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From nicole_powers...
On Wednesday night a rather eclectic selection of music enthusiasts gathered to celebrate the release of New Tales To Tell, a Love and Rockets tribute album which features an even more eclectic selection of covers by the likes of Puscifer, War Tapes, The Dandy Warhols and The Flaming Lips. The event was put together by longtime Love and Rockets friend Christopher "The Minister," who compiled and released the album via his new Swing House label.
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[Friday, July 31, 2009
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[Thursday, July 30, 2009
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NEW TALES TO TELL: A TRIBUTE TO LOVE AND ROCKETS CD IS NOW AVAILABLE ON ITUNES!!
Listen to interpretations of Love and Rocket songs by Black Francis, The Flaming Lips, The Dandy Warhols, Ian Moore, and more!!
[Thursday, July 23, 2009
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check check. check it out.
Justice's Love and Rockets Party on Do512.
[Monday, July 20, 2009
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NEW TALES TO TELL, A TRIBUTE TO LOVE AND ROCKETS
Review by: Aaron Pompey at MishMashMagazine.comIn 1985, during one of the major off periods for the on-again-off-again legendary goth rockers of Bauhaus, members of the band reformed without Peter Murphy and called themselves Love and Rockets. (A nod to the Los Bros alternative comic book series launched in the early 1980s, the L&R name was a step forward from their previous post-Bauhaus moniker: Tones on Tail). As the new band veered from the gothic melancholia of Bauhaus, they embarked with a sound that clinched the tone of the eponymous comic and anticipated the sound that would later resonate in the post-grunge 1990s.
The brilliance of the group's contribution to twentieth-century music is celebrated in a tribute collection being released on Justice Records. Better than your average tribute album, New Tales to Tell: A Tribute to Love and Rockets gathers many of the artists who L&R has influenced directly, including The Pixies' Black Francis, The Dandy Warhols, The Flaming Lips, and Snowden. While the L&R favorite "So Alive" (covered on this collection by 90s hit-makers Better Than Ezra) still rides the airwaves in enduring memoriam, most who listen to the tribute will recognize a number of the other hits they produced during their first 15 years together.
To honor the recently (if temporarily) re-grouped Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins, and David J, Justice Records execs brought together the creative elite. For the look, Shepard Fairey (creator of the now-ubiquitous ObamaArt lining most urban landscapes) has fashioned clever cover art inspired by L&R's iconic imagery. For the sound, producers Christopher the Minister and Phil Jaurigui pretty expertly weave together individual album tracks from otherwise disparate bands.
The inherent risk of tribute albums is in the quality – superior songs sung by mediocre musicians. New Tales to Tell distinguishes itself by drawing from an impressive catalogue, solid musicians, and innovative instrumentation. The sometimes Pixies frontman layers the echoing opener "All In My Mind" with the kind of affective tone that evokes the song's impact when it first debuted in 1987. Puscifer's "Holiday on the Moon" distills the epic original with a simplified electronic sound that stays remarkably true to the original. The quasi-titular "No New Tale to Tell" is given to Blaqk Audio, whose de-emphasized background electronic loop maintains the celebrated sparse structure of the song, giving the chorus its still-standout quality. The rocking Monster Magnet vs Adrian Young rendition of "Mirror People" helps anchor the album's middle, with its lyrical nod to The Righteous Brothers. Snowden's breathy interpretation of "No Words No More" rides out the album with an introspective, ethereal underlay of distortion.
The album will not only make you want to spin it again, but you'll want to go back to the originals and bask in their original genius.
Pre-order New Tales to Tell on Amazon before its end-of-summer arrival, or pick it up when it drops in stores on August 18.
http://www.mishmashmagazine.com/tabid/106/itemid/626/New-Tales-To-Tell-A-Tribute-To-Love-and-Rockets.aspx
[Friday, July 17, 2009
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nelo's song "Love Solution" is getting airplay on Jango. Click the banner below to listen:
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[Friday, July 17, 2009
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You're invited!
[Thursday, July 09, 2009
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The "New Tales to Tell: A Tribute to Love and Rockets Tribute" Myspace page has been updated with a link to the WOXY Special and information for the BIG 7/29 party in Los Angeles!
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[Tuesday, July 07, 2009
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Ross and Louis from Electric Touch will be featured on a segment on KXAN Austin's 5 o'clock news. Check the boys out this evening, and again later on the 10pm broadcast.
Visit KXAN.com later for an extended web-exclusive version of the story.
[Monday, July 06, 2009
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Just announced: Ian Moore & The Lossy Coils [see MySpace] will play a mini but exciting summer tour later this month, starting in Louisiana and ending in Houston. Here are the dates and locations:
Thu. 7/23 Shreveport, La. @ Rustic Cowboy
Fri. 7/24 Tulsa, Okla. @ Dfest
Sat. 7/25 Dallas, Texas @ Granada Theater
Wed. 7/29 San Antonio, Texas @ Scout Bar
Thu. 7/30 Austin, Texas @ Continental Club
Fri. 7/31 Beaumont, Texas @ Scout Bar
Sat. 8/01 Houston, Texas @ Continental Club
