckless Eric Cover) Mp3
1/5 The Goops: Build Me Up Buttercup (Foundations Cover) Mp3
1/6 Jellyfish: Jet (Paul McCartney and Wings Cover) Mp3
1/6 The Jayhawks: Bad Time (Grand Funk Cover) Mp3
1/7 Bim Skala Bim: Brain Damage (Pink Floyd Cover) Mp3
1/7 Jughead’s Revenge: Jerkin’ Back N’ Forth (Devo Cover) Mp3
1/8 Smoking Popes: Pure Imagination (Willy Wonka Cover) Mp3
1/8 Marvelous 3: Always Something There To Remind Me Mp3
1/9 Red Rockers: Eve of Destruction (Barry McGuire Cover) Mp3
1/9 Manic Street Preachers: Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You (4 Seasons)Mp3
1/10 Brian Setzer: Town Without Pity (Gene Pitney)Mp3
1/10 Billy Bragg: When Will I See You Again (Three Degrees)Mp3
1/11 Josie Cotton: Jimmy Loves Marianne (Looking Glass)Mp3
1/11 Belly: It’s Not Unusual (Tom Jones) Mp3
1/12 Goldfinger: The Kids Are Alright (The Who)Mp3
1/12 L7: Hanging on The Telephone (The Nerves/Blondie) Mp3
1/13 AFI: Hanging Garden (The Cure) Mp3
1/13 The Cardigans: The Boys Are Back in Town (Thin Lizzy) Mp3
1/14 Southern Culture on The Skids: House of Bamboo (Earl Grant) Mp3
1/14 Chet Baker: Almost Blue (live) (Elvis Costello) Mp3
1/15 Social Code: Whisper To a Scream (Birds Fly)(Icicle Works Cover)Mp3
1/15 Kasey Chambers: Better Be Home Soon (Crowded House) Mp3
1/16 Letters to Cleo: Dangerous Type (The Cars) Mp3
1/16 Ron Sexsmith: I Don’t Like Mondays (Boomtown Rats) Mp3
1/17 Eve’s Plum: If I Can’t Have You (Yvonne Elliman-Sat Nite Fever) Mp3
1/17 Darius: Sandy (John Travolta-Grease) Mp3
1/18 Elliot Smith: Care of Cell#44 (Zombies) Mp3
1/18 Stray Cats: You Can’t Hurry Love (The Supremes) Mp3
1/19 Fishbone: Freddie’s Dead (Curtis Mayfield) Mp3
1/19 Big Head Todd & The Monsters: Sweet Home Alabama (Skynard) Mp3
1/20 Ednaswap: Next To You (The Police) Mp3
1/20 Rhett Miller: Girl (Beatles) Mp3
1/21 Rooney: Death on Two Legs (Queen) Mp3
1/21 The Replacements: Cruella De Ville (101 Dalmations) Mp3
1/22 Rocket: I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend (Ramones) Mp3
1/22 Natalie Merchant & Michael Stipe: To Sir With Love (Lulu) Mp3
1/23 Bad Manners: Bang on The Drum (Todd Rundgren & Utopia) Mp3
1/23 Beautiful South: Living Thing (ELO) Mp3
1/24 Devo: Head Like a Hole (Nine Inch Nails) Mp3
1/24 Lady Sovereign: Pretty Vacant (Sex Pistols) Mp3
1/25 Wilco: Any Major Dude (Steely Dan) Mp3
1/25 Nickel Creek: Spit on a Stranger (Pavement) Mp3
1/26 The F.U.’s : All The Youn Dudes (Mott The Hoople) Mp3
1/26 The Specials: Pressure Drop (Toots & The Maytals) Mp3
1/27 David Gray: Smile Like You Mean It (Killers) Mp3
1/27 Johnny Panic: Happy Together (Turtles) Mp3
1/28 The Avengers: Paint It Black (The Rolling Stones) Mp3
1/28 Afghan Whigs: Lost In The Supermarket (The Clash) Mp3
1/29 Goo Goo Dolls: Million Miles Away (Plimsouls) Mp3
1/29 The 3 O’Clock: Sorry (Easybeats) Mp3
1/30 Mighty Mighty Bosstones: Simmer Down (Bob Marley)Mp3
1/30 Johnny Thunders: Like A Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan)Mp3
1/31 Agent Orange: Secret Agent Man (Johnny Rivers) Mp3
1/31 Reel Big Fish: Kiss Me Deadly (Lita Ford) Mp3

February Cover Song Download of The Day
2/1 Elvis Costello & Lucinda Williams: Wild Horses (Rolling Stones) Mp3
2/2 Easy Star All Stars: Karma Police (Radiohead) Mp3
2/3 Husker Du: Love Is All Around (Mary Tyler Moore) Mp3
2/4 Velvet Revolver: No More, No More (Aerosmith) Mp3
2/5 Pennywise: Land Down Under (Men At Work) Mp3
2/6 The Wonder Stuff: Fisherman’s Blues (The Waterboys) Mp3
2/7 Be Your Own Pet: Bicycle Race (Queen) Mp3
2/8 Billy Bragg: Jeane (The Smiths) Mp3
2/9 The Kooks: Crazy (Gnarls Barkley)Mp3
2/10 Ryan Adams/Whiskeytown: Nervous Breakdown (Black Flag)Mp3
2/11 Wilco: Color Me Impressed/I Wanna Be Sedated (Replacements/Ramones) Mp3
2/12 Weezer: Worry Rock (Green Day) Mp3
2/13 The Editors: Orange Crush (R.E.M.) Mp3

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Retro Music Snob News: The Dears Opening For Keane In UK.

Uncut Reports:

Acclaimed Canadian epic indie rockers The Dears, have been invited by Keane to support them on their impending UK Arena Tour. The shows at the end of this month will be followed up with the release of the single "You And I Are A Gang Of Losers," the title track from last years, Uncut 4* rated album, "Gang Of Losers."The single will be backed with two brand new Dears songs, "Howlin'" and "People Like Us.

"The Dears' dates supporting Keane are as follows:Bournemouth, BIC (February 22)Birmingham, NEC (23)Nottingham, Arena (25)Cardiff, International Arena (26)London, Wembley Arena (28)

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Retro Music Snob News: Art Brut Hits The Road With Maximo Park.

NME Reports:

Art Brut have been confirmed as the main support act for Maximo Park's forthcoming Spring tour.The band will be hitting the road with the Geordie five-piece for 14 sold-out UK dates, kicking off at Cardiff University on April 23.

The full list of dates are:Cardiff University (23)Leeds University (24)Nottingham Rock City (25) Manchester Ritz (26)Liverpool University (27) Bristol Academy (30)Southampton Guildhall (May 1)Norwich UEA (2) Birmingham Academy (3) Glasgow Barrowlands (5)Aberdeen Music Hall (6) Sunderland Manor Quay (7) Northumbria Stage 1 (8)London Shepherds Bush Empire (11) T

he other dates Maximo Park are playing, on May 10 at London Astoria and May 12 at London Forum, they will be supported by Electrelane and The Long Blondes respectively.

Art Brut will be announcing details of their own UK tour in June shortly

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Retro Music Snob News: Bonnaroo Festival Rumored Lineup. It's Loaded.

Stereogum Reports:

We're just a day away from an official Bonnaroo lineup announcement, but we're gonna get another jump start on the irresponsible rumor-mongering 'cause, well, that's what we do. We know The Police are headlining, and the latest alleged-lineup we've come across hits all the right notes. Let the 'Roo v. Coachella debate rage.

Click here to see the rumored lineup (it's big and loaded!!!) from Stereogum.

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Valentines Day MP3 Downloads For The Jilted & Dumped.

Valentines Day Mp3 Downloads For The Jilted & Dumped

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Retro Music Snob News: B52's Halfway Through Recording Their New Album.

Uncut Reports:

B-52s vocalist Fred Schneider has confirmed to an Atlanta newspaper, that the group are halfway through making their seventh studio album.

The group have been working on the album for several months, and alluded to it when they pulled out of playing London's Wireless festival last June, because of "studio commitments.

"The B-52s whose most popular tracks include "Roam" and "Love Shack" from 1989's "Cosmic Thing" are recording their new material -"a mixture of rock songs and dance songs"- at Nickel And Dime Studios.

Although the band members now live in New York, they have returned to their origins to make the new record.

Click here to read the full article of the recording of the new B52's album.

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Retro Music Snob News: Pete Doherty Banned From Driving.

NME Reports:

The star was also fined £200 for driving without insurance, £100 for driving without a dricing licence plus £55 costs.

District Judge Jane McIvor warned the singer that he faces jail if he drives without a licence again.

Doherty's defence counsel Sean Curran said he was eligible for a licence, but had not applied for one after passing his driving test.

He said: "Mr Doherty accepts that he was driving with no licence and insurance. He had left the task of getting an insurance policy in the hands on one of his managers, who hadn't done so.

"Doherty admitted two charges of driving without insurance or a licence at Thames Magistrates Court in London.

Two other driving related charges were dropped.

He was arrested in November 2006 by officers who spotted him driving his Jaguar erratically near his east London home, reports the BBC.

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Retro Music Snob News: Pretty Girls Make Graves Lay Out "Farewell Tour" Dates.

Pitchfork Reports:

Matador punk rockers Pretty Girls Make Graves have announced the dates for their last-ever tour, which is set to take place in May and early June. As previously reported, the band's split was fueled by drummer Nick Dewitt's departure.

The majority of the trek will be supported by Frenchkiss signees Call Me Lightning (whose sophomore album, Soft Skeletons, is due on February 20) and Seattle/L.A. sextet Moonrats.

Dates:05-10 Milwaukee, WI - Mad Planet *#05-11 Iowa City, IA - Picador *#05-12 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle *#05-13 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop05-16 Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar *#05-17 Cambridge, MA - Middle East05-18 Providence, RI - Living Room *#05-20 Washington, DC - Black Cat *#05-22 Atlanta, GA - Earl *#05-23 Tampa, FL - Orpheum *#05-28 Austin, TX - Emo's #06-03 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour #06-04 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall #

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Retro Music Snob News: Tapes N Tape's Josh Grier Talks Tunes

AV Club Reports:

Photo: Julia Simon

The shuffler: Josh Grier, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for Minneapolis indie-rock outfit Tapes 'N Tapes. Recently back from a tour of Japan and Australia, Grier and company are gathering material for the yet-to-be-recorded follow-up to their acclaimed debut, The Loon.

The Strokes, "The Way It Is"
Josh Grier: I really like The Strokes—their first record, then their second one, too. I wasn't sold on their last one initially, but a couple of songs had really good guitar riffs, and the first song was really great. The more I listen to it, the more I like it. With the first two records, it seemed like they always had an objective in mind, and then on the last record, they wanted to just mess around and see what came out. They're a pretty amazing band. I guess we're both guitar-rock. You know, they have a lot of guitar, we have guitar. [Laughs.] It's an integral instrument.

Wilco, "Poor Places"
JG: Ooh, I love this song. My favorite Wilco record. It was the first record of Wilco's that I bought. I went over to Europe, and I got in really early in the morning, and I had to stay up all day to beat the jetlag. So I went out and bought five or six CDs, and I ended up listening to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot probably eight times, and that was what kept me from falling asleep. All day, I was walking around Düsseldorf, Germany, listening to it. It was right after I graduated from college, and I bummed around Europe, and pretty much every time I was in a museum, I would listen to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot on my dirty old CD player. So whenever I hear it, it reminds me of giant museums and good artwork.

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Retro Music Snob News: Check Dinosaur Jr. Download For "Almost Ready" From New Album.

Pitchfork Reports:

Ten years after the last Dinosaur Jr. full-length, and almost 20 since the last featuring the original lineup-- how could we not be anticipating Beyond? While the album's press release promises an album "not of nostalgia," album opener "Almost Ready" is totally nostalgic, steeped in early 90s college rock sounds-- which is fitting, since for many of us, the early 90s college sound was Dinosaur Jr.-- and here, that cymbal wash, those spacious drums and noodling, distorted guitar reignite the band's classic spark.

So often when bands reunite for the first time in two decades, new material is soured by an attempt to approximate a sound they can't hope to recapture, but incredibly, "Almost Ready" sounds so vintage, and so prime Dino Jr, it's truly a marvel: Didn't these guys, like, hate each other? "Come on now... I'm almost ready," J Mascis intones in his signature strained wail, as if the last decade never happened at all, like all this time he's just been waiting for us.

Click here for Pitchforks' download of "Almost Ready" from Dinosaur Jr. future release "Beyond".

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Retro Music Snob News: Teenage Fanclub, Members Of The Church, & Saints On Go-Betweens Tribute Album.

Chartattack Reports:

The Go-Betweens will be the subject of a tribute album featuring Teenage Fanclub, Portastatic, Trembling Blue Stars and members of The Church that's scheduled to come out later this year.

Although no official track list has been revealed for Love Goes On! A Tribute To Grant McLennan And The Go-Betweens, Long Beach, California label Rare Victory is putting songs for the compilation on its MySpace page.

The idea for the album was conceived in late November as a way to pay respect to the Australian band following the passing of Go-Betweens member Grant McLennan last May in Brisbane.

"There is no telling, really what to expect with tribute albums," the label wrote in late January. "These past weeks have been euphoric, as we at Rare Victory have seen the months of toil and efforts pay off in concrete terms, the artistry expanding in ways we could only anticipate."

Click here to read the full article about the Go-Betweens tribute album.

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Retro Music Snob News: American Hardcore Filmakers, Flipper, Adolescents, Circle Jerks Meet & Greet At Skate Park.

Indie 103.1 and Punkbands.com Report:

On Saturday Feb, 24th from 8-10 p.m. at the Vans Skatepark at the Block at Orange meet the makers of the film American Hardcore as well as band members from The Circle Jerks, CH3, The Adolescents, and Flipper. And if you can't make it in person there will be a live broadcast from the event on Indie 103.1.

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Retro Music Snob News: Soul Sides Vol. 2 Is All Covers.

Harp Reports:

Soul and funk fans, mark May 22 on your calendars: That’s when Zealous Records and Soul-sides.com team up to release Soul Sides Volume Two: The Covers. It comes on the heels of last year’s Volume One, which marshaled a wealth of talent—from Clarence Reid, Donnie Hathaway and Johnny “Guitar” Watson to Weldon Irvine, Ann Sexton and Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings—to become one of the 2006’s most talked-about soul collections.

For this installment in the series, compiler Oliver Wang (a well known journalist and DJ, Professor of Sociology at CSU-Long Beach, and Soul-sides.com’s resident blogger) dived into his voluminous archive of rare soul tracks to unearth a 14-song anthology composed, this time, exclusively of cover songs. According to the record label, highlights include Al Green's legendary version of The Beatles’ “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” Sharon Cash's bombastic version of the classic “Fever,” obscure funk group West Coast Revival's interpretation of Dave Mason's iconic “Feelin' Alright,” a heartbreaking rendition of Gil Scott-Heron's “Home is Where The Hatred Is” by Esther Phillips, even Afro-Beat revivalists Antibalas' take on the Latin hit “Che Che Cole.” There’s also a bonus track, “What A Man,” by Laura Lee, the original of which appeared on Soul Sides Volume One.

Click here to read more about the upcoming "Soul Sides Vol.2"

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Retro Music Snob News: Semisonic's Dan Wilson Talks About Grammy Win For Collaboration With Dixie Chicks.

St. Paul, Minn. — A couple of Minnesota musicians fared well at Sunday night's Grammy Awards. Bob Dylan won two awards, and Semisonic front-man Dan Wilson picked up a Grammy along with the Dixie Chicks. Wilson co-wrote several songs on their latest album, including the Song of the Year, "Not Ready To Make Nice."

The song is a not-so-veiled "told you so" to Dixie Chicks critics, who blasted the Texas trio for their open opposition to the Iraq war and to President Bush.

Dan Wilson was nominated for a Grammy for Semisonic's 1999 hit "Closing Time."

MPR's Tom Crann reached Dan Wilson in Los Angeles and asked the songwriter from Minneapolis what it is like to finally win the award.

Click here, to listen to audio interview with Dan Wilson.

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Retro Music Snob News: Vanilla Ice & Turbo Tax Form Rapping Alliance? Check Video.

Stereogum Reports:

Vanilla Ice has hooked up with Turbo Tax to offer you the opportunity to win $25,000. All you have to do is rap better than him...that shouldn't be too hard. So click here to see the details and a video at Stereogum.

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Retro Music Snob News: Lucinda Williams Wondering If She Will Ever Top "Car Wheels".

AP Reports:

The album "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road" is the work that introduced Lucinda Williams to most of her fans.

"Ever since `Car Wheels' I've been struggling with where do I go now? What do I do?" she told The Associated Press. "I was defined by `Car Wheels' and everything I've done since gets compared to `Car Wheels.'

"West," released Tuesday and her third collection of new music since that 1998 landmark, may be the disc to set her free. Produced by Hal Willner, it's a sonic departure with tight writing and experimental song structure. Williams' weathered voice and depressing subject matter sound familiar, but it's miles away from the gravel road.

Frozen by the pressure of following up her signature disc, Williams went nearly five years without writing a thing. She kept touring, playing the same songs over and over.

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Retro Music Snob News: Giant Drag, Bat For Lashes, and Devendra Benhart On Madonna Tribute Album.

NME Reports:

Giant Drag and Devendra Banhart both feature on a forthcoming Madonna tribute album.All proceeds from the album 'Through The Wilderness: A Tribute To Madonna' will help fight against AIDS in Africa.

A release date for the album has not been announced, although it is expected in the the autumn.The album also features Bat For Lashes and The Tyde.

Speaking about their contribution to the album Giant Drag said on their official website Giantdrag.com: "I will be recording a cover of 'Oh Father' for a Madonna tribute that will benefit AIDS because AIDS sucks y'all.

"It's coming out on Manimal Vinyl this fall and there are some other sweet dudes and babes contributing to it."

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Retro Music Snob News: Arctic Monkeys Playing Surprise Gig Tonight.

Gigwise Reports:

Arctic Monkeys are to play a short notice gig at Leicester University tonight. It follows their surprise performance in Sheffield at the weekend where they debut material from their new album ‘Favourite Worst Nightmare’. Tickets for the show have just go on sale from the Box Office at Leicester University and are restricted to two per person with cash sales only. Doors for the gig open at 7pm. Arctic Monkeys release ‘Favourite Worst Nightmare’ on April 23 and precede it with the single ‘Brainstorm on April 16.

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Retro Music Snob News: Underperforming MTV Networks Planning Layoffs

Contact Reports:

Saying that corporate parent Viacom has lost patience with the underperformance of MTV Networks, the New York Post reported Sunday, citing several unnamed sources, that the company may lay off as many as 500 employees by the end of the week. The Post indicated that morale at the cable unit has collapsed following last summer's firing of Tom Freston as Viacom CEO and that Chairman Sumner Redstone has stepped in to take a more direct hand in running the unit. Today's (Monday) Daily Variety reported that an unnamed Viacom insider had confirmed the layoffs but said that the number is likely to be closer to 250 than 500. The London Financial Times today put the number at 300, adding that some Viacom executives are expecting hundreds more in MTV's international division.

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Retro Music Snob News: Apple's In Stereo Robert Schneider Interview.

AV Club Reports:

When Robert Schneider and friends set up a studio in their Denver apartment in the early '90s, there was no predicting that the sloppy group would evolve into The Apples In Stereo, one of the most influential indie bands of the decade. Along with Olivia Tremor Control and Neutral Milk Hotel, The Apples formed the core of Elephant 6, a collective that spread the gospel of psychedelia to a new generation. But after 2002's punky Velocity Of Sound, the Apples faded from view, and Schneider formed the new outfit Ulysses in his adopted Kentucky, and resurrected an old solo project, The Marbles. Now, with new members Bill Doss of OTC on keys and John Dufilho of The Deathray Davies on drums, The Apples have released the majestic New Magnetic Wonder on Elijah Wood's Simian imprint, and contributed to Yoko Ono's new remix album, Yes, I'm A Witch. The effervescent Schneider recently spoke with The A.V. Club about disillusionment, classic rock, and popping up on The Colbert Report during Stephen Colbert's guitar-solo challenge with The Decemberists' Chris Funk.

The A.V. Club: After the relative rawness of Velocity Of Sound, New Magnetic Wonder has a lot of flourishes and interludes, including "Non-Pythagorean Composition I" and "II." What's the story behind them?

Robert Schneider: Right around the time I did the last Marbles record, I invented a scale. I finally generated those tones on a sine-wave generator, and my brother-in-law turned them into a MIDI file that I can play on the keyboard. It's a 12-tone scale similar to all the black and white keys on a piano, but it attaches different notes to them. The higher the octave gets, the closer together the notes get. It's all based on logarithms. I used that scale to write "Non-Pythagorean Composition." I'm not sure if I'm the first person to ever think of this scale, but I'm sure that most people have never heard this sequence of notes, at least not on a rock album.

AVC: Sounds pretty brainy.

RS: What's interesting is, as a music listener, I don't like brainy music as much as I like gut music. I'd take The Velvet Underground over XTC any day. I love XTC, but I love that the Velvets aren't as composed or constructed. What I value more than artfulness is this purity of emotion and soul and humanity. I've always tried to reach for both of them.

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Valentines Day MP3 Downloads For The Jilted & Dumped.

RMS Mix Tape For The "Jilted"

Retro Music Snob made a mix tape for the solo people on Valentines Day. We concentrated on the jilted, angry, cynical, jealous, barely hanging on by a thread doormats of the world. There are enough crappy, sap filled love mixes out there already.

Download these tunes, and slap it in your car stereo. You can listen to it on your way to the liquor store to buy smokes, booze, and pixie sticks. After you have made your purchases, turn the cd back on…go to your ex’s house (or someone who looks like your ex), and do a lawn job with your car. That will make you feel better.

Note: these songs will only be up until Valentines Day. If you are discovering one of these bands for the first time…research them…you may like other tunes by them. Go buy some music. Support these artists!

Valentines Day Mix For The Jilted#1
1) Jason Schwartzman: Ethan’s Song (from Slackers) mp3
2) The Prissteens: I’m Devastated mp3
3) The Horrorpops: Hit n’ Run mp3
4) Tom Waits: Please Call Me Baby mp3
5) Marvelous 3: You’re So Yesterday mp3
6) Squeeze: Is That Love mp3
7) The Go-Go’s: Skidmarks On My Heart mp3
8) Kirsty MacColl: There’s a Guy Down The Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis mp3
9) Nick Heyward: He Doesn’t Love You Like I Do mp3
10) Leslie Gore: You Don’t Own Me mp3
11) Weezer: I Just Threw Out The Love Of My Life mp3
12) Smoking Popes: Megan mp3
13) The Donnas: You Don’t Wanna Know mp3
14) Fishbone: Lyin’ Ass Bitch mp3
15) Nancy Sinatra: Don’t Let Him Waste Your Time mp3

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Retro Music Snob News: The Shins Expand "Wincing " Tour. New Dates Added.

Live Daily Reports:

Indie-pop favorites The Shins have confirmed several new dates as they continue to back their new studio album, "Wincing the Night Away."

The Portland-based foursome, which kicked off its current stretch of headlining shows last week (2/8) in Minneapolis, will be on the road through at least mid-April, with more than a dozen new shows added to a slate that continues tonight (2/12) in Lawrence, KS, the first of a pair of sold-out shows in that town.

Although all of the band's originally announced shows are already sold-out, tickets are still available for all of the newly plotted shows.

Click here to see the new dates that The Shins have added.

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Retro Music Snob News: Send Your Honey A "My Chemical Romance" Valentines Card.

Gigwise Reports:

My Chemical Romance are giving fans the chance to send their loved ones a special Valentine’s message tomorrow. The emo favourites have set up a special website where you can enter your own details to create a unique card. The email contains a personalised message from the sender, plus a choice of one of four cards. In typical gloomy My Chemical Romance style however, the cards’ messages are not too romantic. One example being ‘I (Don’t) Love You’ with a picture of a skeletal member of the Black Parade. How nice. You can create your own My Chemical Romance Valentines card by simply clicking here

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Retro Music Snob News: Robbie Williams Enters Drug Rehab In US.

Gigwise Reports:

Robbie Williams has been admitted into rehab on the day that he celebrates his 33rd birthday. The former Take That star is being treated in the US for his long-standing dependency on prescription drugs. Williams is hardly enjoying the greatest time in his career at the moment – namely, his latest experimental album ‘Rudebox’ has flopped in comparison to his other long-players. 2007 is also the first time in several year that Williams hasn’t been nominated in the Best Male or Best Album categories at his beloved Brit Awards. This juxtaposes the success of the newly reformed Take That who are outselling their former band mate and are favourites to take a Brit Award this Valentines Day. His admittance isn’t the first time Williams has been in rehab. He checked in in the late nineties for his addiction to drugs and alcohol, which spiralled out of control when he left Take That in 1995.

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Retro Music Snob News: Kaiser Chiefs, Gruff Rhys Added To "Cancer" Benefit Gigs.

NME Reports:

Kaiser Chiefs, The Cribs and Super Furry Animals singer Gruff Rhys have been added to the bill for the forthcoming Teenage Cancer Trust gigs.All three acts complete the final line up for the six-day event, which kicks off at the London Royal Albert Hall on March 26, and wraps up on March 31.Tickets for the gig, to be held on (March 30), will go sale at 9am tomorrow (February 13). To check availability after that time and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS.

The line-up for the 2007 shows is as follows:Noel Gallagher and The View plus special guests (March 26) Noel Gallagher and The Coral plus special guests (27) An evening of comedy hosted by Russell Brand and Noel Fielding (The Goth Detectives) with special guests (28)Kasabian (29)Kaiser Chiefs, The Cribs and Gruff Rhys (30) The Who (31)

Click here to see The Kaiser Chiefs tour dates.

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Retro Music Snob News: White Stripes Sign One Album Deal With Warner Bros.

NME Reports:

The White Stripes appear to be gearing up for the reelase of a new album.The band have announced that they have signed a deal with Warner Brothers in the US, following the demise of the North American V2 label, which released the duo's records in the States.The new contract is for a one-album deal and, unlike their V2 contract, does not involve Jack White's label Third Man which released albums by Whirlwind Heat and The Raconteurs in the US, and puts out the band's records in the UK via indie label XL.A release date is yet to be confirmed for the follow-up to 2005's 'Get Behind Me Satan'.

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Retro Music Snob News: Peter, Bjorn, and John Confirm US Dates.

Spin Reports:

Peter, Bjorn, and John, the assailants behind the infectious indie rock hit "Young Folks," have announced a North American tour, Pitchfork reports. Set to kick off March 28 at Indio, CA's Coachella Festival, the assorted 16-date tour will lead the Scandinavian trio through the Eastern seaboard before crossing the Canadian border for two gigs. Next, PB&J will play a handful of Midwest dates, descend the West Coast, and wrap with a pair of performances in San Francisco May 15-16.

Peter, Bjorn, and John tour dates:4/28, Indio, CA (Empire Polo Field/Coachella) 4/30, Washington, DC (9:30 Club) 5/1, New York, NY (Webster Hall) 5/2, New York, NY (Webster Hall) 5/3, Philadelphia, PA (TLA) 5/4, Boston, MA (Paradise) 5/5, Montreal, Quebec (Le National) 5/6, Toronto, Ontario (Phoenix) 5/7, Columbus, OH (Wexner Center) 5/8, Chicago, IL (Empty Bottle) 5/9, Minneapolis, MN (First Avenue) 5/12, Vancouver, British Columbia (Commodore) 5/13, Seattle, WA (Neumos) 5/14, Portland, OR (Doug Fir) 5/15, San Francisco, CA (Bimbo's) 5/16, San Francisco, CA (Bimbo's)

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Retro Music Snob News: Arcade Fire Announces North American Dates.

Pitchfork Reports:

And on the eighth day, God created the Arcade Fire. At least, that's what the Neon Bible says. Now, those lovable scamps from Montreal will take the emoting and the shouting and the clapping of hands and the lobby busking and the "Guns of Brixton" covering on a massive North American tour proper.

After kicking off their five-night marathon run at NYC's Judson Memorial Church tomorrow night and jetsetting all over Europe with Patrick Wolf and Electrelane, the Aracde Fire return to the continent that spawned them in late April. Chicago, Toronto, New York, and Montreal receive multiple-night stands, while various East and West Coast cities catch Fire for one night apiece. Hope your Ticketmaster.com reloading fingers are extra itchy, people.

Click here for Arcade Fires's North American tour dates.

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Retro Music Snob News: The View's US Tour Scrapped.

Harp Reports:

Scottish buzzband the View, slated to kick off an American tour in March—including a stop at SXSW—in support of their debut album Hats Off to the Buskers (Columbia), have canceled their trek due to immigration and visa problems. As a result the album has been pushed back as well, to May 8 (it was released in the U.K. this month and debuted at #1).

The canceled dates…03/03 New York, NY Luna Lounge03/05 Toronto, ON Lee’s Palace03/07 Chicago, IL Schuba’s Tavern03/09 Seattle, WA Crocodile Cafe03/11 San Francisco, CA Slim’s03/13 Hollywood, CA Troubadour03/15-17 Austin, TX SXSW03/20 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom03/22 Cambridge, MA T.T. The Bears

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Retro Music Snob News: Tom Waits Almost Landed Gig As The Devil In "Ghost Rider"

PR Reports:

Nicolas Cage's first choice to play evil Mephistopheles in new comic book movie adaptation Ghost Rider was gravel-voiced crooner Tom Waits. The movie star had his heart set on the Downtown Train singer joining him in the new blockbuster, in which he plays a half-man half-skeleton fireball biker hero, until producers suggested his hero Peter Fonda for the part. Easy Rider star Fonda eventually landed the role of the motorbiking villain, and now Cage insists producers cast the part perfectly. The Moonstruck star says, "We talked about who was going to play Mephistopheles and originally I wanted Tom Waits, but the studio decided they wanted to go with Peter.

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Retro Music Snob News: Cold War Kids On Interface. Download Podcast.

AOL Interface:

Click here to download podcast of Cold War Kids. They play three songs "Hospital Beds", "We Used To Vacation", and Joni Mitchell cover "All I Want". Plus there is some conversation as well! Check it.

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Retro Music Snob News: Iron and Wine Looking At Fall Release Of "Sheperds Dog".

Pitchfork Reports:

While we're still massaging our cochleas after the ear-bludgeoning sonic assault that was 2004's Our Endless Numbered Days, that boy Sam Beam just doesn't relent. This fall, as Sub Pop has confirmed, Iron and Wine will treat fans to another blistering LP of mixtape-ready folk balladry titled The Shepherd's Dog.The new disc will include songs "Boy With a Coin", "House by the Sea", "The Love Song of the Buzzard", "Peace Beneath the City", "Carousel", and "Pagan Angel and a Borrowed Car". Beam, who just wrapped up a tour of Japan with Calexico, has already begun beaming audiences with these tunes in the live setting-- many thanks to an astute show-going reader for the tip.

Click here for Iron and Wine's mp3 "Naked as We Came" at Pitchfork.

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Retro Music Snob News: The Police Reveal Tour Dates and Details.

NME Reports:

The Police will kick off their first tour in 23 years in Vancouver on May 28, it was confirmed today (February 12).The three-piece revealed their plans at a press conference at the Los Angeles venue Whisky A Go Go, just a day after performing their classic hit 'Roxanne' at the Grammy Awards. The group's first jaunt since the 1984 'Synchronicity' tour will start at the GM Arena in Vancouver, the Canadian city where the band are currently rehearsing. After a string of dates in Canada, the band will head down to the USA for shows throughout June and July, including a slot at the Bonnaroo Festival in Tennessee on June 16.

Click here to see dates and read the full article about The Police Reunion Tour.

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Retro Music Snob News: New Radiohead Album Release Date Denied.

NME Reports:

Radiohead have denied their album will be released on August 6 despite an internet retailer listing that release date. According to the listing on Amazon.co.uk, it was claimed that the record, described as 'New Album - TBC' would be released via EMI Records. However a spokesperson for Radiohead has denied that this is the case.As previously reported, the band fulfilled its contract with the label with their last album, 'Hail To The Thief' in 2003, and a new deal or label has not yet been announced.

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Retro Music Snob News: Music Icon Ian Mackaye Testifies Against Washington D.C. Age Ban

In a follow up to this article, Washington D.C. music icon Ian Mackaye recently delivered a passionate speech condemning the recently proposed laws to restrict those under 21 from attending clubs.

In the speech, Ian appears both angry and dumbfounded by the arguments for the ban, most of which stem from a stray bullet which killed a teenager. As Punknews.org reported earlier, it remains unclear how the mere presence of a youth caused a loaded weapon to go off.

The speech was part of a seven-hour roundtable discussion hosted by DC Council Member Jim Graham, and Graham's website called the round table a "success" and discussed other aspects of the event on his website.

Click here to see the video of Ian Mackaye's speech.

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Retro Music Snob News: White Stripes Close To A Multi-Million Dollar Deal With Warner Bros.

Billboard Reports:

The White Stripes are close to inking a long-term, multi-million dollar deal with Warner Bros., sources have confirmed to Billboard.com. The group was previously aligned with the now-defunct V2 via frontman Jack White's Third Man imprint, which also was home to his successful side band, the Raconteurs.

The Stripes' manager declined comment on the deal; the band's publicist did not respond to a request for comment.

The Detroit-reared rock duo has sold 4.5 million albums in the United States to date, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Its last release, 2005's ''Get Behind Me Satan,'' has shifted 850,000 and debuted at a career-best No. 3 on The Billboard 200.

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Retro Music Snob News:Nine Inch Nails "Year Zero" Track Listing.

Blabbermouth and Kerrang Report:

Nine Inch Nails has revealed the complete track listing for its new album, "Year Zero", due on April 17.

It is as follows:01. Hyperpower!02. The Beginning of the End03. Survivalism04. The Good Soldier05. Vessel06. Me, I'm Not07. Capital G08. My Violent Heart09. The Warning10. God Given11. Meet Your Master12. The Greater Good13. The Great Destroyer14. Another Version of the Truth15. In This Twilight16. Zero-Sum

Click here to read more Nine Inch Nails "Year Zero" info.

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Retro Music Snob News: Sigur Ros Line Up Gig Against Deforestation Back Home.

Pitchfork Reports:

If you happen over to Álafoss, Iceland anytime soon, check out the nearest grove, because you might just catch the men of Sigur Rós in a compromising position with some trees. And by compromising position, we mean hugging, you guttersnipes. Local authorities are planning to pave this paradise and put up a highway, see, and Sigur Rós are none too happy about it.

The orchestral rock quartet announced via its official website recently that it plans to hold a special concert in Reykjavik to raise funds to appeal the construction of the highway in Álafoss and "divert [it] through a less destructive route." Said gig goes down at Verið in Héðinshúsið on February 18, and tickets go on sale today.

As Sigur drummer Orri Páll Dýrason told Reykjavik's Morgunblaðið newspaper, "the ministry for the environment has stated that an evaluation of environmental impact is not warranted, which is a decision we just don't understand and have already appealed. The highway would also go through a grove of trees, which was planted by the children of the founders of Álafoss wool mill built in 1896. Half these trees have been already removed in the first place. It's such a remarkable place and played a huge role in the establishment of the [nearby] town of Mosfellsbær."

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Retro Music Snob News: Clap Your Hand's Team Fires Back At Critic Bob Lefsetz' Comments.

Stereogum Reports:

When industry crank Bob Lefsetz fired off his last chart-blasting missive, he rankled Camp Clap into action. CYHSY manager Nick Stern quickly hit back with the following letter, which FairPlay fan Bob promptly forwarded to his minions.

Hi Bob,
As usual, I'm shocked by your attitude towards Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. I'm convinced you haven't listened to their new record, and I'm saddened that the model created with this band isn't given more recognition by the one person who has called for all the changes we've actually put into practice. To call what we're doing "IRRELEVANT" undermines every single email you send out. "There's no buzz here, nobody cares."

Click here to read the rest of CYHSY's rebuttal to Bob Lefsetz at Stereogum.

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Retro Music Snob News: The Police Confirm Bonnaroo & Fenway Park. More to Come

Billboard Reports:

In what is destined to be an historic run, the Police will embark on their first tour in 23 years, beginning May 28 at the GM Arena in Vancouver, Billboard.com can exclusively reveal. As part of a tour that will play arenas and stadiums internationally through the end of the year, the band will also headline the June 16 date of the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tenn.

As expected, the tour will be produced worldwide by the Next Adventure in association with RZO Entertainment, under the direction of Arthur Fogel, president of TNA and chairman of global music for TNA parent Live Nation. Further details of the tour will be announced today (Feb. 12) during a press conference at the Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood, Calif.

The announcement comes in the wake of the Police's dynamic performance of "Roxanne" last night to open the Grammy Awards on CBS. "Ladies and gentlemen, we are the Police and we're back," Sting shouted as the group kicked into the song.

Click here to read the full article about the Police, and the upcoming tour.

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Retro Music Snob News: Arcade Fire "Guns Of Brixton" Video Live At Westminster.

Pitchfork Reports:

Ramping up to this week's five-night stint at New York City's Judson Memorial Church-- the band's first shows in the United States promoting their forthcoming Neon Bible LP-- the Arcade Fire have been throwing all kinds of crazy stuff up on the album's official website. Well, in addition to the bizarre infomercials and cryptic lyric sheets, this weekend the band have added some very grainy, very stylized video footage of a live performance of a cover they debuted in London: The Clash favorite "Guns of Brixton".

The video begins shrouded in darkness-- just some scurrying, flashes of light, and crowd noise. Then, the applause and lights up: Surrounded by a massive crowd of fans and showgoers in the lobby of Westminster's St. John's Church, the Arcade Fire give a sparse rendition of the London Calling classic, arranged for strings, plucked guitar, horns, skeletal percussion, and... megaphone!

Click here at Pitchfork to see The Arcade Fire's "Guns Of Brixton" Video from the Westminster show.

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Retro Music Snob News: Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea "On Air" Penis Joke To Seacrest.

PR Reports:

Red Hot Chili Peppers turned the air blue on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles last night when they forgot an interview was going live to US homes.The group was being interviewed by E! News host Ryan Seacrest when frontman Anthony Kiedis sprayed Silly String all over the broadcaster.In an attempt to brush the mess off Seacrest, bassist Flea inadvertently touched the presenter’s genitals, and then joked, "Is that your c**k down there." Red-faced Seacrest had to remind the group his broadcast was going out live.

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Retro Music Snob News: Deerhunter's Bradford Cox Interview.

Stylus and LHB Report:

With the release of Cryptograms, Deerhunter’s second proper full-length, and first for Chicago’s Kranky Records, the group has been swept from local band obscurity. Touring stints throughout Europe and the US with the Liars and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, kicked up a media stir that has polarized audiences.

Cox’s striking presence—he suffers from Marfan syndrome, a condition affecting the body’s connective tissue, which also afflicted Abraham Lincoln and Joey Ramone—is the target of many a poisoned pen. This, coupled with a flippant, sometime pretentious-leaning temperament has spurned ridicule for both Cox and the group. A conversation with Cox is passionate and often times wanders off of the topic in a stream-of-consciousness manner that’s reflected in the group’s songs.

There's a distinct evolutionary step that occurs between your two CDs, but it's more than just changing things up from album-to-album. With each new show the group portrays a different phase, placing Deerhunter’s sound in a specific time and place. Can you tell me a little bit about this?

We have A.D.D. It's not a scheme. We are not that calculated in our decisions. I sometimes like to play guitar, which means a louder, less physical performance. Sometimes I don't feel like messing around with a guitar so I just sing, and I guess people are easily freaked out by skinny people because when I do that I just walk around and do my thing. People gawk like they're watching a car wreck. In terms of albums, I just want to make a discography that listens like a schizo mixtape that has the Shirelles followed up by Fennesz followed up by Spin Doctors. I have bigger aspirations for us sonically than being just another indie rock band.

Click here to read the full interview with Deerhunter's Bradford Cox.

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Retro Music Snob News: 2007 Plug Independent Music Award Winners.

Harp Reports:

Last night (Feb. 10) in New York, at the storied Irving Plaza venue, the annual PLUG Independent Music Awards ceremony was held honoring a who's-who of the independent music community -- record labels, radio stations, print and electronic media,and of course the artists themselves.

Among the big winners were Band of Horses (taking three categories with Album of the Year, Song of the year and, bizarrely, Americana Album of the Year), Arctic Monkeys, Neko Case, Sufjan Stevens, J Dilla and Broken Social Scene.

The sold-out event also featured performances from Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Deerhoof (pictured, above), Silversun Pickups, El-P and the Tokyo Police Club, along with a segment from host David Cross.

Click here to read the full article, and recap of the winners of The Plug Independent Music Awards.

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Retro Music Snob News: LCD Soundsystem's Marketing Ploy..."Just Ask The Fans To Buy It." Simple But Clever.

Billboard Reports:

James Murphy is recalling a marketing meeting with executives from Capitol Records. The man behind the dance-punk of LCD Soundsystem -- and one of the founders of New York's DFA Records -- was discussing tactics to boost the first-week sales numbers for his upcoming album. Murphy wasn't sold on what he was hearing.

LCD Soundsystem will release "Sound of Silver" March 20 via DFA/Capitol, and some of the ideas bandied about included a limited-edition print with bonus tracks, or perhaps a DVD to accompany early pressings of the new album. But Murphy offered a simpler, more cost-effective solution: Why not just ask fans to buy it?

"They all laughed at me and said I was retarded," Murphy says. But Capitol soon took to the idea. "He did mention that, and I do think it's a great idea," Capitol product manager Reed Seerman says.

Click here to read the full article about LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy, and the marketing experiment.

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Retro Music Snob News: Futureheads Ross Millard Launches His Own Indie Label.

NME Reports:

The Futureheads' Ross Millard launched his indie record label on Saturday night (February 10).

The guitarist kicked off his new venture with a party at Newcastle's Hatton Art Gallery featuring performances form The Futureheads, plus members of the region's hottest established and up-and-coming bands.

The night also celebrated the release of the debut single by Longest Mile Recordings' first signings Catweasels.

Click here to read the full article on The Futureheads, and Ross Millard's news indie label.

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Cover Song Mp3 of The Day: Weezer Covers Green Day

Cover Song Download Mp3 of The Day

Retro Music Snob will provide a cover song a day for the month of February. Cool stuff that you need to check. If you missed the January covers please check the archives as they will soon be removed.

Note: These songs will stay up for a minimal amount of time. There are no intentions to infringe on copyrights. If you are the owner of the posted material, RMS will remove any song immediately if contacted, and requested to do so. Our only intention is to expose these songs, and bands to an audience that may have not heard them.

If you are not familiar with the band/song…GIVE IT A LISTEN...you may like it, and want to buy some tunes. Support these artists.

January Cover Song Download of The Day:
1/1 Buckcherry: Anything, Anything (Dramarama Cover)Mp3
1/1 The Epoxies: Clones (We are all) (Alice Cooper Cover) Mp3
1/2 Mustard Plug: Freshmen (Verve Pipe Cover)Mp3
1/2 Placebo: Johnny and Mary (Robert Palmer Cover) Mp3
1/3 Ordinary Boys: Little Bitch (Specials Cover) Mp3
1/3 Lagwagon: Megan (Smoking Popes Cover) Mp3
1/4 Rhett Miller & Ben Kweller: She’s The One (Ramones Cover) Mp3
1/4 HEM: So. Central Rain (R.E.M. Cover) Mp3
1/5 The Prissteens: Whole Wide World (Wreckless Eric Cover) Mp3
1/5 The Goops: Build Me Up Buttercup (Foundations Cover) Mp3
1/6 Jellyfish: Jet (Paul McCartney and Wings Cover) Mp3
1/6 The Jayhawks: Bad Time (Grand Funk Cover) Mp3
1/7 Bim Skala Bim: Brain Damage (Pink Floyd Cover) Mp3
1/7 Jughead’s Revenge: Jerkin’ Back N’ Forth (Devo Cover) Mp3
1/8 Smoking Popes: Pure Imagination (Willy Wonka Cover) Mp3
1/8 Marvelous 3: Always Something There To Remind Me Mp3
1/9 Red Rockers: Eve of Destruction (Barry McGuire Cover) Mp3
1/9 Manic Street Preachers: Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You (4 Seasons)Mp3
1/10 Brian Setzer: Town Without Pity (Gene Pitney)Mp3
1/10 Billy Bragg: When Will I See You Again (Three Degrees)Mp3
1/11 Josie Cotton: Jimmy Loves Marianne (Looking Glass)Mp3
1/11 Belly: It’s Not Unusual (Tom Jones) Mp3
1/12 Goldfinger: The Kids Are Alright (The Who)Mp3
1/12 L7: Hanging on The Telephone (The Nerves/Blondie) Mp3
1/13 AFI: Hanging Garden (The Cure) Mp3
1/13 The Cardigans: The Boys Are Back in Town (Thin Lizzy) Mp3
1/14 Southern Culture on The Skids: House of Bamboo (Earl Grant) Mp3
1/14 Chet Baker: Almost Blue (live) (Elvis Costello) Mp3
1/15 Social Code: Whisper To a Scream (Birds Fly)(Icicle Works Cover)Mp3
1/15 Kasey Chambers: Better Be Home Soon (Crowded House) Mp3
1/16 Letters to Cleo: Dangerous Type (The Cars) Mp3
1/16 Ron Sexsmith: I Don’t Like Mondays (Boomtown Rats) Mp3
1/17 Eve’s Plum: If I Can’t Have You (Yvonne Elliman-Sat Nite Fever) Mp3
1/17 Darius: Sandy (John Travolta-Grease) Mp3
1/18 Elliot Smith: Care of Cell#44 (Zombies) Mp3
1/18 Stray Cats: You Can’t Hurry Love (The Supremes) Mp3
1/19 Fishbone: Freddie’s Dead (Curtis Mayfield) Mp3
1/19 Big Head Todd & The Monsters: Sweet Home Alabama (Skynard) Mp3
1/20 Ednaswap: Next To You (The Police) Mp3
1/20 Rhett Miller: Girl (Beatles) Mp3
1/21 Rooney: Death on Two Legs (Queen) Mp3
1/21 The Replacements: Cruella De Ville (101 Dalmations) Mp3
1/22 Rocket: I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend (Ramones) Mp3
1/22 Natalie Merchant & Michael Stipe: To Sir With Love (Lulu) Mp3
1/23 Bad Manners: Bang on The Drum (Todd Rundgren & Utopia) Mp3
1/23 Beautiful South: Living Thing (ELO) Mp3
1/24 Devo: Head Like a Hole (Nine Inch Nails) Mp3
1/24 Lady Sovereign: Pretty Vacant (Sex Pistols) Mp3
1/25 Wilco: Any Major Dude (Steely Dan) Mp3
1/25 Nickel Creek: Spit on a Stranger (Pavement) Mp3
1/26 The F.U.’s : All The Youn Dudes (Mott The Hoople) Mp3
1/26 The Specials: Pressure Drop (Toots & The Maytals) Mp3
1/27 David Gray: Smile Like You Mean It (Killers) Mp3
1/27 Johnny Panic: Happy Together (Turtles) Mp3
1/28 The Avengers: Paint It Black (The Rolling Stones) Mp3
1/28 Afghan Whigs: Lost In The Supermarket (The Clash) Mp3
1/29 Goo Goo Dolls: Million Miles Away (Plimsouls) Mp3
1/29 The 3 O’Clock: Sorry (Easybeats) Mp3
1/30 Mighty Mighty Bosstones: Simmer Down (Bob Marley)Mp3
1/30 Johnny Thunders: Like A Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan)Mp3
1/31 Agent Orange: Secret Agent Man (Johnny Rivers) Mp3
1/31 Reel Big Fish: Kiss Me Deadly (Lita Ford) Mp3

February Cover Song Download of The Day
2/1 Elvis Costello & Lucinda Williams: Wild Horses (Rolling Stones) Mp3
2/2 Easy Star All Stars: Karma Police (Radiohead) Mp3
2/3 Husker Du: Love Is All Around (Mary Tyler Moore) Mp3
2/4 Velvet Revolver: No More, No More (Aerosmith) Mp3
2/5 Pennywise: Land Down Under (Men At Work) Mp3
2/6 The Wonder Stuff: Fisherman’s Blues (The Waterboys) Mp3
2/7 Be Your Own Pet: Bicycle Race (Queen) Mp3
2/8 Billy Bragg: Jeane (The Smiths) Mp3
2/9 The Kooks: Crazy (Gnarls Barkley)Mp3
2/10 Ryan Adams/Whiskeytown: Nervous Breakdown (Black Flag)Mp3
2/11 Wilco: Color Me Impressed/I Wanna Be Sedated (Replacements/Ramones) Mp3
2/12 Weezer: Worry Rock (Green Day) Mp3

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Retro Music Snob Video: Elastica "Waking Up"

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Good morning to all!
Elastica: Waking Up

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Retro Music Snob News: Bryan Ferry...Singer For Hire?

PR Reports:

Bryan Ferry is happy to accept big money to perform at private shows, and rejects the suggestion it means he is selling out.The Roxy Music rocker doesn’t reveal how much he charges for private shows but insists anything goes, if the money is right.Ferry says, "I do quite a lot of private shows. I’m very happy to do a show for someone’s 40th birthday. You might feel it’s prostitution but it pays the bills of everyone who works for me."

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Retro Music Snob News: Billy Bragg Lends Hand On Beach Recovery.

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English folk musician Billy Bragg spent three days combing a beach on his knees after becoming an eco-warrior. The singer took part in the tidy-up project at Chesil beach, Dorset when a container ship beached after being caught in storms in the English Channel late last month (JAN07). Around 100 containers were lost overboard when the vessel was deliberately stranded near the sands to prevent it sinking in deeper water offshore. Bragg says, "I was one of a few local people who volunteered to help - there must have been about 15 of us on the first day. "I woke up to find the beach covered in oiled confectionery, chocolate biscuits, Ferrero Rocher and heart-shaped packets of sweets, possibly Russian, that came in on the high tide.

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Retro Music Snob News: Radiohead's New Album Slated For August Release?

Gigwise Reports:

Whether they know something we don’t is unclear, but Amazon has announced the release date for the new Radiohead album. The Oxford outfit’s much-anticipated seventh album, is according to the internet superstore, released on August 8 here. However, the information looks at tad suspect, with Amazon stating that the album will be released through EMI – the label the band have now parted from. Radiohead are currently busying themselves in the studio putting the finishing touches to the album.

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Retro Music Snob News: Wolfmother, Slayer and Flaming Lips Bring Home Grammys.

NME Reports:

The award for Best Hard Rock Performance went to Wolfmother.The full nominations were as follows:Buckcherry"Crazy Bitch", Nine Inch Nails "Every Day Is Exactly The Same", System Of A Down "Lonely Day", Tool "Vicarious", Wolfmother "Woman"

Slayer took home the award for Best Metal Performance.The full nominations were as follows:Lamb Of God "Redneck", Mastodon "Colony Of Birchmen", Ministry "Lies, Lies, Lies", Slayer "Eyes Of The Insane", Stone Sour "30/30"

The Flaming Lips were awarded the gong for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. The full nominees for this award were:Arctic Monkeys "Chun Li Flying Bird Kick", The Flaming Lips "The Wizard Turns On", Peter Frampton "Black Hole Sun", David Gilmour "Castellorizon", Joe Satriani "Super Colossal"

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Retro Music Snob News: Red Hot Chili Peppers Win Multiple Grammys.

NME Reports:

'Stadium Arcadium' by the Red Hot Chili Peppers was named Best Rock Album at the 49th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles tonight (February 11). The California band won several awards, including Best Rock Song for 'Dani California' and Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.

The full nominees for Best Rock Album were:John Mayer Trio - 'Try!'Tom Petty - 'Highway Companion'The Raconteurs - 'Broken Boy Soldiers'Red Hot Chili Peppers - 'Stadium Arcadium'Neil Young - 'Living With War

'The nominees for Best Rock Song were:Snow Patrol - 'Chasing Cars'Red Hot Chili Peppers - 'Dani California'Neil Young - 'Lookin' For A Leader'Bob Dylan - 'Someday Baby'The Killers - 'When You Were Young'

The full nominees for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal were:Coldplay - 'Talk'The Fray - 'How To Save A Life'The Raconteurs - 'Steady As She Goes'Red Hot Chili Peppers - 'Dani California'U2 & Green Day - 'The Saints Are Coming'

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Retro Music Snob News: Ok Go Take Home Grammy For Short Form Video.

NME Reports:

Ok Go have won the Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video for 'Here It Goes Again' last night (February 11). The video, which features the band members performing a highly choreographed dance on treadmills, spread like wildfire on the internet after it was released last year. Ok Go beat off competition from:Big & Rich-'8th Of November'The Killers- 'When You Were Young'Red Hot Chilli Peppers- 'Dani California'Underoath- 'Writing On The Walls'.Also in the Best Long Form Music Video category, Bruce Springsteen won for 'Wings For Wheels: The Making Of Born To Run'. He beat off competition from: Terence Blanchard- 'Flow: Living In The Stream Of Music'Death Cab For Cutie- 'Directions'Gorillaz- 'Demon Days- Live In Manchester'Madonna- 'I'm Going To Tell You A Secret'

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Retro Music Snob News: Gnarls Barkley Win Grammy Best Alternative Album.

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Gnarls Barkley won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album for 'St Elsewhere' last night (February 11).They beat off competition from:Arctic Monkeys- 'Whatever People Say I Am , That's What I'm Not'The Flaming Lips- 'At War With The Mystics'Yeah Yeah Yeahs- 'Show Your Bones'Thom Yorke- 'The Eraser'. The duo also took home an Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance for their hit song, 'Crazy', which they performed during the ceremony dressed as pilots with a full string section backing them up.

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Retro Music Snob News: Arcade Fire Saying Goodbye To Small Venues?

Toronto Sun and LHB Report:

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From the moment that its 2004 debut Funeral catapulted Arcade Fire from local club heroes to international indie rock phenoms, the Montreal band has constantly adjusted to the shifting realities imposed by its sudden popularity.

"During the Funeral tour," recalls guitarist/percussionist Will Butler, "it seemed like every week was a transition. We started playing for 50 people. Then it was 100. Then 200, then 400, then 800, then 1,600, then 3,200."

In that sense, the five-night, hometown residency that wrapped up last night at the Ukrainian National Federation, a 650-seat community centre located in the city's downtown, was an arrangement of choice rather than a matter of necessity. Arcade Fire is more than plenty big enough in Montreal – and a lot of other places – to have graduated to larger venues.

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Retro Music Snob News: Are The Grammys Obsolete? 4th Quarter Releases Left Out.

East Valley Tribune Reports:

A lot of great music was released in the fourth quarter of 2006. But as usual, none of it is being considered for tonight’s Grammy Awards. As a comprehensive overview of the year that was in music, the Grammys always were a little slow to recognize the best music at the height of its relevance.

The voters at the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences took a wait-and-see attitude toward artists such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, James Brown, Parliament-Funkadelic, Public Enemy and Nirvana and never really caught up.

The Grammys could get away with such oversights when they were the only music awards show. They’re still the biggest, with a national TV audience in the millions, but now their credibility and timeliness continue to erode. As the Internet accelerates the way music is distributed, consumed and evaluated, fans can turn to many credible and far more timely outlets to find the year’s best songs and albums. Increasingly, the Grammys can’t help but be perceived as a relic of a time when MP3 files didn’t exist.

Yet the Grammys roll on, tied to an outdated schedule. Academy voters were allowed to consider music released only from Oct. 1, 2005, to Sept. 30, 2006.

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Retro Music Snob News: Ex Queens of The Stoneage Nick Oliveri Guests On New Turbonegro Album.

BBC 6 Reports:

Former Queens Of The Stoneage bassist and Mondo Generator frontman Nick Oliveri is to guest on the new Turbonegro album. The Norwegian legends plan to release the follow-up to 2005's Party Animals in April.

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Retro Music Snob News: Apples In Stereo On The Road Backing New Release "New Magnetic Wonder"

Live Daily Reports:

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Indie-rock band The Apples in Stereo has set out on a North American tour to support its fifth full-length album, "New Magnetic Wonder," which hit stores earlier this week.

The group is scheduled to travel across the US and Canada, ending with an April 1 gig in its hometown of Denver, CO. Along the way, the band will perform Feb. 14 on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien." Tour dates are listed below.

The Apples in Stereo's first album in five years, "New Magnetic Wonder," is the band's debut on Simian Records, which is owned by actor Elijah Wood. The video for the song "Energy," which marks Wood's directorial debut, is streaming at The Apples' MySpace page alongside audio cuts from the record.

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Retro Music Snob News: Amy Winehouse Small Club Tour. Check Dates

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Singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse will make a few US club appearances in March as she prepares for the North American release of her second album, "Back to Black." The British singer, who recently was nominated for a pair of Brit Awards--Best Album and Best Female Vocalist--will turn up first in New York on March 13, before making a couple of appearances during the SXSW music festival in Austin, TX.

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Retro Music Snob News: Sirius Radio Set To Launch Punk Channel.

PunkNews.Org Reports:

SIRIUS satellite radio has announced that next Wednesday it will premeire a long awaited and much requested punk channel. The new selection will be on channel 29. No word on what the name of the channel will be, or what exclusive content it may offer.The decision to create a punk channel almost certainly stems from the growing popularity of competitor XM satellite radio's punk channel, FUNGUS.

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Retro Music Snob News: Arctic Monkeys Test New Songs At Surprise Hometown Gig On Staturday. Check Set List.

NME Reports:

Arctic Monkeys played a surprise show in Sheffield last night (February 10).The band made their live return in their hometown at the city's Leadmill venue, with a gig that was kept under wraps until just an hour before the Arctic Monkeys took the stage.The show was the group's first performance since completing their forthcoming second album 'Favourite Worst Nightmare' and saw them preview a host of new songs including 'Fluorescent Adolescent', 'D Is For Dangerous' and upcoming single 'Brianstorm'.

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Retro Music Snob Video: Chet Baker "Time After Time"

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A little coolness from the late Chet Baker...smooooooth tune for a Sunday morning.
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Retro Music Snob News: 40th Anniversary "Summer of Love Concerts" In SF.

Harp Reports:

Non-profit organization The Council of Light will be holding a launch party on Feb. 14th for their forthcoming 40th Anniversary Summer of Love concerts in San Francisco and London. The party will feature Doc Kraft (his website describes his band’s range from “quiet ‘Cocktail and Dinner Jazz’ to raucous ‘Rock'n Roadhouse’ music”) and live soundboard concert recordings from—appropriately enough—Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and the Grateful Dead.

The Council of Light includes members of the original Family Dog, original Grateful Dead management, FM programmers, and many of the poster artists from the ‘60s. Former Family Dog partner Boots Hughston is the event coordinator, while former Grateful Dead manager Rock Scully and David Bean (ex-president of CTI Records and manager for Jesse Colin Young) are organizing bands, licenses and sponsors. In a statement, the promoters indicated their intentions “to utilize the best in concert production for the musicians involved, from sound, to stage, to travel and lodging. While noted musicians from the era will be featured, organizers welcome bands from the past four decades inspired by the San Francisco music scene of the ‘60s. It is anticipated that there will be worldwide media coverage with live broadcast and streaming possibilities.”
The San Francisco show will be held at Speedway Meadows, Golden Gate Park on September 2, 2007. More information on the event including participating bands, will be announced at a later date. For now, visit the Summer of Love 40th website to pique your interest.

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Retro Music Snob News: Check 44 Hours In A Week With +44

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During the week of +44`s When Your Heart Stops Beating album release (and Travis' birthday), cameras captured 44 hrs with +44. Click here to view the player.

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Retro Music Snob News: Nick Cave Working On New Bad Seeds Album In Addition to Grinderman.

Billboard Reports:

Nick Cave will be a busy man in the coming months, as he prepares to release the self-titled debut from his band Grinderman and gets to work on the next release from his long-running outfit the Bad Seeds. First up is the Grinderman disc, due April 10 via Anti-, which finds Cave backed by Bad Seeds members Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey and Jim Sclavunos.

"Grinderman is low on personnel, the songs are short, the album is short," Cave tells Billboard.com. "And, I play guitar." The group will make its live debut in late April at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in England, but has yet to commit to additional performances. "If we can do [that show] with a minimum of fuss, then there's no reason we couldn't book dates," Cave says. "But to go on some huge tour would probably defeat the purpose of it in some way."

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Cover Song Mp3 of The Day: Wilco Covers The Replacements & Ramones

Cover Song Download Mp3 of The Day

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January Cover Song Download of The Day:
1/1 Buckcherry: Anything, Anything (Dramarama Cover)Mp3
1/1 The Epoxies: Clones (We are all) (Alice Cooper Cover) Mp3
1/2 Mustard Plug: Freshmen (Verve Pipe Cover)Mp3
1/2 Placebo: Johnny and Mary (Robert Palmer Cover) Mp3
1/3 Ordinary Boys: Little Bitch (Specials Cover) Mp3
1/3 Lagwagon: Megan (Smoking Popes Cover) Mp3
1/4 Rhett Miller & Ben Kweller: She’s The One (Ramones Cover) Mp3
1/4 HEM: So. Central Rain (R.E.M. Cover) Mp3
1/5 The Prissteens: Whole Wide World (Wreckless Eric Cover) Mp3
1/5 The Goops: Build Me Up Buttercup (Foundations Cover) Mp3
1/6 Jellyfish: Jet (Paul McCartney and Wings Cover) Mp3
1/6 The Jayhawks: Bad Time (Grand Funk Cover) Mp3
1/7 Bim Skala Bim: Brain Damage (Pink Floyd Cover) Mp3
1/7 Jughead’s Revenge: Jerkin’ Back N’ Forth (Devo Cover) Mp3
1/8 Smoking Popes: Pure Imagination (Willy Wonka Cover) Mp3
1/8 Marvelous 3: Always Something There To Remind Me Mp3
1/9 Red Rockers: Eve of Destruction (Barry McGuire Cover) Mp3
1/9 Manic Street Preachers: Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You (4 Seasons)Mp3
1/10 Brian Setzer: Town Without Pity (Gene Pitney)Mp3
1/10 Billy Bragg: When Will I See You Again (Three Degrees)Mp3
1/11 Josie Cotton: Jimmy Loves Marianne (Looking Glass)Mp3
1/11 Belly: It’s Not Unusual (Tom Jones) Mp3
1/12 Goldfinger: The Kids Are Alright (The Who)Mp3
1/12 L7: Hanging on The Telephone (The Nerves/Blondie) Mp3
1/13 AFI: Hanging Garden (The Cure) Mp3
1/13 The Cardigans: The Boys Are Back in Town (Thin Lizzy) Mp3
1/14 Southern Culture on The Skids: House of Bamboo (Earl Grant) Mp3
1/14 Chet Baker: Almost Blue (live) (Elvis Costello) Mp3
1/15 Social Code: Whisper To a Scream (Birds Fly)(Icicle Works Cover)Mp3
1/15 Kasey Chambers: Better Be Home Soon (Crowded House) Mp3
1/16 Letters to Cleo: Dangerous Type (The Cars) Mp3
1/16 Ron Sexsmith: I Don’t Like Mondays (Boomtown Rats) Mp3
1/17 Eve’s Plum: If I Can’t Have You (Yvonne Elliman-Sat Nite Fever) Mp3
1/17 Darius: Sandy (John Travolta-Grease) Mp3
1/18 Elliot Smith: Care of Cell#44 (Zombies) Mp3
1/18 Stray Cats: You Can’t Hurry Love (The Supremes) Mp3
1/19 Fishbone: Freddie’s Dead (Curtis Mayfield) Mp3
1/19 Big Head Todd & The Monsters: Sweet Home Alabama (Skynard) Mp3
1/20 Ednaswap: Next To You (The Police) Mp3
1/20 Rhett Miller: Girl (Beatles) Mp3
1/21 Rooney: Death on Two Legs (Queen) Mp3
1/21 The Replacements: Cruella De Ville (101 Dalmations) Mp3
1/22 Rocket: I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend (Ramones) Mp3
1/22 Natalie Merchant & Michael Stipe: To Sir With Love (Lulu) Mp3
1/23 Bad Manners: Bang on The Drum (Todd Rundgren & Utopia) Mp3
1/23 Beautiful South: Living Thing (ELO) Mp3
1/24 Devo: Head Like a Hole (Nine Inch Nails) Mp3
1/24 Lady Sovereign: Pretty Vacant (Sex Pistols) Mp3
1/25 Wilco: Any Major Dude (Steely Dan) Mp3
1/25 Nickel Creek: Spit on a Stranger (Pavement) Mp3
1/26 The F.U.’s : All The Youn Dudes (Mott The Hoople) Mp3
1/26 The Specials: Pressure Drop (Toots & The Maytals) Mp3
1/27 David Gray: Smile Like You Mean It (Killers) Mp3
1/27 Johnny Panic: Happy Together (Turtles) Mp3
1/28 The Avengers: Paint It Black (The Rolling Stones) Mp3
1/28 Afghan Whigs: Lost In The Supermarket (The Clash) Mp3
1/29 Goo Goo Dolls: Million Miles Away (Plimsouls) Mp3
1/29 The 3 O’Clock: Sorry (Easybeats) Mp3
1/30 Mighty Mighty Bosstones: Simmer Down (Bob Marley)Mp3
1/30 Johnny Thunders: Like A Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan)Mp3
1/31 Agent Orange: Secret Agent Man (Johnny Rivers) Mp3
1/31 Reel Big Fish: Kiss Me Deadly (Lita Ford) Mp3

February Cover Song Download of The Day
2/1 Elvis Costello & Lucinda Williams: Wild Horses (Rolling Stones) Mp3
2/2 Easy Star All Stars: Karma Police (Radiohead) Mp3
2/3 Husker Du: Love Is All Around (Mary Tyler Moore) Mp3
2/4 Velvet Revolver: No More, No More (Aerosmith) Mp3
2/5 Pennywise: Land Down Under (Men At Work) Mp3
2/6 The Wonder Stuff: Fisherman’s Blues (The Waterboys) Mp3
2/7 Be Your Own Pet: Bicycle Race (Queen) Mp3
2/8 Billy Bragg: Jeane (The Smiths) Mp3
2/9 The Kooks: Crazy (Gnarls Barkley)Mp3
2/10 Ryan Adams/Whiskeytown: Nervous Breakdown (Black Flag)Mp3
2/11 Wilco: Color Me Impressed/I Wanna Be Sedated (Replacements/Ramones) Mp3

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Retro Music Snob News: The Horrors Have More Road Woes.

BBC 6 and NME Report:

The Horrors were forced to cancel their NME Indie Rock Tour date in Cardiff last night after their un-ironically named Coffin Joe was struck down with bronchitis.Just days before, frontman Faris was rushed to hospital after gashing his knee open during their gig at Birmingham's Carling Academy.It's not yet known if Joe is going to be well enough for them to continue with the tour tonight in Sheffield. If not, The Horrors are considering drafting in a substitute, according to NME.COM.

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Retro Music Snob News: Dream Theater Signs To Roadrunner Records.

IGN Reports:

Roadrunner Records seems to be on a roll these days as they continue to sign deals with bands. The label most recently signed indie darlings De Novo Dahl.

Now comes the news that PoMo Proggers Dream Theater--Mike Portnoy, drums; John Petrucci, guitar; John Myung, bass; James LaBrie, vocals; Jordan Rudess, keyboards--have inked a deal with the label.

As part of the deal Dream Theater will release a new album, entitled Systematic Chaos, in June. They will also hit the road for a slew of live dates and festival appearances.

"This album's got all of the elements we've become known for," reveals Portnoy. "The focus on musicianship, the skull-crushing riffs, the big progressive epics and the heart-wrenching melodies. We've got one of the strongest and most devoted fan bases in the world, and they should certainly be happy with the new material. By working closely with the label we hope to turn a great many new heads, too.

"The band holed up at Avatar Studios in New York where they worked on the album with engineer/ mixer Paul Northfield (Rush, Queensrÿche, Porcupine Tree) and Portnoy and Petrucci co-producing the seven song effort, with one of the tracks rumored to be a 25-minute mini-epic.

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Retro Music Snob News: LCD Soundsytems' James Murphy Dishes On Personal Info.

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Oh brother, where art thou? I'm at the Great Eastern Hotel near Shoreditch, the place where everyone looks like a bass player. I don't know the area that well but I love a good curry.

Where's your head at? It's in super happy excited zone.

Why? It's actually because, and this sounds so lame, but we just finished shooting videos, which I normally hate. I find it a necessary evil at best. I've just made a space video and spent all the budget on renting a huge loft and building space sets and flying harnesses and stuff. So I can make the crappest 2001 movie ever. The rough edit is totally amazing and hilarious.

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Retro Music Snob News: Foo Fighter's Dave Grohl...No He Is Not Dead.

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Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl was left shocked earlier this week, when he was listed online as having passed away.The incident marks the second time Grohl has been pronounced dead by internet pranksters.

Grohl’s details on online encyclopedia Wikipedia were altered to read "David Eric Grohl (January 14 1969 - February 5 2007)".

The rocker found out about his supposed demise when worried friends began calling offer his wife Jordyn their sympathy.

He says, "I got a phone message from a friend saying ‘Er, I guess…Jordyn… this is maybe… for you. I’m so sorry to hear what happened.’ "I heard this message and went, ‘What the f**k?’ They were leaving a message on my cell phone saying ‘I’m sorry Dave died.’ "That was weird, but I guess I’ve finally graduated to that status of being an internet rumour. It weirded me out a bit, but it’s stupid. I’m like a cockroach, don’t worry, I’ll be around for a long time."

Grohl was previously announced as dead in May 2006. Other rock stars to have had their deaths prematurely announced include Sir Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, and Paul Weller.

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Retro Music Snob Video: U2 "Out Of Control" Live 1981 Belfast

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Retro Music Snob News: Yo La Tengo Talks About The Band's Expanding Sound.

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With nearly 300 recorded songs and 22 years under its collective belt, Yo La Tengo continues to awe critics and fans alike with each new album. But the real treat begins when their amps warm up and the houselights dim.

Their performances run the gamut from high-decibel guitar wailings that would leave Sonic Youth speechless, to songs so quiet and gentle you want to nudge the guy next to you for being too loud when he takes a sip of beer.

The three-piece has recently been compared to jazz musicians for their lack of inhibition about improvising through entire sets--including one played recently in Jacksonville, Fla., with personal heroes the Sun Ra Arkestra--and have been lauded for their "encyclopedic knowledge of pop music." But singer/guitarist Ira Kaplan plays down the hype.

"We make millions of mistakes when we're playing, but you just learn that they don't matter that much. It's gone, you've made a mistake and it's over," Kaplan says from his tour bus somewhere on the road in the American South, chalking up the band's live successes to the willingness "to play badly in the pursuit of playing well."

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Retro Music Snob News: Bad Religion Touring South America. Check Dates.

PunkBands.Com Report:

Yesterday morning the host of one of the shows at a major radio station (FM Rock and Pop) in Argentina confirmed that Bad Religion will be playing Buenos Aires at the Quilmes Rock Festival. And indeed dates for a whole South American tour have already been posted on Bad Religion's MySpace.

Apr 10 2007 12:00PPista Atletica - Santiago, Apr 12 2007 12:00PQuilmes Rock Festival* - Buenos Aires, Apr 13 2007 8:00PMaster Hall - Curitiba, Apr 14 2007 8:00PCredicard Hall - Sao Paulo, Apr 15 2007 8:00PClaro Hall - Rio de Janeiro, Apr 18 2007 8:00PSalon 21 - Mexico City

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Retro Music Snob News: Johnny Rotten To Judge Bodog $1 Million Dollar "Batttle of The Bands"

Casino Times Co. UK Report:

Bodog Music's $1 Million Battle of the Bands is pleased to announce that the legendary John Lydon (a.k.a. Johnny Rotten) has signed on to be a judge for the show that is currently shooting across the United States and will run on a top cable network later in the year.

"I don't like decaffeinated teabags. The offer to this show came in the season to be jolly (Xmas). I don't know who Bodog is. I still don't, but I may in the future. I admire the wit, audacity and touch of genius to entrust me with the future of rock and roll. I do not do judgment. I don't take judgment. But, by the end of this show you'll know what this judge meant. I don't like decaffeinated teabags. P.S. - I always loved live music and these bands genuinely enjoy what they do, and they write their own songs. Thank you. Fresh. Whoever wins Bodog's cash cow contract is well worth it cause every single band in here is worth it. Words not given lightly. Up yours, John Rotten".

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Retro Music Snob News: Twenty Police Fans Get To Witness Rehearsal Gig at The Whisky In LA.

PR Reports:

Twenty lucky fans of The Police will attend the reformed rockers’ private gig at West Hollywood’s Whisky A Go Go nightclub on Monday (12FEB07).Loyal aficionados of the Roxanne band will be attending the 30th anniversary gig, where the band is expected to announce plans for a world tour. Frontman Sting says, "Sting.com has secured credentials so that 20 legacy members - those that have an unbroken membership since January 2006 - can be there to attend this historic event." The Police will perform for the first time in 23 years at the Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles tomorrow (11FEB07). The band split in 1984 but reformed briefly in 2003 to celebrate their inclusion into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

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Retro Music Snob News: Cowboy Junkies New Album & Book Coming Soon.

Chartattack Reports:

The Cowboy Junkies have completed recording their new 11-track At The End Of Paths Taken album, which will be available in North America on April 17 and internationally a week earlier.

"I rarely sit down with the objective of writing a set of songs based on a single theme, but this time I set out to write an album that dealt with 'family' and all of its complex relationships," Michael Timmins says of the follow-up to 2005's Early 21st Century Blues. "I'm not sure if it's my age or the age we live in or both, but the songs began to hint at themes of inevitability and finality; not exactly pre-determination, but a sense of running out of choices, a sense of being at the end of paths taken."

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Retro Music Snob Video: The Long Ryders "Looking For Lewis and Clark" Live

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Influential alt-country band...deserves a hell of a lot more attention than what it received. All Long Ryders albums are worth buying.
The Long Ryders: Looking For Lewis and Clark (live)

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Retro Music Snob News: The Kaiser Chiefs Give Fans Their Money Worth For Fighting Through Snow Storm.

NME Reports:

Kaiser Chiefs went down a storm on a snowy winter's night at the Doncaster Dome last night (February 9), performing a special show for Radio 1.Introduced onstage by the station's Zane Lowe, Ricky Wilson and co launched into a raucous set mixing established crowd-pleasers from debut album 'Employment' alongside new material from forthcoming follow-up album 'Yours Truly, Angry Mob'. A sell-out crowd of 3000-plus were treated to a lively opener in current single 'Ruby', before the band raised the roof with 'Everyday I Love You Less And Less' and 'Born To Be A Dancer'

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Retro Music Snob News: The Special's Neville Staples Joins The Enemy On Stage.

NME Reports:

Coventry rockers The Enemy rounded off their UK tour last night (February 9) with a chaotic hometown show that saw them joined on stage by a local legend . Having played songs from their forthcoming debut album - which singer Tom Clarke revealed would be called 'We'll Live And Die In These Towns' - the trio performed two songs in the encore by ska-heroes and fellow Coventrites The Specials. Assisting them was original Specials member Neville Staples who performed vocals on 'Too Much, Too Young' and 'A Message To You Rudy' much to the delight of the capacity crowd who turned out at the Coventry Colloseum.

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Retro Music Snob News: Origin Of The Indie Music "PLUG" Awards.

NY Sun Reports:

Award ceremonies are doubleedged swords. Take the Academy Awards, which dutifully reward those working behind the scenes — be they producers, set decorators, or sound editors — as well as the stars out front. Of course, Oscar night makes an even bigger spectacle out of patting its own back and reveling in its selfimportance, not to mention correcting its past mistakes.

But at least the Oscars recognize foreign contributions, short films, and independent features. Music award ceremonies, be they the American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, or the Grammys, shine their spotlight exclusively on major label product and rarely on foreign shores. It was one year while watching the inanity that the lead editor of independent music bellwether, the College Music Journal (CMJ), Gerry Hart, and a few of his friends had a revelation.

"Kid Rock was at all of them! And it just struck us like ‘This is crazy!'" he said. After an extensive armchair discussion, Mr. Hart and a clutch of friends — "people running college radio shows, buyers at indie record stores … none of us very important" — decided to do their own awards ceremony, heralding albums they liked, basically to "create a big mixtape for the year."

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Retro Music Snob News: The New Pornographers Upcoming Album Almost Complete.

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The New Pornographers, who froze their butts off during a free performance at Toronto's Nathan Phillips Square last Saturday after playing in Japan in January, are back to work on their new Mint album.
"We laid down bed tracks at Greenhouse studios in Vancouver this past month," says keyboardist Blaine Thurier. "We're now doing overdubs in Brooklyn with Phil Palazzolo, and mixing god knows where.
"We're looking to be all done by the end of April-ish for a release later this year." The Pornographers will play two shows in Florida in March and will be part of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, California on April 28.

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Retro Music Snob News: Agent Orange Added To Warped Tour 2007 Lineup. Check Warped HOF Video.

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Warped tour has confirmed the addition of influential surf/punk act Agent Orange to the tour this summer. The band is confirmed for a minimum of three shows. In addition, the event has posted the first video documenting their new exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland. The Museum has worked with the Tour's management to create an exhibit and time capsule that document the story of the Warped Tour from its inception in 1995 through the present. The first video features an interview with tour mastermind Kevin Lyman. The exhibit was opened with a performance featuring Paramore, Pennywise, Bouncing Souls and Bad Religion and more videos featuring live performances are expected soon.

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Retro Music Snob News: The Hold Steady Share Their "Favorite Drinking Songs"

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Funny article. The "Hold Steady" boys list their favorite songs about drinking, and they even give a little explaination behind it. Check it out here.

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Retro Music Snob News: Sammy Hagar Part Of Bands & Cruise Ship Vacations.

Billboard Reports:

Be it on land or sea, if there's one thing Sammy Hagar loves more than shooting tequila and playing rock 'n' roll, it's throwing an unforgettable party for his most dedicated fans.

Indeed, after nearly a week of getting "drunk off their asses" during the second annual Are We Having Any Fun Yet? cruise this March, about 750 loyal Hagar supporters will stumble off the Carnival Pride ship to meet the Red Rocker at the dock in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. From there, the next stop is Hagar's Cabo Wabo Cantina for afternoon tequila shots and an exclusive concert from the singer/liquor entrepreneur and his band the Wabos.

"We march (the fans) to the Cabo Wabo through town," Hagar says. "It's kind of like a parade. A couple of thousand locals join in and everybody is singing songs like 'Cabo Wabo' and 'Mas Tequila' -- it's awesome."

Along with such acts as Lynyrd Skynyrd (Gimme 3 Days), Tim McGraw (Country Cruise Getaway), Sister Hazel (the Rock Boat) and Barenaked Ladies (Ships and Dip), Hagar is one of many acts this year linking with a major cruise line to earn extra cash while taking a break from the road.

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Retro Music Snob News: Lil Jon Going For The Guinness Book Record. Yep...Money Well Spent.

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Rapper Lil' Jon has launched a campaign to get his $100,000 (GBP51,200) 14-inch `CRUNK AIN'T DEAD' necklace in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's biggest diamond pendant.

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Cover Song Mp3 of The Day: Ryan Adams/Whiskeytown Cover Black Flag

Cover Song Mp3 of The Day

Retro Music Snob will provide a cover song a day for the month of February. Cool stuff that you need to check. If you missed the January covers please check the archives as they will soon be removed.

Note: These songs will stay up for a minimal amount of time. There are no intentions to infringe on copyrights. If you are the owner of the posted material, RMS will remove any song immediately if contacted, and requested to do so. Our only intention is to expose these songs, and bands to an audience that may have not heard them.

If you are not familiar with the band/song…GIVE IT A LISTEN...you may like it, and want to buy some tunes. Support these artists.

January Cover Song Download of The Day:
1/1 Buckcherry: Anything, Anything (Dramarama Cover)Mp3
1/1 The Epoxies: Clones (We are all) (Alice Cooper Cover) Mp3
1/2 Mustard Plug: Freshmen (Verve Pipe Cover)Mp3
1/2 Placebo: Johnny and Mary (Robert Palmer Cover) Mp3
1/3 Ordinary Boys: Little Bitch (Specials Cover) Mp3
1/3 Lagwagon: Megan (Smoking Popes Cover) Mp3
1/4 Rhett Miller & Ben Kweller: She’s The One (Ramones Cover) Mp3
1/4 HEM: So. Central Rain (R.E.M. Cover) Mp3
1/5 The Prissteens: Whole Wide World (Wreckless Eric Cover) Mp3
1/5 The Goops: Build Me Up Buttercup (Foundations Cover) Mp3
1/6 Jellyfish: Jet (Paul McCartney and Wings Cover) Mp3
1/6 The Jayhawks: Bad Time (Grand Funk Cover) Mp3
1/7 Bim Skala Bim: Brain Damage (Pink Floyd Cover) Mp3
1/7 Jughead’s Revenge: Jerkin’ Back N’ Forth (Devo Cover) Mp3
1/8 Smoking Popes: Pure Imagination (Willy Wonka Cover) Mp3
1/8 Marvelous 3: Always Something There To Remind Me Mp3
1/9 Red Rockers: Eve of Destruction (Barry McGuire Cover) Mp3
1/9 Manic Street Preachers: Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You (4 Seasons)Mp3
1/10 Brian Setzer: Town Without Pity (Gene Pitney)Mp3
1/10 Billy Bragg: When Will I See You Again (Three Degrees)Mp3
1/11 Josie Cotton: Jimmy Loves Marianne (Looking Glass)Mp3
1/11 Belly: It’s Not Unusual (Tom Jones) Mp3
1/12 Goldfinger: The Kids Are Alright (The Who)Mp3
1/12 L7: Hanging on The Telephone (The Nerves/Blondie) Mp3
1/13 AFI: Hanging Garden (The Cure) Mp3
1/13 The Cardigans: The Boys Are Back in Town (Thin Lizzy) Mp3
1/14 Southern Culture on The Skids: House of Bamboo (Earl Grant) Mp3
1/14 Chet Baker: Almost Blue (live) (Elvis Costello) Mp3
1/15 Social Code: Whisper To a Scream (Birds Fly)(Icicle Works Cover)Mp3
1/15 Kasey Chambers: Better Be Home Soon (Crowded House) Mp3
1/16 Letters to Cleo: Dangerous Type (The Cars) Mp3
1/16 Ron Sexsmith: I Don’t Like Mondays (Boomtown Rats) Mp3
1/17 Eve’s Plum: If I Can’t Have You (Yvonne Elliman-Sat Nite Fever) Mp3
1/17 Darius: Sandy (John Travolta-Grease) Mp3
1/18 Elliot Smith: Care of Cell#44 (Zombies) Mp3
1/18 Stray Cats: You Can’t Hurry Love (The Supremes) Mp3
1/19 Fishbone: Freddie’s Dead (Curtis Mayfield) Mp3
1/19 Big Head Todd & The Monsters: Sweet Home Alabama (Skynard) Mp3
1/20 Ednaswap: Next To You (The Police) Mp3
1/20 Rhett Miller: Girl (Beatles) Mp3
1/21 Rooney: Death on Two Legs (Queen) Mp3
1/21 The Replacements: Cruella De Ville (101 Dalmations) Mp3
1/22 Rocket: I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend (Ramones) Mp3
1/22 Natalie Merchant & Michael Stipe: To Sir With Love (Lulu) Mp3
1/23 Bad Manners: Bang on The Drum (Todd Rundgren & Utopia) Mp3
1/23 Beautiful South: Living Thing (ELO) Mp3
1/24 Devo: Head Like a Hole (Nine Inch Nails) Mp3
1/24 Lady Sovereign: Pretty Vacant (Sex Pistols) Mp3
1/25 Wilco: Any Major Dude (Steely Dan) Mp3
1/25 Nickel Creek: Spit on a Stranger (Pavement) Mp3
1/26 The F.U.’s : All The Youn Dudes (Mott The Hoople) Mp3
1/26 The Specials: Pressure Drop (Toots & The Maytals) Mp3
1/27 David Gray: Smile Like You Mean It (Killers) Mp3
1/27 Johnny Panic: Happy Together (Turtles) Mp3
1/28 The Avengers: Paint It Black (The Rolling Stones) Mp3
1/28 Afghan Whigs: Lost In The Supermarket (The Clash) Mp3
1/29 Goo Goo Dolls: Million Miles Away (Plimsouls) Mp3
1/29 The 3 O’Clock: Sorry (Easybeats) Mp3
1/30 Mighty Mighty Bosstones: Simmer Down (Bob Marley)Mp3
1/30 Johnny Thunders: Like A Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan)Mp3
1/31 Agent Orange: Secret Agent Man (Johnny Rivers) Mp3
1/31 Reel Big Fish: Kiss Me Deadly (Lita Ford) Mp3

February Cover Song Download of The Day
22/1 Elvis Costello & Lucinda Williams: Wild Horses (Rolling Stones) Mp3
2/2 Easy Star All Stars: Karma Police (Radiohead) Mp3
2/3 Husker Du: Love Is All Around (Mary Tyler Moore) Mp3
2/4 Velvet Revolver: No More, No More (Aerosmith) Mp3
2/5 Pennywise: Land Down Under (Men At Work) Mp3
2/6 The Wonder Stuff: Fisherman’s Blues (The Waterboys) Mp3
2/7 Be Your Own Pet: Bicycle Race (Queen) Mp3
2/8 Billy Bragg: Jeane (The Smiths) Mp3
2/9 The Kooks: Crazy (Gnarls Barkley)Mp3
2/10 Ryan Adams/Whiskeytown: Nervous Breakdown (Black Flag)Mp3

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Retro Music Snob News: The Ruts "Staring At The Rude Boys"

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A little something to get the blood flowing this fine morning. Go get your coffee, juice, beer, or whatever you imbibe in the early hours, and sit your ass down and listen to The Ruts. Haaaa!
The Ruts: Staring At The Rude Boys

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Retro Music Snob News: Trailer For Korn's "MTV Unplugged" With Robert Smith & Amy Lee.

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A video trailer for Korn's "MTV Unplugged" performance has been posted online at this location. Amy Lee of Evanescence and Robert Smith of The Cure talk about being fans of Korn themselves and having the opportunity to perform with the band. The online premiere is scheduled for Friday, February 23 at MTV.com while the on-air feature will premiere Friday, March 2. An album version of the performance will be available March 6. Korn's video for the "unplugged" version of "Freak on a Leash", featuring a guest appearance by Amy Lee of Evanescence, has been posted online at YouTube.com.

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Retro Music Snob News: Tom Morello, Shooter Jennings, Ben Harper & Dave Kushner of Velvet Revolver All-Star Jam at Hollywood Gig.

Blabbermouth Reports:

According to a posting on his official web site, Velvet Revolver guitarist Dave Kushner "jammed some acoustic blues/country/rock jams [Tuesday] night [February 6] at the Hotel Café in Hollywood. Me, Shooter Jennings and Leroy (guitar player from Shooter's band) whooped it up at Tom Morello's , night," Dave wrote. Tom played first as the Nightwtchman and us. There was also a jam at the end with all mentioned above plus Ben Harper and Cypress Hill. It was a star-studded event too! CNN was there filming, all kinds of actors and shit, a real live 'who's who.'"

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Retro Music Snob News: The Damned's Rat Scabies Producing Glass Heroes With Help From Members of The Ruts.

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TKO has posted an update on Glass Heroes' sessions for their new full length Liars, Cheats & Thieves!. As previously announced the band is recording with Rat Scabies of the Damned producing. The album will contain a cover of the Ruts' "Backbiter" with Ruts bassist Segs Jennings contributing. Guest appearances from other punk veterans are reportedly in the works, as the band plans to "salute to the 30 year anniversary of the Punk Rock explosion." Liars, Cheats & Thieves! will be the band's second full length for TKO. Their self-titled debut is due this Spring.

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Retro Music Snob News: Andy Partridge At A Crossroad With XTC, and What Comes Next.

Pitchfork Reports:

Following the release of the Fuzzy Warbles Collector's Album box set, Andy Partridge is keeping busy, though the possibility of him releasing new music under the XTC moniker seems doubtful.

Partridge revealed the news to David Garland of WNYC's "Spinning on Air" for an episode of the radio show that will air this Sunday night, February 11, and Garland was nice enough to share a transcript of a piece of the interview with us. Partridge says, "At the moment, XTC is well and truly in the fridge. Purely, really, for the reason that [partner] Colin [Moulding] doesn't want to write anymore. He's either taking a break, or that break could become permanently in place. He told me some months back that he's not interested in music anymore, and doesn't want to write, and basically said, 'Our paths will cross again or they'll be involved in some way.' And then he proceeded to move away from his house-- I have no idea where he's living right now, I have no idea what his phone number is, don't really know how to contact him, and so Colin is obviously wanting to leave the world to some extent. And I guess he's got the right to do that, so I'm not going to pester him and say, 'Come on, what's the matter with you, get it together

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Retro Music Snob News: Fountains of Wayne Stream "Someone To Love" Off of Traffic and Weather.

Stereogum Reports:

Power pop gurus Fountains Of Wayne are blazing back this year with their fourth LP Traffic And Weather, and between their eponymous debut and Welcome Interstate Managers, they've got a lot to live up to. Good thing they're bloody brilliant! The record's chugging title track's a dirty burner, "Michael And Heather At The Baggage Claim" is a breezy bit of acoustic pop, "Yolanda Hayes" is an pepped-up dose of horn-blasted '60s songwriting, and "This Better Be Good" has the heartbroken-harmonies-and-glockenspiel vibe on lockdown. So yeah, we like it -- but we're fanboys. Here's a stream of the first single, "Someone To Love," a slice of classic FOW, slinging power chords, synth arpeggios, and a beefy hook.

Click here for Fountains of Wayne "Someone to Love" stream (from Stereogum)

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Retro Music Snob News: Ryan Adams Wants To Max Out His Output On His Internet Site.

Spin Reports:

If you put a nickel in the bank every time the word prolific appeared in print before Ryan Adams' name, you'll have saved enough by next year to buy a Ferrari Enzo that's been dipped in beluga caviar and bedazzled with pink sapphires. And if Adams released all the songs he'd written while your funds accrued, making them available for 99 cents each, you still wouldn't have enough money to download them all.

Now, there are probably many complex reasons why Adams -- who put out no fewer than three albums in 2005, including the stellar jam-bandy double disc Cold Roses -- releases so much work. I won't pretend to psychoanalyze his motives, though I believe the simple answer he gave on his website: "I like to play music when I'm not busy playing music." But last December, when he posted 13 very funny novelty albums on his homepage -- attributed to such alter egos as chill rapper DJ Reggie, screamo outfit WereWolph, and bratty punkers the Shit -- I wondered if the move was a direct response to folks who'd complained about his unpruned output on Stereogum a few months earlier. "I have learned how to use a cool thing on my computer which basically allows me now to never ever stop recording music ever," Adams wrote on ryan-adams.com, "Which is going to be great news for all my adoring fans." To wit: You think I've recorded too much? Wait until you hear my 113,236,857th record, an ode to every idea I've had since lunch.

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Retro Music Snob News: Arcade Fire Add Electrelane And Patrick Wolf To Tour.

Pitchfork Reports:

Before overseas fans of Arcade Fire reach "The Well and the Lighthouse", they'll explore The Magic Position. Before "No Cars Go"? No Shouts, No Calls. That's right, the indomitable Arcade Fire have asked Patrick Wolf and Electrelane to each open a leg of their previously reported European mega-tour.

Wolf-- whose The Magic Position drops UK-ways on February 26 (Loog) and U.S.-ways May 1 (Low Altitude/Universal), as you know-- joins the little indie band that could for eight dates, beginning March 5 in Dublin. He'll then pass the torch to Electrelane, who'll attempt to whip crowds into a frenzy of neon Biblical proportions over the next 14 dates, including a long European stretch. As reported yesterday, Electrelane's No Shouts, No Calls hits U.S. shores May 8 via Too Pure.

We imagine all these gigs have sold themselves inside out by now, so we encourage the woefully ticketless to seek consolation by revisiting the lyrics, the mysterious pamphlet, NPR (for the February 17 concert simulcast), and that other Bible.

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Retro Music Snob News: Hoodoo Gurus Back In The US. Check Dates.

Live Daily Reports:

Veteran Australian pop-punk rockers the Hoodoo Gurus have a North American tour planned for next month--their first shows in the US since 1994.

The band, which had several hits on the US college charts in the mid to late '80s, will start with three March 16 performances at South by Southwest in Austin. From there, the group will hit New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Colorado, California and Toronto, Ontario, through March 31. Dates are listed below.

As part of their recent label deal with Virtual Records, the Gurus have reissued their debut recording, 1984's "Stoneage Romeos," and put out a two-disc DVD collection titled "Tunnel Vision."

The "Stoneage Romeos" reissue includes bonus tracks "Leilani Pt 2," "Be My Guru" and "Hoodoo You Love," along with a fold-out poster. A couple of songs from the record are streaming at the band's MySpace page.
The "Tunnel Vision" DVD features all of Hoodoo Gurus' 30 videos, plus live performances filmed in venues around the world and a full-length documentary with band interviews and special guests including Red Kross and The Bangles, according to a press release.

The deal with Virtual, which gives the band its own Hoodoo Gurus Records label, also provides for the digital release of tracks from the Gurus' catalog that have not previously been available in North America, according to the band's website.

March 200716 - Austin, TX - South by Southwest20 - New York, NY - B.B. Kings21 - Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live23 - Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern25 - Chicago, IL - The Abbey 26 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up27 - San Diego, CA - Belly Up Tavern28 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre30 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues31 - San Francisco, CA - Cafe Du Nord

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Retro Music Snob Video: Teenage Fanclub "The Concept"

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Do you remember these lads? Yesssss! Short version but it will do.
Teenage Fanclub: The Concept

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Retro Music Snob News: Sia To Release Live Album.

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Aussie indie chanteuse Sia will be releasing a nine-song live LP via Astralweks entitled Lady Croissant. The set, which contains both Zero 7 and Sia songs, was recorded at New York’s Bowery Ballroom, and features live performances of "Numb," "Breathe Me" and a cover of the Pretenders song, "I Go To Sleep." The CD also contains a brand new studio recording titled "Pictures."

Tracklist For Lady Croissant:01. Pictures02. Don't Bring Me Down03. Destiny04. Blow It All Away05. Lentil06. Numb07. I Go To Sleep08. Breathe Me09. Distractions

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Retro Music Snob News: Guns N' Roses Honor Versace With Performance At Rodeo Drive's "Walk Of Style". See Pictures.

Blabbermouth Reports:

Guns N' Roses played a two-song set at the Rodeo Drive's Walk of Style ceremony, which was held Thursday night (February 8) in Beverly Hills, California. The band, which used a stand-in bass player (Tommy Stinson was apparently unable to make the gig) for the performance, blazed through "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" and "Sweet Child O' Mine" to close the event, which honored Gianni and Donatella Versace.

The news of GN'R's performance was broken Tuesday (February 6) during Donatella Versace's appearance on the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" program where she called GN'R frontman Axl Rose a "very elegant person" who loves fashion. Axl reportedly stayed after the band's set until the party ended shortly after midnight. Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach was one of Rose's guests for the evening. Check out pictures from Film Magic.

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Retro Music Snob News: Paul Stanley Interviewed By CNBC About His Art Endeavor. Check Video.

CNBC and Blabbermouth Report:

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley spoke to CNBC's Becky Quick this morning (Friday, February 9) about his venture into the art world. Watch the four-minute segment at www.cnbc.com.Wentworth Gallery, one of the nation's leading fine art retailers, will present two art exhibitions by Paul Stanley. He will make two special appearances at the Wentworth Galleries on Friday, February 9 in Hackensack and on Saturday, February 10 in Short Hills. Both appearances are open to the public and free of charge.

Paul Stanley's New Jersey Wentworth Gallery appearances:Friday February 9, 2007 (6-9)PMWentworth GalleryRiverside Square Mall 171 Riverside SquareHackensack, NJSaturday, February 10, 2007 (4-7) PMWentworth Gallery Short Hills Mall1200 Morris Turnpike Short Hills, NJ

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Retro Music Snob News: No Use For a Name Set To Release "Best Of" Album.

PunkNews.org Reports:

No Use For A Name has announced plans to release a new "Best Of" album in May or June. The veteran punk act is promising: "comments from the band on each song, tons of archive photos, posters, passes, and fliers and stories from moms, tour manager." They plan to follow that with both a new DVD and a new full length record. Also in the works are a trip to South America in August. The band released their last album, Keep Them Confused, in 2005. 2007 marks the 20th anniversary of their first released song. The song "Gang Way" appeared on Maximum RocknRoll's Turn It Around released 20 years ago in 1987.

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Retro Music Snob News: Dinosaur Jr. New Album Details.

NME Reports:

The original line-up of Dinosaur Jr. have announced details of their first studio album in 18 years. The group, consisting of J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph, release 'Beyond' on April 30.The original incarnation of Dinosaur Jr issued three albums, 'Dinosaur', 'You're Living All Over Me' and 'Bug', before bassist Barlow left. The group recorded the album at guitarist J Mascis's Bisquiteen Studios.

The full tracklisting of 'Beyond' is:'Almost Ready''Crumble''Pick Me Up''Back To Your Heart''This Is All I Came To Do''Been There All The Time''It's Me''We're Not Alone''I Got Lost''Lightning Bulb''What If I Knew'

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Retro Music Snob News: The Horrors Announce Tour Dates.

Gigwise Reports:

The Horrors have announced the dates for a comprehensive UK tour which gets underway in Liverpool, on March 23rd. The band will call at venues across the United Kingdom to promote their debut album ‘Strange House’ which is released on March 5th.

The Horrors will be playing at the following venues - Liverpool, Academy 2 – March 23Manchester, Club Academy - 24Hull, Welly - 25Leeds, Cockpit - 26Birmingham, Barfly - 27Nottingham, Rescue Rooms - 29Cardiff, Barfly - 30Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms - April 1Bristol, Thekla - 2Norwich, Waterfront - 3Newcastle, Academy 2 - 5Glasgow, ABC2 - 6Aberdeen, Kef - 7Edinburgh, Cabaret Voltaire - 8Stoke, Sugarmill - 10Brighton, Concorde 2 - 11Southend, Chinnerys - 12

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Retro Music Snob News: Iggy & The Stooges Announce Dates.

Spin Reports:

Seminal punk quartet the Stooges, featuring newfound bassist Mike Watt (fIREHOSE/Minutemen), have announced their first slew of tour dates as a reformed band. The scattered, seven-date mini-tour, launched in support of the band's first album in 33 years, The Weirdness (out March 20), will be prefaced with a gig at SXSW March 17.

The Stooges tour dates: 3/17, Austin, TX (SXSW)4/7, Boston, MA (Orpheum Boston) 4/9, New York, NY (United Palace) 4/13, Detroit, MI (Fox Theatre) 4/17, Denver, CO (Filmore Auditorium) 4/19 & 4/21, San Francisco, CA (The Warfield) 4/27, Seattle, WA (WaMu Theater at Qwest Field Events)

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Retro Music Snob Video: The Police "Truth Hits Everybody"

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The Police will open the Grammys on Sunday...the chat on the blogs have been about what song do you think they should open with, and what song will they open with. Check Stereogum as they placed odds on what the first song will be. Pretty funny. For once it would be cool if a reunited band would open with a tune that hasn't been driven in the ground (ie...Roxanne and Every Breath). My opening medley suggestion "Truth Hits Everybody" or "Next To You", "Message in a Bottle", "Man in a Suitcase". If I had to lay money on what they will open the Grammys with...I would go with "Message in a Bottle"...

The Police: Truth Hits Everybody (Live)

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Retro Music Snob News: 15 Songs Owned By Movie Scenes

AV Club Reports:

"The Snob" digz lists, and this is a short, but relatively good one. Gret topic for debate. Of course there are so many scenes tied to tunes that it would take some serious thinking to narrow it down to the best of the best. We will have to expand on this list someday...when time permits. Send me your top 10, and I will start compiling them.

1. Stealers Wheel, "Stuck In The Middle With You," Reservoir Dogs (1992)
In liner notes penned for a double-disc edition of the Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction soundtracks, Quentin Tarantino introduced the notion that sometimes songs become so linked to films that the films essentially own them from there on out. So it's only fitting to begin this list with the perfect example: Prior to Tarantino's 1992 debut film, it was a pleasant bit of Beatles-inspired '70s pop. Now it's the sound of bondage and mutilation and there's no going back.

2. Derek And The Dominos, "Layla," Goodfellas (1990)
From as early as Who's That Knocking At My Door? and Mean Streets, director Martin Scorsese has been a great innovator in using pop music in films—sometimes in an ironic context, other times to bring a certain period or emotion to life. The piano coda to Derek And The Dominos' "Layla" comes at a time of reckoning in Goodfellas: The audacious Lufthansa heist, such a boon to the gangsters who pulled it off, has completely unraveled because the people involved have spent their money conspicuously. As a boy heads off to retrieve a stickball, he discovers the first bodies in a pink Cadillac, and the song starts to play as more bodies are discovered in a pile of garbage and a meat truck. It's the morning Joe Pesci becomes a made man, and the mood is ominous.

Click here to see AV's 13 other "Songs Owned By Movie Scenes"...

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Retro Music Snob News: The Exies Freddy Herrera Does A Little Q&A

IGN Reports:

Angeles based power pop trio The Exies (Scott Stevens, lead vocals, guitar; Freddy Herrera, bass, vocals; Chris Skane, guitar, vocals) sprung up on the scene back in 1998, founded by Stevens and Herrera.

The band has released two albums to date, Inertia in 2003 and Head For The Door in 2004. Their third release, A Modern Way Of Living With The Truth, is scheduled to hit on April 10th, 2007.

While the writing and recording of the new album kept the band busy, they also spruce up the studio seclusion with bristling live shows and to date have toured extensively with the likes of Breaking Benjamin, 30 Seconds To Mars, The Used, Sparta, Evanescence, and even found themselves on the Motley Crue Carnival of Sins Tour in 2006 due to the fact that Nikki Sixx is a huge fan.

Interestingly enough the band was close to the edge of breaking up, but found a new sense of purpose with the new album.Recently we caught up with bassist and vocalist Freddy Herrera who valiantly answered all the questions we shotgunned his way.

Click here to read the Q&A with Freddy from The Exies...

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Retro Music Snob News: The Cult Play Live As Part of NASCAR's "Rock N' Racing" Series.

Blabbermouth Reports:

The Cult will make its first live appearance of 2007 on February 24 at California Speedway in Fontana, California. The concert, which begins at 8:00 p.m., is a part of NASCAR's highly successful Rock 'n Racing series. Tickets include admission to the racetrack to view the race and The Cult's post-race performance.

The Cult is scheduled to enter the studio this month to begin pre-production on the group's first album since 2001's "Beyond Good and Evil". A fall release is expected. Also planned for release is a DVD of the band's November 13, 2006 concert at Irving Plaza in New York City, tentatively due in April.

The Cult's current touring lineup includes principals Ian Astbury (vocals) and Billy Duffy (guitar) alongside bassist Chris Wyse, drummer John Tempesta (ex-White Zombie, Testament, Exodus, Helmet) and rhythm guitarist Mike Dimkich. New The Cult European tour dates are being booked for June, with many more shows to follow in the fall and winter.

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Retro Music Snob News: Fall Out Boy Feel Comments Unwarranted Due To Hip Hop Connection.

MTV Reports:

Speaking in an exclusive interview with MTV News, the Fall Out crew, who have recently been spotted hanging out with the likes of Jay-Z and Kanye as well as collaborating with hip-hop artists on new tracks, said that people should just take their music for what it is. “It is almost painful,” said Pete, “to watch people be like ‘Oh it is so different and this is insane’ and reviewers or the press get the one sheet on it. ‘Oh yeah they worked with (whispers) black people!’ and they are like ‘Its rap, it is actually a rap record.”

“It is real disheartening because you feel like people know how they feel about the record before they even listen to it.”

Vocalist Patrick Stump added that even if they experiment with different sounds and work with different people they are still the Fall Out Boy that fans know and love. “It’s one of those things where you cannot escape yourself,” he said, “and no matter what we do we are still going to be Fall Out Boy. And the key is that we are proud of that.”

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Retro Music Snob Video: Pulp "Common People" Live BBC Performance

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Classic song...ya know...I like William Shatner's version too. It's so over the top that it's good. It doesn't hurt that you have Joe Jackson backing him. Even funnier too watch Shatner have a go at it live.
Pulp: Common People (Live BBC)

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Retro Music Snob News: Foo Fighters Taylor Hawkins Reacts To Prince Cover At The Superbowl.

NME Reports:

Foo Fighters have reacted to Prince's cover of 'Best Of You' at the Superbowl XL halftime show on Sunday (February 4).

The Foo Fighters have covered the Prince song 'Darling Nikki' and the Prince penned 'Drive Me Wild' as b-sides.

Drummer Taylor Hawkins said: "Dude, I have no idea why he did it, but I'd love to find out. I mean, the thought went through my head that maybe he was doing it as a sort of 'Fuck you' to us, or maybe he really likes the song.

"Either way, it was pretty amazing to have a guy like Prince covering one of our songs - and actually doing it better than we did.

"Speaking about Prince's reaction to the Foo's cover 'Darling Nikki' he said: "We wanted to put it out here in the States, but Prince wouldn't let us. I heard that he didn't like our version. Or maybe he didn't like us doing it."

"Dave (Grohl loved 'Darling Nikki' because it was really funky. And so we just recorded our version in my garage, and somehow it ended up getting played on the radio- which was weird, because we just did it as a sort of joke."

Hawkins said that the band were beginning to work on the follow up to 2005's 'In Your Honour', he told MTV: "We're just getting started on a new album, just demoing and stuff right now."

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Retro Music Snob News: Watch Scissor Sisters' Soap Opera Debut On "Passions".

Pitchfork Reports:

Scissor Sisters made their tv soap opera debut on "Passions". The script is so bad...but what do you expect from a soap...campy, but the band gets a plug on US tv. Click here to check the bad acting. Haa!

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Retro Music Snob News: Feist New Album Info. Release Dates & Track List.

Chartattack Reports:

It's been a year since the release of Feist's Open Season remix album, and three since her Let It Die breakthrough, so she may have had a few reminders that she was overdue for some new material.

The Calgary native seems to have taken those hints to heart, and Arts & Crafts will release The Reminder on May 1. Feist told ChartAttack at last year's Juno Awards that her new album would feature more guitar and contributions from Mocky, Chilli Gonzales, Jamie Lidell and her Canadian band members, Bryden Baird, Jesse Baird and Julian Brown. What appears to be the new record's cover, but no other information, can be found on Feist's website.

If you're really desperate to hear The Reminder and don't mind forking out extra cash for an import copy, it will come out internationally a week before hitting stores in Canada and the U.S.
Feist has been nominated for favourite solo artist at this year's Canadian Independent Music Awards, which take place at Toronto's Docks on March 7.

The part-time Broken Social Scene member has five shows scheduled in England, France and Germany in April, and Canadian dates in support of The Reminder are expected later this year.

Here are the songs on The Reminder:
"So Sorry"
"I Feel It All"
"My Moon My Man"
"The Park"
"The Water"
"Sea Lion Woman"
"Past In Present"
"Limit To Your Love"
"1 2 3 4"
"Brandy Alexander"
"Intuition"
"Honey Honey"
"How My Heart Behaves"

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Retro Music Snob News: ITunes Partners With Ticketmaster.

Filter Reports:

At the Concert Industry Consortium 2007 held earlier this week in Los Angeles, Sean Moriarty, the head of Ticketmaster, announced that the company will allow users to purchase concert tickets and iTunes downloads simultaneously. This is not the first time that music downloads have been offered alongside concert tickets. For the release of Modern Times in August, Bob Dylan offered exclusive ticket purchases to iTunes customers who downloaded the album.

In lieu of the summer concert season, Ticketmaster has decided to allow ticket purchasers the opportunity to download music of their choice from the iTunes Store for free. In addition to the free downloads, Ticketmaster and iTunes are going to jointly sell $50 gift cards. Talks of the collaboration are currently in its initial phase. More ideas will be announced following a test run during the summer concert season.

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Retro Music Snob News: Bloc Party Comment On Album Leaks.

NME Reports:

Bloc Party's Kele Okereke has spoken about their second album 'A Weekend In The City' leaking on the internet three months ahead of its release date.

A low quality rip of the entire album leaked onto the internet in November 2006, while a high quality version of the album leaked in January of this year.

Speaking about the leak, frontman Kele Okereke said: "We were worried how that would affect things, but it's number one in the midweek charts.

"One benefit of the album leaking on to the net is that a lot of people have already heard some of the tracks, so they react in the right places and the shows have been amazing so far.

"Okereke said despite the growth the band have experienced between albums he is still fond of their debut 'Silent Alarm'.

He said: "I am proud. You always cringe at your earlier efforts. I will probably do the same with our latest album. But I know both are good records.

"Okereke also explained the lyrics in album opener 'Song From Clay (Disappear Here)'. He told Something For The Weekend: "I wanted to write about this detached socialite character, who goes to all the right parties and who knows all the right people but feels unfulfilled.

"There's nothing more depressing than someone who has been out too long and can't function or think. It can be quite dehumanising."

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Cover Song Mp3 of The Day: The Kooks Cover Gnarls Barkley

Cover Song Mp3 of The Day

Retro Music Snob will provide a cover song a day for the month of February. Cool stuff that you need to check. If you missed the January covers please check the archives as they will soon be removed.

Note: These songs will stay up for a minimal amount of time. There are no intentions to infringe on copyrights. If you are the owner of the posted material, RMS will remove any song immediately if contacted, and requested to do so. Our only intention is to expose these songs, and bands to an audience that may have not heard them.

If you are not familiar with the band/song…GIVE IT A LISTEN...you may like it, and want to buy some tunes. Support these artists.

January Cover Song Download of The Day:
1/17 Eve’s Plum: If I Can’t Have You (Yvonne Elliman-Sat Nite Fever) Mp3
1/17 Darius: Sandy (John Travolta-Grease) Mp3
1/18 Elliot Smith: Care of Cell#44 (Zombies) Mp3
1/18 Stray Cats: You Can’t Hurry Love (The Supremes) Mp3
1/19 Fishbone: Freddie’s Dead (Curtis Mayfield) Mp3
1/19 Big Head Todd & The Monsters: Sweet Home Alabama (Skynard) Mp3
1/20 Ednaswap: Next To You (The Police) Mp3
1/20 Rhett Miller: Girl (Beatles) Mp3
1/21 Rooney: Death on Two Legs (Queen) Mp3
1/21 The Replacements: Cruella De Ville (101 Dalmations) Mp3
1/22 Rocket: I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend (Ramones) Mp3
1/22 Natalie Merchant & Michael Stipe: To Sir With Love (Lulu) Mp3
1/23 Bad Manners: Bang on The Drum (Todd Rundgren & Utopia) Mp3
1/23 Beautiful South: Living Thing (ELO) Mp3
1/24 Devo: Head Like a Hole (Nine Inch Nails) Mp3
1/24 Lady Sovereign: Pretty Vacant (Sex Pistols) Mp3
1/25 Wilco: Any Major Dude (Steely Dan) Mp3
1/25 Nickel Creek: Spit on a Stranger (Pavement) Mp3
1/26 The F.U.’s : All The Youn Dudes (Mott The Hoople) Mp3
1/26 The Specials: Pressure Drop (Toots & The Maytals) Mp3
1/27 David Gray: Smile Like You Mean It (Killers) Mp3
1/27 Johnny Panic: Happy Together (Turtles) Mp3
1/28 The Avengers: Paint It Black (The Rolling Stones) Mp3
1/28 Afghan Whigs: Lost In The Supermarket (The Clash) Mp3
1/29 Goo Goo Dolls: Million Miles Away (Plimsouls) Mp3
1/29 The 3 O’Clock: Sorry (Easybeats) Mp3
1/30 Mighty Mighty Bosstones: Simmer Down (Bob Marley)Mp3
1/30 Johnny Thunders: Like A Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan)Mp3
1/31 Agent Orange: Secret Agent Man (Johnny Rivers) Mp3
1/31 Reel Big Fish: Kiss Me Deadly (Lita Ford) Mp3

February Cover Song Download of The Day
2/1 Elvis Costello & Lucinda Williams: Wild Horses (Rolling Stones) Mp3
2/2 Easy Star All Stars: Karma Police (Radiohead) Mp3
2/3 Husker Du: Love Is All Around (Mary Tyler Moore) Mp3
2/4 Velvet Revolver: No More, No More (Aerosmith) Mp3
2/5 Pennywise: Land Down Under (Men At Work) Mp3
2/6 The Wonder Stuff: Fisherman’s Blues (The Waterboys) Mp3
2/7 Be Your Own Pet: Bicycle Race (Queen) Mp3
2/8 Billy Bragg: Jeane (The Smiths) Mp3
2/9 The Kooks: Crazy (Gnarls Barkley)Mp3

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Retro Music Snob News: Noel Gallagher Brands His Brother Liam a Lunatic. That Is Classic Brotherly Love.

PR Reports:

Oasis rocker Noel Gallagher has branded his bandmate brother Liam a 'lunatic', insisting he is too easily led to be taken seriously. Noel, 39, is convinced his younger sibling still has the personality of a very young man, despite being 34 years old - and he regularly exploits Liam with his superior intellect. He says, "Liam has really long hair at the moment and looks like a lunatic, which is about right. "He's still a very silly young man and talks out of his a**e 23 hours of the day. "You say, 'Hey Liam, what about putting a choir on that song?' He'll say, 'Brilliant, yeah, f**king choir, man.' "Then someone will go, 'Choir? That's a bit poncey isn't it?' And he'll be like, 'Yeah, no, choirs are s**t, mate, f**king rubbish.' So you can have good fun with Liam in the studio!"

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Retro Music Snob News: Ozzy Sidekick Zack Wylde Donates One Million Dollars For Lab At St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Blabbermouth Reports:

Black Label Society mainman/Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde is in the process of donating a million-dollar lab to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital over a five-to-ten-year period. The foundation is in the process of becoming established and there have already been sizeable donations.

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Retro Music Snob News: Goon Moon Reunites Twiggy Ramirez and Masters Of Reality Chris Goss.

Billboard Reports:

Jeordie White (better known to Marilyn Manson fans as Twiggy Ramirez) has united once more with Masters Of Reality singer/guitarist Chris Goss and Hella drummer Zach Hill for the second release by Goon Moon, "Licker's Last Leg." Due April 28 via Ipecac, the disc isn't quite as strange as 2005's "I Got a Brand New Egg Layin' Machine," but is certainly still quirky enough to be unmistakably Goon Moon.

Most of the tracks from the new effort came from the same session as the debut. "Some of the music that was recorded on 'Licker's Last Legs' was recorded before the debut, but then the vocals were just put on a few months ago," White tells Billboard.com. "We'd revisit it over a period of time, which was cool, because then it changes with the styles. If you record something years ago, you're influenced by a lot of stuff that's going on, then you revisit it."

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Retro Music Snob News: The Who Are Upset That New Songs From Older Bands Rarely Played On Today's Radio.

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Veteran British band The Who have blasted radio stations for failing to give airplay to older bands who are still writing new material. The My Generation hitmakers, who are set to rock Europe in May and June (07) when they hit the road for 28 concerts, are seething at the lack of respect from British radio stations - insisting they deserve better. Frontman Roger Daltrey says, "It’s very hard for bands in our position to get airplay these days. That’s a fact."Very few DJs these days love music. They’re just personality. A lot of music is chosen by a bloody computer."

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Retro Music Snob News: EMI In Talks To Sell Unprotected Catalog Mp3's.

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Music company EMI Group PLC — home of The Rolling Stones and Coldplay — has been talking with online retailers about possibly selling its entire digital music catalog in MP3 format without copy protection, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing numerous people familiar with the matter.

The MP3 format, which can be freely copied and played on virtually any device, would allow consumers to play music purchased from any online store on any digital music device.

Currently, music purchased at Apple Inc.'s iTunes Store, for example, is wrapped in Apple's proprietary version of Digital Rights Management technology known as "FairPlay" and can only be played on the company's iPod devices. Songs purchased from rival online stores that carry different DRM technology cannot be played on iPods. That has caused some to wonder whether it might be hampering sales.

According to the people familiar with the matter, London-based EMI asked the retailers to submit proposals by Thursday telling the company what size advance payments they would offer in exchange for the right to sell EMI's music as MP3s, the Journal reported.

One of the unidentified people said EMI would decide whether to forge ahead with the strategy based on the size of the offers. A decision about whether to keep pursuing the idea could come as soon as Friday, the Journal said.

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Retro Music Snob News: The Black Keys New Single & Tour Dates.

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The Black Keys are set to release a download-only single to coincide with their forthcoming UK tour. 'You're The One' will be backed with an outtake from their album 'Magic Potion' called 'The Way I Feel When I'm With You'. The package will also feature a live version of 'Work Me' that was recorded in Boston's Avalon.The single will be available from February 26.

The group will also tour the UK, they will play:Edinburgh Liquid Rooms (February 16)Glasgow ABC (17)Nottingham Rock City (18)Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall (20)Norwich UEA (21)Sheffield Leadmill (22)Manchester Uni (23)Bournemouth The Old Firestation (25)London Shepherd's Bush Empire (27, 28)

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Retro Music Snob News: Wolfmother Strive To Be Heavier On Second Album.

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Wolfmother have shed light on the writing of their second album. The Australian rockers are anxious to make the record heavier than their debut, 2005's 'Wolfmother'. Speaking to NME.COM, singer and guitarist Andrew Stockdale said: "Songs like 'Joker & The Thief' and 'Woman' were just relentless and totally in your face. I feel like there's an element of that in the new songs."A lot of bands that I've heard, after the first record they kind of soften up, but I definitely don't want to get softer on the second record. I want it to be to the point."The band refused to speculate on when recording would take place or when the album would be released.Stockdale said: "It's not really clear what's going on or when we're gonna record or when it's gonna come out. All I can say is that the ideas we've played around with in the studio I'm very happy with. I feel good about the second record."

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Retro Music Snob News: Arctic Monkeys Will Not Attend The Brits.

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Monkeys are NOT going to next week's Brit Awards we can reveal - preferring instead to film the video for their new single Brianstorm.

Talking earlier to Steve Lamacq here on 6 Music, drummer Matt Helders also talked about the bands forthcoming new album Favourite Worst Nightmare.

He said they had no problems with coming up with new material. He said: "It never really seemed like we were having to make ourselves sit down and write anything. I don't think it it was much of a challenge to be honest."

He also revealed that the record as a progression from their debut Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not and even had some electro elements to it.As for his band giving the Brit Awards the swerve, Matt explained: "No, we're filming the video that day, so we're not going to be anywhere near it. We haven't snubbed it, we're just busy boys getting ready to go on tour again.

"The Arctics are up for Best British Group and Best Album at the bash, which takes place Wednesday 14 February.

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Retro Music Snob News: LCD Soundsystem Euro & US Tour Dates.

Pitchfork Reports:

Prepare, North American scum: LCD Soundsystem is coming our way. James Murphy and his disco machine have announced a post-Coachella trek across the continent (with a couple of hometown NYC warm-up shows beforehand). Peppered in between full-band gigs will be DJ sets by Murphy and bandmate Pat Mahoney in various cities. (All of the venues for those DJ sets are yet to be announced, however.)
"North American Scum", the first video from LCD Soundsystem's new album Sound of Silver is on display over in Forkcast right now.

And Murphy's quest to send the album to number one on the Billboard 200? Well, the number one album this week (Norah Jones' Not Too Late) sold 400,000 copies according to Billboard.com. Better get to work winning over soccer moms, James.

Dates: 03-07 Birmingham, England - Academy03-08 Leeds, England - Metropolitan University03-09 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands03-10 Manchester, England - Academy03-11 Norwich, England - UEA03-13 Bristol, England - Academy03-14 London, England - Astoria03-15 London, England - Astoria03-16 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique03-17 Amsterdam, Holland - Melkweg MAX03-19 Cologne, Germany - Stollwerck03-20 Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof03-21 Munich, Germany - Kleine Elserhalle03-22 Milan, Italy - Rolling Stone03-24 Toulouse, France - Salle de Tourefeuille03-26 Barcelona, Spain - Razzamatazz03-27 Paris, France - Bataclan

03-30 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom03-31 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom04-28 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)04-29 Los Angeles, CA - TBA *04-30 San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine 05-01 San Francisco, CA - TBA *05-02 Seattle, WA - Showbox05-03 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom05-04 Vancouver, British Columbia - TBA *05-05 Toronto, Ontario - TBA *05-06 Chicago, IL - Metro 05-07 Detroit, MI - Majestic Theater05-08 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theater05-09 Montreal, Quebec - Spectrum de Montreal05-10 Montreal, Quebec - TBA *05-11 Boston, MA - Axis/Paradise05-12 Brooklyn, NY - Studio B 05-13 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club05-14 New York, NY - Webster Hall

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Retro Music Snob News: Joe Jackson Working On Play About Bram Stoker's Life.

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Joe Jackson is at work on a theatre project based on the life of Dracula creator Bram Stoker. According to his official Web site, Jackson has teamed with writer Raymond Hardie and director Judy Dolan on a "Gothic melodrama with a strong undercurrent of black humor" titled "Stoker."

The work, to be set in Victorian London with flashbacks to Stoker's childhood in Ireland, will also feature Henry Irving, Oscar Wilde and Prime Minister William Gladstone. There's no word yet as to when or where the project will be debuted.

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Retro Music Snob News: New Videos For Grizzy Bear's "Knife" & The Killers "Read My Mind"

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Retro Music Snob News: Robyn Hitchcock Album, Movie News, Tour Dates.

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Ready for a whole slew of Robyn Hitchcock news? Of course you are. The venerable English singer-songwriter’s documentary, Sex, Food, Death And Insects, is set to premiere at this year’s SXSW Festival and will make its television debut on the Sundance Channel March 27. Hitchcock is also priming a new EP titled Sex, Food, Death And Tarantulas from his collaboration with Venus 3, a side project that also counts Peter Buck and Young Fresh Fellow Scott McCaughey as members, which will be released March 6 on Yep Roc. An alternate version of the EP, replete with three songs not available on the hard copy, will be made available exclusively by download. Hitchcock has a string of spring dates set as well, starting at SXSW and winding through mid-April.

Tracklisting For The Sex, Food, Death And Tarantulas EP:01. Ole! Tarantula 02. The Afterlight (Live) 03. Sally Was A Legend (Live) 04. Queen of Eyes (Live) 05. Sometimes A Blonde (Live) 06. (A Man's Gotta Know His Limitations) Briggs (Live) 07. Give It To The Soft Boys (Live) 08. Luckiness* 09. Cigarettes, Coffee, and Booze (Live)* 10. Copper Kettle* * on downloadable version only

Robin Hitchcock Tour Dates:03/16 - Austin, TX - Habana’s* 03/16 - Austin, TX - Dirty Dog Bar* 03/18 - Nashville, TN - Belcourt Theater**03/19 - Birmingham, AL - The Nick 03/20 - Atlanta, GA - Smith’s Olde Bar 03/21 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club 03/22 - Greenville, SC - The Handlebar 03/23 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle03/25 - Annapolis, MD - Ramshead On Stage03/26 - Philadelphia, PA - World Café Live 03/27 - New York, NY - The Knitting Factory 03/28 - New York, NY - The Knitting Factory 03/29 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse 03/30 - Cambridge, MA - T.T. the Bear’s 04/06 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile Café 04/07 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge 04/08 - Eugene, OR - Sam Bond’s Garage 04/10 - San Francisco, CA - Slim’s 04/12 - Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland 04/14 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress

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Retro Music Snob News: Keane Joins The Who, The View,& The Zutons At The "Knowsley" Festival

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The Who and Keane have been confirmed as headlining a new music festival set in the grounds of stately home, Knowsley Hall in Cheshire.

The two-day event is to take place on June 23 and 24, and The Who will headline the opening night, playing only their second UK festival performance, the other being Glastonbury the same weekend.

The last time Townshend, Daltrey and co played in Liverpool, they sold out 10,000 tickets in less than half an hour.

Joining The Who on the first day's bill are local successful band, The Coral, rising stars, The View and Liverpool legend Pete Wylie & The Mighty Wah.

Double Brit Award winners, Keane will be bringing their piano rock anthems to headline the second night.

Local lads, The Zutons are also confirmed to play the Sunday, though many more acts are due to be announced soon.

Weekend tickets will cost £70, day tickets start from £37.50 and go on sale at 9am next Monday (February 12) Click here for more details from www.knowsleyhallmusicfestival.co.ukThis is a non-camping event, but click here for area and accomodation details from visitliverpool.com

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Retro Music Snob News: Street Dogs Announce US Tour. The Briggs Slated To Open.

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Street Dogs have booked a US tour in support of their new album, Fading American Dream. The band will be joined on the tour by The Briggs who will support Back to Higher Ground, and Sweden's Two Point Eight.

March 20, 2007 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction
March 21, 2007 San Francisco, CA Bottom Of The Hill
March 22, 2007 Orangevale, CA The Boardwalk
March 23, 2007 Portland, OR Satyricon
March 24, 2007 Seattle, WA El Corazon
March 26, 2007 Denver, CO Marquis Theater
March 27, 2007 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
March 30, 2007 Dallas, TX Red Blood Club
March 31, 2007 Austin, TX Emo's Alternative Lounging
April 1, 2007 Houston, TX Meridian

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Retro Music Snob News: Morrissey's Fans Set Up Petition To Get "Life Is a Pigsty" On The Charts.

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Morrissey fans have been campaigning to get his track 'Life Is A Pigsty' into the charts.The track is taken from 'Ringleader Of The Tormentors' album, which was released last year. Fans are asked to sign up to the Getmozinthecharts.vze.com and download the track between February 12-18.

On a Morrissey fansite the poster says: "For this campaign to work we need everyone to get involved so please do all you can to spread the word."

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Retro Music Snob News: The Shins Stay Top 10, and Kick Off US Dates.

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The Shins have a Top 10 album for the second week in a row. After debuting at number 2 on the Billboard 200 last week, their new album Wincing the Night Away (Sub Pop) is number 8 this week, with 53,000 copies sold, according to Billboard.com.

Congrats, guys! You sold more than the latest Madonna CD/DVD. The pop stars will take their show on the road, as their tour with Viva Voce kicks off tonight in Minneapolis.

As previously reported, the Shins are also scheduled to play KCRW's sixth annual A Sounds Eclectic Evening fundraiser in L.A. this April. Additional performers include Lily Allen, the Cold War Kids, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Bitter: Sweet, and the Pinker Tones.

Dates: 02-08 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *02-09 Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom *02-10 Chicago, IL - Congress Theater *02-11 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant *02-12 Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall *02-13 Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall *02-15 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium *02-16 Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue *02-17 Boise, ID - Egyptian Theatre *02-18 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre *02-19 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom *02-20 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theater *02-21 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *02-25 London, England - The Astoria02-26 London, England - Bush Hall04-14 Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre (KCRW: A Sounds Eclectic Evening 6)

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Retro Music Snob News: Paolo Nutini Turns Down Controversial Grant Money For SXSW Travels.

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Scottish singer/songwriter Paolo Nutini has turned down a grant of £3,000 ($5,7000) of British taxpayers’ money, after coming under a barrage of criticism from fellow musicians.

The Last Request hitmaker applied for the grant to cover his travel costs to the South By Southwest festival in Texas next month (APR07) - but has come under fire from other groups who insist he is more than capable of financing himself.

Nutini’s management made the grant request last year (06), before his debut album These Streets was released - it went on to sell more than 600,000 copies in the UK.

A Scottish Arts Council spokeswoman says: "While Paolo Nutini was eligible for support, we welcome his management’s decision to withdraw their funding request. "This means the money can now be invested in emerging Scottish bands. Paolo’s career is blossoming in the UK but the US market is notoriously difficult to break." The Scottish Arts Council will hand grants to 10 Scottish bands attending South By Southwest in Austin.

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Retro Music Snob News: Tim Buckley DVD Of Live Performances Coming Out In May.

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A DVD featuring a collection of performances of Tim Buckley is set to be released in May.

Featuring rare live performances from various television shows and interview footage spanning his career from 1967 to 1974, 'My Fleeting House' also includes 11 songs and interviews with Lee Underwood, who was Buckley's guitarist, and Larry Beckett, who co-wrote many of his songs.

Over the course of his career, Buckley (father of the late Jeff Buckley) incorporated jazz, psychedelia, funk, soul, and avant-garde rock into his sound. He died in 1975, aged 28, from a mixture of heroin and alcohol.

The tracklisting for the DVD is:'No Man Can Find the War' (from 'Inside Pop') 'Happy Time' (from 'Late Night Line-Up')'Morning Glory' (from 'Late Night Line-Up')'Dolphins' (from 'The Old Grey Whistle Test')'Song to the Siren' (from 'The Monkees Show')'Who Do You Love' (from 'Greenwich Village')'Happy Time' (from Dutch TV)'Sing a Song for You' (from Dutch TV)'Sally Go Round the Roses' (from 'Music Video Live')'Blue Melody' (from 'Boboquivari')'Venice Beach (Music Boats by the Bay)' (from 'Boboquivari')'I Woke Up' (from 'The Show')'Come Here Woman' (from 'The Show')'Pleasant Street' (from 'the Christian Licorice Store')'

My Fleeting House' will be released on May 15

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Retro Music Snob News: SXSW Announce Preliminary Lineup.

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Over 1,000 bands are set to descend on Austin, TX March 14-18 to perform at annual industry festival SXSW, and officials for the event have finally announced some the artists set to play the city's stages, clubs, and watering holes. Of particular intereste: The Good, The Bad, & the Queen, the Stooges, Thurston Moore, Bloc Party, Spoon, the Mountain Goats, Apples in Stereo, Albert Hammond Jr., the Long Winters, Amy Winehouse, Field Music, the Bravery, the View, the Walkmen, the Cinematics, and Youth Group. Plus, there are tons of former SPIN.com Artists of the Day, such as Tokyo Police Club, Little Man Tate, Under Byen, Beirut, the Bird and the Bee, Birdmonster, Fujiya & Miyagi, Matt & Kim, Mute Math, Young Love, and many more.

For a complete list of SXSW bands visit sxsw.com

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Retro Music Snob News: Al Green's New Album Will Be Produced By ?uestlove From The Roots.

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Al Green is at work on his next Blue Note studio album with the Roots' Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson in the producer's chair. The as-yet-untitled disc has been in the works for two years already, but Thompson tells Billboard.com he is hoping to finish it up in September.

The pairing came to fruition after Thompson "ran my big mouth" and told [Blue Note senior director of A&R] Eli [Wolf], "'Yo, man. You want a real Al Green record? Come see me.' So now I've got to live up to that.

"Thompson admits he has a very specific sound in mind for the follow-up to Green's 2005 album "Everything's O.K.," and that he has met with some resistance about seeing it through. "If it were up to me and it was absolutely totalitarianism, I would live all my derivative fantasies out on this record," he says. "It would be 1974 all over again, sonically. I think they're still getting used to that.

"One of the difficulties, according to Thompson, is that veteran artists see their peers reaping commercial rewards by pairing with young, hot talent and have trouble resisting the urge to jump on that bandwagon."If you're going to compete with T.I., Chamillionaire and Jay-Z, then by all means, let's try and reach the kids of today," he says.

"But if you put the dart in your hand and you're not going to hit a bullseye, you're better off just doing what you know best."

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Retro Music Snob News: Iggy & The Stooges, Spoon, Kings of Leon Showcased At SXSW "Esquire" Event.

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With more acts than you can shake a wristband at added by the day to the SXSW 2007 lineup, it'll be tough for any one showcase to be a must-hit -- but Esquire's booked a doozy. The Stooges, Kings Of Leon, Spoon, all with new shit to play, all in one spot. Sorry, stragglers -- you'll need a wristband or badge to get in. But what's better than Iggy and BBQ?

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Retro Music Snob News: Buy a David Bowie Mug For Peace. There Is Lemmy & Coldplay Stuff Too.

Uncut Reports:

David Bowie has been getting arty in the name of charity, designing a personalised mug for charity artwork project, Whatever It Takes.

The singer's artistic, personalised mug features a self-portrait and his interpretation of a symbol of hope conveys his message of 'Peace Thru Art.'Monies raised will be donated to Bowie's choice of charities, including Trade Plus Aid and Save The Children.

Bowie is a supporter of Whatever It Takes, whose aim is to "sell merchandise with a meaning." The charity gathers artwork from celebrities, each of them donating a symbol of hope, a self-portrait and a message of hope for the future. The artworks have been used to create clothing, tableware and ethical cosmetics. Symbols of hope have previously been donated by Coldplay, Paul and Heather McCartney, Queen's Brian May and Pink Floyd's Nick Mason.

A Bowie mug is a bargain £9.99 and available online by clicking here

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Retro Music Snob News: Patrick Wolf Opening For Arcade Fire In UK & Ireland

Gigwise Reports:

Patrick Wolf has been confirmed as the supporting artist for Arcade Fire on their up and coming UK and Ireland Tour, in March. Wolf will support the band up to, and including their first two nights at the Brixton Academy. Tickets for the Arcade Fire shows were snapped up within hours of going on sale on January 12th.

Patrick Wolf will play the following support dates - Dublin, Olympia – March 5Dublin, Olympia – 6Manchester, Apollo - 8/9Glasgow, Barrowlands - 11/12London, Brixton Academy - 14/15

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Retro Music Snob News: The Who Announce Euro Tour Details.

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The Who have announced details of a European tour.

The band will play 14 countries and 28 cities including a headlining slot at Glastonbury Festival, thought to be on Sunday June 24.In a statement, guitarist Pete Townshend said:

"If you want to catch The Who at their most effective for 20 years, come and join us."

Singer Roger Daltrey said: "It's great to have been around this length of time and still be playing new material, having it so well received and people liking the music."

The band play:Lisbon Atlantico Pavilion (May 16)Madrid Sport Palace (17)Bilbao Arena (19)Birmingham National Indoor Arena (22)Sheffield Arena (23)Newcastle Metro Radio Arena (25)Hull City Football Club (26)Isle of Man TT Festival (30)Swansea City Football Club (June 1)Southampton Rose Bowl (2)Rotterdam Ahoy (5)Paris Bercy Arena (6)Antwerp Sportpalais (8)Stuttgart Schylerhalle (9)Verona Arena (11)Munich Opympichalle (13)Zurich Hallenstadion (14)Fulda Airfield (16)Hamburg Colorline Arena (18)Knowsley Hall Festival (23)Glastonbury Festival (June 24)London Wembley Arena (26, 27)Dublin Marley Park (29)Cork Live At Marquee (30)Norway Quart Festival (July 4)Stockholm The Globe (6)Denmark Roskilde Festival (7)Helsinki Hartwell Arena (9)

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Retro Music Snob Video: The Ramones "I Can't Make It On Time" Live 1980

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I felt like hearing some Ramones...one of my faves! Gem of a live clip. I don't why I like the stripped down versions of the "End of The Century" songs so much more. No slag on Phil Spector intended. They just sound...better
The Ramones: I Can't Make It On Time (live 1980)

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Retro Music Snob News: Check North Dakota's Ballet Out.. "Mozart to Metallica".

KFYR-TV and Blabbermouth Reports:

North Dakota's KFYR-TV reports that the upcoming ballet "Mozart to Metallica" will showcase several choreographers using dancers from the Northern Plains Ballet, but the poster to promote the show is raising some eyebrows.

The dancers conducted an open rehearsal this afternoon for the public to see what the upcoming ballet is all about, and executive director Becky Bowen says there are businesses in town that won't use the poster to promote the event because the image is too risque. Bowen says the ballerina and motorcycle simply reflect the distinct styles of art in North Dakota. "To show really the diversity of art in our own state.

We have people that are really inspired by the classical, which is represented by the ballerina in the red tutu and then we have people that really get down to heavy metal like METALLICA," says Bowen. "Mozart to Metallica" will be at the Belle Mehus February 17-18. The ballet combines the classical with the contemporary, something for everyone to enjoy.

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Retro Music Snob News: Massive Attack Pulls In Damon Albarn, TV On The Radio, & Hope Sandoval.

NME Reports:

The Good, The Bad And The Queen's Damon Albarn has worked with Massive Attack on tracks for their new album.

The band are currently working on the follow up to their first new studio album since 2003's '100th Window'.

Albarn is one of the featured vocalists on the new tracks along with TV On The Radio's Tunde Adebimpe and former Mazzy Star singer Hope Sandoval plus regular collaborators Horace Andy and Liz Fraser.

Member Grant 'Daddy G Marshall said the band "could have enough material to release two albums in 12 months", reports The Guardian.

Although no release date has been confirmed, it is believed the as yet untitled album will be called 'Weather Underground'

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Retro Music Snob News: Lily Allen Cracks Top 20 On US Charts.

NME Reports:

Lily Allen's debut album 'Alright, Still' has entered the Billboard chart at Number 20. The star sold a total of 34,000 during first week of release in the US.Meanwhile Norah Jones took the top spot with 'Never Too Late'. Allen is currently in the US on tour.

She is set to play:Chicago Metro (February 8)New York Webster (10)Philadelphia Theatre Of Living Arts (12)Washington 9.30 Club (16)Boston Axis (18)

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Retro Music Snob News: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Box Set Coming.

Live Daily Reports:

Fans of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds will have plenty to feast on next month when Mute Records offers up a four-disc set dubbed "The Abattoir Blues Tour." Scheduled for a March 20 release, the 2-DVD/2-CD collection captures live performances from the album "Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus," as well as selections of classic material culled from throughout the band's career. Additional details about the set--including the cover art--are available at the group's website.

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Retro Music Snob News: Mark Cuban Offers Recording Industry Tips On Competing With ITunes.